0001193125-12-236224.txt : 20120516 0001193125-12-236224.hdr.sgml : 20120516 20120516132310 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-236224 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120513 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120516 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120516 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Nationstar Mortgage LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001507951 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MORTGAGE BANKERS & LOAN CORRESPONDENTS [6162] IRS NUMBER: 752921540 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-171370 FILM NUMBER: 12848128 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 HIGHLAND DRIVE CITY: LEWISVILLE STATE: TX ZIP: 75067 BUSINESS PHONE: (469) 549-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 HIGHLAND DRIVE CITY: LEWISVILLE STATE: TX ZIP: 75067 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001520566 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MORTGAGE BANKERS & LOAN CORRESPONDENTS [6162] IRS NUMBER: 452156869 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35449 FILM NUMBER: 12848127 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 HIGHLAND DRIVE CITY: LEWISVILLE STATE: TX ZIP: 75067 BUSINESS PHONE: (469) 549-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 HIGHLAND DRIVE CITY: LEWISVILLE STATE: TX ZIP: 75067 8-K 1 d354690d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2012

 

 

 

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.   Nationstar Mortgage LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware   Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
001-35449   333-171370
(Commission File Number)   (Commission File Number)
45-2156869   75-2921540
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

(469) 549-2000

 

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

(469) 549-2000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of principal executive offices)

 

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of principal executive offices)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 13, 2012, Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nationstar”) entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Residential Capital, LLC, Residential Funding Company, LLC, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, ETS of Washington, Inc., EPRE LLC and the additional Sellers identified on Schedule A thereto (collectively, the “Sellers”) in connection with Sellers’ proposed asset sale pursuant to a plan under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). Each of the Sellers is an indirect subsidiary of Ally Financial Inc.

Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, Nationstar agreed to purchase approximately $374 billion in mortgage servicing assets, including approximately $201 billion in primary residential mortgage servicing rights (the “MSRs”) and approximately $173 billion in subservicing contracts, as measured by unpaid principal balances as of February 29, 2012, and approximately $1.8 billion of related servicing advance receivables. Nationstar would also acquire Sellers’ mortgage origination platform and certain other assets. The aggregate cash purchase price for the purchased assets would be approximately $2.4 billion, based on unpaid principal balances as of February 29, 2012, which reflects a cash purchase price of approximately $700 million for the MSRs and subservicing contracts, and approximately $180 million, net of financing, for the related servicing advance receivables. Nationstar expects to enter into approximately $1.6 billion of advance financing facilities to fund the balance of the related servicing advance receivables. Approximately 68% of loans in the total portfolio (by unpaid principal balance) are owned, insured or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae.

In connection with the proposed transaction, each of the Sellers has filed petitions for relief under the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”), and the transaction will be consummated pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. Consummation of the transaction is subject to, among other things, (i) competitive bidding pursuant to such sale procedures as may be approved by the Bankruptcy Court, (ii) approval of the transaction by the Bankruptcy Court, (iii) certain licensing and regulatory approvals, including expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and (iv) certain customary closing conditions and termination rights. In connection with the entry into the Asset Purchase Agreement, Nationstar made an earnest money cash deposit of $72 million, which will be applied towards the purchase price upon closing of the transaction. In addition, if the Asset Purchase Agreement is terminated as a result of the Bankruptcy Court’s approval of a competing transaction, Sellers will be required to pay Nationstar a $72 million break-up fee in cash and reimburse up to $10 million of Nationstar’s expenses. Subject to the auction process and satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, the transaction is expected to close in late 2012.

Nationstar will fund up to approximately $450 million of the MSR purchase price and cash purchase price for advances, and will fund the remaining portion of the cash purchase price with proceeds of a co-investment by Newcastle Investment Corp. (“Newcastle”) and certain affiliated entities. Nationstar is an affiliate of the manager of Newcastle. The terms of the co-investment are set forth in a series of agreements, dated as of May 13, 2012 (collectively, the “Co-Investment Agreements”). Under the terms of the co-investment, Nationstar will sell to Newcastle the right to receive approximately 65% of the excess cash flow generated from the MSRs after receipt of a fixed basic servicing fee per loan. Nationstar will retain all ancillary income associated with servicing the loans and approximately 35% of the excess cash flow after receipt of the fixed basic servicing fee. Nationstar will continue to be the servicer of the loans and provide all servicing and advancing functions for the loans. Under the terms of the investment, if Nationstar were to refinance any loan in the portfolio, the resulting servicing right would be included in the portfolio, subject to certain limitations. Newcastle contributed a portion of the $72 million cash deposit and would be entitled to a portion of the $72 million break-up fee described above.

The foregoing summaries of the Asset Purchase Agreement and the Newcastle co-investment are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Asset Purchase Agreement and the Co-Investment Agreements, which are filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibits 10.2 through 10.9, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 14, 2012, Nationstar issued a press release announcing the entry into the Asset Purchase Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

10.1    Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and Residential Capital, LLC, Residential Funding Company, LLC, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, ETS of Washington, Inc., EPRE LLC and the additional Sellers identified on Schedule A thereto
10.2    Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR V LLC
10.3    Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR V LLC
10.4    Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR IV LLC
10.5    Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR IV LLC
10.6    Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VI LLC
10.7    Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VI LLC
10.8    Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VII LLC
10.9    Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VII LLC
99.1    Press release dated May 14, 2012


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.
Date: May 16, 2012     By:  

/s/ Anthony W. Villani

      Anthony W. Villani
      Executive Vice President and General Counsel
    Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Date: May 16, 2012     By:  

/s/ Anthony W. Villani

      Anthony W. Villani
      Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

10.1    Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and Residential Capital, LLC, Residential Funding Company, LLC, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, ETS of Washington, Inc., EPRE LLC and the additional Sellers identified on Schedule A thereto.
10.2    Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR V LLC
10.3    Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR V LLC
10.4    Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR IV LLC
10.5    Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR IV LLC
10.6    Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VI LLC
10.7    Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VI LLC
10.8    Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VII LLC
10.9    Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated May 13, 2012, between Nationstar Mortgage LLC and NIC MSR VII LLC
99.1    Press release dated May 14, 2012
EX-10.1 2 d354690dex101.htm ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT Asset Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

between

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

and

RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC,

RESIDENTIAL FUNDING COMPANY, LLC,

GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC,

EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE SERVICES, LLC,

ETS OF WASHINGTON, INC.,

EPRE LLC

and

THE ADDITIONAL SELLERS IDENTIFIED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO

dated as of

MAY 13, 2012


Table of Contents

 

              Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

     1   
 

Section 1.1

   Definitions      1   
 

Section 1.2

   Interpretation      29   

ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS

     30   
 

Section 2.1

   Purchase and Sale of Assets      30   
 

Section 2.2

   Assignment of Contracts, Leases and Other Assets      32   
 

Section 2.3

   Excluded Assets      33   
 

Section 2.4

   Post-Closing Asset Deliveries      35   
 

Section 2.5

   Conveyance of Assets by Affiliate Sellers      35   
 

Section 2.6

   Non-Assignable Purchased Assets; Necessary Consents      36   
 

Section 2.7

   Assumption of Certain Liabilities      36   
 

Section 2.8

   Retained Liabilities      36   
 

Section 2.9

   Closing      37   
 

Section 2.10

   Ancillary Agreements      37   
 

Section 2.11

   Deliveries by Purchaser      38   
 

Section 2.12

   Deliveries by Sellers      38   
 

Section 2.13

   Consumer Privacy Matters      39   
 

Section 2.14

   “As Is, Where Is” Transaction      39   
 

Section 2.15

   Exclusion of Assumed Contracts      39   
 

Section 2.16

   Ginnie Mae MSR Assets Auction      40   
 

Section 2.17

   Indemnity Escrow Agreement      40   

ARTICLE III PURCHASE PRICE; ADJUSTMENT; ALLOCATION

     40   
 

Section 3.1

   Purchase Price; Payment of Purchase Price      40   
 

Section 3.2

   Purchase Price Adjustment; Final Payment      41   
 

Section 3.3

   Allocation of the Purchase Price for Tax Purposes      42   
 

Section 3.4

   Deposit      43   

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

     44   
 

Section 4.1

   Organization and Authority      44   
 

Section 4.2

   Non-Contravention      44   
 

Section 4.3

   Consents and Approvals      45   
 

Section 4.4

   Financial Statements      45   
 

Section 4.5

   Absence of Certain Changes or Events      46   
 

Section 4.6

   Title to Assets      46   
 

Section 4.7

   Purchased Assets Used in Business      46   
 

Section 4.8

   Real Property Leases      46   
 

Section 4.9

   Mortgage Servicing Portfolio; Servicing Agreements; the Business      47   
 

Section 4.10

   Material Contracts      49   
 

Section 4.11

   Compliance with Law, Licensing and Data Security      49   

 

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              Page  
  Section 4.12    Employee Benefits      50   
  Section 4.13    Employees      50   
  Section 4.14    Litigation and Claims      51   
  Section 4.15    Intellectual Property      51   
  Section 4.16    Brokers, Finders and Financial Advisors      52   
  Section 4.17    Ginnie Mae Loans      53   
  Section 4.18    Tax Matters      54   
  Section 4.19    Shared Services Agreement      55   
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER      55   
  Section 5.1    Organization and Authority      55   
  Section 5.2    Non-Contravention      55   
  Section 5.3    Consents and Approvals      56   
  Section 5.4    Financing      56   
  Section 5.5    Non-reliance      56   
  Section 5.6    Brokers, Finders and Financial Advisors      56   
ARTICLE VI PRE-CLOSING MATTERS AND OTHER COVENANTS      57   
  Section 6.1    Subsequent Actions; Further Assurances      57   
  Section 6.2    Third Party Consents      57   
  Section 6.3    Access to Information; Interim Financial Information      57   
  Section 6.4    Records; Post-Closing Access to Information      58   
  Section 6.5    Interim Operations of the Business      59   
  Section 6.6    Servicing Approvals and Licenses      63   
  Section 6.7    Employee Matters      63   
  Section 6.8    Notices of Certain Events      65   
  Section 6.9    Tax Matters      66   
  Section 6.10    Insurance      67   
  Section 6.11    Mortgage Loan Schedules and Servicing Advance Schedules      67   
  Section 6.12    Title Documents and Surveys      67   
  Section 6.13    Schedules and Disclosure Memorandum      67   
  Section 6.14    Bankruptcy Actions      68   
  Section 6.15    Stalking-Horse Bidder Matters      69   
  Section 6.16    Consent Order and DOJ/AG Settlement      70   
  Section 6.17    Antitrust Clearances and Obligations      71   
  Section 6.18    Post-Closing Amounts Received and Paid      72   
  Section 6.19    Confidentiality      73   
  Section 6.20    Real Property Matters and Transition Services      74   
  Section 6.21    Required Financial Information      75   
  Section 6.22    PSA Amendments      75   
  Section 6.23    Mortgage Loans Documents      75   
  Section 6.24    Copies of Assumed Contracts      75   
  Section 6.25    Purchaser Payment Cap      75   
  Section 6.26    DIP Financing Agreements      76   

 

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              Page  
  Section 6.27    Transfer of Assets to DIP Borrowers      76   
  Section 6.28    Separation Services      76   
  Section 6.29    Repurchase      76   
  Section 6.30    Rebranding      77   
  Section 6.31    Subservicing Agreement      77   
ARTICLE VII BANKRUPTCY COURT MATTERS      77   
  Section 7.1    Competing Transaction      77   
  Section 7.2    Bankruptcy Court Filings      78   
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS      78   
  Section 8.1    Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser and Sellers      78   
  Section 8.2    Conditions to Obligations of Sellers      80   
  Section 8.3    Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser      80   
ARTICLE IX TRANSFER OF SERVICING      81   
  Section 9.1    Transfer of Purchased Mortgage Servicing and MSRs      81   
  Section 9.2    Costs of Transfer      82   
ARTICLE X TERMINATION AND SURVIVAL      83   
  Section 10.1    Termination      83   
  Section 10.2    Procedure and Effect of Termination      85   
ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION      85   
  Section 11.1    Indemnification by Sellers      85   
  Section 11.2    Notice of Claims      86   
  Section 11.3    Third Person Claims      87   
  Section 11.4    Claims Against the Indemnity Escrowed Funds      88   
  Section 11.5    Adjustment to Purchase Price      88   
  Section 11.6    Survival      88   
  Section 11.7    Exclusive Remedy      88   
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS      89   
  Section 12.1    Expenses      89   
  Section 12.2    Amendment; Waiver      89   
  Section 12.3    Notices      89   
  Section 12.4    Waivers      90   
  Section 12.5    Counterparts      91   
  Section 12.6    Applicable Law; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; Venue and Retention of Jurisdiction      91   
  Section 12.7    Assignment      91   
  Section 12.8    No Third-Party Beneficiaries      92   
  Section 12.9    Public Announcements      92   
  Section 12.10    Severability      92   
  Section 12.11    Specific Performance      92   
  Section 12.12    Waiver of Bulk Transfer Laws      93   

 

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  Section 12.13    Personal Liability      93   
  Section 12.14    Entire Agreement      93   

 

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SCHEDULES

Schedule A

   Additional Sellers

Schedule B

   Agency Special Requirements

Schedule C

   Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities

Schedule D

   DIP Financing Agreements

Schedule E

   Private Investor Servicing Agreements and Servicing Agreements for Other Serviced Loans

Schedule F

   Agency Contracts

Schedule G

   Knowledge of Sellers

Schedule H

   Owned Real Property and Leased Real Property

Schedule I

   Other Serviced Loans

Schedule J

   [Reserved]

Schedule K

   Computer Equipment Located at Real Property

Schedule L-1

   Other Purchased Assets

Schedule L-2

   Credits and Other Expenses

Schedule M

   Ginnie Mae Loan Criteria

Schedule N

   Owned Transferred IP

Schedule O

   Other Assigned Contracts

Schedule P

   Material Agreements

Schedule Q

   Excluded Contracts and Assets

Schedule R

   Material Employee Benefit Plans

Schedule S

   Business Licenses

Schedule T

   Deemed Eligible Servicing Agreements

Schedule U

   ETS Contracts

Schedule 2.15

   Excludable Servicing Agreements

Schedule 3.1(a)

   Purchase Price

Schedule 4.3

   Seller Consents and Approvals

Schedule 4.9(a)

   Mortgage Loan Data Fields

Schedule 4.9(c)

   Servicing Advances Data Fields

Schedule 5.3

   Purchaser Consents and Approvals

Schedule 6.14(f)

   Terms of the Chapter 11 Plan

Schedule 6.16

   Terms of Consent Order and DOJ/AG Settlement

Schedule 6.31

   Subservicing Agreement Term Sheet

Schedule 8.3(vi)

   Required Seller Consents

Schedule 8.3(viii)

   Necessary Purchaser Business Licenses

EXHIBITS

Exhibit 1

   AFI Letter

Exhibit 2

   Form of Deposit Escrow Agreement

Exhibit 3

   Sale Approval Order

Exhibit 4

   Sale Procedures

Exhibit 5

   Sale Procedures Order

Exhibit 6

   Form of GM Transition License

Exhibit 7

   Term Sheet for Transition Services Agreement between AFI and Purchaser

 

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Exhibit 8

   Shared Services Agreement

Exhibit 9

   Form of Mutual Release

DISCLOSURE MEMORANDUM

 

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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2012, is entered into between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Purchaser”), and Residential Capital, LLC (“ResCap”), Residential Funding Company, LLC (“RFC”), GMAC Mortgage, LLC (“GMAC Mortgage”), each of which is a Delaware limited liability company, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ETS LLC”), ETS of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation (“ETS WA” and together with ETS LLC, “ETS”), EPRE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“EPRE”) and the additional sellers identified on Schedule A hereto (together with ResCap, RFC, GMAC Mortgage and ETS, the “Sellers”).

WHEREAS, Sellers are engaged in the Business (as hereinafter defined);

WHEREAS, Sellers, together with other Affiliates (as hereinafter defined), intend to file voluntary petitions (“Petitions”) for relief (collectively, the “Bankruptcy Case”) under Chapter 11 of Title 11, U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq., as amended (the “Bankruptcy Code”), in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”) on or shortly after the date this Agreement is executed;

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and as authorized under sections 105, 363 and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, Sellers wish to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser (or Purchaser’s assignee or assignees pursuant to Section 12.7 hereof) wishes to purchase from Sellers, the Purchased Assets (as hereinafter defined), and Purchaser is willing to assume all of the Assumed Liabilities (as hereinafter defined); and

WHEREAS, Sellers, as debtors and debtors-in-possession, will continue in the possession of their respective assets and in the management of the Business pursuant to sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

Adjustment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(b).

Adjustment Report” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(d).

Advance Facility” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eligible Servicing Agreement.”

 

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Advance Financing Person” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eligible Servicing Agreement.”

Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Person specified. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” of a Person means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to (i) vote 20% or more of the voting securities of such Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by Contract or otherwise, and the terms and phrases “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided, Affiliates of the Sellers include only direct or indirect Subsidiaries of ResCap, and other Affiliates of AFI are excluded from the definition of Sellers’ Affiliates and references to Affiliates of AFI exclude Sellers and their Affiliates.

Affiliate Purchased Assets” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(a).

Affiliate Seller” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(a).

AFI” means Ally Financial Inc., a Delaware corporation and the indirect parent of Sellers.

AFI Letter” means the letter specified in the last paragraph of Section 6.5.

AFI Transition Services Agreement” means the transition services agreement to be entered into by and among AFI, for itself and its Affiliates, and Purchaser pursuant to which Purchaser and AFI will each will provide certain transition services from and after the Closing Date, and for which the term sheet is attached as Exhibit 7 hereto.

Agency” means a government-sponsored secondary mortgage market enterprise or Government Entity acquiring, owning or guaranteeing Mortgage Loans, including for purposes of this Agreement, Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and HUD.

Agency Consents” means the written consents, approvals or acknowledgements of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mae or Ginnie Mae containing the provisions set forth in Schedule 4.3, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser.

Agency Contracts” means the Contracts between any Seller or any Subsidiary of any Seller and an Agency, and each Agency’s respective seller and servicer guides utilized by the Agencies and other Investors to whom Sellers have sold Mortgage Loans and/or for which Sellers service Mortgage Loans, as listed on Schedule F hereto.

Agency Loans” means Mortgage Loans being serviced by Sellers pursuant to an Agency Contract that are owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae or are intended to be included in a pool to be owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, as identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Cut-Off Date Mortgage Loan Schedule, or the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Schedule, as applicable.

 

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Agency Special Requirements” means the Seller-specific reporting and servicing procedures required by the Agencies to be performed by Sellers as servicer of the Agency Loans, as set forth on Schedule B.

Agreement” or “this Agreement” means this Asset Purchase Agreement, together with the Exhibits, Schedules and Disclosure Memorandum attached hereto, as any of them may be amended from time to time.

Amended Disclosure Memorandum” has the meaning specified in Section 6.13(b).

Ancillary Agreements” means the Servicing Transfer Agreement and each of the agreements set forth in Section 2.10.

Ancillary Income” means all income, revenue, fees, expenses, charges or other monies from or relating to the Mortgage Loans to which a Servicer is entitled (other than servicing fees and prepayment charges, premiums or penalties), including late charges, insufficient funds fees, assumption fees, income from Optional Products, interest on funds deposited in any Servicing Escrow Account or Servicing Custodial Account maintained pursuant to the Servicing Agreements, fees payable to a Seller under HAMP, HARP, HASP or any similar program, loss mitigation incentive fees, including those payable from an Agency in such instances for non-HAMP workouts, pay-off fees, modification fees, default interest, commissions and administrative fees on insurance and similar fees and charges, and all other incidental fees and charges.

Antitrust Authority” has the meaning specified in Section 6.17(b).

Applicable Law” means, as of the time of reference and as applicable, any Law that is applicable to the Business.

Applicable Requirements” means and includes, as of the time of reference, with respect to the origination, purchase, sale and servicing of Mortgage Loans or the Servicing Agreements or the ETS Contracts, (in each case to the extent applicable to any particular Mortgage Loan or Servicing Agreement): (i) contractual obligations of Sellers (except those rendered unenforceable by the Bankruptcy Code), including with respect to any Servicing under any Servicing Agreement, Mortgage Loan Document or any other commitment or other contractual obligation relating to a Mortgage Loan, (ii) applicable underwriting, servicing and other guidelines of Sellers as incorporated in Seller/Servicer Guides, (iii) Applicable Laws, (iv) other applicable requirements and guidelines of any Government Entity or of any Investor, ETS Customer or Insurer and (v) applicable requirements of MERS.

Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means one or more assignment and assumption agreements to be executed by Sellers and Purchaser in respect of specified Assumed Contracts and Assumed Liabilities, in a customary form as mutually agreed between Sellers and Purchaser.

Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreements” means one or more assignment and assumption of lease agreements to be executed by applicable Sellers and Purchaser in respect of the Real Property Leases, in a customary form as mutually agreed between Sellers and Purchaser.

 

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Assumed Contracts” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.

Assumed Contracts Procedures” means procedures pertaining to the assumption and assignment of the Assumed Contracts from the Sellers to the Purchaser, as set forth in the Sale Procedures, which shall include procedures pursuant to which (i) the Sellers shall (a) file a schedule setting forth each of the Assumed Contracts and the Sellers’ estimates of the Cure Amounts, if any, with respect to the Assumed Contracts and (b) provide notice of such schedule to all affected parties and (ii) all affected parties shall file an objection, if any, to the Sellers’ proposed assumption and assignment of the Assumed Contracts and the estimates of Cure Amounts set forth in such schedule by no later than 15 calendar days prior to the Sale Hearing or such earlier date as the Bankruptcy Court shall order.

Assumed Liabilities” means:

(i) the Business Employee Liabilities;

(ii) the Liabilities relating to Permitted Liens with respect to Purchased Assets (to the extent not discharged in the Bankruptcy Case);

(iii) the Liabilities arising under any Assumed Contract to the extent such Liabilities arise on and after the Closing; and

(iv) all Liabilities of the Business or Purchased Assets arising from the conduct of the Business on or after the Closing other than any Retained Liabilities.

Assumed Pre-Petition Contracts” has the meaning specified in Section 6.14(d).

Auction” has the meaning specified in the Sale Procedures Order.

Auction Date” has the meaning specified in the Sale Procedures Order.

Bankruptcy Case” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

Bankruptcy Court” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

Bankruptcy Exceptions” means (i) as a result of Sellers operating as debtors in possession under the Bankruptcy Code, (a) Sellers’ inability to maintain the services of their officers or other employees, including the possibility that a substantial number of Sellers’ employees have left, or will leave, their positions, and (b) vendors and counterparties of Sellers failing to continue to perform their obligations to Sellers, and (ii) any limitation or obligation imposed on Sellers by Order of the Bankruptcy Court or the DIP Financing Agreements.

 

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Bankruptcy Rules” means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

Bill of Sale” means one or more bills of sale to be executed by Sellers and Purchaser in respect of certain Purchased Assets, in a customary form as mutually agreed between Sellers and Purchaser.

Book Value” means, with respect to any asset, the book value of such asset determined in accordance with the Transaction Accounting Principles, as set forth on the Schedule of Purchased Assets and Liabilities, the Cut-off Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Liabilities or the Closing Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Liabilities, as applicable.

Books and Records” means all books, ledgers, files, reports, plans, records, manuals, and other materials (in any form or medium) Related to the Business except those items identified on Schedule Q.

Break-Up Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.15(a).

Budget” means the budget annexed to the DIP Order.

Business” means the business, directly or indirectly, engaged in by Sellers and Affiliate Sellers of (i) originating Mortgage Loans, including through Sellers’ Consumer Lending Platform; (ii) owning the Other Purchased Assets; (iii) providing primary servicing, back-up servicing and related activities for Mortgage Loans and Other Serviced Loans; (iv) providing fee-based subservicing for Mortgage Loans; (v) providing master servicing for Private Investors in Private Investor Loans and investors in Other Serviced Loans; (vi) financing and reselling serviced Mortgage Loans and related capital markets transactions; (vii) other operations related to the foregoing and (viii) foreclosure trustee services and recovery services provided to ETS Customers. “Business” expressly excludes all activities, operations, products, transactions and services that are conducted under, or in connection with, any Excluded Assets.

Business Day” means any day of the year, other than any Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks located in New York, New York or Dallas, Texas generally are closed for business.

Business Employee” means each employee of any Seller whose primary responsibility is to provide services Related to the Business.

Business Employee Liabilities” means all Claims and Liabilities of Sellers related to the Transferred Employees that Purchaser expressly agrees to assume pursuant to Section 6.7.

Business Employee List” has the meaning specified in Section 4.13(a) hereof.

Business Licenses” means the Permits required by Law or by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae or other Government Entity in order to engage in the Business.

Cash Deposit” has the meaning specified in Section 3.4.

 

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Chapter 11 Plan” shall mean the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, in form and substance in accordance with the terms set forth in Schedule 6.14(f) and otherwise satisfactory to the Sellers and the Purchaser, which shall be confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court in accordance with section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Chapter 11 Plan Effective Date” shall mean the date upon which all the conditions to effectiveness of the Chapter 11 Plan shall have been satisfied or waived and the transaction contemplated hereunder shall have been substantially consummated.

Claims” means any right to payment, whether or not such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, known or unknown; or any right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right of payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured, known or unknown.

Closing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.9.

Closing Date” means the date upon which the Closing occurs, which shall be the last day of the month.

Closing Date Mortgage Loan Schedule” means the Mortgage Loan Schedule as of the close of business on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date.

Closing Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities” means the unaudited Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities as of the Closing Date.

Closing Date Servicing Advance Schedule” means the Servicing Advance Schedule as of the close of business on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date.

COBRA” means the continuation coverage provisions of the U.S. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, or any similar provisions of State or Local Law.

Commitment Letter” means the letter agreement dated May 13, 2012 between Purchaser and Newcastle Investment Corp.

Competing Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.

Computer Equipment” means all equipment and devices (including data processing hardware and related telecommunications equipment, media, materials, program documentation and tools) owned or leased by Sellers and located at the Real Property, including the Computer Equipment set forth on Schedule K, together with Sellers’ rights under all related warranties, other than the Computer Equipment identified on Schedule Q.

Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 6.19(b).

 

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Confidentiality Agreement” means the confidentiality agreement, dated as of January 26, 2012, between Purchaser and Fortress Investment Group LLC.

Confirmation Order” means the order of the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Chapter 11 Plan in accordance with section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Consent” means the Permits, authorizations, consents, waivers, approvals and licenses from third parties or Government Entities necessary to consummate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and for Purchaser to operate the Business after the Closing.

Consent Order” means the Consent Order entered into on April 13, 2011, by and among the FDIC, the FRB and AFI, Ally Bank, ResCap and GMAC Mortgage.

Consumer Lending Platform” means the assets and operations of Sellers pursuant to which Sellers originate or broker Mortgage Loans, including traditional retail loan offices and a call center.

Consumer Privacy Ombudsperson” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13.

Contract” means any agreement, consensual obligation, promise, understanding, arrangement, commitment or undertaking of any nature (whether written or oral and whether express or implied), including leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses, purchase orders, indentures and loan agreements (other than this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements) (including each amendment, extension, exhibit, attachment, addendum, appendix, statement of work, change order and any other similar instrument or document relating thereto).

Copyrights” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Intellectual Property.”

Core Representations” means:

(i) Section 4.4(a) (Financial Statements);

(ii) Section 4.5 (Absence of Certain Changes or Events);

(iii) Section 4.6 (Title to Assets);

(iv) Section 4.7 (Purchased Assets Used in the Business);

(v) Section 4.8 (Real Property Leases), limited to the first sentence thereof and clause (ii) of the third sentence thereof;

(vi) Section 4.9(a)-(e) (Mortgage Servicing Portfolio; Servicing Agreements; the Business);

(vii) Section 4.10 (Material Contracts), limited to the first two sentences thereof;

(viii) Section 4.14 (Litigation and Claims), limited to clause (ii) thereof;

 

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(ix) Section 4.15 (Intellectual Property), limited to subsection (a) and, with respect to any Intellectual Property rights included with the Transferred IT Assets, subsection (c); and

(x) Section 4.17 (Ginnie Mae Loans).

Cure Amount” means the amount payable in order to cure all defaults on Assumed Contracts and effectuate the assumption by Sellers of an Assumed Contract and the assignment to Purchaser pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code as provided in the Sale Approval Order or other Order of the Bankruptcy Court.

Cut-off Date” means the last day of the month immediately preceding the month of the expected Closing Date or such other date as Purchaser and Sellers may agree.

Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Schedule” has the meaning specified in Section 4.9(a).

Cut-off Date Purchase Price” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).

Cut-off Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities” means the unaudited Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities dated as of the Cut-off Date.

Cut-off Date Servicing Advance Schedule” has the meaning specified in Section 4.9(c).

Deed of Transfer” means one or more deeds of transfer, each in a customary form as mutually agreed between Sellers and Purchaser, to be executed by the applicable Seller and, if required by applicable law, Purchaser in respect of the Owned Real Property, each of which shall be a special warranty deed, or the equivalent in the applicable jurisdiction, with a covenant against grantor’s acts.

De Minimis Interest” means an insubstantial interest, and shall equal a 0.01% interest, except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.3(g) of the Disclosure Memorandum.

Deposit Escrow Agreement” means an escrow agreement by and among Purchaser, Sellers and the Escrow Agent, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit 2 hereto, executed and delivered simultaneously with the execution and delivery hereof.

Determination” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3(a).

DIP Borrowers” means GMACM Borrower LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of GMAC Mortgage, and RFC Borrower LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of RFC.

DIP Cash Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

DIP Financing Agreements” means the Debtor in Possession Loan and Security Agreements identified on Schedule D hereto, as such agreements may be amended from time to time.

 

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DIP Order” means the Final Order or Final Orders (i) approving the DIP Financing Agreements; (ii) authorizing Debtors’ post-petition financing on a senior secured, superpriority basis; (iii) authorizing the Debtors’ use of Cash Collateral (as defined in the DIP Order); and (iv) granting Replacement Liens and Adequate Protection to Certain Pre-Petition Secured Creditors, entered by the Bankruptcy Court in the Bankruptcy Case.

Disclosure Memorandum” has the meaning specified in Section 6.13(a).

Dispute Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(c).

DOJ/AG Settlement” means the Consent Judgment filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on March 12, 2012 to which AFI, ResCap and GMAC Mortgage are parties.

Electronic Data File” means test “tape(s),” sale “tape(s)” and/or “transfer tape(s)” containing Mortgage Loan, Other Serviced Loan and/or servicing information delivered or to be delivered by Sellers to Purchaser in connection with the transfer of the Purchased Mortgage Servicing, the Advances and the Servicing Agreements contemplated hereby.

Eligible Servicing Agreement” means a Servicing Agreement (including a master servicing agreement, primary servicing agreement or subservicing agreement) that

(a) is described on Schedule T; or

(b) contains the following provisions:

(i) expressly authorize the servicer, without the consent of any party thereto and notwithstanding any other limitation set forth therein, to enter into a financing or other facility (an “Advance Facility”) under which such servicer assigns or pledges its rights under such servicing agreement to be reimbursed for any or all servicing advances to a lender or a special-purpose bankruptcy-remote entity and/or a trustee acting on behalf of holders of debt instruments or any other Person (any such Person, an “Advance Financing Person”);

(ii) require the servicer and the Advance Financing Person to notify the related securitization trustee in writing of the existence of an Advance Facility and the identity of the Advance Financing Person;

(iii) provide that an Advance Facility notice may only be terminated by the joint written notice of the servicer and the related Advance Financing Person;

(iv) require the servicer to maintain and provide to any successor servicer and the related securitization trustee, a detailed accounting on a loan-by-loan basis as to amounts advanced, by, pledged or assigned to, and reimbursed to any Advance Financing Person that are recoverable on a loan-level;

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its Advance Financing Person, on the one hand, and a successor servicer and its Advance Financing Person (if any) on the other hand, reimbursement amounts in respect of servicing advances on a loan-by-loan basis with respect to each Mortgage Loan as shall be allocated on a “first-in, first-out” basis (such that servicing advances of a particular type that were disbursed first in time will be reimbursed prior to servicing advances of the same type with respect to the same Mortgage Loan that were disbursed later in time), subject to any exceptions for a “first-in, first-out” allocation of the kind set forth in the Advance Facility provisions in any servicing agreement described on Schedule T;

(vi) provide that any rights of set-off that the trust fund, the trustee, the master servicer or any other Person might have against such servicer under the related securitization trust document shall not attach to any rights to receive servicing advances that have been sold, transferred or pledged to an Advance Financing Person under a servicer advance facility;

(vii) provide that the sections of such servicing agreement that authorize the servicer to enter into an Advance Facility may not be amended without the consent of the Advance Financing Person;

(viii) expressly provide that if so required pursuant to the terms of an Advance Facility, the Servicer may direct the trustee, securities administrator or master servicer, as applicable, and if so directed in writing such person will directly pay to the Advance Financing Person or such trustee the reimbursement amounts payable to the servicer pursuant to the agreement;

(ix) expressly provide that an Advance Financing Person whose obligations are limited to the financing of servicing advances shall not be required to meet the qualifications of a successor servicer or subservicer pursuant to the agreement;

(x) expressly provide that in no event shall any reimbursement amounts be included in the funds available to be distributed to, or distributed to, security holders;

(xi) expressly provide that upon the direction of and at the expense of the servicer, the trustee, the securities administrator and the master servicer (as applicable) each agrees to execute such acknowledgments, certificates and other documents (in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such party) provided by the servicer recognizing the interests of any Advance Financing Person or trustee for and on behalf of the Advance Financing Person in reimbursement amounts; and

(xii) expressly provide that the servicer (and any successor servicer) shall apply proceeds received in connection with a liquidation of, or final recovery of amounts under, any mortgage loan, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of insurance proceeds, liquidation proceeds or

 

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condemnation proceeds in respect of any mortgage loan, to reimburse any previously unreimbursed servicer advances prior to applying such proceeds to the payment of interest and principal on such mortgage loan in accordance with the agreement.

Enforceability Exceptions” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1.

EPRE” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and all regulations and rules issued thereunder, or any successor Law.

Escrow Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank or such other bank or other financial institution reasonably acceptable to Sellers and Purchaser.

ETS” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

ETS Contract Rights” means the rights of ETS LLC or ETS WA to earn compensation in respect of trustee services or recovery services under the ETS Contracts.

ETS Contracts” means the Contracts pursuant to which ETS LLC or ETS WA provides foreclosure trustee services or recovery services listed on Schedule U.

ETS Customer” means the counterparty or counterparties of ETS LLC or ETS WA under an ETS Contract.

ETS LLC” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

ETS WA” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

Excluded Assets” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3.

Expense Reimbursement” means a reimbursement to Purchaser of Purchaser’s actual, reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including professional fees, in each case to the extent not reimbursed by Sellers to Purchaser prior to or upon execution and delivery of this Agreement and not to exceed $10,000,000.

Fannie Mae” means Fannie Mae, formerly known as The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.

Fed Funds Rate” means, for any date, the weighted average of the rates set forth in the weekly statistical release H.15(519) (or any successor publication) published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System opposite the caption “Federal Funds (Effective).”

Fee-Based Subservicing Agreements” means the subservicing agreements (including letter agreements) with any counterparty, including any Affiliate of AFI, under which a Seller

 

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services Mortgage Loans as to which such counterparty owns the related Mortgage Servicing Rights and, in some cases, agrees to pay over a portion of the related Servicing Compensation to such counterparty, as set forth in Schedule E hereto.

FHA” means the Federal Housing Administration of HUD, or any successor thereto.

FHA Loans” means mortgages insured by the FHA.

Final Order” means an Order (i) as to which the time to appeal, petition for certiorari or move for review or rehearing has expired and as to which no appeal, petition for certiorari or other proceeding for review or rehearing is pending, or (ii) if an appeal, writ of certiorari, reargument or rehearing has been filed or sought, the Order has been affirmed by the highest court to which such Order was appealed or certiorari has been denied, or reargument or rehearing shall have been denied or resulted in no modification of such Order and the time to take any further appeal or to seek certiorari or further reargument or rehearing has expired; provided that the theoretical possibility that a motion under Rule 59 or Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or any analogous rule under the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, as amended, or any successor rules, may be filed with respect to such order or judgment shall not prevent such Order from being considered a Final Order.

Fixtures and Equipment” means all furniture, furnishings, vehicles, equipment, Computer Equipment, tools and other tangible personal property owned by any Seller and located at any Real Property as of the Closing Date, including any of the foregoing purchased subject to any conditional sales or title retention agreement in favor of any other Person.

FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Freddie Mac” means Freddie Mac, formerly known as The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis.

Ginnie Mae” means the Government National Mortgage Association, a body corporate organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America within HUD, or any successor thereto.

Ginnie Mae Loans” means Whole Loans owned by a Seller on the Closing Date that meet the criteria set forth on Schedule M.

Ginnie Mae MSR Assets” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.

GM Transition License” means a license from General Motors to Purchaser and certain of its Subsidiaries as designated by Purchaser to use “GMAC” as a trademark or servicemark for transitional purposes, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 6.

GMAC Mortgage” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

 

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Government Authorization” means any Permit, environmental permit, certificate, consent, ratification, permission, authorization, approval, confirmation, decision, endorsement, waiver, certification, registration or qualification issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of, or filing with or notice to, any Government Entity or pursuant to any Law, including any approval to participate in any of its programs relating to Mortgage Servicing.

Government Entity” means any United States federal, state or local, or any supranational, court, judicial or arbitral body, administrative or regulatory body or other governmental or quasi-Government Entity with competent jurisdiction (including any political or other subdivision thereof), including the Agencies, the FHA, HUD, the VA, the FRB, the FDIC, the IRS, any State Agency and any Antitrust Authority.

HAMP” means the Treasury Department’s Home Affordable Modification Program established in connection with the “Making Home Affordable” loan modification program, as in effect from time to time.

HARP” means the Treasury Department’s Home Affordable Refinance Program established in connection with the “Making Home Affordable” loan modification program, as in effect from time to time.

HASP” means the Treasury Department’s Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan established in connection with the “Making Home Affordable” loan modification program, as in effect from time to time.

HELOC” means a Mortgage Loan that is a home equity line of credit.

HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

HUD” means the Department of Housing and Urban Development of the United States of America.

Improvements” means all buildings, structures, facilities and improvements located on any Owned Real Property, including buildings, structures, facilities and improvements that are under construction.

Indebtedness” means (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business and payable in accordance with customary practices), (ii) any other indebtedness that is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (iii) liabilities under or in connection with letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances or similar items, (iv) all obligations under financing leases, (v) all Liabilities secured by any Lien on any property, and (vi) all guarantee obligations.

Indemnity Escrow Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

Indemnity Escrow Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

 

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Indemnity Escrow Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

Indemnity Escrow Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

Indemnity Escrowed Funds” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

Independent Accounting Firm” means a nationally recognized independent accounting firm mutually chosen by Purchaser and ResCap.

Insurance Policy” means (i) any private mortgage insurance or commitment of any private mortgage insurer to insure, (ii) any title insurance policy, (iii) any hazard insurance policy, (iv) any flood insurance policy, (v) any fidelity bond, direct surety bond, or errors and omissions insurance policy required by private mortgage insurers, (vi) any surety bonds required by state banking authorities for licensing purposes or (vii) any surety or guaranty agreement.

Insurer” means an issuer of an Insurance Policy.

Intellectual Property” means: (i) registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/as, logos, symbols, trade dress, fictitious names, trade names and other indicia of origin, in each case, including all applications and registrations for the foregoing, all renewals of same, and any and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing (collectively, “Trademarks”); (ii) patentable inventions and discoveries and all patents, registrations, invention disclosures and applications therefor, including divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part and renewal applications, and including renewals, extensions and reissues; (iii) trade secrets, confidential information and non-public know-how, including processes, schematics, business methods, formulae, drawings, prototypes, models, designs, customer lists and supplier lists (collectively, “Trade Secrets”); (iv) copyrightable published and unpublished works of authorship (including databases and other compilations of information), including computer software and documentation, registered and unregistered copyrights, registrations and applications therefor, and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof (collectively, “Copyrights”); (v) Internet domain names and registrations thereof; (vi) Software; and (vii) any other similar type of intellectual property right.

Intellectual Property License” means (i) any grant by any Seller to any third Person of any right of such Seller under its Intellectual Property, and (ii) any grant by any third Person to one or more Sellers of any right under such third Person’s Intellectual Property, in each case to the extent Related to the Business.

Investor” means an Agency, a Private Investor or any other Person who owns or holds Mortgage Loans or Other Serviced Loans or any interest therein, serviced or subserviced by a Seller pursuant to a Servicing Agreement, singly or in the aggregate

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

IT Assets” means IT Inventories, Technical Documentation, Computer Equipment and Software Contracts whereby licenses are granted to one or more Sellers and/or their Subsidiaries in each case to the extent Related to the Business.

 

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IT Inventories” means (i) computer software code (in all media) and materials, including all software programs; (ii) computer software documentation, including user materials; and (iii) all other unused or reusable materials, stores, and supplies related to computer software, in each case to the extent Related to the Business.

Knowledge of Sellers” concerning a particular subject, area or aspect of the Business, the affairs of any Seller, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, means the actual knowledge of any individual listed on Schedule G hereto.

Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, Order, Permit, or other legal requirement enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced, or entered by a Government Entity.

Lease” means each lease or other Contract pursuant to which a Seller leases any Real Property or personal property, either as lessor or lessee.

Leased Real Property” means all real property, including leasehold improvements, that are the subject of the Real Property Leases.

Liabilities” means any and all Indebtedness, liabilities, costs, Losses, commitments and obligations of any kind, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or not accrued, asserted or not asserted, known or unknown, determined, determinable or otherwise, whenever or however arising (including whether arising out of any Contract or tort based on negligence or strict liability), and whether or not the same would be required by GAAP to be reflected in financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto.

Licensed Transferred IP” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Transferred Intellectual Property.”

Lien” means any lien, charge, pledge, deed of trust, right of first refusal, security interest, conditional sale agreement or other title retention agreement, lease, mortgage, option, proxy, hypothecation, voting trust agreement, transfer restriction, easement, servitude, encroachment, or other encumbrance (including the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction).

Loss” or “Losses” means any and all damages, losses, actions, proceedings, causes of action, Liabilities, claims, Liens, penalties, fines, demands, Taxes, assessments, awards, judgments, settlements, costs and expenses, including (i) court costs and similar costs of litigation; (ii) reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees, including those incurred in connection with (a) investigating or attempting to avoid the matter giving rise to the Losses or (b) successfully establishing a valid right to indemnification for Losses; and (iii) interest awarded as part of a judgment or settlement, if any, but in any event “Loss” or “Losses” shall exclude punitive damages claimed, incurred or suffered by any Person (which exclusion does not include any such damages for which such Person is liable to a third party as a direct, out-of-pocket cost of such Person).

Material Adverse Effect” means any condition, circumstance, event, state of facts, change or effect that is materially adverse to the Business or the Purchased Assets or to Sellers’ ability to effect the transactions contemplated herein or to perform their obligations under this

 

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Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Material Adverse Effect shall not include any condition, circumstance, event, state of facts, change or effect to the Business or the Purchased Assets resulting from (i) conditions, circumstances, events or changes to the housing or mortgage market or the mortgage servicing industry; (ii) the announcement or disclosure of the transactions contemplated herein, (iii) general economic, regulatory or political conditions or changes in the United States; (iv) military action or acts of terrorism; (v) changes in Law or changes in GAAP or in the application of GAAP that become effective after the date hereof that Sellers are required to adopt in accordance therewith; (vi) actions taken or not taken, in each case, at the request of Purchaser; (vii) conditions in or changes to any financial, banking or securities markets (including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security or market index); (viii) changes in or with respect to any of the Agencies, including in their legal organization, responsibilities, oversight obligations or roles in the mortgage loan and securities markets; or (ix) any effects on the Business resulting from the fact that Sellers will be operating as debtors-in-possession under the Bankruptcy Code; and provided further that, in the case of each of clauses (i), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vii), the Business or the Purchased Assets are not, or not reasonably likely to be, materially disproportionately affected by such condition, circumstance, event, state of facts, change or effect compared to other Persons engaged in the conduct of businesses similar to the Business.

Material Contract” means any Assumed Contract to which any Seller is a party or by which any Seller or any of the Purchased Assets are bound or otherwise subject (i) not made in the Ordinary Course of Business that is to be performed in whole or in part after the date of this Agreement; (ii) involving any joint venture or partnership agreement; (iii) involving an agreement to share profits or excess cash flows and involving a liability or expenditure of greater than $250,000 during any 6-month period; (iii) that involves a liability or expenditure of greater than $250,000 during any 12-month period or $500,000 over the remaining term of such Contract; (iv) providing for the guarantee, indemnification, surety or similar obligation of any Person’s obligations (other than any vendor contracts or Servicing Agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business); (v) restricting or purporting to limit in any material respect the ability of any Seller or any of their Affiliates to compete in any line of business or to operate in any geographic area or that otherwise restricts in any material respect the Business from being conducted as conducted as of the date of this Agreement; (vi) entered into with any Government Entity, involving obligations that will continue following the Closing, other than Government Authorizations in the Ordinary Course of Business; (vii) granting any right of first refusal or first offer or similar right or that could require the disposition of any material assets of any Seller, or that limits the payment or dividend or other distributions by any Seller; (viii) requiring the purchase or use of all or substantially all of any Seller’s requirements of a particular product or service; (ix) that provides for indemnification obligations in excess of $250,000; or (x) that is a Real Property Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Material Contract” does not include any Servicing Agreements or Mortgage Loan Documents.

MERS” means the Mortgage Electronic Registration System maintained by Merscorp Holdings, Inc.

Minnesota Data Center Interest” means the 51% interest in the Eden Prairie, Minnesota real property sold by EPRE to AFI pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement between EPRE and AFI dated May 9, 2012.

 

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Mortgage Loan Documents” means, for any Mortgage Loan, all documents in the possession of Sellers or their custodians or other agents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan, including originals of the Mortgage Note, the mortgage or deed of trust and all assignments of the mortgage or deed of trust, all endorsements and allonges to the Mortgage Note, the title insurance policy with all endorsements thereto, any security agreement and financing statements, any account agreements, and any assignments, assumptions, modifications, continuations or amendments to, or affidavits of lost documents relating to, any of the foregoing.

Mortgage Loan Schedule” has the meaning specified in Section 4.9(a).

Mortgage Loan” means any U.S. individual residential (one-to-four family) mortgage loan or other extension of credit secured by a Lien on U.S. real property of a borrower originated, purchased or serviced by a Seller or any Affiliate Seller (which, for avoidance of doubt, may be a charged-off Mortgage Loan).

Mortgage Note” means, with respect to a Mortgage Loan, a promissory note or notes, a loan agreement or other evidence of Indebtedness with respect to such Mortgage Loan, secured by a mortgage or mortgages or a deed or deeds of trust, together with any assignment, reinstatement, extension, endorsement or modification thereof.

Mortgage Servicing” means all right, title and interest of Sellers in and to:

(A) With respect to Agency Loans:

(i) the right to service (including primary servicing and master servicing) Agency Loans under the Agency Contracts and Servicing Agreements, including the right to receive the Servicing Compensation;

(ii) the related servicing obligations as specified in the Agency Contracts and Servicing Agreements, including the obligations to administer and collect the payments of or relating to Agency Loans and to remit all amounts and provide information reporting to others;

(iii) the right of ownership, possession, control and use of any and all Servicing Files and Mortgage Loan Documents pertaining to the servicing of Agency Loans as provided in the Agency Contracts and Servicing Agreements;

(iv) the rights with respect to, and obligations to make, and right to reimbursement for any Servicing Advances with respect to such Agency Loans;

(v) the “clean-up call” right, if any, to purchase Agency Loans upon the aggregate principal balance thereof being reduced below a specified amount to the extent provided for in the Agency Contracts and Servicing Agreements;

(vi) any interest on escrow payments, Servicing Escrow Accounts or Servicing Custodial Accounts allowed by law or other similar payments or accounts with respect to the serviced Agency Loans to which the master servicer or servicer of the serviced Agency Loans is entitled and any amounts actually collected by Sellers with respect thereto;

 

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(vii) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in this definition, including, any rights that Seller may have as master servicer or servicer to any accounts established pursuant to the Servicing Agreements and any rights to direct the disposition, disbursement, distribution or investment of amounts deposited therein;

(viii) all other rights, powers, privileges and obligations of any Seller as Servicer under the Agency Contracts and Servicing Agreements.

(B) With respect to Private Investor Loans and Other Serviced Loans:

(i) the right to service (including primary servicing and master servicing) Private Investor Loans and Other Serviced Loans under the relevant Servicing Agreements, including the right to receive Servicing Compensation;

(ii) the servicing fee and master servicing fee (if any) set forth in each related Servicing Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;

(iii) the rights with respect to, and obligations to make, and right to reimbursement for any Servicing Advances with respect to such Private Investor Loans and Other Serviced Loans;

(iv) all rights of Sellers (to the extent owned by Sellers) to exercise “cleanup calls” and optional repurchase rights relating to delinquent Mortgage Loans as set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreements;

(v) all agreements or documents creating, defining or evidencing any such master servicing and servicing rights to the extent they relate to the rights of Sellers as master servicer or servicer thereunder;

(vi) any interest on escrow payments, Servicing Escrow Accounts or Servicing Custodial Accounts allowed by law or other similar payments or accounts with respect to the Serviced Mortgage Loans to which the master servicer or servicer of the Serviced Mortgage Loans is entitled and any amounts actually collected by Sellers with respect thereto;

(vii) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in this definition, including, any rights that Seller may have as master servicer or servicer to any accounts established pursuant to the Servicing Agreements and any rights to direct the disposition, disbursement, distribution or investment of amounts deposited therein;

(viii) the nonexclusive right to possess and use any and all Servicing Files, Mortgage Loan Documents, servicing records, data tapes, computer records, or other information pertaining to the Private Investor Loans and Other Serviced

 

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Loans and relating to the past, present or prospective master servicing or servicing of the Private Investor Loans and Other Serviced Loans to the extent of Sellers’ rights under the Servicing Agreements; and

(ix) all other rights, powers, privileges and obligations of any Seller as Servicer of Private Investor Loans and Other Serviced Loans, including any Seller duties as a REMIC Administrator.

Mortgage Servicing Rights,” or “MSRs,” means financial assets representing the economic value to Sellers of Mortgage Servicing, including Servicing Compensation.

Mutual Release” means a mutual release in the form set forth in Exhibit 9 hereto.

Necessary Consent” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6.

Optional Products” means any life, accidental death or accident and health (disability) insurance or other optional products (including payment products, such as Paymap) purchased or obtained by a mortgagor in connection with a Mortgage Loan.

Order” means, with respect to any Person, any award, decision, injunction, judgment, stipulation, order, ruling, subpoena, writ, decree, consent decree or verdict entered, issued, made or rendered by any Government Entity affecting such Person or any of its properties.

Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary course of business of the Business during the six months immediately preceding the date of this Agreement including compliance with the Agency Special Requirements, as modified from time to time in order to comply with the Consent Order, the DOJ/AG Settlement and any other change required by any Government Entity or MERS, and, from and after the Petition Date, in accordance with the Budget.

Organizational Documents” means: (i) with respect to a limited partnership, the certificate of limited partnership, limited partnership agreement and subscription agreements with such partnership’s partners then in effect; (ii) with respect to a limited liability company, the certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, operating agreement and subscription agreements with such company’s members then in effect; (iii) with respect to a corporation, the articles or certificate of incorporation and by-laws of such corporation then in effect; and (iv) with respect to any other entity, comparable organizational documents of such entity, in each case, as then in effect.

Other Purchased Assets” means the assets to be acquired by Purchaser set forth on Schedule L-1 hereto.

Other Serviced Loans” means Mortgage Loans (other than Agency Loans or Private Investor Loans) and other secured and unsecured loans, whether or not securitized, owned by an Investor or a Seller and serviced by a Seller (as master servicer, servicer or otherwise), the servicing of which is intended to be transferred hereunder, as set forth on Schedule I hereto.

 

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Owned Real Property” means the U.S. real property that is owned by a Seller, as set forth on Schedule H hereto, and that is being sold, conveyed and transferred to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. Owned Real Property does not include any REO Property.

Owned Transferred IP” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Transferred Intellectual Property.”

Permits” means permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, variances, exemptions, exceptions, clearances, registrations, qualifications, filings and other authorizations and approvals required or issued by any Government Entity and Related to the Business.

Permitted Liens” means (i) with respect to Owned Real Property, all defects, exceptions, restrictions, easements, rights of way and encumbrances disclosed in policies of title insurance provided to Purchaser prior to the date hereof or disclosed in title search reports made available by Sellers to Purchaser prior to the date hereof; (ii) statutory liens for current Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or the making of appropriate demands, notices or filings; provided that an appropriate reserve is established therefor against the carrying amount of the related assets; (iii) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and similar Liens arising or incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business and the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or the making of appropriate demands, notices or filings; provided that an appropriate reserve is established therefor against the carrying amount of the related assets; (iv) with respect to Owned Real Property, minor survey exceptions, reciprocal easement agreements and other customary encumbrances on title to real property; (v) with respect to Leased Real Property, statutory landlord’s Liens under leases to which any Seller is a party; (vi) with respect to Real Property, requirements and restrictions of zoning, building and other similar Laws that are not violated in any material respect by the current use or occupancy of the Real Property or the activities conducted thereon as of the date hereof; (vii) rights granted to any licensee of any Transferred Intellectual Property in the Ordinary Course of Business; (viii) Liens on equipment registered under the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in any applicable state or similar legislation in other jurisdictions by any lessor or licensor of assets to a Seller (in respect of the Business) or in respect of the purchase price therefor (it being understood that all such Liens shall be discharged or released at the Closing); and (ix) Liens that will be and are discharged or released either prior to, or simultaneously with the Closing; provided that, except in the case of clause (ii), such exceptions (a) do not render title to the property encumbered thereby unmarketable and (b) do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value or use of such property for its current purposes.

Person” means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Government Entity or other entity or organization.

Petition Date” means the date on which the Petitions in respect of the Bankruptcy Case are filed with the Bankruptcy Court.

Petitions” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

 

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Plan” means any (i) deferred compensation, bonus, retention, severance, termination pay, or incentive compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement; (ii) stock purchase, stock bonus, stock option, restricted stock, phantom stock or other equity or equity-based compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement; (iii) medical, surgical, vision, dental, disability, hospitalization, life insurance or other “employee welfare benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA); (iv) retirement, profit-sharing, savings or other “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA); (iv) employment, consulting, retention, change in control, termination or severance agreement; or (v) other employee benefit plan, fund, program, agreement or arrangement, in each case, (A) adopted by or contributed to by any Seller with respect to any Business Employee, (B) with respect to which any Seller and any Business Employee is a party, or (C) with respect to which any Seller has any Liability with respect to any Business Employee or Purchaser could have any Liability.

Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any taxable period (or the allocable portion of a Straddle Period) ending on or before the close of business on the Closing Date.

Private Investor” means a Seller or any person other than an Agency that owns Mortgage Loans master serviced, serviced or subserviced by Sellers pursuant to a Servicing Agreement.

Private Investor Loans” means Serviced Mortgage Loans, other than Agency Loans or Other Serviced Loans, identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Schedule or the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Schedule, as applicable.

Private Investor Servicing Agreements” means, with respect to any Private Investor Loans, the applicable private investor servicing agreement, sale and servicing agreement, servicing agreement, subservicing agreement or other agreement, other than an Agency Contract, pursuant to which a Seller services a Serviced Mortgage Loan, as listed on Schedule E hereto.

Privileged Documents” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4.

PSA Amendment” means (a) an amendment to the provisions of any Servicing Agreement that relates to the replacement of the Servicer or the assignment or transfer of Mortgage Servicing responsibility, which amendment is determined by the Sellers and Purchaser to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to be entered into in connection with obtaining the Agency Consents, (b) an amendment permitting Purchaser to sell, transfer or assign the right to all or a portion of Servicing Compensation and other compensation payable to the servicer or master servicer or to any other Person and (c) any amendment to the terms of any Servicing Agreement, to cause such Servicing Agreement to be deemed an Eligible Servicing Agreement.

Purchase Price” has the meaning specified in Section 3.1(a).

Purchase Price Adjustment Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(a).

