EX-99.2 4 x41337k2exv99w2.txt EX-99.2: MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Exhibit 99.2 ================================================================================ MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE LENDING, INC. Purchaser COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Seller and Servicer Dated as of February 1, 2007 Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans First Liens/Second Liens ================================================================================ TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page ---- SECTION 1. Definitions................................................ 1 SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase...................................... 19 SECTION 3. Mortgage Loan Schedules.................................... 19 SECTION 4. Purchase Price............................................. 19 SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files.............................. 19 SECTION 6. Conveyance from Seller to Initial Purchaser................ 20 SECTION 7. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller: Remedies for Breach........................................ 22 SECTION 8. Closing.................................................... 35 SECTION 9. Closing Documents.......................................... 36 SECTION 10. Costs...................................................... 36 SECTION 11. Seller's Servicing Obligations............................. 37 SECTION 12. Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under This Agreement Upon a Whole Loan Transfer or a Securitization Transaction on One or More Reconstitution Dates............ 37 SECTION 12A Compliance with Regulation AB.............................. 39 SECTION 13. The Seller................................................. 51 SECTION 14. Default.................................................... 53 SECTION 15. Termination................................................ 55 SECTION 16. Successor to the Seller.................................... 55 SECTION 17. Financial Statements....................................... 56 SECTION 18. Mandatory Delivery......................................... 57 SECTION 19. Notices.................................................... 57 SECTION 20. Severability Clause........................................ 57 SECTION 21. Counterparts............................................... 58 SECTION 22. Governing Law.............................................. 58 SECTION 23. Intention of the Parties................................... 58 SECTION 24. Successors and Assigns..................................... 58 SECTION 25. Waivers.................................................... 59 SECTION 26. Exhibits................................................... 59 SECTION 27. Nonsolicitation............................................ 59
-i- SECTION 28. General Interpretive Principles............................ 60 SECTION 29. Reproduction of Documents.................................. 60 SECTION 30. Further Agreements......................................... 60 SECTION 31. Protection of Confidential Information..................... 60 SECTION 32. Survival................................................... 61 SECTION 33. Conflicts.................................................. 61
EXHIBITS EXHIBIT 1 SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE EXHIBIT 2 [RESERVED] EXHIBIT 3 SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT 4 FORM OF WARRANTY BILL OF SALE EXHIBIT 5 CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE EXHIBIT 6 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT 7 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT 8 SERVICING ADDENDUM EXHIBIT 9 FORM OF TRADE CONFIRMATION EXHIBIT 10 ANNUAL CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT 11 SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE I FINAL MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE -ii- MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT This is a MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of February 1, 2007, by and between Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc., having an office at 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080 (the "Initial Purchaser", and the Initial Purchaser or the Person, if any, to which the Initial Purchaser has assigned its rights and obligations hereunder as Purchaser with respect to a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement, and each of their respective permitted successors and assigns, the "Purchaser") and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., having an office at 4500 Park Granada, Calabasas, California 91302 (the "Seller"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, from time to time, from the Seller, certain conventional fixed and adjustable rate residential first lien mortgage loans, (the "Mortgage Loans") as described herein on a servicing-retained basis, and which shall be delivered in groups of whole loans on various dates as provided in the related Trade Confirmation (each, a "Closing Date"); WHEREAS, each Mortgage Loan is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related Mortgage Loan Package, which is to be annexed hereto on each Closing Date as Schedule I; WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller wish to prescribe the manner of the conveyance, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; and WHEREAS, following its purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the Seller, the Purchaser desires to sell some or all of the Mortgage Loans to one or more purchasers as a whole loan transfer in a whole loan or participation format or a public or private mortgage-backed securities transaction; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Seller agree as follows: SECTION 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below. Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which provides for the adjustment of the Mortgage Interest Rate payable in respect thereto. Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Agency Transfer: The transfer or sale by the Purchaser of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to FNMA or FHLMC. Agreement: This Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement including all exhibits, schedules, amendments and supplements hereto. Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (i) the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of FNMA or FHLMC, and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of FNMA or FHLMC. Assignment of Mortgage: An individual assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to give record notice of the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser. Balloon Loan: A Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as a balloon mortgage loan. Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the State of California, or the state in which the Seller's servicing operations are located, or the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Buydown Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan in which buydown funds are used to pay a portion of the interest payable on the Mortgage Loan for a specified period of time. Cash-Out Refinancing: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were in excess of the principal balance of any existing first mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property and related closing costs, and were used to pay any such existing first mortgage, related closing costs and subordinate mortgages on the related Mortgaged Property. Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to time shall purchase and the Seller from time to time shall sell to the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package. Closing Documents: With respect to any Closing Date, the documents required pursuant to Section 9. Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statute thereto. Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of (a) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, plus (b) the unpaid principal balance of any related subordinate mortgage loan or loans secured by the Mortgaged Property, and the denominator of which is the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property. -2- Condemnation Proceeds: All awards, compensation and settlements in respect of a taking of all or part of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of condemnation or the right of eminent domain. Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Convertible Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that by its terms and subject to certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note allows the Mortgagor to convert the adjustable Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage Loan to a fixed Mortgage Interest Rate. Credit Score: The credit score of the Mortgagor provided by an organization providing credit scores at the time of the origination of a Mortgage Loan. If two credit scores are obtained, the Credit Score shall be the lower of the two credit scores. If three credit scores are obtained, the Credit Score shall be the middle of the three credit scores. Custodial Account: One or more accounts created and maintained pursuant to Exhibit 8, which accounts shall be held as a special deposit by the depository institution maintaining such accounts in a fiduciary capacity, separate and apart from its funds or general assets and shall not be held in any capacity that would create a debtor-creditor relationship between the depository institution maintaining the accounts and the Seller or Purchaser. Custodial Agreement: The agreement between the Initial Purchaser and the Custodian, governing the retention of the originals of the Mortgage Loan Documents. Custodian: The custodian designated by the Initial Purchaser under the Custodial Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement. Cut-off Date: The first day of the month in which the related Closing Date occurs or as otherwise set forth in the related Trade Confirmation. Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan. Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any Securitization Transaction. Determination Date: With respect to each Remittance Date, the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month in which such Remittance Date occurs or, if such fifteenth (15th) day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such fifteenth (15th) day. Due Date: The day of the calendar month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace. 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. -3- Eligible Account: A Custodial Account maintained with a depository institution whose deposits are insured by the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund of the FDIC, the unsecured and uncollateralized debt obligations of which shall be rated "AA" or better by S&P and "Aa2" or better by Moody's or in one of the two (2) highest short-term rating categories by S&P or by Moody's, as applicable, and which is either (i) a federal savings and loan association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws, (ii) an institution duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the applicable banking laws of any state; or (iii) a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws. Eligible Investment: Any one or more of the obligations and securities listed below which investment provides for a date of maturity not later than the Remittance Date in each month: (1) direct obligations of or obligations fully guaranteed by, (i) the United States of America, or (ii) 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; (2) federal funds, demand, money market, or time deposits in, certificates of deposits of, or banker's 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, subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, and, at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment, whose commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company that is a subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such holding company) is rated "P-1" by Moody's and "A-1" by S&P and whose long-term debt obligations (or, in the case of a depository institution that is a subsidiary of a holding company, the long-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated at least "Aa2" by Moody's and "AA" by S&P (collectively, with all other rating categories set out in this paragraph, the "Investment Ratings"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Eligible Investments shall not include (i) "stripped securities," (ii) any investments which contractually may return less than the unpaid principal balance therefor, or (iii) a direct purchase of commercial paper from the issuer. Escrow Account: One or more accounts created and maintained pursuant to Exhibit 8. Escrow Payments: The amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer rents, Primary Insurance Policy premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant to the terms of any Mortgage Note or Mortgage. Event of Default: Any one of the events enumerated in Subsection 14.01. -4- Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto. FHLMC: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto. Final Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, the schedule of Mortgage Loans to be annexed hereto as Schedule I (or a supplement thereto) on each Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan Package delivered on such Closing Date in both hard copy and floppy disk, such schedule setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's first and last name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied; (5) the type of Residential Dwelling constituting the Mortgaged Property; (6) the original months to maturity; (7) the original date of the Mortgage Loan and the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date, based on the original amortization schedule; (8) the Loan-to-Value Ratio or Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio, if applicable, at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date; (10) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; (13) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date; (14) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance; (15) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; -5- (16) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date; (17) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Mortgage Interest Rate Adjustment Date and the number of months between each Adjustment Date thereafter; (18) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the number of days prior to the origination date and each Adjustment Date thereafter, whereby the Index is determined; (19) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin; (20) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap; (21) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Initial Rate Cap; (22) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase financing, Rate/Term Refinancing, Cash-Out Refinancing); (23) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (24) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (25) the Mortgage Interest Rate at origination; (26) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Adjustment Date immediately following the Cut-off Date; (27) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Index and the number of decimal places to which the Index is rounded; (28) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan or a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan; (29) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e., full, alternative or reduced); (30) a code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy; (31) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a Buydown Mortgage Loan; -6- (32) a code indicating the product type of the Mortgage Loan (e.g., 3/1, 5/1, 7/1, 10/1, 15 year fixed, 30 year fixed, 15/30 balloon, Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan, etc.); (33) code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Prepayment Charge and the term of such Prepayment Charge; (34) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property; (35) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable; (36) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is subject to a second lien at origination of the First Lien Mortgage Loan; (37) the Credit Score of the Mortgagor; (38) the Mortgagor's debt to income ratio; (39) the risk grade for each Mortgage Loan; (40) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Monthly Payment is changed to the extent that it is different than the Adjustment Date; (41) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, to the extent that such Mortgage Loan is an Interest Only Mortgage Loan, the number of months/years whereby the scheduled payment payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note on each Due Date includes only interest payments; and (42) the total amount of Negative Amortization, if any, as of the related Cut-off Date. With respect to the Mortgage Loan Package in the aggregate, the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (43) the number of Mortgage Loans; (44) the current principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (45) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (46) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans. Schedule I hereto shall be supplemented as of each Closing Date to reflect the addition of the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package. Final Recovery Determination: With respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by the Seller -7- pursuant to this Agreement), a determination made by the Seller that all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the Seller, in its reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered. The Seller shall maintain records, prepared by a servicing officer of the Seller, of each Final Recovery Determination. First Lien: With respect to each Mortgaged Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on the Mortgaged Property. Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Note is fixed for the term of such Mortgage Loan. Flood Zone Service Contract: A transferable contract maintained for the Mortgaged Property with a nationally recognized flood zone service provider for the purpose of obtaining the current flood zone status relating to such Mortgaged Property. FNMA: Fannie Mae or any successor thereto. Gross Margin: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note that is added to the Index on each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note to determine the new Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan. HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor thereto. Index: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the index set forth in the related Mortgage Note for the purpose of calculating the interest rate thereon. Initial Closing Date: The Closing Date on which the Initial Purchaser purchases and the Seller sells the first Mortgage Loan Package hereunder. Initial Purchaser: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc., or any successor. Initial Rate Cap: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan and the initial Adjustment Date therefor, a number of percentage points per annum that is set forth in the related Mortgage Note, which is the amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate for such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan may increase or decrease on the initial Adjustment Date. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Interest Only Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan wherein only monthly payments of interest accruing on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan are due for a period of time as set forth on the related Mortgage Note, and the unpaid principal balance is amortized for the remaining term of the Mortgage Loan. -8- Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following the acquisition of REO Property. Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, the ratio on such date of the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property. LPMI Fee: With respect to an LPMI Loan, the LPMI Fee Rate for such LPMI Loan times the Stated Principal Balance of the LPMI Loan as of any date of determination. LPMI Fee Rate: The portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate relating to an LPMI Loan, which is set forth on the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule, to be retained by the Seller to pay the premium due on the LPMI Policy with respect to such LPMI Loan. LPMI Loan: Any Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Seller is responsible for paying the premium due on the related LPMI Policy with the proceeds generated by the LPMI Fee relating to such Mortgage Loan, as set forth on the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule. LPMI Policy: A policy of private mortgage guaranty insurance relating to a Mortgage Loan paid by the lender. Master Servicer: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the "master servicer," if any, identified in the related transaction documents. Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate that is set forth on the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note and is the maximum interest rate to which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage Loan may be increased on any Adjustment Date. MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto. MERS Loan: Any Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS System. MERS System: The system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically maintained by MERS Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate that is set forth on the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note and is the minimum interest rate to which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage Loan may be decreased on any Adjustment Date. MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS Loan. -9- MOM Loan: Any Loan as to which MERS is acting as mortgagee, solely as nominee for the originator of such Loan and its successors and assigns. Monthly Advance: The aggregate of the advances made by the Seller on any Distribution Date pursuant to Subsection 11.22 of the Servicing Addendum. Monthly Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled combined payment of principal and interest payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note on each Due Date or, in the case of an Interest Only Mortgage Loan, as set forth on the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or interest as set forth in the related Mortgage Note. Moody's: Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or its successor in interest. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first lien on Mortgaged Property securing the Mortgage Note. Mortgagee: The mortgagee or beneficiary named in the Mortgage and the successors and assigns of such mortgagee or beneficiary. Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan referred to in Exhibit 5 annexed hereto, and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement or the related Trade Confirmation. Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed annual rate of interest provided for in the related Mortgage Note and, with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the annual rate that interest accrues on such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage Loan: Each first lien, residential mortgage loan, sold, assigned and transferred to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the related Trade Confirmation and identified on the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to this Agreement on such Closing Date, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan. Mortgage Loan Documents: The following documents: (1) The original Mortgage Note endorsed, "Pay to the order of ______________, without recourse" and signed in the name of the Seller by an authorized officer of the Seller. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger or other type of acquisition, the endorsement must be by "[Seller], successor [by merger to or in interest to, as applicable] [name of predecessor]"; and if the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[Seller], successor in interest to [previous name]." The -10- Mortgage Note shall include all intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Seller; (2) Except as provided below and for each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Loan, the original recorded Mortgage, with evidence of recording thereon, or, if the original Mortgage has not yet been returned from the recording office, a copy of the original Mortgage certified by the Seller to be a true copy of the original of the Mortgage that has been delivered for recording in the appropriate recording office of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located and in the case of each MERS Loan, the original Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN of the Loan and either language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan or if the Mortgage Loan was not a MOM Loan at origination, the original Mortgage and the assignment thereof to MERS, with evidence of recording indicated thereon, or a copy of the Mortgage certified by the public recording office in which such Mortgage has been recorded; (3) In the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Loan, the original Assignment of each Mortgage, executed in blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger or other type of acquisition, the assignment must be by "[Seller], successor [by merger to or in interest to, as applicable] [name of predecessor]"; and in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller while doing business under another name, the assignment must be by "[Seller], successor in interest to [previous name]"; (4) The original policy of title insurance (or a preliminary title report if the original title insurance policy has not been received from the title insurance company); (5) Originals of any intervening assignments of the Mortgage, with evidence of recording thereon or, if the original intervening assignment has not yet been returned from the recording office, a copy of such assignment certified to be a true copy of the original of the assignment which has been sent for recording in the appropriate jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located; (6) With respect to a Mortgage Loan that, according to the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule, is covered by a primary mortgage insurance policy, the original or a copy of the policy of primary mortgage insurance; and (7) Originals of all assumption and modification agreements, if any. Mortgage Loan Package: The Mortgage Loans listed on a Final Mortgage Loan Schedule, delivered to the Custodian and the Purchaser at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date and attached to this Agreement as Schedule I on the related Closing Date. Mortgage Note: The original executed note or other evidence of the Mortgage Loan indebtedness of a Mortgagor. -11- Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor's real property securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple interest in a single or contiguous parcel of real property improved by a Residential Dwelling. Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note, the owner of the Mortgaged Property and the grantor or mortgagor named in the related Mortgage and such grantor's or mortgagor's successor's in title to the Mortgaged Property. Negative Amortization: With respect to each Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan, that portion of interest accrued at the Net Mortgage Interest Rate in any month which exceeds the Monthly Payment on the related Mortgage Loan for such month and which, pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note, is added to the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan: Each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan that is identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule as a Mortgage Loan that may be subject to Negative Amortization. Net Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Property), as of any date of determination, a per annum rate of interest equal to the then applicable Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan minus the Servicing Fee Rate and the LPMI Fee Rate, if applicable. Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance: Any Monthly Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the Seller, will not, or, in the case of a proposed Monthly Advance, would not be, ultimately recoverable from related late payments, Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein. Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Person on behalf of whom such certificate is being delivered. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be salaried counsel for the Person on behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to each Person to whom such opinion is addressed. Payment Adjustment Date: With respect to each Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan, the date on which an adjustment to the Monthly Payment pursuant to the related Mortgage Note becomes effective. Payment Clearing Account: An Eligible Account created and maintained pursuant to Exhibit 8. Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan and any Adjustment Date therefor, a number of percentage points per annum that is set forth in the related Mortgage Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate for -12- such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan may increase (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate) or decrease (without regard to the Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate) on such Adjustment Date from the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect immediately prior to such Adjustment Date. Person: An individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Preliminary Mortgage Loan Schedule: (1) the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's first and last name; (3) the Mortgage Interest Rate at origination; (4) the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date; (5) the original months to maturity; (6) the original date of the Mortgage Loan and the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date, based on the original amortization schedule; (7) the stated maturity date; (8) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; (9) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date; (10) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date; (11) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied; (12) a code indicating the documentation style; (13) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is subject to a second lien at origination of the First Lien Mortgage Loan; (14) the debt to income ratio; and (15) the Credit Score. Preliminary Servicing Period: With respect to any Mortgage Loans, the period commencing on the related Closing Date and ending on the date the Seller enters into Reconstitution Agreements which amend or restate the servicing provisions of this Agreement. -13- Prepayment Charge: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any prepayment penalty or premium thereon payable in connection with a principal prepayment on such Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount: With respect to any Remittance Date and Mortgage Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Principal Prepayment Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan in such calendar month preceding the Remittance Date related to the Principal Prepayment Period, the amount of interest (at the Net Mortgage Interest Rate) 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 last day of the Principal Prepayment Period, inclusive. Primary Insurance Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer. Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any Prepayment Charge, which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Principal Prepayment Period: As to any Remittance Date, the calendar month preceding the month of such Remittance Date. Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the Purchaser to the Seller pursuant to the related Trade Confirmation in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such Closing Date as calculated as provided in Section 4. Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Seller purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were either (x) 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 or (y) individually re-underwritten by the Seller to the Designated Guidelines at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller; (ii) 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 (iii) 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 either Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Seller or the Mortgage Loans purchased by the Seller substantially complied with the Designated Guidelines. -14- Qualified Depository: Any institution offering an Eligible Account. Qualified Insurer: Any insurer which meets the requirements of FNMA or FHLMC. Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs, (ii) have a Mortgage Interest Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a net Mortgage Interest Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the net Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) have a remaining terms to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) have the same Due Date as the Due Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vii) be covered under a Primary Insurance Policy if such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan has a Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 80%, (viii) conform to each representation and warranty set forth in Subsection 7.02 of this Agreement and (ix) be the same type of mortgage loan (i.e. fixed or adjustable rate with the same Gross Margin and Index as the Deleted Mortgage Loan). In the event that one or more mortgage loans are substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate principal balances, the Mortgage Interest Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Interest Rates, the Net Mortgage Rates described in clause (iii) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the terms described in clause (iv) shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining terms to maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (vi) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the extent otherwise provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties described in clause (viii) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be. Rate/Term Refinancing: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the proceeds of which are not in excess of the existing first mortgage loan on the related Mortgaged Property and related closing costs, and were used exclusively to satisfy the then existing first mortgage loan of the Mortgagor on the related Mortgaged Property and to pay related closing costs. Reconstitution: Any Agency Transfer, Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer. Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties on the Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer or a Securitization Transaction as provided in Section 12. -15- Reconstitution Date: The date or dates on which any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under this Agreement shall be removed from this Agreement and reconstituted as part of a Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction pursuant to Section 12 hereof. Record Date: With respect to each Remittance Date, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Remittance Date occurs. Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were not used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property. Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. Sections 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 Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear in Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed, temporary and final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Remittance Date: The eighteenth (18th) day of each month, commencing on the eighteenth day of the month next following the month in which the related Cut-off Date occurs, or if such eighteenth (18th) day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following such eighteenth (18th) day. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Seller of any REO Property. REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired as a result of the liquidation of a Mortgage Loan. Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, plus (ii) interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the Mortgage Interest Rate from and including the last Due Date through which interest has been paid by or on behalf of the Mortgagor to the first day of the month following the date of repurchase, less amounts received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in connection with such Mortgage Loan. Residential Dwelling: Any one of the following: (i) a detached one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a FNMA or FHLMC eligible condominium project, or (iv) a detached one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a cooperative, mobile or manufactured home. -16- Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Securitization Transaction: The sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to a trust to be formed as part of a publicly-issued, rated, mortgage pass-through transaction. Seller Information: As defined in Section 12A.07(a). Servicer: As defined in Section 12A.03(c). Servicing Addendum: The terms and conditions attached hereto as Exhibit 8 which will govern the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by Seller during the Preliminary Servicing Period. Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out-of-pocket" costs and expenses incurred by the Seller in the performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) preservation, restoration and repair of a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgage Loan, including foreclosure actions, (iii) the management and liquidation of REO Property, and (iv) compliance with the obligations under this Agreement. Servicing Criteria: The "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual servicing fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, which shall, for each month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respectively 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 payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds and other proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section 11.5) of related Monthly Payment collected by the Seller, or as otherwise proved under Section 11.5. If the Preliminary Servicing Period includes any partial month, the Servicing Fee for such month shall be pro rated at a per diem rate based upon a 30-day month. Servicing Fee Rate: The per annum rate set forth in the related Trade Confirmation at which the Servicing Fee accrues. Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Seller consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents. S&P: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a Division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or its successor in interest. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date after giving -17- effect to payments of principal received on or before such date, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal, plus (iii) the cumulative amount of any Negative Amortization. Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB. Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Seller or a Subservicer. 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; provided, however, that the term "Subservicer" shall not include any master servicer, or any special servicer engaged at the request of a Depositor, purchaser or investor in a Securitization Transaction, nor any "back-up servicer" or trustee performing servicing functions on behalf of a Securitization Transaction. Sub-Servicing Agreement: The written contract between the Seller and a Subservicer relating to servicing and administration of certain Mortgage Loans as provided in Subsection 11.31 of this Agreement. Tax Service Contract: A transferable contract maintained for the Mortgaged Property with a tax service provider for the purpose of obtaining current information from local taxing authorities relating to such Mortgaged Property. Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller. Trade Confirmation: With respect to any Mortgage Loan Package purchased and sold on any Closing Date, the letter agreement between the Purchaser and the Seller, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 9 (including any exhibits, schedules and attachments thereto), setting forth the terms and conditions of such transaction and describing the Mortgage Loans to be purchased by the Purchaser on such Closing Date. A Trade Confirmation may relate to more than one Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on one or more Closing Dates hereunder. Warranty Bill of Sale: A Warranty Bill of Sale with respect to the Mortgage Loans purchased on a Closing Date in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 4. Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to third parties pursuant to a Reconstitution Agreement, other than a Securitization Transaction or an Agency Transfer. -18- SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase. The Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time-to-time, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate principal balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the related Trade Confirmation, or in such other amount as agreed by the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date. The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase any Mortgage Loan from the Seller on any particular Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the Purchaser's obligation to purchase set forth in Section 8. SECTION 3. Mortgage Loan Schedules. Prior to the date on which the Seller and the Purchaser execute a Trade Confirmation, the Seller shall provide the Purchaser with the Preliminary Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Seller shall deliver the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule for a Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser on or prior to the related Closing Date. SECTION 4. Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan listed on the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be the percentage of par as stated in the related Trade Confirmation (subject to adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by its Stated Principal Balance as of the related Cut-off Date. If so provided in the related Trade Confirmation, portions of the Mortgage Loans shall be priced separately. In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Initial Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, at closing, accrued interest on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date at the Net Mortgage Interest Rate from the related Cut-off Date through the day prior to the related Closing Date, both inclusive. The Purchaser shall own and be entitled to receive with respect to each Mortgage Loan purchased, (1) all scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected after the related Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date and collected by the Seller after the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Seller), and (3) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of the Servicing Fee (minus that portion of any such interest payment that is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application to the reduction of principal of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected. Therefore, for the purposes of this Agreement, payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts (minus the applicable Servicing Fee) shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Seller shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account is established for the benefit of the Purchaser, for remittance by the Seller to the Purchaser on the first related Remittance Date. All payments of principal and interest, less the applicable Servicing Fee, due on a Due Date following the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Purchaser. SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files. In addition to the rights granted to the Initial Purchaser under the related Trade Confirmation to underwrite the Mortgage Loans and review the Mortgage Files prior to the Closing Date, prior to the related Closing Date, the Seller -19- shall (a) deliver to the Custodian in escrow, for examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased on such Closing Date, the related Mortgage File, including the Assignment of Mortgage, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage File available to the Initial Purchaser for examination at the Seller's offices or such other location as shall otherwise be agreed upon by the Initial Purchaser and the Seller. Such examination may be made by the Initial Purchaser or its designee at any reasonable time before or after the related Closing Date. If the Initial Purchaser makes such examination prior to the related Closing Date and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the terms of the related Trade Confirmation, such Mortgage Loans may, at the Initial Purchaser's option, be rejected for purchase by the Initial Purchaser. If not purchased by the Initial Purchaser, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule and may be replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 7. The Initial Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase all or part of any Mortgage Loan Package without conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that the Initial Purchaser has conducted or has determined not to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the Initial Purchaser's (or any of its successors') rights to demand repurchase or other relief or remedy provided for in this Agreement. SECTION 6. Conveyance from Seller to Initial Purchaser. Subsection 6.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Servicing Files. The Seller, simultaneously with the payment of the Purchase Price, shall execute and deliver to the Initial Purchaser a Warranty Bill of Sale with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 4. The Servicing File retained by the Seller with respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately identified in the Seller's computer system to reflect clearly the sale of such 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 this Agreement, except when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 7.03 or 7.04. In addition, in connection with the assignment of any MERS Loan, the Seller agrees that on or prior to each Closing Date it will cause, at its own expense, the MERS System to indicate that the related Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Seller to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement by including in such computer files the information required by the MERS System to identify the Purchaser as owner of such Mortgage Loans. Subsection 6.02. Books and Records. Record title to each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note as of the related Closing Date shall be in the name of the Seller, the Purchaser, the Custodian or one or more designees of the Purchaser, as the Purchaser shall designate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, beneficial ownership of each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note shall be vested solely in the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be. Except with respect to the servicing rights related to the Mortgage Loans, which is retained by the Seller, 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 as provided in -20- Section 4 shall be vested in the Purchaser or one or more designees of the Purchaser; provided, however, that all such funds received on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan as provided in Section 4 shall be received and held by the Seller in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser or the assignee of the Purchaser, as the case may be, as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. It is the express intention of the parties that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller and not a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller. Consequently, the sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected as a sale on the Seller's business records, tax returns and financial statements. Subsection 6.03. Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Seller shall from time to time in connection with each Closing Date, at least five (5) Business Days prior to such Closing Date, or such other period as agreed to by the Seller and the Purchaser, deliver in escrow to the Custodian the Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased and sold on the related Closing Date and set forth on the related Preliminary Mortgage Loan Schedule delivered with such Mortgage Loan Documents. The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan Documents for the related Closing Date, pursuant to an initial custody receipt and initial certification of the Custodian. 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 this Agreement within two weeks 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 two weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original within one hundred and eighty (180) days of its submission for recordation. To the extent that the Seller cannot deliver any original documents within the time specified due to a delay in the recording office, Seller may deliver an Officer's Certificate describing the additional time expected to receive such documents from the recording office. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement if its failure to deliver to the Purchaser any missing Mortgage Loan Document within the time specified above is due solely to (i) the failure of the applicable recorder's office to return a missing Mortgage Loan Document that was sent for recording or (ii) the failure of the title insurer to issue and deliver the original mortgagee title policy, except where such refusal to issue the policy is based on a claim that the title insurer is under no obligation to issue such policy. -21- SECTION 7. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller: Remedies for Breach. Subsection 7.01. Representations and Warranties Respecting the Seller. The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of each respective Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein or in the applicable Warranty Bill of Sale: (i) The Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of New York and is in good standing under the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such qualification. No licenses or approvals obtained by the Seller have been suspended or revoked by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body and no proceedings are pending which might result in such suspension or revocation; (ii) The Seller has the full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; (iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and the performance of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Seller's articles of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default under or result in a breach or acceleration of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or which may be applicable to the Seller or its assets; (iv) The Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its assets, which violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Seller or its assets or might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder; (v) The Seller is an approved seller/servicer for FNMA or FHLMC in good standing and is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing Act. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which -22- would make the Seller unable to comply with FNMA, FHLMC or HUD eligibility requirements or which would require notification to FNMA, FHLMC or HUD; (vi) The Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement; (vii) There are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Seller before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal (A) that prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the sale of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement; (viii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of, or compliance by the Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to the related Closing Date; (ix) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions; (x) Neither this Agreement nor any written statement, report or other document prepared and furnished by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading; (xi) The consideration received by the Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans; (xii) The Seller is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller is not transferring any Mortgage Loan with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors; and (xiii) The Seller is 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 Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered with MERS. Subsection 7.02. Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans. The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan: (i) The information set forth in the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct in all material respects; -23- (ii) The Mortgage Loan is in compliance with all requirements set forth in the related Trade Confirmation, and the characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package as set forth in the related Trade Confirmation are true and correct; (iii) All payments required to be made up to and excluding the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made; the Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related Mortgaged Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; and there has been no more than one delinquency of thirty (30) days, exclusive of any period of grace, in any payment by the Mortgagor thereunder during the last twelve months; (iv) There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments, including assessments payable in future installments or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged Property; (v) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded in the applicable public recording office if necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage, and which have been delivered to the Custodian, the Purchaser, or the Purchaser's designee; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, and the title insurer, to the extent required by the related policy, and is reflected on the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement has been delivered to the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected in the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule; (vi) The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto; (vii) All buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of the Servicing Addendum. All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon have been paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a Flood Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which policy conforms to the requirements of FNMA or FHLMC. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such -24- insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor; (viii) Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity, fair housing, disclosure laws and all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws applicable to the origination and servicing of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have been complied with; (ix) The Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission or release; (x) The related Mortgage is properly recorded and is a valid, existing and enforceable (A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule), , on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the Mortgaged Property subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, existing and enforceable (A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule on the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser. Except as set forth on the Preliminary Mortgage Loan Schedule and Final Mortgage Loan Schedule, 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; (xi) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (xii) At origination, all parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person; -25- (xiii) The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account of the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to advance additional funds thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage have been paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; (xiv) The Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Seller has full right and authority under all governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such Seller, subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any party, to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement free and clear of any encumbrance or right of others, equity, lien, pledge, charge, mortgage, claim, participation interest or security interest of any nature (collectively, a "Lien"); and immediately upon the transfers and assignments herein contemplated, the Seller shall have transferred and sold all of its right, title and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan and the Purchaser will hold good, marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of, each Mortgage Loan subject to no Lien; (xv) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as originator, mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were): (A) organized under the laws of such state, or (B) qualified to do business in such state, or (C) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such state, or (D) not doing business in such state so as to require qualification or licensing, or (E) not otherwise required to be licensed in such state; (xvi) The Mortgage Loan is covered by a lender's title insurance policy generally acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC, issued by a Qualified Insurer qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained above in (x)(a) and (d)) the Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, with respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment and Negative Amortization provisions of the related Mortgage Note, if any. Additionally, such lender's title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The 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 full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy; (xvii) 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, -26- violation or event of acceleration, and the Seller has not waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; (xviii) There are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage; (xix) All improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property; (xx) The Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller or by a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee approved as such by the Secretary of HUD, or by a mortgage banker or mortgage broker which was, at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan, duly organized, validly existing, licensed and otherwise qualified to originate mortgage loans and to transact business in and was in good standing under the laws of the state where the related Mortgage Loan was originated and such Mortgage Loan conforms with the Seller's underwriting guidelines; (xxi) Payments on the Mortgage Loan shall commence (with respect to any newly originated Mortgage Loans) or commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Monthly Payments are (A) in the case of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, (B) in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, changed on each Adjustment Date, and in any case, are sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, (C) in the case of a Balloon Loan, are based on a fifteen (15) or thirty (30) year amortization schedule, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note, and a final monthly payment substantially greater than the preceding monthly payment which is sufficient to amortize the remaining principal balance of the Balloon Loan and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, (D) in the case of an Interest Only Mortgage Loan as set forth on the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule, after the initial interest only period as set forth on the related Mortgage Note, such Interest Only Mortgage Loan requires Monthly Payments sufficient to fully amortize the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan over the remaining term of the Mortgage Loan, [and (E) in the case of a Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan, a Monthly Payment that is sufficient during the period following each Payment Adjustment Date, to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the first day of such period over the then remaining terms of such Mortgage Note] [Need to Discuss]. The Index for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as set forth in the related Mortgage Note. No Mortgage Loan is a Convertible Mortgage Loan; (xxii) The origination and collection practices used by the Seller with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary -27- in the mortgage origination and servicing industry. The Mortgage Loan has been serviced by the Seller and any predecessor servicer in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note. With respect to any Mortgage Loan which provides for an adjustable interest rate, all rate adjustments have been performed in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note or subsequent modifications, if any. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, if any, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow Payments are being held by the Seller for any work on a Mortgaged Property which has not been completed; (xxiii) The Mortgaged Property is free of damage and waste and there is no proceeding pending or, to the best of the Seller's knowledge, threatened for the total or partial condemnation thereof nor is such a proceeding currently occurring; (xxiv) The Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (b) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. At the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan and as of the Closing Date, the Mortgaged Property has not and is not subject to any bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding, and the Mortgagor has not filed for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage. (xxv) 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 Civil Relief Act; (xxvi) The Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the underwriting standards of the Seller in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated; and the Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC; (xxvii) The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in (x) above; (xxviii) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which satisfied the standards of FNMA or FHLMC and was made and signed, prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application, by a qualified 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, whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum qualifications of FNMA or FHLMC. Each appraisal of the Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989; -28- (xxix) 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; (xxx) No Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature; (xxxi) The Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, and adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans and rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage Loans; (xxxii) No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property; (xxxiii) No Mortgage Loan is (a) a Section 32 Mortgage Loan under the provisions of the Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, or (b) a "high cost", "abusive", "predatory", "home loan", "Oklahoma Section 10" or "high risk" mortgage loan (or a similarly designated loan using different terminology) under any applicable federal, state or local law. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined in the then current Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R) Glossary which is now Version 5.6(d) Revised, Appendix E); (xxxiv) Each Mortgage Loan with an LTV at origination in excess of 80% is and will be subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified Insurer, which insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of the portion of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property required by FNMA. All provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. Any Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan does not include any such insurance premium; (xxxv) At origination, the Mortgaged Property was 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. At origination, no improvement located on or being part of any Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation; -29- (xxxvi) No error, omission, misrepresentation, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller, or to the best of Seller's knowledge, any other person, including without limitation the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan; (xxxvii) Each original Mortgage was recorded or is in the process of being recorded, in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the Seller. All intervening assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded, or are in the process of being recorded, in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the Seller. 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; (xxxviii) Any principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the Cut-off Date have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Final 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 FNMA or FHLMC. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (xxxix) If the Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a unit in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets the eligibility requirements of FNMA or FHLMC; (xl) Each Mortgage Loan originated in the state of Texas pursuant to Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution (a "Texas Refinance Loan") has been originated in compliance with the provisions of Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution, Texas Civil Statutes and the Texas Finance Code. With respect to each Texas Refinance Loan that is a Cash-Out Refinancing, the related Mortgage Loan Documents state that the Mortgagor may prepay such Texas Refinance Loan in whole or in part without incurring a Prepayment Charge. The Seller does not collect any such Prepayment Charges in connection with any such Texas Refinance Loan; (xli) To the extent required by the Seller's underwriting guidelines, the source of the down payment with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been fully verified by the Seller; (xlii) Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months; (xliii) To the best of the Seller's knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all applicable environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards -30- including, without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the Seller's knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation or potential violation of such law; (xliv) The Seller shall, at its own expense, cause each Mortgage Loan to be covered by a "life of loan" Tax Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee; provided however, that if the Seller fails to purchase such Tax Service Contract, the Seller shall be required to reimburse the Purchaser for all costs and expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of any such Tax Service Contract; (xlv) Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a "life of loan" Flood Zone Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee or, for each Mortgage Loan not covered by such Flood Zone Service Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase such Flood Zone Service Contract; (xlvi) None of the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans include an option to convert to a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan; (xlvii) The Mortgage Loan was selected from among the outstanding first or second lien mortgage loans of similar type in the Seller's portfolio on the related Closing Date and such selection was not made in a manner so as to affect materially and adversely the interests of the Purchaser, except that this representation shall not apply to any particular Mortgage Loan for which Purchaser has requested the inclusion of, or exclusion from, a Mortgage Loan Package, or with respect to the Purchaser's criteria for purchasing the Mortgage Loans; (xlviii) Each Mortgage Loan constitutes a "qualified mortgage" under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1); (xlix) No Mortgagor was required to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, or health insurance product) or debt cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit; (l) The Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to Prepayment Charges specifically authorizes such Prepayment Charges to be collected and such Prepayment Charges are permissible and enforceable in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and applicable law (except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally or the collectability thereof may be limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure); (li) No Mortgage Loan had an LTV or a CLTV in excess of 100% at origination; (lii) [Reserved]; (liii) No Mortgage Loan made on or after October 1, 2002 and prior to March 7, 2003 is subject to the Georgia Fair Lending Act (OGCA Sections 7 6A 1, et. seq.); -31- (liv) No Mortgage Loan had an original term to maturity of more than thirty (30) years; (lv) Each Mortgage contains a provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan in the event the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder; (lvi) The Seller and any predecessor servicer has fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis; (lvii) Each Mortgage Note is comprised of one original promissory note and each such promissory note constitutes an "instrument" for purposes of section 9-102(a)(65) of the UCC; (lviii) No predatory or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited to, the extension of credit to the mortgagor without regard for the mortgagor's ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to the mortgagor which has no apparent benefit to the mortgagor, were employed by the originator of the Mortgage Loan in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan; and (lix) The Seller has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the "Anti-Money Laundering Laws"). With respect to the Mortgage Loans originated by the Seller, the Seller has established an anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan by the Seller for purposes of the applicable 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 and verify the identification of the applicable Mortgagor for purposes of the applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Subsection 7.03. Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties. It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or lack of examination of any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser (or which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. -32- Within sixty (60) days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller of any breach of a representation or warranty which materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loans, the Seller 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. In the event that a breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 7.01 and such breach cannot be cured within sixty (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. The Seller may, assuming that Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans; provided that such substitution shall not violate any REMIC Provisions. If the Seller has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan(s) pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 7.03 shall occur on a date designated by the Purchaser and shall be accomplished by wire transfer of the amount of the Repurchase Price to an account designated by the Purchaser in writing. At the time of repurchase of any deficient Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser and the Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the repurchased Mortgage Loan to the Seller and the delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Custodian relating to the repurchased Mortgage Loan. In the event the Repurchase Price is deposited in the Custodial Account, the Seller shall, simultaneously with such deposit, give written notice to the Purchaser that such deposit has taken place. Upon such repurchase the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be amended to reflect the withdrawal of the repurchased Mortgage Loan from this Agreement. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering to the Purchaser for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans the Mortgage Loan Documents with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required herein. The Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account the Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution will be retained by the Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Purchaser will include the Monthly Payment due on such Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received by the Seller in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall give written notice to the Purchaser that such substitution has taken place and shall amend the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Seller shall be deemed to have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the covenants, representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02. For any month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Seller will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all such Qualified Substitute Mortgage -33- Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution). An amount equal to the product of the amount of such shortfall multiplied by the Repurchase Price shall be distributed by the Seller in the month of substitution pursuant to the Servicing Addendum. Accordingly, on the date of such substitution, the Seller will deposit from its own funds into the Custodial Account an amount equal to such amount. In addition to such cure, repurchase and substitution obligation, the Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Seller's representations and warranties contained in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this Subsection 7.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser as provided in this Subsection 7.03 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. Any cause of action against the Seller relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Subsections 7.01 or 7.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by the Seller to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement. Subsection 7.04. Representations and Warranties Respecting the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to the Seller as of the date hereof and as of each respective Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein or in the applicable Warranty Bill of Sale: (i) The Purchaser has all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform the obligations to be performed by it under this and any other documents necessary to effectuate the purchase of the Mortgage Notes by the Purchaser, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, full authority to buy, assume, and accept from the Seller the Mortgage Loans; (ii) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms (subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditor's rights generally); and (iii) Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is prohibited by, or requires the Purchaser to obtain any consent, authorization, approval or registration under any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order writ, injunction or decree which is binding upon Purchaser. -34- Subsection 7.05. Indemnification by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall indemnify the Seller and hold it harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Purchaser's representations and warranties contained in Subsection 7.05 above. SECTION 8. Closing. The closing for each Mortgage Loan Package shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser's option, the closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall agree. The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions: (a) all of the representations and warranties of the Seller 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 a default under this Agreement, the related Trade Confirmation or the related Warranty Bill of Sale; (b) the Initial Purchaser shall have received, or the Initial Purchaser's attorneys shall have received in escrow, all Closing Documents as specified in Section 9, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof; (c) the Seller shall have delivered and released the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian; (d) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been complied with; and (e) all of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser 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 a default under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Initial Purchaser shall pay to the Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant to Section 4, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Seller. -35- SECTION 9. Closing Documents. (a) On or before the Initial Closing Date, the Seller shall submit to the Initial Purchaser fully executed originals of the following documents: 1. this Agreement, in four counterparts; 2. a Custodial Account Certification in the form attached as Exhibit 6 hereto; 3. as Escrow Account Certification in the form attached as Exhibit 7 hereto; 4. evidence of the existence of the Payment Clearing Account; 5. an Officer's Certificate, in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto, including all attachments thereto; and 6. the Seller's underwriting guidelines. (b) The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following documents: 1. the related Trade Confirmation; 2. the related Final Mortgage Loan Schedule; 3. an Officer's Certificate, in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto, including all attachments thereto; 4. a Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto executed by any Person, as requested by the Initial Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans are subject to any security interest immediately prior to the related Closing Date, pledge or hypothecation for the benefit of such Person; 5. a certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name, signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller by merger or acquired or originated by the Seller while conducting business under a name other than its present name, if applicable; and 6. a Warranty Bill of Sale in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto. SECTION 10. Costs. The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the legal fees and expenses of its attorneys. All other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation -36- recording fees, fees for title policy endorsements and continuations, fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage and the Seller's attorney's fees, shall be paid by the Seller. SECTION 11. Seller's Servicing Obligations. The Seller, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans during the Preliminary Servicing Period in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in the Servicing Addendum attached as Exhibit 8, which Servicing Addendum is incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 12. Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under This Agreement Upon a Whole Loan Transfer or a Securitization Transaction on One or More Reconstitution Dates. The Seller and the Initial Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Initial Purchaser may effect no more than three (3) of either: (1) Whole Loan Transfers; and/or (2) Securitization Transactions. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction, as the case may be, entered into by the Initial Purchaser, the Seller agrees: (1) to cooperate reasonably with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures including participating in meetings with rating agencies, bond insurers 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 reasonably requested by such purchasers; (2) to execute all Reconstitution Agreements provided that (i) such Reconstitution Agreements are reasonably acceptable to the Seller, and (ii) each of the Seller and the Purchaser is given an opportunity to review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the content of such documents not specifically referenced or provided for herein, and (iii) such Reconstitution Agreements do not materially diminish Seller' rights or materially increase the Seller's responsibilities as stated in this Agreement; (3) with respect to any Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction, the Seller shall make the representations and warranties regarding the Seller if such Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction occurs within 12 months of the related Closing Date; (4) to deliver to the Purchaser for inclusion in any prospectus or other offering material such publicly available information regarding the Seller, its financial condition and its most recently publicly disclosed mortgage loan delinquency, foreclosure and loss experience as shall be requested by the Purchaser and any additional information which the Seller is capable of -37- providing without unreasonable effort or expense and the Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, each affiliate designated by the Purchaser and each person who controls the Purchaser or such affiliate from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising from, with respect to information provided by the Seller pursuant to this Section 12, information on the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule and information that is otherwise correctly derived from or based on such Final Mortgage Loan Schedule (collectively, the "Seller Information"), any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Seller Information, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided however, the Seller shall not indemnify the Purchaser for any error, omission, misstatement, or other errors in Seller Information that are attributable to or caused by the Purchaser or its agents; provided further, that the Purchaser, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Seller, each affiliate designated by the Seller and each person who controls the Seller or such affiliate from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising from, with respect to information that is not Seller Information, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any information in the related offering documents, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (5) to deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by the Purchaser, at the Purchaser's expense, such statements and audit letters of reputable, certified public accountants pertaining to information provided by the Seller pursuant to clause 4 above as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser; (6) to deliver to the Purchaser, and to any Person designated by the Purchaser, such documents and Opinions of Counsel as are customarily delivered by originators or servicers, as the case may be, and reasonably determined by the Purchaser to be necessary in connection with Whole Loan Transfers or Securitization Transactions, as the case may be, such Opinions of Counsel for a Securitization Transaction to be in the form reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, it being understood that the cost of any opinions of outside special counsel that may be required for a Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction, as the case may be, shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser; (7) to negotiate and execute one or more subservicing agreements, including an assignment, assumption and recognition agreement, between the Seller and any Master Servicer which is generally considered to be a prudent -38- master servicer in the secondary mortgage market, designated by the Purchaser after reasonable consultation with the Seller provided that the Seller is given a reasonable opportunity to review and reasonably negotiate such subservicing agreements and such subservicing agreements do not materially diminish the Seller's rights or materially increase the Seller's responsibilities as stated in this Agreement and/or one or more custodial and servicing agreements among 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 after reasonable consultation with the Seller, in either case for the purpose of pooling the Mortgage Loans with other Mortgage Loans for resale or securitization; and (9) Purchaser shall receive prior written notice of any assignment of the servicing obligations following the closing of a Securitization Transaction. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction shall be subject to this Agreement and shall continue to be serviced for the remainder of the Preliminary Servicing Period in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 12A Compliance with Regulation AB. Subsection 12A.01. Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Purchaser and the Seller acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Section 12A of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. 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 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as set forth herein. Although Regulation AB is applicable by its terms only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under the Securities Act, the parties acknowledge that investors in privately offered securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor provide comparable disclosure in unregistered offerings. The parties agree over time to negotiate in good faith with respect to the provision of comparable disclosure in private offerings. 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 or reasonable advice of counsel acceptable to the Purchaser and Seller agrees to negotiate in good faith with the Purchaser or any Depositor with regard to any reasonable requests for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of established and 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 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 -39- Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, necessary in order to effect such compliance. In the event of any conflict between Section 12A and any other term or provision in this Agreement, the provisions of Section 12A shall control. The Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) agrees that it will cooperate with the Seller by providing sufficient and timely notice of any information requirements pertaining to a Securitization Transaction. The Purchaser will make all reasonable efforts to limit requests for information, reports or any other materials to items required for compliance with Regulation AB, and shall not request information which is not required for such compliance. Subsection 12A.02. Additional Representations and Warranties of the Seller. (a) The Seller hereby represents to the Purchaser and to any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor under Subsection 12A.03 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Seller 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) the Seller has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Seller as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Seller; (iv) no material changes to the Seller'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 Seller's financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Seller of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions required to be disclosed under Item 1119 between the Seller, any Subservicer and any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties listed in Subsection 12A.03(a)(D)(1)-(9) which are identified in writing by the Purchaser or Depositor in advance of the Securitization Transaction pursuant to Subsection 12A.03(a)(D). (b) 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 Subsection 12A.03, the Seller shall, within five (5) Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Subsection or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party. -40- Subsection 12A.03. Information to Be Provided by the Seller. In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Seller shall (i) within five (5) Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer to provide), in writing reasonably required for compliance with Regulation AB, (i) the information and materials specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (g) of this Subsection, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Seller, provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (as required under Regulation AB) the information specified in paragraph (d) of this Subsection. (a) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide such information regarding (i) the Seller, as originator of the Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), or (ii) as applicable, each Third-Party Originator, and (iii) as applicable, each Subservicer, as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105 (subject to paragraph (b) below), 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum: (A) the originator's form of organization; (B) to the extent material, 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; if material, information regarding the size and composition of the originator's origination portfolio; and information that may be material, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, including the originators' credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB; (C) a brief description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated by a governmental authority) 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 within ten (10) days 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; -41- (7) any significant obligor; (8) any enhancement or support provider; and (9) any other material transaction party. (b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below) originated by (i) the Seller, if the Seller is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (ii) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Seller (or the Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Seller (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Seller, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than one hundred thirty-five (135) days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format. Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static Pool Information, as determined in the Seller's judgment, 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 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 shall be limited to any Sponsor, any Depositor, any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a Securitization Transaction or any other party that is reasonably and customarily entitled to receive such letters in a Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable -42- document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such Depositor. (c) If reasonably 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 Seller and each Subservicer, for purposes of this paragraph, a "Servicer"), as is reasonably requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1108, 1117 and 1119 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, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without limitation: (1) whether any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans involving the Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization or other performance triggering event because of servicing during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (2) the extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes; (3) whether there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (4) whether the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; and (5) such other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB; (C) a description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Servicer's policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans; -43- (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; (F) a description of the Servicer's processes and procedures designed to address any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; (G) a description of the Servicer's processes for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts; (H) information as to how the Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current or other practices with respect to delinquency and loss experience; (I) a brief description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated by a governmental authority) against the Servicer; and (J) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the Servicer and any of the following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Servicer by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction: (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. -44- (d) For the purpose of assisting the Depositor in satisfying its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Seller shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and, if applicable, any Third-Party Originator to) provide (i) prompt notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Seller, (B) the Seller's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer or Participating Entity to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Seller's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that qualifies as an "entry into a material definitive agreement" under Item 1.01 of Form 8-K under the Exchange Act, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement to the extent not known by the Purchaser or any applicable Master Servicer or Depositor, and (D) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Seller, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and (ii) a brief description of the events in clauses (A), (B), (C), and (D) as set forth herein. (e) As a condition to the succession to the Seller or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto 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, 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. (f) Not later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Seller or any Subservicer, the Seller or such Subservicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent the Servicer or such Subservicer has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below): (i) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of Mortgage Loan terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB); (ii) material breaches of Mortgage Loan representations or warranties or transaction covenants under this Agreement (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and (iii) information regarding Mortgage Loan changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB). (g) The Seller shall provide to the Purchaser, Master Servicer and any Depositor a description of any affiliation or relationship required to be disclosed under Item 1119 -45- between the Seller, Subservicer, Third-Party Originator and any of the parties listed in Items 1119(a)(1)-(6) of Regulation AB that develops following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction (other than any affiliation or relationship that the Purchaser, the Depositor or the issuing entity is required to disclose under Item 1119 of Regulation AB) no later than 15 calendar days prior to the date the Depositor is required to file its Form 10-K disclosing such affiliation or relationship. For purposes of the foregoing, the Seller (A) shall be entitled to assume that the parties to the Securitization Transaction with whom affiliations or relations must be disclosed are the same as on the closing date if it provides a written request (which may be made by e-mail) to the Depositor or Master Servicer, as applicable, requesting such confirmation and either obtains such confirmation or receives no response within three (3) Business Days, (B) shall not be obligated to disclose any affiliations or relationships that may develop after the closing date for the Securitization Transaction with any parties not identified to the Seller pursuant to Subsection 12A.03(a)(D), and (C) shall be entitled to rely upon any written identification of parties provided by the Depositor, the Purchaser or any Master Servicer. (h) If reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor, evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification or statement pursuant to Subsections 12A.04 and 12A.05 of this Agreement. Subsection 12A.04. Servicer Compliance Statement. On or before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2008, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a statement of compliance addressed to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Seller, to the effect that (i) a review of the Seller's activities during the immediately preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under the servicing provisions of 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 servicing 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. Subsection 12A.05. Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation. (a) On or before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2008, the Seller shall: (i) deliver to the Purchaser, the Master Servicer and the 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, such Master Servicer and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Seller, and shall address each of the "Applicable Servicing Criteria" specified on Exhibit 11 hereto (wherein "investor" shall mean the Master Servicer); -46- (ii) deliver to the Purchaser, the Master Servicer and the Depositor a report of a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the 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; (iii) if required by Regulation AB, cause each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by the Seller pursuant to Subsection 12A.06(b) 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, the Master Servicer and the Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Subsection 12A.05; and (iv) deliver or, if required by Regulation AB, cause each Subservicer and Subcontractor described in Subsection 12A.05(iii) above to deliver to the Purchaser, the Master Servicer, the Depositor or 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 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10; provided that such certification delivered by the Seller may not be filed as an exhibit to, or included in, any filing with the Commission. The Seller acknowledges that the party identified in clause (a)(iv) 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, any Depositor nor any Master Servicer will request delivery of a certification under clause (a)(iv) above unless a Depositor is required under the Exchange Act to file an annual report on Form 10-K or any amendment thereto with respect to an issuing entity whose asset pool includes Mortgage Loans. (b) Each assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Subsection 12A.05(a)(i) shall address each of the applicable Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit 11 hereto (wherein "investor" shall mean the Master Servicer) delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the case of a Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Participating Entity pursuant to Subsection 12A.05(a)(iii) need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Seller pursuant to Subsection 12A.06. Subsection 12A.06. 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 related Reconstitution Agreement unless the Seller complies with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Subsection. The Seller shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Seller as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Seller complies with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Subsection. -47- (a) It shall not be necessary for the Seller to seek the consent of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subservicer. If required by Regulation AB, 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 Subsection and with Subsections 12A.02, 12A.03(c), (e) and (f), 12A.04, and 12A.05 of this Agreement, and to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under Subsection 12A.03(d) 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 Subsection 12A.04, any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Subsection 12A.05 and any certification required to be delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Subsection 12A.05 as and when required to be delivered. (b) It shall not be necessary for the Seller to seek the consent of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. If required by Regulation AB, the Seller shall promptly upon request provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as a master servicer or administrator) a written description of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Seller or any Subservicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are a Participating Entities and (iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Participating Entity identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph. (c) The Seller shall cause any such Participating Entity used by the Seller (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Subsections 12A.05 of this Agreement. The Seller shall be responsible for obtaining from each Participating Entity and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such, Participating Entity under Subsection 12A.05, in each case as and when required to be delivered. Subsection 12A.07. Indemnification; Remedies. (a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; the Depositor; each Person responsible for the 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 (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present and former directors, officers and employees of each of the foregoing and 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: -48- (i)(A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained in any written information, written report, certification or other material provided under this Agreement by or on behalf of the Seller or provided under this Agreement by or on behalf of any Subservicer, Participating Entity or, if applicable, Third-Party Originator (collectively, the "Company Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company Information a material fact required to be stated in the Company Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause (B) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Company Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information; (ii) any failure by the Seller, any Subservicer, any Participating Entity or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Section 12A, including failure by the Seller to identify pursuant to Subsection 12A.06(b) any Participating Entity; or (iii) any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 12A.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 12A.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 12A.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date. In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (a)(ii) of this Subsection, the Seller shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the 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 Participating Entity or any Third-Party Originator. (b) (i) Any failure by the Seller, any Subservicer, any Participating Entity or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Section 12A, which continues unremedied for three Business Days after receipt by the Seller and the applicable Subservicer, Subcontractor, or Third-Party Originator of written notice of such failure from the Purchaser, the Master Servicer or Depositor shall, except as provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph (b), constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Seller under this Section 12A and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser, the Master Servicer or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Seller as servicer under this Section 12A and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related -49- thereto to the contrary) of any compensation to the Seller (and if the Seller is servicing any of the Mortgage Loans in a Securitization Transaction, appoint a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to any Master Servicer for such Securitization Transaction); provided, however, it is understood that the Seller shall remain entitled to receive reimbursement for all unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances made by the Seller under this Agreement and/or any Reconstitution Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, 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 Participating Entity to deliver any information, report, certification or accountants' letter when and as required under Subsection 12A.04 or 12A.05, including any failure by the Seller to identify a Participating Entity, which continues unremedied for nine (9) calendar days after receipt by the Seller of written notice of such failure from the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or Depositor shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Seller under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser, any Master Servicer 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, however it is understood that the Seller shall remain entitled to receive reimbursement for all unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances made by the Seller under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, 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. (iii) The Seller shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser 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 Seller, 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. The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Seller, any Subservicer, any Participating Entity, and, if applicable, any Third-Party Originator, each Person who controls any of such parties (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the respective present and former directors, officers and employees of each of the foregoing from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees, and expenses that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any filing with the Commission or the omission or alleged omission to state in any filing with the Commission a material fact required to be stated or necessary to be -50- stated in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission, or alleged omission relates to any filing with the Commission other than the Company Information. (iv) If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the indemnified party, then the indemnifying party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities uncured by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. (v) The indemnifications provided for herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement. (vi) The Master Servicer shall be considered a third-party beneficiary of Subsections 12A.04, 12A.05 and 12A.07 of this Agreement (with regard to Subsection 12A.07, solely with respect to noncompliance under Subsections 12A.04 and 12A.05 of this Agreement), entitled to all the rights and benefits hereof as if it were a direct party to this Agreement. SECTION 13. The Seller. Subsection 13.01. Additional Indemnification by the Seller. In addition to the indemnification provided in Subsection 7.03, the Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold the Purchaser harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Seller to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser shall indemnify the Seller and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Seller may sustain in any way related to (a) actions or inactions of the Seller which were taken or omitted upon the instruction or direction of the Purchaser, or (b) the failure of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement, including the provisions of Subsection 13.03. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Seller assigns the servicing rights to Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, from the date of such assignment and thereafter, the Purchaser shall only be entitled to seek indemnification from Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP with respect to the servicing obligations pursuant to such assignment. Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of its servicing obligations pursuant -51- thereto including its obligations to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Subsection 13.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Seller. The Seller shall keep in full force and effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and shall 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 any of the Mortgage Loans, and to enable the Seller 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 whose deposits are insured by the FDIC or a company whose business is the origination and servicing of mortgage loans, shall be a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer and shall satisfy any requirements of Section 16 with respect to the qualifications of a successor to the Seller. Subsection 13.03. Limitation on Liability of the Seller and Others. Neither the Seller nor any of the 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 in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Seller or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in 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 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. To the extent the Purchaser records with the recording office an Assignment of Mortgage which designates the Purchaser as the holder of record of the Mortgage, the Purchaser agrees that it shall (i) provide the Seller with immediate notice of any action with respect to the Mortgage or the related Mortgaged Property and ensure that the proper department or person at the Seller, designated in writing from the Seller to the Purchaser, receives such notice; and (ii) immediately complete, sign and return to the Seller any document reasonably requested by the Seller to comply with its servicing obligations, including without limitation, any instrument required to release the Mortgage upon payment in full of the obligation or take any other action reasonably required by the Seller. The Purchaser further agrees that the Seller shall have no liability for the Purchaser's failure to comply with subsections (i) or (ii) in the foregoing sentence. The Seller shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its obligation to sell or duty to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its opinion may result in its incurring any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Seller may, with the consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem -52- necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser shall be liable, and the Seller shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand except when such expenses, costs and liabilities are subject to the Seller's indemnification under Subsections 7.03 or 13.01. Subsection 13.04. Seller Not to Resign. The Seller shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Seller and the Purchaser or upon the determination that its servicing duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Seller in which event the Seller may resign as servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Seller as servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and which shall be provided at the cost of the Seller. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Seller's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 16. Subsection 13.05. No Transfer of Servicing. The Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the Seller's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section, the Seller shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or limit the right of the Seller to assign the servicing rights hereunder to Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP. SECTION 14. Default. Subsection 14.01. Events of Default. In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Seller shall occur and be continuing, that is to say: (i) any failure by the 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 Day 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) failure on the part of 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 -53- written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by the Purchaser; or (iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Seller and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or (iv) the Seller shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Seller or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or (v) 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 or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or (vi) any failure by the Seller to maintain its license to service a Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, if such license is required, which materially and adversely affects the servicing and enforceability of such Mortgage Loan and which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days (or, in the event the Seller in good faith is attempting to remedy the failure, such other additional time as mutually agreed upon by the Purchaser and the Seller) shall constitute an Event of Default solely for the affected Mortgage Loan; or (vii) the Seller ceases to meet the qualifications of either a FNMA or FHLMC seller/servicer which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days; or (viii) subject to the provisions of this Agreement, 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; or (ix) failure by the Seller to duly perform, within the required time period, its obligations under Sections 11.25 and 11.26 of the Servicing Addendum which failure continues unremedied for a period of ten (10) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by any party to this Agreement or by any Master Servicer responsible for master servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a securitization of such Mortgage Loans; then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Seller may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Seller as servicer under this Agreement. On or after the receipt by the Seller of such written notice, all authority and power of -54- the Seller to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement shall on the date set forth in such notice pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 16. Subsection 14.02. Waiver of Defaults. The Purchaser may waive any default by the Seller in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. SECTION 15. Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Seller, as servicer, shall terminate upon the distribution to the Purchaser of the final payment or liquidation with respect to the last Mortgage Loan (or advances of same by the Seller) or the disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure with respect to the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder unless terminated with respect to all or a portion of the Mortgage Loans on an earlier date at the option of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 14. Upon written request from the Purchaser in connection with any such termination, the Seller shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in the Purchaser's possession all Mortgage Files, and do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise, at the Seller's sole expense. The Seller agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Seller's responsibilities and rights hereunder as servicer, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Seller to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans. SECTION 16. Successor to the Seller. Prior to termination of the Seller's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.04, 14 or 15, 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 which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Seller as servicer 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 as servicer 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 the Purchaser or such successor. The termination of the Seller as servicer pursuant to the aforementioned Sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 16 and shall in no event relieve the Seller of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 and the remedies available to the Purchaser under Subsection 7.03 or 7.04, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Subsections -55- 7.01, 7.02, 7.03 and 7.04 shall be applicable to the Seller notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Seller, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Seller and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Seller, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement provided, however, that such successor shall not assume, any and all liabilities arising out of the Seller's acts as servicer. Any termination of the Seller as servicer pursuant to Section 13.04, 14 or 15 shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Seller arising prior to any such termination or resignation or remedies with respect to such claims. If any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, in connection with the termination or resignation of the Seller hereunder, either (i) the successor shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS, or (ii) the Seller shall cooperate with the successor either (x) in causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Purchaser and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect a transfer of such Loan or servicing of such Mortgage Loan on the MERS System to the successor or (y) in causing MERS to designate on the MERS System the successor as the servicer of such Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall timely deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Seller shall account for all funds. The Seller shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Seller as servicer. The successor shall reimburse the Seller for amounts the Seller actually expended as servicer pursuant to this Agreement which would otherwise have been recovered by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor servicer. SECTION 17. Financial Statements. The Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser's marketing of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to prospective purchasers financial statements of the Seller and the Seller's parent company, if applicable, for the most recently completed three fiscal years respecting which such statements are available. The Seller also shall make available any comparable interim statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by the Seller (and are available to the public at large). The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees to furnish promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Seller also shall make available information on its servicing performance with respect to mortgage loans in its servicing portfolio, including delinquency ratios. The Seller also agrees to allow reasonable access to knowledgeable financial, accounting, origination and servicing officers of the Seller for the purpose of answering -56- questions asked by any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the Seller, its loan origination or servicing practices or the financial statements of the Seller. SECTION 18. Mandatory Delivery. The sale and delivery of each Mortgage Loan on or before the related Closing Date is mandatory from and after the date of the execution of the related Trade Confirmation, it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages would be insufficient to compensate the Initial Purchaser for the losses and damages incurred by the Initial Purchaser (including damages to prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans) in the event of the Seller's failure to deliver (i) each of the related Mortgage Loans, (ii) one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans delivered pursuant to Section 7, or (iii) one or more Mortgage Loans otherwise acceptable to the Initial Purchaser on or before the related Closing Date. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively. SECTION 19. Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received by the other party at the address as follows: (i) if to the Purchaser: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. 4 World Financial Center New York, New York 10080 Attn: Mortgage Finance (ii) if to the Seller: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. 