Purchased Assets” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

Purchased Mortgage Servicing” means all of Sellers’ Mortgage Servicing in respect of Agency Loans, Private Investor Loans and Other Serviced Loans.

 

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Purchaser” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

Purchaser Payable Cure Amount” means an amount equal to 50% of the Cure Amount, but in any event subject to the Purchaser Payment Cap.

Purchaser Payment Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.25.

Real Property” means the Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property.

Real Property Leases” means the real property leases, subleases, licenses or other agreements in which the Sellers are lessees or licensees, and subleases, sublicences or other agreements in which Sellers are sublessees or sublicensees (or sublessors or sublicensors) that may be assumed by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement as set forth on Schedule H hereto.

Related to the Business” means required for, held for, or used in the conduct of the Business as conducted by Sellers in the Ordinary Course of Business.

REMIC” means a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Tax Code or any other entity or arrangement that has purported to be a real estate mortgage investment conduit under Section 860D(a) of the Tax Code irrespective of whether such entity or arrangement qualifies as a REMIC under Section 860D(a) of the Tax Code.

REMIC Administrator” means the person designated as such under the terms of the documents governing the creation and administration of any REMIC, and generally having the duty to prepare and file tax returns on behalf such REMIC and to perform tax compliance and administrative duties with respect to such REMIC.

REMIC Regular Interest” means a regular interest, as defined in Section 860G(a)(1) of the Tax Code, in a REMIC, or any interest that has been represented or otherwise held out to be a regular interest in a REMIC irrespective of whether such interest qualifies as a regular interest in a REMIC as defined in Section 860G(a)(1) of the Tax Code.

REMIC Residual Interest” means a residual interest, as defined in Section 860G(a)(2) of the Tax Code, in a REMIC, or any interest that has been represented or otherwise held out to be a residual interest in a REMIC irrespective of whether such interest qualifies as a residual interest in a REMIC as defined in Section 860G(a)(2) of the Tax Code.

REO Property” means real property acquired under servicing agreements, whether or not Servicing Agreements, through foreclosure, acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in connection with the default or imminent default of a Mortgage Loan.

ResCap” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

Retained Liabilities” means any and all Liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever of a Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than any Assumed Liabilities), including any Liabilities arising under, in connection with or otherwise related to

 

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(a) any action, inaction, event, state of facts, circumstance or condition occurring or failing to occur, or existing or failing to exist, on or prior to the Closing Date and any third-party Claim or defense relating thereto, regardless of when asserted, including any Claim or defense that is not discharged in the Bankruptcy Case, as a result of the operation of Section 363(o) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise;

(b) the Cure Amount;

(c) any financial penalties under the Consent Order or the DOJ/AG Settlement and except as expressly provided in this Agreement, any other payments, Claims and Liabilities under the Consent Order or the DOJ/AG Settlement;

(d) except as specifically provided in Section 6.7,

(i) any Plan or other employee benefit or compensation plan, policy, program, agreement or arrangement, including any employment, retention, change in control, severance or similar agreement;

(ii) salaries, wages, bonuses, vacation or severance pay or other compensation, payments or benefits earned, accrued or arising prior to or in connection with the Closing Date or in connection with the Closing, including any such payments or benefits due on account of a Business Employee’s termination of employment;

(iii) Title IV of ERISA;

(iv) a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;

(v) COBRA;

(vi) any Transferred Employee with respect to any period or event occurring prior to the date on which he or she becomes an employee of Purchaser or one of its Affiliates;

(vii) any former or current, active or inactive, employee, officer, agent, consultant, independent contractor or subcontractor of any Seller with respect to any period;

(viii) any employment-related grievance or any claim with respect to any personal injuries sustained in connection with the employment or retention of a Person by any Seller, including workers’ compensation or disability, regardless of when such claim is made or asserted; or

(ix) WARN;

(e) any and all lawsuits or governmental examinations, audits or investigations commenced and claims made or pertaining to the period prior to the Closing Date (including any and all class actions, qui tam claims, False Claims Act litigation or other similar litigation);

 

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(f) the origination or securitization of Mortgage Loans by Sellers or any Affiliate of Sellers, including repurchase obligations relating thereto;

(g) any act or omission of any originator, holder or servicer of Mortgage Loans occurring prior to the Closing Date;

(h) any Liability related to an Excluded Asset;

(i) any Tax Liabilities with respect to the Business for any Pre-Closing Tax Period; or

(j) the Agency Special Requirements.

RFC” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

Sale Approval Order” means a Final Order or Final Orders of the Bankruptcy Court issued pursuant to sections 105, 363, and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit 3 hereto, authorizing and approving, among other things, (i) the sale, transfer and assignment of the Purchased Assets to Purchaser in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, free and clear of all Claims and Liens, (ii) the assumption and assignment of the Assumed Contracts in connection therewith and as a part thereof and the fixing of the Cure Amounts with respect to the Assumed Contracts, (iii) that except for the Purchaser Payable Cure Amount, the Purchaser shall not be liable for any Cure Amount or otherwise obligated to cure any defaults, known or unknown, arising prior to Closing under any Assumed Contract (whether or not such Assumed Contract is an Assumed Pre-Petition Contract) and (iv) that Purchaser is a good faith purchaser entitled to the protections of Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code. References to the “Sale Approval Order” in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the Confirmation Order provided (1) the Confirmation Order has been entered by the Bankruptcy Court by October 31, 2012, (2) the Chapter 11 Plan Effective Date has occurred by December 15, 2012, (3) the Confirmation Order contains each of the provisions, findings, conclusions and determinations set forth in Exhibit 3 in Purchaser’s sole discretion, (4) the other provisions of the Confirmation Order are reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, (5) the Confirmation Order has become a Final Order by December 15, 2012 and (6) Purchaser and Seller agree, in their reasonable judgment, that the Sale Approval Order should be incorporated into the Confirmation Order.

Sale Hearing” has the meaning specified in the Sale Procedures Order.

Sale Motion” means the motion filed by Sellers with the Bankruptcy Court for the approval of the Sale Procedures Order and the Sale Approval Order, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, and Sellers.

Sale Procedures” means the Sale Procedures substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 4, as such procedures may be amended and approved in the Sale Procedures Order and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser.

 

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Sale Procedures Order” means a Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court, in the form set forth in Exhibit 5, with modifications, if any, to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser that, among other things, approves the Assumed Contracts Procedures and the Sale Procedures, designates Purchaser as a “stalking horse bidder”, and authorizes Sellers to pay the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement in accordance with this Agreement and the Sale Procedures.

Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities” means the schedule setting forth the Book Value of the Purchased Assets and the greater of Book Value or nominal value of the Assumed Liabilities, calculated in accordance with the Transaction Accounting Principles as of the date specified therein, as attached as Schedule C.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Seller/Servicer Guides” means the (i) seller and servicer guides utilized by the Agencies and other Investors to whom Sellers have sold Mortgage Loans and/or for which Sellers service Mortgage Loans and (ii) the manuals, guidelines and related employee reference materials utilized by Sellers to govern their relationships under which Mortgage Loans originated directly by Sellers are made.

Sellers” has the meaning specified in the preamble.

Separation Services” has the meaning specified in Section 6.28.

Serviced Mortgage Loan” means any Mortgage Loan for which a Seller is acting as Servicer under a Servicing Agreement or providing services under an ETS Contract and any REO Property resulting from the foreclosure or other liquidation of such a Mortgage Loan.

Serviced Mortgagor” means the obligor(s) (including any lessee(s), borrower(s) or guarantor(s)) under a Mortgage Loan for which any Seller is acting as Servicer.

Servicer” means the Person responsible for performing loan servicing functions (including primary servicing and master servicing) with respect to a Mortgage Loan under the applicable Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Advance Schedule” has the meaning specified in Section 4.9(c).

Servicing Advances” means, with respect to each Agency Loan, Private Investor Loan or Other Serviced Loan, the aggregate outstanding amount that, as of any date of determination, has been advanced directly by Sellers from their own funds or from funds advanced under any loan facility (but not with funds borrowed from any custodial or other accounts under a Servicing Agreement) in connection with servicing of such Mortgage Loans in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreements, including with respect to principal, interest, Taxes, insurance premiums, corporate and other advances and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon as permitted by Applicable Requirements and the applicable Servicing Agreement, including in each case the right to reimbursement for, and enforce payment of, such Servicing Advances. For the avoidance of doubt, “Servicing Advances” shall not include any HELOC draws.

 

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Servicing Agreements” means all Contracts pursuant to which any Seller provides servicing, including primary servicing or master servicing and related activities (including duties as a REMIC Administrator), and includes the Agency Contracts listed on Schedule F, and the Private Investor Servicing Agreements and Servicing Agreements for Other Serviced Loans, in each case as listed on Schedule E.

Servicing Compensation” means any servicing fees and other compensation, including any Ancillary Income and any excess servicing spread that a servicer is entitled to receive, collect or retain as Servicer with respect to a Mortgage Loan or otherwise under any Servicing Agreement and any compensation payable to ETS under an ETS Contract.

Servicing Custodial Account” means each trust account or bank account maintained by a Seller, as Servicer, pursuant to a Servicing Agreement, for the benefit of an Investor or an ETS Customer.

Servicing Escrow Accounts” means those accounts established and maintained by a Seller with commercial banking institutions or savings and loan associations under Applicable Requirements or the provisions of Servicing Agreements (other than Servicing Custodial Accounts) for (i) the deposit and retention of all collections of taxes, assessments, ground rents, hazard and mortgage insurance or comparable items on account of Mortgage Loans; (ii) the deposit and retention of buydown funds on account of Mortgage Loans, and (iii) all other escrow or similar accounts maintained by a Seller with respect to Mortgage Loans.

Servicing File” means, for each Mortgage Loan, copies of such Mortgage Loan Documents and all other documents, files and other items related thereto required to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreement or ETS pursuant to the applicable ETS Contracts and, if not specifically set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement or ETS Contract, pursuant to the servicing standard identified in such Servicing Agreement or ETS Contract, respectively.

Servicing Transfer Agreement” means the agreement to be entered into between Purchaser and Sellers containing the terms and conditions for the transfer by Sellers to Purchaser of the Purchased Mortgage Servicing and Servicing Advances, pursuant to Section 9.1.

Shared Services Agreement” means the Shared Services Agreement dated May 13, 2012 between AFI and ResCap, attached hereto as Exhibit 8.

Software” means (a) all computer and computer network software, firmware, programs, applications and databases in any form, including any content or other information associated or used therewith, along with all source code, object code, operating systems, specifications, data, database management code, utilities, libraries, scripts, graphical user interfaces, menus, images, icons, forms, methods of processing, software engines, platforms, data formats and all other code and documentation, whether in human readable form or otherwise, and all copies of the foregoing in any and all formats or media, in each case owned by or licensed to Sellers or any Affiliate Seller and only to the extent Related to the Business; and (b) with respect to the foregoing items, all versions, updates, corrections, enhancements and modifications thereto.

 

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Software Contracts” means Contracts to which Sellers or any Affiliate Sellers are party respecting the ownership, license, acquisition, design, development, distribution, marketing, development, use, outsourcing or maintenance of Software, in each case Related to the Business.

State Agency” means any state agency or regulatory authority with authority to regulate the activities of Sellers relating to the origination or servicing of Mortgage Loans determine the servicing requirements with regard to Mortgage Loan origination, purchasing, servicing, master servicing or certificate administration performed by Sellers, or to otherwise participate in mortgage lending.

Straddle Period” means any taxable period that includes (but not end on) the Closing Date.

Subservicing Agreement” means the agreement to be entered into between Purchaser and Sellers containing the terms and conditions under which Purchaser shall service, master service or subservice certain assets pursuant to Section 6.31.

Sublease Agreement” means any sublease agreement to be entered into between Purchaser as sublessor and the applicable Seller as sublessee with respect to any of the Leased Real Property located at the locations set forth on Schedule H.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which (i) at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries or (ii) such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner (excluding any such partnership where such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person does not have a majority of the voting interest in such partnership).

Tax” or “Taxes” means all (i) taxes, charges, fees, duties, levies, penalties or other assessments imposed by any federal, state, local or foreign Government Entity, including income, gross receipts, excise, property, sales, gain, use, license, custom duty, unemployment, capital stock, transfer, franchise, payroll, withholding, social security, minimum estimated, profit, gift, severance, value added, disability, premium, recapture, credit, occupation, service, leasing, employment, stamp and other taxes, any amounts attributable thereto or attributable to any failure to comply with any requirement regarding Tax Returns, (ii) liability for the payment of any Taxes as a result of being or having been on or before the Closing Date a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group or other association, and (iii) any transferee or secondary Liability in respect of Taxes, and, in each case, any interest or penalty thereon or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.

Tax Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any such document prepared on a consolidated, combined or unitary basis and also including any schedule or attachment thereto or amendment thereof.

 

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Technical Documentation” means all technical and descriptive materials (other than Inventory) relating to the acquisition, design, development, use, or maintenance of computer code and Computer Equipment.

Termination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 11.1(b).

Texas Data Center Interest” means the 51% interest in the Lewisville, Texas leased real property assigned by GMAC Mortgage to AFI pursuant to the Assignment of Leasehold Interest dated May 9, 2012 between GMAC Mortgage and AFI.

Title Company” means Chicago Title Insurance Company.

Title Documents” has the meaning specified in Section 6.12.

Title IV Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Tax Code.

Trade Secrets” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Intellectual Property.”

Trademarks” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Intellectual Property.”

Transaction Accounting Principles” means prepared in accordance with GAAP on a consistent basis and measured and calculated using the same accounting principles, practices, methodologies and policies used in the preparation of the Historical Financial Statements, the Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities, but subject to and in accordance with Schedule 3.1(a). Calculations pursuant to the Transaction Accounting Principles shall be subject to customary year-end closing processes and adjustments regardless of whether the Closing occurs on a year end, and may take into account all information relevant to the financial condition of the Business on the Closing Date regardless of whether such information was obtained or available on the Closing Date or otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, all amounts shall be derived from the accounting records of ResCap using consistent accounts and subaccounts reflected in the preparation of the Historical Financial Statements and the Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities.

Transfer Taxes” means any federal, state, county, local, foreign and other excise, sales, use, value added, transfer (including real property transfer or gains), conveyance, stamp, documentary transfer, filing, recording or other similar Tax, fee or charge, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties, resulting directly from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Transferred Employee” has the meaning specified in Section 6.7(c).

Transferred Employee List” has the meaning specified in Section 6.7(b).

Transferred Intellectual Property” means all the Intellectual Property Related to the Business owned by (“Owned Transferred IP”), or licensed to (“Licensed Transferred IP”), any Seller or any Affiliate Seller in each case except as set forth on Schedule Q.

 

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Transferred IP Assignment Agreement” means one or more assignment agreements to be executed by and between Sellers and Purchaser in respect of Transferred Intellectual Property, in a customary form as mutually agreed between Sellers and Purchaser.

Transferred IT Assets” means the IT Assets other than the IT Assets set forth on Schedule Q.

Transferred Rights and Claims” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(l).

Transition Services Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 6.20(a).

VA” means the Department of Veteran Affairs of the United States of America, or any successor thereto.

WARN” means the U.S. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar state or local Law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended).

Whole Loans” means the Mortgage Loans and any collateral, insurance, guaranty or other credit support arrangement related thereto.

Section 1.2 Interpretation. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) The headings preceding the text of Articles and Sections included in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement or be given any effect in interpreting this Agreement.

(b) The use of the masculine, feminine or neuter gender or the singular or plural form of words herein shall not limit any provision of this Agreement.

(c) The use of the terms “including” or “include” shall in all cases herein mean “including, without limitation” or “include, without limitation,” respectively.

(d) Reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns to the extent such successors and assigns are permitted by the terms of any applicable agreement. Reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually.

(e) Reference to any agreement (including this Agreement), document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the terms hereof.

(f) Underscored references to Articles, Sections, paragraphs, clauses or Exhibits shall refer to those portions of this Agreement. The use of the terms “hereunder,” “hereby,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, paragraph or clause of, or Schedule or Exhibit to, this Agreement.

 

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(g) All references to amounts denominated in dollars shall mean U.S. dollars, except where specifically noted otherwise.

(h) Whenever any payment hereunder is to be paid in “cash,” payment shall be made in U.S. dollars and the method for payment shall be by wire transfer of immediately available funds.

(i) A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any amendment to, and any modification or reenactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto.

(j) When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.

(k) Each of the parties has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if it is drafted by all the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS

Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, Sellers shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver (or cause to be sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered) to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from Sellers, all of Sellers’ right, title and interest in, to and under the following assets as they exist on the Closing Date (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”), whether tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, Related to the Business, in each case free and clear of all Claims and Liens except Permitted Liens, as approved for sale, transfer and assignment pursuant to the Sale Approval Order:

(a) the Purchased Mortgage Servicing and rights to receive Servicing Compensation related thereto, including Servicing Compensation that is accrued and unpaid as of the Closing Date;

(b) except as provided in Section 2.15, the Servicing Advances outstanding as of the Closing Date;

(c) subject to Schedule M, the Ginnie Mae Loans;

(d) the Owned Transferred IP and Licensed Transferred IP;

 

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(e) the Books and Records;

(f) copies of all Tax Returns and related books, records and workpapers filed by or on behalf of any REMIC as to which a Seller is REMIC Administrator (and the duties of which in that capacity the Purchaser will assume), together with all information technology or software in Sellers’ possession related to the performance of the duties of the REMIC Administrator, including any such information technology or software used to assemble or supply information needed to be provided to any third-party service provider engaged by the REMIC Administrator to perform any or all of its duties on its behalf;

(g) all REMIC Residual Interests representing a De Minimis Interest in the residual interests of the related REMIC and required to be held by Purchaser as the REMIC Administrator of such REMIC;

(h) the Fixtures and Equipment;

(i) the Transferred IT Assets;

(j) the Owned Real Property, including, to the extent transferable, all easements, Government Authorizations and other rights and interests appurtenant thereto;

(k) certain other assets listed on Schedule L-1;

(l) credits, prepaid expenses, deferred charges, security deposits, prepaid items and duties to the extent related to a Purchased Asset or an Assumed Liability; Schedule L-2 sets forth all such items for which the amount is at least $100,000 as of the date hereof;

(m) the causes of action, lawsuits, judgments, refunds, choses in action, rights of recovery, rights of set-off, rights of recoupment, demands and any other rights or Claims related to the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities and any foreclosure, recovery and other loss mitigation activities related to the Business, including all preference or avoidance claims and actions of any of the Sellers related thereto, including any such claims and actions arising under sections 544, 547, 548, 549, and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Sellers shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any counterclaim that does not constitute an Assumed Liability) (the “Transferred Rights and Claims”);

(n) all rights of and benefits accruing under the Assumed Contracts and the Purchased Assets;

(o) all telephone or facsimile numbers used by Sellers in connection with the Business, which, for the sake of clarity, does not include such numbers for Sellers’ business locations or individuals that are not transferring to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement;

 

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(p) to the extent permitted by Law, all Permits held by Sellers to the extent primarily Related to the Business or the Purchased Assets;

(q) all signage, marketing materials, art and collectables relating to the Business;

(r) all rights to receive mail and other communications addressed to Sellers that pertains to the Business or the Purchased Assets, including any mail and communications from Serviced Mortgagors, Investors, ETS Customers, trustees, customers, suppliers, distributors and their respective representatives;

(s) all client lists, customer lists, supplier lists, mailing lists, do not call lists and other data Related to the Business, including service and warranty records, operating guides and manuals, studies, and correspondence (electronic or otherwise);

(t) to the extent transferable, all rights under insurance policies and insurance proceeds directly relating to Mortgage Loans serviced pursuant to any Servicing Agreement, all bank accounts, other accounts, safe deposit boxes, lock boxes and safes Related to the Business, and the responsibility for all cash and cash equivalents held in or required to be held in such accounts as identified in clause (i) of Section 2.3(a) (exclusive of the parenthetical reference to investment income);

(u) to the extent transferable, all guaranties, warranties, indemnities and similar rights in favor of any Seller or any Affiliate Seller to the extent Related to the Business or related to any Purchased Asset or Assumed Liability; and

(v) the goodwill and other intangible assets Related to the Business or related to the Purchased Assets.

Section 2.2 Assignment of Contracts, Leases and Other Assets. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and any applicable Ancillary Agreement, each Seller will assign and transfer to Purchaser, effective as of the Closing Date, all of Sellers’ right, title and interest in, to and under, and Purchaser will assume, the following Contracts, as approved for sale, transfer and assignment pursuant to the Sale Approval Order (all of the following collectively are referred to herein as the “Assumed Contracts” and included in the term “Purchased Assets” as used herein):

(a) the Real Property Leases;

(b) except as provided in Section 2.15, the Servicing Agreements;

(c) the Intellectual Property Licenses;

(d) the Software Contracts;

(e) other Contracts to which any Seller is a party and that are Related to the Business, as set forth on Schedule O, but excluding (i) any Plan to the extent not assumed by Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.7 and (ii) the Consent Order and the DOJ/AG Settlement Agreement; and

 

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(f) Contracts that are solely Related to the Business entered into or made by any Seller in the Ordinary Course of Business after the date hereof and before the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (provided that Sellers shall have furnished Purchaser a true, correct and complete copy of each such Contract promptly following the execution and delivery thereof).

Section 2.3 Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Sellers will not sell, assign, convey, transfer or deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser will not purchase, acquire or assume or take assignment or delivery of, any and all assets, Contracts or rights that are not expressly Purchased Assets or Assumed Contracts, whether tangible, real, personal or mixed (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”). For the avoidance of doubt, Excluded Assets include the following:

(a) all cash and cash equivalents, including (i) all restricted cash, amounts held in Servicing Escrow Accounts and Servicing Custodial Accounts pursuant to Applicable Requirements or Servicing Agreements (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will be transferred pursuant to the Servicing Transfer Agreement and are not assets of Sellers except to the extent such cash represents investment income related to such accounts, which investment income constitutes Ancillary Income), (ii) the Cash Deposit, (iii) cash and cash equivalents on deposit in bank accounts maintained in accordance with the DIP Financing Agreements and cash received by Sellers that is or was required to be deposited into accounts maintained pursuant to the DIP Order (the “DIP Cash Proceeds”), but excluding in all cases cash flows under any Servicing Agreement or any net cash flow generated by operation of the Business on or after the Closing Date;

(b) all Mortgage Loans, including first and second lien mortgage loans, Whole Loans, pipeline loans and HELOCs owned or held by Sellers that are not specifically identified as Purchased Assets;

(c) all trading securities and available for sale securities;

(d) all REO Property owned by a Seller in its corporate capacity;

(e) all Contracts or other instruments that are considered derivatives;

(f) any asset or class of assets excluded from the defined terms set forth in Sections 2.l and 2.2 by virtue of the limitations expressed or implied therein;

(g) all causes of action, lawsuits, judgments, claims, refunds, choses in action, rights of recovery, rights of set-off, rights of recoupment, demands and any other rights or Claims of any nature other than the Transferred Rights and Claims, including any Claims relating to early payment default claims and any and all defenses and counterclaims relating to acts or omissions under the Assumed Contracts that occurred before the Closing;

 

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(h) any of the rights of Sellers under this Agreement or any agreements between any Seller and Purchaser or any of its Affiliates entered into on or after the date of this Agreement;

(i) the Consent Order, the DOJ/AG Settlement and the Contracts, including rights and licenses thereunder; and other assets Related to the Business set forth on Schedule Q;

(j) all shares or equity interests in any Subsidiaries or Affiliates of the Sellers;

(k) any and all other assets, whether tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, including Intellectual Property, rights or other items that are not Related to the Business;

(l) the Purchase Price;

(m) all rights, claims and causes of action relating to any Excluded Asset or any Retained Liability;

(n) Tax refunds, Tax credits and other Tax benefits relating to Taxes imposed on any Seller or Affiliate Seller or Taxes for which any of them is liable;

(o) all Tax Returns (including working papers), all Books and Records relating to outstanding litigation and ongoing discovery and e-discovery obligations of any Seller and Affiliate Seller and all Books and Records that Sellers are required by Law to retain, other than copies of such Tax Returns, Books and Records, and obligations as may relate to Tax Returns filed by a Seller as REMIC Administrator by or on behalf of any REMIC, and the duties of which in that capacity the Purchaser will assume;

(p) REMIC Regular Interests and REMIC Residual Interests, other than any REMIC Residual Interest representing a De Minimis Interest in the residual interests of the related REMIC and required to be held by Purchaser as the REMIC Administrator of such REMIC;

(q) all rights, demands, Claims, actions and causes of action constituting avoidance actions of Sellers’ estates under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code, and any other applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including any and all proceeds of the foregoing;

(r) other than as set forth in Section 2.1(m), all rights, demands, Claims, causes of action, objections and defenses of Sellers and its Affiliates under sections 502 and 503 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 3007 with respect to the assertion or defense of any claims that may be filed against Seller and any of its Affiliates that will file a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code;

(s) except as provided in Section 6.7, any Plan;

 

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(t) other than as set forth in Section 2.1, all insurance proceeds that Sellers have a right to receive as of the Closing or that relate to events, circumstances or occurrences prior to the Closing (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the proceeds of insurance policies providing coverage for errors and omissions or for directors, officers and employees, whether such policies are held by AFI or by one or more of the Sellers);

(u) all Privileged Documents;

(v) any Contracts excluded from Assumed Contracts pursuant to Section 2.15; and

(w) the assets specifically identified on Schedule Q;

Section 2.4 Post-Closing Asset Deliveries. If any Seller or Purchaser, in its reasonable discretion, determines after the Closing that any Books and Records or other materials or assets constituting Purchased Assets are still in the possession of such Seller or any Affiliate Seller, such Seller shall, or shall cause such Affiliate Seller to, promptly deliver them to Purchaser at no additional cost or expense to Purchaser. If any Seller or Purchaser, in its reasonable discretion, determines after the Closing that Books and Records or other materials or assets constituting Excluded Assets were delivered to Purchaser in error, Purchaser shall promptly return them to the applicable Seller at Sellers’ sole cost and expense. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing (and notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary), each of Sellers and Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that it is neither Sellers’ nor Purchaser’s intention to sell, assign or transfer possession of any documents or communications of Sellers that are subject to Sellers’ attorney-client privilege and/or the work-product immunity doctrine (the “Privileged Documents”). If it is discovered that any such Privileged Documents have been inadvertently or unintentionally turned over to Purchaser, Purchaser agrees, upon Sellers’ request, to promptly turn over to Sellers or destroy such Privileged Documents, in each case at Sellers’ sole cost and expense; provided, that (i) Purchaser shall in no way be obligated or responsible for reviewing, identifying or making a determination that any documents or communications in its possession are Privileged Documents and (ii) Purchaser shall not be obligated to take any actions under this Section 2.4 that may subject it to any liability or otherwise be in violation with any applicable Law.

Section 2.5 Conveyance of Assets by Affiliate Sellers.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if it is determined by Sellers and Purchaser before, at or after the Closing that any direct or indirect Subsidiary of ResCap (an “Affiliate Seller”) owns or possesses any assets or properties that would be deemed to be Purchased Assets if such Affiliate Seller were a Seller under this Agreement (such assets and properties, the “Affiliate Purchased Assets”), then Sellers shall, upon Purchaser’s request, promptly cause such Affiliate Seller to transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Purchaser such Affiliate Purchased Assets in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided that Purchaser shall not be obligated to pay any additional amounts to Sellers in consideration for the transfer of such Affiliate Purchased Assets to Purchaser other than those amounts that

 

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Purchaser is obligated to pay to Sellers pursuant to Section 3.1. Unless otherwise consented to by Purchaser, any Affiliate Seller shall be required to be a debtor in the Bankruptcy Case.

(b) To the extent that any Affiliate Purchased Assets are transferred, assigned, conveyed and delivered by an Affiliate Seller to Purchaser pursuant to this Section 2.5, then each representation and warranty set forth in Article IV shall be deemed to be applicable to such Affiliate Seller as if such Affiliate Seller were a Seller and to such Affiliate Purchased Assets as if such Affiliate Purchased Assets were Purchased Assets.

(c) Article IX and the Servicing Transfer Agreement shall also govern the transfer of any Mortgage Servicing owned by Affiliate Sellers, as set forth therein.

Section 2.6 Non-Assignable Purchased Assets; Necessary Consents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign or transfer and shall not effect the assignment or transfer of any Purchased Asset if an attempted assignment thereof, without the approval, authorization or consent of, or granting or issuance of any license or permit by, any third party thereto (each such action, a “Necessary Consent”), would constitute a breach thereof or in any way adversely affect the rights of Purchaser thereunder, unless the Bankruptcy Court has entered a Final Order (which may include the Sale Approval Order) whose effectiveness has not been stayed providing that (i) such Necessary Consent is not required or (ii) the Purchased Assets shall be assigned or transferred regardless of any such Necessary Consent and there shall be no breach or adverse effect on the rights of Purchaser thereunder for the failure to obtain any such Necessary Consent. As Purchaser may reasonably request, if the Bankruptcy Court has not entered such an Order, Sellers and Purchaser will use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Necessary Consents with respect to any such Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder for the assignment thereof to Purchaser. If any such Necessary Consent is not obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof would be ineffective or would adversely affect the rights of any Seller thereunder so that Purchaser would not in fact receive all such rights, such Seller and Purchaser will cooperate in a mutually agreeable arrangement under which Purchaser would obtain the benefits and assume the obligations thereunder in accordance with this Agreement, including, to the extent that such an arrangement would be permitted by Law and the related Contract, subcontracting, sub-licensing, or sub-leasing to Purchaser, or under which such Seller would enforce for the benefit of Purchaser, with Purchaser assuming such Seller’s obligations in accordance with this Agreement, any and all rights of such Seller against a third party thereto.

Section 2.7 Assumption of Certain Liabilities. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and as additional consideration for the Purchased Assets, at the Closing, Purchaser shall assume and be responsible for all of the Assumed Liabilities and Sellers shall have no further obligations with respect thereto. Other than the Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser shall not assume any Liability of any nature or kind whatsoever of Sellers.

Section 2.8 Retained Liabilities. Sellers shall retain and be responsible for all Retained Liabilities and Purchaser shall not have any obligation of any nature or kind with respect thereto.

 

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Section 2.9 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated hereby shall take place at the offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104 on the second Business Day following the date on which the conditions set forth in Sections 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 (other than those conditions that by their nature can be satisfied only at the Closing but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions) have been satisfied or waived, but no earlier than 18 Business Days following the Cut-off Date nor, at Purchaser’s option, later than the last Business Day of the month in which such conditions are satisfied or waived, or at such other time and place as the parties hereto may mutually agree. At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver the Purchase Price in accordance with Sections 2.11 and 3.1, the transfer of title to the Purchased Assets and Assumed Contracts and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities shall take place, and the appropriate parties shall take all actions required under Sections 2.10, 2.11 and 2.12 and all other actions not previously taken but required to be taken hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date. It is a condition of the Closing that all matters of payment and the execution and delivery of documents by any party to the others pursuant to the terms of this Agreement be concurrent requirements, and that nothing will be complete at the Closing until everything required as a condition precedent to the Closing has been paid, executed and delivered, as the case may be.

Section 2.10 Ancillary Agreements. At the Closing, Sellers shall duly execute and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall duly execute and deliver to Sellers, as applicable, each of the following agreements:

(a) Bills of Sale;

(b) Deeds of Transfer for Owned Real Property;

(c) Assignment and Assumption Agreements;

(d) Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreements;

(e) Transferred IP Assignment Agreement(s);

(f) the Transition Services Agreement;

(g) the Subservicing Agreement;

(h) Transfer Tax forms, if applicable, in the form required by Law;

(i) if requested by Purchaser, the GM Transition License;

(j) the Indemnity Escrow Agreement;

(k) such other agreements as may be entered into between the parties in connection with this Agreement;

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dispositions of all bank accounts, other accounts, safe deposit boxes, lock boxes and safes Related to the Business or related to the Purchased Assets (together with all keys and combinations to all safe deposit boxes, lock boxes and safes Related to the Business and all keys related to the Purchased Assets);

(m) and any other documents that may be required by the Sale Approval Order or pursuant to any other direction by the Bankruptcy Court to be effected on or prior to the Closing.

Section 2.11 Deliveries by Purchaser.

(a) At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Sellers the following:

(i) the Purchase Price calculated as of the Cut-off Date in accordance with Section 3.1 (the “Cut-off Date Purchase Price”), in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account or accounts designated by Sellers at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date (less the sum of the Cash Deposit as applied in accordance with Section 3.4(a), and the Indemnity Escrow Amount);

(ii) the certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.2(iii);

(iii) Ancillary Agreements duly executed by Purchaser;

(iv) the Purchaser Payable Cure Amount in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account or accounts designated by Sellers at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date;

(v) if a Mutual Release is requested by any Person that is a director or officer of any Seller as of the Closing Date and executed and delivered by such director or officer, such Mutual Release duly executed by Purchaser; and

(vi) such other customary instruments of transfer and assumption and other instruments or documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Sellers, as may be necessary to effectuate the assignment of any Assumed Contracts or other Purchased Assets, the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by Purchaser or to give effect to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Section 2.12 Deliveries by Sellers.

(a) At the Closing, Sellers shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Purchaser the following:

(i) the certificates to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.3(iii);

(ii) a receipt acknowledging payment of the Cut-off Date Purchase Price payable in accordance with Section 3.1(c);

 

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(iii) affidavits of Sellers’ non-foreign status, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, that comply with Section 1445 of the Tax Code and the regulations thereunder;

(iv) the Title Documents;

(v) Ancillary Agreements duly executed by the applicable Sellers;

(vi) if the Confirmation Order is received, a certified copy of the Confirmation Order, which shall be a Final Order; and

(vii) such other customary instruments of transfer and assumption and other instruments or documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, as may be necessary to effect this Agreement, including Sellers’ assignment of the Assumed Contracts or other Purchased Assets to Purchaser (or its assignee), or as may be required to give effect to any Ancillary Agreement.

Section 2.13 Consumer Privacy Matters. The sale, if any, of customer lists, customer data and other consumer privacy information pursuant to this Agreement is subject to and shall conform to the recommendations of any consumer privacy ombudsperson that may be appointed pursuant to section 332 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Consumer Privacy Ombudsperson”) (to the extent that appointment of a Consumer Privacy Ombudsperson is determined to be necessary) in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.

Section 2.14 “As Is, Where Is” Transaction. Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Sellers make no representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, with respect to any matter relating to the Purchased Assets. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, Sellers hereby disclaim any warranty (express or implied) of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose as to any portion of the Purchased Assets. Purchaser further acknowledges that it is proceeding with its acquisition of the Purchased Assets based solely upon its independent inspections and investigations and the representations and warranties herein and in the Ancillary Agreements. Accordingly, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser will accept the Purchased Assets on the Closing Date “AS IS” and “WHERE IS”.

Section 2.15 Exclusion of Assumed Contracts.

(a) From the date hereof until two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have the right, upon written notice to Sellers, to exclude any Contract (other than a Servicing Agreement) from the Assumed Contracts for any reason. For a period of not less than 60 days following the Closing, Sellers shall not reject any Leased Real Property that is not assumed and transferred to Purchaser at Closing.

(b) From the date hereof until two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have the right, upon written notice to Sellers, to exclude any Servicing Agreement set forth in Schedule 2.15 and the related Servicing Advances.

 

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(c) Any Contract excluded by Purchaser pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall be deemed to no longer be an Assumed Contract, shall be deemed to be an Excluded Asset and any Liability thereunder shall be deemed to be a Retained Liability. Any Schedules hereto shall be amended to reflect any changes made pursuant to this Section 2.15. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) any exclusion of an Assumed Contract under Section 2.15(a) shall not result in a change to the Purchase Price and (ii) any exclusion of a Servicing Agreement under Section 2.15(b) shall be reflected in the calculation of the Purchase Price as provided in Schedule 3.1(a).

Section 2.16 Ginnie Mae MSR Assets Auction. Sellers may seek a separate auction in the Bankruptcy Case of the MSRs related to the Agency Loans guaranteed by Ginnie Mae and the related Servicing Advances (the “Ginnie Mae MSR Assets”). The terms of the auction of the Ginnie Mae MSR Assets shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser. If Sellers elect to have a separate auction of the Ginnie Mae MSR Assets, then Purchaser shall be designated as a “stalking horse bidder” and each of the Break-Up Fee, Expense Reimbursement and the Cash Deposit shall be allocated 8.44% to the Ginnie Mae MSR Assets and 91.56% to the other Purchased Assets.

Section 2.17 Indemnity Escrow Agreement. At the Closing, Purchaser and Sellers shall execute and deliver an escrow agreement in a customary form as mutually agreed between Sellers and Purchaser (the “Indemnity Escrow Agreement”), which agreement shall designate an escrow agent (the “Indemnity Escrow Agent”) and provide for the establishment of an escrow account (the “Indemnity Escrow Account”) in the initial amount equal to 1% of the Purchase Price (the “Indemnity Escrow Amount”). The Indemnity Escrow Amount, together with income earned thereon as provided in the Indemnity Escrow Agreement (the “Indemnity Escrowed Funds”) shall be held by the Indemnity Escrow Agent pursuant to the Indemnity Escrow Agreement as a source of funds for amounts owing to Purchaser Indemnitees under Article XI (Indemnification) and, in Purchaser’s sole discretion, Section 3.2 (Purchase Price Adjustment). On the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to the Indemnity Escrow Agent payment, by wire transfer to the Indemnity Escrow Account, immediately available funds in an amount equal to the Indemnity Escrow Amount.

ARTICLE III

PURCHASE PRICE; ADJUSTMENT; ALLOCATION

Section 3.1 Purchase Price; Payment of Purchase Price.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article III, as aggregate consideration for the Purchased Assets, Purchaser will assume the Assumed Liabilities and pay an amount in cash equal to the amount calculated in accordance with Schedule 3.1(a), all as determined as of the Closing Date (the “Purchase Price”).

(b) As soon as reasonably practical following the Cut-off Date, but in no event later than seven Business Days following the Cut-off Date (and, in any event, at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date), Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser the Cut-off Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities prepared in good

 

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faith in accordance with the Transaction Accounting Principles, applied consistently with their application in connection with the preparation of the Balance Sheet, and the Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Cut-off Date Servicing Advance Schedule, prepared in good faith consistently with the preparations of the Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Servicing Advance Schedule, respectively. No less than two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Sellers will provide Purchaser a statement of Sellers’ good faith calculation of the Purchase Price as of the Cut-off Date prepared on an unaudited basis in accordance with the Transaction Accounting Principles and, with respect to principal balance, Book Value and other amounts to be determined by reference to the Books and Records, on a basis consistent with the Cut-off Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities, the Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Cut-off Date Servicing Advance Schedule. The Cut-off Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities, the Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Cut-off Date Servicing Advance Schedule and the calculation of the Cut-off Date Purchase Price shall be subject to approval by Purchaser, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

Section 3.2 Purchase Price Adjustment; Final Payment.

(a) Post-Closing Determination. As soon as reasonably practical following the Closing Date, but in no event later than 120 days following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to Sellers (i) the Closing Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities, prepared in accordance with the Transaction Accounting Principles, the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Closing Date Servicing Advance Schedule, and (ii) a statement (the “Purchase Price Adjustment Statement”) setting forth Purchaser’s calculation (prepared on an unaudited basis in accordance with the Transaction Accounting Principles and, with respect to principal balance, Book Value and other amounts to be determined by reference to the Books and Records, on a basis consistent with the Closing Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities, the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Closing Date Servicing Advance Schedule) of the Purchase Price as of the Closing Date. Sellers shall provide Purchaser and its representatives full cooperation, including full access to books, records and employees in connection with the preparation of the Purchase Price Adjustment Statement.

(b) Purchase Price True-up. Subject to Section 3.2(d), within 60 days of delivery of the Purchase Price Adjustment Statement (or within 15 days of the final determination of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 3.2(d)), (i) if the Purchase Price is less than the Cut-off Date Purchase Price, then Sellers shall pay to Purchaser an amount equal to such shortfall; and (ii) if the Purchase Price is greater than the Cut-off Date Purchase Price, then Purchaser shall pay to Sellers an amount equal to such excess (in either event, the “Adjustment Amount”). The Adjustment Amount will (A) bear simple interest from the Closing Date to the date of payment at an interest rate equal to the Fed Funds Rate per annum as published in The Wall Street Journal as of the Closing Date and (B) be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated by the recipient thereof.

 

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(c) Objections. Unless Sellers deliver written notice to Purchaser of an objection to all or a part of the Purchase Price Adjustment Statement (a “Dispute Notice”) prior to the expiration of the 60-day period provided in Section 3.2(b) above, the Purchase Price Adjustment Statement shall become binding in its entirety at the end of such 60-day period. The Dispute Notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail on a line-item by line-item basis, the basis for such dispute, the amounts involved and Sellers’ determination of the Purchase Price. If Sellers deliver a Dispute Notice to Purchaser within such period and the parties are unable to agree as to all issues in the Dispute Notice within the ten Business Day period immediately following the day after the Dispute Notice is received by Purchaser, then the Dispute Notice may be submitted by either Sellers or Purchaser to an Independent Accounting Firm to resolve the disputed items set forth therein in accordance with Section 3.2(d).

(d) Dispute Resolution. An Independent Accounting Firm shall conduct a review of the Dispute Notice and any supporting documentation submitted by either Purchaser or Sellers. The parties shall direct the Independent Accounting Firm to, as promptly as practicable and in no event later than 60 days following its receipt of the Dispute Notice, deliver to Sellers and Purchaser a report (the “Adjustment Report”) setting forth in reasonable detail the Independent Accounting Firm’s determination with respect to the issues specified in the Dispute Notice, and the revisions, if any, to be made to the Purchase Price Adjustment Statement together with supporting calculations. The Independent Accounting Firm has no authority to review or raise items not expressly identified in the Dispute Notice. With respect to each disputed line item, such determination, if not in accordance with the position of either Sellers or Purchaser, shall not be in excess of the higher, nor less than the lower, of the amounts advocated by either Sellers or Purchaser in the Dispute Notice or the Purchase Price Adjustment Statement, respectively, with respect to such disputed line item. Such Adjustment Report and the revisions, if any, to be made to the Purchase Price Adjustment Statement shall be final and binding on the parties, absent arithmetical error, and shall be deemed a final arbitration award that is enforceable against each of the parties in any court of competent jurisdiction, and the Purchase Price shall be adjusted according to such Adjustment Report and paid in accordance with Section 3.2(b). The fees and expenses of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be borne 50% by Sellers and 50% by Purchaser.

Section 3.3 Allocation of the Purchase Price for Tax Purposes.

(a) The Purchase Price and the Assumed Liabilities shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets in accordance with Section 1060 of the Tax Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder in a manner consistent with an allocation schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”), which Allocation Schedule shall be prepared by Purchaser and provided to Sellers for their review and the parties’ mutual agreement within 120 days after the Closing Date. The parties shall cooperate reasonably in attempting to reach such a mutual agreement. If the Allocation Schedule is not mutually agreed upon within such period, the parties shall submit such dispute to an Independent Accounting Firm for a decision that shall be rendered in a timely manner in order to permit the timely filing of all applicable Tax forms. The Independent Accounting Firm’s review shall be final and binding on the parties except as otherwise required by a “determination” within the

 

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meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Tax Code or similar provision of other Tax law (a “Determination”). The fees and expenses of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be borne 50% by Sellers and 50% by Purchaser. The parties agree to adjust the Allocation Schedule as appropriate to reflect amounts released to Sellers from the Indemnity Escrow Account.

(b) Each of Sellers and Purchaser shall (i) be bound by such allocation for purposes of determining Taxes (but not for any other purpose), (ii) prepare and file, and cause its Affiliates to prepare and file, its Tax Returns on a basis consistent with such allocation, and (iii) take no position, and cause its Affiliates to take no position, inconsistent with such allocation on any applicable Tax Return, except in each case as otherwise required by a Determination. If the allocation set forth on the Allocation Schedule is disputed by any Government Entity with taxing authority, the party receiving notice of such dispute shall promptly notify the other party hereto concerning the existence of, material developments regarding, and resolution of such dispute.

Section 3.4 Deposit. Upon execution of this Agreement, Purchaser will execute and deliver the Deposit Escrow Agreement to Sellers and the Escrow Agent and, upon execution and delivery thereof by each of the other parties thereto, Purchaser will deliver to the Escrow Agent, pursuant to the terms of the Deposit Escrow Agreement and within two Business Days following the date hereof, $72,000,000 in immediately available funds (the “Cash Deposit”). Any Cash Deposit shall be held by the Escrow Agent in an interest-bearing account reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Sellers. For the avoidance of doubt, the Cash Deposit shall not be the property of any Seller during such time that the Cash Deposit is held by the Escrow Agent. The Cash Deposit shall be held by the Escrow Agent to serve as an earnest money deposit under this Agreement to be released as follows:

(a) Effect of Closing. If the Closing occurs, Sellers and Purchaser shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to, on the Closing Date, apply the Cash Deposit, together with all accrued investment income thereon, toward the payment of the Cut-off Date Purchase Price in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

(b) Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing Date, the Escrow Agent shall deliver the Cash Deposit in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Escrow Agreement.

(c) Effect of Auction of Ginnie Mae MSR Assets. If Purchaser is topped as the “stalking horse” bidder at completion of the auction (if any) for the Ginnie Mae MSR Assets, then the Escrow Agent shall deliver 8.44% of the Cash Deposit to Purchaser in accordance with the Deposit Escrow Agreement no later than the Business Day immediately following the completion of the Ginnie Mae MSR auction.

 

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

Except as disclosed to Purchaser by Sellers in the Disclosure Memorandum, Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant to Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent any such representations and warranties shall have been expressly made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be made only as of such date), as follows:

Section 4.1 Organization and Authority. Each Seller is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, and has all requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority to own, lease, hold and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted. Each Seller has the corporate or other organizational power, authority and right to enter into and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to complete the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (subject to entry of the Sale Procedures Order, the Sale Approval Order and the Confirmation Order). The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and (subject to entry of the Sale Procedures Order, the Sale Approval Order and the Confirmation Order) validly authorized by all appropriate corporate or other organizational authority, and no other corporate or other organizational action on the part of any Seller is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by such Seller of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligations of each Seller, enforceable against each Seller in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by principles of public policy and subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditor’s rights or by general equity principles (the “Enforceability Exceptions”); (ii) that enforceability of the provisions hereof requiring consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is subject to entry of the Sale Approval Order or any other Order by the Bankruptcy Court; and (iii) that enforceability of all other provisions hereof is subject to entry of the Sale Procedures Order, the Confirmation Order and any other action by the Bankruptcy Court. Each Ancillary Agreement, when required by this Agreement to be delivered to Purchaser, will be duly and validly executed and delivered by each Seller that will be a party thereto, and upon such execution and delivery (assuming such Ancillary Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each other party thereto) will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its respective terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

Section 4.2 Non-Contravention. Assuming all Consents, declarations, filings or registrations set forth on Schedule 4.3 have been obtained or made, as applicable, and receipt of the Sale Approval Order and the Confirmation Order, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreement by Sellers and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the compliance by Sellers with the applicable terms and conditions hereof and thereof, do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate, result in

 

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a material breach or violation of or default (or an event which with notice or the passage of time or both would become a material breach or default) under, give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, acceleration of any material obligation or loss of any material benefit under (i) the organizational or governing documents of any Seller, (ii) any Law or Order applicable to Sellers, or (iii) any terms, conditions or provisions of any Servicing Agreement or Material Contract or (b) result in the creation of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens, on the Purchased Assets.

Section 4.3 Consents and Approvals. Upon entry of the Sale Approval Order and the Confirmation Order and the satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein, no material Consent of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any Government Entity or any other Person is required to be obtained or made, as applicable, by any Seller in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for Consents, declarations, filings and registrations listed on Schedule 4.3; provided that Sellers are not making any representation with respect to any Consent, including Permits, or declarations, filings or registrations with, any Government Entity or any other Person that must be or may be made by Purchaser (as a result of facts and circumstances specific to Purchaser) in order to acquire the Purchased Assets or to operate the Business.

Section 4.4 Financial Statements.

(a) Sellers have delivered to Purchaser on or before the date hereof (i) the Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities as of February 29, 2012, (ii) the audited consolidated balance sheet of ResCap as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the audited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the two years ended December 31, 2011 (including the notes thereto) and (iii) the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of ResCap at March 31, 2012 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (including the notes thereto) (the financial statements in clauses (ii) and (iii) collectively, the “Historical Financial Statements”). The information set forth in the Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities was derived from the accounting records of ResCap using accounts and subaccounts consistent with those used in preparing ResCap’s Historical Financial Statements. The Historical Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of ResCap and its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby except that in the financial statements identified in clause (iii) reflect all adjustments that are necessary for the fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented, which adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

(b) Except as disclosed or reserved against in the Historical Financial Statements, Sellers and their subsidiaries do not, with respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets, have any material Liabilities other than (A) Liabilities or obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since February 29, 2012, (B) Liabilities incurred in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement, in accordance with this Agreement or the DIP Financing Agreements or in connection with the transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement, including the filing of the Bankruptcy Case, or (C) for future performance under any Contracts to which any of them is a party or bound that were entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

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(c) The books, records and accounts of Sellers accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, the transactions in and dispositions of the assets of Sellers, and Sellers maintain internal accounting controls that provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of their financial statements and to maintain accountability for their assets, (ii) transactions are executed, and access to their assets is permitted, only in accordance with management’s authorization, and (iii) as part of the Sellers’ account reconciliation process, the reporting of their assets is compared with existing assets at regular intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

Section 4.5 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since February 29, 2012, Sellers have operated the Business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and (a) there has not been any condition, event, change or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect and (b) Sellers have not taken any action that, if taken after the date hereof, would constitute a violation of Section 6.5.

Section 4.6 Title to Assets. Following entry of the Sale Approval Order, at the Closing, Sellers shall transfer to Purchaser good, valid and marketable title (and, in the case of the Owned Real Property, insurable fee simple title) to, or a valid lease or license interest in, the Purchased Assets free and clear of any Claim or Lien, other than Permitted Liens. To the Knowledge of Sellers, the Improvements are in all material respects (A) in good operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and (B) suitable and adequate for continued use in the manner in which they are presently being used. True and complete copies of the most recent title commitments, surveys, appraisals and policies of title insurance or the equivalent currently in force in the possession of Sellers with respect to the Owned Real Property have been made available to Purchaser.

Section 4.7 Purchased Assets Used in Business. Except for the Excluded Assets listed on Schedule Q and the services to be provided by Sellers under the Transition Services Agreement, and by AFI under the AFI Transition Services Agreement, the Purchased Assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, comprise all of the assets, properties and rights that are used by Sellers and their Affiliates as of the date of this Agreement and necessary to conduct the Business in the manner presently conducted.

Section 4.8 Real Property Leases. Schedule H is a true, accurate and complete list of each Real Property Lease and copies of such leases, subleases and other agreements. have been made available to Purchaser. Each Real Property Lease is in full force and effect and is a valid and binding obligation of each Seller party thereto (assuming such Real Property Lease is the valid and binding obligation of the other party or parties to such Real Property Lease), enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its terms subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. Except as set forth on Schedule H, (i) there are no security deposits under the Real Property Leases; (ii) Sellers have not assigned, transferred or pledged any interest in any of the Real Property Leases; and (iii) there are no leases, subleases, licenses or other agreements granting to any Person the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the Leased Real Property (except under the Real Property Leases).

 

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Section 4.9 Mortgage Servicing Portfolio; Servicing Agreements; the Business.

(a) Mortgage Servicing Portfolio. Sellers have delivered to Purchaser Electronic Data Files Tapes dated as of February 29, 2012 that provide loan level information with respect to the Agency Loans, the Private Investor Loans, and the Other Serviced Loans, with the loan level fields being those described on Schedule 4.9(a) (collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule,” which term includes, except where the context requires otherwise, updated data tapes to be prepared as of the close of business on the day immediately preceding the Cut-off Date (the “Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Schedule”)), each to be delivered as provided in Article III. The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date thereof and the information in each of the Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Schedule to be prepared and delivered to Purchaser in accordance with Article III will be true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date.

(b) Agency Contracts; Servicing Agreements; ETS Contracts. Schedule E sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all Servicing Agreements as of the date hereof. Schedule F sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all Agency Contracts as of the date hereof. Schedule U sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all ETS Contracts as of the date hereof. True, correct and complete copies of the Servicing Agreements, the Agency Contracts and the ETS Contracts have been made available to Purchaser in the electronic data room on or before the date hereof. Except as set forth on set forth on Section 4.09(a) of the Disclosure Memorandum, (i) each Agency Contract, Servicing Agreement and ETS Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Seller that is a party thereto, and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, each other party thereto, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions; (ii) none of the other parties to any of the Agency Contracts, Servicing Agreements or ETS Contracts has provided written notice as of May 11, 2012 to any of Sellers that such party will be terminating any of the Agency Contracts, Servicing Agreements or ETS Contracts (or otherwise seeking to terminate such Agency Contracts, Servicing Agreements of ETS Contracts, including the Purchased Mortgage Servicing under any of the Servicing Agreements); and (iii) to the Knowledge of Sellers, no other party thereto is or, with the lapse of time or giving of notice or both, would be, in violation or default of any Agency Contract, Servicing Agreement or ETS Contract. The Agency Contracts, Servicing Agreements or ETS Contracts set forth all of the provisions with respect to fees and other income and set forth in all material respects all of the other terms and conditions of Sellers’ rights and obligations relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, and there are no other Contracts that modify or affect the Agency Contracts, the Servicing Agreements, the Servicing Compensation, the Purchased Mortgage Servicing, the related MSRs, the ETS Contracts or the ETS Contract Rights. Subject to entry of the Sale Approval Order, Sellers, as applicable, own the entire right, title and interest in and to (i) the ETS Contracts and the ETS Contract Rights, (ii) the Purchased Mortgage Servicing, the related MSRs and the right to service the Agency

 

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Loans, subject to the Agency Contracts and the applicable Seller/Servicer Guides, and (iii) the Private Investor Loans and the Other Serviced Loans, subject to the applicable Servicing Agreements, free and clear of all Liens except for the rights of subservicers under the Contracts set forth on Section 4.9(b) of the Disclosure Memorandum and the rights of the counterparties under the Fee-Based Subservicing Agreements. Except as set forth on Section 4.9(b) of the Disclosure Memorandum and subject to any actions by Purchaser that may be required in order to satisfy the conditions of Sections 8.1(vi) and 8.1(vii), the execution and delivery of Assignment and Assumption Agreement(s) pursuant hereto and the transfer, assignment and delivery of the Servicing Agreements in accordance with the Servicing Transfer Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall grant to Purchaser ownership of all of the Purchased Mortgage Servicing and the related MSRs, and all of the ETS Contract Rights.

(c) Servicing Advances. Sellers have delivered to Purchaser Electronic Data Files dated as of February 29, 2012 that set forth the amount of each Servicing Advance (shown, (i) in the case of P+I Advances (as defined in the applicable Servicing Agreement) on an aggregate portfolio basis, net of any unscheduled principal and interest payments and (ii) in the case of T&I and Corporate Advances (as defined in the applicable Servicing Agreement) on a loan-level basis, gross of any unscheduled principal and interest payments) with the data fields identified in Schedule 4.9(c) (the “Servicing Advance Schedule,” which term includes, except where the context requires otherwise, an updated version of such schedule to be prepared as of the close of business on the day immediately preceding the Cut-off Date (the “Cut-off Date Servicing Advance Schedule”)), each to be delivered as provided in Article III. Each Servicing Advance is a valid and subsisting amount owing to a Seller, made in accordance with and payable at the times and in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Servicing Agreement, and is a legal, valid and binding reimbursement right, and is enforceable against such securitization trust or owner in accordance with its terms, and is not subject to any Claims, defenses or set-off arising from acts or omissions of the Sellers that could be asserted against Purchaser. Each Servicing Advance is entitled to be paid, has not been repaid in whole and has not been compromised, adjusted (except by partial payment), extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, amended or modified. No Servicing Advance has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged (other than a pledge that has been released as of the Closing including pursuant to the DIP Financing Agreements) by the related Seller to any Person other than the Purchaser. All of the Servicing Advances included in the Purchased Assets relate to Mortgage Loans that are being serviced by a Seller pursuant to a Servicing Agreement. The information set forth in the Servicing Advance Loan Schedule is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date thereof and the information in the Cut-off Date Servicing Advance Schedule to be prepared and delivered to Purchaser in accordance with Article III will be true, complete and correct in all material respects as of Cut-off Date, in each case in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.

(d) Servicing Files. The Servicing Files included in the Purchased Assets contain true, correct and complete copies of all documents, instruments and information necessary to service the Serviced Mortgage Loans and Other Serviced Loans serviced by Seller in accordance with the Applicable Requirements in all material respects.

 

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(e) Servicing Escrow Accounts and Servicing Custodial Accounts. All Servicing Escrow Accounts and Servicing Custodial Accounts are maintained in accordance with the Applicable Requirements in all material respects.

Section 4.10 Material Contracts. Schedules H and P set forth a true, accurate and complete list, organized under the applicable sub-headings, of all Material Contracts as of the date hereof (excluding Servicing Agreements). True, correct and complete copies of the Material Contracts have been made available to Purchaser on or before the date hereof. Except as set forth in Section 4.10 of the Disclosure Memorandum, (i) each Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Seller that is a party thereto, and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, each other party thereto, enforceable against the applicable Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions and after the Bankruptcy Case commences, the Bankruptcy Exceptions; (ii) none of the other parties to any of the Material Contracts has provided written notice as of May 11, 2012 to any of Sellers that such party will be terminating, any of the Material Contracts (or otherwise seeking to terminate any Material Contracts, including the Purchased Mortgage Servicing under any of the Servicing Agreements); and (iii) to the Knowledge of Sellers, no other party thereto is or, with the lapse of time or giving of notice or both, would be, in violation or default of an Material Contract. Following the assumption and cure and subsequent assignment of the Material Contracts by Sellers to Purchaser in accordance with the provisions of Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and the Sale Approval Order or Confirmation Order, as applicable, there will not be any existing defaults by any Seller under any of the Material Contracts and no events that (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute a default under any Material Contract by any Seller. For the avoidance of doubt Sellers are not making any representation or warranty in this Section 4.10 with respect to any Servicing Agreement.

Section 4.11 Compliance with Law, Licensing and Data Security.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.11(a) of the Disclosure Memorandum, since January 1, 2011, (i) Sellers have operated the Business in compliance, and are in compliance in all respects, with all Laws and the guides, programs and policies of the Agencies that are applicable to the Business or the ownership and operation of the Purchased Assets, except where any failure to comply with such Laws, individually or in aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) the Sellers have not received any notification from any Government Authority that any Seller or any of its Affiliates is not in compliance with such Laws, guides, programs or policies, except as set forth in the Consent Order or the DOJ/AG Settlement.

(b) Schedule S sets forth a true, accurate and complete list of all active Business Licenses held by Sellers as of May 3, 2012. Each Seller and each employee or officer of each Seller has all material Government Authorizations of, and has made all material filings, applications and registrations with, all Government Entities that are required in order for such employee or officer to conduct his or her activities for the applicable Seller in the conduct of the Business and each Seller and each employee or officer of each Seller have received all required approvals as a result of such material filings. Since January 1, 2011, the Sellers have not received any notification from any

 

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Government Authority that any Seller or any of their Affiliates is not in compliance with the terms of such Origination and Servicing Licenses and no suspension, cancellation or restriction of any such Business Licenses is threatened.

(c) Except as set forth in Section 4.11(c) of the Disclosure Memorandum, since January 1, 2011 no Seller, nor, to the Knowledge of Sellers, any agent, servicer or contractor thereof with respect to its Contracts with Sellers, has experienced any actual, suspected or threatened breach in data security involving personally identifiable information of Serviced Mortgagors.

Section 4.12 Employee Benefits.

(a) Schedule R contains a complete and correct list of each material Plan applicable to the Business Employees. The Sellers have made available to Purchaser upon its request true, complete and correct copies of each such material Plan and any related summary plan description (or, in the absence of such documents, a detailed description thereof).

(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.12(b) of the Disclosure Memorandum, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will (either alone or in connection with any other event) (i) entitle any Business Employee to any payment or compensation, or (ii) accelerate the time of payment, funding or vesting of, or increase the amount of, compensation due to any Business Employee. No amount paid or payable (whether in cash, in property, or in the form of benefits) to any Business Employee in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or in connection with any other event) will be subject to Section 280G of the Code.

(c) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has obtained a currently effective favorable determination letter from the IRS regarding its qualification or is entitled to rely on a favorable advisory or opinion letter from the IRS regarding the master or prototype form on which it is established, or an application for such a determination letter has been or shall be submitted to the IRS by AFI, and the Sellers have provided a copy of each such letter to Purchaser to the extent any were issued. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, nothing has occurred that would be reasonably expected to cause any such Plan to fail to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code.

Section 4.13 Employees.

(a) With respect to each Business Employee, Sellers have provided Purchaser with a list (the “Business Employee List”) setting forth, to the extent such information is permitted to be disclosed under applicable Law: (i) title or job/position; (ii) job designation (i.e., salaried or hourly); (iii) location of employment and Employer; (iv) employment status (active, on leave or on unpaid leave); (v) annual base rate of compensation and target bonus amount for the current fiscal year to which he or she is entitled, including any retention or similar plans adopted prior to the Bankruptcy Case or

 

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approved by the Bankruptcy Court, and any bonus amount that he or she has received for the fiscal year immediately prior to the date hereof; and (vi) if applicable, any material, individual specific provisions relating to such person’s employment (e.g., golden parachute, etc.).

(b) There are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements that have been in existence or currently are in existence, or that have been negotiated or that are being negotiated by any Seller, to which any Seller is or may become a party or by which any of them has been bound, is bound, or may become bound. There are no unfair labor practice charges or complaints pending or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, threatened against any Seller with respect to employees of a Seller.

(c) As of the date hereof, all bonuses and other compensation required to be paid on or prior to the date hereof and payable to Business Employees have been paid in full; and no Seller is liable for any arrears of wages or any Taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.

(d) Each Business Employee is employed at will and may terminate his or her employment or be terminated from such employment at any time for any or no reason with or without prior notice except as may be required by applicable law.

Section 4.14 Litigation and Claims. Except as listed on Section 4.14 of the Disclosure Memorandum, as of the date hereof, (i) there is no action, suit, demand, inquiry, proceeding, claim, cease and desist letter, hearing or investigation by or before any Government Entity pending, or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, threatened in respect of the Business that could materially and adversely affect the ability of Sellers to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) no Purchased Asset is subject to any Order other than the Consent Order or the DOJ/AG Settlement.

Section 4.15 Intellectual Property.

(a) The Transferred IT Assets that are (i) material to the conduct of the Business and (ii) located at the Real Property have been disclosed to Purchaser by Sellers in the electronic data room on or before the date hereof. Schedule K sets forth a true, accurate and complete list of (i) the material network-telecommunications, storage and server equipment that are Transferred IT Assets and (ii) the other material Computer Equipment that are Transferred IT Assets.

(b) Schedule N contains a complete and accurate list of all registrations and applications included within the Owned Transferred IP (including United States patents, patent applications, Trademark registrations or pending applications to register Trademarks filed in or issued by, as the case may be, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Copyright registrations or pending applications to register Copyrights filed in or issued by the United States Copyright Office, or such other filing offices, domestic or foreign, and domain name registrations but excluding the registrations and applications set forth on Schedule Q). Except as disclosed in Section 4.15(b) of the Disclosure Memorandum, all such Owned Transferred IP is: (i) valid, subsisting, in

 

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proper form and enforceable, and have been maintained, including the submission of all necessary filings and fees in accordance with the legal and administrative requirements of the appropriate jurisdictions, from the date hereof and continuing for the 90 day period after the Closing Date, and (ii) have not lapsed, expired or been abandoned. To the Knowledge of Sellers, no Transferred Intellectual Property or any registration or application therefor is the subject of any opposition, interference, cancellation proceeding or other legal proceeding (including litigation) or governmental proceeding before any Government Entity in any jurisdiction, or of any outstanding Order, judgment, decree or agreement that materially and adversely affects the ownership, validity, registrability, or enforceability of the Transferred Intellectual Property or Sellers’ use thereof or rights thereto.

(c) Schedule N contains a complete and accurate list of all material Licensed Transferred IP. With respect to the Transferred Intellectual Property, except as listed on Section 4.15(c) of the Disclosure Memorandum: (i) Sellers own and possess all right, title and interest in and to, or have a valid, binding and enforceable license to use, such Transferred Intellectual Property; (ii) no material claim by any third party contesting the validity, enforceability, use or ownership of any of the Transferred Intellectual Property has been made in writing and delivered to a Seller or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, is threatened; (iii) to the Knowledge of Sellers, none of the Transferred Intellectual Property is being infringed upon or violated by any third party; (iv) Sellers have not received any material written notices from any third party claiming that any Transferred Intellectual Property infringes upon and/or misappropriates such third party’s; and (v) to the Knowledge of Sellers, Sellers have not infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property of any third parties in the United States.

(d) With respect to the IT Inventories and Technical Documentation portion of the Transferred IT Assets used by Sellers in the conduct of the Business, except as listed on Section 4.15(d) of the Disclosure Memorandum, each was either: (i) developed by employees of a Seller within the scope of their employment, (ii) developed by a third Person, and all ownership rights therein have been assigned or otherwise transferred to or vested in a Seller pursuant to written agreements, (iii) licensed from third parties, or (iv) are in the public domain. Software Contracts that are Transferred IT Assets and constitute Material Contracts have been disclosed to Purchaser by Sellers in writing on the date hereof. To the Knowledge of Sellers, except as listed on Section 4.15(d) of the Disclosure Memorandum, Sellers have the legal power to convey to Purchaser under this Agreement the rights granted to Sellers (as applicable) under any license or assignment for any Transferred IT Assets and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, no Seller is subject to any contractual, legal or other restriction on the use of such Transferred IT Assets, except to the extent that such Transferred IT Assets are governed by Software Contracts and/or Intellectual Property Licenses that contain restrictions on the use of such Transferred IT Assets.

Section 4.16 Brokers, Finders and Financial Advisors. Except for Centerview Partners LLC, whose fees will be paid by ResCap in the Bankruptcy Case, no Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial advisor for Sellers or any Affiliate Seller, or will be entitled to any brokers’ or finders’ fee or any other commission or similar fee from Sellers or any Affiliate Seller, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no Person is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment in respect thereof.

 

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Section 4.17 Ginnie Mae Loans. The Sellers represent and warrant as of the Closing Date:

(a) Each of the Ginnie Mae Loans comply in all material respects with Sellers’ underwriting policies in effect as of the origination date of each such Ginnie Mae Loan. The origination, sale, and servicing of the Ginnie Mae Loans by Sellers comply with all Applicable Requirements with respect to the Ginnie Mae Loans in all material respects.

(b) With respect to each Ginnie Mae Loan originated by Sellers, (i) the loan files includes customer information and originals or copies of all material documents (either in physical or electronic form) that are required in order to service such Loan in accordance with Applicable Requirements, (ii) the loan files have been kept by Sellers in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (iii) the loan files are true, complete and accurate in all material respects. No payment of principal or interest is more than 60 days past due on any Ginnie Mae Loan and all of the information provided to Purchaser by or on behalf of the Sellers in each Servicing File is complete and accurate in all respects.

(c) Each Ginnie Mae Loan is a first lien residential Mortgage Loan, subject only to (i) the Lien of current real property taxes and assessments, (ii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record as of the date of recording of the mortgage, (iii) such exceptions appearing of record that are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally in the area wherein the property subject to the mortgage is located or specifically reflected in any appraisal obtained in connection with the origination of the related Ginnie Mae Loan, and (iv) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject that do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by such mortgage.

(d) There is no material default, breach, violation, fraud or event permitting acceleration existing under any Ginnie Mae Loan. The Sellers have not waived any such default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration of any Ginnie Mae Loan.

(e) No material provision of any Ginnie Mae Loan has been waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by instruments or documents identified in the Servicing File relating to such Ginnie Mae Loan.

(f) No Ginnie Mae Loan is subject to any right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury and the exercise of any right under any Ginnie Mae Loan will not render such Ginnie Mae Loan unenforceable in whole or in part or subject to any right of rescission (other than the statutory right of rescission), setoff, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury.

(g) No Ginnie Mae Loan has been satisfied or subordinated in whole or in part or rescinded (other than pursuant to a statutory right of rescission), and no collateral securing a Ginnie Mae Loan has been released from the Lien of the related mortgage in whole or in part.

 

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(h) None of the Ginnie Mae Loans provides for recourse to the Sellers that would constitute an Assumed Liability.

(i) No Seller has taken any act or failed to take any act that it is required to take in order for any mortgage insurance with respect to each Ginnie Mae Loan to remain in full force and effect.

(j) No Seller has received any written notice from any Person that alleges a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Sellers with respect to any Ginnie Mae Loan for which a repurchase of, or any indemnity obligation relating to, such Ginnie Mae Loan could be required nor, to the Knowledge of Sellers, does there exist any such breach for which a repurchase of, or any indemnity obligation relating to, any such Ginnie Mae Loan may be required.

Section 4.18 Tax Matters.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.18(a) of the Disclosure Memorandum, each Seller has withheld and paid, or set aside in accounts for such purpose, or accrued or reserved on the Balance Sheet, all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid to employees or independent contractors.

(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.18(b) of the Disclosure Memorandum, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, no equity or other ownership interests in any Person are included in the Purchased Assets.

(c) No REMIC Residual Interests are included in the Purchased Assets, except for the De Minimis Interests required to be held by Purchaser as the REMIC Administrator of such REMIC.

(d) Attached hereto, as Section 4.18(d) of the Disclosure Memorandum, is an accurate and complete list of entities or arrangements for which any Seller acts, and the Purchaser will act, as REMIC Administrator.

(e) Except as set forth in Section 4.18(e) of the Disclosure Memorandum, as to each of the entities or arrangements identified as a REMIC in Section 4.18(c) of the Disclosure Memorandum, for which any Seller acts as the Servicer or REMIC Administrator (in the case of clause (i) below) or as REMIC Administrator (in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) below), in the capacity or capacities as such identified in Section 4.18(e) of the Disclosure Memorandum, such REMIC:

(i) has engaged in no “prohibited transactions” (as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code) and has never received any contributions after its startup day subject to the tax imposed by Section 860G(d) of the Code;

 

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(ii) has timely elected to be classified as a REMIC and has timely filed all Tax Returns required to be filed by such REMIC; and;

(iii) has never itself been examined by, or itself entered into any closing agreement with the IRS, and is not bound by any closing agreement entered into between the Sellers and the IRS.

Section 4.19 Shared Services Agreement. Exhibit 8 sets forth a true and accurate copy of the Shared Services Agreement, except for the specific statements of work thereto. The terms of the final statements of work to the Shared Services Agreement, as agreed to between ResCap and AFI as of the date hereto, are not materially adverse, individually or in the aggregate, to ResCap relative to the terms of the statements of work as provided to Purchaser prior to the date hereof.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

Except as disclosed to Sellers by Purchaser in writing on the date hereof, Purchaser represents and warrants to Sellers, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent any such representations and warranties shall have been expressly made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be made only as of such date), as follows:

Section 5.1 Organization and Authority. Purchaser has been duly incorporated, and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, has all corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. This Agreement has been, and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and this Agreement constitutes, and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.

Section 5.2 Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the compliance by Purchaser with the applicable terms and conditions hereof or thereof, do not and will not conflict with or violate, result in a material breach of or default (or an event which with notice or the passage of time or both would become a material breach or default) under, give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, acceleration of any material obligation or loss of any material benefit under (i) the organizational or governing documents of Purchaser or (ii) assuming all Consents, declarations, filings or registrations set forth on Schedule 5.3 have been obtained or made, as applicable, any Law or Order applicable to Purchaser.

 

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Section 5.3 Consents and Approvals. No Consent of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any Government Entity or any other Person is required to be obtained or made, as applicable, by Purchaser in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by any of the Ancillary Agreements, except for Consents, declarations, filings and registrations (i) listed on Schedule 5.3, or (ii) Consents, the failure to have which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to materially impact the ability of Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and satisfy all its obligations hereunder.

Section 5.4 Financing Purchaser has available cash, the Commitment Letter and debt commitment letters, which together are sufficient to enable it to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser has delivered to the Sellers true, complete and correct copies of the Commitment Letter and the debt commitment letters entered into as of the date hereof in connection with the transactions contemplated herein pursuant to which the respective signatories thereto have committed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to provide Purchaser with certain funds in the amounts described in the Commitment Letter and such debt commitment letters at the Closing. None of the Commitment Letter or debt commitment letters delivered to Sellers has been amended or modified (other than any amendment or modification consented to by Sellers), no such amendment or modification is contemplated by Purchaser, or, to the knowledge of Purchasers, the signatories thereto, and the commitments contained in the Commitment Letter and such debt commitment letters have not been withdrawn or rescinded in any respect. There are no side letters or other Contracts that would modify the obligations under the Commitment Letter or any debt commitment letter delivered to Sellers other than as expressly set forth in the Commitment Letter or such debt commitment letter delivered to the Sellers. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the funding of the full amount of the Commitment Letter or any debt commitment letter delivered to Sellers, other than as expressly set forth in or expressly contemplated by the Commitment Letter or any such debt commitment letter. No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would or would reasonably be expected to constitute a default or breach on the part of Purchaser under the Commitment Letter or any debt commitment letter delivered to Sellers other than any such default or breach that has been irrevocably waived by the applicable other signatories thereto or otherwise cured in a timely manner by Purchaser to the satisfaction of such other signatories. Purchaser will have at and after the Closing funds sufficient to (i) pay the Purchase Price and (ii) satisfy all of the other payment obligations of Purchaser contemplated hereunder.

Section 5.5 Non-reliance. Purchaser has not relied and is not relying on any representations, warranties or other statements whatsoever, whether written or oral (from or by the Sellers, or any Person acting on their behalf) other than those expressly set out in this Agreement (or other related documents referred to herein) and acknowledges and agrees that, except for any fraud claim, it will not have any right or remedy rising out of any representation, warranty or other statement not expressly set out in this Agreement.

Section 5.6 Brokers, Finders and Financial Advisors. No agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is or will be entitled to any brokers’ or finder’s fee or any other commission or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby as a result of any action taken by Purchaser.

 

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ARTICLE VI

PRE-CLOSING MATTERS AND OTHER COVENANTS

Section 6.1 Subsequent Actions; Further Assurances. Subject to the Bankruptcy Exceptions, Sellers and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements as promptly as practicable, including, (i) opposing any objections to, appeals from or petitions to reconsider or reopen any such approval by Persons not a party to this Agreement and (ii) obtaining any Final Orders approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, if required. Purchaser shall not amend or modify the Commitment Letter or any debt commitment letter entered into as of the date hereof in connection with the transactions contemplated and delivered to Sellers, except with the consent of Sellers (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If at any time after the Closing, Purchaser shall consider or be advised that any assurances or any other actions or things are necessary or desirable (a) to vest, perfect or confirm ownership (of record or otherwise) in Purchaser, as applicable, its title or interest in the Purchased Assets or (b) otherwise to carry out this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver all bills of sale, instruments of conveyance, UCC filings, powers of attorney, assignments, assurances and orders and take and do all such other actions and things as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser, in order to vest, perfect or confirm any and all right, title and interest in, to and under such rights, properties or assets in the Purchased Assets.

Section 6.2 Third Party Consents. Sellers and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, as soon as reasonably practicable, all Necessary Consents, including from Government Entities and Insurers; provided that Purchaser shall not be required to agree to actions, conditions or restrictions that would materially impair the value to Purchaser of the Business or the Purchased Assets or have a materially adverse effect on the business of Purchaser or its Affiliates. Each party hereto shall promptly provide the other parties with copies of any communication, including any written objection, litigation or administrative proceeding that challenges the transactions contemplated hereby received by such party from any Government Entity or any other Person regarding transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, if and to the extent a rating agency “no-downgrade” letter is expressly required under any Servicing Agreement (if and to the extent required under Order of the Bankruptcy Court) and is not obtained by Closing, such Servicing Agreement and the related Servicing Advance shall not be transferred as part of the Purchased Assets at Closing and Purchaser shall not be required to pay for such assets as part of the Purchase Price.

Section 6.3 Access to Information; Interim Financial Information.

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financing sources and other representatives reasonable access, upon reasonable notice during normal business hours, to the personnel, properties, books, Contracts, Tax Returns and records of Sellers (to the extent Related to the Business) and during such period shall furnish to Purchaser any information concerning the Purchased Assets and Sellers (to the extent relating to the Business) that is reasonably available to Sellers, as Purchaser may reasonably request; provided, however, that such access shall not unreasonably disrupt the business of Sellers and that nothing herein will obligate Sellers to violate any applicable Law.

(b) From the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, Sellers will deliver to Purchaser (i) such financial and operating information Related to the Business as is provided (and no later than two Business Days after being so provided) to the board of directors of ResCap in the Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 30 days after the end of each calendar month during the period from the date hereof to the Closing Date, unaudited monthly financial statements and operating or management reports of ResCap (with such statements and reports to be in the same form as made available pursuant to the DIP Financing Agreements), and (iii) as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter during the period from the date hereof to the Closing Date, unaudited quarterly financial statements and operating or management reports of ResCap (with such statements and reports to be in the same form as made available pursuant to the DIP Financing Agreements).

Section 6.4 Records; Post-Closing Access to Information.

(a) Each of Sellers and Purchaser shall, for a period of seven years after the Closing Date, preserve and retain in accordance with their respective document retention policies, as amended from time to time, and shall cause its respective Affiliates in accordance with their respective document retention policies, as amended from time to time, to preserve and retain, all agreements, documents, books, records and files (including any documents relating to any governmental or non-governmental actions, suits, proceedings or investigations) relating to the Business prior to the Closing Date; provided, that if at the end of the seven years, any third-party charge, complaint, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, claim or demand identified in Section 6.4(c) is ongoing, the parties shall maintain and preserve all such information relating thereto until one year after such action, suit, proceeding or investigation has been finally concluded.

(b) From and after the Closing Date, each party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, afford the other party and its counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives, with five Business Days’ prior notice, reasonable access during normal business hours to the respective premises, properties, personnel, Books and Records and to any other assets or information that such other party reasonably deems necessary, including in connection with the Bankruptcy Case or any report or Tax Return required to be filed under applicable Law (but so as not to unduly disrupt the normal course of operations of Purchaser), including preparing or defending any Tax Return and any interim or annual report or other accounting statements.

 

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(c) If and for so long as any party hereto is contesting or defending against any third-party charge, complaint, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, claim or demand, including in the Bankruptcy Case, in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated under this Agreement or (ii) any fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction involving the Business and the Purchased Assets, or the Excluded Assets and Retained Liabilities, in any respect, each other party hereto shall (A) reasonably cooperate with and assist it and its counsel and other advisors in the contest or defense, (B) make available its personnel (including for purposes of fact finding, consultation, interviews, depositions and, if required, as witnesses) and (C) provide such information, testimony and access to its books and records, in each case as shall be reasonably requested in connection with the contest or defense, all at the sole cost and expense (not including employee compensation and benefits costs) of the contesting or defending party. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.4(c) shall not apply with respect to disputes between the parties hereto.

(d) Purchaser agrees, at Sellers’ cost and expense, to make available, at the reasonable request of Sellers, any books and records that may be included in the Purchased Assets to the extent they may relate to Excluded Assets and, if necessary, to provide such original books and records to any purchaser of such Excluded Assets and to retain only a copy thereof, subject to the delivery by such purchaser of a non-disclosure agreement as reasonably requested by Purchaser.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each of the parties will comply with federal and state laws and regulations regarding the confidentiality and privacy relating to information collected and used in connection with the application for and processing and servicing of Mortgage Loans.

Section 6.5 Interim Operations of the Business. Sellers covenant and agree that, after the date hereof and prior to the Closing, subject to the Bankruptcy Exceptions and except as (i) set forth in Section 6.5 of the Disclosure Memorandum, (ii) expressly provided in or as a result of the consummation of this Agreement, (iii) provided in the DIP Financing Agreements, (iv) ordered by the Bankruptcy Court or (v) may be agreed in writing by Purchaser:

(a) the Business shall be conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business in compliance with the Applicable Requirements and Sellers shall, and shall cause each Affiliate Seller to, use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the Business organization and ongoing operations, including with respect to the relationships between and among such Seller and its Affiliates and AFI and its Affiliates, keep available the services of the current officers and employees of the Business and maintain the existing relationships with customers, suppliers, creditors, business partners and others having business dealings with the Business;

(b) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall (i) maintain the Purchased Assets in good repair and condition (subject to normal wear and tear); (ii) pay all Taxes, accounts payable and other expenses with respect to the Business and the Purchased Assets as they become due and payable; (iii) maintain proper business and accounting records relative to the Business, consistent with past practice; and (iv) maintain commercially reasonable procedures for protection of the Transferred Intellectual Property;

 

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(c) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not (i) modify or amend, or release, assign or waive any material rights or claims under, or materially accelerate or delay the performance under, any Assumed Contract; provided, however, Sellers and Affiliate Sellers may modify or amend any Assumed Contract that is not material to the Business (other than a Servicing Agreement), following commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice and consult with Purchaser regarding such action, or (ii) enter into any Contract Related to the Business that, if any Seller had entered into such Contract immediately prior to the date of this Agreement, would be a Material Contract or a Servicing Agreement; provided that Sellers may enter into customary insurance Contracts, including director and officer liability insurance and, provided there is no adverse impact to the Business, Sellers may reduce or limit the services that are provided to them by AFI and its Affiliates as part of their management of their estates in the Bankruptcy Case. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Sellers from engaging in loss mitigation activities, defending and/or settling routine litigation matters, or making payments to former mortgagors pursuant to the Consent Order or from offering and effecting refinancing of or modifications to Mortgage Loans as required by the terms of the DOJ/AG Settlement, or by HAMP, HARP, HASP or any similar program that the Sellers have or may develop in the Ordinary Course of Business; provided that Sellers shall promptly provide copies to Purchaser of any reports provided under the DOJ/AG Settlement to the monitor appointed to oversee Sellers’ compliance with the DOJ/AG Settlement with respect to such agreements, arrangements and actions;

(d) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not transfer, sell, lease, license, mortgage, pledge, surrender, encumber, divest, cancel, abandon, subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) or allow to lapse or expire, permit the destruction of, or material damage or loss to, or otherwise dispose of any of the Purchased Assets, other than immaterial amounts of personal property sold or otherwise disposed for fair value in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(e) Except as would not give rise to any Assumed Liabilities, Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not (i) incur Liabilities, expenses, Indebtedness or other obligations Related to the Business except in the Ordinary Course of Business or (ii) enter into any new Contract to incur, assume or guarantee any Indebtedness other than the DIP Financing Agreements;

(f) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not cancel any debts or waive any material claims or rights (including the cancellation, compromise, release or assignment of any Indebtedness owed to, or claims held by, any of Seller and its Subsidiaries) that constitute Purchased Assets except as required by the Consent Order, the DOJ/AG Settlement or the programs referenced in clause (c) above;

(g) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not terminate or permit to lapse any material Permits that are necessary for the operation of the Business;

 

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(h) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not make any capital expenditure Related to the Business, including acquiring, leasing or licensing or creating or permitting to exist any Lien other than a Permitted Lien on any assets or property that are Purchased Assets or making any investment in, or making any loan or capital contribution to, any Person, in each case with a value in excess of $500,000 individually or $5 million in the aggregate;

(i) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not (A) change any method, practice or principle of accounting, except as may be required from time to time by GAAP (without regard to any optional early adoption date); provided, that if any such changes are required, the Sellers shall promptly provide written notice to Purchaser with respect thereto, or (B) materially write-up, write-down or write-off the Book Value of any Purchased Asset except as required by GAAP;

(j) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not with respect to the Purchased Assets, make or change any election in respect of Taxes, adopt or change any accounting method in respect of Taxes or otherwise, enter into any closing agreement, settle any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, except as required by Law or GAAP;

(k) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not change their servicing practices in any material respect, except as required by Applicable Law, the Consent Order or the DOJ/AG Settlement;

(l) Sellers shall not (1) reject or terminate any Assumed Contract or seek Bankruptcy Court approval to do so or (2) fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to oppose any action by a third party to terminate (including any action by a third party to obtain Bankruptcy Court approval to terminate) any Assumed Contract; provided that, prior to the Closing Date, Sellers may reject or terminate any Assumed Contract (other than any Servicing Agreement) that is both not material to the Business and is readily replaceable (and so replaced) at not more than the same cost, without disruption to the operation of the Business and otherwise on terms and conditions consistent with such rejected or terminated Assumed Contract, following commercially reasonable efforts to consult with Purchaser regarding such rejection or termination;

(m) With respect to any Purchased Asset, Sellers shall not, and shall use their best efforts to ensure that any Affiliates shall not: (1) agree to allow any form of relief from the automatic stay in the Bankruptcy Case; (2) fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to oppose any action by a third party to obtain relief from the automatic stay in the Bankruptcy Case; (3) agree to a rejection of any Assumed Contract except as provided in the proviso in clause (l) above; or (4) fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to oppose any action by a Person (other than Purchaser) seeking to have an Assumed Contract rejected, except as provided in the proviso in clause (l) above;

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Article VIII, not being satisfied, or would make any representation or warranty of Sellers contained herein inaccurate in any material respect at, or as of any time prior to, the Closing Date or that would materially impair the ability of Sellers or Purchaser to consummate the Closing in accordance with the terms hereof or materially delay such consummation;

(o) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not amend any of their Organizational Documents or enter into or amend any limited liability company, joint venture, partnership, strategic alliance, stockholders’ agreement, co-marketing, co-promotion, joint development, operating agreement or similar arrangement Related to the Business or with respect to the Purchased Assets;

(p) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not (i) transfer the employment of any individual not providing services Related to the Business as of the date hereof to a role in which he or she will provide services Related the Business; or (ii) cause any employee who provides services Related to the Business as of the date hereof to cease to provide services Related to the Business, if either of the foregoing shall unreasonably interfere with the Business or Purchaser’s access to employees as reasonably necessary for purposes of making the Employment Offers;

(q) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not modify the base salary, wages, benefits or other compensation of any employee who provides services Related to the Business or take any action that would accelerate, create or increase a right to payment to any Business Employee under any Plan, other than for increases in base salary or wages in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(r) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not (i) enter into or amend any employment, change in control, retention, severance or similar agreement with respect to any individual who provides services Related to the Business, (ii) adopt, amend or terminate any Plan (or any plan, program, agreement, or agreement that would be a Plan if in effect as of the date hereof), other than to comply with law, or (iii) enter into any collective bargaining or similar agreement;

(s) Except in connection with the Bankruptcy Case, Seller shall not pay, discharge, settle or otherwise satisfy any Liabilities (i) with any third party (other than a Government Entity) involving an amount greater than $100,000, or (ii) with any Government Entity involving an amount greater than $100,000 unless such settlement does not impose restrictions materially more onerous than any similar settlement between such Government Entity and two or more of the top ten mortgage servicers in the United States (based on unpaid principal balance serviced, as determined by Inside Mortgage Finance for 2011); provided that this clause (s) does not apply to payments made pursuant to Sellers’ Contracts in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(t) Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not accelerate the rate of collection of accounts receivable Related to the Business other than in the Ordinary Course of Business and in accordance with acceptable servicing practices; and

 

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(u) With respect to clauses (c)-(t), Sellers and Affiliate Sellers shall not enter into any Contract to do any of the foregoing.

Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, AFI has provided a letter to Purchaser (the “AFI Letter”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1.

Section 6.6 Servicing Approvals and Licenses. Promptly following execution of this Agreement, in each case to the extent not already obtained by Purchaser, Purchaser shall have filed or shall file all applications and use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) be approved as (A) a Title II Supervised Mortgagee and servicer for FHA Loans by HUD; (B) an approved seller and servicer of residential mortgages by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; (C) an “issuer” by Ginnie Mae; and (D) a VA-approved lender; (ii) obtain all necessary licenses in all states in which it proposes to conduct the Business; (iii) enter into master mortgage insurance contracts with Insurers and take such other actions reasonably and customarily required to obtain the approval of any Insurer under a mortgage insurance policy to the transfer of Mortgage Servicing and MSRs contemplated hereby; and (iv) obtain all other material Permits and Business Licenses that are necessary to own or administer the Business, including the Purchased Mortgage Servicing and related MSRs (or, where legally permissible, any waiver of or exemption from any of the foregoing by such Agency, Government Entity or Insurer). All such actions shall be at Purchaser’s cost and expense, and Sellers shall cooperate with, and use commercially reasonable efforts to provide assistance to, Purchaser in all such efforts.

Section 6.7 Employee Matters.

(a) Transferred Employees. With respect to each Business Employee, not later than 30 days prior to the expected Closing Date, Sellers shall provide Purchaser with an updated version of the Business Employee List referenced in Section 4.13(a), reflecting the Business Employees then currently employed by a Seller and any changes in the information set forth therein. Sellers shall further update such Business Employee List as of the day immediately preceding the Closing Date.

(b) Not later than ten days prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall provide a list to Sellers of those Business Employees who will be offered employment by Purchaser effective as of the Closing Date (the “Transferred Employee List”). No Seller shall preclude Purchaser from offering employment to any Business Employee or solicit any such Business Employee to refuse such offer of employment.

(c) Prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall provide each Business Employee on the Transferred Employee List with an offer (the “Employment Offer”) of employment, effective as of the later of the Closing Date or the date such Business Employee accepts such Employment Offer. Each Business Employee who accepts Purchaser’s offer of employment and who becomes an employee of Purchaser shall be a “Transferred Employee.” Sellers shall cooperate with Purchaser in effecting the Transferred Employees’ transfer of employment from Sellers to Purchaser as contemplated hereby.

 

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(d) For at least one year following the Closing, Purchaser shall employ the Transferred Employees on terms and conditions not less favorable in the aggregate than those provided by Purchaser to similarly situated employees of Purchaser, including with respect to salary or wages, paid time off, bonus opportunity and employee benefits. Sellers shall retain all responsibility for providing severance compensation and benefits to each Business Employee (including each Business Employee who is a Transferred Employee) to the extent such Business Employee is or becomes entitled to such severance compensation and benefits pursuant to any severance plan, program, agreement or arrangement maintained by a Seller or any Affiliate thereof. Sellers shall retain all responsibility for paying retention bonuses or similar compensation to the extent not expressly assumed by Purchaser pursuant to this paragraph.

(e) Unless prohibited by Law, all unused vacation and paid time off of the Transferred Employees accrued as of the Closing Date shall, effective as of the Closing Date or, if later, the date on which such Transferred Employee becomes an employee of Purchaser, be transferred to and assumed by Purchaser, and following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall recognize and provide all such unused paid time off to the extent such paid time off is reflected in the Closing Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities. Sellers shall be responsible for paying out any earned and unused paid time off of (i) the Business Employees who are not Transferred Employees, and (ii) Transferred Employees to the extent such paid time off cannot be assumed by Purchaser in accordance with applicable Law (unless a Transferred Employee consents to such assumption by Purchaser, if allowed under applicable Law) or are not reflected in the Closing Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities.

(f) Unless prohibited by Law, with respect to each Transferred Employee, Purchaser agrees to assume and honor all accrued but unpaid bonus compensation to the extent (i) such bonus compensation is reflected in the Closing Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities and (ii) all terms and conditions applicable to such bonus compensation (including, the name of the recipient, the amount, as updated through the Closing Date, and the time and form of payment) are set forth on Section 4.13(a) of the Disclosure Memorandum. Sellers shall be responsible for paying all accrued but unpaid bonus compensation to the extent not assumed by Purchaser pursuant to this paragraph (including any amounts owed to Transferred Employees that are greater than the amount reflected on the Closing Date Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities due to fluctuations in the value of equity on which such amounts are based or otherwise).

(g) Purchaser shall also recognize each Transferred Employee’s service at such Seller for all purposes (other than benefit accruals under defined benefit plans or retiree medical arrangements) under any Plans maintained by Purchaser for the benefit of the Transferred Employees to the extent such service was recognized under the same or comparable Plans that covered the Transferred Employees immediately prior to the Closing Date.

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otherwise Related to the Business) who are not Transferred Employees, and (ii) all liabilities related to any Transferred Employees to the extent such liability is not expressly assumed by Purchaser in this Section 6.7.

(i) The Sellers shall cause, effective as of the Closing Date, each Transferred Employee to become fully vested in his or her account balance under the Ally Financial Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (the “Seller 401(k) Plan”). To the extent not already provided for under the Seller 401(k) Plan, the Sellers shall amend, or cause to be amended, the Seller 401(k) Plan to provide for, with respect to any Transferred Employee who elects a “direct rollover” of his or her full account balance, the distribution and rollover of any promissory note evidencing a loan outstanding under the Seller 401(k) Plan.

(j) Without limiting the generality of Section 12.8, nothing in this Section 6.7 shall (a) be treated as an amendment of, or undertaking to amend, any employee benefit plan, (b) obligate Purchaser, Seller or any of their respective Affiliates to retain the employment of any particular employee or (c) confer any rights or benefits on any person, including any Transferred Employee, other than the parties to this Agreement. Purchaser shall be entitled to rely on information provided by Sellers with respect to any Business Employee Liabilities and the performance of its obligations under this Section 6.7.

(k) If and to the extent Sellers are not “liquidating fiduciaries in bankruptcy” within the meaning of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), Sellers shall assume any liabilities, obligations and commitments in respect of WARN and any similar state and local laws, if any, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in respect of Business Employees who are not Transferred Employees.

Section 6.8 Notices of Certain Events. From the date hereof until the Closing Date,

(a) A Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of:

(i) any written notice or other written communication from any Person (including any notices or communications filed with the Bankruptcy Court other than notices or other written communications that provide for a copy to be provided to Purchaser) alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or objecting to the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(ii) any written notice or other written communication from any Government Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(iii) any change or fact with respect to any of Sellers’ representations, warranties or obligations hereunder of which Seller becomes aware that, with notice or lapse of time or both, will or is reasonably expected to result in a material breach by Sellers of this Agreement or otherwise result in any of the conditions set forth in Article VIII becoming incapable of being satisfied; and

 

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(iv) any Material Adverse Effect (but without giving effect to clause (ix) of the definition of Material Adverse Effect).

(b) Purchaser shall promptly notify Sellers of:

(i) any written notice or other written communication from any Person (other than notices or other written communications directed to Sellers or to the Bankruptcy Court, with a copy provided to Purchaser) alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or objecting to the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(ii) any written notice or other written communication from any Government Entity (other than notices or other written communications directed to Sellers or to the Bankruptcy Court, with a copy provided to Purchaser) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

(iii) any change or fact with respect to any of Purchaser’s representations, warranties or obligations hereunder of which it becomes aware that, with notice or lapse of time or both, will or is reasonably expected to result in a material breach by Purchaser of this Agreement or otherwise result in any of the conditions set forth in Article VIII becoming incapable of being satisfied.

No disclosure by any party hereto pursuant to this Section 6.8 shall be deemed to amend or supplement the Disclosure Schedule with respect thereto or prevent or cure any misrepresentation or breach of warranty for purposes of this Agreement.

Section 6.9 Tax Matters.

(a) If the transactions contemplated hereby are not approved in connection with the Chapter 11 Plan, Sellers shall pay and be responsible for all Transfer Taxes imposed in connection with the closings of the transactions contemplated hereby, and Purchaser shall reimburse Sellers for such payments up to the Purchaser Payment Cap. Sellers and Purchaser shall cooperate to timely prepare, and Sellers shall file or cause to be filed any returns or other filings relating to such Transfer Taxes (unless Purchaser is required by applicable Law to file the return), including any claim for exemption or exclusion from the application or imposition of any Transfer Taxes.

(b) Sellers and Purchaser shall cooperate with each other and furnish or cause to be furnished to each other, upon request, as promptly as practicable, such information (including access to books and records) and assistance relating to the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities as is reasonably requested for the preparation or filing of any Tax Returns and for the satisfaction of legitimate Tax or accounting requirements.

(c) Purchaser shall assume the duties of REMIC Administrator for any and all REMICs for which a Seller is acting as REMIC Administrator, including the preparation, filing, and other obligations related to the Tax Returns for such REMICs.

 

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Section 6.10 Insurance. Purchaser and Sellers shall not take any action that may adversely affect the rights of the other with respect to any outstanding claims made or for new claims that may be made against insurance policies purchased or maintained by Purchaser for the benefit of itself and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates that the other may or will have as of the Closing Date and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other in the settlement or other resolution of such claims.

Section 6.11 Mortgage Loan Schedules and Servicing Advance Schedules. Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser (i) an updated version of the Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Servicing Advance Schedule within 15 Business Days after the end of each month during the period from the date hereof to the Closing Date, and (ii) the Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Cut-off Servicing Advance Schedule as provided in Section 3.1(b).

Section 6.12 Title Documents and Surveys. Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser prior to the Closing the following documents in respect of the Owned Real Property in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Title Company and Sellers: (i) Owner’s Affidavit; (ii) No Change to Survey Affidavit, if applicable; (iii) gap indemnity; and (iv) at least ten (10) Business Days prior to Closing, financial and other information regarding on-going construction, if any (collectively, the “Title Documents”). Sellers shall reasonably cooperate with Purchaser so that Purchaser may obtain, at Purchaser’s sole cost and expense, ALTA surveys for the Owned Real Property.

Section 6.13 Schedules and Disclosure Memorandum.

(a) Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Sellers are delivering to Purchaser the Schedules to be provided by Sellers identified in the Table of Contents (the “Schedules”) and a disclosure memorandum (the “Disclosure Memorandum”) that sets forth all of the items that it deems to be necessary or appropriate (i) as an exception to a provision of this Agreement, (ii) in response to an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision hereof or (iii) as an exception to one or more representations or warranties contained in Article IV, as applicable, or to one or more of the covenants of Sellers contained in this Agreement; provided that the mere inclusion of an item in the Schedules or Disclosure Memorandum as an exception to a provision or representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission by any Seller or Purchaser, as applicable, that such item represents a material exception or event, state of facts, circumstance, development, change or effect or that such item would reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided, further, that any disclosures or exceptions made with respect to a section or subsection of this Agreement shall be deemed to qualify not only the specific section(s) referenced but also such other sections or subsections that may be affected thereby to the extent the relevance of such disclosure or exception to such other sections or subsections is readily apparent on its face. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) until May 31, 2012, Sellers may update any of Schedules N, O, P or U hereunder to add any new Assumed Contracts (excluding Servicing Agreements, Real Property Leases and other vendor contracts identified as “critical” on Schedule P) not previously referenced in such Schedule that should have been set forth in such Schedule as of the date hereof (it being understood that amendments to Contracts referenced in such Schedule as of the date hereof shall not be

 

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added to the Schedule pursuant to this Section 6.13(a)); and (y) until 60 days following the date hereof, Sellers may update Schedule K to reflect the inventory to be conducted by Sellers to determine the allocation of any Computer Equipment between Sellers and AFI, and to the extent any storage, servers or network telecommunications equipment shall be removed from Schedule K, then Sellers shall provide reasonably adequate information to Purchaser that evidences AFI’s ownership of such equipment, and provide Purchaser at Closing with replacement equipment of the same quality as such removed equipment or replacement value for such removed equipment.

(b) Sellers and Purchaser agree that, with respect to Sellers’ representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, Sellers shall have the obligation until the Closing to correct, supplement or amend no later than five Business Days prior to the expected Closing Date the Disclosure Memorandum with respect to any matter arising or discovered after the date of this Agreement (whether or not existing or known at the date of this Agreement) that causes the representations and warranties of Sellers to be untrue or inaccurate in any respect (as so amended, the “Amended Disclosure Memorandum”); provided, however, that, in no event shall any such correction, supplement or amendment be taken into account when determining the accuracy, truth and correctness of the representations and warranties of Sellers for purposes of Article VIII, including the certificates to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.3(iii), except for the updates explicitly required by the representations set forth in Sections 4.9(a) and (c) (which required updates shall only be taken into account when determining the accuracy, truth and correctness of such representations and warranties as of the Closing Date); and provided further that there is no obligation to update any representation that is as of a specified date.

Section 6.14 Bankruptcy Actions.

(a) As soon as practicable, but not later than two Business Days after the date hereof, Sellers shall file Petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. On the Petition Date, Sellers shall file, together with other customary “first day” motions, the Sale Motion with the Bankruptcy Court.

(b) Sellers shall, and Sellers shall cause all of their Subsidiaries to, comply with all of the obligations of Sellers under the Sale Procedures Order (after entry of such Order by the Bankruptcy Court) and the Sale Approval Order (after the entry of such Order by the Bankruptcy Court).

(c) Sellers shall use reasonable efforts to comply (or obtain an order from the Bankruptcy Court waiving compliance) with all requirements under the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules in connection with obtaining approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Sellers shall serve on all required Persons in the Bankruptcy Case, including (i) all Persons who are known to possess or assert a Claim or Lien against or interest in any of the Purchased Assets, (ii) the IRS, (iii) all applicable state attorneys general, and local Government Entities, (iv) all applicable state and local Government Entities with taxing authority, (v) all other Persons required by any order of the Bankruptcy Court, (vi) all parties to Assumed Contracts, and (vii) using its

 

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commercially reasonable efforts to serve all third party investor beneficiaries of Assumed Contracts and any other Persons that Purchaser reasonably may request, any notice of the Sale Motion, the Sale Hearing, the Sale Procedures Order, the Sale Approval Order, and all objection deadlines in accordance with all applicable Bankruptcy Rules, the Sale Procedures Order, and any applicable local rules of the Bankruptcy Court.

(d) As provided in the Sale Procedures Order (including the Assumed Contracts Procedures), Sellers shall move to assume and assign to Purchaser (or Purchaser’s designee or designees) the Assumed Contracts that are executory contracts capable of being assumed pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the “Assumed Pre-Petition Contracts”) and shall (A) provide notice thereof to (i) all counterparties to such contracts, (ii) any third party beneficiary to such contracts as requested by Purchaser (which third party beneficiaries shall be identified by Sellers using their best efforts), (iii) any other specific and identified Person that Purchaser requests, and (iv) any other Person as may be required by applicable Bankruptcy Rules, the Sale Procedures Order, and any applicable local rules of the Bankruptcy Court and any other Person requested by Sellers; and (B) use their commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice thereof to Investors and certificateholders. Sellers have the right to reject any Contract that is not an Assumed Contract in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code. Sellers shall request a ruling in the Sale Approval Order that the Purchaser shall not be liable for any Cure Amount or otherwise obligated to cure any defaults, known or unknown, arising prior to Closing under any Assumed Contract (whether or not such Assumed Contract is an Assumed Pre-Petition Contract).

(e) Sellers shall pay Cure Amounts in the time and manner specified by the Sale Approval Order.

(f) The Chapter 11 Plan, any and all exhibits and attachments to the Chapter 11 Plan, the Disclosure Statement with respect to the Chapter 11 Plan and the Orders approving the same (including the Confirmation Order), to the extent any of the foregoing impact the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, shall be in accordance with the terms set forth in Schedule 6.14(f) and reasonably acceptable in form and substance to Purchaser.

Section 6.15 Stalking-Horse Bidder Matters.

(a) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10.1(e), Sellers shall pay to Purchaser a cash amount equal to $72,000,000 (the “Break-Up Fee”), and the Expense Reimbursement in cash, which shall each be treated as priority administrative expenses in the Bankruptcy Case. The Break-Up Fee and the Expense Reimbursement will be due and payable on the Business Day immediately following such termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (1) upon payment of the Break-Up Fee and the Expense Reimbursement in accordance herewith, Sellers and their respective Representatives and Affiliates shall be fully released and discharged from any Liability under or resulting from this Agreement and, neither Purchaser nor any other Person shall have any other remedy or cause of action under or relating to this Agreement, including for reimbursement of expenses and

 

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(2) Sellers’ obligations hereunder shall be joint and several. Notwithstanding this Section 6.15(a), if Purchaser is the Next-Highest Bidder (as such term is defined in the Sale Procedures) and Purchaser closes under this Agreement as a result of a failure to close under a Competing Transaction, then Sellers shall have no obligation to pay, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to receive, the Break-Up Fee.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 6.15(a), Sellers’ agreement to pay the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement is subject to Bankruptcy Court approval of this Agreement, including approval of payment of the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement, which approval shall be requested in the Sale Motion. Sellers acknowledge and agree that (i) approval of the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement is an integral part of this Agreement; (ii) in the absence of Sellers’ obligation to pay the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement, Purchaser would not have entered into this Agreement; (iii) entry of the Purchaser into this Agreement is necessary for preservation of the estate of Sellers and is beneficial to Sellers because, in Sellers’ business judgment, it will enhance Sellers’ ability to maximize the value of their assets for the benefit of their creditors; (iv) the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement are reasonable in relation to Purchaser’s efforts and to the magnitude of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and Purchaser’s lost opportunities resulting from the time spent pursuing such transactions; and (v) time is of the essence with respect to entry of the Sale Procedures Order by the Bankruptcy Court, approving, among other things, the Sale Procedures and the payment of the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement.

(c) If Purchaser is topped as the “stalking horse” bidder at completion of the auction (if any) for the Ginnie Mae MSR Assets, then 8.44% of the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement (up to 8.44% of the $10,000,000 cap) will be due and payable on the Business Day immediately following the completion of the Ginnie Mae MSR auction.

Section 6.16 Consent Order and DOJ/AG Settlement. From and after the Closing Date, Purchaser agrees to comply with the mandated servicing standards as set forth in the DOJ/AG Settlement regarding the Purchased Mortgage Servicing, as set forth on Schedule 6.16. Purchaser also agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with and assist Sellers and their counsel and other advisors with (i) Sellers’ foreclosure review obligations under the Consent Order and the reporting and oversight program with respect thereto as such obligations are finally approved by the FRB and (ii) Sellers’ other obligations under the DOJ/AG Settlement Order regarding the compliance with the soft dollar menu options relating to providing borrower assistance including, with respect to each of subparagraphs (i) and (ii) hereof, by making available all necessary Books and Records such as relevant Mortgage Loan Documents, and by providing such other information as shall be reasonably requested by Sellers or their counsel and other advisors in connection with such obligations; provided that out-of-pocket third party costs and expenses and reasonable additional incremental overhead costs incurred by Purchaser or its Affiliates in connection therewith, including costs and expenses of the compliance monitor and any requests or demands of Purchaser by such monitor, shall be paid directly by the Sellers, and in the event incurred by Purchaser, will be promptly reimbursed by Sellers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties agree that any remediation

 

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payments to borrowers or any penalties that Sellers may incur as a result of any failure of Purchaser or its Affiliates to comply with the terms of the Consent Order and the DOJ/AG Settlement shall remain the liability of Sellers, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct by Purchaser or its Affiliates, provided that Sellers shall provide prompt notice following receipt of notice from any Governmental Entity alleging that Purchaser’s conduct constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 6.17 Antitrust Clearances and Obligations.

(a) Each of Purchaser and Sellers shall promptly after the date of this Agreement and in any event by July 1, 2012, prepare and file all notification and report forms required to be filed under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and request early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act. Purchaser, on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand, shall be responsible for payment of their own fees and expenses incurred in connection with or relating to the review of the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to the HSR Act or their efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to this Section 6.17, and shall each bear the cost of 50% of the applicable filing fee under the HSR Act.

(b) Each of Purchaser and Sellers shall (i) respond as promptly as practicable to any inquiries or requests for additional information or documentation received from the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, any attorney general of any state of the United States, or any other antitrust or competition authority of any jurisdiction (“Antitrust Authority”); (ii) keep the other party reasonably informed of any communication received by such party from, or given by such party to, any Antitrust Authority regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case in a manner that protects attorney-client or attorney work product privilege; (iii) provide copies of any written communications received from or given to any Antitrust Authority unless prohibited by applicable Law; and (iv) permit the other party to review and incorporate the other party’s reasonable comments in any communication given by it to any Antitrust Authority or in connection with any proceeding by a private party related to Antitrust Laws with any other person, in each case regarding the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and in a manner that protects attorney-client or attorney work product privilege.

(c) Purchaser further agrees that it shall, to the extent necessary to obtain the waiver or consent from any Antitrust Authority required to receive the Sale Approval Order or to avoid the entry of or have lifted, vacated or terminated any award, writ, injunction, judgment, order or decree entered, issued, made, or rendered by any Antitrust Authority that is in effect and has the effect of making illegal or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, take the following actions: (i) propose, negotiate, offer to commit and effect (and if such offer is accepted, commit to and effect), by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, and in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the sale, divestiture or disposition (including by licensing any Intellectual Property) of

 

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any Purchased Assets and/or any other assets or businesses of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries or controlled Affiliates (or equity interests held by Purchaser or any of its controlled Affiliates in entities with assets or businesses); (ii) terminate any existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations; (iii) otherwise offer to take or offer to commit to take any action that it is capable of taking and, if the offer is accepted, take or commit to take such action, that limits its freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to retain, any of the Purchased Assets and/or any other assets or businesses of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries or controlled Affiliates (or equity interests held by Purchaser or any of its controlled Affiliates in entities with assets or businesses); and (iv) take promptly, in the event that any permanent or preliminary injunction or other order is entered or becomes reasonably foreseeable to be entered in any proceeding that would make consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement unlawful or that would prevent or delay consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any and all steps (including the appeal thereof, the posting of a bond or the taking of the steps contemplated by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 6.17(c)) necessary to vacate, modify or suspend such injunction or order. For the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser’s obligations under this Section 6.17 shall be absolute and not qualified by “commercially reasonable efforts.” The Parties agree that Sellers’ obligations under this Section 6.17 shall not include any obligation on the part of Sellers or their respective Subsidiaries or controlled Affiliates to commit to or effect, by consent decree, hold separate orders, trust or otherwise the sale or disposition of such of its assets or businesses (including the Purchased Assets) as may be required to be divested in order to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any decree, order, judgment, injunction, temporary restraining order or other order in any suit or proceeding.

(d) Neither Purchaser nor Sellers shall, after the entry of the Sale Approval Order, agree to accept any agreement that would have the effect of delaying the consummation of any action contemplated by this Agreement without the written consent of the other Party. For the avoidance of doubt, no Party shall commit to or agree with any Antitrust Authority to stay, toll or extend any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act or other applicable Laws, without the prior written consent of the other Parties.

(e) Neither Purchaser nor any of its controlled Subsidiaries shall take any action or acquire any assets or securities of any other Person or agree to acquire assets or securities of any other Person if such action, acquisition or agreement would reasonably be expected to impair Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 6.18 Post-Closing Amounts Received and Paid. All amounts that are received by a Seller or any Seller Affiliates in respect of any of the Purchased Assets with respect to a period following the Closing shall be received by such Person as agent, in trust for and on behalf of Purchaser, and following the Closing, Sellers shall, on a monthly basis, pay, or cause to be paid, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Purchaser all such amounts received by or paid to any such Seller or any of their respective Affiliates, and shall provide Purchaser with information as to the nature and source of all such payments, including any invoice related thereto. All amounts that are received by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates following the Closing in respect of any Excluded Assets with respect to a period prior to the

 

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Closing shall be received by such Person as agent, in trust for and on behalf of Sellers, and Purchaser shall, on a monthly basis, pay or cause to be paid all such amounts over to Sellers by wire transfer of immediately available funds and shall provide Seller with information as to the nature and source of all such payments, including any invoice relating thereto.

Section 6.19 Confidentiality.

(a) After the Closing, Sellers will, and will cause their respective Subsidiaries and instruct their respective Affiliates to, hold in confidence and not use in any manner detrimental to the Business all Confidential Information concerning the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the Assumed Contracts, except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i) in the public domain prior to the Closing or (ii) in the public domain at or after the Closing through no fault of Sellers or any of their Affiliates or any of their respective representatives. If, after the Closing, Sellers or any of their Affiliates or any of their respective representatives are legally required to disclose any Confidential Information, Sellers shall to the extent permitted by Law (A) promptly notify Purchaser to permit Purchaser, at its expense, to seek a protective order or take other appropriate action and (B) cooperate as reasonably requested by Purchaser in Purchaser’s efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information, but only at Purchaser’s sole cost and expense. If, after the Closing and in the absence of a protective order, Sellers or any of their Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives are compelled as a matter of Law to disclose any such Confidential Information to a third party, such Person may disclose to the third party compelling disclosure only the part of such Confidential Information as is required by Law to be disclosed; provided, however, that to the extent permitted by Law, prior to any such disclosure, such Person consults in good faith with Purchaser and its legal counsel as to such disclosure and the nature and wording of such disclosure.