4500 Park Granada Calabasas, California 91302 Attn: Michael Schloessmann, Vice President or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt). SECTION 20. Severability Clause. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction -57- shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity. SECTION 21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. SECTION 22. Governing Law. The Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to any conflicts of law provisions and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law. SECTION 23. Intention of the Parties. It is the intention of the parties that the Initial Purchaser is purchasing, and the Seller is selling, the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. The Initial Purchaser shall have the right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage File 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 Initial Purchaser in the course of such review. SECTION 24. Successors and Assigns. 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. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans; provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be the "Purchaser" hereunder unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an original counterpart of the document evidencing such agreement shall have been executed by the Purchaser and the transferee and delivered to the Seller. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no transfer shall be effective if such transfer would result in there being more than three (3) "Purchasers" outstanding hereunder with respect to any Mortgage Loan Package. Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser acts in reliance upon Seller's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 24, Seller may, in its sole discretion, assign this Agreement or the servicing rights hereunder, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, to any of its affiliates including, but not limited to, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP; however, -58- Seller shall not assign this Agreement or the servicing rights hereunder to any other entity without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld. In connection with an assignment of this Agreement or the servicing rights hereunder to Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP or any other affiliate of the Seller, such party will be deemed to have assumed all of the rights, liabilities and obligations of the Seller as servicer hereunder. SECTION 25. Waivers. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. SECTION 26. Exhibits. The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. SECTION 27. Nonsolicitation. The Seller shall not take any action or cause any action to be taken by any of its employees, agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors acting on the Seller's behalf, to solicit any borrower in any manner whatsoever, including but not limited to, soliciting a borrower to prepay or refinance a Mortgage Loan. Furthermore, neither the Seller nor any of its affiliates shall directly or indirectly provide information to any third party for purposes of soliciting the borrowers related to the Mortgage Loans. It is understood that promotions undertaken by the Seller or its affiliates which are directed to the general public at large (i.e., newspaper advertisements, radio or T.V. ads, etc.) and not specifically directed to the borrowers related to the Mortgage Loans shall not constitute a breach of this section. From and after the Closing Date, Seller hereby agrees that Seller will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors or independent mortgage brokerage companies on Seller's behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower under any Mortgage Loan for the purpose of refinancing such Mortgage Loan; provided, that Seller may solicit any borrower for whom Seller has received a request for verification of mortgage, a request for demand for payoff, a borrower initiated written or verbal communication indicating a desire to prepay the related Mortgage Loan, or the borrower initiates a title search, provided further, it is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by Seller or any of its affiliates which concern optional insurance products or other additional products shall not constitute solicitation nor is Seller prohibited from responding to unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a borrower or an agent of a borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following solicitations, if undertaken by Seller or any affiliate of Seller, shall not be prohibited: (i) solicitations or promotions that are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists and newspaper, radio, television and other mass media advertisements and (ii) borrower messages included on, and statement inserts provided with, the monthly statements sent to borrowers; provided, however, that similar messages and inserts are sent to all other borrowers of similar type mortgage loans serviced by Seller and such affiliates, including, but not limited to, those mortgage loans serviced for the Seller's and/or such affiliates own account; and (iii) solicitations made to any borrower who has an economic incentive to refinance resulting from changes in market conditions, the mortgagor's financial standing, or impending changes in the related Mortgage, provided, that such solicitations are made to borrowers of mortgage loans serviced by Seller and such affiliates with respect to mortgage loans meeting such defined parameters, -59- including, but not limited to, those mortgage loans serviced for the Seller's and/or such affiliates own account. SECTION 28. 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) 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 29. 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 30. Further Agreements. The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to the other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement. SECTION 31. Protection of Confidential Information. The Seller will keep confidential and will not, without the Purchaser's written consent, divulge to any party the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loans, except to the extent that it is appropriate to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies. -60- SECTION 32. Survival. The Seller agrees that the representations, warranties and agreements made by the Seller herein and in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be relied upon by the Purchaser, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by the Purchaser or on the Purchaser's behalf, and that the representations, warranties and agreements made by the Seller herein or in any such certificate or other instrument shall survive the delivery and payment for the Mortgage Loans for each Transaction. SECTION 33. Conflicts. The Purchaser and the Seller agree that in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the related Trade Confirmation, the related Trade Confirmation shall control. In the event of a breach of any term in the related Trade Confirmation the Purchaser and the Seller shall be entitled to all remedies set forth in this Agreement. -61- 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. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. (Seller) By: ------------------------------------ Name: Jordan Cohen Title: Vice President MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE LENDING, INC. (Initial Purchaser) By: ------------------------------------ Name: ---------------------------------- Title: --------------------------------- EXHIBIT 1 SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE I, ________________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected ______________ of Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a California corporation (the "Seller"), and further certify, on behalf of the Seller as follows: 1. Attached hereto as Attachment I are a true and correct copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws of the Seller as are in full force and effect on the date hereof. 2. No proceedings looking toward merger, liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Seller are pending or contemplated. 3. Each person who, as an officer or attorney-in-fact of the Seller, signed (a) the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated as of February 1, 2007, by and between the Seller and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. (the "Purchaser"); (b) the Trade Confirmation, dated _____________ 2007, between the Seller and the Purchaser (the "Trade Confirmation"); and (c) any other document delivered prior hereto or on the date hereof in connection with the sale and servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and the Trade Confirmation was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is as of the date hereof, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or attorney-in-fact, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures. 4. Attached hereto as Attachment II is a true and correct copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of the Seller (the "Resolutions") with respect to the authorization and approval of the sale and servicing of the Mortgage Loans; said Resolutions have not been amended, modified, annulled or revoked and are in full force and effect on the date hereof. 5. Attached hereto as Attachment III is a Certificate of Good Standing of the Seller. No event has occurred since which has affected the good standing of the Seller under the laws of the State of New York. 6. All of the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Purchase Agreement were true and correct in all material respects as of the date of the Purchase Agreement and are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof. 7. The Seller has performed all of its duties and has satisfied all the material conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied prior to the related Closing Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the related Trade Confirmation. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Seller. Dated: ---------------------- Seal] COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. (Seller) By: ------------------------------------ Name: ---------------------------------- Title: [ ] --------------------- I, _______________________, Secretary of the Seller, hereby certify that _________________________ is the duly elected, qualified and acting Vice President of the Seller and that the signature appearing above is genuine. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name. Dated: ---------------------- Seal] COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. (Seller) By: ------------------------------------ Name: ---------------------------------- Title: [Assistant] Secretary EXHIBIT 2 [RESERVED] EXHIBIT 3 SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION I. Release of Security Interest ___________________________, hereby relinquishes any and all right, title and interest it may have in and to the Mortgage Loans described in Exhibit A attached hereto upon purchase thereof by Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. named below pursuant to that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2007, as of the date and time of receipt by ______________________________ of $__________ for such Mortgage Loans (the "Date and Time of Sale"), and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and other documents in its possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been delivered and released to the Seller named below or its designees as of the Date and Time of Sale. Name and Address of Financial Institution ------------------------------------ (Name) ------------------------------------ (Address) By: -------------------------------- II. Certification of Release The Seller named below hereby certifies to Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. that, as of the Date and Time of Sale of the above mentioned Mortgage Loans to Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc., the security interests in the Mortgage Loans released by the above named corporation comprise all security interests relating to or affecting any and all such Mortgage Loans. The Seller warrants that, as of such time, there are and will be no other security interests affecting any or all of such Mortgage Loans. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. By: ------------------------------------ Name: ---------------------------------- Title: --------------------------------- EXHIBIT 4 WARRANTY BILL OF SALE On this _______ day of ________, 2007, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. ("Seller") as the Seller under that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2007 (the "Agreement") does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. as Purchaser under the Agreement, without recourse, but subject to the terms of the Agreement, all rights, title and interest of the Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto, together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations arising under the documents contained therein. Pursuant to Subsection 6.03 of the Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Custodian the documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in the Agreement. The contents of each related Servicing File required to be retained by the Seller to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Seller's possession of any portion of each such Servicing File is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Seller shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and the contents of the Mortgage File and Servicing File is vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the Seller 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 Seller confirms to the Purchaser that the representation and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Agreement and in the Trade Confirmation are true and correct as of the date hereof, and that all statements made in the Seller's Officer's Certificates and all Attachments thereto remain complete, true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof, and makes the following additional representations and warranties to the Purchaser, which additional representations and warranties are hereby incorporated into Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement: (1) When measured by aggregate Stated Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date, no more than ____________ percent (__%) of the Mortgage Loans are Rate/Term Refinancings and no more than _____________ percent (__%) of the Mortgage Loans are Cash-Out Refinancings. (2) When measured by aggregate Stated Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date, (i) no less than ______________ percent (__%) of the Mortgage Loans are secured by detached one-family dwellings or detached one-family dwellings in planned unit developments, (ii) no more than ____________ percent (__%) of the Mortgage Loans are secured by attached one-family dwellings in a planned unit development, (iii) no more than ______ percent (__%) of the Mortgage Loans are secured by individual condominium units, and (iv) no more than _____ percent (__%) of the Mortgage Loans are secured by detached two-to-four family dwellings; (3) When measured by aggregate Stated Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date, no more than ______ percent (__%) of the Mortgage Loans had Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination in excess of 80%, and the weighted average Loan-to-Value Ratio for all Mortgage Loans at origination did not exceed __%; (4) With respect to all of the Mortgage Loans, at the time that the Mortgage Loan was made, the Mortgagor represented that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the Mortgagor's primary residence; (5) No Mortgage Loan had a principal balance at origination in excess of $______ and the average principal balance of the Mortgage Loans on the Cut-off Date was not in excess of $______. When measured by the aggregate Stated Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date, no more than _____ percent __% of the Mortgage Loans had a principal balance at origination in excess of $_________; (6) Each Mortgage Loan has a Mortgage Interest Rate of at least _____ percent ____%. The Mortgage Loans have a weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of ______% as of the Cut-off Date; (7) All of the Mortgage Loans had an original term to maturity of 30 years; and (8) When measured by aggregate Closing Date Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date, no more than five percent (5%) of the Mortgage Loans are secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the same United States postal zip code. 2 Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. (Seller) By: ------------------------------------ Name: ---------------------------------- Title: --------------------------------- EXHIBIT 5 CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser and which shall be retained by the Seller or delivered to the Custodian and it is understood and agreed that the following can be provided in an electronic copy: (1) Mortgage Loan Documents. (2) Residential loan application. (3) Mortgage Loan closing statement. (4) Verification of employment and income. (5) Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of downpayment. (6) Credit report on Mortgagor. (7) Residential appraisal report. (8) Photograph of the Mortgaged Property. (9) Survey of the Mortgaged Property. (10) Copy of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any exception set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e., map or plat, restrictions, easements, sewer agreements, home association declarations, etc. (11) All required disclosure statements and statement of Mortgagor confirming receipt thereof. (12) If available, termite report, structural engineer's report, water potability and septic certification. (13) Sales Contract, if applicable. (14) Hazard insurance policy. (15) Tax receipts, insurance premium receipts, ledger sheets, payment history from date of origination, insurance claim files, correspondence, current and historical computerized data files, and all other processing, underwriting and closing papers and records which are customarily contained in a mortgage loan file and which are required to document the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan. (16) Amortization schedule, if available. EXHIBIT 6 CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION ____________________ __, 2007 To: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ (the "Depository") As Seller under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, (the "Agreement") dated as of February 1, 2007, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account, to be designated as "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Servicer, in trust for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Seller in accordance with the Agreement. 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. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. (Seller) By: ------------------------------------ Name: ---------------------------------- Title: --------------------------------- Date: ---------------------------------- The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account has been established as a Custodial Account pursuant to the Agreement 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: ---------------------------------- EXHIBIT 7 ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION __________ __, 2007 To: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ (the "Depository") As Seller under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, (the "Agreement") dated as of February 1, 2007, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account, to be designated as "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., in trust for the Purchaser and various Mortgagors, Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Seller in accordance with the Agreement. 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. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. (Seller) By: ------------------------------------ Name: ---------------------------------- Title: --------------------------------- Date: ---------------------------------- The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account has been established as an Escrow Account pursuant to the Agreement 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: ---------------------------------- EXHIBIT 8 SERVICING ADDENDUM Section 11.01. Seller to Act as Servicer. The Seller, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through the utilization of a Subservicer or a Subcontractor, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Seller may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement. 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, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment thereof or of any principal or interest payments, reduce the outstanding principal amount (except for actual payments of principal), make additional advances of additional principal or extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the 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 Property. 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 mortgage servicing practices of prudent lending institutions and the Purchaser's reliance on the Seller. The Servicer has in place, and will maintain throughout the term of this Agreement, a procedure by which it confirms, on an ongoing basis, that no Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (the "Executive Order") or regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (the "OFAC Regulations") or in violation of the Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a "specially designated national or blocked person" for purposes of the OFAC Regulations. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Principal Prepayment in full or in part of a Mortgage Loan, the Seller may not waive any Prepayment Charge or portion thereof required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note, unless required to do so pursuant to any law or regulation in effect at the time of the prepayment. The Seller shall collect any Prepayment Charge required to be paid by the Mortgagor under the terms of any Mortgage Note for the account of the Purchaser. The Seller shall remit the amount of such Prepayment Charge to the Purchaser on the Remittance Date immediately following the date of collection of such Prepayment Charge. If the Seller waives or does not collect all or a portion of a Prepayment Charge relating to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part due to any action or omission of the Seller, the Seller shall deposit the amount of such Prepayment Charge (or such portion thereof as had been waived for deposit) into the Custodial Account for distribution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Section 11.02. Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans serviced by Seller are paid in full, the Seller shall proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan serviced by Seller when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any related Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the Seller shall take special care in ascertaining and estimating annual ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage insurance premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. Section 11.03. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. (a) The Seller shall use its best efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Seller would use in servicing loans for its own account, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of such Mortgaged Properties as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 11.01. The Seller shall use its best efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such a manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Seller shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property in excess of $2,000 unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Seller through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 11.06. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not paid when the same becomes due and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any applicable grace period, the Seller shall take such action as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the Purchaser. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan remains delinquent for a period of ninety (90) days or more, the Seller shall commence foreclosure proceedings and obtain a property inspection and provide a report of such inspection to the Purchaser within fifteen (15) days following the Mortgage Loan becoming 2 ninety (90) days delinquent. Thereafter, Seller shall obtain a property inspection report on a monthly basis and deliver such report to Purchaser so long as the Mortgage Loan remains ninety (90) days delinquent. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings. In such connection, the Seller shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 11.06. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.03, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Seller has received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of, the presence of any toxic or hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged Property the Seller shall not either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or (ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action, with respect to, such Mortgaged Property if, as a result of any such action, the Purchaser would be considered to hold title to, to be a mortgagee-in-possession of, or to be an owner or operator of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time, or any comparable law, unless the Seller has also previously determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a prudent report prepared by a Person who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary industry standards, that: (1) such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to take such actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance therewith; and (2) there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or regulation, or that if any such materials are present for which such action could be required, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property. The cost of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Section 11.03 shall be advanced by the Seller, subject to the Seller's right to be reimbursed therefor from the Custodial Account as provided in Section 11.06. If the Seller determines, as described above, that it is in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to take such actions as are necessary to bring any such Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws, or to take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or remediation of hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then the Seller shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser. The cost of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation shall be advanced by the Seller, subject to the Seller's right to be reimbursed therefor from the Custodial Account as provided in Section 11.06. 3 (c) Proceeds received in connection with any Final Recovery Determination, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Seller for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, pursuant to Section 11.06; second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date of the Final Recovery Determination, or to the Due Date prior to the Remittance Date on which such amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Final Recovery Determination; and third, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan. If the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such recovery will be allocated by the Seller as follows: first, to unpaid Servicing Fees; and second, to the balance of the interest then due and owing. Section 11.04. Establishment of Payment Clearing Accounts. The Seller shall maintain one or more Payment Clearing Accounts for the deposit of all funds collected in connection with the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall deposit in the Payment Clearing Account prior to the opening of business on the Business Day following the day on which such amounts are received by the Seller, all payments and collections received in connection with the Mortgage Loans subsequent to the Cut-off Date or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent to such date. The funds deposited and held in the Payment Clearing Account may be commingled with other funds, including the proceeds of other mortgage loans or funds serviced for other investors or for the Seller's own portfolio. The Seller shall transfer funds deposited into the Payment Clearing Account to the Custodial Accounts and Escrow Accounts, as provided in Sections 11.05 and 11.07, within two (2) Business Days. The Seller's account agreement for the Payment Clearing Account shall provide that such account is a special deposit, required to be segregated and held by the depository institution maintaining such account in a fiduciary capacity, separate and apart from the institution's own funds and general assets and that the account shall not be held in any capacity that would create a debtor-creditor relationship between the institution and the Seller or the Purchaser. At all times, Purchaser shall be the sole beneficial owner of the funds in the Payment Clearing Accounts received in connection with the Mortgage Loans and Seller's possession or control of any such funds shall be solely in Seller's capacity as collecting agent for Purchaser. Section 11.05 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts. (a) The Seller shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts for the deposit of funds specified in Section 11.05(b) collected in connection with the Mortgage Loans. (b) The Seller shall transfer the following funds into the applicable Custodial Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt: (i) all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans; (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans; 4 (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds; (iv) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 11.11 and 11.12, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Seller's normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law; (v) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Seller's normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law; (vi) all Monthly Advances; (vii) all proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased in accordance with Subsections 7.03 and 7.04 and all amounts required to be deposited by the Seller in connection with shortfalls in principal amount of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans pursuant to Subsection 7.03; (viii) any amounts required to be deposited by the Seller pursuant to Section 11.12 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy. Such deposit shall be made from the Seller's own funds, without reimbursement therefor; (ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Seller in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Section 11.14; (x) any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Sections 11.20 or 11.21; (xi) with respect to each Principal Prepayment, the Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount (to be paid by the Seller out of its own funds without reimbursement therefor) which shall not exceed the aggregate Servicing Fee actually received for such month; and (xii) all Prepayment Charges. The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges, Prepayment Charges, assumption fees and similar fees and charges, to the extent permitted by Section 11.01, need not be deposited by the Seller in the Custodial Account. Each Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account. The Seller shall give notice to the Purchaser of the location of the Custodial Account when established and prior to any change thereto. Any amounts held in the Custodial Account may be, but are not required to be, invested by the Seller. Any such investment by the Seller must be in Eligible Investments. Any interest or other income on Eligible Investments shall accrue to the benefit of the Seller and the 5 Seller shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such funds from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 11.06. Other than such interest or other income received on Eligible Investments, no other amounts may be commingled in the Custodial Account. The Seller shall promptly deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, without any right of reimbursement, the full amount of any losses on its investment of funds in the Custodial Account. (c) Without limiting the foregoing, the funds in the Custodial Accounts shall at all times be segregated and held separate and apart from the Seller's own funds and general assets and from any other funds or assets collected or held by the Seller on behalf of third parties. The Seller's account agreement for each Custodial Account shall provide that such account is a special deposit, required to be segregated and held by the depository institution maintaining such account in a fiduciary capacity, separate and apart from the institution's own funds and general assets and that the account shall not be held in any capacity that would create a debtor-creditor relationship between the institution and the Seller or the Purchaser. Each Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a Custodial Account Certification in the form of Exhibit 6 and shall be entitled "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as servicer, in trust for the Purchaser". At all times, the Purchaser shall be the sole beneficial owner of all funds in the Custodial Accounts. Seller's possession or control of any such funds shall be solely in Seller's capacity as collecting agent for the Purchaser. Section 11.06 Withdrawals From Custodial Accounts. The Seller may, from time to time, withdraw from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: (i) to make distributions to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 11.15; (ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, 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 collections (net of the related Servicing Fee and LPMI Fee, if applicable) respecting which any such advance was made it being understood that, in the case of 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 Subsection 7.03, the Seller's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to Subsection 7.03, and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans; (iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, 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 such reimbursement, the Seller's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Seller is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Subsection 7.03, the Seller's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price 6 pursuant to Subsection 7.03 and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans; (iv) to pay to itself pursuant to Section 11.23 as servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date), and (b) the Servicing Fee and the LPMI Fee, if applicable, from that portion of any payment or recovery attributable to interest on a particular Mortgage Loan; (v) to pay to itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant to Subsection 7.03, all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date on which the related Repurchase Price is determined; (vi) to reimburse the Seller for any Monthly Advance previously made which the Seller has determined to be a Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance; (vii) to pay, or to reimburse itself for advances in respect of, expenses incurred in connection with any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 11.03(b), but only to the extent of amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans to which such expense is attributable; (viii) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account on the termination of this Agreement; and (ix) to reimburse itself for any amounts deposited in the Custodial Account in error. The Seller shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Custodial Account pursuant to such subclauses (ii) - (vii) above. Section 11.07. Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts. (a) The Seller shall establish one or more Escrow Accounts for the deposit of Escrow Payments. Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the Mortgage Loans which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and from any other funds or amounts collected or held by the Seller on behalf of third parties. (b) The Seller shall transfer into the applicable Escrow Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof, and retain therein the following payments and collections: (i) Mortgagors' Escrow Payments collected in connection with the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement; and (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. 7 The Seller shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth or in accordance with Section 11.08. (c) Each Escrow Account will be maintained at the expense of the Seller at a Qualified Depository. Such accounts may be interest-bearing accounts provided that such accounts comply with all federal state or local laws, any other requirements of any government or any agency or instrumentality thereof applicable to the origination and servicing of the Mortgage Loans, the management of the Mortgage Property, and the provision of services hereunder by the Seller as well as all local, state and federal laws and regulations governing interest-bearing accounts and borrower escrow accounts. Each Escrow Account shall be evidenced by an Escrow Account Certification, in the form of Exhibit 7 and shall be entitled "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as servicer, in trust for the Purchaser and various Mortgagors, Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans." The Seller shall ensure that all interest credited to any account that is not due the respective Mortgager is removed by the Seller within thirty (30) days of receipt of such interest. Section 11.08. Withdrawals From Escrow Accounts. The Seller shall make withdrawals from the applicable Escrow Account for the following: (i) to effect timely payments of Mortgagors' Escrow Payments; (ii) to reimburse the Seller for any Servicing Advance made by the Seller with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan that represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds determined to be overages; (iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property; (vi) to pay to the Seller, or to the 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 reimburse itself for any amounts deposited in the Escrow Account in error. 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 and, to the extent required by law, the Seller shall pay interest on 8 escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes. If Seller elects or is required by law to deposit a Mortgagor's Escrow funds into an interest-bearing account, the Seller shall remain obligated to pay the Mortgagor's taxes and insurance premiums when due, even if the Mortgagor's Escrow funds are not withdrawable on demand. Section 11.09. Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance Policies and LPMI Policies; Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of Primary Insurance Policy and LPMI Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including insurance renewal premiums and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the 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 and applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Seller shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Seller assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments. If applicable, the Seller shall maintain in full force and effect, a Primary Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified Insurer, with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is required. Such coverage shall be maintained until the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan is reduced to that amount for which FNMA no longer requires such insurance to be maintained. The Seller will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy for such cancelled or non-renewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer. The Seller shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Seller, would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 11.20, the Seller shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy. If such Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Seller shall obtain a replacement Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy as provided above. In connection with its activities as servicer, the Seller agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if applicable, in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such 9 policies and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 11.04, any amounts collected by the Seller under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 11.06. Section 11.10 Transfer of Accounts. The Seller may transfer the Payment Clearing Account, Custodial Account or the Escrow Account and all funds and investments therein to a different Qualified Depository from time to time. Such transfer shall be made only upon prior written notice to the Purchaser. In any case, the Payment Clearing Account, Custodial Account and Escrow Account shall be Eligible Accounts. If any one of the Investment Ratings of a Qualified Depository holding funds or Eligible Investments in the Payment Clearing Account, Custodial Account or Escrow Account as an Eligible Account is downgraded by the issuing rating agency, the Seller shall, within three (3) Business Days of receipt of notice of the downgrading, transfer all such accounts, funds and Eligible Investments to a different Qualified Depository in accordance with this Agreement. Section 11.11 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Seller shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements which are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis or (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, in each case in an amount not less than such amount as is necessary to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the Mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Flood Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards and such flood insurance has been made available, the Seller will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the lesser of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. The Seller also shall maintain on any REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it became an REO Property plus accrued interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate and related Servicing Advances, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Pursuant to Section 11.04, 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 Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Seller's normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited in the Custodial 10 Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 11.06. Any cost incurred by the Seller in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to the Purchaser, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance need be required by the Seller or the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Seller, or upon request to the Purchaser, and shall provide for at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount of, or material change in, coverage to the Seller. 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 acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC and are licensed to do business in the state wherein the property subject to the policy is located. Section 11.12 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy. In the event that the Seller shall obtain and maintain a mortgage impairment or blanket policy issued by an issuer acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC insuring against hazard losses on all of Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 11.11 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 11.11, the Seller shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 11.11, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Seller shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section 11.11, and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Seller agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Seller shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Purchaser. Section 11.13 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Seller shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies that would meet the requirements of FNMA or FHLMC on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loans to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. The fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Seller against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such fidelity bond shall also protect and insure the Seller against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this 11 Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 11.13 requiring the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance 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 FNMA in the FNMA Servicing Guide or by FHLMC in the FHLMC Sellers' and Servicers' Guide. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Seller shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of the fidelity bond and insurance policy and a statement from the surety and the insurer that such fidelity bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. Section 11.14 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Seller, as servicer, or in the event such person is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Seller from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. Any Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Purchaser. The Seller shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Seller, manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property (and may temporarily rent the same) in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. If a REMIC election is or is to be made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and any REO Property are held, the Seller shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in a manner which does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by such REMIC of any "income from non- permitted assets" within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or any "net income from foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860G(c)(2) of the Code. The Seller shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least annually thereafter. The Seller shall make or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Seller to 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 within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the Seller determines, and gives appropriate notice to the Purchaser, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a period longer than one year is necessary to sell any REO property, (i) the 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 a separate servicing agreement between the Seller and the Purchaser shall be entered into with respect to such purchase money mortgage. 