(b) For purposes of Section 6.19(a), “Confidential Information” shall mean any confidential information concerning the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the Assumed Contracts, including, without limitation, methods of operation, products, prices, fees, costs, markets or other specialized information or proprietary matters.

(c) If the Closing does not occur, each party shall, upon the written request of the other party, return to the other party or destroy (such destruction to be confirmed in writing to the other party upon written request) all materials, documentation, data, records and other papers and copies thereof (whether on paper or in electronic, magnetic, photographic, mechanical or optical storage) that constitutes Confidential Information of the other party, and not use any such information or knowledge for any purpose whatsoever, provided that a party may maintain such information to the extent required by Law or such party’s established document retention policies (including any requirement to retain email on an automated email archival system) or relating to the safeguarding or backup storage of electronic data or in connection with a legal dispute with the other party.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge that each of them (and each of their employees, representatives, or other agents) has been and is permitted to disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the federal tax treatment and structure of this Agreement (including Confidential Information) and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are or have been provided to them relating to such federal tax treatment and structure. This provision is intended to qualify for the presumption that this Agreement is not offered under conditions of confidentiality as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(3) and shall be interpreted to authorize disclosure only to the extent necessary to so qualify.

(e) In connection with the delivery by Purchaser to Sellers of the copy of the Commitment Letter, Sellers shall comply with the confidentiality terms of the Commitment Letter.

Section 6.20 Real Property Matters and Transition Services.

(a) With regard to any Real Property not included in the Purchased Assets or Assumed Contracts as of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall be permitted to occupy and have access thereto (in the same manner as the Business occupied and had access to such property prior to Closing) for a period of not less than 60 days following the Closing. For such 60 day period, Seller shall maintain and shall not reject any such Real Property. If requested by AFI, access and occupancy to such Real Property shall also be granted to AFI and its Subsidiaries in the same manner as AFI and its Subsidiaries had occupied and access to such property prior to Closing.

(b) Prior to the Closing Date, if the Sellers request a sublease with respect to any Leased Real Property to be transferred to Purchase at Closing, Sellers and Purchaser will undertake good faith efforts to negotiate the terms of any Sublease Agreement with respect to any such Leased Real Property.

(c) Sellers and Purchaser agree that, promptly after the date hereof, Sellers and Purchaser will be begin to negotiate in good faith and will use their commercially reasonable efforts to finalize, as promptly as practicable, a transition services agreement between Sellers, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other (the “Transition Services Agreement”), pursuant to which Purchaser will provide Sellers such transition services as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties, taking into account the anticipated Purchased Assets, Excluded Assets, Transferred Employees (and any employees that will not become Transferred Employees) in each case, as of the Closing Date. Fees for such transition services shall be based on any actual, out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries in performing such services plus the allocable portion of internal costs incurred in performing such services, including employee compensation and other costs, overhead and administrative costs. Purchaser will provide such transition services for a period not to exceed the lesser of (x) the closing of the Bankruptcy Case or (y) six months after the Closing Date.

 

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(d) On or prior to the Closing Date, effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser expects to enter into the AFI Transition Services Agreement with AFI.

Section 6.21 Required Financial Information. At Purchaser’s cost and expense, Sellers shall reasonably cooperate with Purchaser in a timely manner as reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection with Purchaser’s preparation of historical financial statements and pro forma financial information in respect of the Business as required by Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the timely filing of the necessary financial statements and pro forma financial information with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and for securities offerings by Purchaser and its Affiliates in which such financial information is reasonably necessary or advisable including (i) permitting Purchaser to use any audited or unaudited financial statements available, (ii) facilitating the delivery from Seller’s independent public accountants relevant consent letters necessary in connection with the foregoing and (iii) if any requested financial statements are not available, assisting in the preparation of such audited or unaudited financial statements. Not later than 10 days following the Auction, Sellers shall deliver the following financial statements to Purchaser, to the extent not previously provided: any Historical Financial Statements; the audited consolidated balance sheet of ResCap as of December 31, 2009; unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets of ResCap at any quarter end following March 31, 2012 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for any quarterly periods following March 31, 2012.

Section 6.22 PSA Amendments. Prior to Closing, Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts (i) to obtain any PSA Amendment requested by Purchaser and (ii) to obtain amendments requested by Purchaser to any Servicing Agreement with respect to servicing fees that are substantially similar to the amendments with respect to servicing advances under clauses (i), (v) and (vi) of the definition of Eligible Servicing Agreement, but Sellers shall not be required to seek any investor consent for such amendment for servicing fees. Purchaser agrees to provide Sellers such assistance as Sellers may reasonably request to obtain any PSA Amendment or other amendments to Servicing Agreements as requested by Purchaser.

Section 6.23 Mortgage Loans Documents. Prior to Closing, Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain originals of the Mortgage Notes, the mortgage or deed of trust and all assignments thereof that are not currently included in the Mortgage Loan Documents (at Sellers’ cost).

Section 6.24 Copies of Assumed Contracts. To the extent not provided to Purchaser as of the date hereof, Sellers shall provide to Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of all Assumed Contracts entered into prior to the date hereof, no later than 60 days after the date hereof but in any case at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date.

Section 6.25 Purchaser Payment Cap. Notwithstanding any of the terms of this Agreement, the aggregate amount that Purchaser shall be liable for under the Purchaser Payable Cure Amount, the Transfer Taxes under Section 6.9, the transfer costs under Section 9.2 and any other Section referencing the Purchaser Payable Cure Amount shall not in the aggregate exceed $10,000,000 (the “Purchaser Payment Cap”), and Sellers shall be liable for any such Cure Amount, Transfer Taxes and transfer costs in excess of the Purchaser Payment Cap.

 

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Section 6.26 DIP Financing Agreements. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Sellers shall enter (or cause their Subsidiaries to enter) into the DIP Financing Agreements, which includes a grant by Sellers to the lenders thereunder of a lien on Sellers’ rights under the Deposit Escrow Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions described therein.

Section 6.27 Transfer of Assets to DIP Borrowers. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the DIP Financing Agreements, promptly after approval of such agreements by the Bankruptcy Court, the Sellers will transfer the Purchased Assets identified in the relevant DIP Financing Agreements to the respect DIP Borrowers, and from and after that transfer, the DIP Borrowers will be “Additional Sellers” hereunder.

Section 6.28 Separation Services.

(a) Following the date hereof, Sellers shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, continue the separation of the Business from AFI and its Affiliates (other than ResCap and its Subsidiaries) (the “Separation Services”). Sellers acknowledge and agree that the Separation Services are intended to permit Sellers to deliver at Closing to the Purchaser the Business and Purchased Assets as a stand-alone business separate from AFI, and with as minimal support from AFI as is necessary for Purchaser to operate the Business following the Closing. Purchaser and ResCap shall designate representatives to have biweekly meetings to discuss the Separation Services and to resolve any issues which may arise during the performance of the Separation Services.

(b) If Purchaser is selected as the highest bid at the Auction or is the only bidder under the Sale Procedures, then Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the Separation Services as reasonably directed by Purchaser in order to enable Purchaser to operate the Business in the ordinary course at Closing without the need of any services provided by AFI and its Affiliates (other than ResCap and its Subsidiaries). In connection with the Separation Services, the parties shall undertake good faith efforts to agree on a migration plan to the extent reasonably necessary in order to effect the Separation Services by Closing.

(c) Prior to Closing, the Sellers shall acquire good and valid title to the servers, software, computer equipment, systems and related information technology as contemplated by Sellers shared services and transition plan (as the same may be amended by mutual agreement of the parties hereto), such assets to be at least the same quality as currently in place and as used in the Ordinary Course of Business, and shall be included as part of the Purchased Assets under this Agreement. To the extent that Sellers shall not have acquired any such assets prior to Closing, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the contemplated costs for such assets and Schedule 3.1(a) shall be amended accordingly.

Section 6.29 Repurchase. Purchaser shall have the right to cause Sellers to repurchase from Purchaser any Ginnie Mae Loan that is not eligible to be FHA or VA insured within 60 days after the Closing Date. The closing of the repurchase of any Ginnie Mae Loan shall take place on a date mutually agreed upon between Sellers and Purchaser, but in any event, within seven days after receipt of notice by Seller from Purchaser that it is exercising its right to cause such repurchase. The repurchase price for any Ginnie Mae Loan sold to Sellers shall be the same price at which Purchaser acquired the Ginnie Mae Loan at Closing.

 

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Section 6.30 Rebranding. Following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall proceed expeditiously to complete the rebranding of items used in the Business into a name or names designated by Purchaser. No later than 120 days following the Closing, Purchaser shall have completed such rebranding with respect to signage, letterhead, account statements, business cards, email accounts, marketing materials, VRU scripts and similar items. Until such rebranding is completed, Purchaser shall be authorized to continue to use such items bearing the names of Sellers, provided that to the extent covered by the GM Transition License, such use shall be governed by the terms thereof . The costs of such rebranding shall be borne by Purchaser and not be subject to the Purchaser Payment Cap.

Section 6.31 Subservicing Agreement.

(a) Sellers and Purchaser shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly negotiate in good faith and finalize, within 30 days following the date hereof, the terms and conditions of the Subservicing Agreement under which Purchaser shall agree to service, master service or subservice on Sellers’ behalf such types of assets of Sellers that Sellers serviced, master serviced or subserviced prior to the Closing in the Ordinary Course of Business. For the avoidance of doubt, servicing and subservicing of such asset types includes (i) Mortgage Loans including charged-off assets, (ii) unsecured loans, (iii) FHA/VA delinquent loans and related servicing advances, (iv) REO property, and (v) repayment of advances to various facilities. Master servicing includes loan accounting, investor reporting, claims administration, servicer management (collectively “Master Servicing Oversight”), bond administration, bond modeling and REMIC tax administration for its own portfolio and its clients. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes (i) Master Servicing Oversight, bond administration, bond modeling and REMIC tax administration for U.S. mortgage backed transactions, (ii) bond administration for Canadian mortgage securitizations, (iii) bond administration and bond modeling for transactions in which Seller acts as master servicer for Ally auto loan securitizations, (iv) back up servicing and (v) administration of master servicing P&I advances. Such Subservicing Agreement shall be consistent with the terms of this Section 6.31 and contain customary terms and conditions for transactions of this type, including representations and warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions, and further contain the terms and conditions set forth in Schedule 6.31.

ARTICLE VII

BANKRUPTCY COURT MATTERS

Section 7.1 Competing Transaction. From the date hereof until the earlier of the entry of the Sale Procedures Order and the termination of this Agreement, no Seller shall and each Seller shall cause its Affiliates and such Seller’s and Affiliates’ respective officers, directors, managers, employees, representatives and agents not to, directly or indirectly, (i) engage in substantive negotiations or discussions with, or enter into any agreement or understanding with, any Person (other than Purchaser and its Affiliates, agents and representatives) concerning any transaction (or series of transactions) involving the direct or indirect sale, transfer or other disposition of the Purchased Assets (each a “Competing

 

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Transaction”), or (ii) furnish any non-public information concerning any of the Purchased Assets; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller and its Affiliates shall be permitted to (a) communicate with prospective bidders concerning the proposed sale process, including the proposed timetable and the requirements for Qualified Bids (as defined in the Sale Procedures Order), and (b) enter into confidentiality agreements with prospective bidders (no more favorable to such bidders than the Confidentiality Agreement) and take such other actions that may facilitate a prospective bidder’s ability immediately to commence (or resume) diligence as soon as the Sale Procedures Order has been entered. Following entry of the Sale Procedures Order, other than pursuant to and in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Sale Procedures Order, in no event may Sellers or their respective Affiliates initiate contact with, or solicit or encourage submission of any inquiries, proposals or offers by, any Person (other than Purchaser and its Affiliates, agents and representatives) with respect to a Competing Transaction or accept an offer or proposal from any Person (other than Purchaser and its Affiliates, agents and representatives) with respect to a Competing Transaction.

Section 7.2 Bankruptcy Court Filings. As promptly as practicable but no later than two Business Days following the execution of this Agreement, Sellers shall file Petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and shall file, together with other customary “first day” motions, the Sale Motion with the Bankruptcy Court. Subject to Section 7.1, Sellers shall thereafter pursue diligently the entry of the Sale Procedures Order and the Sale Approval Order, including resolving any objections lodged to the Sellers’ proposed Cure Amounts relating to Assumed Pre-Petition Contracts. Purchaser agrees that it will promptly take such actions as are reasonably requested by Sellers to assist in obtaining entry of the Sale Procedures Order and the Sale Approval Order and all parties hereto shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain a finding of adequate assurance of future performance by Purchaser or its designee or designees under the Assumed Pre-Petition Contracts, and demonstrating that each of Purchaser and such designees is a “good faith” purchaser under section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code, including furnishing affidavits or other documents or information for filing with the Bankruptcy Court. In the event the entry of the Sale Procedures Order or the Sale Approval Order shall be appealed, Sellers and Purchaser shall use their respective reasonable efforts to defend such appeal.

ARTICLE VIII

CONDITIONS

Section 8.1 Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser and Sellers. The respective obligations of each party to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by Purchaser and Sellers, on or prior to the Closing Date of all of the following conditions precedent:

(i) Sale Procedures Order. The Sale Procedures Order (a) shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court and not be subject to any stay of effectiveness, (b) shall not have been modified or amended in any manner materially adverse to Purchaser unless agreed to in writing by Purchaser in its sole discretion and (c) shall have become a Final Order; provided, however, that the condition set forth in clause (c) shall be waivable only by Purchaser on behalf of both parties.

 

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(ii) Sale Approval Order. The Sale Approval Order (a) shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court and not be subject to any stay of effectiveness, (b) shall not have been modified or amended in any manner adverse to Purchaser unless agreed to in writing by Purchaser in its sole discretion and (c) shall have become a Final Order.

(iii) Confirmation Order. The Confirmation Order shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court and not be subject to any stay of effectiveness, and the Chapter 11 Plan Effective Date shall have occurred as of or concurrently with the Closing Date; provided, that if the Confirmation Order has not been entered by October 31, 2012, or the Chapter 11 Plan Effective Date has not occurred, by December 15, 2012, then this condition precedent shall be deemed to be waived by all parties.

(iv) No Law, Judgments, Etc. No Government Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or any decree, judgment, injunction or other Order, which is in effect and that restricts, prevents, prohibits, makes illegal or enjoins the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No proceeding or investigation by any Government Entity or other Person shall have been instituted that restricts, prevents, prohibits, makes illegal, enjoins or results in material damages in respect of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

(v) Injunctions. No Government Entity shall have issued an Order enjoining, restraining or prohibiting the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby and no suit, action or proceeding shall have been instituted by a Government Entity or any other Person that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business or enjoin, restrain, prohibit or otherwise challenge the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or that would be reasonably likely to prevent or make illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no Government Entity shall have notified Purchaser or Sellers in writing that this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would in any manner constitute a violation of any Law and that it intends to commence any suit, action, or proceeding to restrain, enjoin or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(vi) Agency Approvals. Purchaser shall be approved as (A) a Title II Supervised Mortgagee and servicer for FHA Loans by HUD; (B) an approved seller and servicer of residential mortgages by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; (C) an “issuer” by Ginnie Mae; and (D) a VA-approved lender in all applicable jurisdictions.

 

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(vii) Antitrust Clearances. The waiting period applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.

Section 8.2 Conditions to Obligations of Sellers. The obligations of Sellers to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions:

(i) Warranties of Purchaser True as of Closing Date. The representations and warranties of Purchaser contained herein that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be accurate, true and correct in all respects, and all other representations and warranties of Purchaser contained herein shall be accurate, true and correct in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date).

(ii) Compliance with Covenants. Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with each of the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

(iii) Certificate. Sellers shall have received a certificate, signed by a duly authorized officer of Purchaser and dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 8.2(i) and 8.2(ii) have been satisfied.

Section 8.3 Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser. The obligations of Purchaser to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:

(i) Warranties of Sellers True as of Closing Date. The representations and warranties of Sellers or any Affiliate Seller contained herein that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect (including the representation set forth in clause (a) of Section 4.5) shall be accurate, true and correct in all respects, and all other representations and warranties of Sellers or any Affiliate Seller contained herein shall be accurate, true and correct in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date).

(ii) Compliance with Covenants. Sellers shall have performed and complied with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.14(d) and (f) in all respects, and shall have performed and complied in all material respects with each of the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

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(iii) Certificate. Purchaser shall have received certificates, signed by duly authorized officers of Sellers and dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 8.3(i) and 8.3(ii) have been satisfied.

(iv) Sale Approval Order. With respect to obligations and benefits that can be realized prior to the Closing Date, Sellers shall have complied, in all material respects, with all of their obligations under, and Purchaser shall have received the benefits of, the Sale Approval Order.

(v) Agency Consents. The Agency Consents described in Schedule 4.3 in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser shall have been duly obtained, and shall not be subject to the satisfaction of any condition that has not been satisfied or waived and shall be in full force and effect.

(vi) Other Third Party Consents. The Consents set forth on Schedule 8.3(vi) shall have been duly obtained, made or given, shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, shall not be subject to the satisfaction of any condition that has not been satisfied or waived and shall be in full force and effect.

(vii) Agreements with AFI. AFI shall have executed and delivered to Purchaser the AFI Transition Services Agreement incorporating the provisions of the Term Sheet attached as Exhibit 7 with such changes therein as AFI and Purchaser shall agree.

(viii) Licenses. Purchaser shall have each of the Business Licenses set forth on Schedule 8.3(viii) or, with respect to any such Business License, shall have received a written waiver by the relevant licensing Governmental Entity to operate the Business without such Business License, pending the final issuance thereof.

(ix) Data Center Interests. AFI shall have sold the Minnesota Data Center Interest to EPRE and re-assigned the Texas Data Center Interest to GMAC Mortgage, in each case on or prior to Closing, and such Data Center Interests shall be transferable at Closing to Purchaser, such that it owns good, valid and marketable title to 100% of the Eden Prairie Owned Real Property and 100% of the Lewisville, Texas Leased Real Property, in each case free and clear of all Claims and Liens (other than Permitted Liens) other than in accordance with Section 9.1 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 9, 2012 between AFI and EPRE.

ARTICLE IX

TRANSFER OF SERVICING

Section 9.1 Transfer of Purchased Mortgage Servicing and MSRs.

 

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(a) Sellers and Purchaser shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly negotiate in good faith and finalize, within 30 days following the date hereof, the terms and conditions of the Servicing Transfer Agreement, which shall be consistent with this Section 9.1 and contain customary terms for transactions of this type regarding the transfer of mortgage loan servicing, including related servicing transfer instructions, and shall include, among other provisions: (i) an agreement by Sellers to take such actions as are reasonably required to change the named party to Purchaser or its designee on documents related to the Purchased Mortgage Servicing that are currently in the name of a Seller, in its capacity as Servicer, including on all financing statements and insurance policies; (ii) authorization for Purchaser to communicate to third parties that it has purchased the Purchased Assets from Sellers and reference such names of Sellers, and (iii) an acknowledgment by the parties that the costs of the servicing transfer will be borne by the respective parties in accordance with Section 9.2 hereof.

(b) The Servicing Transfer Agreement shall further (i) provide that Purchaser shall file appropriate documents within one hundred twenty (120) days after each applicable servicing transfer date to request that Purchaser be substituted for Seller in any Foreclosure proceeding in which a Seller is a plaintiff (the costs and expenses of any such filing to be divided equally between Purchaser and Sellers, subject to the Purchaser Payment Cap), unless Purchaser determines such substitution is not necessary or advisable to complete the Foreclosure, (ii) provide that in no event will Purchaser be required to take any action to request that Purchaser or any other Person be substituted for Seller to the extent that Seller is only a defendant in any litigation and (iii) provide that, if agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller in writing, Purchaser shall conduct and control litigation in which Seller is a defendant from and after the Closing Date at Sellers’ sole expense, it being understood that, (A) it is the parties’ intention that Purchaser will assume management responsibility for all ordinary course servicing litigation other than litigation in which a Seller is solely a defendant and (B) notwithstanding any agreement to conduct and control such litigation, any liability with respect to such litigation shall be a Retained Liability.

(c) The Servicing Transfer Agreement shall be executed by Sellers and Purchaser no later than one Business Day following the date of the Sale Approval Order. The transfer of the Purchased Mortgage Servicing from Sellers to Purchaser shall occur on one or more transfer dates on or following the Closing Date determined in accordance with the Servicing Transfer Agreement. In the case of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Servicing Transfer Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.

Section 9.2 Costs of Transfer. Except as otherwise provided herein (including the Purchaser Payment Cap) or in the Servicing Transfer Agreement, Sellers, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, shall each be responsible for 50% of all costs and expenses of transferring the Purchased Mortgage Servicing to Purchaser, including (i) transferring the servicer status of any Serviced Mortgage Loan registered on MERS from Sellers to Purchaser, (ii) preparing assignments of mortgages and deeds of trust in recordable form to the extent necessary or advisable for Purchaser to assume servicing responsibility for any Serviced Mortgaged Loan not registered on MERS (provided that the fees and expenses of recording assignments, if Purchaser chooses to do so, will be borne entirely by Purchaser), (iii) preparation and mailing of “hello-goodbye letters” to Serviced Mortgagors (as defined in the Servicing Transfer Agreement), (iv) preparation and delivery of notices to Investors, ETS Customers,

 

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trustees, bond insurers, custodians, master servicers, subservicers, vendors, foreclosure attorneys and other interested parties, (v) retitling custodial, escrow and other servicing related bank and investment accounts, (vi) obtaining Investor or ETS Customer consents and rating agency “no downgrade” letters (if and to the extent required under Orders of the Bankruptcy Court), (vii) obtaining PSA Amendments, (viii) recording of mortgage assignments, (ix) the cost of tax and flood contracts and (x) filing pleadings and other documents and instruments with the court or other appropriate body requesting that Sellers be removed as a party plaintiff to litigation and substituting Purchaser or another appropriate party plaintiff, as the real party-in-interest.

ARTICLE X

TERMINATION AND SURVIVAL

Section 10.1 Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned at any time on or prior to the Closing Date:

(a) by the mutual written consent of Sellers and Purchaser;

(b) by Sellers or Purchaser if any court of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such Order shall have become a Final Order unless such Final Order or action was issued or taken at the request or with the support of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement (or any of its Affiliates); it being agreed that the parties, hereto shall promptly appeal any such adverse order or other determination that is appealable (and argue such appeal with reasonable diligence);

(c) by Purchaser, if

(i) upon written notice to Sellers, if any condition to the obligations of Purchaser set forth in Sections 8.1 and 8.3 shall have become incapable of fulfillment other than as a result of a breach by Purchaser of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, and such condition is not waived by Purchaser;

(ii) upon written notice to Sellers, if there has been a material violation or breach by any Seller of any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, which violation or breach (A) has not been cured within ten Business Days following the delivery of written notice of such violation or breach or (B) is not capable of being cured within a ten Business Day period;

(iii) the Sellers do not file the Petitions within two Business Days of the date hereof;

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(v) the Sale Procedures Order has not been entered by the Bankruptcy Court by June 18, 2012, or if the Sale Procedures Order, once entered, is changed in a manner that is materially adverse to Purchaser without the consent of Purchaser in its sole discretion;

(vi) the Sale Procedures Order does not provide for the final bid deadline to occur not later than 90 calendar days following the entry by the Bankruptcy Court of the Sale Procedures Order;

(vii) the auction, if any, is not concluded within seven Business Days following the final bid deadline;

(viii) the Sale Hearing does not occur within 30 days following the conclusion of the auction, or such other date as may be scheduled by the Bankruptcy Court that is no more than 40 days following the conclusion of the auction;

(ix) the Confirmation Order has not been entered by October 31, 2012 and the Sale Approval Order has not been entered and become a Final Order without stay of its effectiveness by November 15, 2012;

(x) the Chapter 11 Plan Effective Date has not occurred by December 15, 2012 and the Sale Approval Order has not been entered and become a Final Order without stay of effectiveness by December 20, 2012;

(xi) the Sale Approval Order, once entered, is changed in a manner that is adverse to Purchaser without the consent of Purchaser in its sole discretion; or

(xii) any Seller seeks to have the Bankruptcy Court enter an order dismissing the Bankruptcy Case of any Seller or converting it to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, or if the Bankruptcy Court enters an order dismissing the Bankruptcy Case of any Seller or converting the Bankruptcy Case of any Seller to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, or appoints a trustee in any Seller’s Bankruptcy Case or an examiner with enlarged powers relating to the operation of Sellers’ businesses, and such dismissal, conversion or appointment is not reversed or vacated within three business days after the entry thereof;

(d) by Sellers:

(i) upon written notice to Purchaser, if any condition to the obligations of Purchaser set forth in Sections 8.1 and 8.2 shall have become incapable of fulfillment other than as a result of a breach by Sellers of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, and such condition is not waived by Sellers; or

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warranty contained in this Agreement, which violation or breach (A) has not been cured within ten Business Days following the delivery of written notice of such violation or breach or (B) is not capable of being cured within a ten Business Day period;

(e) automatically if the Bankruptcy Court, shall enter an Order approving a Competing Transaction, subject to Purchaser’s right to payment of the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement pursuant to Section 6.15(a); provided, however, that if the Auction is held pursuant to the Sale Procedures, and Purchaser is designated as the Next-Highest Bidder (as such term is defined in the Sale Procedures), then this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this subsection (e) until the earlier of (i) the Bankruptcy Court approval of the “Successful Bid” (as such term is defined in the Sale Procedures); and (ii) 30 calendar days following the Auction. While Purchaser remains the Next-Highest Bidder (as such term is defined in the Sale Procedures), the obligations of Purchaser and Sellers described in Sections 6.1, 6.14(c) and (d) and 6.15(a) shall be held in abeyance and the Deposit Escrow Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the purchase agreement with the bidder or purchase agreements with the bidders, as the case may be, who made the “Successful Bid” at the Auction (as such term is defined in the Sale Procedures) are terminated; or

(f) by Sellers or Purchaser if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before December 31, 2012 (or such later date as mutually agreed to by Sellers and Purchaser).

Section 10.2 Procedure and Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement and abandonment of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by either or both of the parties pursuant to Section 10.1, three Business Days’ written notice thereof shall forthwith be given by the terminating party to the other party and this Agreement shall terminate and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be abandoned, without further action by any of the parties hereto; provided that no notice shall be required with respect to termination pursuant to Section 10.1(e) and provided further that (a) Section 3.4, Section 6.15, this Section 10.2 and Article XI shall survive the termination of this Agreement and (b) no such termination shall relieve any party from any Losses arising out of any breach of this Agreement by a party that occurs upon or prior to the termination of this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 10.1, Sellers shall, unless the termination shall be pursuant to Section 10.1(d)(ii), pay Purchaser the Expense Reimbursement. The Expense Reimbursement will be due and payable on the Business Day immediately following such termination.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 11.1 Indemnification by Sellers.

(a) Each Seller agrees, on a joint and several basis, to indemnify and hold harmless each of Purchaser, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (“Parent”), Parent’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries, Parent’s controlling shareholders, any Affiliate that has provided funding directly or indirectly to Purchaser under the Commitment Letter, and its

 

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and their respective directors, officers and employees (each a “Purchaser Group Member”) from and against any and all Losses incurred by such Purchaser Group Member in connection with or arising from any breach of any Core Representations or the inaccuracy of any Core Representations of Sellers contained or referred to in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of Sellers pursuant hereto; provided, that in no event shall the aggregate amount required to be paid by Sellers pursuant to this Section 11.1(a) exceed the Indemnity Escrow Amount.

(b) The indemnification provided for in Section 11.1(a) shall terminate on the earlier of one year after the Closing Date and the entry of a Final Order closing the Bankruptcy Case (the “Termination Date”) (and no claims shall be made by any Purchaser Group Member under Section 11.1(a) after the Termination Date), except that the indemnification by Sellers shall continue as to any Loss of which any Purchaser Group Member has notified ResCap in accordance with the requirements of Section 11.2 on or prior to the Termination Date, as to which the obligation of Sellers shall continue until the liability of Sellers shall have been determined pursuant to this Article XI, and Sellers shall have reimbursed all Purchaser Group Members for the full amount of such Losses in accordance with this Article XI.

Section 11.2 Notice of Claims.

(a) Any Purchaser Group Member seeking indemnification hereunder shall give to each Seller obligated to provide indemnification to such Purchaser Group Member (the “Indemnitor”) a notice (a “Claim Notice”) describing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to any claim for indemnification hereunder and shall include in such Claim Notice (if then known) the amount or the method of computation of the amount of such claim, and a reference to the provision of this Agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument executed hereunder or in connection herewith upon which such claim is based; provided, that a Claim Notice in respect of any pending or threatened action at law or suit in equity by or against a third Person as to which indemnification will be sought (each such action or suit being a “Third Person Claim”) shall be given promptly after the action or suit is commenced; provided further that failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnitor of its obligations hereunder except to the extent it shall have been actually prejudiced by such failure and then only to the extent of such prejudice.

(b) After the giving of any Claim Notice pursuant hereto, the amount of indemnification to which a Purchaser Group Member shall be entitled under this Article XI shall be determined: (i) by the written agreement between the Purchaser Group Member and the Indemnitor; (ii) by a final judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction; or (iii) by any other means to which the Purchaser Group Member and the Indemnitor shall agree. The judgment or decree of a court shall be deemed final when the time for appeal, if any, shall have expired and no appeal shall have been taken or when all appeals taken shall have been finally determined. The Purchaser Group Member shall have the burden of proof in establishing the amount of Loss suffered by it.

 

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Section 11.3 Third Person Claims.

(a) Subject to Section 11.3(b), the Purchaser Group Member shall have the right to conduct and control, through counsel of its choosing, the defense, compromise or settlement of any Third Person Claim against such Purchaser Group Member as to which indemnification will be sought by any Purchaser Group Member from any Indemnitor hereunder, and in any such case the Indemnitor shall cooperate in connection therewith and shall furnish such records, information and testimony and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser Group Member in connection therewith; provided, that:

(i) the Indemnitor may participate, through counsel chosen by it and at its own expense, in the defense of any such Third Person Claim as to which the Purchaser Group Member has so elected to conduct and control the defense thereof; and

(ii) the Purchaser Group Member shall not, without the written consent of the Indemnitor, pay, compromise or settle any such Third Person Claim, except that no such consent shall be required if, following a written request from the Purchaser Group Member, the Indemnitor shall fail, within 28 days after the making of such request or such shorter period if such Purchaser Group Member is required to respond prior to the end of such 28-day period, to acknowledge and agree in writing that, if such Third Person Claim shall be adversely determined, such Indemnitor has an obligation to provide indemnification hereunder to such Purchaser Group Member.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser Group Member shall have the right to pay, settle or compromise any such Third Person Claim without such consent, provided, that in such event the Purchaser Group Member shall waive any right to indemnity therefor hereunder unless such consent is unreasonably withheld.

(b) If any Third Person Claim against any Purchaser Group Member is solely for money damages or will have no continuing effect in any material respect on the Business or the Purchased Assets, then the Indemnitor shall have the right to conduct and control, through counsel of its choosing, the defense, compromise or settlement of any such Third Person Claim against such Purchaser Group Member as to which indemnification will be sought by any Purchaser Group Member from any Indemnitor hereunder if the Indemnitor has acknowledged and agreed in writing that, if the same is adversely determined, the Indemnitor has an obligation to provide indemnification to the Purchaser Group Member in respect thereof, and in any such case the Purchaser Group Member shall cooperate in connection therewith and shall furnish such records, information and testimony and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals as may be reasonably requested by the Indemnitor in connection therewith; provided, that the Purchaser Group Member may participate, through counsel chosen by it and at its own expense, in the defense of any such Third Person Claim as to which the Indemnitor has so elected to conduct and control the defense thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnitor shall not be entitled to assume the defense

 

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of any Third Person Claim if the reasonably expected monetary damages for which the Purchaser Group Member would be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement is greater than the Indemnity Escrow Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser Group Member shall have the right to pay, settle or compromise any such Third Person Claim, provided, that in such event the Purchaser Group Member shall waive any right to indemnity therefor hereunder .

Section 11.4 Claims Against the Indemnity Escrowed Funds. Purchaser shall have the right to notify the Indemnity Escrow Agent of any claim for indemnification made by any Purchaser Group Member pursuant to this Article XI. Promptly following the final determination in accordance with this Article XI of any claim for indemnification made by any Purchaser Group Member, upon request by Purchaser, Sellers shall execute and deliver a certificate requesting the Indemnity Escrow Agent to deliver by wire transfer to an account designated by Purchaser immediately available funds in the amount of such claim as finally determined in accordance with this Article XI (not to exceed the Indemnity Escrowed Funds). On the Termination Date, the Indemnity Escrow Agent shall deliver to Sellers all the Indemnity Escrowed Funds then held by the Indemnity Escrow Agent by wire transfer to one or more accounts designated by ResCap; provided, however, that if prior to the Termination Date Purchaser notifies the Indemnity Escrow Agent in writing that all or a portion of the Indemnity Escrowed Funds is subject to claims for indemnification under this Agreement that have not been finally determined (the “Outstanding Claims”), the amount delivered to Sellers upon the Termination Date shall be equal to the Indemnity Escrowed Funds then held by the Indemnity Escrow Agent, less the sum of any amounts subject to the Outstanding Claims. If at any time after the Termination Date the amount of the Indemnity Escrowed Funds then held by the Indemnity Escrow Agent exceeds the sum of any amounts subject to the Outstanding Claims, ResCap and Purchaser shall execute and deliver a certificate requesting the Indemnity Escrow Agent to deliver such excess amount to Sellers by wire transfer to one or more accounts designated by ResCap.

Section 11.5 Adjustment to Purchase Price. To the extent that any payment by Sellers under this Article XI can be properly so characterized under applicable Tax law, such payment shall be treated by the parties as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.

Section 11.6 Survival. Sellers and Purchaser agree that all of the representations, warranties and covenants of Sellers and Purchaser contained in this Agreement, or any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, shall terminate at the Closing Date, except that the Core Representations shall survive as provided in Section 11.1(b) and the covenants that by their terms survive the Closing Date shall survive the Closing Date.

Section 11.7 Exclusive Remedy. Except in the case of fraud or where a Party seeks to obtain specific performance pursuant to Section 12.11, from and after the Closing, the sole and exclusive remedy of any Purchaser Group Member in connection with any breach of any Core Representations or the inaccuracy of any Core Representations of Sellers contained or referred to in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of Sellers pursuant hereto, whether under this Agreement or arising under common law or any other Law, shall be as provided in this Article XI. Nothing in this Section 11.7 shall operate to interfere with or impede the operation of the provisions of Section 3.2 or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.1 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Sale Procedures Order, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transaction hereunder, shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses. Subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement payable to Purchaser (i) shall rank as administrative expense claims against the Sellers pursuant to Section 503(b)(1)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code; and (ii) shall be paid promptly by the Sellers as set forth herein. Following approval of the Sale Procedures Order, any claims arising from breaches by any Sellers of their obligations pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall constitute administrative expense claims against the Sellers under Sections 503(b)(1) and 507(a)(1), as applicable, of the Bankruptcy Code.

Section 12.2 Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only in writing signed by each of the parties hereto. Any provisions of this Agreement may be waived, but only if such waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

Section 12.3 Notices. Any written notice to be given hereunder shall be deemed given: (a) when received if given in person or by nationally recognized courier; (b) on the date of transmission if sent by telecopy, e-mail or other wire transmission (receipt confirmed in each case); (c) five Business Days after being deposited in the U.S. mail, certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested; and (d) if sent by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service, the second Business Day following the date given to such overnight delivery service (specified for overnight delivery and receipt confirmed). All notices shall be addressed as follows:

if to Sellers, to:

Residential Capital, LLC

1177 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

Facsimile: 646-257-2703

Attention: Mr. Thomas Marano

Telephone: 646-781-2600

email: tom.marano@gmacrescap.com

 

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with copies to (which copies shall not constitute notice):

Residential Capital, LLC

1100 Virginia Drive

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034

Facsimile: 866-572-7524

Attn: Tammy Hamzehpour, Esq., General Counsel

Telephone: 215-682-1307

email: tammy.hamzehpour@gmacrescap.com

and

Morrison & Foerster LLP

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

Facsimile: (212) 468-7900

Attention: Gary S. Lee, Esq.

Telephone: (212) 468-8163

email: glee@mofo.com

and

Attention: Larren M. Nashelsky, Esq.

Telephone : (212) 506-7365

email: lnashelsky@mofo.com

if to Purchaser, to:

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Facsimile: (469) 549-2085

Attention: General Counsel

Telephone: (972) 316-5429

email: Tony.Villani@nationstarmail.com

with copies to (which copies shall not constitute notice):

Sidley Austin LLP

One South Dearborn

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Facsimile: (312) 853-7036

Attention: Chris E. Abbinante and Larry J. Nyhan

Telephone: (312) 853-7000

email: cabbinante@sidley.com and lnyhan@sidley.com

Section 12.4 Waivers. The failure of a party to require performance of any provision hereof shall not affect its right at a later time to enforce the same. No waiver by a party of any

 

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term, covenant, representation or warranty contained herein shall be effective unless in writing. No such waiver in any one instance shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of any such term, covenant, representation or warranty in any other instance.

Section 12.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 12.6 Applicable Law; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; Venue and Retention of Jurisdiction.

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without regard to any conflicts of law principles thereof or any other jurisdiction that would apply the law of another jurisdiction and, to the extent applicable, the Bankruptcy Code.

(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(c) Without limiting any party’s right to appeal any order of the Bankruptcy Court, (i) the Bankruptcy Court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Agreement and to decide any claims or disputes that may arise or result from, or be connected with, this Agreement, any breach or default hereunder, or the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) any and all proceedings related to the foregoing shall be filed and maintained only in the Bankruptcy Court, and the parties hereby consent to and submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the Bankruptcy Court and shall receive notices at such locations as indicated in Section 12.3 hereof; provided, however, that if the Bankruptcy Case of Sellers have closed, the parties agree to unconditionally and irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in New York County or the Commercial Division, Civil Branch of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and any appellate court from any thereof, for the resolution of any such claim or dispute. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

(d) Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding by delivery of a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.3.

Section 12.7 Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided that no

 

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assignment of either party’s rights or obligations may be made without the written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and provided that Purchaser may assign (i) its rights and interests in Servicing Advances to be acquired hereunder to any of its lenders as collateral security or (ii) this Agreement and any or all rights or obligations hereunder (including Purchaser’s rights to purchase the Purchased Assets and assume the Assumed Liabilities) to one or more Affiliates of Purchaser provided that any such Affiliate has at the Closing all Business Licenses necessary to own and conduct business with such Purchased Assets and to assume such Assumed Liabilities; provided, however, that Purchaser shall remain obligated to fulfill its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and for any damages arising from an unlawful breach hereof; provided further, that Sellers are permitted to assign their right under the Deposit Escrow Agreement as provided in Section 6.26. Upon any such permitted assignment, the references in this Agreement to Purchaser shall also apply to any such assignee unless the context otherwise requires.

Section 12.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Article XI, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the parties hereto, and no provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any remedy, claim or right upon any third party, including any employee or former employee of Sellers or any participant or beneficiary in any benefit plan, program or arrangement.

Section 12.9 Public Announcements. Sellers and Purchaser each agree that they and their Affiliates shall not issue any press release or otherwise make any public statement or respond to any media inquiry with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior approval of the other parties, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except as may be required by Law or by any stock exchanges having jurisdiction over Sellers, Purchaser or their Affiliates. Sellers, Affiliate Sellers and Purchaser will consult with each other regarding the content and timing of any internal announcements regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to Sellers’ employees.

Section 12.10 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, void or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration, area or applicability of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid, void or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified.

Section 12.11 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that Purchaser shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to

 

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enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court referenced in Section 12.6(c), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity.

Section 12.12 Waiver of Bulk Transfer Laws. Seller and Purchaser agree to waive compliance with Article 6 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in each of the jurisdictions in which any of the Purchased Assets are located to the extent that such Article is applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby and any other bulk sale or bulk transfer or similar Law.

Section 12.13 Personal Liability. This Agreement shall not create or be deemed to create or permit any personal liability or obligation on the part of any officer, director, employee, representative or investor of any party hereto.

Section 12.14 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Ancillary Agreements, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Purchaser and Sellers have executed this Agreement or caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

By

 

/s/ Jesse K. Bray

  Name: Jesse K. Bray
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC
By  

/s/ James Whitlinger

  Name: James Whitlinger
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING COMPANY, LLC
By  

/s/ James Whitlinger

  Name: James Whitlinger
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC
By  

/s/ James Whitlinger

  Name: James Whitlinger
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE SERVICES, LLC
By  

/s/ James Whitlinger

  Name: James Whitlinger
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
ETS OF WASHINGTON, INC.
By  

/s/ James Whitlinger

  Name: James Whitlinger
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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GMACM BORROWER LLC
By  

/s/ James Whitlinger

  Name: James Whitlinger
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
RFC BORROWER LLC
By  

/s/ James Whitlinger

  Name: James Whitlinger
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
EPRE LLC
By  

/s/ James Whitlinger

  Name: James Whitlinger
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE 3.1(a)

PURCHASE PRICE CALCULATION

The Purchase Price for those Purchased Assets assigned to Purchaser in accordance with the Sale Approval Order shall be an amount equal to the sum of the following (without duplication):

1. with respect to the Purchased Mortgage Servicing that is assumed and assigned to Sellers pursuant to the Sale Approval Order, an amount equal to the sum of each product obtained by multiplying (x) the unpaid principal balance as of the close of business on the Closing Date of the Mortgage Loans within each category set forth below by (y) the product of the net servicing fee* as of the close of business on the Closing Date and the applicable multiple for each such category shown below:

 

Category of Servicing Rights

  

Servicing Fee Field on the Data Tape*

   Multiple  
Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac MSRs    SfeeNet      1.5425x   

Private Investor Loan MSRs

(Eligible Servicing Agreements)

   SFeeNet; sfee_c; or INVESTOR_SERVICE_FEE_PERCENT      0.8920x   

Private Investor Loan MSRs

(non-Eligible Servicing Agreements)

   SFeeNet; sfee_c; or INVESTOR_SERVICE_FEE_PERCENT      0.0000x   
Ginnie Mae MSRs    sfeeNet      0.6276x   
Master Servicing    Sfee_c      0.3324x   

plus

2. with respect to the Purchased Mortgage Servicing that is assumed and assigned to Sellers pursuant to the Sale Approval Order, an amount equal to the sum of each product obtained by multiplying (x) the unpaid principal balance as of the close of business on the Closing Date of the Mortgage Loans within each category set forth below by (y) the applicable percentage for such category shown below:

 

Category of Servicing Rights

   Applicable Percentage  

Third Party Fee-Based Subservicing Agreements (excluding any such Servicing Agreement with AFI set forth in Schedule 2.15)

     0.1110

 

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plus

3. with respect to the Servicing Advances, an amount equal to the sum of each product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate amount of such Servicing Advances that are outstanding as of the close of business on the Closing Date within each category set forth below by (y) the applicable percentage for such category shown below:

 

Category of Servicing Rights

   Applicable Percentage  

Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac MSRs

     95

Private Investor Loan MSRs (Eligible Servicing Agreements)

     95

Private Investor Loan MSRs (non- Eligible Servicing Agreements)

  

If the result (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the aggregate amount of Servicing Advances that are outstanding as of the close of business on the Closing Date for all Private Investor Loans that are covered under Eligible Servicing Agreements (excluding any such loans under the Servicing Agreements set forth in Schedule T) divided by (ii) the aggregate amount of Servicing Advances that are outstanding as of the close of business on the Closing Date for all Private Investor Loans (excluding any such loans under the Servicing Agreements set forth in Schedule T) is:

  

Greater than 50%

     85

Between 25% – 50%

     77.5

Less than 25%

     70

Ginnie Mae MSRs

     95

Third Party Fee-Based Subservicing Agreements

     90

plus

4. with respect to the Ginnie Mae Loans, an amount equal to the sum of the following: (x) after deducting a servicing fee of 31.5 bps and a guaranty fee of 6 bps from the underlying note rate, the interpolated GNMA TBA MBS price as of the Closing Date and as quoted on Bond Web or other market pricing service, plus (y) the servicing value ascribed per the following matrix set forth in Annex A; plus

 

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5. except as set forth in item 6 below, with respect to the other Purchased Assets set forth in Section 2.1(d) – (v), an amount equal to $0.00; plus

6. with respect to the Purchased Assets set forth in Schedule L-1 and L-2, an amount equal to the aggregate sum of the product of (x) the Book Value of each category as of the close of business on the Closing Date multiplied by (y) the “Applicable Purchase Price %” as set forth in the Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities for such Purchased Assets; less

7. with respect to the Liabilities detailed on the Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities, an amount equal to the aggregate sum of the product of (x) the greater of Book Value or nominal value of each category as of the close of business on the Closing Date multiplied by (y) the “Applicable Purchase Price Deduction %” as set forth in the Schedule of Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities for such Liabilities.

 

For purposes of any separate auction of the Ginnie Mae Assets, the Break-Up Fee, Expense Reimbursement and the Cash Deposit shall be allocated 8.44% to the Ginnie Mae MSR Assets and 91.56% to the other Purchased Assets.

 

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Annex A – Ginnie Mae Loan Matrix

 

Variance from
Par Rate

   Net Servicing Fee = 31.5      Net Servicing Fee = 31.5  
     30 year      Excess Multiple      15 year      Excess Multiple  

(1.500)

     0.851         2.50x         0.391         1.10x   

(1.375)

     0.852         2.50x         0.391         1.10x   

(1.250)

     0.854         2.50x         0.391         1.10x   

(1.125)

     0.855         2.50x         0.390         1.00x   

(1.000)

     0.856         2.50x         0.388         1.00x   

(0.875)

     0.858         2.50x         0.387         1.00x   

(0.750)

     0.859         2.40x         0.385         1.00x   

(0.625)

     0.861         2.40x         0.382         1.00x   

(0.500)

     0.858         2.40x         0.378         1.00x   

(0.375)

     0.853         2.40x         0.345         0.90x   

(0.250)

     0.846         2.40x         0.306         0.70x   

(0.125)

     0.841         2.40x         0.282         0.70x   

     0.835         2.30x         0.264         0.70x   

0.125

     0.829         2.30x         0.251         0.60x   

0.250

     0.824         2.30x         0.240         0.60x   

0.375

     0.818         2.30x         0.229         0.50x   

0.500

     0.812         2.20x         0.217         0.50x   

0.625

     0.806         2.10x         0.207         0.50x   

0.750

     0.770         2.00x         0.200         0.40x   

0.875

     0.744         2.00x         0.193         0.40x   

1.000

     0.695         1.90x         0.188         0.40x   

1.125

     0.659         1.90x         0.183         0.40x   

1.250

     0.632         1.80x         0.179         0.40x   

1.375

     0.596         1.70x         0.176         0.30x   

1.500

     0.561         1.60x         0.172         0.30x   

Note:

1. For 30 year product, par rate shall be calculated using the MTGENGNSF <Index> from Bloomberg averaged for the 30 calendar days prior to the pool issue month plus 0.750% round up to the nearest 0.125%.
2. For 15 year product, par rate shall be calculated using the MTGENGNJO <Index> from Bloomberg averaged for the 30 calendar days prior to the pool issue month plus 0.750% round up to the nearest 0.125%.
3. VA Loans shall have a 35 basis point reduction in purchase price.
4. USDA Loans shall have a 35 basis point reduction in purchase price.

 

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EX-10.2 3 d354690dex102.htm CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR FNMA MORTGAGE LOANS Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION

CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

FOR FNMA MORTGAGE LOANS

by and between

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

(Seller)

and

NIC MSR V LLC

(Purchaser)

Dated and effective as of May 13, 2012


Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

     2   

Section 1.01

   Definitions      2   

Section 1.02

   General Interpretive Principles      13   

ARTICLE II PROCEDURES; ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

     13   

Section 2.01

   Sale of Current Excess Servicing Spread      13   

Section 2.02

   Grant of Security Interest      14   

Section 2.03

   Items to be Delivered on the Agreement Date      14   

Section 2.04

   Items to be Delivered on the Closing Date      14   

Section 2.05

   Closing Date Transactions      16   

ARTICLE III PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     16   

Section 3.01

   Purchase Price      16   

Section 3.02

   Payments by Purchaser      16   

Section 3.03

   Accounts      17   

Section 3.04

   Priority of Payments      19   

Section 3.05

   Withdrawals from the Current Spread Reserve Account      20   

Section 3.06

   Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee      20   

Section 3.07

   Intent and Characterization      20   

ARTICLE IV REALLOCATIONS

     21   

Section 4.01

   Reallocations      21   

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

     21   

Section 5.01

   Due Organization and Good Standing      22   

Section 5.02

   Authority and Capacity      22   

Section 5.03

   Agency Consents      22   

Section 5.04

   Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights      22   

Section 5.05

   Effective Agreements      22   

Section 5.06

   No Accrued Liabilities      23   

Section 5.07

   Seller/Servicer Standing      23   

Section 5.08

   MERS Membership      23   

Section 5.09

   Agency Set-off Rights      23   

Section 5.10

   Ability to Perform; Solvency      23   

Section 5.11

   Material Documents      24   

Section 5.12

   Obligations with Respect to Origination      24   

Section 5.13

   No Actions      24   

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

     24   

Section 6.01

   Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws      24   

 

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Section 6.02

   Related Escrow Accounts      24   

Section 6.03

   Accuracy of Servicing Information      25   

Section 6.04

   No Purchaser Responsibility      25   

Section 6.05

   Location of Credit Files      25   

Section 6.06

   Representations Concerning the Current Excess Servicing Spread      25   

ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

     26   

Section 7.01

   Due Organization and Good Standing      26   

Section 7.02

   Authority and Capacity      26   

Section 7.03

   Effective Agreements      26   

Section 7.04

   Sophisticated Investor      27   

Section 7.05

   No Actions      27   

ARTICLE VIII SELLER COVENANTS

     27   

Section 8.01

   Servicing Obligations      27   

Section 8.02

   Cooperation; Further Assurances      28   

Section 8.03

   Financing Statements      28   

Section 8.04

   Supplemental Information      28   

Section 8.05

   Access to Information      28   

Section 8.06

   Home Affordable Modification Program      29   

Section 8.07

   Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports      29   

Section 8.08

   Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates      31   

Section 8.09

   Monthly Management Calls      31   

Section 8.10

   Timely Payment of Agency Obligations      31   

Section 8.11

   Servicing Agreements      31   

Section 8.12

   Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights      32   

Section 8.13

   Consents to Transaction Documents      32   

Section 8.14

   Accounts      32   

Section 8.15

   Notification of Certain Events      32   

Section 8.16

   Financing; Pledge of Current Excess Servicing Spread      32   

Section 8.17

   Existence, etc      33   

Section 8.18

   Consent to Sub-Servicing      34   

Section 8.19

   Nonpetition Covenant      34   

Section 8.20

   Data Tape; Schedule of Mortgage Loans      34   

Section 8.21

   Insurance      34   

Section 8.22

   Defense of Title      34   

Section 8.23

   Refinancing of Mortgage Loans      34   

ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

     35   

Section 9.01

   Correctness of Representations and Warranties      35   

Section 9.02

   Compliance with Conditions      35   

 

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Section 9.03

   Corporate Resolution      35   

Section 9.04

   No Material Adverse Change      35   

Section 9.05

   Consents      35   

Section 9.06

   Delivery of Transaction Documents      36   

Section 9.07

   Certificate of Seller      36   

Section 9.08

   Valuation      36   

Section 9.09

   Opinions of Counsel      36   

Section 9.10

   Acquisition of Mortgage Servicing Rights by Seller      36   

Section 9.11

   Good Standing Certificate of Seller      36   

Section 9.12

   No Actions or Proceedings      37   

Section 9.13

   Fees, Costs and Expenses      37   

ARTICLE X CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

     37   

Section 10.01

   Correctness of Representations and Warranties      37   

Section 10.02

   Compliance with Conditions      37   

Section 10.03

   Corporate Resolution      37   

Section 10.04

   No Material Adverse Change      37   

Section 10.05

   Certificate of Purchaser      37   

Section 10.06

   Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser      38   

ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION; CURE

     38   

Section 11.01

   Indemnification by Seller      38   

Section 11.02

   Indemnification by Purchaser      40   

Section 11.03

   Award of Damages      41   

Section 11.04

   Other Rights      41   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     42   

Section 12.01

   Costs and Expenses      42   

Section 12.02

   Confidentiality      43   

Section 12.03

   Broker’s Fees      44   

Section 12.04

   Relationship of Parties      44   

Section 12.05

   Survival of Representations and Warranties      44   

Section 12.06

   Notices      44   

Section 12.07

   Waivers      45   

Section 12.08

   Entire Agreement; Amendment      45   

Section 12.09

   Binding Effect      45   

Section 12.10

   Headings      45   

Section 12.11

   Applicable Law      45   

Section 12.12

   Incorporation of Exhibits      46   

Section 12.13

   Counterparts      46   

Section 12.14

   Severability of Provisions      46   

Section 12.15

   Public Announcement      46   

 

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Section 12.16

   Assignment      46   

Section 12.17

   Termination      47   

Section 12.18

   Third Party Beneficiaries      47   

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A – Form of Assignment Agreement

Exhibit B – Schedule of Mortgage Loans

Exhibit C – Seller’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit D – Purchaser’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit E – Location of Credit Files

Exhibit F – Form of Summary Remittance Report

Exhibit G – Form of Delinquency Report

Exhibit H – Form of Disbursement Report

Exhibit I – Seller Jurisdictions and Recording Offices

 

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CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR FNMA

MORTGAGE LOANS

This CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR FNMA MORTGAGE LOANS (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement Date”), is by and between NIC MSR V LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”), and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) (the Purchaser and the Seller will collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Seller and Residential Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Residential Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ETS of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation, and certain additional sellers identified on Schedule A in the Asset Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) (collectively, “ResCap”) have entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2012, pursuant to which, among other things, Seller will acquire and assume all right, title and interest in mortgage servicing rights to a portfolio of residential mortgage loans owned or securitized by the Agency (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, by acquiring such mortgage servicing rights, Seller is entitled to a servicing spread and other incidental fees with respect to the related residential mortgage loans;

WHEREAS, the servicing spread, together with the Ancillary Income (as defined below), exceeds the compensation that Seller requires to service the related residential mortgage loans;

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, and Purchaser desires to purchase, a portion of the servicing spread that exceeds such required compensation amount; and

WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller desire to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Seller will sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to a portion of the servicing spread that exceeds the Seller’s required compensation amount, and Purchaser will purchase all right, title and interest in and to such portion of the servicing spread;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

Section 1.01 Definitions.

Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those accepted and prudent mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) which are in accordance with Agency servicing practices and procedures as set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreements, and in a manner at least equal in quality to the servicing that Seller provides to mortgage loans which it owns in its own portfolio.

Agency: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights: All of the “Mortgage Servicing Rights” under the Sale Agreements, as “Mortgage Servicing Rights” is defined in each Sale Agreement.

Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread: The “Current Excess Servicing Spread” under all of the Sale Agreements, as “Current Excess Servicing Spread” is defined in each Sale Agreement.

Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Agreement Date: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Alternative Transaction: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(b).

Alternative Transaction Proposal: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(c).

Ancillary Income: All incidental servicing fees (such as late fees, assignment transfer fees, returned check fees, special services fees, amortization schedule fees, HAMP fees, modification and incentive income and any interest or earnings on funds deposited in an account maintained by the Seller as servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans, etc.) that are supplemental to the servicing spread payable to the servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreements.

Applicable Law: With reference to any Person, all laws (including common law), statutes, regulations, ordinances, treaties, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders of any court, governmental agency or authority and rules, regulations, orders, directives, licenses and permits of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or its property or in respect of its operations.

Asset Purchase Agreement: The Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as purchaser, and ResCap, as seller, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment Agreement: An agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement or in such other form as mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another financial institution mutually agreed upon by the Parties or any successor thereto, each in its capacity as “Bank” under the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement or the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, as applicable, or any third party custodian or trustee in similar capacity under any replacement account control agreements.

 

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Base Purchase Price: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.01.

Base Servicing Fee: With respect to a Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Measurement Date, (B) the Base Servicing Fee Rate and (C) (i) in the case of the initial Collection Period, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of the initial Collection Period, and the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) in the case of all other Collection Periods, 1/12; provided that the Base Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan whose Servicing Agreement is terminated during a Collection Period shall be pro-rated to the actual number of days within such Collection Period in which such Mortgage Loan was serviced by Seller.

Base Servicing Fee Rate: 0.07% per annum.

Break-Up Fee: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Business Day: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in the States of Texas or New York are authorized or obligated by law or by executive order to be closed or (c) such other days as agreed upon by the Parties.

Cash Deposit: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Closing Date: With respect to the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Business Day on which the purchase of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement has been consummated and all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Assignment Agreement have been satisfied or waived.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral: The meaning given to such term in Section 2.02.

Collection Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Confirmation Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth: (i) The net worth of Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries, on a combined basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) all intangibles determined in accordance with GAAP (including goodwill, capitalized financing costs and capitalized administration costs but excluding originated and purchased mortgage servicing rights or retained residual securities) and any and all advances to, investments in and receivables held from affiliates; provided, however, that the non-cash effect (gain or loss) of any mark-to-market adjustments made directly to stockholders’ equity for fluctuation of the value of financial instruments as mandated under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (or any successor statement) shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

Control: The meaning specified in Section 8-106 of the UCC.

 

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Credit File: Those documents, which may be originals, copies or electronically imaged, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, held by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, which may include Mortgage Loan Documents and the credit documentation relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and any documents gathered during the Servicing of a Mortgage Loan.

Current Excess Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for FHLMC mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR IV LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for GNMA mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR VII LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for certain non-agency mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR VI LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage: 65%, as such percentage may be modified pursuant to ARTICLE IV of this Agreement up to but excluding the Closing Date.

Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Current Spread Reserve Account: The account specified in the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any successor thereto, or any other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser.

Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated on or before the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Current Spread Reserve Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Custodian: A custodian of Credit Files or any part thereof identified by the Seller to the Purchaser in writing on or prior to the Closing Date as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time by the Seller by providing a written notice of any such update to the Purchaser.

Cut-Off Date: The opening of business on the Closing Date.

Data Tape: The list of all mortgage loans, dated as of the date specified therein, whose Mortgage Servicing Rights will be sold, or that are anticipated to be sold, as applicable, to Seller pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Distribution Date: The 10th day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the prior Business Day, beginning in the month following the Closing Date, or such other day as mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.

Electronic Data File: A computer tape or other electronic medium generated by or on behalf of Seller and delivered or transmitted to or on behalf of Purchaser which provides information relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Eligible Servicing Agreement: Unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser, a Servicing Agreement in respect of which the following eligibility requirements have been satisfied:

(a) such Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect, and is in all respects genuine as appearing on its face or as represented in the books and records of Seller, and no event of default, early amortization event, termination event, or other event giving any party thereto (including with notice or lapse of time or both) the right to terminate Seller as servicer thereunder for cause has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that with respect to any Servicing Agreement and the occurrence of any event set forth in this clause (a) which is based on a breach of a collateral performance test, such Servicing Agreement shall remain an Eligible Servicing Agreement so long as no notice of termination based on such breach has been given or threatened in writing and subject to the restrictions set forth herein; and

(b) Seller has not resigned or been terminated as servicer under such Servicing Agreement and has no actual knowledge of any pending or threatened action to terminate Seller, as servicer (whether for cause or without cause).

Entitlement Holder: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC.

Expense Amount: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

 

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Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Amount Tax Opinion: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Escrow Account: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Agency, Seller and Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such purchasers, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which, among other things, the Agency consents to (a) the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights (including the Total Servicing Spread) to Seller and (b) the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to the Purchaser and any other arrangements specified therein.

FNMA Mortgage Loans: Each of the Mortgage Loans on the Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

FHLMC Mortgage Loans: Each of those mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR IV LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans.

Final Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Freddie Mac: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.

Future Spread Agreements: The Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, the Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, the Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans and the Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR IV LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and Purchaser, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR VII LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR VI LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements

 

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and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

Ginnie Mae: Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

GNMA Mortgage Loans: Each of those mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR VII LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans.

Governmental Authority: With respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person, any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties.

Grant: To grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, demise, release, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over or confirm.

HAMP: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.06.

HAMP Loans: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.06.

Holder Register: As defined in Section 12.16(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan Agreement: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

IRS: The United States Internal Revenue Service.

Lien: Any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, charge, deposit, arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever intended to assure payment of any indebtedness or the performance of any other obligation, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement.

Lockbox Account: An account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser for the purpose of receiving Servicing Spread Collections.

Loss or Losses: Any and all direct, actual and out-of-pocket losses (including any loss in the value in the Current Excess Servicing Spread), damages, deficiencies, claims, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, excluding (i) any amounts attributable to or arising from overhead allocations, general or administrative costs and expenses, or any cost for the time of any Party’s employees, (ii) consequential losses or damages consisting of speculative lost profits, lost investment or business opportunity, damage to reputation or

 

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operating losses, or (iii) punitive or treble damages; provided, however, that the exclusions set forth in clauses (ii) or (iii) above do not apply if and to the extent any such amounts are actually incurred in payment to a third party or government entity.

Measurement Date: With respect to any Collection Period, the first day of such Collection Period.

MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor thereto.

MI: Insurance provided by private mortgage insurance companies to make payments on certain Mortgage Loans in the event that the related Mortgagor defaults in its obligation in respect of the Mortgage.

Mortgage: Each of those mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds or deeds to secure debt creating a first lien on or an interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note and related to a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan: Each of those mortgage loans listed on the Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents and agreements related to such Mortgage Loan required to be held by the applicable Custodian, including, without limitation, the original Mortgage Note, and any other documents or agreements evidencing and/or governing such Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Note: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the note or other evidence of indebtedness of the Mortgagor, thereunder, including, if applicable, an allonge and lost note affidavit.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The rights and responsibilities of Seller with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans under the Servicing Agreements, including any and all of the following if and to the extent provided therein: (a) all rights to service a Mortgage Loan; (b) all rights to receive servicing fees, Ancillary Income, reimbursements or indemnification for servicing the Mortgage Loan, and any payments received in respect of the foregoing and proceeds thereof; (c) the right to collect, hold and disburse escrow payments or other payments with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any amounts actually collected with respect thereto and to receive interest income on such amounts to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; (d) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in this paragraph; (e) possession and use of any and all Credit Files pertaining to the Mortgage Loan or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loan; (f) to the extent applicable, all rights and benefits relating to the direct solicitation of the related Mortgagors for refinance or modification of the Mortgage Loans and attendant right, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their respective Mortgage Loans; and (g) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the foregoing.

Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor’s real property, securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of an interest in a single parcel of real property, improved by a residential dwelling.

 

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Mortgagor: An obligor under a residential mortgage loan.

Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: Each of the mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR VI LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Nonqualifying Income: Any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.

Objection Notice: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Opinion of Counsel: One or more written opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the recipient, of an attorney at law admitted to practice in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which attorney may be counsel for Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be.

Other Purchaser: Any of NIC MSR IV LLC, NIC MSR VI LLC and NIC MSR VII LLC, as applicable.

Owner Consent: The FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement.

Party or Parties: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Permitted Liens: Liens in favor of the Agency required pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements.

Person: Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business entity, joint stock company, trust, business trust, unincorporated organization, association, enterprise, joint venture, government, any department or agency of any government or any other entity of whatever nature.

Pledge Agreement: A collateral pledge agreement, to be entered into on or before the Closing Date, between Seller and the Agency, pursuant to which Seller pledges collateral to Agency to secure its obligations to the Agency under the Servicing Agreement, the FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement and other agreements, if required by the Agency.

Power of Attorney: A Power of Attorney delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser authorizing the Purchaser to enforce the right to payment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread under the related Servicing Agreement solely in the event that the Seller fails to enforce such right within 30 days after receiving written notice of such failure from the Purchaser to the Seller.

Price Increase Proposal: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(b).

Priority of Payments: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.04.

Protected REIT: Any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code, (ii) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in Purchaser, and (iii) is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of the Purchaser or as receiving all or a portion of the Purchaser’s income.

 

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Purchase Price: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.01.

Purchase Price Percentage: An amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) 1.5425 by (y) the weighted average net servicing fee (determined in accordance with Schedule 3.1(A) of the Asset Purchase Agreement) of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

Purchased Assets: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Purchaser Enforcement Expenses: An amount equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of the reasonable expenses, including legal costs and expenses, incurred in the enforcement of any rights of Seller material to the value of the Total Servicing Spread under the Asset Purchase Agreement and related documents, without duplication of any other such expenses paid under any other Sale Agreement, which enforcement has been approved by Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage: With respect to Purchaser’s or Other Purchaser’s interest in any excess servicing spread transferred pursuant to a Sale Agreement, the “Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage” as defined in such Sale Agreement, as such percentage may be modified pursuant to ARTICLE IV of this Agreement up to but excluding the Closing Date.

Purchaser Indemnitees: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.01(a).

Qualifying Income: Gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code.

REIT Qualification Ruling: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

REIT Requirements: The requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.

Related Escrow Accounts: Mortgage Loan escrow/impound accounts maintained by Seller relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights, including accounts for buydown funds, real estate taxes and MI, flood and hazard insurance premiums.

Release Document: As defined in Section 11.02(b) hereof.

Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Requirement of Law: As to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

 

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ResCap: As defined in the recitals hereof.

Retained Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreement, to the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of the Total Servicing Spread.

Retained Servicing Spread Percentage: 100% minus the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Sale Agreements: This Agreement, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition for GNMA Mortgage Loans and the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Sale Approval Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Sale Procedures Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Sales Proceeds: The proceeds received upon a sale (approved by the Parties) of the Total Servicing Spread (except without giving effect to clause (b) of the definition thereof), in whole or in part, including through a sale in accordance with Section 8.12.

Schedule of Mortgage Loans: The list of Mortgage Loans whose Current Excess Servicing Spread has been assigned to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and maintained as Exhibit B hereto.

Seller: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Seller Enforcement Expenses: An amount equal to the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of the reasonable expenses, including legal costs and expenses, incurred in the enforcement of any rights of Seller material to the value of the Total Servicing Spread under the Asset Purchase Agreement and related documents, without duplication of any other such expenses paid under any other Sale Agreement, which enforcement has been approved by Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

Seller Indemnitees: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.02.

Servicing: The responsibilities, with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans, under the Servicing Agreements.

Servicing Agreements: The servicing agreements, as amended from time to time, and any waivers, consent letters, acknowledgments and other agreements under which Seller is the servicer of the Mortgage Loans relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights and governing the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, or with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by the Seller, the credit and collection standards, policies, procedures and practices of Seller relating to residential mortgage loans owned and serviced by Seller.

 

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Servicing Spread Collections: For each Collection Period, the funds collected on the Mortgage Loans and allocated as the servicing compensation payable to Seller as servicer of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Collection Period pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements, other than Ancillary Income and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from the Agency by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

Solvent: With respect to any Person as of any date of determination, (a) the value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, (b) such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Third Party Assignee: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Assignment: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Current Spread Agreement: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Claim: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, as applicable.

Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account: The account specified in the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, into which all Servicing Spread Collections and all Servicing Agreement termination payments in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be deposited.

Total Servicing Spread: For each Collection Period on and after the Closing Date, the sum of the following: (a) the Servicing Spread Collections received during such Collection Period and remaining after payment of the Base Servicing Fee, (b) all Sales Proceeds received during such Collection Period; and (c) all other amounts payable by the Agency to Seller (or Purchaser under the Owner Consent) with respect to the Mortgage Servicing Rights for Mortgage Loans, including any termination fees paid by the Agency to Seller for terminating Seller as the servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding all Ancillary Income and reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from the Agency by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

Transaction Documents: The Asset Purchase Agreement (including any order, bill of sale, assignment agreement or other transfer agreement related to the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights thereunder), the Tri-Party Agreement, the Owner Consent, the Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement, the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, the Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement, the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, the Sale Agreements and the Future Spread Agreements.

 

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Tri-Party Agreement: An agreement by, between and among ResCap, the Agency and Seller (including any amendments thereto) pursuant to which the Agency acknowledges that it will look solely to ResCap or any of its affiliates, and not to Seller, for any claims relating to the selling representations and warranties on Mortgage Loans and the servicing of such Mortgage Loans prior to the Closing Date.

UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction.

Section 1.02 General Interpretive Principles.

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;

(b) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) References herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;

(d) A reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;

(e) The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and

(f) The term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.

ARTICLE II

PROCEDURES; ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

Section 2.01 Sale of Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller will sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser will acquire from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

 

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Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest.

In order to secure Seller’s obligations to deliver the Current Excess Servicing Spread and perform its obligations hereunder and under the Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller hereby Grants to Purchaser a valid and continuing first priority and perfected Lien on and security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account, together with all amounts deposited therein from time to time and all cash and non-cash proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired and arising (the “Collateral”).

Section 2.03 Items to be Delivered on the Agreement Date.

On the Agreement Date, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(a) The Sale Agreements and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Sale Agreement on the Agreement Date;

(b) The Future Spread Agreements and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Future Spread Agreement on the Agreement Date; and

(c) The executed Asset Purchase Agreement.

Section 2.04 Items to be Delivered on the Closing Date.

(a) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible:

(i) The Owner Consent;

(ii) The Assignment Agreement;

(iii) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Sale Agreement and Future Spread Agreement on the Closing Date;

(iv) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the executed Asset Purchase Agreement reasonably related to the transactions contemplated hereunder that are required to be delivered on the Closing Date;

(v) The executed Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement;

(vi) The executed Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement;

 

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(vii) The executed Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement;

(viii) The executed Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement;

(ix) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding due authorization, authority, and enforceability of the applicable Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party, and regarding no conflicts with other material Seller agreements;

(x) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the characterization of the transfer of the Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser as a true sale for bankruptcy purposes;

(xi) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the perfection of the assignment of Current Excess Servicing Spread to Purchaser and the security interests granted hereunder;

(xii) A certificate of good standing of Seller dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Seller;

(xiii) A secretary’s certificate of Seller attaching its organizational documents, board resolutions and incumbency certificates;

(xiv) An officer’s certificate of Seller that all conditions precedent to the purchase of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement have been satisfied (or if waived, such waiver has been approved by Purchaser);

(xv) A duly executed corporate certificate of Seller required by Section 9.07 dated as of the Closing Date;

(xvi) A duly executed corporate certificate of Purchaser required by Section 10.05 dated as of the Closing Date;

(xvii) A certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Purchaser; and

(xviii) A UCC-1 financing statement relating to the security interest of Purchaser in the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser.

(b) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of the following:

(i) Any amendments, modifications or restatements of the Asset Purchase Agreement;

 

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(ii) The bill of sale, assignment agreement or other transfer agreement pursuant to which ResCap will transfer the Mortgage Servicing Rights to Seller;

(iii) The Sale Procedures Order, Sale Approval Order, Confirmation Order and any Final Order;

(iv) The Tri-Party Agreement;

(v) The Pledge Agreement, if any; and

(vi) The executed Power of Attorney.

Section 2.05 Closing Date Transactions.

On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein:

(a) The Parties shall execute and deliver the Assignment Agreement;

(b) Purchaser shall remit to Seller the Purchase Price; and

(c) Ownership of the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be transferred to Purchaser.

ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 3.01 Purchase Price.

In full consideration for the purchase of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and the rights under the Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay to Seller on the Closing Date an amount (the “Base Purchase Price”) equal to the product of (x) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, (y) the Purchase Price Percentage and (z) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage. The Base Purchase Price shall be allocated by the Parties on the Closing Date to reflect the consideration for the purchase of the Current Excess Servicing Spread hereunder (the “Purchase Price”) and the consideration for the rights acquired by Purchaser under the Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans.

Section 3.02 Payments by Purchaser

(a) Payments shall be made by Purchaser to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller.

(b) If, subsequent to the payment of the Purchase Price or the payment of any amounts due hereunder to either party, the outstanding principal balance of any Mortgage Loan is found to be in error, or if for any reason the Purchase Price or such other amounts is

 

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found to be in error, the party benefiting from the error shall pay an amount sufficient to correct and reconcile the Purchase Price or such other amounts and shall provide a reconciliation statement and other such documentation to reasonably satisfy the other party concerning the accuracy of such reconciliation. Such amounts shall be paid by the proper party within ten (10) Business Days from receipt of satisfactory written verification of amounts due.

Section 3.03 Accounts.

(a) Lockbox Account. Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account. Payments of all Servicing Spread Collections received on and after the Closing Date shall be transferred from the Lockbox Account to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account within one Business Day of receipt and identification thereof and in any event, within two Business Days of receipt thereof. If Seller receives any Servicing Spread Collections not remitted to the Lockbox Account, it shall hold such funds in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser and deposit such amounts to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof.

(b) Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(i) The Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, for the sole purpose of receiving and disbursing all Servicing Spread Collections, Servicing Agreement termination payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Sales Proceeds. The Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account will be established pursuant to the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account strictly in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Upon any material breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by Seller hereunder or during the occurrence and continuance of a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event, Purchaser may elect to exercise Control over the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(ii) Seller shall inform the Agency to remit the applicable portion of any Servicing Agreement termination payments payable after the Closing Date directly to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account. Any termination payment to be directed to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account shall be equal to the pro rata amount by which the Mortgage Loans affected by such termination bear to all mortgage loans of Seller affected by such termination, based upon the method in which such termination payments are calculated in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.

 

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(iii) Seller shall direct each payer of Sales Proceeds to remit such payments directly to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(iv) If Seller receives any amounts required to be deposited into the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in error, Seller shall promptly remit such funds to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(c) Current Spread Reserve Account. The Current Spread Reserve Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser. The Current Spread Reserve Account will be established pursuant to the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account strictly in accordance with Section 3.05. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Current Spread Reserve Account.

If at any time Seller’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth falls below the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries or if Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) defaults in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) (each, a “Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event”), Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing that a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred. On each Distribution Date upon which a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred and is continuing, Seller shall be required to transfer funds in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account to the Current Spread Reserve Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments until the amount of funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account is equal to the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount. The “Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount” is equal to 25% of the fair market value as of the date the Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event that is then-continuing first occurred of the Total Servicing Spread expected to be paid over the expected remaining life of the Mortgage Loans (the “Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread”) determined in accordance with the following paragraph. Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing if a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is no longer continuing. Any funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account in excess of the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount shall be released to Seller.

For purposes of determining the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, Purchaser shall submit its claim for determination of the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, together with such back-up information it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (which value shall be considered the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread for purposes of calculating the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount until the final determination of such fair market value in accordance with this paragraph). Within five (5) Business Days of Seller’s receipt of such determination, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its acceptance or any

 

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objection to such determination of such fair market value, and if Seller objects to such determination, such notice shall include its own determination of such fair market value and any back-up information as it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (an “Objection Notice”). In the event an Objection Notice is delivered, the parties shall negotiate in good faith a resolution to such objection. In the event that Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve such objection within five (5) Business Days of the delivery of such Objection Notice, Seller and Purchaser shall appoint a mutually acceptable nationally recognized valuation expert to determine such fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread. The determination of such valuation expert shall be binding on Seller and Purchaser and the fees of such valuation expert shall be borne by Seller.

Section 3.04 Priority of Payments.

On each Business Day, subject to the terms and conditions of the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller (or, after the delivery of an access termination notice pursuant to the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Purchaser) shall direct the Bank to apply the monies in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in the following order of priority (the “Priority of Payments”), in every case, after giving effect to each prior item in the Priority of Payments on such Distribution Date:

(a) first, from amounts in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account attributable to Servicing Agreement termination payments made by the Agency with respect to any Mortgage Loans, pro rata, (A) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Purchaser, and (B) the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Seller; provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any termination payments pursuant to clause (A), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment to Seller of any Purchaser Enforcement Expenses then due and payable and then, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any termination payments pursuant to clause (B), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment of any Seller Enforcement Expenses then due and payable, second, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and third, for deposit to the Current Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Current Spread Reserve Account to equal the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount.

(b) second, on any Business Day from and including the first Business Day of a calendar month to but excluding the Distribution Date in such calendar month, at the option of Seller, the Base Servicing Fee payable with respect to a prior Collection Period for the Mortgage Loans to Seller;

(c) third, on each Distribution Date, to the extent not previously paid to Seller in accordance with Section 3.04(b), any accrued and unpaid Base Servicing Fee to Seller;

(d) fourth, on each Distribution Date, pro rata, (A) to Purchaser, any Current Excess Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 3.04(a)); and (B) to Seller, any

 

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Retained Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 3.04(a)); provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any Current Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (A), the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment to Seller of any Purchaser Enforcement Expenses then due and payable and then, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any Retained Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (B), the Retained Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment of any Seller Enforcement Expenses then due and payable, second, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and third, for deposit to the Current Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Current Spread Reserve Account to equal the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount; and

(e) fifth, on each Distribution Date, to Seller, any other amounts remaining on deposit in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

All payments to Purchaser or Seller shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to an account designated by Purchaser or Seller, as applicable.

Section 3.05 Withdrawals from the Current Spread Reserve Account.

On any Business Day, at the instruction of Purchaser, Seller shall direct the Bank to apply funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account, if any, to the payment of indemnity payments payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01. If on any Business Day a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is not then continuing and all outstanding indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller may direct the Bank to distribute any remaining funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account to, or as directed by, Seller. If there are any funds remaining in the Current Spread Reserve Account after the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller shall direct the Bank to distribute such remaining funds to, or as directed by, Seller.

Section 3.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee.

Seller shall be entitled to payment of the Base Servicing Fee only to the extent funds are available therefor in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be liable to Seller for payment of the Base Servicing Fee. In the event servicing of the Mortgage Loans is transferred to sub-servicers for any reason, the servicing fees and expenses of such sub-servicers shall be paid by Seller and in no event will the amount of Servicing Spread Collections or termination payments otherwise allocable to the Current Excess Servicing Spread be reduced due to the payment of sub-servicing fees and expenses.

Section 3.07 Intent and Characterization.

(a) Seller and Purchaser intend that the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to this Agreement constitutes a valid sale of such Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser, conveying good title thereto free and clear of any

 

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Lien other than Permitted Liens, and that the beneficial interest in and title to the Current Excess Servicing Spread not be part of Seller’s estate in the event of the bankruptcy of Seller. Seller and Purchaser intend and agree to treat the transfer and assignment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread as an absolute sale for tax purposes, and as an absolute and complete conveyance of title for property law purposes. Except for financial accounting purposes, neither party intends the transactions contemplated hereby to be characterized as a loan from Purchaser to Seller.

(b) In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount equal to the Purchase Price.

ARTICLE IV

REALLOCATIONS

Section 4.01 Reallocations.

If one or more of the Sale Agreements is terminated on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser will use good faith efforts to increase the Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage of any Sale Agreement that is entered into on the Closing Date to better reflect the business understanding of the parties; provided, however, that no Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage shall exceed 75%.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

As an inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

 

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Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. Seller has, in full force and effect (without notice of possible suspension, revocation or impairment), all required permits, approvals, licenses, and registrations to conduct all activities in all states in which its activities with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights require it to be licensed, registered or approved in order to service the Mortgage Loans and own the Mortgage Servicing Rights, unless the failure to obtain such permits, approvals, licenses and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity.

Seller has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity, subject to the approvals required pursuant to Section 5.03, to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Seller. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Seller is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Seller of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 5.03 Agency Consents.

Seller will have obtained the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement and all other necessary approvals, agreements and consents, if any, of the Agency with respect to the Transaction Documents on or prior to the Closing Date.

Section 5.04 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights.

As of the Closing Date, Seller will be the lawful owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, will be responsible for the maintenance of the Related Escrow Accounts, and will have the sole right and authority to transfer the Current Excess Servicing Spread as contemplated hereby. The transfer, assignment and delivery of the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be free and clear of any and all claims, charges, defenses, offsets, Liens and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever other than Permitted Liens.

Section 5.05 Effective Agreements.

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the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby did not, and will not, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound or which affects the Current Excess Servicing Spread, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it or to the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.06 No Accrued Liabilities.

There are no accrued liabilities of Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights or circumstances under which such accrued liabilities will arise against Purchaser as purchaser of the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.07 Seller/Servicer Standing.

Seller is approved by the Agency as a seller/servicer in good standing with the requisite financial criteria and adequate resources to complete the transactions contemplated hereby on the conditions stated herein. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make Seller unable to comply with the Agency eligibility requirements or which would require notification to the Agency. Furthermore, if at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Seller is unable to comply with any of the Agency eligibility requirements, it shall immediately notify the Purchaser that it is no longer an approved seller/servicer of mortgage loans for the Agency.

Section 5.08 MERS Membership.

Seller is a member in good standing under the MERS system.

Section 5.09 Agency Set-off Rights.

Seller has no actual notice, including any notice received from the Agency, or any reason to believe, that, other than in the normal course of Seller’s business, any circumstances exist that would result in Seller being liable to the Agency for any amount due by reason of: (i) any breach of servicing obligations or breach of mortgage selling warranty to the Agency under servicing agreements relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio for the Agency (including any unmet mortgage repurchase obligation), (ii) any unperformed obligation with respect to mortgage loans that Seller is servicing for the Agency under the regular servicing option or other mortgages subject to recourse agreements, (iii) any loss or damage to the Agency by reason of any inability to transfer to a purchaser of the servicing rights Seller’s selling and servicing representations, warranties and obligations, or (iv) any other unmet obligations to the Agency under a servicing contract relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio with the Agency.

Section 5.10 Ability to Perform; Solvency.

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. Seller is Solvent and the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread will not cause Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the

 

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Current Excess Servicing Spread is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of Seller. The consideration received by Seller upon the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value therefor.

Section 5.11 Material Documents.

Seller has provided Purchaser with executed copies of all material agreements and documents, and any amendments thereto, relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans.

Section 5.12 Obligations with Respect to Origination.

Seller shall remain liable for all obligations with respect to the origination of each Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, for all obligations with respect to the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the Agency.

Section 5.13 No Actions

There have not been commenced or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened, any action, suit or proceeding which will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

As further inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws.

The originator of the Mortgage Loan and each prior owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights has each performed its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law.

Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts.

All Related Escrow Accounts are being, and have been, maintained in accordance with Applicable Law and in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and the terms of the related Mortgages and other Mortgage Loan Documents; and, except as to payments which are past due under Mortgage Notes, all balances required by the Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan Documents to be paid to Seller for the account of the Mortgagors are on deposit in the appropriate Related Escrow Account.

 

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Section 6.03 Accuracy of Servicing Information.

The information in the Data Tape dated as of February 29, 2012 is true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified; therein; provided that if there is no date specified in the Data Tape, as of February 29, 2012.

Section 6.04 No Purchaser Responsibility.

Purchaser shall have no responsibility, liability or other obligation whatsoever under any Servicing Agreement or with respect to any Mortgage Loan, or to make any advance thereunder, or to pay any servicing fees. Notwithstanding the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights for a Mortgage Loan by ResCap to Seller, based on and subject to the terms of the Tri-Party Agreement, Seller does not retain any obligations to the Agency under the Servicing Agreements with Agency for Mortgage Loans, including repurchase, indemnification and make-whole obligations, in respect of a breach of the selling representations and warranties in connection with the sale of Mortgage Loans to Agency, or the failure of ResCap or prior servicers to comply with the servicing obligations with respect to Mortgage Loans prior to the date on which Seller assumes responsibility for servicing a Mortgage Loan.

Section 6.05 Location of Credit Files.

All of the Mortgage Loan Documents are or upon delivery by ResCap will be held by Custodians, or if held by the Seller, in the locations specified in Exhibit E, unless temporarily removed for enforcement purposes in the normal course of servicing. Seller will notify Purchaser in writing of any changes in locations of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by the Seller in Exhibit E.

Section 6.06 Representations Concerning the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

(a) Seller has not assigned, pledged, conveyed, or encumbered the Current Excess Servicing Spread to any other Person (other than Permitted Liens) and immediately prior to the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread on the Closing Date, Seller was the sole owner of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and had good and marketable title thereto (subject to the rights of the Agency under the Servicing Agreements, the Pledge Agreement and the Tri-Party Agreement, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and no Person, other than Purchaser, has any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the Current Excess Servicing Spread. No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Current Excess Servicing Spread which has been signed by Seller or which Seller has authorized any other Person to sign or file or record, is on file or of record with any public office, except such as may have been terminated or filed by or on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) The sale and grant of a security interest by Seller to Purchaser of and on the Current Excess Servicing Spread does not and will not violate any Requirement of Law, the effect of which violation is to render void or voidable such assignment.

(c) As contemplated under Section 3.07(b), upon the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming Purchaser as “Secured Party” and Seller as “Debtor”, and describing the Current Excess Servicing Spread, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Exhibit I attached hereto, the sale and security interests granted hereunder in the Current Excess Servicing Spread will constitute perfected first priority security interests under the UCC in all right, title and interest of Purchaser in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

 

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(d) Purchaser has and will continue to have the full right, power and authority to pledge the Current Excess Servicing Spread, and the Current Excess Servicing Spread may be further assigned without any requirement, in each case, subject only to the Agency’s consent.

(e) Each Servicing Agreement constitutes an Eligible Servicing Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

As an inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement, Purchaser represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Purchaser is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary.

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity.

Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Purchaser of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by Purchaser, its compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any state or federal

 

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law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it, in each case which violation, conflict, breach or requirement would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.

Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor.

Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and its decision to acquire the Current Excess Servicing Spread is based upon Purchaser’s own independent experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation of this transaction. Purchaser has relied solely on such experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation and has not relied on any oral or written information provided by Seller other than the representations and warranties made by Seller herein.

Section 7.05 No Actions.

There shall not have been commenced or, to the best of Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened any action, suit or proceeding against the Purchaser that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE VIII

SELLER COVENANTS

Seller covenants and agrees as follows:

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations.

(a) Seller shall pay, perform and discharge all liabilities and obligations relating to the Servicing, including all liabilities and obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents, Applicable Law and the Servicing Agreements; and shall pay, perform and discharge all the rights, obligations and duties with respect to the Related Escrow Accounts as required by the Agency, the Servicing Agreements, the Mortgage Loan Documents, all Applicable Law and in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement.

(b) Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be responsible for the Servicing acts and omissions of Seller or any other servicer or any originator of the Mortgage Loans, or for any servicing related obligations or liabilities of any servicer in the Servicing Agreements or of any Person under the Mortgage Loan Documents, or for any other obligations or liabilities of Seller or ResCap.

(c) Upon termination of any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall remain liable to Purchaser and the Agency for all liabilities and obligations incurred by the servicer or its designee while Seller or its designee was acting as the servicer thereunder.

(d) Seller shall conduct quality control reviews of its servicing operations in accordance with industry standards and the requirements of the Agency.

 

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Section 8.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances.

Seller shall cooperate with and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested, in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement. Seller will cooperate and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested and at the reasonable expense of Purchaser (except as provided in Section 12.01(b)), in obtaining consents from the Agency as may be required or advisable to assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide, finance or otherwise deal with the Current Excess Servicing Spread. If Seller is terminated under any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall cooperate fully and at its own expense in transferring such Servicing. If Purchaser assigns all or any portion of the Current Excess Servicing Spread or its other rights under this Agreement to a Third Party Assignee, Seller will cooperate and assist any Third Party Assignee in drafting and entering into a Third Party Current Spread Agreement in accordance with Section 12.16.

Section 8.03 Financing Statements.

Seller hereby authorizes the filing of any financing statements or continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements, in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as Purchaser may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and the security interests granted to Purchaser in connection herewith. Seller agrees to execute financing statements in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Seller at the request of Purchaser in order to reflect Purchaser’s interest in the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information.

From time to time after the Closing Date, Seller promptly shall furnish Purchaser such incidental information, which is reasonably available to Seller, supplemental to the information contained in the documents and schedules delivered pursuant to this Agreement, as may reasonably be requested to monitor performance of the Mortgage Loans and the payment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 8.05 Access to Information.

From time to time, at such times as are reasonably convenient to Seller, Purchaser or its designees may conduct audits or visit and inspect (a) any of the Mortgage Loans or places where the Credit Files are located, to examine the Credit Files, internal controls and procedures maintained by Seller and its agents, and take copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss Seller’s affairs with its officers, employees and, upon notice to Seller, independent accountants. Seller hereby authorizes such officers, employees and independent accountants to discuss with Purchaser the affairs of Seller and (b) the Seller’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying the Purchaser that Seller, has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans related to Mortgage Servicing Rights in accordance with the standards set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement. Any audit provided for herein will be conducted in accordance with Seller’s rules respecting safety and security on its premises, in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality laws and without materially disrupting operations.

 

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Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans that have been modified or that are or will be in a modification trial period as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) (such Mortgage Loans, the “HAMP Loans”), Seller represents and warrants that it will continue to service such HAMP Loan in accordance with the HAMP terms and will ensure the timely compliance and filing of any appropriate HAMP documentation with the applicable regulator.

Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports.

Seller shall deliver the following to Purchaser two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date:

(a) An Electronic Data File in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser containing, for each Mortgage Loan, principal, interest and Servicing Spread Collections, and delinquency status (i.e. 30, 60, 90, FCL, REO) as of the last day of the prior Collection Period;

(b) A Summary Activity Report with respect to the Mortgage Loans with respect to the prior Collection Period containing:

(i) aggregate beginning principal balance as of the first and last date of the Collection Period,

(ii) aggregate regular principal collected,

(iii) aggregate noncash principal,

(iv) aggregate interest collected,

(v) aggregate liquidation principal,

(vi) aggregate curtailments,

(vii) liquidations,

(viii) short sales,

(ix) (1) for each Mortgage Loan, the principal balance, the applicable servicing spread, the final maturity date, the mortgage interest rate, the loan-to-value ratio and the FICO score, and (2) for each Mortgage Loan that was refinanced by a lender other than Seller or an affiliate thereof, to the extent such information is known to Seller in the ordinary course of business and the collection and delivery of such information does not impose any additional and undue burden on Seller, the name of such lender and the mortgage interest rate of the newly originated residential mortgage loan;

(c) A Delinquency Report with respect to the Mortgage Loans containing:

 

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(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans and percentages of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in each of the following categories as of the last day of the prior Collection Period:

(1) Current Mortgage Loans,

(2) 0-29 days delinquent,

(3) 30-59 days delinquent,

(4) 60-89 days delinquent,

(5) 90 days or more delinquent,

(6) Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure,

(7) Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Properties have become real estate owned properties, and

(8) Mortgage Loans in which the Mortgagor is in bankruptcy;

(ii) For each of the above categories, a roll report showing the migration of Mortgage Loans in such category from the last day of the second prior Collection Period;

(d) A Disbursement Report for such Distribution Date containing:

(i) The Servicing Spread Collections for the prior Collection Period,

(ii) The Base Servicing Fee paid to Seller,

(iii) The amount of the Current Excess Servicing Spread paid to Purchaser,

(iv) The amount of funds, if any, transferred to the Current Spread Reserve Account,

(v) The amount of Purchaser Indemnitees, if any, paid from each of the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account or the Current Spread Reserve Account, and

(vi) The amount of funds paid to Seller from the Current Spread Reserve Account.

 

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Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates.

(a) If Seller’s financial statements are not filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are not publicly available, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser copies of Seller’s most recent audited quarterly financial statements within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters and its most recent audited annual financial statements within 90 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal years.

(b) Within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a certificate from a duly authorized officer of Seller certifying (i) whether or not Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries (and shall provide a calculation of its determination of its Consolidated Tangible Net Worth) and (ii) whether or not Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls.

Within five Business Days after each Distribution Date, Seller shall make its management team and other appropriate officers and employees available to Purchaser to discuss by telephone the performance of the Mortgage Loans and the performance of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Agency Obligations.

Seller shall pay all of its obligations to the Agency in a timely manner so as to avoid exercise of any right of set-off by the Agency against Seller.

Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements.

Seller will service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and will perform its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law. In particular, without limitation, Seller shall comply with any advancing obligation under the Servicing Agreements. Without the express written consent of Purchaser (which consent may be withheld in its absolute discretion), Seller shall not (a) cancel, terminate or amend any Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any Servicing Agreements either verbally or in writing, (c) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any other servicing agreements or enter into any other agreement or arrangement with the Agency that may be reasonably material to Purchaser either verbally or in writing, (d) expressly or verbally waive any material default under or breach of any Servicing Agreement by the Agency that may be material to the Purchaser (in Purchaser’s reasonable determination) or (e) take any other action in connection with any such Servicing Agreement that would impair in any material respect the value of the interests or rights of the Purchaser hereunder. Seller shall conduct its business and perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreements and under the Pledge Agreement (if any) in a manner such that the Agency will not have cause to terminate any Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the prohibitions contained in this Section 8.11 apply to any amendments or modifications of the Servicing Agreements applicable to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller which do not affect the Current Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such Mortgage Loans and are not reasonably material to the Purchaser.

 

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Section 8.12 Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

If Seller intends to assign, transfer or sell any of its Mortgage Servicing Rights to a replacement servicer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) Seller shall consult with Purchaser and Purchaser shall participate in the assignment, transfer and sale of such Mortgage Servicing Rights, and (b) Seller shall obtain the written consent of Purchaser, granted by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, prior to any assignment, transfer or sale thereof.

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents.

(a) Seller shall not terminate, amend, amend and restate, modify or waive any conditions or provisions of any Transaction Document without the express written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, however, that Seller may agree to increase the consideration it pays for the assets to be purchased under the Asset Purchase Agreement without Purchaser’s consent; provided further that no such increase shall increase the Purchase Price hereunder without Purchaser’s consent in its sole and absolute discretion in accordance with this Section 8.13.

(b) In the event that, during a bankruptcy auction process, Seller increases the amount of consideration to be paid to ResCap for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements, then Seller may request Purchaser to increase the aggregate Purchaser Price under the Sale Agreements (a “Price Increase Proposal”) to a specified amount or based on a specified formula. Purchaser shall respond to the Price Increase Proposal within a reasonable amount of time (taking into account the auction process). Seller shall promptly provide Purchaser with all information reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection therewith. In the event that Purchaser accepts a Price Increase Proposal, the parties shall promptly amend the Sale Agreements accordingly. In the event that Purchaser declines the Price Increase Proposal, then Seller may work with one or more third parties on any alternative transaction enabling the Seller to receive amounts in excess of the aggregate Purchase Price for the Current Excess Servicing Spread under all of the Sale Agreements and rights under the Future Spread Agreements (an “Alternative Transaction”).

(c) In the event that a third party desires to enter into an Alternative Transaction, Seller shall first offer to Purchaser the right to enter into such Alternative Transaction on the same terms and conditions as agreed with such third party (an “Alternative Transaction Proposal”). Purchaser shall respond to the Alternative Transaction Proposal within a reasonable amount time (taking into account the auction process). Seller shall promptly provide Purchaser with all information reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection therewith. In the event that Purchaser accepts the Alternative Transaction Proposal, the parties shall promptly amend and restate the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements accordingly. In the event that Purchaser declines the Alternative Transaction Proposal, Seller may enter into the Alternative Transaction with such third party; provided that if the Alternative Transaction to be entered into contains terms or conditions materially more favorable to the purchaser thereunder than those described in the Alternative Transaction Proposal, Seller shall again (and successively for other materially more favorable terms and conditions) offer to the Purchaser the right to enter into such Alternative Transaction on such more favorable terms and conditions as provided in this Section 8.13(c) prior to entering into the Alternative Transaction with such third party.

(d) If Purchaser declines an Alternative Transaction Proposal and Seller enters into the applicable Alternative Transaction, all of the Sale Agreements and all of the Future Spread Agreements shall automatically terminate.

(e) In the event that, during a bankruptcy auction process, Seller increases the amount of cash purchase price to be paid to ResCap for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements, and (i) Seller does not enter into an Alternative Transaction with a third party, (ii) Purchaser does not increase its aggregate Purchase Price under the Sale Agreements at least proportionately to the such increase in the cash purchase price to be paid to ResCap by Seller for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements (in the sole and absolute discretion of Purchaser in accordance with this Section 8.13), and (iii) Seller and Purchaser do not agree to an alternative transaction or otherwise close pursuant to the terms set forth herein, and the Seller is the winning bidder in such auction process, then Seller may terminate all of the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements by written notice to Purchaser within 2 Business Days following the date of the conclusion of the bankruptcy auction.

(f) In the event that the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements are terminated pursuant to Section 8.13(d) or Section 8.13(e), then Seller shall refund to Purchaser any portion of the Cash Deposit funded by Purchaser within 2 Business Days and Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for all of its out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Sale Agreements and all of the Future Spread Agreements (and the transactions contemplated thereby) within 2 Business Days of any request for reimbursement.

Section 8.14 Accounts.

Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans at its own expense to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account, and any change in such instructions shall only be permitted with the express written consent of Purchaser.

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events.

Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of any event which, with the passage of time, could reasonably be expected to result in a termination of any servicing agreement between (i) Seller and the Agency, (ii) Seller and Freddie Mac or (iii) Seller and Ginnie Mae. Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of any notices from the Agency of any breach, potential breach, default or potential default by Seller under any servicing agreement between Seller and the Agency, and with copies of any notices from the Agency of any termination, potential termination or threatened termination of any servicing agreement entered into between (i) Seller and the Agency (ii) Seller and Freddie Mac or (iii) Seller and Ginnie Mae. Seller shall promptly forward copies of any material notices received from the Agency or from any Governmental Authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Seller shall provide Purchaser with (a) copies of all amendments to the Transaction Documents, the Servicing Agreements (other than with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller) and the agreements relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller, copies of all material amendments to the Servicing Agreements, and (c) copies of any other agreements Seller enters into with the Agency that may be reasonably material to Purchaser, in each case, promptly after execution thereof.

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Seller shall not pledge, obtain financing for, or otherwise permit any Lien of any creditor of Seller to exist on, any portion of the Servicing Spread Collections without the prior written consent of Purchaser. Seller’s financial statements shall contain footnotes indicating that the Current Excess Servicing Spread has been sold, and Seller does not maintain any ownership interest therein.

 

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Section 8.17 Existence, etc.

Seller shall:

(a) preserve and maintain its legal existence, good standing and all of its material licenses required to service the Mortgage Loans;

(b) comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities (including truth in lending and real estate settlement procedures) if failure to comply with such requirements could be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document;

(c) keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), all depreciation, depletion, obsolescence and amortization of its properties, all contingencies, and all other reserves;

(d) not move its chief executive office or chief operating office from the addresses referred to in Exhibit I unless it shall have provided Purchaser not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such change;

(e) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or its income or profits or on any of its property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained. Seller and its subsidiaries shall file on a timely basis all federal, and material state and local tax and information returns, reports and any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in respect of it;

(f) keep in full force and effect the provisions of its charter documents, by-laws, operating agreements or similar organizational documents in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents;

(g) keep in full force and effect all agreements and instruments by which it or any of its properties may be bound and all applicable decrees, orders and judgments, in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; and

(h) comply with its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the Pledge Agreement, if any, and each other agreement entered into with the Agency.

 

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Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing.

Subject to the rights of the Agency and except as contemplated under the Asset Purchase Agreement with respect to transition services thereunder, Seller will not permit any Person other than Seller to service or sub-service the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of Purchaser, in each case other than third-party vendors customarily employed by servicers in the ordinary course of business in accordance with prudent mortgage servicing practices.

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant.

Seller shall not, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of the Current Excess Servicing Spread, petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against Purchaser under any insolvency law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of Purchaser or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Purchaser.

Section 8.20 Data Tape; Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

The information in the Data Tape delivered to Purchaser on the Closing Date will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified. Seller shall maintain the Schedule of Mortgage Loans, which shall be updated as of the Closing Date. The information in the Schedule of Mortgage Loans pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Servicing Rights will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified.

Section 8.21 Insurance.

The Seller shall maintain (a) general liability insurance, (b) errors and omission insurance or blanket bond coverage and (c) fidelity bond insurance, in each case, from reputable companies with coverage in amounts customarily maintained by such similarly situated entities in the same jurisdiction and industry as the Seller.

Section 8.22 Defense of Title.

The Seller warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in and to the Current Excess Servicing Spread against all adverse claims and demands subject to Permitted Liens.

Section 8.23 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

 

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ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

The obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement and under the Assignment Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document required to be complied with and performed by Seller and ResCap on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution.

Receipt by the Purchaser of a certified copy of the Seller’s corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change.

From the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Seller’s financial or operating condition, or in the Mortgage Servicing Rights, the Mortgage Loans, the Related Escrow Accounts or to Seller’s relationship with, or authority from, the Agency, that in each case will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 9.05 Consents.

Seller shall have obtained all consents, approvals or other requirements of third parties required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including Agency approval as contemplated by Section 5.03 and the Seller shall have commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans under the applicable Servicing Agreement. All actions of all Governmental Authorities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the documents related thereto shall have been obtained or made.

 

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Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents.

Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser copies of each executed Transaction Document that is to be entered into on or prior to such date and each of the items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof.

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, signed by an authorized officer of Seller dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Seller’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party that are required to be complied with and performed by Seller at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; (c) the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 have been satisfied; and (d) as of the Closing Date, Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries and, the Seller (considered together with the Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 9.08 Valuation.

Purchaser shall have received an opinion satisfactory to Purchaser that the Base Servicing Fee of the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Price of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is fair and reasonable.

Section 9.09 Opinions of Counsel.

Seller’s counsel shall have delivered the Opinions of Counsel required pursuant to Section 2.04(a)(ix), Section 2.04(a)(x) and Section 2.04(a)(xi).

Section 9.10 Acquisition of Mortgage Servicing Rights by Seller.

Seller shall have acquired the Mortgage Servicing Rights and other Purchased Assets from ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement as of the Closing Date.

Section 9.11 Good Standing Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate of good standing of Seller, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

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Section 9.12 No Actions or Proceedings.

No action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the consummation of, or to invalidate, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents related hereto in any material respect.

Section 9.13 Fees, Costs and Expenses.

The fees, costs and expenses payable by the Seller on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof and any other Transaction Document shall have been paid.

ARTICLE X

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

The obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date, as applicable:

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement to be made on or prior to the Agreement Date or Closing Date, as applicable, are true and correct in all material respects as of the date thereof.

Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects as of the date thereof.

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution.

As of the date hereof, Seller shall have received from Purchaser a certified copy of its corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change.

Since the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Purchaser’s financial condition that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of

 

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Purchaser’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and (c) the condition set forth in Section 10.04 has been satisfied.

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION; CURE

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller.

(a) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Purchaser Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Purchaser Indemnitee after the Closing Date which result from:

(i) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Seller, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Seller, contained in this Agreement or the Assignment Agreement;

(ii) Any servicing act or omission of any prior servicer relating to any Mortgage Loan and any act or omission of any party related to the origination of any Mortgage Loan;

(iii) Any act, error or omission of Seller in servicing any of the Mortgage Loans, including improper action or failure to act when required to do so;

(iv) Any exercise of any rights of setoff or other netting arrangements by the Agency against Seller that results in a decrease in Servicing Agreements termination payments due to Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans from the Agency or in a shortfall of funds to pay the Current Excess Servicing Spread;

(v) Any breach by Seller of the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

(vi) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.01(a)(i)-(v) above;

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claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Seller, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Seller of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Seller as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01. Purchaser shall notify Seller promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Seller shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Purchaser Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself at its own expense but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Purchaser Indemnitee shall not relieve Seller of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.01 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Seller to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller’s obligations for Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be limited to funds available in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account or the Current Spread Reserve Account.

(b) REIT Requirements. Notwithstanding anything in Section 11.01(a) above, in the event that counsel or independent accountants for the Protected REIT determine that there exists a material risk that any amounts due to Purchaser under ARTICLE XI or Section 12.01(d) hereof would be treated as Nonqualifying Income upon the payment of such amounts to Purchaser, the amount paid to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to Purchaser in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year, determined as if the payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year under the preceding sentence is less than the amount which Seller would otherwise be obligated to pay to Purchaser pursuant to ARTICLE XI of this Agreement (the “Expense Amount”), then: (1) Seller shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the “Expense Escrow Account”) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and shall not release any portion thereof to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until Purchaser delivers to Seller, at the sole option of the Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an “Expense Amount Tax Opinion”) of the Protected REIT’s tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income, (ii) a letter (an “Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter”) from the Protected REIT’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to Purchaser without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any

 

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Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a “REIT Qualification Ruling” and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter, a “Release Document”); and (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by Purchaser to Seller, Purchaser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement (an “Indemnity Loan Agreement”) reasonably acceptable to Purchaser that (i) requires Seller to lend Purchaser immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense Amount (an “Indemnity Loan”), and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of Purchaser or any guarantor of Purchaser, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such Loan, and (B) a 15 year maturity with no periodic amortization.

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser.

Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Seller Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Seller Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Seller Indemnitee which result from:

(a) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Purchaser, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Purchaser contained in this Agreement; and

(b) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees, the basis for which occurred after the Agreement Date, resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.02(a) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Seller Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Purchaser, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Purchaser of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Seller Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Purchaser as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02. Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Seller Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Seller Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Seller Indemnitee shall not relieve Purchaser of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.02 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Seller Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Purchaser to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim.

 

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Section 11.03 Award of Damages.

(a)

(i) In the event that an award of damages or other payment is received by a Party or a designee of a Party as a result of a claim, judgment, settlement or arbitration (including payment pursuant to a guaranty of ResCap by any other Person) of a legal dispute that occurs either on or after the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement in connection with the enforcement of the Asset Purchase Agreement in the event of a breach by ResCap of any representations and warranties or covenants where such breach had an adverse impact on the value of the Total Servicing Spread, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of that award shall be distributed to Purchaser or its designee and the Seller Expense Percentage of that award shall be distributed to Seller or its designee.

(ii) In the event that an award of damages or other payment is received by a Party or a designee of a Party as a result of a claim, judgment, settlement or arbitration (including payment pursuant to a guaranty of ResCap by any other Person) of a legal dispute that occurs either on or after the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement in connection with the enforcement of the Asset Purchase Agreement in the event of a breach by ResCap of any representations and warranties or covenants where such breach did not have an adverse impact on the value of the Total Servicing Spread, the entirety of the award shall be distributed to Seller or its designee.

(b) In the event that a Party or designee of a Party receives an award pursuant to Sections 11.03(a)(i) or (ii) and some or all of that amount is to be distributed to the other Party or a designee of the other Party pursuant to Sections 11.03(a)(i) or (ii), the Party or the Party’s designee in possession of the applicable amount shall promptly notify the other Party or the other Party’s designee as to the award’s existence and request that the other Party or other Party’s designee, as applicable, designate an account to which the amount shall be remitted. Once the necessary account information has been provided by the appropriate Party or designee of a Party, the applicable amount shall be remitted by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to the account so designated.

(c) Two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, the Seller shall, provide Purchaser with a monthly report of all claims and legal disputes made or pending with ResCap during the prior month, including the amounts of any claims made or resolved during such month.

Section 11.04 Other Rights.

The Seller hereby acknowledges that, in addition to its rights under this Agreement, the Purchaser is entitled to exercise its rights under the related Owner Consent.

 

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ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses.

(a) In addition to the payment of certain enforcement expenses as provided for in the Priority of Payments, Purchaser shall be responsible for:

(i) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of (A) the reasonable legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement, solely as they relate to the Total Servicing Spread and (B) reasonable expenses, including legal expenses, incurred in obtaining any necessary regulatory approvals of any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, solely as they relate to the Total Servicing Spread, excluding regulatory approvals required by Seller in the ordinary course of business; except that in the case of (A) or (B), Purchaser shall not be responsible for any such expenses that are paid by ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

(ii) 100% of the legal expenses of SNR Denton US LLP in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and enforcement of the Transaction Documents on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) In addition to the payment of certain enforcement expenses as provided for in the Priority of Payments, Seller shall be responsible for:

(i) 100% of the legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement, other than those legal expenses paid by Purchaser pursuant to clause (a)(i)(A) above,

(ii) 100% of the expenses incurred in obtaining any necessary regulatory approvals of any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, other than those expenses paid by Purchaser pursuant to clause (a)(i)(B) above,

(iii) 100% of the legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and enforcement of the Transaction Documents on behalf of Seller; and

(iv) 100% of expenses related to servicing and principal advances, the financing of such advances and any similar arrangements under the Servicing Agreements.

(c) With respect to any Cash Deposit required to be made by the Seller pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Purchaser shall be responsible for $4,788,231 of the such Cash Deposit. If all or any portion of the Cash Deposit is returned to Seller or the conditions to Purchaser’s obligation to close set forth in ARTICLE IX are not satisfied as of the Closing Date, Seller shall promptly pay $4,788,231 to Purchaser within two Business Days after receipt by Seller or the Closing Date, as applicable.

 

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(d) In the event any Break-Up Fee is paid to Seller pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller shall promptly remit $4,788,231 of such Break-Up Fee to Purchaser.

(e) Purchaser shall be responsible for 6.65% of the legal expenses incurred by Seller between the Agreement Date and the Closing Date directly related to the ResCap bankruptcy proceedings; except that the Purchaser shall not be responsible for any such expenses that are paid by ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.

(f) Except as otherwise provided herein, Purchaser and Seller shall each pay the expenses incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 12.02 Confidentiality.

Each Party understands that in connection with this transaction, it has been furnished and will be furnished Non-Public Personal Information and/or Personally Identifiable Financial Information (as those terms are defined in Sections 573.3(n) and (o) of the Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations on Privacy of Consumer Information published at 12 C.F.R. Chapter V implementing Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), and other information regarding the policies and plans of the other Party and its affiliates that is and has been designated as confidential and proprietary, and each Party agrees that it will maintain the confidentiality of such information and will not disclose it to others (except for its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, financing sources, agents, representatives and advisors), or use it except in connection with the proposed acquisition contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Party furnishing such information. Information which is generally known in the industry concerning a Party or among such Party’s creditors generally or which has been disclosed to the other Party by third parties who have a right to do so shall not be deemed confidential or proprietary information for these purposes. If Purchaser, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser agrees to provide Seller with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Seller may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Purchaser’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. If Seller, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Purchaser may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Seller’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. Notwithstanding the terms of this Section 12.02, if, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Purchaser or Seller is nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose information concerning the other Party to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, Purchaser or Seller may disclose such information to such tribunal without liability hereunder. If the proposed acquisition is not consummated, each Party agrees to promptly return to the other, promptly upon request, all confidential materials, and all copies thereof, which have been furnished to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, either Party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of this Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

 

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Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees.

Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other that it has made no agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement. In the event Purchaser has entered or enters into an agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s, advisor’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all such fees. The parties hereto shall indemnify and hold each other harmless from and against any such obligation or liability and any expense incurred in investigating or defending (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) any claim based upon the other party’s actions in connection with such obligation.

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties.

The Parties intend that the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents constitute arms-length transactions among third parties. Nothing contained in the Transaction Documents will establish any fiduciary, partnership, joint venture or similar relationship between or among the Parties except to the extent otherwise expressly stated therein.

Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

Each party hereto covenants and agrees that the representations and warranties in this Agreement, and in any document delivered or to be delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the Agreement Date.

Section 12.06 Notices.

All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by prepaid overnight delivery service:

(a) If to Purchaser, to:

Fortress Investment Group LLC

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

Attn: Brian Sigman

Chief Financial Officer

(212) 479-5343

 

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(b) If to Seller, to:

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Attn: Amar Patel

or to such other address as Purchaser or Seller shall have specified in writing to the other.

Section 12.07 Waivers.

Either Purchaser or Seller may, by written notice to the other:

(a) Extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other transactions of the other; and

(b) Waive compliance with or performance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or obligations required to be complied with or performed by the other hereunder.

The waiver by Purchaser or Seller of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment.

This Agreement and the related Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto. This Agreement may be amended only in a written instrument signed by both Seller and Purchaser.

Section 12.09 Binding Effect.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Parties and their successors and assigns, any rights, obligations, remedies or liabilities.

Section 12.10 Headings.

Headings on the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.