12 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a REMIC election is made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, such REO Property shall be disposed of within two years or such other period as may be permitted under Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code. The Seller shall deposit or cause to be deposited, within two (2) business days in each Custodial Account all revenues received with respect to the related REO Property and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 11.11 hereof and the fees of any managing agent acting on behalf of the Seller. The Seller shall maintain separate records with respect to each REO Property identifying all deposits and withdrawals from the Custodial Account for each REO Property. The Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date, an operating statement for each REO Property covering the operation of each REO Property for the previous month. Such operating statement shall be accompanied by such other information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request. Each REO Disposition shall be carried out by the Seller at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Seller deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser only with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. If as of the date title to any REO Property was acquired by the Seller there were outstanding unreimbursed Servicing Advances and unpaid servicing fees with respect to the REO Property, the Seller, upon an REO Disposition of such REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and unpaid servicing fees from proceeds received in connection with such REO Disposition. The proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of any payment to the Seller as provided above, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account and shall be transferred to the Custodial Account on the Determination Date in the month following receipt thereof for distribution on the succeeding Remittance Date in accordance with Section 11.15. With respect to each REO Property, the Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of the REO Property separate and apart from its own funds or general assets and shall maintain separate records and reports with respect to the funds received and distributed on an REO Property by REO Property basis. Section 11.15 Distributions. On each Remittance Date, the Seller shall distribute to the Purchaser (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 11.06;. plus (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Seller is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 11.22, minus (iii) any amounts attributable to Principal Prepayments received after the last day of the Calendar month immediately preceding the related Remittance Date and (iv) any amounts attributable to Monthly Prepayments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the preceding Determination Date. 13 All distributions made to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date will be made to the Purchaser of record on the preceding Record Date, and shall be based on the Mortgage Loans owned and held by the Purchaser, and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Purchaser at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser on or after the second 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 rate of interest as is publicly announced from time to time at its principal office by JPMorgan, New York, New York, as its prime lending rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus one percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be paid by the Seller to the Purchaser on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following such second Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with such late payment. The payment by the 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. Section 11.16 Remittance Reports. No later than the fifth Business Day of each month, the Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee an electronic copy of the determination data with respect to the related Remittance Date, together with such other information with respect to the Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser may reasonably require to allocate distributions made pursuant to this Agreement and provide appropriate statements with respect to such distributions. In addition to the information set forth in the Remittance Report, such report shall also set forth, for each Mortgage Loan, (i) the Mortgage Interest Rate; (ii) the amount of any shortfall in the Servicing Fee due to delinquencies; (iii) the amount of any delinquency in the scheduled payment of principal and interest delineated at 30 days, 60 days and greater than 90 days past due; and (iv) such other information as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser. Section 11.17 Statements to the Purchaser. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return and as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. The Purchaser agrees to pay for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Seller in connection with complying with any request made by the Purchaser hereunder if such information is not customarily provided by the Purchaser in the ordinary course of servicing mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.18 Real Estate Owned Reports. Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 11.14, with respect to any REO Property, the Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser a statement covering 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, together with the operating statement. Such 14 statement shall be accompanied by such other information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request. Section 11.19 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. Section 11.20 Assumption Agreements. The Seller shall, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale" clause applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Seller shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any. If the Seller reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Seller shall enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 11.20, the Seller, with the prior written consent of the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement. In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Seller shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of prudent mortgage lenders in the state in which the related Mortgaged Property is located. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate, the amount of the Monthly Payment, and the final maturity date of such Mortgage Note may not be changed. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected by the Seller for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement in excess of 1% of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 11.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Seller shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law 15 or any assumption which the Seller may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 11.20, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement. Section 11.21 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 will immediately notify the Purchaser by a certification of a servicing officer of the Seller (a "Servicing Officer"), which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 11.05 have been or will be so deposited, and shall request execution of any document necessary to satisfy the Mortgage Loan and delivery to it the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Purchaser shall within five (5) Business Days release the related mortgage documents to the Seller and the Seller shall prepare and process any satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account or the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Purchaser fails to release or cause to be released to the Seller the related Mortgage Loan Documents within five (5) Business Days of the Seller's written request therefor, the Purchaser shall be liable to the Seller for any additional expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, outsourcing fees and penalties, incurred by the Seller resulting from such failure. In the event the Seller satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, the Seller, upon written demand, shall remit to the Purchaser the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Seller shall maintain the fidelity bond 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. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, including for this purpose collection under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Seller and delivery to the Purchaser of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the requested portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Seller. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Seller to return the related Mortgage documents to the Purchaser when the need therefor by the Seller no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Seller has delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating 16 that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Seller. Section 11.22 Monthly Advances by the Seller. (a) Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date, the Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by the Seller, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 11.01, of principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest not allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, at the Mortgage Interest Rate net of the Servicing Fee, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date. (b) The obligation of the Seller to make such Monthly Advances is mandatory, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, shall continue until a Final Recovery Determination in connection therewith; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Monthly Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Seller if such Monthly Advance would, if made, constitutes a Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance. The determination by the Seller that it has made a Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance or that any proposed Monthly Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Purchaser. Section 11.23 Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Seller shall, subject to Section 11.05(xi), be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for as the Seller's Servicing Fee. Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 11.20, interest earned from the investment in Eligible Investments of amounts held in Custodial Accounts pursuant to Section 11.05, Prepayment Charges, and late payment charges and similar fees and charges shall be retained by the Seller to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. 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 therefor except as specifically provided for. Section 11.24 Notification of Adjustments. On each Adjustment Date, the Seller shall make interest rate adjustments for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan in compliance with the requirements of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Seller shall execute and deliver the notices required by each Mortgage and Mortgage Note regarding interest rate adjustments. The Seller also shall provide timely notification to the Purchaser of all applicable data and information regarding such interest rate adjustments and the Seller's methods of implementing such interest rate adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Seller or the Purchaser that the Seller has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate or a Monthly Payment pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, the Seller shall immediately deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss caused thereby without reimbursement therefor. 17 Section 11.25 Statement as to Compliance. The Seller will deliver to the Purchaser not later than March 5th of each year, beginning with March 5, 2008, an Officers' Certificate (each, an "Annual Statement of Compliance") stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Seller during the preceding year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Seller has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Section 11.26 Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report. On or before March 15th of each year, beginning with March 5, 2008, the Seller at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants (which may also render other services to the Seller) which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (a "USAP Report") to furnish a statement to the Purchaser or its designee to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to servicing of mortgage loans by the Seller generally that may include a sampling of the Mortgage Loans and that, on the basis of such an examination conducted substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or the Audit Program for Mortgages serviced for FHLMC, such firm confirms that such servicing has been conducted in compliance with this Agreement, except for exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial or such significant exceptions or errors in records that, in the opinion of such firm, the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or the Audit Program for Mortgages serviced for FHLMC requires it to report. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller's obligation to deliver a USAP Report under this Subsection, as to the Seller or any Subservicer, as to any calendar year, beginning with the report required in March 2008, shall be satisfied if an assessment of compliance and attestation report is delivered in compliance with Subsection 12A.05 for such calendar year with respect to that entity. Section 11.27 [Reserved]. Section 11.28 Access to Certain Documentation. The Seller shall provide to the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over the Purchaser access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Seller required by applicable laws and regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Seller. In addition, access to the documentation will be provided to the Purchaser and any Person identified to the Seller by the Purchaser without charge, upon reasonable request during normal business hours at the offices of the Seller. 18 Section 11.29 Reports and Returns to be Filed by the Seller. The Seller shall file information reports with respect to the receipt of mortgage interest received in a trade or business, reports of foreclosures and abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and information returns relating to cancellation of indebtedness income with respect to any Mortgaged Property as required by Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code. Such reports shall be in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting requirements imposed by such Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code. Section 11.30 Compliance with REMIC Provisions. If a REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, the 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 and the 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 11.31 Sub-Servicing Agreements Between the Seller and Subservicers. The Seller, as servicer, may arrange for the subservicing of any Mortgage Loan by a Subservicer pursuant to a Sub-Servicing Agreement; provided that such sub-servicing arrangement and the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement must provide for the servicing of such Mortgage Loans in a manner consistent with Subsection 12A.06 and the servicing arrangements contemplated hereunder. Each Subservicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business in the state or states where the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to enable the Subservicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and (ii) a FHLMC or FNMA approved mortgage servicer. Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Seller or a Subservicer or reference to actions taken through the Seller or otherwise, the Seller shall remain obligated and liable to the Purchaser and its successors and assigns for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such Sub-Servicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the 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. Every Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Seller shall contain a provision giving the successor servicer the option to terminate such agreement in the event a successor servicer is appointed. All actions of each Subservicer performed pursuant to the related Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be performed as an agent of the Seller with the same force and effect as if performed directly by the Seller. 19 For purposes of this Agreement, the Seller shall be deemed to have received any collections, recoveries or payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans that are received by a Subservicer regardless of whether such payments are remitted by the Subservicer to the Seller. Section 11.32 Successor Subservicers. Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Seller shall be entitled to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and to either itself directly service the related Mortgage Loans or enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor Subservicer which qualifies under Subsection 11.31. Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall include the provision that such agreement may be immediately terminated by any successor to the Seller without fee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that the Seller (or any successor to the Seller) shall, for any reason, no longer be the servicer of the related Mortgage Loans (including termination due to an Event of Default). Section 11.33 No Contractual Relationship Between Subservicer and Purchaser. Any Sub-Servicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Subservicer shall be deemed to be between the Subservicer and the Seller alone and the Purchaser shall not be deemed a party thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to any Subservicer except as set forth in Subsection 11.06. Section 11.34 Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreement by Successor Servicer. In connection with the assumption of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities and of the authority, power and rights of the Seller hereunder by a successor servicer pursuant to Section 16 of this Agreement, it is understood and agreed that the Seller's rights and obligations under any Sub-Servicing Agreement then in force between the Seller and a Subservicer shall be assumed simultaneously by such successor servicer without act or deed on the part of such successor servicer; provided, however, that any successor servicer may terminate the Subservicer. The Seller shall, upon the reasonable request of the Purchaser, but at its own expense, deliver to the assuming party documents and records relating to each Sub-Servicing Agreement and an accounting of amounts collected and held by it and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreements to the assuming party. The Servicing Fee payable to any such successor servicer shall be payable from payments received on the Mortgage Loans in the amount and in the manner set forth in this Agreement. 20 EXHIBIT 9 FORM OF TRADE CONFIRMATION [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] EXHIBIT 10 ANNUAL CERTIFICATION Re: [_______________] (the "Trust"), Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_____], issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [_____], 200__ (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among [_____], as depositor (the "Depositor"), [_____], as trustee (the "Trustee"), [_____], as servicer (the "Servicer"), and [_____], as [depositor] [Master Servicer] [trustee]. I, [identify the certifying individual], certify to the Depositor and the Trustee, and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that: (i) Based on my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of Compliance and the Annual Independent Public Accountant's Servicing Report delivered pursuant to the Master Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement dated as of February 1, 2007 between Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. and Countrywide Home Loans Inc. (the "Master Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement"), and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted to the Master Servicer taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the date of this certification; (ii) The servicing information required to be provided to the Master Servicer by the Seller under this Master Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement has been provided to the Master Servicer; (iii) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Seller under the Master Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement and based upon the review required by this Master Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance or the Annual Independent Public Accountant's Servicing Report submitted to the Master Servicer, the Seller has, as of the date of this certification fulfilled its obligations under this Master Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement; and (iv) I have disclosed to the Master Servicer all significant deficiencies relating to the Seller's compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the Master Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement. Date: _______________________________ ------------------------------------- [Signature] [Title]: EXHIBIT 11 SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Seller] [Name of Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria":
Servicing Criteria Applicable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Servicing Reference Criteria Criteria ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- General Servicing Considerations 1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers X and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and X procedures are instituted to monitor the third party's performance and compliance with such servicing activities. 1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. 1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party X 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. Cash Collection and Administration 1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank X 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. 1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are X made only by authorized personnel. 1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, X and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts X established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution X 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. 1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. X 1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities X related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days
Servicing Criteria Applicable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Servicing Reference Criteria Criteria ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 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. Investor Remittances and Reporting 1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are X 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. 1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, X distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the X Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, X or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. Pool Asset Administration 1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the X transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. 1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction X agreements. 1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and X approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the X 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. 1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer's X records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. 1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., X loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. 1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and X 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.
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Servicing Criteria Applicable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Servicing Reference Criteria Criteria ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage X 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). 1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable X rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. 1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such X 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. 1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made X 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. 1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an X 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. 1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to X the obligor's records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in X accordance with the transaction agreements. 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.
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