Section 12.11 Applicable Law.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under the laws of the State of New York. In addition to any other rights available under this Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity but subject to the terms hereof, Purchaser shall have all rights and remedies of a

 

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secured party with respect to the Collateral under the laws of the State of New York and under any other applicable law to enforce the assignments and security interests contained herein and, in addition, shall have the right, subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law and the terms of this Agreement, to sell or apply any rights and other interests with respect to the Collateral assigned or pledged hereby in accordance with the terms hereof at public and private sale in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties agree to waive trial by jury in the event of any dispute under this Agreement.

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits.

The Exhibits attached hereto shall be incorporated herein and shall be understood to be a part hereof as though included in the body of this Agreement.

Section 12.13 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions.

If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the rights of the parties hereto.

Section 12.15 Public Announcement.

No public release or statement concerning the subject matter of this Agreement shall be made by either party without the express written consent and approval of the other party, except as required by law or stock exchange rule, and provided that on and after the Agreement Date, either party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

Section 12.16 Assignment.

(a) Seller may not assign, transfer, sell or subcontract all or any part of this Agreement, any interest herein, or any of the Seller’s interest in the Servicing Spread Collections, other than the interest in the Total Servicing Spread sold hereby, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, provided that any successor to Seller must assume Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. Purchaser shall have the unrestricted right to further assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide or otherwise deal with its rights under this Agreement on whatever terms Purchaser shall determine without the consent of Seller; including the right to assign all or any portion of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and to assign the related rights under this Agreement. If Purchaser assigns any rights under this Agreement to a third party (a “Third Party Assignment”), such third party (a

 

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Third Party Assignee”) shall enter into a new agreement (a “Third Party Current Spread Agreement”) with Seller or Seller’s assignee that provides such Third Party Assignee with the same rights with respect to the Current Excess Servicing Spread that Purchaser would have had under this Agreement if the Third Party Assignment had not occurred.

(b) Seller shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each holder of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and each holder’s interest in the Current Excess Servicing Spread (the “Holder Register”) for each transaction described in Section 12.16(a). The entries in the Holder Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Seller shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Holder Register as an owner of the Current Excess Servicing Spread for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

Section 12.17 Termination.

If all necessary Owner Consents are not received by the Closing Date, or if the Asset Purchase Agreement is terminated, this Agreement shall be terminated concurrently therewith, without any further action of either Party. In the event this agreement is terminated as set forth in the prior sentence or in Section 8.13, neither Party shall have any further obligations to the other Party hereunder except as expressly set forth herein. If all conditions to Purchaser’s or Seller’s obligations to close set forth in Article IX and Article X, respectively, are not satisfied on the Closing Date, Purchaser or Seller, as applicable based on the condition or conditions not satisfied, may terminate this agreement by written notice to the other party, and neither party shall have any further obligations to the other party hereunder, except as expressly set forth herein.

Section 12.18 Third Party Beneficiaries.

This Agreement does not and is not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than Purchaser and Seller, except as provided in Section 11.01 and in Section 11.02, provided that Purchaser and Seller reserve the right to modify any term of, or terminate, this Agreement, without the consent of any Purchaser Indemnitee or Seller Indemnitee.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties to this Agreement has caused this Agreement to be duly executed in its corporate name by one of its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

NIC MSR V LLC

Purchaser

By:   /s/ Brian Sigman
Name:   Brian Sigman
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:   /s/ Amar Patel
Name:   Amar Patel
Title:   Executive Vice President

CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR FNMA MORTGAGE LOANS

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT FOR MORTGAGE LOANS

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) and NIC MSR V LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors assigns, the “Purchaser”), as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, Seller hereby assigns, transfers and delivers to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Current Excess Servicing Spread for each of the Mortgage Loans set forth in Annex A attached hereto and all proceeds thereof, and agrees that as of the Closing Date, the applicable Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be a “Mortgage Loan” for all purposes of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Assignment Agreement have the meanings given to such terms in, or incorporated by reference into, the Agreement.

In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount of the Purchase Price..

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:    
Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

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Annex A

[ATTACH ANNEX A, WHICH MAY BE ON COMPUTER TAPE, COMPACT DISK, OR

MICROFICHE, CONTAINING THE INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW]

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

   (d)    (e)    (f)
(column (d) –
column (e))
   (g)
([ ]% of column
(f))

Closing

Date

 

Loan # of

Mortgage

Loan

 

Principal

Balance of

Mortgage

Loan as of the

Closing Date

   Servicing
Fee Rate
   Base Servicing
Fee Rate
   Net Servicing Fee
Rate
   Current Excess
Servicing Spread


EXHIBIT B

SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]

 

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EXHIBIT C

SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,             , a [Vice President] of Nationstar Mortgage LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans by and between NIC MSR V LLC and the Company, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof;

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects;

(iii) The conditions set forth in Sections 9.04 and 9.05 of the Agreement have been satisfied; and

(iv) As of the date hereof, the Company has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Agreement) of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date of the Agreement by the Company, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Company (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [            ]

 

By:    

 

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EXHIBIT D

PURCHASER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,             , [POSITION] of NIC MSR LLC, the sole member of NIC MSR V LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 10.05 of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans by and between the Company and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof; and

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and

(iii) All conditions set forth in Section 10.04 have been satisfied.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [            ].

 

NIC MSR V LLC
By: NIC MSR LLC, as member
By:    


EXHIBIT E

LOCATION OF CREDIT FILES

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF SUMMARY REMITTANCE REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT I

SELLER JURISDICTIONS AND RECORDING OFFICES

Chief Executive Office:

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Recording Office:

Secretary of State, State of Delaware

EX-10.3 4 d354690dex103.htm FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR FNMA MORTGAGE LOANS Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION

FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR FNMA MORTGAGE LOANS

by and between

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

(Seller)

and

NIC MSR V LLC

(Purchaser)

Dated and effective as of May 13, 2012


Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES      1   

Section 1.01

    

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02

    

General Interpretive Principles

     12   

ARTICLE II ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

     13   

Section 2.01

    

Items to be Delivered

     13   

Section 2.02

    

Grant of Security Interest

     14   

ARTICLE III REPLACEMENT OF MORTGAGE LOANS

     14   

Section 3.01

    

Refinancing and Substitution of Mortgage Loans

     14   

Section 3.02

    

Criteria for Mortgage Loans

     15   

Section 3.03

    

Refinancing Incentives

     16   

Section 3.04

    

Selection Procedures

     17   

Section 3.05

    

Assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread

     19   

ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     19   

Section 4.01

    

Purchase Price

     19   

Section 4.02

    

Payments by Purchaser

     19   

Section 4.03

    

Accounts

     19   

Section 4.04

    

Priority of Payments

     22   

Section 4.05

    

Withdrawals from the Future Spread Reserve Account

     23   

Section 4.06

    

Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee

     23   

Section 4.07

    

Correction of Principal Balance Error

     24   

Section 4.08

    

Intent and Characterization

     24   

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

     24   

Section 5.01

    

Due Organization and Good Standing

     24   

Section 5.02

    

Authority and Capacity

     25   

Section 5.03

    

Owner Consents

     25   

Section 5.04

    

Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights

     25   

Section 5.05

    

Effective Agreements

     25   

Section 5.06

    

No Accrued Liabilities

     26   

Section 5.07

    

Seller/Servicer Standing

     26   

Section 5.08

    

MERS Membership

     26   

Section 5.09

    

Owner Set-off Rights

     26   

Section 5.10

    

Ability to Perform; Solvency

     26   

Section 5.11

    

Obligations with Respect to Origination

     27   

Section 5.12

    

Purchase of Mortgage Servicing Rights

     27   

Section 5.13

    

No Actions

     27   

 

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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

     27   

Section 6.01

    

Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws

     27   

Section 6.02

    

Related Escrow Accounts

     27   

Section 6.03

    

No Purchaser Responsibility

     27   

Section 6.04

    

Location of Credit Files

     28   

Section 6.05

    

Representations Concerning the Future Excess Servicing Spread

     28   

ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

     29   

Section 7.01

    

Due Organization and Good Standing

     29   

Section 7.02

    

Authority and Capacity

     29   

Section 7.03

    

Effective Agreements

     29   

Section 7.04

    

Sophisticated Investor

     29   

Section 7.05

    

No Actions

     30   

ARTICLE VIII SELLER COVENANTS

     30   

Section 8.01

    

Servicing Obligations

     30   

Section 8.02

    

Cooperation; Further Assurances

     30   

Section 8.03

    

Financing Statements

     31   

Section 8.04

    

Supplemental Information

     31   

Section 8.05

    

Access to Information

     31   

Section 8.06

    

Home Affordable Modification Program

     31   

Section 8.07

    

Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports

     32   

Section 8.08

    

Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates

     33   

Section 8.09

    

Monthly Management Calls

     34   

Section 8.10

    

Timely Payment of Owner Obligations

     34   

Section 8.11

    

Servicing Agreements

     34   

Section 8.12

    

Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights

     35   

Section 8.13

    

Consents to Transaction Documents

     35   

Section 8.14

    

Accounts

     35   

Section 8.15

    

Notification of Certain Events

     35   

Section 8.16

    

Financing; Pledge of Future Excess Servicing Spread

     35   

Section 8.17

    

Existence, etc

     36   

Section 8.18

    

Consent to Sub-Servicing

     37   

Section 8.19

    

Nonpetition Covenant

     37   

Section 8.20

    

Schedule of Mortgage Loans

     37   

Section 8.21

    

True Sale Opinion

     37   

Section 8.22

    

Valuation

     37   

Section 8.23

    

Material Documents

     37   

Section 8.24

    

Insurance

     37   

Section 8.25

    

Defense of Title

     38   

Section 8.26

    

Refinancing of Mortgage Loans

     38   

 

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ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

     38   

Section 9.01

    

Correctness of Representations and Warranties

     38   

Section 9.02

    

Compliance with Conditions

     38   

Section 9.03

    

Corporate Resolution

     38   

Section 9.04

    

No Material Adverse Change

     39   

Section 9.05

    

Consents

     39   

Section 9.06

    

Delivery of Transaction Documents

     39   

Section 9.07

    

Certificate of Seller

     39   

Section 9.08

    

Opinions of Counsel

     39   

Section 9.09

    

Good Standing Certificate of Seller

     40   

Section 9.10

    

No Actions or Proceedings

     40   

ARTICLE X CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

     40   

Section 10.01

    

Correctness of Representations and Warranties

     40   

Section 10.02

    

Compliance with Conditions

     40   

Section 10.03

    

Corporate Resolution

     40   

Section 10.04

    

No Material Adverse Change

     40   

Section 10.05

    

Certificate of Purchaser

     41   

Section 10.06

    

Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser

     41   

ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION

     41   

Section 11.01

    

Indemnification by Seller

     41   

Section 11.02

    

Indemnification by Purchaser

     43   

Section 11.03

    

Other Rights

     44   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     44   

Section 12.01

    

Costs and Expenses

     44   

Section 12.02

    

Confidentiality

     44   

Section 12.03

    

Broker's Fees

     45   

Section 12.04

    

Relationship of Parties

     45   

Section 12.05

    

Survival of Representations and Warranties

     45   

Section 12.06

    

Notices

     45   

Section 12.07

    

Waivers

     46   

Section 12.08

    

Entire Agreement; Amendment

     46   

Section 12.09

    

Binding Effect

     46   

Section 12.10

    

Headings

     47   

Section 12.11

    

Applicable Law

     47   

Section 12.12

    

Incorporation of Exhibits

     47   

Section 12.13

    

Counterparts

     47   

Section 12.14

    

Severability of Provisions

     47   

Section 12.15

    

Assignment

     47   

Section 12.16

    

Termination

     48   

Section 12.17

    

Third Party Beneficiaries

     48   

 

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EXHIBITS

    

Exhibit A – Form of Assignment Agreement

                     Annex A

Exhibit B – Example of Calculations of Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amounts

  

Exhibit C – Schedule of Mortgage Loans

Exhibit D – Seller’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit E – Purchaser’s Officer’s Certificate

  

Exhibit F – Location of Credit Files

Exhibit G – Form of Summary Remittance Report

Exhibit H – Form of Delinquency Report

  

Exhibit I – Form of Disbursement Report

Exhibit J – Seller Jurisdictions and Recording Offices

  

 

 

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FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR FNMA MORTGAGE LOANS

This FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR FNMA MORTGAGE LOANS (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement Date”), is by and between NIC MSR V LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”), and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) (the Purchaser and the Seller will collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Seller and Purchaser have entered into the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect, the “Current Spread Agreement”), pursuant to which Purchaser will purchase and assume all right, title and interest in the excess servicing spread with respect to a pool of residential mortgage loans to be serviced by Seller;

WHEREAS, Seller desires to retain the right to refinance the residential mortgage loans in the pool, and Purchaser is willing to grant such right, as long as the excess servicing spread with respect to the newly-originated residential mortgage loans and replacement residential mortgage loans is assigned to the Purchaser as described herein; and

WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller desire to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which residential mortgage loans in the pool may be refinanced.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

Section 1.01 Definitions.

Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those accepted and prudent mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) which are in accordance with the servicing practices and procedures as set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreements, and in a manner at least equal in quality to the servicing that Seller provides to mortgage loans which it owns in its own portfolio.

 

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Agency: The entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, the Federal Housing Administration of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any successor thereto.

Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Agreement Date: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Ancillary Income: All incidental servicing fees (such as late fees, assignment transfer fees, returned check fees, special services fees, amortization schedule fees, HAMP fees, modification and incentive income and any interest or earnings on funds deposited in an account maintained by the Seller as servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans, etc.) that are supplemental to the servicing spread payable to the servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreements.

Applicable Law: With reference to any Person, all laws (including common law), statutes, regulations, ordinances, treaties, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders of any court, governmental agency or authority and rules, regulations, orders, directives, licenses and permits of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or its property or in respect of its operations.

Asset Purchase Agreement: The Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as purchaser, and Residential Capital, LLC, Residential Funding, LLC, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, ETS of Washington, Inc. and certain additional sellers identified of Schedule A thereof, as sellers, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment Agreement: An assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement or in such other form as mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

Assignment Date: With respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and its related Mortgage Loan, the Distribution Date in the third calendar month following the Refinanced Mortgage Loan’s Refinancing Date.

Available Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or another financial institution mutually agreed upon by the Parties or any successor thereto, each in its capacity as “Bank” under the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement or the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, as applicable, or any third party custodian or trustee in similar capacity under any replacement account control agreements.

Base Servicing Fee: With respect to a Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Measurement Date, (B) the Base Servicing Fee Rate and (C) (i) in the case of the initial Collection Period, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period from

 

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and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of the initial Collection Period, and the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) in the case of all other Collection Periods, 1/12; provided that the Base Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan whose Servicing Agreement is terminated during a Collection Period shall be pro-rated to the actual number of days within such Collection Period in which such Mortgage Loan was serviced by Seller.

Base Servicing Fee Rate: 0.06% per annum.

Business Day: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in the States of Texas or New York are authorized or obligated by law or by executive order to be closed or (c) such other days as agreed upon by the Parties.

Carryover Retained Amount: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Closing Date: The Business Day in which the purchase by Seller of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement has been consummated and all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement have been satisfied or waived.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral: As defined in Section 2.02 hereof.

Collection Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth: (i) The net worth of Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries, on a combined basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) all intangibles determined in accordance with GAAP (including goodwill, capitalized financing costs and capitalized administration costs but excluding originated and purchased mortgage servicing rights or retained residual securities) and any and all advances to, investments in and receivables held from affiliates; provided, however, that the non-cash effect (gain or loss) of any mark-to-market adjustments made directly to stockholders’ equity for fluctuation of the value of financial instruments as mandated under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (or any successor statement) shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

Control: The meaning specified in Section 8-106 of the UCC.

Credit File: Those documents, which may be originals, copies or electronically imaged, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, held by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, which may include Mortgage Loan Documents and the credit documentation relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and any documents gathered during the servicing of a Mortgage Loan.

Current Mortgage Loan: A residential mortgage loan that is a “Mortgage Loan” under the Current Spread Agreement.

 

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Current Spread Agreement: As defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Custodian: A custodian of Credit Files or any part thereof as identified by the Seller to the Purchaser in writing on or prior to the first Assignment Date as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time by the Seller by providing a written notice of any such update to the Purchaser.

Distribution Date: The 10th day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the prior Business Day, beginning in the month following the first Assignment Date, or such other day as mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.

Electronic Data File: A computer tape or other electronic medium generated by or on behalf of Seller and delivered or transmitted to or on behalf of Purchaser which provides information relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Eligible Servicing Agreement: Unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser, a Servicing Agreement in respect of which the following eligibility requirements have been satisfied:

(a) The Owner Consents relating to such Servicing Agreement have been obtained;

(b) such Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect, and is in all respects genuine as appearing on its face or as represented in the books and records of Seller, and no event of default, early amortization event, termination event, or other event giving any party thereto (including with notice or lapse of time or both) the right to terminate Seller as servicer thereunder for cause has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that with respect to any Servicing Agreement and the occurrence of any event set forth in this clause (b) which is based on a breach of a collateral performance test, such Servicing Agreement shall remain an Eligible Servicing Agreement so long as no notice of termination based on such breach has been given or threatened in writing and subject to the restrictions set forth herein;

(c) Seller has not resigned or been terminated as servicer under such Servicing Agreement and has no actual knowledge of any pending or threatened action to terminate Seller, as servicer (whether for cause or without cause); and

(d) with respect to any Servicing Agreement relating to Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, Seller as servicer may not be terminated without cause pursuant to such Servicing Agreement or if the Seller as servicer may be terminated without cause, upon payment of a termination fee.

Entitlement Holder: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC.

Excess Refinancing Percentage: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Expense Amount: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

 

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Expense Amount Tax Opinion: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Escrow Account: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, Seller, Purchaser and certain other purchasers named herein, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, Seller, Purchaser and certain other purchasers named herein, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

Future Excess Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation: As defined in Section 3.01 hereof.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage: A percentage equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage in the Current Spread Agreement.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Rights: As defined in Section 3.01 hereof.

Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Future Spread Reserve Account: The account specified in the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser.

Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Future Spread Reserve Account.

 

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Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Future Spread Reserve Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, Seller and Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

Governmental Authority: With respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person, any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties.

Grant: To grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, demise, release, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over or confirm.

HAMP: As defined in Section 8.06 hereof.

HAMP Loans: As defined in Section 8.06 hereof.

Holder Register: As defined in Section 12.15(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan Agreement: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

IRS: The United States Internal Revenue Service.

Lien: Any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, charge, deposit, arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever intended to assure payment of any indebtedness or the performance of any other obligation, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement.

 

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Lockbox Account: An account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser for the purpose of receiving Servicing Spread Collections.

Loss or Losses: Any and all direct, actual and out-of-pocket losses (including any loss in the value in the Future Excess Servicing Spread), damages, deficiencies, claims, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, excluding (i) any amounts attributable to or arising from overhead allocations, general or administrative costs and expenses, or any cost for the time of any Party’s employees, (ii) consequential losses or damages consisting of speculative lost profits, lost investment or business opportunity, damage to reputation or operating losses, or (iii) punitive or treble damages; provided, however, that the exclusions set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if and to the extent any such amounts are actually incurred in payment to a third party or government entity.

Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Measurement Date: With respect to any Collection Period, the first day of such Collection Period.

MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor thereto.

MI: Insurance provided by private mortgage insurance companies to make payments on certain Mortgage Loans in the event that the related Mortgagor defaults in its obligation in respect of the Mortgage.

Mortgage: Each of those mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds or deeds to secure debt creating a first lien on or an interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note and related to a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan: A residential mortgage loan that satisfies the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 and whose Future Excess Servicing Spread is assigned to Purchaser hereunder in satisfaction of Seller’s Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation.

Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents and agreements related to such Mortgage Loan required to be held by the applicable Custodian, including, without limitation, the original Mortgage Note, and any other documents or agreements evidencing and/or governing such Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Identification Date: With respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and its related replacement Mortgage Loan, the 25th day of the second calendar month following the Refinanced Mortgage Loan’s Refinancing Date.

 

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Mortgage Note: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the note or other evidence of indebtedness of the Mortgagor, thereunder, including, if applicable, an allonge and lost note affidavit.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The rights and responsibilities of Seller with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans under the Servicing Agreements, including any and all of the following if and to the extent provided therein: (a) all rights to service a Mortgage Loan; (b) all rights to receive servicing fees, Ancillary Income, reimbursements or indemnification for servicing the Mortgage Loan, and any payments received in respect of the foregoing and proceeds thereof; (c) the right to collect, hold and disburse escrow payments or other payments with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any amounts actually collected with respect thereto and to receive interest income on such amounts to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; (d) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in this paragraph; (e) possession and use of any and all Credit Files pertaining to the Mortgage Loan or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loan; (f) to the extent applicable, all rights and benefits relating to the direct solicitation of the related Mortgagors for refinance or modification of the Mortgage Loans and attendant right, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their respective Mortgage Loans; and (g) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the foregoing.

Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor’s real property, securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of an interest in a single parcel of real property, improved by a residential dwelling.

Mortgagor: An obligor under a residential mortgage loan.

New Mortgage Loan: As defined in Section 3.02(a)(i)(1) hereof.

Non-Agency Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan where the Owner is not an Agency.

Nonqualifying Income: Any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.

Objection Notice: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Opinion of Counsel: One or more written opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the recipient, of an attorney at law admitted to practice in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which attorney may be counsel for Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be.

Owner: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the owner thereof.

Owner Consent: All agreements, including the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement, the FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement and GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement, if applicable, pursuant to which an Owner approves or consents to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser and any other consents, acknowledgements or similar instruments that may be required from an Owner in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

 

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Party or Parties: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Permitted Liens: Liens in favor of an Agency required pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements.

Person: Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business entity, joint stock company, trust, business trust, unincorporated organization, association, enterprise, joint venture, government, any department or agency of any government or any other entity of whatever nature.

Pledge Agreement: A collateral pledge agreement, to be entered into on or before the Closing Date, between Seller and an Agency, pursuant to which Seller pledges collateral to such Agency to secure its obligations to the applicable Agency under the Servicing Agreement, the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement, FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement or GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement, if applicable, and other agreements, if required by the applicable Agency.

Power of Attorney: A Power of Attorney delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser authorizing the Purchaser to enforce the right to payment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread under the related Servicing Agreement solely in the event that the Seller fails to enforce such right within 30 days after receiving written notice of such failure from the Purchaser to the Seller.

Priority of Payments: As defined in Section 4.04 hereof.

Protected REIT: Any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code, (ii) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in Purchaser, and (iii) is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of the Purchaser or as receiving all or a portion of the Purchaser’s income.

Purchase Price: As defined in Section 4.01 hereof.

Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Purchaser Indemnitees: As defined in Section 11.01(a) hereof.

Qualifying Income: Gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code.

Quarterly Collection Period: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Current Mortgage Loan or a Mortgage Loan that has been refinanced in whole or in part by Seller or an affiliate thereof.

 

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Refinancing Date: The date on which a Current Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loan is refinanced by Seller or an affiliate thereof.

Refinancing Split Percentage: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

REIT Qualification Ruling: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

REIT Requirements: The requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.

Related Collection Period: With respect to an Assignment Date, the Collection Period in the third calendar month prior to such Assignment Date, and with respect to a Mortgage Loan Identification Date, the second calendar month prior to such Mortgage Loan Identification Date.

Related Escrow Accounts: Mortgage Loan escrow/impound accounts maintained by Seller relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights, including accounts for buydown funds, real estate taxes and MI, flood and hazard insurance premiums.

Release Document: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Replacement Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Replacement Shortfall: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Requirement of Law: As to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Retained Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Retained Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to 100% minus the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Sales Proceeds: The proceeds received upon a sale (approved by the Parties) of the Total Servicing Spread (except without giving effect to clause (c) of the definition thereof), in whole or in part, including through a sale in accordance with Section 8.12.

Schedule of Mortgage Loans: The list of Mortgage Loans whose Future Excess Servicing Spread has been assigned to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and maintained as Exhibit C hereto.

Selection Period: As defined in Section 3.04(b) hereof.

 

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Seller: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Seller Indemnitees: As defined in Section 11.02 hereof.

Servicing: The responsibilities, with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans, under the Servicing Agreements.

Servicing Agreements: The servicing agreements, as amended from time to time, and any waivers, consent letters, acknowledgments and other agreements under which Seller is the servicer of the Mortgage Loans relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights and governing the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, or with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by the Seller, the credit and collection standards, policies, procedures and practices of Seller relating to residential mortgage loans owned and serviced by Seller.

Servicing Spread Collections: For each Collection Period, the funds collected on the Mortgage Loans and allocated as the servicing compensation payable to Seller as servicer of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Collection Period pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements, other than Ancillary Income and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from an Owner by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

Solvent: With respect to any Person as of any date of determination, (a) the value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, (b) such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Third Party Assignee: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Assignment: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Future Spread Agreement: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Claim: As defined in Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, as applicable.

Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account: The account specified in the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, into which all Servicing Spread Collections, all Sales Proceeds and all Servicing Agreement termination payments in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be deposited.

Total Servicing Spread: For each Collection Period on and after the Closing Date, the sum of the following: (a) the Servicing Spread Collections received during such Collection Period and remaining after payment of the Base Servicing Fee; (b) all other amounts payable by

 

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an Owner to Seller (or Purchaser under an Owner Consent) with respect to the Mortgage Servicing Rights for Mortgage Loans, including any termination fees paid by an Owner to Seller for terminating Seller as the servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding all Ancillary Income and reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from an Owner by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and (c) all Sales Proceeds received during such Collection Period.

Transaction Documents: The Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement, the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, the Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement, the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, the Current Spread Agreement and this Agreement.

UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction.

Section 1.02 General Interpretive Principles.

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;

(b) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) References herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;

(d) A reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;

(e) The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and

(f) The term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.

 

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ARTICLE II

ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

Section 2.01 Items to be Delivered.

(a) On the Agreement Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(i) This Agreement;

(ii) The Current Spread Agreement and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the Current Spread Agreement on the Agreement Date, if any;

(b) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(i) The executed Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement;

(ii) The executed Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement;

(iii) The executed Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement;

(iv) The executed Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement;

(v) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser regarding due authorization, authority, and enforceability of the applicable Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party, and regarding no conflicts with other material Seller agreements;

(vi) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the characterization of the transfer of the Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser as a true sale for bankruptcy purposes;

(vii) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the perfection of the assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread to Purchaser and the security interests granted hereunder;

(viii) The duly executed corporate certificate of Seller required by Section 9.07;

(ix) A certificate of good standing of Seller dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Seller;

(x) A secretary’s certificate of Seller attaching its organizational documents, board resolutions and incumbency certificates;

 

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(xi) The duly executed corporate certificate of Purchaser required by Section 10.05;

(xii) A certificate of good standing of Purchaser dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Purchaser;

(xiii) A UCC-1 financing statement relating to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and relating to the security interest of Purchaser in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser; and

(xiv) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the Current Spread Agreement on the Closing Date.

(c) On or before the Assignment Date with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Seller shall provide Purchaser with executed copies of the related Owner Consents, and any amendments thereto.

(d) On or before the first Assignment Date, the executed Power of Attorney.

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest.

In order to secure Seller’s obligations to deliver the Future Excess Servicing Spread and perform its obligations hereunder, Seller hereby Grants to Purchaser a valid and continuing first priority and perfected Lien on and security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under, the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account, together with all amounts deposited therein from time to time and all cash and non-cash proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired and arising (the “Collateral”).

ARTICLE III

REPLACEMENT OF MORTGAGE LOANS

Section 3.01 Refinancing and Substitution of Mortgage Loans.

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and, more particularly, the conditions of this ARTICLE III, if Seller or any of its affiliates refinances any Current Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loan, it shall designate a residential mortgage loan as a replacement Mortgage Loan pursuant to this ARTICLE III and assign the Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such replacement Mortgage Loan on the applicable Assignment Date to Purchaser as provided in this Agreement (such obligations of Seller, the “Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation”), and the rights of Purchaser to such Future Excess Servicing Spread, the “Future Excess Servicing Spread Rights”).

 

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Section 3.02 Criteria for Mortgage Loans.

(a) As of the applicable Assignment Date, unless otherwise agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser, either:

(i) The Mortgage Loan shall satisfy the following criteria:

(1) The proceeds of such Mortgage Loan (the “New Mortgage Loan”) were use to repay the Refinanced Mortgage Loan in whole or in part;

(2) All consents, if any, required by the applicable Owner to assign the related Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to the New Mortgage Loan shall have been obtained;

(3) The servicing fee rate for the New Mortgage Loan is not less than 0.25% per annum; and

(4) The New Mortgage Loan is secured by the same property as the Refinanced Mortgage Loan; or

(ii) if Seller is unable to satisfy the conditions in Section 3.02(a)(i) after using commercially reasonable efforts, Seller shall use its best efforts to substitute the New Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Loan satisfying the following criteria:

(1) The servicing fee rate (which results in the Servicing Spread Collections) for the Mortgage Loan is equal to or greater than the servicing fee rate of the New Mortgage Loan; provided however if the servicing fee rate of the New Mortgage Loan is less than 0.25% per annum, the servicing fee rate on the Mortgage Loan is not less than 0.25% per annum;

(2) The interest accrual rate per annum on the Mortgage Loan is within 12.5 basis points per annum of the interest accrual rate on the New Mortgage Loan;

(3) The final maturity date of the Mortgage Loan is within six months of the final maturity date of the New Mortgage Loan;

(4) The principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is no less than the principal balance of the Refinanced Mortgage Loan;

(5) The remaining credit characteristics of the Mortgage Loan (other than as specified in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above) are substantially the same as the credit characteristics of the New Mortgage Loan;

(6) The Mortgage Loan is current as of the applicable Assignment Date; and

 

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(7) The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any foreclosure or similar proceeding as of the applicable Assignment Date; is not in process of any modification, workout or other loss mitigation process; and is not involved in litigation.

(b) If a New Mortgage Loan would otherwise meet the criteria set forth in Section 3.02(a)(i) and is still owned by Seller as of the Mortgage Loan Identification Date, in lieu of a substitution pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) above, the Seller may include such New Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan in the Available Portfolio; provided (i) the servicing fee rate (which results in the Servicing Spread Collections) for such Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be 0.30% per annum and (ii) if at any time such Mortgage Loan fails to otherwise meet the criteria set forth in Section 3.02(a)(i) (e.g. the Mortgage Loan is sold to an Agency and the Seller is unable to obtain an Owner Consent), the Seller shall be required to substitute a loan for such New Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) above.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.02(a)(ii)(4), Seller shall not be in breach of Section 3.01 on any Assignment Date if, after using best efforts to select residential mortgage loans to substitute New Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii), the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Available Portfolio as of such Assignment Date is equal to or greater than 90% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the New Mortgage Loans during the Related Collection Period as measured on the opening of business on their respective Refinancing Date.

Section 3.03 Refinancing Incentives.

For any Assignment Date beginning with the Assignment Date in the sixth calendar month after the Closing Date and subject to Section 4.04 hereof, Seller’s Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation shall be reduced by the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount for such Assignment Date. For purposes of this Section 3.03, the following definitions shall apply:

Replacement Shortfall: With respect to any Assignment Date and the Related Collection Period, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the New Mortgage Loans that were originated by Seller or an affiliate thereof during the Related Collection Period as measured on the opening of business on their respective Refinancing Date, minus the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Available Portfolio as of such Assignment Date.

Excess Refinancing Percentage: With respect to any Assignment Date, a percentage equal to the excess, if any, of (a) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate principal balance of New Mortgage Loans that were originated by Seller or an affiliate thereof over the Related Collection Period and the two Collection Periods immediately prior to such Related Collection Period (the “Quarterly Collection Period”) as measured on their respective Refinancing Date, minus the aggregate Replacement Shortfall over such Quarterly Collection Period, and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans that voluntarily prepaid in full over the Quarterly Collection Period (measured as of the date of such prepayment), over (b) 35%.

 

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Refinancing Split Percentage: With respect to any Assignment Date, the Refinancing Split Percentage shown in the column of the table below corresponding to the Excess Refinancing Percentage therein:

 

Three Month Average Recapture Percentage

  

Excess Refinancing Percentage

  

Refinancing Split Percentage

35% or Less    0%    0%
> 35%, <= 40%    >0.00% and <=5.00%    25%
> 40%, <= 45%    >5.00% and <=10.00%    30%
> 45%, <= 50%    >10.00% and <=15.00%    35%
> 50%, <= 55%    >15.00% and <=20.00%    40%
> 55%, <= 60%    >20.00% and <=25.00%    45%
Greater than 60%    >25.00%    50%

Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount: With respect to any Assignment Date, an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of (a) the product of (i) the Refinancing Split Percentage, if any, applicable to such Assignment Date, (ii) the Excess Refinancing Percentage applicable to such Assignment Date and (iii) the aggregate principal balance of New Mortgage Loans that were refinanced with Seller or an affiliate thereof during the Related Collection Period, plus (b) the Carryover Retained Amount, minus (c) the applicable Replacement Shortfall.

Carryover Retained Amount: With respect to any Assignment Date beginning with the Assignment Date in the seventh calendar month after the Closing Date, the excess, if any, of the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount for the prior Assignment Date over the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans that were retained by Seller pursuant to this Section 3.03 on the prior Assignment Date.

Section 3.04 Selection Procedures.

(a) Not later than the Mortgage Loan Identification Date, Seller shall (i) notify Purchaser of the identity of each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan that became a Refinanced Mortgage Loan during the Related Collection Period, (ii) calculate the Excess Refinancing Percentage, the Refinancing Split Percentage, the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount and the Carryover Retained Amount for the following Assignment Date, and notify Purchaser of such amounts in writing, (iii) provide Purchaser with a list of potential Mortgage Loans (the “Available Portfolio”), selected on the basis that the Excess Refinancing Percentage is equal to zero, and (iv) provide Purchaser with a list of residential mortgage loans selected from the Available Portfolio to be designated as Mortgage Loans (the “Replacement Portfolio”) on the following Assignment Date and a list of residential mortgage loans selected from the Available Portfolio to be excluded from the pool of Mortgage Loans (the “Retained Portfolio”) on the following Assignment Date in accordance with Section 3.03.

 

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(b) Purchaser may submit an objection to the proposed Available Portfolio, the proposed Replacement Portfolio or the proposed Retained Portfolio not later than five Business Days following receipt of the notice of the proposed portfolios pursuant to Section 3.04(a). If Purchaser submits an objection, Seller and Buyer shall work together in good faith over the next five Business Days (the “Selection Period”) to mutually agree on the Replacement Portfolio and the Retained Portfolio. During the Selection Period, Seller may suggest alternative Mortgage Loans that meet the criteria of Section 3.02. If Seller and Purchaser are unable to agree on a Replacement Portfolio and a Retained Portfolio (if applicable) by close of business on the Business Day prior to the Assignment Date, Seller and Purchaser may modify the percentages in the definitions of Future Excess Servicing Spread and Retained Servicing Spread and in the Priority of Payments, as applicable, to reflect the relative values that Seller and Purchaser would have had in the Future Excess Servicing Spread and Retained Servicing Spread but for the inability of Seller and Purchaser to mutually agree on such portfolios.

(c) Unless mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser, the Retained Portfolio and the Replacement Portfolio with respect to any Assignment Date shall satisfy the following criteria:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall not exceed the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount;

(ii) The weighted average servicing fee rate for the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be substantially equal to the weighted average servicing fee rate for the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio;

(iii) The weighted average interest accrual rate per annum of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be within 12.5 basis points per annum of the weighted average interest rate of the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio;

(iv) The weighted average final maturity date of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be within six months of the weighted average final maturity date of the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio; and

(v) The remaining credit characteristics of the pool of residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio (other than as specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above) shall be substantially the same as the credit characteristics of the pool of Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio.

(d) Exhibit B provides an example of the calculations to be made pursuant to Section 3.04(c)(i).

 

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Section 3.05 Assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Agreement, on each Assignment Date, Seller shall execute and deliver an Assignment Agreement for the Future Excess Servicing Spread to be assigned on such Assignment Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans included in the applicable Replacement Portfolio; provided, however, that

(a) Purchaser shall be entitled to all Future Excess Servicing Spread and Seller shall be entitled to all Retained Servicing Spread arising with respect to each such Mortgage Loan on and after the Refinancing Date with respect to the related Refinanced Mortgage Loan,

(b) Seller shall deposit all Servicing Spread Collections received with respect to such Mortgage Loans on and after the Refinancing Date with respect to the related Refinanced Mortgage Loans into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account not later than the Assignment Date, and

(c) for each Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after the Refinancing Date of the related Refinanced Mortgage Loan, Seller shall deposit all Servicing Spread Collections with respect to amounts prepaid at the time of closing of such Mortgage Loan, if applicable, into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account not later than the Assignment Date.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.01 Purchase Price.

In full consideration for Purchaser’s right to receive any Future Excess Servicing Spread assigned to Purchaser, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay to Seller an amount (the “Purchase Price”) that shall be determined by the Parties on the Closing Date in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Current Spread Agreement.

Section 4.02 Payments by Purchaser.

Payment shall be made by Purchaser to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds, to an account designated by Seller.

Section 4.03 Accounts.

(a) Lockbox Account. Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account. Payments of all Servicing Spread Collections received on and after the first Assignment Date shall be transferred from the Lockbox Account to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account within one Business Day of receipt and identification thereof and in any event, within two Business Days of receipt thereof. If Seller receives any Servicing Spread Collections not remitted to the Lockbox Account, it shall hold such funds in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser and deposit such amounts to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof.

 

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(b) Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(i) The Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, for the sole purpose of receiving and disbursing all Servicing Spread Collections, Sales Proceeds and Servicing Agreement termination payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account will be established pursuant to the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account strictly in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Upon any material breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by Seller hereunder or during the occurrence and continuance of a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event, Purchaser may elect to exercise Control over the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(ii) Seller shall inform each Owner to remit the applicable portion of any Servicing Agreement termination payments payable with respect to the Mortgage Loans directly to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account. Any termination payment to be directed to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account shall be equal to the pro rata amount by which the Mortgage Loans affected by such termination bear to all mortgage loans of Seller affected by such termination, based upon the method in which such termination payments are calculated in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.

(iii) If Seller is to receive any Sales Proceeds, Seller shall direct the Person making such payments to deposit such payments into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(iv) If Seller receives any amounts required to be deposited into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in error, Seller shall promptly remit such funds to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(c) Future Spread Reserve Account. The Future Spread Reserve Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser. The Future Spread Reserve Account will be established pursuant to the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account strictly in accordance with Section 4.05. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Future Spread Reserve Account.

 

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If at any time Seller’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth falls below the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries or if Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) defaults in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) (each, a “Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event”), Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing that a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred. On each Distribution Date upon which a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred and is continuing, Seller shall be required to transfer funds in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account to the Future Spread Reserve Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments until the amount of funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account is equal to the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount. The “Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount” is equal to 25% of the fair market value as of the date the Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event that is then-continuing first occurred of the Total Servicing Spread expected to be paid over the expected remaining life of the Mortgage Loans (the “Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread”) determined in accordance with the following paragraph. Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing if a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is no longer continuing. Any funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account in excess of the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount shall be released to Seller.

For purposes of determining the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, Purchaser shall submit its claim for determination of the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, together with such back-up information it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (which value shall be considered the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread for purposes of calculating the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount until the final determination of such fair market value in accordance with this paragraph). Within five (5) Business Days of Seller’s receipt of such determination, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its acceptance or any objection to such determination of such fair market value, and if Seller objects to such determination, such notice shall include its own determination of such fair market value and any back-up information as it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (an “Objection Notice”). In the event an Objection Notice is delivered, the parties shall negotiate in good faith a resolution to such objection. In the event that Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve such objection within five (5) Business Days of the delivery of such Objection Notice, Seller and Purchaser shall appoint a mutually acceptable nationally recognized valuation expert to determine such fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread. The determination of such valuation expert shall be binding on Seller and Purchaser and the fees of such valuation expert shall be borne by Seller.

 

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Section 4.04 Priority of Payments.

On each Business Day, subject to the terms and conditions of the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller (or, after the delivery of an access termination notice pursuant to the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Purchaser) shall direct the Bank to apply the monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in the following order of priority (the “Priority of Payments”), in every case, after giving effect to each prior item in the Priority of Payments on such Distribution Date:

(a) first, from amounts in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account attributable to Servicing Agreement termination payments paid by an Owner with respect to any Mortgage Loans, pro rata, (A) the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Purchaser, and (B) the Retained Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Seller; provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any termination payments pursuant to clause (A), such termination payments shall be applied to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any termination payments pursuant to clause (B), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and second, for deposit to the Future Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Future Spread Reserve Account to equal the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount;

(b) second, on any Business Day from and including the first Business Day of a calendar month to but excluding the Distribution Date in such calendar month, at the option of Seller, the Base Servicing Fee payable with respect to a prior Collection Period for the Mortgage Loans to Seller; provided however, that, to the extent that (i) the Seller is not permitted or is otherwise unable to advance servicing fees relating to the Total Servicing Spread with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) the related Servicing Agreement does not permit payment of servicing fees from general collections, and (iii) the related Servicing Agreement does not allocate liquidation proceeds to servicing fees first, payments from monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account relating to the affected Mortgage Loans shall be made pursuant to clause (d) below prior to this clause (b);

(c) third, on each Distribution Date, to the extent not previously paid to Seller in accordance with Section 4.04(b), any accrued and unpaid Base Servicing Fee to Seller; provided however, that, to the extent that (i) the Seller is not permitted or is otherwise unable to advance servicing fees relating to the Total Servicing Spread with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) the related Servicing Agreement does not permit payment of servicing fees from general collections, and (iii) the related Servicing Agreement does not allocate liquidation proceeds to servicing fees first, payments from monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account relating to the affected Mortgage Loans shall be made pursuant to clause (d) below prior to this clause (c);

(d) fourth, on each Distribution Date, pro rata, (A) to Purchaser, any Future Excess Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 4.04(a)); and (B) to Seller, any Retained Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof

 

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consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 4.04(a)); provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any Future Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (A), the Future Excess Servicing Spread shall be applied to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any Retained Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (B), the Retained Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and second, for deposit to the Future Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Future Spread Reserve Account to equal the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount; and

(e) fifth, on each Distribution Date, to Seller, any other amounts remaining on deposit in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

All payments to Purchaser or Seller shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to an account designated by Purchaser or Seller, as applicable.

Section 4.05 Withdrawals from the Future Spread Reserve Account.

On any Business Day, at the instruction of Purchaser, Seller shall direct the Bank to apply funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account, if any, to the payment of indemnity payments payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01. If on any Business Day a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is not then continuing and all outstanding indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller may direct the Bank to distribute any remaining funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account to, or as directed by, Seller. If there are any funds remaining in the Future Spread Reserve Account after the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller shall direct the Bank to distribute such remaining funds to, or as directed by, Seller.

Section 4.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee.

(a) Seller shall be entitled to payment of the Base Servicing Fee only to the extent funds are available therefor in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be liable to Seller for payment of the Base Servicing Fee. In the event servicing of the Mortgage Loans is transferred to sub-servicers for any reason, the servicing fees and expenses of such sub-servicers shall be paid by Seller and in no event will the amount of Servicing Spread Collections or termination payments otherwise allocable to the Future Excess Servicing Spread be reduced due to the payment of sub-servicing fees and expenses.

(b) The Base Servicing Fee with respect to a Mortgage Loan shall begin to accrue as of the Collection Period prior to the applicable Assignment Date. In no event shall Base Servicing Fees accrue concurrently on any day for a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and for a Mortgage Loan.

 

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Section 4.07 Correction of Principal Balance Error.

If, subsequent to the payment of any amounts due hereunder to either party, the outstanding principal balance of any Mortgage Loan is found to be in error, the party benefiting from the error shall pay an amount sufficient to correct and reconcile such amounts and shall provide a reconciliation statement and other such documentation to reasonably satisfy the other party concerning the accuracy of such reconciliation. Such amounts shall be paid by the proper party within ten (10) Business Days from receipt of satisfactory written verification of amounts due.

Section 4.08 Intent and Characterization.

(a) Seller and Purchaser intend that the assignments of the Future Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to this Agreement and each Assignment Agreement constitute valid sales of such Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser, conveying good title thereto free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens, and that the beneficial interest in and title to such Future Excess Servicing Spread not be part of Seller’s estate in the event of the bankruptcy of Seller. Seller and Purchaser intend and agree to treat the transfer and assignment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread as an absolute sale for tax purposes, and as an absolute and complete conveyance of title for property law purposes. Except for financial accounting purposes, neither party intends the transactions contemplated hereby to be characterized as a loan from Purchaser to Seller.

(b) In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price (as defined in the Current Spread Agreement).

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

As an inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date, the Closing Date and as of each Assignment Date as follows (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. Seller has, in full force and effect (without notice of possible suspension, revocation or impairment), all required permits, approvals, licenses, and registrations to conduct all activities in all states in which its activities with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights require it to be licensed, registered or approved in order to service the Mortgage Loans and own the Mortgage Servicing Rights, unless the failure to obtain such permits, approvals, licenses and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

 

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Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity.

Seller has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Seller. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Seller is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Seller of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 5.03 Owner Consents.

Prior to an Assignment Date, Seller has obtained all necessary and applicable Owner Consents.

Section 5.04 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights.

As of an Assignment Date, Seller will be the lawful owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, will be responsible for the maintenance of the Related Escrow Accounts, and will have the sole right and authority to transfer the Future Excess Servicing Spread as contemplated hereby. The transfer, assignment and delivery of the Future Excess Servicing Spread shall be free and clear of any and all claims, charges, defenses, offsets, Liens and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever other than Permitted Liens.

Section 5.05 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document by Seller, compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby did not, and will not, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound or which affects the Future Excess Servicing Spread, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it or to the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

 

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Section 5.06 No Accrued Liabilities.

There are no accrued liabilities of Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights or circumstances under which such accrued liabilities will arise against Purchaser as purchaser of the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.07 Seller/Servicer Standing.

As of the applicable Assignment Date, Seller is approved by each applicable Agency as a seller/servicer in good standing with the requisite financial criteria and adequate resources to complete the transactions contemplated hereby on the conditions stated herein. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Seller unable to comply with the applicable Agency eligibility requirements or which would require notification to the applicable Agency. Furthermore, if at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Seller is unable to comply with any of the Agency eligibility requirements, it shall immediately notify the Purchaser that it is no longer an approved seller/servicer of mortgage loans for any Agency which is an Owner of a Mortgage Loan.

Section 5.08 MERS Membership.

Seller is a member in good standing under the MERS system or another similar system reasonable acceptable to the Purchaser.

Section 5.09 Owner Set-off Rights.

Seller has no actual notice, including any notice received from an Owner, or any reason to believe, that, other than in the normal course of Seller’s business, any circumstances exist that would result in Seller being liable to an Owner for any amount due by reason of: (i) any breach of servicing obligations or breach of mortgage selling warranty to an Owner under servicing agreements relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio for such Owner (including without limitation any unmet mortgage repurchase obligation), (ii) any unperformed obligation with respect to mortgage loans that Seller is servicing for an Owner under the regular servicing option or other mortgages subject to recourse agreements, (iii) any loss or damage to an Owner by reason of any inability to transfer to a purchaser of the servicing rights Seller’s selling and servicing representations, warranties and obligations, or (iv) any other unmet obligations to an Owner under a servicing contract relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio with such Owner.

Section 5.10 Ability to Perform; Solvency.

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. Seller is Solvent and the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread will not cause Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of Seller. The consideration received by Seller upon the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value therefor.

 

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Section 5.11 Obligations with Respect to Origination.

Seller shall remain liable for all obligations with respect to the origination of each Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, for all obligations with respect to the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the applicable Owner.

Section 5.12 Purchase of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

Section 5.13 No Actions.

There have not been commenced or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened any action, suit or proceeding which will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE

LOANS AND SERVICING

As further inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of each Assignment Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable), as follows:

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws.

Seller, the originator of the Mortgage Loan and each prior owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights has each performed its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law.

Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts.

All Related Escrow Accounts are being, and have been, maintained in accordance with Applicable Law and in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and the terms of the related Mortgages and other Mortgage Loan Documents; and, except as to payments which are past due under Mortgage Notes, all balances required by the Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan Documents to be paid to Seller for the account of the Mortgagors are on deposit in the appropriate Related Escrow Account.

Section 6.03 No Purchaser Responsibility.

Purchaser shall have no responsibility, liability or other obligation whatsoever under any Servicing Agreement or with respect to any Mortgage Loan, or to make any advance thereunder, or to pay any servicing fees.

 

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Section 6.04 Location of Credit Files.

All of the Mortgage Loan Documents are held by Custodians, or, if held by Seller, in the locations specified in Exhibit F, unless temporarily removed for enforcement purposes in the normal course of servicing. Seller will notify Purchaser in writing of any changes in locations of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by Seller in Exhibit F.

Section 6.05 Representations Concerning the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

(a) Seller has not assigned, pledged, conveyed, or encumbered the Future Excess Servicing Spread to any other Person (other than Permitted Liens) and immediately prior to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread, Seller was the sole owner of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and had good and marketable title thereto (subject to the rights of the applicable Owner under the Servicing Agreements), free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and no Person, other than Purchaser, has any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the Future Excess Servicing Spread. No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Future Excess Servicing Spread which has been signed by Seller or which Seller has authorized any other Person to sign or file or record, is on file or of record with any public office, except such as may have been terminated or filed by or on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) The sale and grant of a security interest by Seller to Purchaser of and on the Future Excess Servicing Spread does not and will not violate any Requirement of Law, the effect of which violation is to render void or voidable such assignment.

(c) As contemplated under Section 4.08(b), upon the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming Purchaser as “Secured Party” and Seller as “Debtor”, and describing the Future Excess Servicing Spread, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Exhibit J attached hereto, the sale and security interests granted hereunder in the Future Excess Servicing Spread will constitute perfected first priority security interests under the UCC in all right, title and interest of Purchaser in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

(d) Purchaser has and will continue to have the full right, power and authority to pledge the Future Excess Servicing Spread, and the Future Excess Servicing Spread may be further assigned without any requirement, in each case, subject only to applicable Owner Consents.

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ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

As an inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement, Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as of the Agreement Date, the Closing Date and as of each Assignment Date as follows (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Purchaser is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary.

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity.

Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Purchaser of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by Purchaser, its compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it, in each case which violation, conflict, breach or requirement would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.

Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor.

Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and its decision to acquire the Future Excess Servicing Spread is based upon Purchaser’s own independent experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation of this transaction. Purchaser has relied solely on such experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation and has not relied on any oral or written information provided by Seller other than the representations and warranties made by Seller herein.

 

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Section 7.05 No Actions.

There shall not have been commenced or, to the best of Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened any action, suit or proceeding against the Purchaser that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE VIII

SELLER COVENANTS

Seller covenants and agrees as follows:

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations.

(a) Seller shall pay, perform and discharge all liabilities and obligations relating to the Servicing, including all liabilities and obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents, Applicable Law and the Servicing Agreements; and shall pay, perform and discharge all the rights, obligations and duties with respect to the Related Escrow Accounts as required by the Servicing Agreements, the Mortgage Loan Documents, all Applicable Law and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans owned by an Agency, such Agency.

(b) Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be responsible for the Servicing acts and omissions of Seller or any other servicer or any originator of the Mortgage Loans, or for any servicing related obligations or liabilities of any servicer in the Servicing Agreements or of any Person under the Mortgage Loan Documents, or for any other obligations or liabilities of Seller.

(c) Upon termination of any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall remain liable to Purchaser and the applicable Owner for all liabilities and obligations incurred by the servicer or its designee while Seller or its designee was acting as the servicer thereunder.

(d) Seller shall conduct quality control reviews of its servicing operations in accordance with industry standards and the requirements of each Agency relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Section 8.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances.

Seller shall cooperate with and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested, in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement. Seller will cooperate and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested and at the reasonable expense of Purchaser, in obtaining consents from any Owner as may be required or advisable to assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide, finance or otherwise deal with the Future Excess Servicing Spread. If Seller is terminated under any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall cooperate fully and at its own expense in transferring such Servicing. If Purchaser assigns all or any portion of its Future Excess Servicing Spread or its other rights under this Agreement to a Third Party Assignee, Seller will cooperate and assist any Third Party Assignee in drafting and entering into a Third Party Future Spread Agreement in accordance with Section 12.15.

 

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Section 8.03 Financing Statements.

Seller hereby authorizes the filing of any financing statements or continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements, in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as Purchaser may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and the security interests granted to Purchaser in connection herewith. Seller agrees to execute financing statements in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Seller at the request of Purchaser in order to reflect Purchaser’s interest in the Future Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information.

From time to time after the applicable Assignment Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Seller promptly shall furnish Purchaser such incidental information, which is reasonably available to Seller, supplemental to the information contained in the documents and schedules delivered pursuant to this Agreement, as may reasonably be requested to monitor performance of the Mortgage Loans and the payment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 8.05 Access to Information.

From time to time, at such times as are reasonably convenient to Seller, Purchaser or its designees may conduct audits or visit and inspect (a) any of the Mortgage Loans or places where the Credit Files are located, to examine the Credit Files, internal controls and procedures maintained by Seller and its agents, and take copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss Seller’s affairs with its officers, employees and, upon notice to Seller, independent accountants. Seller hereby authorizes such officers, employees and independent accountants to discuss with Purchaser the affairs of Seller and (b) the Seller’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying the Purchaser that Seller, has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans related to Mortgage Servicing Rights in accordance with the standards set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement. Any audit provided for herein will be conducted in accordance with Seller’s rules respecting safety and security on its premises, in accordance with applicable.

Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans that have been modified or that are or will be in a modification trial period as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) (such Mortgage Loans, the “HAMP Loans”), Seller represents and warrants that it will continue to service such HAMP Loan in accordance with the HAMP terms and will ensure the timely compliance and filing of any appropriate HAMP documentation with the applicable regulator.

 

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Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports.

Seller shall deliver the following to Purchaser two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date:

(a) An Electronic Data File in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser containing, for each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan, principal, interest and Servicing Spread Collections, and delinquency status (i.e. 30, 60, 90, FCL, REO) as of the last day of the prior Collection Period;

(b) A Summary Activity Report with respect to each of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans with respect to the prior Collection Period containing:

(i) aggregate beginning principal balance as of the first and last date of the Collection Period,

(ii) aggregate regular principal collected,

(iii) aggregate noncash principal,

(iv) aggregate interest collected,

(v) aggregate liquidation principal,

(vi) aggregate curtailments,

(vii) liquidations,

(viii) short sales,

(ix) aggregate principal balance of Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and (1) for each Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the principal balance, the applicable servicing spread, the final maturity date, the mortgage interest rate, the loan-to-value ratio and the FICO score, and (2) for each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan that was refinanced by a lender other than Seller or an affiliate thereof, to the extent such information is known to Seller in the ordinary course of business and the collection and delivery of such information does not impose any additional and undue burden on Seller, the name of such lender and the mortgage interest rate of the newly originated residential mortgage loan;

(c) A Delinquency Report with respect to the Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans containing:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans and percentages of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans in each of the following categories as of the last day of the prior Collection Period:

 

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(1) Non-delinquent Mortgage Loans,

(2) 0-29 days delinquent,

(3) 30-59 days delinquent,

(4) 60-89 days delinquent,

(5) 90 days or more delinquent,

(6) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure,

(7) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Properties have become real estate owned properties, and

(8) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in which the Mortgagor is in bankruptcy;

(ii) For each of the above categories, a roll report showing the migration of Current Mortgage Loans and

Mortgage Loans in such category from the last day of the second prior Collection Period;

(d) A Disbursement Report for such Distribution Date containing:

(i) The Servicing Spread Collections for the prior Collection Period,

(ii) The Base Servicing Fee paid to Seller,

(iii) The amount of the Future Excess Servicing Spread paid to Purchaser,

(iv) The amount of funds, if any, transferred to the Future Spread Reserve Account,

(v) The amount of Purchaser Indemnitees, if any, paid from each of the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account or the Future Spread Reserve Account, and

(vi) The amount of funds paid to Seller from the Future Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates.

(a) If Seller’s financial statements are not filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are not publicly available, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser copies of Seller’s most recent audited quarterly financial statements within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters and its most recent audited annual financial statements within 90 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal years.

 

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(b) Within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a certificate from a duly authorized officer of Seller certifying (i) whether or not Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries (and shall provide a calculation of its determination of its Consolidated Tangible Net Worth) and (ii) whether or not Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls.

Within five Business Days after each Distribution Date, Seller shall make its management team and other appropriate officers and employees available to Purchaser to discuss by telephone the performance of the Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans and the performance of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Owner Obligations.

Seller shall pay all of its obligations to an Owner in a timely manner so as to avoid exercise of any right of set-off by any Owner against Seller.

Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements.

Seller will service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and will perform its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law. In particular, Seller shall comply with any advancing obligation under the Servicing Agreements. Without the express written consent of Purchaser (which consent may be withheld in its absolute discretion), Seller shall not (a) cancel, terminate or amend any Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any Servicing Agreements either verbally or in writing, (c) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any other servicing agreements or enter into any other agreement or arrangement with the applicable Owner that may be reasonably material to Purchaser either verbally or in writing, (d) expressly or verbally waive any material default under or breach of any Servicing Agreement by the applicable Owner that may be material to the Purchaser (in Purchaser’s reasonable determination) or (e) take any other action in connection with any such Servicing Agreement that would impair in any material respect the value of the interests or rights of the Purchaser hereunder. Seller shall conduct its business and perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreements in a manner such that the applicable Owner will not have cause to terminate any Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the prohibitions contained in this Section 8.11 apply to any amendments or modifications of the Servicing Agreements applicable to Current Mortgage Loans or Mortgage Loans owned by Seller which do not affect the Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such Current Mortgage Loans or Mortgage Loans and are not reasonably material to the Purchaser.

 

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Section 8.12 Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

If Seller intends to assign, transfer or sell any of its Mortgage Servicing Rights to a replacement servicer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) Seller shall consult with Purchaser and Purchaser shall participate in the assignment, transfer and sale of such Mortgage Servicing Rights, and (b) Seller shall obtain the written consent of Purchaser, granted by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, prior to any assignment, transfer or sale thereof.

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents.

Seller shall not terminate, amend, amend and restate, modify or waive any conditions or provisions of any Transaction Document without the express written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

Section 8.14 Accounts.

Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans at its own expense to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account, and any change in such instructions shall only be permitted with the express written consent of Purchaser.

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events.

Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of any event which, with the passage of time, could reasonably be expected to result in a termination of any servicing agreement between Seller and any Owner. Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of any notices from the applicable Owner of any breach, potential breach, default or potential default by Seller under any servicing agreement between Seller and the applicable Owner, and with copies of any notices from any Owner of any termination, potential termination or threatened termination of any servicing agreement entered into between Seller and that Owner. Seller shall promptly forward copies of any material notices received from any Owner or from any Governmental Authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Seller shall provide Purchaser with (a) copies of all amendments to the Transaction Documents, the Servicing Agreements (other than with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller) and the agreements relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller, copies of all material amendments to the Servicing Agreements, and (c) copies of any other agreements Seller enters into with any Owner that may be reasonably material to Purchaser, in each case, promptly after execution thereof.

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Seller shall not pledge, obtain financing for, or otherwise permit any Lien of any creditor of Seller to exist on, any portion of the Servicing Spread Collections without the prior written consent of Purchaser. Seller’s financial statements shall contain footnotes indicating that the Future Excess Servicing Spread has been sold, and Seller does not maintain any ownership interest therein.

 

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Section 8.17 Existence, etc.

Seller shall:

(a) preserve and maintain its legal existence, good standing and all of its material licenses required to service the Mortgage Loans;

(b) comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, truth in lending and real estate settlement procedures) if failure to comply with such requirements could be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document;

(c) keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), all depreciation, depletion, obsolescence and amortization of its properties, all contingencies, and all other reserves;

(d) not move its chief executive office or chief operating office from the addresses referred to in Exhibit J unless it shall have provided Purchaser not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such change;

(e) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or its income or profits or on any of its property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained. Seller and its subsidiaries shall file on a timely basis all federal, and material state and local tax and information returns, reports and any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in respect of it;

(f) keep in full force and effect the provisions of its charter documents, by-laws, operating agreements or similar organizational documents in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents;

(g) keep in full force and effect all agreements and instruments by which it or any of its properties may be bound and all applicable decrees, orders and judgments, in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; and

(h) comply with its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and each other agreement entered into with an Owner.

 

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Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing.

Subject to the rights of the Owners, Seller will not permit any Person other than Seller to service or sub-service the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of Purchaser, in each case other than third-party vendors customarily employed by servicers in the ordinary course of business in accordance with prudent mortgage servicing practices.

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant.

Seller shall not, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of the Future Excess Servicing Spread, petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against Purchaser under any insolvency law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of Purchaser or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Purchaser.

Section 8.20 Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Seller shall maintain the Schedule of Mortgage Loans, which shall be updated as of each Assignment Date. The information in the Schedule of Mortgage Loans pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Servicing Rights will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified.

Section 8.21 True Sale Opinion.

Seller shall cause a written opinion of counsel to be furnished, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser, dated the Closing Date with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Future Excess Servicing Spread by Seller to Purchaser as a true sale. Purchaser may request additional opinions regarding such characterization subsequent to the Closing Date as advised by Purchaser’s counsel in light of changes in law and other circumstances. To the extent Seller is unable to provide such opinions with respect to any Mortgage Loans, Seller shall substitute such Mortgage Loans with residential mortgage loans have substantially the same credit characteristics.

Section 8.22 Valuation.

As of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have received an opinion reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser that the Base Servicing Fee of the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Price of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is fair and reasonable.

Section 8.23 Material Documents.

Seller shall provide Purchaser with executed copies of all material agreements and documents, and any amendments thereto, as of each Assignment Date relating to Seller’s acquisition of the related Mortgage Servicing Rights and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans assigned.

Section 8.24 Insurance.

 

 

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The Seller shall maintain (a) general liability insurance, (b) errors and omission insurance or blanket bond coverage and (c) fidelity bond insurance, in each case, from reputable companies with coverage in amounts customarily maintained by such similarly situated entities in the same jurisdiction and industry as the Seller.

Section 8.25 Defense of Title.

The Seller warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in and to all Future Excess Servicing Spread against all adverse claims and demands subject to Permitted Liens.

Section 8.26 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

The obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution.

Purchaser shall have received from Seller a certified copy of the Seller’s corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

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Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change.

From the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Seller’s financial or operating condition or in the Mortgage Servicing Rights, the Mortgage Loans, the Related Escrow Accounts or to Seller’s relationship with, or authority from, the Agency that in each case will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 9.05 Consents.

The Seller shall have obtained all consents, approvals or other requirements of third parties required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents that are to be obtained on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Seller shall have commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans under the applicable Servicing Agreement. All actions of all Governmental Authorities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the documents related thereto shall have been obtained or made.

Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents.

Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser copies of each executed Transaction Document that is to be entered on or prior to the Closing Date in the form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser and each of the items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, signed by an authorized officer of Seller dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Seller’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party that are required to be complied with and performed by Seller at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; (c) the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 have been satisfied; and (d) as of the Closing Date, Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Seller (considered together with the Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 9.08 Opinions of Counsel.

Seller’s counsel shall have delivered the Opinions of Counsel required pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(v), Section 2.01(b)(vi) and Section 2.01(b)(vii).

 

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Section 9.09 Good Standing Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate of good standing of Seller, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

Section 9.10 No Actions or Proceedings.

No action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the consummation of, or to invalidate, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents related hereto in any material respect.

ARTICLE X

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

The obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution.

Seller shall have received from Purchaser a certified copy of its corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change.

Since the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Purchaser’s financial condition that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Purchaser’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser at or prior to the Agreement Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and (c) the condition set forth in Section 10.04 has been satisfied.

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller.

(a) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Purchaser Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Purchaser Indemnitee after the Agreement Date which result from:

(i) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Seller, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Seller, contained in this Agreement;

(ii) Any servicing act or omission of any prior servicer relating to any Mortgage Loan and any act or omission of any party related to the origination of any Mortgage Loan;

(iii) Any act, error or omission of Seller in servicing any of the Mortgage Loans, including improper action or failure to act when required to do so;

(iv) Any exercise of any rights of setoff or other netting arrangements by any Owner against Seller that results in a decrease in Servicing Agreements termination payments due to Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans from such Owner or in a shortfall of funds to pay the Future Excess Servicing Spread; and

(v) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.01(a)(i)-(iv) above;

 

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provided, however, that the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Seller, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Seller of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01(a) but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Seller as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01(a). Purchaser shall notify Seller promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Seller shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Purchaser Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself at its own expense but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Purchaser Indemnitee shall not relieve Seller of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.01(a) or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Seller to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller’s obligations for Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be limited to funds available in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account or the Future Spread Reserve Account.

(b) REIT Requirements. Notwithstanding anything in Section 11.01(a), in the event that counsel or independent accountants for the Protected REIT determine that there exists a material risk that any amounts due to Purchaser under Section 11.01(a) hereof would be treated as Nonqualifying Income upon the payment of such amounts to Purchaser, the amount paid to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to Purchaser in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year, determined as if the payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year under the preceding sentence is less than the amount which Seller would otherwise be obligated to pay to Purchaser pursuant to Section 11.01 of this Agreement (the “Expense Amount”), then: (1) Seller shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the “Expense Escrow Account”) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and shall not release any portion thereof to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until Purchaser delivers to Seller, at the sole option of the Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an “Expense Amount Tax Opinion”) of the Protected REIT’s tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income, (ii) a letter (an “Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter”) from the Protected REIT’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to Purchaser without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling

 

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issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a “REIT Qualification Ruling” and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter, a “Release Document”); and (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by Purchaser to Seller, Purchaser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement (an “Indemnity Loan Agreement”) reasonably acceptable to Purchaser that (i) requires Seller to lend Purchaser immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense Amount (an “Indemnity Loan”), and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of Purchaser or any guarantor of Purchaser, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such Loan, and (B) a 15 year maturity with no periodic amortization.

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser.

Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Seller Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Seller Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Seller Indemnitee which result from:

(a) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Purchaser, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Purchaser contained in this Agreement; and

(b) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees, the basis for which occurred after the Agreement Date, resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.02(a) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Seller Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Purchaser, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Purchaser of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Seller Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Purchaser as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02. Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Seller Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Seller Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Seller Indemnitee shall not relieve Purchaser of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.02 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Seller Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Purchaser to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim.

 

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Section 11.03 Other Rights.

The Seller hereby acknowledges that, in addition to its rights under this Agreement, the Purchaser is entitled to exercise its rights under the related Owner Consent.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses.

Purchaser and Seller shall each pay the expenses incurred by it or its affiliates pursuant to the Current Spread Agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 12.02 Confidentiality.

Each Party understands that in connection with this transaction, it has been furnished and will be furnished Non-Public Personal Information and/or Personally Identifiable Financial Information (as those terms are defined in Sections 573.3(n) and (o) of the Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations on Privacy of Consumer Information published at 12 C.F.R. Chapter V implementing Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), and other information regarding the policies and plans of the other Party and its affiliates that is and has been designated as confidential and proprietary, and each Party agrees that it will maintain the confidentiality of such information and will not disclose it to others (except for its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, financing sources, agents, representatives and advisors), or use it except in connection with the proposed acquisition contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Party furnishing such information. Information which is generally known in the industry concerning a Party or among such Party’s creditors generally or which has been disclosed to the other Party by third parties who have a right to do so shall not be deemed confidential or proprietary information for these purposes. If Purchaser, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser agrees to provide Seller with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Seller may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Purchaser’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. If Seller, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Purchaser may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Seller’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. Notwithstanding the terms of this Section 12.02, if, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Purchaser or Seller is nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose information concerning the other Party to any tribunal or else

 

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stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, Purchaser or Seller may disclose such information to such tribunal without liability hereunder. If the proposed acquisition is not consummated, each Party agrees to promptly return to the other, promptly upon request, all confidential materials, and all copies thereof, which have been furnished to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, either Party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of this Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees.

Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other that it has made no agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement. In the event Purchaser has entered or enters into an agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s, advisor’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all such fees. The parties hereto shall indemnify and hold each other harmless from and against any such obligation or liability and any expense incurred in investigating or defending (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) any claim based upon the other party’s actions in connection with such obligation.

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties.

The Parties intend that the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents constitute arms-length transactions among third parties. Nothing contained in the Transaction Documents will establish any fiduciary, partnership, joint venture or similar relationship between or among the Parties except to the extent otherwise expressly stated therein.

Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

Each party hereto covenants and agrees that the representations and warranties in this Agreement, and in any document delivered or to be delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the Agreement Date and each applicable Assignment Date.

Section 12.06 Notices.

All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by prepaid overnight delivery service:

(a) If to Purchaser, to:

 

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Fortress Investment Group LLC

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

Attn: Brian Sigman

Chief Financial Officer

(212) 479-5343

(b) If to Seller, to:

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Attn: Amar Patel

or to such other address as Purchaser or Seller shall have specified in writing to the other.

Section 12.07 Waivers.

Either Purchaser or Seller may, by written notice to the other:

(a) Extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other transactions of the other; and

(b) Waive compliance with or performance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or obligations required to be complied with or performed by the other hereunder.

The waiver by Purchaser or Seller of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment.

This Agreement and the related Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto. This Agreement may be amended only in a written instrument signed by both Seller and Purchaser.

Section 12.09 Binding Effect.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Parties and their successors and assigns, any rights, obligations, remedies or liabilities.

 

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Section 12.10 Headings.

Headings on the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.

Section 12.11 Applicable Law.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under the laws of the State of New York. In addition to any other rights available under this Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity but subject to the terms hereof, Purchaser shall have all rights and remedies of a secured party with respect to the Collateral under the laws of the State of New York and under any other applicable law to enforce the assignments and security interests contained herein and, in addition, shall have the right, subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law and the terms of this Agreement, to sell or apply any rights and other interests with respect to the Collateral assigned or pledged hereby in accordance with the terms hereof at public and private sale in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties agree to waive trial by jury in the event of any dispute under this Agreement.

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits.

The Exhibits attached hereto shall be incorporated herein and shall be understood to be a part hereof as though included in the body of this Agreement.

Section 12.13 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions.

If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the rights of the parties hereto.

Section 12.15 Assignment.

(a) Seller may not assign, transfer, sell or subcontract all or any part of this Agreement, any interest herein, or any of the Seller’s interest in the Servicing Spread Collections, other than the interest in the Total Servicing Spread sold hereby, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, provided that any successor to Seller must assume Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. Purchaser shall have the unrestricted right to further assign,

 

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transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide or otherwise deal with its rights under this Agreement on whatever terms Purchaser shall determine without the consent of Seller; including the right to assign all or any portion of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and to assign the related rights under this Agreement. If Purchaser assigns any rights under this Agreement to a third party (a “Third Party Assignment”), such third party (a “Third Party Assignee”) shall enter into a new agreement (a “Third Party Future Spread Agreement”) with Seller or Seller’s assignee that provides such Third Party Assignee with the same rights with respect to the Future Excess Servicing Spread that Purchaser would have had under this Agreement if the Third Party Assignment had not occurred.

(b) Seller shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each holder of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and each holder’s interest in the Future Excess Servicing Spread (the “Holder Register”) for each transaction described in Section 12.15(a). The entries in the Holder Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Seller shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Holder Register as an owner of the Future Excess Servicing Spread for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

Section 12.16 Termination.

If the Current Spread Agreement is terminated on or prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement shall terminate and neither Party shall have any further obligations to the other Party hereunder.

Section 12.17 Third Party Beneficiaries.

This Agreement does not and is not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than Purchaser and Seller, except as provided in Section 11.01 and in Section 11.02, provided that Purchaser and Seller reserve the right to modify any term of, or terminate, this Agreement, without the consent of any Purchaser Indemnitee or Seller Indemnitee.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties to this Agreement has caused this Agreement to be duly executed in its corporate name by one of its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

NIC MSR V LLC

Purchaser

By:   /s/ Brian Sigman
Name:   Brian Sigman
Title:   Chief Finance Officer

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:   /s/ Amar Patel
Name:   Amar Patel
Title:   Executive Vice President

FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR FNMA MORTGAGE LOANS

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT FOR MORTGAGE LOANS

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of the Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) and NIC MSR V LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors assigns, the “Purchaser”), as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, Seller hereby assigns, transfers and delivers to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Future Excess Servicing Spread for each of the Mortgage Loans set forth in Annex A attached hereto and all proceeds thereof, and agrees that as of the applicable Assignment Date, the applicable Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be a “Mortgage Loan” for all purposes of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Assignment Agreement have the meanings given to such terms in, or incorporated by reference into, the Agreement.

In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount of the Purchase Price.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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Annex A

[ATTACH ANNEX A, WHICH MAY BE ON COMPUTER TAPE, COMPACT DISK, OR MICROFICHE, CONTAINING THE INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW]

 

            (a)             

 

(b)

 

(c)

   (d)    (e)    (g)    (h)    (i)
(column (g) –
column (h))
   (j)
([    ]% of  column
(i))

Refinancing
Date

 

Loan # of
Refinanced
Mortgage
Loan

 

Principal
Balance of
Refinanced
Mortgage Loan

   Loan # of
Mortgage
Loan
   Principal
Balance of
Mortgage
Loan as of the
Assignment
Date
   Servicing
Fee Rate
   Base
Servicing
Fee Rate
   Net
Servicing
Fee Rate
   Future
Excess
Servicing
Spread

 

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EXHIBIT B

Example of calculations of Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amounts

 

Recaptured Loan Incentive

 

Range of Loans Retained as a Percentage of Total Recapture

3 Month Avg

Recapture

 

Retained

Percentage(1)

  Nationstar   Portfolio

35% or Less

  0%   0.00%   100.00%

> 35%, <= 40%

  25%   0.00% to 1.25%   100.00% to 98.75%

> 40%, <= 45%

  30%   1.50% to 3.00%   98.50% to 97.00%

> 45%, <= 50%

  35%   3.50% to 5.25%   96.50% to 94.75%

> 50%, <= 55%

  40%   6.00% to 8.00%   94.00% to 92.00%

> 55%, <= 60%

  45%   9.00% to 11.25%   91.00% to 88.75%

> 60%, <= 65%

  50%   12.50% to 15.00%   87.50% to 85.00%

> 65%, <= 70%

  50%   15.00% to 17.50%   85.00% to 82.50%

> 70%, <= 75%

  50%   17.50% to 20.00%   82.50% to 80.00%

Greater than 75%

  50%   20.00% to 32.50%   80.00% to 67.50%

 

1 

Represents the percentage of loans Seller retains above 35% recapture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT D

SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,             , a [Vice President] of Nationstar Mortgage LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans by and between NIC MSR V LLC and the Company, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof;

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects;

(iii) The conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 of the Agreement have been satisfied; and

(iv) As of the date hereof, the Company has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Agreement) of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date of the Agreement by the Company, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Company (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [            ]

 

By:    


EXHIBIT E

PURCHASER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,             , [POSITION] of NIC MSR LLC, the sole member of NIC MSR V LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 10.05 of the Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans by and between the Company and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof; and

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and

(iii) The condition set forth in Section 10.04 have been satisfied.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [            ].

 

NIC MSR V LLC
By:   NIC MSR LLC, as member
By:    


EXHIBIT F

LOCATION OF CREDIT FILES

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF SUMMARY REMITTANCE REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT I

FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT J

SELLER JURISDICTIONS AND RECORDING OFFICES

Chief Executive Office:

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Recording Office:

Secretary of State, State of Delaware

EX-10.4 5 d354690dex104.htm CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISTION AGREEMENT FOR FHLMC MORTGAGE LOANS Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquistion Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans

Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION

CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

FOR FHLMC MORTGAGE LOANS

by and between

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

(Seller)

and

NIC MSR IV LLC

(Purchaser)

Dated and effective as of May 13, 2012


Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

     2   

Section 1.01

  Definitions      2   

Section 1.02

  General Interpretive Principles      13   

ARTICLE II PROCEDURES; ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

     14   

Section 2.01

  Sale of Current Excess Servicing Spread      14   

Section 2.02

  Grant of Security Interest      14   

Section 2.03

  Items to be Delivered on the Agreement Date      14   

Section 2.04

  Items to be Delivered on the Closing Date      14   

Section 2.05

  Closing Date Transactions      16   

ARTICLE III PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     16   

Section 3.01

  Purchase Price      16   

Section 3.02

  Payments by Purchaser      17   

Section 3.03

  Accounts      17   

Section 3.04

  Priority of Payments      19   

Section 3.05

  Withdrawals from the Current Spread Reserve Account      20   

Section 3.06

  Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee      20   

Section 3.07

  Intent and Characterization      21   

ARTICLE IV REALLOCATIONS

     21   

Section 4.01

  Reallocations      21   

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

     22   

Section 5.01

  Due Organization and Good Standing      22   

Section 5.02

  Authority and Capacity      22   

Section 5.03

  Agency Consents      22   

Section 5.04

  Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights      23   

Section 5.05

  Effective Agreements      23   

Section 5.06

  No Accrued Liabilities      23   

Section 5.07

  Seller/Servicer Standing      23   

Section 5.08

  MERS Membership      23   

Section 5.09

  Agency Set-off Rights      23   

Section 5.10

  Ability to Perform; Solvency      24   

Section 5.11

  Material Documents      24   

Section 5.12

  Obligations with Respect to Origination      24   

Section 5.13

  No Actions      24   

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

     24   

Section 6.01

  Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws      24   

 

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Section 6.02

  Related Escrow Accounts      25   

Section 6.03

  Accuracy of Servicing Information      25   

Section 6.04

  No Purchaser Responsibility      25   

Section 6.05

  Location of Credit Files      25   

Section 6.06

  Representations Concerning the Current Excess Servicing Spread      25   

ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

     26   

Section 7.01

  Due Organization and Good Standing      26   

Section 7.02

  Authority and Capacity      26   

Section 7.03

  Effective Agreements      27   

Section 7.04

  Sophisticated Investor      27   

Section 7.05

  No Actions      27   

ARTICLE VIII SELLER COVENANTS

     27   

Section 8.01

  Servicing Obligations      27   

Section 8.02

  Cooperation; Further Assurances      28   

Section 8.03

  Financing Statements      28   

Section 8.04

  Supplemental Information      28   

Section 8.05

  Access to Information      28   

Section 8.06

  Home Affordable Modification Program      29   

Section 8.07

  Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports      29   

Section 8.08

  Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates      31   

Section 8.09

  Monthly Management Calls      31   

Section 8.10

  Timely Payment of Agency Obligations      31   

Section 8.11

  Servicing Agreements      31   

Section 8.12

  Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights      32   

Section 8.13

  Consents to Transaction Documents      32   

Section 8.14

  Accounts      32   

Section 8.15

  Notification of Certain Events      32   

Section 8.16

  Financing; Pledge of Current Excess Servicing Spread      33   

Section 8.17

  Existence, etc      33   

Section 8.18

  Consent to Sub-Servicing      34   

Section 8.19

  Nonpetition Covenant      34   

Section 8.20

  Data Tape; Schedule of Mortgage Loans      34   

Section 8.21

  Insurance      34   

Section 8.22

  Defense of Title      34   

Section 8.23

  Refinancing of Mortgage Loans      35   

ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

     35   

Section 9.01

  Correctness of Representations and Warranties      35   

Section 9.02

  Compliance with Conditions      35   

 

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Section 9.03

  Corporate Resolution      35   

Section 9.04

  No Material Adverse Change      35   

Section 9.05

  Consents      36   

Section 9.06

  Delivery of Transaction Documents      36   

Section 9.07

  Certificate of Seller      36   

Section 9.08

  Valuation      36   

Section 9.09

  Opinions of Counsel      36   

Section 9.10

  Acquisition of Mortgage Servicing Rights by Seller      36   

Section 9.11

  Good Standing Certificate of Seller      37   

Section 9.12

  No Actions or Proceedings      37   

Section 9.13

  Fees, Costs and Expenses      37   

ARTICLE X CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

     37   

Section 10.01

  Correctness of Representations and Warranties      37   

Section 10.02

  Compliance with Conditions      37   

Section 10.03

  Corporate Resolution      37   

Section 10.04

  No Material Adverse Change      38   

Section 10.05

  Certificate of Purchaser      38   

Section 10.06

  Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser      38   

ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION; CURE

     38   

Section 11.01

  Indemnification by Seller      38   

Section 11.02

  Indemnification by Purchaser      40   

Section 11.03

  Award of Damages      41   

Section 11.04

  Other Rights      42   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     42   

Section 12.01

  Costs and Expenses      42   

Section 12.02

  Confidentiality      43   

Section 12.03

  Broker’s Fees      44   

Section 12.04

  Relationship of Parties      44   

Section 12.05

  Survival of Representations and Warranties      44   

Section 12.06

  Notices      44   

Section 12.07

  Waivers      45   

Section 12.08

  Entire Agreement; Amendment      45   

Section 12.09

  Binding Effect      45   

Section 12.10

  Headings      46   

Section 12.11

  Applicable Law      46   

Section 12.12

  Incorporation of Exhibits      46   

Section 12.13

  Counterparts      46   

Section 12.14

  Severability of Provisions      46   

Section 12.15

  Public Announcement      46   

 

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Section 12.16

  Assignment      47   

Section 12.17

  Termination      47   

Section 12.18

  Third Party Beneficiaries      47   

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A – Form of Assignment Agreement

Exhibit B – Schedule of Mortgage Loans

Exhibit C – Seller’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit D – Purchaser’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit E – Location of Credit Files

Exhibit F – Form of Summary Remittance Report

Exhibit G – Form of Delinquency Report

Exhibit H – Form of Disbursement Report

Exhibit I – Seller Jurisdictions and Recording Offices

 

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CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR

FHLMC MORTGAGE LOANS

This CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR FHLMC MORTGAGE LOANS (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement Date”), is by and between NIC MSR IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”), and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) (the Purchaser and the Seller will collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Seller and Residential Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Residential Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ETS of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation, and certain additional sellers identified on Schedule A in the Asset Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) (collectively, “ResCap”) have entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2012, pursuant to which, among other things, Seller will acquire and assume all right, title and interest in mortgage servicing rights to a portfolio of residential mortgage loans owned or securitized by the Agency (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, by acquiring such mortgage servicing rights, Seller is entitled to a servicing spread and other incidental fees with respect to the related residential mortgage loans;

WHEREAS, the servicing spread, together with the Ancillary Income (as defined below), exceeds the compensation that Seller requires to service the related residential mortgage loans;

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, and Purchaser desires to purchase, a portion of the servicing spread that exceeds such required compensation amount; and

WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller desire to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Seller will sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to a portion of the servicing spread that exceeds the Seller’s required compensation amount, and Purchaser will purchase all right, title and interest in and to such portion of the servicing spread;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

Section 1.01 Definitions.

Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those accepted and prudent mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) which are in accordance with Agency servicing practices and procedures as set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreements, and in a manner at least equal in quality to the servicing that Seller provides to mortgage loans which it owns in its own portfolio.

Agency: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.

Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights: All of the “Mortgage Servicing Rights” under the Sale Agreements, as “Mortgage Servicing Rights” is defined in each Sale Agreement.

Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread: The “Current Excess Servicing Spread” under all of the Sale Agreements, as “Current Excess Servicing Spread” is defined in each Sale Agreement.

Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Agreement Date: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Alternative Transaction: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(b).

Alternative Transaction Proposal: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(c).

Ancillary Income: All incidental servicing fees (such as late fees, assignment transfer fees, returned check fees, special services fees, amortization schedule fees, HAMP fees, modification and incentive income and any interest or earnings on funds deposited in an account maintained by the Seller as servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans, etc.) that are supplemental to the servicing spread payable to the servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreements.

Applicable Law: With reference to any Person, all laws (including common law), statutes, regulations, ordinances, treaties, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders of any court, governmental agency or authority and rules, regulations, orders, directives, licenses and permits of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or its property or in respect of its operations.

Asset Purchase Agreement: The Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as purchaser, and ResCap, as seller, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment Agreement: An agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement or in such other form as mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another financial institution mutually agreed upon by the Parties or any successor thereto, each in its capacity as “Bank” under the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement or the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, as applicable, or any third party custodian or trustee in similar capacity under any replacement account control agreements.

 

2


Base Purchase Price: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.01.

Base Servicing Fee: With respect to a Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Measurement Date, (B) the Base Servicing Fee Rate and (C) (i) in the case of the initial Collection Period, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of the initial Collection Period, and the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) in the case of all other Collection Periods, 1/12; provided that the Base Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan whose Servicing Agreement is terminated during a Collection Period shall be pro-rated to the actual number of days within such Collection Period in which such Mortgage Loan was serviced by Seller.

Base Servicing Fee Rate: 0.08% per annum.

Break-Up Fee: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Business Day: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in the States of Texas or New York are authorized or obligated by law or by executive order to be closed or (c) such other days as agreed upon by the Parties.

Cash Deposit: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Closing Date: With respect to the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Business Day on which the purchase of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement has been consummated and all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Assignment Agreement have been satisfied or waived.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral: The meaning given to such term in Section 2.02.

Collection Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Confirmation Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth: (i) The net worth of Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries, on a combined basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) all intangibles determined in accordance with GAAP (including goodwill, capitalized financing costs and capitalized administration costs but excluding originated and purchased mortgage servicing rights or retained residual securities) and any and all advances to, investments in and receivables held from affiliates; provided, however, that the non-cash effect (gain or loss) of any mark-to-market adjustments made directly to stockholders’ equity for fluctuation of the value of financial instruments as mandated under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (or any successor statement) shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

Control: The meaning specified in Section 8-106 of the UCC.

 

3


Credit File: Those documents, which may be originals, copies or electronically imaged, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, held by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, which may include Mortgage Loan Documents and the credit documentation relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and any documents gathered during the Servicing of a Mortgage Loan.

Current Excess Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for Fannie Mae mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR V LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for Ginnie Mae mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR VII LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for certain non-agency mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR VI LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage: 65%, as such percentage may be modified pursuant to ARTICLE IV of this Agreement up to but excluding the Closing Date.

Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Current Spread Reserve Account: The account specified in the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any successor thereto, or any other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser.

Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated on or before the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Current Spread Reserve Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Custodian: A custodian of Credit Files or any part thereof as identified by the Seller to the Purchaser in writing on or prior to the Closing Date as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time by the Seller providing a written notice of any such update to the Purchaser.

Cut-Off Date: The opening of business on the Closing Date.

Data Tape: The list of all mortgage loans, dated as of the date specified therein, whose Mortgage Servicing Rights will be sold, or that are anticipated to be sold, as applicable, to Seller under the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Distribution Date: The 10th day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the prior Business Day, beginning in the month following the Closing Date, or such other day as mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.

Electronic Data File: A computer tape or other electronic medium generated by or on behalf of Seller and delivered or transmitted to or on behalf of Purchaser which provides information relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Eligible Servicing Agreement: Unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser, a Servicing Agreement in respect of which the following eligibility requirements have been satisfied:

(a) such Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect, and is in all respects genuine as appearing on its face or as represented in the books and records of Seller, and no event of default, early amortization event, termination event, or other event giving any party thereto (including with notice or lapse of time or both) the right to terminate Seller as servicer thereunder for cause has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that with respect to any Servicing Agreement and the occurrence of any event set forth in this clause (a) which is based on a breach of a collateral performance test, such Servicing Agreement shall remain an Eligible Servicing Agreement so long as no notice of termination based on such breach has been given or threatened in writing and subject to the restrictions set forth herein; and

(b) Seller has not resigned or been terminated as servicer under such Servicing Agreement and has no actual knowledge of any pending or threatened action to terminate Seller, as servicer (whether for cause or without cause).

Entitlement Holder: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC.

Expense Amount: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

 

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Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Amount Tax Opinion: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Escrow Account: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Fannie Mae: Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Agency, Seller and Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such purchasers, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which, among other things, the Agency consents to (a) the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights (including the Total Servicing Spread) to Seller and (b) the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to the Purchaser and any other arrangements specified therein.

FHLMC Mortgage Loans: Each of the Mortgage Loans on the Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Final Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

FNMA Mortgage Loans: Each of those mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR V LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans.

Freddie Mac: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.

Future Spread Agreements: The Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, the Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, the Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans and the Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and Purchaser, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR V LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR VII LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR VI LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

 

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GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

Ginnie Mae: Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

GNMA Mortgage Loans: Each of those mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR VII LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans.

Governmental Authority: With respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person, any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties.

Grant: To grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, demise, release, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over or confirm.

HAMP: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.06.

HAMP Loans: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.06.

Holder Register: As defined in Section 12.16(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan Agreement: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

IRS: The United States Internal Revenue Service.

Lien: Any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, charge, deposit, arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever intended to assure payment of any indebtedness or the performance of any other obligation, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement.

Lockbox Account: An account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser for the purpose of receiving Servicing Spread Collections.

Loss or Losses: Any and all direct, actual and out-of-pocket losses (including any loss in the value in the Current Excess Servicing Spread), damages, deficiencies, claims, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, excluding (i) any amounts

 

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attributable to or arising from overhead allocations, general or administrative costs and expenses, or any cost for the time of any Party’s employees, (ii) consequential losses or damages consisting of speculative lost profits, lost investment or business opportunity, damage to reputation or operating losses, or (iii) punitive or treble damages; provided, however, that the exclusions set forth in clauses (ii) or (iii) above do not apply if and to the extent any such amounts are actually incurred in payment to a third party or government entity.

Measurement Date: With respect to any Collection Period, the first day of such Collection Period.

MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor thereto.

MI: Insurance provided by private mortgage insurance companies to make payments on certain Mortgage Loans in the event that the related Mortgagor defaults in its obligation in respect of the Mortgage.

Mortgage: Each of those mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds or deeds to secure debt creating a first lien on or an interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note and related to a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan: Each of those mortgage loans listed on the Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents and agreements related to such Mortgage Loan required to be held by the applicable Custodian, including, without limitation, the original Mortgage Note, and any other documents or agreements evidencing and/or governing such Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Note: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the note or other evidence of indebtedness of the Mortgagor, thereunder, including, if applicable, an allonge and lost note affidavit.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The rights and responsibilities of Seller with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans under the Servicing Agreements, including any and all of the following if and to the extent provided therein: (a) all rights to service a Mortgage Loan; (b) all rights to receive servicing fees, Ancillary Income, reimbursements or indemnification for servicing the Mortgage Loan, and any payments received in respect of the foregoing and proceeds thereof; (c) the right to collect, hold and disburse escrow payments or other payments with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any amounts actually collected with respect thereto and to receive interest income on such amounts to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; (d) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in this paragraph; (e) possession and use of any and all Credit Files pertaining to the Mortgage Loan or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loan; (f) to the extent applicable, all rights and benefits relating to the direct solicitation of the related Mortgagors for refinance or modification of the Mortgage Loans and attendant right, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their respective Mortgage Loans; and (g) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the foregoing.

 

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Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor’s real property, securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of an interest in a single parcel of real property, improved by a residential dwelling.

Mortgagor: An obligor under a residential mortgage loan.

Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: Each of the mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR VI LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Nonqualifying Income: Any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.

Objection Notice: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Opinion of Counsel: One or more written opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the recipient, of an attorney at law admitted to practice in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which attorney may be counsel for Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be.

Other Purchaser: Any of NIC MSR V LLC, NIC MSR VI LLC and NIC MSR VII LLC, as applicable.

Owner Consent: The FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement.

Party or Parties: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Permitted Liens: Liens in favor of the Agency required pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements.

Person: Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business entity, joint stock company, trust, business trust, unincorporated organization, association, enterprise, joint venture, government, any department or agency of any government or any other entity of whatever nature.

Pledge Agreement: A collateral pledge agreement, to be entered into on or before the Closing Date, between Seller and the Agency, pursuant to which Seller pledges collateral to Agency to secure its obligations to the Agency under the Servicing Agreement, the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement and other agreements, if required by the Agency.

Power of Attorney: A Power of Attorney delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser authorizing the Purchaser to enforce the right to payment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread under the related Servicing Agreement solely in the event that the Seller fails to enforce such right within 30 days after receiving written notice of such failure from the Purchaser to the Seller.

Price Increase Proposal: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(b).

Priority of Payments: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.04.

 

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Protected REIT: Any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code, (ii) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in Purchaser, and (iii) is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of the Purchaser or as receiving all or a portion of the Purchaser’s income.

Purchase Price: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.01.

Purchase Price Percentage: An amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) 1.5425 by (y) the weighted average net servicing fee (determined in accordance with Schedule 3.1(A) of the Asset Purchase Agreement) of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

Purchased Assets: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Purchaser Enforcement Expenses: An amount equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of the reasonable expenses, including legal costs and expenses, incurred in the enforcement of any rights of Seller material to the value of the Total Servicing Spread under the Asset Purchase Agreement and related documents, without duplication of any other such expenses paid under any other Sale Agreement, which enforcement has been approved by Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage: With respect to Purchaser’s or Other Purchaser’s interest in any excess servicing spread transferred pursuant to a Sale Agreement, the “Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage” as defined in such Sale Agreement, as such percentage may be modified pursuant to ARTICLE IV of this Agreement up to but excluding the Closing Date.

Purchaser Indemnitees: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.01(a).

Qualifying Income: Gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code.

REIT Qualification Ruling: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

REIT Requirements: The requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.

Related Escrow Accounts: Mortgage Loan escrow/impound accounts maintained by Seller relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights, including accounts for buydown funds, real estate taxes and MI, flood and hazard insurance premiums.

Release Document: As defined in Section 11.02(b) hereof.

Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

 

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Requirement of Law: As to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

ResCap: As defined in the recitals hereof.

Retained Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreement, to the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of the Total Servicing Spread.

Retained Servicing Spread Percentage: 100% minus the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Sale Agreements: This Agreement, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition for GNMA Mortgage Loans and the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Sale Approval Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Sale Procedures Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Sales Proceeds: The proceeds received upon a sale (approved by the Parties) of the Total Servicing Spread (except without giving effect to clause (b) of the definition thereof), in whole or in part, including through a sale in accordance with Section 8.12.

Schedule of Mortgage Loans: The list of Mortgage Loans whose Current Excess Servicing Spread has been assigned to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and maintained as Exhibit B hereto.

Seller: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Seller Enforcement Expenses: An amount equal to the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of the reasonable expenses, including legal costs and expenses, incurred in the enforcement of any rights of Seller material to the value of the Total Servicing Spread under the Asset Purchase Agreement and related documents, without duplication of any other such expenses paid under any other Sale Agreement, which enforcement has been approved by Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

Seller Indemnitees: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.02.

Servicing: The responsibilities, with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans, under the Servicing Agreements.

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servicer of the Mortgage Loans relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights and governing the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, or with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by the Seller, the credit and collection standards, policies, procedures and practices of Seller relating to residential mortgage loans owned and serviced by Seller.

Servicing Spread Collections: For each Collection Period, the funds collected on the Mortgage Loans and allocated as the servicing compensation payable to Seller as servicer of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Collection Period pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements, other than Ancillary Income and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from the Agency by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

Solvent: With respect to any Person as of any date of determination, (a) the value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, (b) such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Third Party Assignee: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Assignment: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Current Spread Agreement: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Claim: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, as applicable.

Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account: The account specified in the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, into which all Servicing Spread Collections and all Servicing Agreement termination payments in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be deposited.

Total Servicing Spread: For each Collection Period on and after the Closing Date, the sum of the following: (a) the Servicing Spread Collections received during such Collection Period and remaining after payment of the Base Servicing Fee; (b) all Sales Proceeds received during such Collection Period; and (c) all other amounts payable by the Agency to Seller (or Purchaser under the Owner Consent) with respect to the Mortgage Servicing Rights for Mortgage Loans, including any termination fees paid by the Agency to Seller for terminating Seller as the servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding all Ancillary Income and reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from the Agency by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

 

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Transaction Documents: The Asset Purchase Agreement (including any order, bill of sale, assignment agreement or other transfer agreement related to the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights thereunder), the Tri-Party Agreement, the Owner Consent, the Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement, the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, the Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement, the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, the Sale Agreements and the Future Spread Agreements.

Tri-Party Agreement: An agreement by, between and among ResCap, the Agency and Seller (including any amendments thereto) pursuant to which the Agency acknowledges that it will look solely to ResCap or any of its affiliates, and not to Seller, for any claims relating to the selling representations and warranties on Mortgage Loans and the servicing of such Mortgage Loans prior to the Closing Date.

UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction.

Section 1.02 General Interpretive Principles.

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;

(b) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) References herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;

(d) A reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;

(e) The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and

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ARTICLE II

PROCEDURES; ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

Section 2.01 Sale of Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller will sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser will acquire from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest.

In order to secure Seller’s obligations to deliver the Current Excess Servicing Spread and perform its obligations hereunder and under the Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller hereby Grants to Purchaser a valid and continuing first priority and perfected Lien on and security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account, together with all amounts deposited therein from time to time and all cash and non-cash proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired and arising (the “Collateral”).

Section 2.03 Items to be Delivered on the Agreement Date.

On the Agreement Date, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(a) The Sale Agreements and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Sale Agreement on the Agreement Date;

(b) The Future Spread Agreements and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Future Spread Agreement on the Agreement Date; and

(c) The executed Asset Purchase Agreement.

Section 2.04 Items to be Delivered on the Closing Date.

(a) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible:

(i) The Owner Consent;

(ii) The Assignment Agreement;

(iii) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Sale Agreement and Future Spread Agreement on the Closing Date;

(iv) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the executed Asset Purchase Agreement reasonably related to the transactions contemplated hereunder that are required to be delivered on the Closing Date;

 

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(v) The executed Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement;

(vi) The executed Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement;

(vii) The executed Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement;

(viii) The executed Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement;

(ix) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding due authorization, authority, and enforceability of the applicable Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party, and regarding no conflicts with other material Seller agreements;

(x) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the characterization of the transfer of the Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser as a true sale for bankruptcy purposes;

(xi) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the perfection of the assignment of Current Excess Servicing Spread to Purchaser and the security interests granted hereunder;

(xii) A certificate of good standing of Seller dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Seller;

(xiii) A secretary’s certificate of Seller attaching its organizational documents, board resolutions and incumbency certificates;

(xiv) An officer’s certificate of Seller that all conditions precedent to the purchase of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement have been satisfied (or if waived, such waiver has been approved by Purchaser);

(xv) A duly executed corporate certificate of Seller required by Section 9.07 dated as of the Closing Date;

(xvi) A duly executed corporate certificate of Purchaser required by Section 10.05 dated as of the Closing Date;

(xvii) A certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Purchaser; and

(xviii) A UCC-1 financing statement relating to the security interest of Purchaser in the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser.

 

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(b) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of the following:

(i) Any amendments, modifications or restatements of the Asset Purchase Agreement;

(ii) The bill of sale, assignment agreement or other transfer agreement pursuant to which ResCap will transfer the Mortgage Servicing Rights to Seller;

(iii) The Sale Procedures Order, Sale Approval Order, Confirmation Order and any Final Order;

(iv) The Tri-Party Agreement;

(v) The Pledge Agreement, if any; and

(vi) The executed Power of Attorney.

Section 2.05 Closing Date Transactions.

On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein:

(a) The Parties shall execute and deliver the Assignment Agreement;

(b) Purchaser shall remit to Seller the Purchase Price; and

(c) Ownership of the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be transferred to Purchaser.

ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 3.01 Purchase Price.

In full consideration for the purchase of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and the rights under the Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay to Seller on the Closing Date an amount (the “Base Purchase Price”) equal to the product of (x) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, (y) the Purchase Price Percentage and (z) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage. The Base Purchase Price shall be allocated by the Parties on the Closing Date to reflect the consideration for the purchase of the Current Excess Servicing Spread hereunder (the “Purchase Price”) and the consideration for the rights acquired by Purchaser under the Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans.

 

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Section 3.02 Payments by Purchaser

(a) Payments shall be made by Purchaser to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller.

(b) If, subsequent to the payment of the Purchase Price or the payment of any amounts due hereunder to either party, the outstanding principal balance of any Mortgage Loan is found to be in error, or if for any reason the Purchase Price or such other amounts is found to be in error, the party benefiting from the error shall pay an amount sufficient to correct and reconcile the Purchase Price or such other amounts and shall provide a reconciliation statement and other such documentation to reasonably satisfy the other party concerning the accuracy of such reconciliation. Such amounts shall be paid by the proper party within ten (10) Business Days from receipt of satisfactory written verification of amounts due.

Section 3.03 Accounts.

(a) Lockbox Account. Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account. Payments of all Servicing Spread Collections received on and after the Closing Date shall be transferred from the Lockbox Account to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account within one Business Day of receipt and identification thereof and in any event, within two Business Days of receipt thereof. If Seller receives any Servicing Spread Collections not remitted to the Lockbox Account, it shall hold such funds in trust for the benefit for the Purchaser and deposit such amounts to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof.

(b) Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(i) The Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, for the sole purpose of receiving and disbursing all Servicing Spread Collections, Servicing Agreement termination payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Sales Proceeds. The Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account will be established pursuant to the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account strictly in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Upon any material breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by Seller hereunder or during the occurrence and continuance of a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event, Purchaser may elect to exercise Control over the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

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termination payment to be directed to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account shall be equal to the pro rata amount by which the Mortgage Loans affected by such termination bear to all mortgage loans of Seller affected by such termination, based upon the method in which such termination payments are calculated in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.

(iii) Seller shall direct each payer of Sales Proceeds to remit such payments directly to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(iv) If Seller receives any amounts required to be deposited into the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in error, Seller shall promptly remit such funds to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(c) Current Spread Reserve Account. The Current Spread Reserve Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser. The Current Spread Reserve Account will be established pursuant to the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account strictly in accordance with Section 3.05. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Current Spread Reserve Account.

If at any time Seller’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth falls below the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries or if Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) defaults in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) (each, a “Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event”), Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing that a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred. On each Distribution Date upon which a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred and is continuing, Seller shall be required to transfer funds in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account to the Current Spread Reserve Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments until the amount of funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account is equal to the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount. The “Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount” is equal to 25% of the fair market value as of the date the Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event that is then-continuing first occurred of the Total Servicing Spread expected to be paid over the expected remaining life of the Mortgage Loans (the “Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread”) determined in accordance with the following paragraph. Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing if a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is no longer continuing. Any funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account in excess of the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount shall be released to Seller.

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the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, together with such back-up information it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (which value shall be considered the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread for purposes of calculating the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount until the final determination of such fair market value in accordance with this paragraph). Within five (5) Business Days of Seller’s receipt of such determination, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its acceptance or any objection to such determination of such fair market value, and if Seller objects to such determination, such notice shall include its own determination of such fair market value and any back-up information as it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (an “Objection Notice”). In the event an Objection Notice is delivered, the parties shall negotiate in good faith a resolution to such objection. In the event that Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve such objection within five (5) Business Days of the delivery of such Objection Notice, Seller and Purchaser shall appoint a mutually acceptable nationally recognized valuation expert to determine such fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread. The determination of such valuation expert shall be binding on Seller and Purchaser and the fees of such valuation expert shall be borne by Seller.

Section 3.04 Priority of Payments.

On each Business Day, subject to the terms and conditions of the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller (or, after the delivery of an access termination notice pursuant to the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Purchaser) shall direct the Bank to apply the monies in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in the following order of priority (the “Priority of Payments”), in every case, after giving effect to each prior item in the Priority of Payments on such Distribution Date:

(A) first, from amounts in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account attributable to Servicing Agreement termination payments made by the Agency with respect to any Mortgage Loans, pro rata, (A) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Purchaser, and (B) the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Seller; provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any termination payments pursuant to clause (A), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment to Seller of any Purchaser Enforcement Expenses then due and payable and then, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any termination payments pursuant to clause (B), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment of any Seller Enforcement Expenses then due and payable, second, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and third, for deposit to the Current Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Current Spread Reserve Account to equal the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount.

(b) second, on any Business Day from and including the first Business Day of a calendar month to but excluding the Distribution Date in such calendar month, at the option of Seller, the Base Servicing Fee payable with respect to a prior Collection Period for the Mortgage Loans to Seller;

 

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(c) third, on each Distribution Date, to the extent not previously paid to Seller in accordance with Section 3.04(b), any accrued and unpaid Base Servicing Fee to Seller;

(d) fourth, on each Distribution Date, pro rata, (A) to Purchaser, any Current Excess Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 3.04(a)); and (B) to Seller, any Retained Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 3.04(a)); provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any Current Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (A), the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment to Seller of any Purchaser Enforcement Expenses then due and payable and then, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any Retained Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (B), the Retained Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment of any Seller Enforcement Expenses then due and payable, second, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and third, for deposit to the Current Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Current Spread Reserve Account to equal the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount; and

(e) fifth, on each Distribution Date, to Seller, any other amounts remaining on deposit in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

All payments to Purchaser or Seller shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to an account designated by Purchaser or Seller, as applicable.

Section 3.05 Withdrawals from the Current Spread Reserve Account.

On any Business Day, at the instruction of Purchaser, Seller shall direct the Bank to apply funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account, if any, to the payment of indemnity payments payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01. If on any Business Day a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is not then continuing and all outstanding indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller may direct the Bank to distribute any remaining funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account to, or as directed by, Seller. If there are any funds remaining in the Current Spread Reserve Account after the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller shall direct the Bank to distribute such remaining funds to, or as directed by, Seller.

Section 3.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee.

Seller shall be entitled to payment of the Base Servicing Fee only to the extent funds are available therefor in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be liable to Seller for payment of the Base Servicing Fee. In the event servicing of the Mortgage Loans is transferred to sub-servicers for any reason, the servicing fees and expenses of such sub-servicers shall be paid by Seller and in no event will the amount of Servicing Spread Collections or termination payments otherwise allocable to the Current Excess Servicing Spread be reduced due to the payment of sub-servicing fees and expenses.

 

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Section 3.07 Intent and Characterization.

(a) Seller and Purchaser intend that the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to this Agreement constitutes a valid sale of such Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser, conveying good title thereto free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens, and that the beneficial interest in and title to the Current Excess Servicing Spread not be part of Seller’s estate in the event of the bankruptcy of Seller. Seller and Purchaser intend and agree to treat the transfer and assignment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread as an absolute sale for tax purposes, and as an absolute and complete conveyance of title for property law purposes. Except for financial accounting purposes, neither party intends the transactions contemplated hereby to be characterized as a loan from Purchaser to Seller.

(b) In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount equal to the Purchase Price.

ARTICLE IV

REALLOCATIONS

Section 4.01 Reallocations.

If one or more of the Sale Agreements is terminated on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser will use good faith efforts to increase the Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage of any Sale Agreement that is entered into on the Closing Date to better reflect the business understanding of the parties; provided, however, that no Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage shall exceed 75%.

 

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

As an inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. Seller has, in full force and effect (without notice of possible suspension, revocation or impairment), all required permits, approvals, licenses, and registrations to conduct all activities in all states in which its activities with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights require it to be licensed, registered or approved in order to service the Mortgage Loans and own the Mortgage Servicing Rights, unless the failure to obtain such permits, approvals, licenses and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity.

Seller has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity, subject to the approvals required pursuant to Section 5.03, to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Seller. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Seller is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Seller of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 5.03 Agency Consents.

Seller will have obtained the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement and all other necessary approvals, agreements and consents, if any, of the Agency with respect to the Transaction Documents on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

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Section 5.04 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights.

As of the Closing Date, Seller will be the lawful owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, will be responsible for the maintenance of the Related Escrow Accounts, and will have the sole right and authority to transfer the Current Excess Servicing Spread as contemplated hereby. The transfer, assignment and delivery of the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be free and clear of any and all claims, charges, defenses, offsets, Liens and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever other than Permitted Liens.

Section 5.05 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document that has been executed by Seller, compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby did not, and will not, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound or which affects the Current Excess Servicing Spread, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it or to the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.06 No Accrued Liabilities.

There are no accrued liabilities of Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights or circumstances under which such accrued liabilities will arise against Purchaser as purchaser of the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.07 Seller/Servicer Standing.

Seller is approved by the Agency as a seller/servicer in good standing with the requisite financial criteria and adequate resources to complete the transactions contemplated hereby on the conditions stated herein. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make Seller unable to comply with the Agency eligibility requirements or which would require notification to the Agency. Furthermore, if at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Seller is unable to comply with any of the Agency eligibility requirements, it shall immediately notify the Purchaser that it is no longer an approved seller/servicer of mortgage loans for the Agency.

Section 5.08 MERS Membership.

Seller is a member in good standing under the MERS system.

Section 5.09 Agency Set-off Rights.

Seller has no actual notice, including any notice received from the Agency, or any reason to believe, that, other than in the normal course of Seller’s business, any circumstances exist that would result in Seller being liable to the Agency for any amount due by reason of: (i) any breach of servicing obligations or breach of mortgage selling warranty to the Agency under servicing agreements relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio for the Agency (including any unmet mortgage repurchase obligation), (ii) any unperformed obligation with respect to mortgage loans

 

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that Seller is servicing for the Agency under the regular servicing option or other mortgages subject to recourse agreements, (iii) any loss or damage to the Agency by reason of any inability to transfer to a purchaser of the servicing rights Seller’s selling and servicing representations, warranties and obligations, or (iv) any other unmet obligations to the Agency under a servicing contract relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio with the Agency.

Section 5.10 Ability to Perform; Solvency.

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. Seller is Solvent and the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread will not cause Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of Seller. The consideration received by Seller upon the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value therefor.

Section 5.11 Material Documents.

Seller has provided Purchaser with executed copies of all material agreements and documents, and any amendments thereto, relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans.

Section 5.12 Obligations with Respect to Origination.

Seller shall remain liable for all obligations with respect to the origination of each Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, for all obligations with respect to the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the Agency.

Section 5.13 No Actions.

There have not been commenced or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened, any action, suit or proceeding which will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE

LOANS AND SERVICING

As further inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws.

The originator of the Mortgage Loan and each prior owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights has each performed its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law.

 

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Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts.

All Related Escrow Accounts are being, and have been, maintained in accordance with Applicable Law and in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and the terms of the related Mortgages and other Mortgage Loan Documents; and, except as to payments which are past due under Mortgage Notes, all balances required by the Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan Documents to be paid to Seller for the account of the Mortgagors are on deposit in the appropriate Related Escrow Account.

Section 6.03 Accuracy of Servicing Information.

The information in the Data Tape dated as of February 29, 2012 is true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified therein; provided that if there is no date specified in the Data Tape, as of February 29, 2012.

Section 6.04 No Purchaser Responsibility.

Purchaser shall have no responsibility, liability or other obligation whatsoever under any Servicing Agreement or with respect to any Mortgage Loan, or to make any advance thereunder, or to pay any servicing fees. Notwithstanding the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights for a Mortgage Loan by ResCap to Seller, based on and subject to the terms of the Tri-Party Agreement, Seller does not retain any obligations to the Agency under the Servicing Agreements with Agency for Mortgage Loans, including repurchase, indemnification and make-whole obligations, in respect of a breach of the selling representations and warranties in connection with the sale of Mortgage Loans to Agency, or the failure of ResCap or prior servicers to comply with the servicing obligations with respect to Mortgage Loans prior to the date on which Seller assumes responsibility for servicing a Mortgage Loan.

Section 6.05 Location of Credit Files.

All of the Mortgage Loan Documents are or upon delivery by ResCap will be held by Custodians, or if held by the Seller, in the locations specified in Exhibit E, unless temporarily removed for enforcement purposes in the normal course of servicing. Seller will notify Purchaser in writing of any changes in locations of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by the Seller in Exhibit E.

Section 6.06 Representations Concerning the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

(a) Seller has not assigned, pledged, conveyed, or encumbered the Current Excess Servicing Spread to any other Person (other than Permitted Liens) and immediately prior to the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread on the Closing Date, Seller was the sole owner of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and had good and marketable title thereto (subject to the rights of the Agency under the Servicing Agreements, the Pledge Agreement and the Tri-Party Agreement, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and no Person, other than Purchaser, has any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the Current Excess Servicing Spread. No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Current Excess Servicing

 

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Spread which has been signed by Seller or which Seller has authorized any other Person to sign or file or record, is on file or of record with any public office, except such as may have been terminated or filed by or on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) The sale and grant of a security interest by Seller to Purchaser of and on the Current Excess Servicing Spread does not and will not violate any Requirement of Law, the effect of which violation is to render void or voidable such assignment.

(c) As contemplated under Section 3.07(b), upon the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming Purchaser as “Secured Party” and Seller as “Debtor”, and describing the Current Excess Servicing Spread, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Exhibit I attached hereto, the sale and security interests granted hereunder in the Current Excess Servicing Spread will constitute perfected first priority security interests under the UCC in all right, title and interest of Purchaser in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

(d) Purchaser has and will continue to have the full right, power and authority to pledge the Current Excess Servicing Spread, and the Current Excess Servicing Spread may be further assigned without any requirement, in each case, subject only to the Agency’s consent.

(e) Each Servicing Agreement constitutes an Eligible Servicing Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

As an inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement, Purchaser represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Purchaser is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary.

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity.

Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Purchaser of this

 

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Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by Purchaser, its compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it, in each case which violation, conflict, breach or requirement would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.

Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor.

Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and its decision to acquire the Current Excess Servicing Spread is based upon Purchaser’s own independent experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation of this transaction. Purchaser has relied solely on such experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation and has not relied on any oral or written information provided by Seller other than the representations and warranties made by Seller herein.

Section 7.05 No Actions

There shall not have been commenced or, to the best of Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened any action, suit or proceeding against the Purchaser that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE VIII

SELLER COVENANTS

Seller covenants and agrees as follows:

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations.

(a) Seller shall pay, perform and discharge all liabilities and obligations relating to the Servicing, including all liabilities and obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents, Applicable Law and the Servicing Agreements; and shall pay, perform and discharge all the rights, obligations and duties with respect to the Related Escrow Accounts as required by the Agency, the Servicing Agreements, the Mortgage Loan Documents, all Applicable Law and in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement.

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Loans, or for any servicing related obligations or liabilities of any servicer in the Servicing Agreements or of any Person under the Mortgage Loan Documents, or for any other obligations or liabilities of Seller or ResCap.

(c) Upon termination of any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall remain liable to Purchaser and the Agency for all liabilities and obligations incurred by the servicer or its designee while Seller or its designee was acting as the servicer thereunder.

(d) Seller shall conduct quality control reviews of its servicing operations in accordance with industry standards and the requirements of the Agency.

Section 8.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances.

Seller shall cooperate with and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested, in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement. Seller will cooperate and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested and at the reasonable expense of Purchaser (except as provided in Section 12.01(b)), in obtaining consents from the Agency as may be required or advisable to assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide, finance or otherwise deal with the Current Excess Servicing Spread. If Seller is terminated under any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall cooperate fully and at its own expense in transferring such Servicing. If Purchaser assigns all or any portion of the Current Excess Servicing Spread or its other rights under this Agreement to a Third Party Assignee, Seller will cooperate and assist any Third Party Assignee in drafting and entering into a Third Party Current Spread Agreement in accordance with Section 12.16.

Section 8.03 Financing Statements.

Seller hereby authorizes the filing of any financing statements or continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements, in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as Purchaser may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and the security interests granted to Purchaser in connection herewith. Seller agrees to execute financing statements in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Seller at the request of Purchaser in order to reflect Purchaser’s interest in the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information.

From time to time after the Closing Date, Seller promptly shall furnish Purchaser such incidental information, which is reasonably available to Seller, supplemental to the information contained in the documents and schedules delivered pursuant to this Agreement, as may reasonably be requested to monitor performance of the Mortgage Loans and the payment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 8.05 Access to Information.

From time to time, at such times as are reasonably convenient to Seller, Purchaser or its designees may conduct audits or visit and inspect (a) any of the Mortgage Loans or places where the Credit Files are located, to examine the Credit Files, internal controls and procedures

 

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maintained by Seller and its agents, and take copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss Seller’s affairs with its officers, employees and, upon notice to Seller, independent accountants. Seller hereby authorizes such officers, employees and independent accountants to discuss with Purchaser the affairs of Seller and (b) the Seller’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying the Purchaser that Seller, has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans related to Mortgage Servicing Rights in accordance with the standards set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement. Any audit provided for herein will be conducted in accordance with Seller’s rules respecting safety and security on its premises, in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality laws and without materially disrupting operations.

Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans that have been modified or that are or will be in a modification trial period as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) (such Mortgage Loans, the “HAMP Loans”), Seller represents and warrants that it will continue to service such HAMP Loan in accordance with the HAMP terms and will ensure the timely compliance and filing of any appropriate HAMP documentation with the applicable regulator.

Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports.

Seller shall deliver the following to Purchaser two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date:

(a) An Electronic Data File in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser containing, for each Mortgage Loan, principal, interest and Servicing Spread Collections, and delinquency status (i.e. 30, 60, 90, FCL, REO) as of the last day of the prior Collection Period;

(b) A Summary Activity Report with respect to the Mortgage Loans with respect to the prior Collection Period containing:

(i) aggregate beginning principal balance as of the first and last date of the Collection Period,

(ii) aggregate regular principal collected,

(iii) aggregate noncash principal,

(iv) aggregate interest collected,

(v) aggregate liquidation principal,

(vi) aggregate curtailments,

(vii) liquidations,

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(ix)(1) for each Mortgage Loan, the principal balance, the applicable servicing spread, the final maturity date, the mortgage interest rate, the loan-to-value ratio and the FICO score, and (2) for each Mortgage Loan that was refinanced by a lender other than Seller or an affiliate thereof, to the extent such information is known to Seller in the ordinary course of business and the collection and delivery of such information does not impose any additional and undue burden on Seller, the name of such lender and the mortgage interest rate of the newly originated residential mortgage loan;

(c) A Delinquency Report with respect to the Mortgage Loans containing:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans and percentages of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in each of the following categories as of the last day of the prior Collection Period:

(1) Current Mortgage Loans,

(2) 0-29 days delinquent,

(3) 30-59 days delinquent,

(4) 60-89 days delinquent,

(5) 90 days or more delinquent,

(6) Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure,

(7) Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Properties have become real estate owned properties, and

(8) Mortgage Loans in which the Mortgagor is in bankruptcy;

(ii) For each of the above categories, a roll report showing the migration of Mortgage Loans in such category from the last day of the second prior Collection Period;

(d) A Disbursement Report for such Distribution Date containing:

(i) The Servicing Spread Collections for the prior Collection Period,

(ii) The Base Servicing Fee paid to Seller,

(iii) The amount of the Current Excess Servicing Spread paid to Purchaser,

 

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(iv) The amount of funds, if any, transferred to the Current Spread Reserve Account,

(v) The amount of Purchaser Indemnitees, if any, paid from each of the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account or the Current Spread Reserve Account, and

(vi) The amount of funds paid to Seller from the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates.

(a) If Seller’s financial statements are not filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are not publicly available, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser copies of Seller’s most recent audited quarterly financial statements within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters and its most recent audited annual financial statements within 90 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal years.

(b) Within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a certificate from a duly authorized officer of Seller certifying (i) whether or not Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries (and shall provide a calculation of its determination of its Consolidated Tangible Net Worth) and (ii) whether or not Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls.

Within five Business Days after each Distribution Date, Seller shall make its management team and other appropriate officers and employees available to Purchaser to discuss by telephone the performance of the Mortgage Loans and the performance of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Agency Obligations.

Seller shall pay all of its obligations to the Agency in a timely manner so as to avoid exercise of any right of set-off by the Agency against Seller.

Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements.

Seller will service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and will perform its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law. In particular, without limitation, Seller shall comply with any advancing obligation under the Servicing Agreements. Without the express written consent of Purchaser (which consent may be withheld in its absolute discretion), Seller shall not (a) cancel, terminate or amend any Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any Servicing Agreements either verbally or

 

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in writing, (c) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any other servicing agreements or enter into any other agreement or arrangement with the Agency that may be reasonably material to Purchaser either verbally or in writing, (d) expressly or verbally waive any material default under or breach of any Servicing Agreement by the Agency that may be material to the Purchaser (in Purchaser’s reasonable determination) or (e) take any other action in connection with any such Servicing Agreement that would impair in any material respect the value of the interests or rights of the Purchaser hereunder. Seller shall conduct its business and perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreements and under the Pledge Agreement (if any) in a manner such that the Agency will not have cause to terminate any Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the prohibitions contained in this Section 8.11 apply to any amendments or modifications of the Servicing Agreements applicable to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller which do not affect the Current Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such Mortgage Loans and are not reasonably material to the Purchaser.

Section 8.12 Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

If Seller intends to assign, transfer or sell any of its Mortgage Servicing Rights to a replacement servicer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) Seller shall consult with Purchaser and Purchaser shall participate in the assignment, transfer and sale of such Mortgage Servicing Rights, and (b) Seller shall obtain the written consent of Purchaser, granted by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, prior to any assignment, transfer or sale thereof.

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents.

(a) Seller shall not terminate, amend, amend and restate, modify or waive any conditions or provisions of any Transaction Document without the express written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, however, that Seller may agree to increase the consideration it pays for the assets to be purchased under the Asset Purchase Agreement without Purchaser’s consent; provided further that no such increase shall increase the Purchase Price hereunder without Purchaser’s consent in its sole and absolute discretion in accordance with this Section 8.13.

(b) In the event that, during a bankruptcy auction process, Seller increases the amount of consideration to be paid to ResCap for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements, then Seller may request Purchaser to increase the aggregate Purchaser Price under the Sale Agreements (a “Price Increase Proposal”) to a specified amount or based on a specified formula. Purchaser shall respond to the Price Increase Proposal within a reasonable amount of time (taking into account the auction process). Seller shall promptly provide Purchaser with all information reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection therewith. In the event that Purchaser accepts a Price Increase Proposal, the parties shall promptly amend the Sale Agreements accordingly. In the event that Purchaser declines the Price Increase Proposal, then Seller may work with one or more third parties on any alternative transaction enabling the Seller to receive amounts in excess of the aggregate Purchase Price for the Current Excess Servicing Spread under all of the Sale Agreements and rights under the Future Spread Agreements (an “Alternative Transaction”).

(c) In the event that a third party desires to enter into an Alternative Transaction, Seller shall first offer to Purchaser the right to enter into such Alternative Transaction on the same terms and conditions as agreed with such third party (an “Alternative Transaction Proposal”). Purchaser shall respond to the Alternative Transaction Proposal within a reasonable amount time (taking into account the auction process). Seller shall promptly provide Purchaser with all information reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection therewith. In the event that Purchaser accepts the Alternative Transaction Proposal, the parties shall promptly amend and restate the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements accordingly. In the event that Purchaser declines the Alternative Transaction Proposal, Seller may enter into the Alternative Transaction with such third party; provided that if the Alternative Transaction to be entered into contains terms or conditions materially more favorable to the purchaser thereunder than those described in the Alternative Transaction Proposal, Seller shall again (and successively for other materially more favorable terms and conditions) offer to the Purchaser the right to enter into such Alternative Transaction on such more favorable terms and conditions as provided in this Section 8.13(c) prior to entering into the Alternative Transaction with such third party.

(d) If Purchaser declines an Alternative Transaction Proposal and Seller enters into the applicable Alternative Transaction, all of the Sale Agreements and all of the Future Spread Agreements shall automatically terminate.

(e) In the event that, during a bankruptcy auction process, Seller increases the amount of cash purchase price to be paid to ResCap for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements, and (i) Seller does not enter into an Alternative Transaction with a third party, (ii) Purchaser does not increase its aggregate Purchase Price under the Sale Agreements at least proportionately to the such increase in the cash purchase price to be paid to ResCap by Seller for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements (in the sole and absolute discretion of Purchaser in accordance with this Section 8.13), and (iii) Seller and Purchaser do not agree to an alternative transaction or otherwise close pursuant to the terms set forth herein, and the Seller is the winning bidder in such auction process, then Seller may terminate all of the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements by written notice to Purchaser within 2 Business Days following the date of the conclusion of the bankruptcy auction.

(f) In the event that the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements are terminated pursuant to Section 8.13(d) or Section 8.13(e), then Seller shall refund to Purchaser any portion of the Cash Deposit funded by Purchaser within 2 Business Days and Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for all of its out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Sale Agreements and all of the Future Spread Agreements (and the transactions contemplated thereby) within 2 Business Days of any request for reimbursement.

Section 8.14 Accounts.

Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans at its own expense to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account, and any change in such instructions shall only be permitted with the express written consent of Purchaser.

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events.

Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of any event which, with the passage of time, could reasonably be expected to result in a termination of any servicing agreement between (i) Seller and the Agency, (ii) Seller and Fannie Mae or (iii) Seller and Ginnie Mae. Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of any notices from the Agency of any breach, potential breach, default or potential default by Seller under any servicing agreement between Seller and the Agency, and with copies of any notices from the Agency of any termination, potential termination or threatened termination of any servicing agreement entered into between (i) Seller and the Agency, (ii) Seller and Fannie Mae or (iii) Seller and Ginnie Mae. Seller shall promptly forward copies of any material notices received from the Agency or from any Governmental Authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Seller shall provide Purchaser with (a) copies of all amendments to the Transaction Documents, the Servicing Agreements (other than with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller) and the agreements relating to Seller’s acquisition

 

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of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller, copies of all material amendments to the Servicing Agreements, and (c) copies of any other agreements Seller enters into with the Agency that may be reasonably material to Purchaser, in each case, promptly after execution thereof.

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Seller shall not pledge, obtain financing for, or otherwise permit any Lien of any creditor of Seller to exist on, any portion of the Servicing Spread Collections without the prior written consent of Purchaser. Seller’s financial statements shall contain footnotes indicating that the Current Excess Servicing Spread has been sold, and Seller does not maintain any ownership interest therein.

Section 8.17 Existence, etc.

Seller shall:

(a) preserve and maintain its legal existence, good standing and all of its material licenses required to service the Mortgage Loans;

(b) comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities (including truth in lending and real estate settlement procedures) if failure to comply with such requirements could be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document;

(c) keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), all depreciation, depletion, obsolescence and amortization of its properties, all contingencies, and all other reserves;

(d) not move its chief executive office or chief operating office from the addresses referred to in Exhibit I unless it shall have provided Purchaser not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such change;

(e) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or its income or profits or on any of its property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained. Seller and its subsidiaries shall file on a timely basis all federal, and material state and local tax and information returns, reports and any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in respect of it;

(f) keep in full force and effect the provisions of its charter documents, by-laws, operating agreements or similar organizational documents in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents;

 

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(g) keep in full force and effect all agreements and instruments by which it or any of its properties may be bound and all applicable decrees, orders and judgments, in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; and

(h) comply with its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the Pledge Agreement, if any, and each other agreement entered into with the Agency.

Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing.

Subject to the rights of the Agency and except as contemplated under the Asset Purchase Agreement with respect to transition services thereunder, Seller will not permit any Person other than Seller to service or sub-service the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of Purchaser, in each case other than third-party vendors customarily employed by servicers in the ordinary course of business in accordance with prudent mortgage servicing practices.

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant.

Seller shall not, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of the Current Excess Servicing Spread, petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against Purchaser under any insolvency law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of Purchaser or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Purchaser.

Section 8.20 Data Tape; Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

The information in the Data Tape delivered to Purchaser on the Closing Date will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified. Seller shall maintain the Schedule of Mortgage Loans, which shall be updated as of the Closing Date. The information in the Schedule of Mortgage Loans pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Servicing Rights will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified.

Section 8.21 Insurance.

The Seller shall maintain (a) general liability insurance, (b) errors and omission insurance or blanket bond coverage and (c) fidelity bond insurance, in each case, from reputable companies with coverage in amounts customarily maintained by such similarly situated entities in the same jurisdiction and industry as the Seller.

Section 8.22 Defense of Title.

The Seller warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in and to the Current Excess Servicing Spread against all adverse claims and demands subject to Permitted Liens.

 

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Section 8.23 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

The obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement and under the Assignment Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document required to be complied with and performed by Seller and ResCap on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution.

Receipt by the Purchaser of a certified copy of the Seller’s corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change.

From the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Seller’s financial or operating condition, or in the Mortgage Servicing Rights, the Mortgage Loans, the Related Escrow Accounts or to Seller’s relationship with, or authority from, the Agency, that in each case will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

 

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Section 9.05 Consents.

Seller shall have obtained all consents, approvals or other requirements of third parties required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including Agency approval as contemplated by Section 5.03 and the Seller shall have commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans under the applicable Servicing Agreement. All actions of all Governmental Authorities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the documents related thereto shall have been obtained or made.

Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents.

Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser copies of each executed Transaction Document that is to be entered into on or prior to such date and each of the items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof.

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, signed by an authorized officer of Seller dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Seller’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party that are required to be complied with and performed by Seller at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; (c) the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 have been satisfied; and (d) as of the Closing Date, Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Seller (considered together with the Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 9.08 Valuation.

Purchaser shall have received an opinion reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser that the Base Servicing Fee of the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Price of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is fair and reasonable.

Section 9.09 Opinions of Counsel.

Seller’s counsel shall have delivered the Opinions of Counsel required pursuant to Section 2.04(a)(ix), Section 2.04(a)(x) and Section 2.04(a)(xi).

Section 9.10 Acquisition of Mortgage Servicing Rights by Seller.

Seller shall have acquired the Mortgage Servicing Rights and the other Purchased Assets from ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement as of the Closing Date.

 

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Section 9.11 Good Standing Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate of good standing of Seller, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

Section 9.12 No Actions or Proceedings.

No action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the consummation of, or to invalidate, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents related hereto in any material respect.

Section 9.13 Fees, Costs and Expenses.

The fees, costs and expenses payable by the Seller on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof and any other Transaction Document shall have been paid.

ARTICLE X

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

The obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date, as applicable:

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement to be made on or prior to the Agreement Date or Closing Date, as applicable, are true and correct in all material respects as of the date thereof.

Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects as of the date thereof.

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution.

As of the date hereof, Seller shall have received from Purchaser a certified copy of its corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

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Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change.

Since the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Purchaser’s financial condition that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Purchaser’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and (c) the condition set forth in Section 10.04 has been satisfied.

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION; CURE

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller.

(a) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Purchaser Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Purchaser Indemnitee after the Closing Date which result from:

(i) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Seller, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Seller, contained in this Agreement or the Assignment Agreement;

(ii) Any servicing act or omission of any prior servicer relating to any Mortgage Loan and any act or omission of any party related to the origination of any Mortgage Loan;

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(iv) Any exercise of any rights of setoff or other netting arrangements by the Agency against Seller that results in a decrease in Servicing Agreements termination payments due to Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans from the Agency or in a shortfall of funds to pay the Current Excess Servicing Spread;

(v) Any breach by Seller of the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

(vi) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.01(a)(i) – (v) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Seller, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Seller of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Seller as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01. Purchaser shall notify Seller promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Seller shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Purchaser Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself at its own expense but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Purchaser Indemnitee shall not relieve Seller of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.01 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Seller to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller’s obligations for Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be limited to funds available in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account or the Current Spread Reserve Account.

(b) REIT Requirements. Notwithstanding anything in Section 11.01(a) above, in the event that counsel or independent accountants for the Protected REIT determine that there exists a material risk that any amounts due to Purchaser under ARTICLE XI or Section 12.01(d) hereof would be treated as Nonqualifying Income upon the payment of such amounts to Purchaser, the amount paid to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to Purchaser in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year, determined as if the

 

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payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year under the preceding sentence is less than the amount which Seller would otherwise be obligated to pay to Purchaser pursuant to ARTICLE XI of this Agreement (the “Expense Amount”), then: (1) Seller shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the “Expense Escrow Account”) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and shall not release any portion thereof to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until Purchaser delivers to Seller, at the sole option of the Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an “Expense Amount Tax Opinion”) of the Protected REIT’s tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income, (ii) a letter (an “Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter”) from the Protected REIT’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to Purchaser without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a “REIT Qualification Ruling” and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter, a “Release Document”); and (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by Purchaser to Seller, Purchaser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement (an “Indemnity Loan Agreement”) reasonably acceptable to Purchaser that (i) requires Seller to lend Purchaser immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense Amount (an “Indemnity Loan”), and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of Purchaser or any guarantor of Purchaser, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such Loan, and (B) a 15 year maturity with no periodic amortization.

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser.

Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Seller Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Seller Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Seller Indemnitee which result from:

(a) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Purchaser, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Purchaser contained in this Agreement; and

(b) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees, the basis for which occurred after the Agreement Date, resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.02(a) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Seller Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Purchaser, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Purchaser of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Seller Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Purchaser as part of its indemnification

 

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obligations in this Section 11.02. Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Seller Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Seller Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Seller Indemnitee shall not relieve Purchaser of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.02 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Seller Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Purchaser to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim.

Section 11.03 Award of Damages.

(a)

(i) In the event that an award of damages or other payment is received by a Party or a designee of a Party as a result of a claim, judgment, settlement or arbitration (including payment pursuant to a guaranty of ResCap by any other Person) of a legal dispute that occurs either on or after the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement in connection with the enforcement of the Asset Purchase Agreement in the event of a breach by ResCap of any representations and warranties or covenants where such breach had an adverse impact on the value of the Total Servicing Spread, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of that award shall be distributed to Purchaser or its designee and the Seller Expense Percentage of that award shall be distributed to Seller or its designee.

(ii) In the event that an award of damages or other payment is received by a Party or a designee of a Party as a result of a claim, judgment, settlement or arbitration (including payment pursuant to a guaranty of ResCap by any other Person) of a legal dispute that occurs either on or after the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement in connection with the enforcement of the Asset Purchase Agreement in the event of a breach by ResCap of any representations and warranties or covenants where such breach did not have an adverse impact on the value of the Total Servicing Spread, the entirety of the award shall be distributed to Seller or its designee.

(b) In the event that a Party or designee of a Party receives an award pursuant to Sections 11.03(a)(i) or (ii) and some or all of that amount is to be distributed to the other Party or a designee of the other Party pursuant to Sections 11.03(a)(i) or (ii), the Party or the Party’s designee in possession of the applicable amount shall promptly notify the other Party or the other Party’s designee as to the award’s existence and request that the other Party or other Party’s designee, as applicable, designate an account to which the amount shall be remitted.

 

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Once the necessary account information has been provided by the appropriate Party or designee of a Party, the applicable amount shall be remitted by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to the account so designated.

(c) Two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, the Seller shall, provide Purchaser with a monthly report of all claims and legal disputes made or pending with ResCap during the prior month, including the amounts of any claims made or resolved during such month.

Section 11.04 Other Rights.

The Seller hereby acknowledges that, in addition to its rights under this Agreement, the Purchaser is entitled to exercise its rights under the related Owner Consent.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses.

(a) In addition to the payment of certain enforcement expenses as provided for in the Priority of Payments, Purchaser shall be responsible for:

(i) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of (A) the reasonable legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement, solely as they relate to the Total Servicing Spread and (B) reasonable expenses, including legal expenses, incurred in obtaining any necessary regulatory approvals of any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, solely as they relate to the Total Servicing Spread, excluding regulatory approvals required by Seller in the ordinary course of business; except that in the case of (A) or (B), Purchaser shall not be responsible for any such expenses that are paid by ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

(ii) 100% of the legal expenses of SNR Denton US LLP in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and enforcement of Transaction Documents on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) In addition to the payment of certain enforcement expenses as provided for in the Priority of Payments, Seller shall be responsible for:

(i) 100% of the legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement, other than those legal expenses paid by Purchaser pursuant to clause (a)(i)(A) above,

(ii) 100% of the expenses incurred in obtaining any necessary regulatory approvals of any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, other than those expenses paid by Purchaser pursuant to clause (a)(i)(B) above,

 

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(iii) 100% of the legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and enforcement of the Transaction Documents on behalf of Seller; and

(iv) 100% of expenses related to servicing and principal advances, the financing of such advances and any similar arrangements under the Servicing Agreements.

(c) With respect to any Cash Deposit required to be made by the Seller pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Purchaser shall be responsible for $2,195,811 of the such Cash Deposit. If all or any portion of the Cash Deposit is returned to Seller or the conditions to Purchaser’s obligation to close set forth in ARTICLE IX are not satisfied as of the Closing Date, Seller shall promptly pay $2,195,811 to Purchaser within two Business Days after receipt by Seller or the Closing Date, as applicable.

(d) In the event any Break-Up Fee is paid to Seller pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller shall promptly remit $2,195,811 of such Break-Up Fee to Purchaser.

(e) Purchaser shall be responsible for 3.05% of the legal expenses incurred by Seller between the Agreement Date and the Closing Date directly related to the ResCap bankruptcy proceedings; except that the Purchaser shall not be responsible for any such expenses that are paid by ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.

(f) Except as otherwise provided herein, Purchaser and Seller shall each pay the expenses incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 12.02 Confidentiality.

Each Party understands that in connection with this transaction, it has been furnished and will be furnished Non-Public Personal Information and/or Personally Identifiable Financial Information (as those terms are defined in Sections 573.3(n) and (o) of the Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations on Privacy of Consumer Information published at 12 C.F.R. Chapter V implementing Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), and other information regarding the policies and plans of the other Party and its affiliates that is and has been designated as confidential and proprietary, and each Party agrees that it will maintain the confidentiality of such information and will not disclose it to others (except for its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, financing sources, agents, representatives and advisors), or use it except in connection with the proposed acquisition contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Party furnishing such information. Information which is generally known in the industry concerning a Party or among such Party’s creditors generally or which has been disclosed to the other Party by third parties who have a right to do so shall not be deemed confidential or proprietary information for these purposes. If Purchaser, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser agrees to provide Seller with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Seller may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Purchaser’s

 

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compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. If Seller, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Purchaser may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Seller’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. Notwithstanding the terms of this Section 12.02, if, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Purchaser or Seller is nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose information concerning the other Party to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, Purchaser or Seller may disclose such information to such tribunal without liability hereunder. If the proposed acquisition is not consummated, each Party agrees to promptly return to the other, promptly upon request, all confidential materials, and all copies thereof, which have been furnished to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, either Party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of this Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees.

Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other that it has made no agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement. In the event Purchaser has entered or enters into an agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s, advisor’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all such fees. The parties hereto shall indemnify and hold each other harmless from and against any such obligation or liability and any expense incurred in investigating or defending (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) any claim based upon the other party’s actions in connection with such obligation.

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties.

The Parties intend that the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents constitute arms-length transactions among third parties. Nothing contained in the Transaction Documents will establish any fiduciary, partnership, joint venture or similar relationship between or among the Parties except to the extent otherwise expressly stated therein.

Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

Each party hereto covenants and agrees that the representations and warranties in this Agreement, and in any document delivered or to be delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the Agreement Date.

Section 12.06 Notices.

All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by prepaid overnight delivery service:

 

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(a) If to Purchaser, to:

Fortress Investment Group LLC

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

Attn: Brian Sigman

Chief Financial Officer

(212) 479-5343

(b) If to Seller, to:

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Attn: Amar Patel

or to such other address as Purchaser or Seller shall have specified in writing to the other.

Section 12.07 Waivers.

Either Purchaser or Seller may, by written notice to the other:

(a) Extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other transactions of the other; and

(b) Waive compliance with or performance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or obligations required to be complied with or performed by the other hereunder.

The waiver by Purchaser or Seller of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment.

This Agreement and the related Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto. This Agreement may be amended only in a written instrument signed by both Seller and Purchaser.

Section 12.09 Binding Effect.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Parties and their successors and assigns, any rights, obligations, remedies or liabilities.

 

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Section 12.10 Headings.

Headings on the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.

Section 12.11 Applicable Law.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under the laws of the State of New York. In addition to any other rights available under this Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity but subject to the terms hereof, Purchaser shall have all rights and remedies of a secured party with respect to the Collateral under the laws of the State of New York and under any other applicable law to enforce the assignments and security interests contained herein and, in addition, shall have the right, subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law and the terms of this Agreement, to sell or apply any rights and other interests with respect to the Collateral assigned or pledged hereby in accordance with the terms hereof at public and private sale in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties agree to waive trial by jury in the event of any dispute under this Agreement.

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits.

The Exhibits attached hereto shall be incorporated herein and shall be understood to be a part hereof as though included in the body of this Agreement.

Section 12.13 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions.

If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the rights of the parties hereto.

Section 12.15 Public Announcement.

No public release or statement concerning the subject matter of this Agreement shall be made by either party without the express written consent and approval of the other party, except as required by law or stock exchange rule, and provided that on and after the Agreement Date, either party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

 

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Section 12.16 Assignment.

(a) Seller may not assign, transfer, sell or subcontract all or any part of this Agreement, any interest herein, or any of the Seller’s interest in the Servicing Spread Collections, other than the interest in the Total Servicing Spread sold hereby, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, provided that any successor to Seller must assume Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. Purchaser shall have the unrestricted right to further assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide or otherwise deal with its rights under this Agreement on whatever terms Purchaser shall determine without the consent of Seller; including the right to assign all or any portion of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and to assign the related rights under this Agreement. If Purchaser assigns any rights under this Agreement to a third party (a “Third Party Assignment”), such third party (a “Third Party Assignee”) shall enter into a new agreement (a “Third Party Current Spread Agreement”) with Seller or Seller’s assignee that provides such Third Party Assignee with the same rights with respect to the Current Excess Servicing Spread that Purchaser would have had under this Agreement if the Third Party Assignment had not occurred.

(b) Seller shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each holder of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and each holder’s interest in the Current Excess Servicing Spread (the “Holder Register”) for each transaction described in Section 12.16(a). The entries in the Holder Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Seller shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Holder Register as an owner of the Current Excess Servicing Spread for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

Section 12.17 Termination.

If all necessary Owner Consents are not received by the Closing Date, or if the Asset Purchase Agreement is terminated, this Agreement shall be terminated concurrently therewith, without any further action of either Party. In the event this agreement is terminated as set forth in the prior sentence or in Section 8.13, neither Party shall have any further obligations to the other Party hereunder except as expressly set forth herein. If all conditions to Purchaser’s or Seller’s obligations to close set forth in Article IX and Article X, respectively, are not satisfied on the Closing Date, Purchaser or Seller, as applicable based on the condition or conditions not satisfied, may terminate this agreement by written notice to the other party, and neither party shall have any further obligations to the other party hereunder, except as expressly set forth herein.

Section 12.18 Third Party Beneficiaries.

This Agreement does not and is not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than Purchaser and Seller, except as provided in Section 11.01 and in Section 11.02, provided that Purchaser and Seller reserve the right to modify any term of, or terminate, this Agreement, without the consent of any Purchaser Indemnitee or Seller Indemnitee.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties to this Agreement has caused this Agreement to be duly executed in its corporate name by one of its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

NIC MSR IV LLC

Purchaser

By:   /s/ Brian Sigman
Name:   Brian Sigman
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:   /s/ Amar Patel
Name: Amar Patel
Title:    Executive Vice President

CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR FHLMC MORTGAGE LOANS


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT FOR MORTGAGE LOANS

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) and NIC MSR IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors assigns, the “Purchaser”), as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, Seller hereby assigns, transfers and delivers to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Current Excess Servicing Spread for each of the Mortgage Loans set forth in Annex A attached hereto and all proceeds thereof, and agrees that as of the Closing Date, the applicable Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be a “Mortgage Loan” for all purposes of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Assignment Agreement have the meanings given to such terms in, or incorporated by reference into, the Agreement.

In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount of the Purchase Price.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:    
Name:    
Title:    


Annex A

[ATTACH ANNEX A, WHICH MAY BE ON COMPUTER TAPE, COMPACT DISK, OR MICROFICHE, CONTAINING THE INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW]

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

   (d)    (e)    (f)
(column (d) –
column (e))
   (g)
([ ]% of column
(f))

Closing

Date

 

Loan # of
Mortgage

Loan

 

Principal

Balance of

Mortgage

Loan as of the
Closing Date

   Servicing
Fee Rate
   Base Servicing
Fee Rate
   Net Servicing Fee
Rate
   Current Excess
Servicing Spread


EXHIBIT B

SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT C

SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,             , a [Vice President] of Nationstar Mortgage LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans by and between NIC MSR IV LLC and the Company, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof;

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects;

(iii) The conditions set forth in Sections 9.04 and 9.05 of the Agreement have been satisfied; and

(iv) As of the date hereof, the Company has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Agreement) of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date of the Agreement by the Company, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Company (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries)is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [            ]

 

By:    
 


EXHIBIT D

PURCHASER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,             , [POSITION] of NIC MSR LLC, the sole member of NIC MSR IV LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 10.05 of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans by and between the Company and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof; and

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and

(iii) All conditions set forth in Section 10.04 have been satisfied.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [            ].

 

NIC MSR IV LLC
By: NIC MSR LLC, as member
By:    
 


EXHIBIT E

LOCATION OF CREDIT FILES

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF SUMMARY REMITTANCE REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT I

SELLER JURISDICTIONS AND RECORDING OFFICES

Chief Executive Office:

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Recording Office:

Secretary of State, State of Delaware

EX-10.5 6 d354690dex105.htm FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR FHLMC MORTGAGE LOANS Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans

Exhibit 10.5

EXECUTION

FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR FHLMC MORTGAGE LOANS

by and between

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

(Seller)

and

NIC MSR IV LLC

(Purchaser)

Dated and effective as of May 13, 2012


Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

     1   

Section 1.01 Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02 General Interpretive Principles

     12   

ARTICLE II ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

     13   

Section 2.01 Items to be Delivered

     13   

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest

     14   

ARTICLE III REPLACEMENT OF MORTGAGE LOANS

     14   

Section 3.01 Refinancing and Substitution of Mortgage Loans

     14   

Section 3.02 Criteria for Mortgage Loans

     15   

Section 3.03 Refinancing Incentives

     16   

Section 3.04 Selection Procedures

     17   

Section 3.05 Assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread

     19   

ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     19   

Section 4.01 Purchase Price

     19   

Section 4.02 Payments by Purchaser

     19   

Section 4.03 Accounts

     19   

Section 4.04 Priority of Payments

     22   

Section 4.05 Withdrawals from the Future Spread Reserve Account

     23   

Section 4.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee

     23   

Section 4.07 Correction of Principal Balance Error

     24   

Section 4.08 Intent and Characterization

     24   

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

     24   

Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing

     24   

Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity

     25   

Section 5.03 Owner Consents

     25   

Section 5.04 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights

     25   

Section 5.05 Effective Agreements

     25   

Section 5.06 No Accrued Liabilities

     26   

Section 5.07 Seller/Servicer Standing

     26   

Section 5.08 MERS Membership

     26   

Section 5.09 Owner Set-off Rights

     26   

Section 5.10 Ability to Perform; Solvency

     26   

Section 5.11 Obligations with Respect to Origination

     27   

Section 5.12 Purchase of Mortgage Servicing Rights

     27   

Section 5.13 No Actions

     27   

 

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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

     27   

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws

     27   

Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts

     27   

Section 6.03 No Purchaser Responsibility

     28   

Section 6.04 Location of Credit Files

     28   

Section 6.05 Representations Concerning the Future Excess Servicing Spread

     28   

ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

     29   

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing

     29   

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity

     29   

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements

     29   

Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor

     29   

Section 7.05 No Actions

     30   

ARTICLE VIII SELLER COVENANTS

     30   

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations

     30   

Section 8.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances

     30   

Section 8.03 Financing Statements

     31   

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information

     31   

Section 8.05 Access to Information

     31   

Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program

     31   

Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports

     32   

Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates

     34   

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls

     34   

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Owner Obligations

     34   

Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements

     34   

Section 8.12 Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights

     35   

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents

     35   

Section 8.14 Accounts

     35   

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events

     35   

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Future Excess Servicing Spread

     35   

Section 8.17 Existence, etc

     36   

Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing

     37   

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant

     37   

Section 8.20 Schedule of Mortgage Loans

     37   

Section 8.21 True Sale Opinion

     37   

Section 8.22 Valuation

     37   

Section 8.23 Material Documents

     37   

Section 8.24 Insurance

     38   

Section 8.25 Defense of Title

     38   

Section 8.26 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans

     38   

 

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ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

     38   

Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties

     38   

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions

     38   

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution

     38   

Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change

     39   

Section 9.05 Consents

     39   

Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents

     39   

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller

     39   

Section 9.08 Opinions of Counsel

     40   

Section 9.09 Good Standing Certificate of Seller

     40   

Section 9.10 No Actions or Proceedings.

     40   

ARTICLE X CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

     40   

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties

     40   

Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions

     40   

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution

     40   

Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change

     40   

Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser

     41   

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser

     41   

ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION

     41   

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller

     41   

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser

     43   

Section 11.03 Other Rights

     44   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     44   

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses

     44   

Section 12.02 Confidentiality

     44   

Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees

     45   

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties

     45   

Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties

     45   

Section 12.06 Notices

     45   

Section 12.07 Waivers

     46   

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment

     46   

Section 12.09 Binding Effect

     46   

Section 12.10 Headings

     47   

Section 12.11 Applicable Law

     47   

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits

     47   

Section 12.13 Counterparts

     47   

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions

     47   

Section 12.15 Assignment

     47   

Section 12.16 Termination

     48   

Section 12.17 Third Party Beneficiaries

     48   

 

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit A — Form of Assignment Agreement

                       Annex A

Exhibit B — Example of Calculations of Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amounts

Exhibit C — Schedule of Mortgage Loans

Exhibit D — Seller’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit E — Purchaser’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit F — Location of Credit Files

Exhibit G — Form of Summary Remittance Report

Exhibit H — Form of Delinquency Report

Exhibit I — Form of Disbursement Report

Exhibit J — Seller Jurisdictions and Recording Offices

 

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FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR FHLMC MORTGAGE LOANS

This FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR FHLMC MORTGAGE LOANS (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement Date”), is by and between NIC MSR IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”), and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) (the Purchaser and the Seller will collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Seller and Purchaser have entered into the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect, the “Current Spread Agreement”), pursuant to which Purchaser will purchase and assume all right, title and interest in the excess servicing spread with respect to a pool of residential mortgage loans to be serviced by Seller;

WHEREAS, Seller desires to retain the right to refinance the residential mortgage loans in the pool, and Purchaser is willing to grant such right, as long as the excess servicing spread with respect to the newly-originated residential mortgage loans and replacement residential mortgage loans is assigned to the Purchaser as described herein; and

WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller desire to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which residential mortgage loans in the pool may be refinanced.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

Section 1.01 Definitions.

Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those accepted and prudent mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) which are in accordance with the servicing practices and procedures as set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreements, and in a manner at least equal in quality to the servicing that Seller provides to mortgage loans which it owns in its own portfolio.

Agency: The entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto,

 

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the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, the Federal Housing Administration of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any successor thereto.

Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Agreement Date: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Ancillary Income: All incidental servicing fees (such as late fees, assignment transfer fees, returned check fees, special services fees, amortization schedule fees, HAMP fees, modification and incentive income and any interest or earnings on funds deposited in an account maintained by the Seller as servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans, etc.) that are supplemental to the servicing spread payable to the servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreements.

Applicable Law: With reference to any Person, all laws (including common law), statutes, regulations, ordinances, treaties, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders of any court, governmental agency or authority and rules, regulations, orders, directives, licenses and permits of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or its property or in respect of its operations.

Asset Purchase Agreement: The Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as purchaser, and Residential Capital, LLC, Residential Funding, LLC, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, ETS of Washington, Inc. and certain additional sellers identified of Schedule A thereof, as sellers, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment Agreement: An assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement or in such other form as mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

Assignment Date: With respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and its related Mortgage Loan, the Distribution Date in the third calendar month following the Refinanced Mortgage Loan’s Refinancing Date.

Available Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or another financial institution mutually agreed upon by the Parties or any successor thereto, each in its capacity as “Bank” under the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement or the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, as applicable, or any third party custodian or trustee in similar capacity under any replacement account control agreements.

Base Servicing Fee: With respect to a Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Measurement Date, (B) the Base Servicing Fee Rate and (C) (i) in the case of the initial Collection Period, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period from

 

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and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of the initial Collection Period, and the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) in the case of all other Collection Periods, 1/12; provided that the Base Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan whose Servicing Agreement is terminated during a Collection Period shall be pro-rated to the actual number of days within such Collection Period in which such Mortgage Loan was serviced by Seller.

Base Servicing Fee Rate: 0.06% per annum.

Business Day: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in the States of Texas or New York are authorized or obligated by law or by executive order to be closed or (c) such other days as agreed upon by the Parties.

Carryover Retained Amount: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Closing Date: The Business Day in which the purchase by Seller of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement has been consummated and all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement have been satisfied or waived.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral: As defined in Section 2.02 hereof.

Collection Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth: (i) The net worth of Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries, on a combined basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) all intangibles determined in accordance with GAAP (including goodwill, capitalized financing costs and capitalized administration costs but excluding originated and purchased mortgage servicing rights or retained residual securities) and any and all advances to, investments in and receivables held from affiliates; provided, however, that the non-cash effect (gain or loss) of any mark-to-market adjustments made directly to stockholders’ equity for fluctuation of the value of financial instruments as mandated under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (or any successor statement) shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

Control: The meaning specified in Section 8-106 of the UCC.

Credit File: Those documents, which may be originals, copies or electronically imaged, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, held by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, which may include Mortgage Loan Documents and the credit documentation relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and any documents gathered during the servicing of a Mortgage Loan.

Current Mortgage Loan: A residential mortgage loan that is a “Mortgage Loan” under the Current Spread Agreement.

 

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Current Spread Agreement: As defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Custodian: A custodian of Credit Files or any part thereof as identified by the Seller to the Purchaser in writing on or prior to the first Assignment Date as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time by Seller by providing a written notice of any such update to the Purchaser.

Distribution Date: The 10th day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the prior Business Day, beginning in the month following the first Assignment Date, or such other day as mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.

Electronic Data File: A computer tape or other electronic medium generated by or on behalf of Seller and delivered or transmitted to or on behalf of Purchaser which provides information relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Eligible Servicing Agreement: Unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser, a Servicing Agreement in respect of which the following eligibility requirements have been satisfied:

(a) the Owner Consents relating to such Servicing Agreement have been obtained;

(b) such Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect, and is in all respects genuine as appearing on its face or as represented in the books and records of Seller, and no event of default, early amortization event, termination event, or other event giving any party thereto (including with notice or lapse of time or both) the right to terminate Seller as servicer thereunder for cause has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that with respect to any Servicing Agreement and the occurrence of any event set forth in this clause (b) which is based on a breach of a collateral performance test, such Servicing Agreement shall remain an Eligible Servicing Agreement so long as no notice of termination based on such breach has been given or threatened in writing and subject to the restrictions set forth herein;

(d) Seller has not resigned or been terminated as servicer under such Servicing Agreement and has no actual knowledge of any pending or threatened action to terminate Seller, as servicer (whether for cause or without cause); and

(e) with respect to any Servicing Agreement relating to Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, an agreement pursuant to which the Seller as servicer may not be terminated without cause pursuant to such Servicing Agreement or if the Seller as servicer may be terminated without cause, upon payment of a termination fee.

Entitlement Holder: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC.

Excess Refinancing Percentage: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Expense Amount: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

 

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Expense Amount Tax Opinion: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Escrow Account: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, Seller and Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, Seller and NIC MSR V LLC, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to NIC MSR V LLC, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

Future Excess Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation: As defined in Section 3.01 hereof.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage: A percentage equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage in the Current Spread Agreement.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Rights: As defined in Section 3.01 hereof.

Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Future Spread Reserve Account: The account specified in the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser.

Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Future Spread Reserve Account.

 

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Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Future Spread Reserve Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, Seller and NIC MSR VII LLC, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to NIC MSR VII LLC, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

Governmental Authority: With respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person, any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties.

Grant: To grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, demise, release, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over or confirm.

HAMP: As defined in Section 8.06 hereof.

HAMP Loans: As defined in Section 8.06 hereof.

Holder Register: As defined in Section 12.15(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan Agreement: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

IRS: The United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

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Lien: Any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, charge, deposit, arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever intended to assure payment of any indebtedness or the performance of any other obligation, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement.

Lockbox Account: An account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser for the purpose of receiving Servicing Spread Collections.

Loss or Losses: Any and all direct, actual and out-of-pocket losses (including any loss in the value in the Future Excess Servicing Spread), damages, deficiencies, claims, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, excluding (i) any amounts attributable to or arising from overhead allocations, general or administrative costs and expenses, or any cost for the time of any Party’s employees, (ii) consequential losses or damages consisting of speculative lost profits, lost investment or business opportunity, damage to reputation or operating losses, or (iii) punitive or treble damages; provided, however, that the exclusions set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if and to the extent any such amounts are actually incurred in payment to a third party or government entity.

Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Measurement Date: With respect to any Collection Period, the first day of such Collection Period.

MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor thereto.

MI: Insurance provided by private mortgage insurance companies to make payments on certain Mortgage Loans in the event that the related Mortgagor defaults in its obligation in respect of the Mortgage.

Mortgage: Each of those mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds or deeds to secure debt creating a first lien on or an interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note and related to a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan: A residential mortgage loan that satisfies the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 and whose Future Excess Servicing Spread is assigned to Purchaser hereunder in satisfaction of Seller’s Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation.

Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents and agreements related to such Mortgage Loan required to be held by the applicable Custodian, including, without limitation, the original Mortgage Note, and any other documents or agreements evidencing and/or governing such Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Identification Date: With respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and its related replacement Mortgage Loan, the 25th day of the second calendar month following the Refinanced Mortgage Loan’s Refinancing Date.

 

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Mortgage Note: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the note or other evidence of indebtedness of the Mortgagor, thereunder, including, if applicable, an allonge and lost note affidavit.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The rights and responsibilities of Seller with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans under the Servicing Agreements, including any and all of the following if and to the extent provided therein: (a) all rights to service a Mortgage Loan; (b) all rights to receive servicing fees, Ancillary Income, reimbursements or indemnification for servicing the Mortgage Loan, and any payments received in respect of the foregoing and proceeds thereof; (c) the right to collect, hold and disburse escrow payments or other payments with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any amounts actually collected with respect thereto and to receive interest income on such amounts to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; (d) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in this paragraph; (e) possession and use of any and all Credit Files pertaining to the Mortgage Loan or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loan; (f) to the extent applicable, all rights and benefits relating to the direct solicitation of the related Mortgagors for refinance or modification of the Mortgage Loans and attendant right, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their respective Mortgage Loans; and (g) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the foregoing.

Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor’s real property, securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of an interest in a single parcel of real property, improved by a residential dwelling.

Mortgagor: An obligor under a residential mortgage loan.

New Mortgage Loan: As defined in Section 3.02(a)(i)(1) hereof.

Non-Agency Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan where the Owner is not an Agency.

Nonqualifying Income: Any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.

Objection Notice: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Opinion of Counsel: One or more written opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the recipient, of an attorney at law admitted to practice in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which attorney may be counsel for Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be.

Owner: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the owner thereof.

Owner Consent: All agreements, including the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement, the FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement and GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement, if applicable, pursuant to which an Owner approves or consents to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser and any other consents, acknowledgements or similar instruments that may be required from an Owner in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

 

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Party or Parties: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Permitted Liens: Liens in favor of an Agency required pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements.

Person: Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business entity, joint stock company, trust, business trust, unincorporated organization, association, enterprise, joint venture, government, any department or agency of any government or any other entity of whatever nature.

Pledge Agreement: A collateral pledge agreement, to be entered into on or before the Closing Date, between Seller and an Agency, pursuant to which Seller pledges collateral to such Agency to secure its obligations to the applicable Agency under the Servicing Agreement, the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement, FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement or GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement, if applicable, and other agreements, if required by the applicable Agency.

Power of Attorney: A Power of Attorney delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser authorizing the Purchaser to enforce the right to payment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread under the related Servicing Agreement solely in the event that the Seller fails to enforce such right within 30 days after receiving written notice of such failure from the Purchaser to the Seller.

Priority of Payments: As defined in Section 4.04 hereof.

Protected REIT: Any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code, (ii) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in Purchaser, and (iii) is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of the Purchaser or as receiving all or a portion of the Purchaser’s income.

Purchase Price: As defined in Section 4.01 hereof.

Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Purchaser Indemnitees: As defined in Section 11.01(a) hereof.

Qualifying Income: Gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code.

Quarterly Collection Period: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Current Mortgage Loan or a Mortgage Loan that has been refinanced in whole or in part by Seller or an affiliate thereof.

 

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Refinancing Date: The date on which a Current Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loan is refinanced by Seller or an affiliate thereof.

Refinancing Split Percentage: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

REIT Qualification Ruling: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

REIT Requirements: The requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.

Related Collection Period: With respect to an Assignment Date, the Collection Period in the third calendar month prior to such Assignment Date, and with respect to a Mortgage Loan Identification Date, the second calendar month prior to such Mortgage Loan Identification Date.

Related Escrow Accounts: Mortgage Loan escrow/impound accounts maintained by Seller relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights, including accounts for buydown funds, real estate taxes and MI, flood and hazard insurance premiums.

Release Document: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Replacement Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Replacement Shortfall: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Requirement of Law: As to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Retained Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Retained Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to 100% minus the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Sales Proceeds: The proceeds received upon a sale (approved by the Parties) of the Total Servicing Spread (except without giving effect to clause (c) of the definition thereof), in whole or in part, including through a sale in accordance with Section 8.12.

Schedule of Mortgage Loans: The list of Mortgage Loans whose Future Excess Servicing Spread has been assigned to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and maintained as Exhibit C hereto.

Selection Period: As defined in Section 3.04(b) hereof.

 

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Seller: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Seller Indemnitees: As defined in Section 11.02 hereof.

Servicing: The responsibilities, with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans, under the Servicing Agreements.

Servicing Agreements: The servicing agreements, as amended from time to time, and any waivers, consent letters, acknowledgments and other agreements under which Seller is the servicer of the Mortgage Loans relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights and governing the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, or with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by the Seller, the credit and collection standards, policies, procedures and practices of Seller relating to residential mortgage loans owned and serviced by Seller.

Servicing Spread Collections: For each Collection Period, the funds collected on the Mortgage Loans and allocated as the servicing compensation payable to Seller as servicer of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Collection Period pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements, other than Ancillary Income and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from an Owner by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

Solvent: With respect to any Person as of any date of determination, (a) the value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, (b) such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Third Party Assignee: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Assignment: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Future Spread Agreement: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Claim: As defined in Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, as applicable.

Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account: The account specified in the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, into which all Servicing Spread Collections, all Sales Proceeds and all Servicing Agreement termination payments in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be deposited.

Total Servicing Spread: For each Collection Period on and after the Closing Date, the sum of the following: (a) the Servicing Spread Collections received during such Collection Period and remaining after payment of the Base Servicing Fee; (b) all other amounts payable by

 

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an Owner to Seller (or Purchaser under an Owner Consent) with respect to the Mortgage Servicing Rights for Mortgage Loans, including any termination fees paid by an Owner to Seller for terminating Seller as the servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding all Ancillary Income and reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from an Owner by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and (c) all Sales Proceeds received during such Collection Period.

Transaction Documents: The Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement, the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, the Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement, the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, the Current Spread Agreement and this Agreement.

UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction.

Section 1.02 General Interpretive Principles.

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;

(b) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) References herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;

(d) A reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;

(e) The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and

(f) The term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.

 

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ARTICLE II

ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

Section 2.01 Items to be Delivered.

(a) On the Agreement Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(i) This Agreement;

(ii) The Current Spread Agreement and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the Current Spread Agreement on the Agreement Date, if any;

(b) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(i) The executed Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement;

(ii) The executed Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement;

(iii) The executed Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement;

(iv) The executed Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement;

(v) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser regarding due authorization, authority, and enforceability of the applicable Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party, and regarding no conflicts with other material Seller agreements;

(vi) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the characterization of the transfer of the Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser as a true sale for bankruptcy purposes;

(vii) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the perfection of the assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread to Purchaser and the security interests granted hereunder;

(viii) The duly executed corporate certificate of Seller required by Section 9.07;

(ix) A certificate of good standing of Seller dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Seller;

(x) A secretary’s certificate of Seller attaching its organizational documents, board resolutions and incumbency certificates;

 

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(xi) The duly executed corporate certificate of Purchaser required by Section 10.05;

(xii) A certificate of good standing of Purchaser dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Purchaser;

(xiii) A UCC-1 financing statement relating to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and relating to the security interest of Purchaser in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser; and

(xiv) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the Current Spread Agreement on the Closing Date.

(c) On or before the Assignment Date with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Seller shall provide Purchaser with executed copies of the related Owner Consents, and any amendments thereto.

(d) On or before the first Assignment Date, the executed Power of Attorney.

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest.

In order to secure Seller’s obligations to deliver the Future Excess Servicing Spread and perform its obligations hereunder, Seller hereby Grants to Purchaser a valid and continuing first priority and perfected Lien on and security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under, the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account, together with all amounts deposited therein from time to time and all cash and non-cash proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired and arising (the “Collateral”).

ARTICLE III

REPLACEMENT OF MORTGAGE LOANS

Section 3.01 Refinancing and Substitution of Mortgage Loans.

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and, more particularly, the conditions of this ARTICLE III, if Seller or any of its affiliates refinances any Current Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loan, it shall designate a residential mortgage loan as a replacement Mortgage Loan pursuant to this ARTICLE III and assign the Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such replacement Mortgage Loan on the applicable Assignment Date to Purchaser as provided in this Agreement (such obligations of Seller, the “Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation”), and the rights of Purchaser to such Future Excess Servicing Spread, the “Future Excess Servicing Spread Rights”).

 

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Section 3.02 Criteria for Mortgage Loans.

(a) As of the applicable Assignment Date, unless otherwise agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser, either:

(i) The Mortgage Loan shall satisfy the following criteria:

(1) The proceeds of such Mortgage Loan (the “New Mortgage Loan”) were use to repay the Refinanced Mortgage Loan in whole or in part;

(2) All consents, if any, required by the applicable Owner to assign the related Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to the New Mortgage Loan shall have been obtained;

(3) The servicing fee rate for the New Mortgage Loan is not less than 0.25% per annum; and

(4) The New Mortgage Loan is secured by the same property as the Refinanced Mortgage Loan; or

(ii) if Seller is unable to satisfy the conditions in Section 3.02(a)(i) after using commercially reasonable efforts, Seller shall use its best efforts to substitute the New Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Loan satisfying the following criteria:

(1) The servicing fee rate (which results in the Servicing Spread Collections) for the Mortgage Loan is equal to or greater than the servicing fee rate of the New Mortgage Loan; provided however if the servicing fee rate of the New Mortgage Loan is less than 0.25% per annum, the servicing fee rate on the Mortgage Loan is not less than 0.25% per annum;

(2) The interest accrual rate per annum on the Mortgage Loan is within 12.5 basis points per annum of the interest accrual rate on the New Mortgage Loan;

(3) The final maturity date of the Mortgage Loan is within six months of the final maturity date of the New Mortgage Loan;

(4) The principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is no less than the principal balance of the Refinanced Mortgage Loan;

(5) The remaining credit characteristics of the Mortgage Loan (other than as specified in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above) are substantially the same as the credit characteristics of the New Mortgage Loan;

(6) The Mortgage Loan is current as of the applicable Assignment Date; and

 

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(7) The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any foreclosure or similar proceeding as of the applicable Assignment Date; is not in process of any modification, workout or other loss mitigation process; and is not involved in litigation.

(b) If a New Mortgage Loan would otherwise meet the criteria set forth in Section 3.02(a)(i) and is still owned by Seller as of the Mortgage Loan Identification Date, in lieu of a substitution pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) above, the Seller may include such New Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan in the Available Portfolio; provided (i) the servicing fee rate (which results in the Servicing Spread Collections) for such Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be 0.30% per annum and (ii) if at any time such Mortgage Loan fails to otherwise meet the criteria set forth in Section 3.02(a)(i) (e.g. the Mortgage Loan is sold to an Agency and the Seller is unable to obtain an Owner Consent), the Seller shall be required to substitute a loan for such New Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) above.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.02(a)(ii)(4), Seller shall not be in breach of Section 3.01 on any Assignment Date if, after using best efforts to select residential mortgage loans to substitute New Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii), the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Available Portfolio as of such Assignment Date is equal to or greater than 90% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the New Mortgage Loans during the Related Collection Period as measured on the opening of business on their respective Refinancing Date.

Section 3.03 Refinancing Incentives.

For any Assignment Date beginning with the Assignment Date in the sixth calendar month after the Closing Date and subject to Section 4.04 hereof, Seller’s Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation shall be reduced by the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount for such Assignment Date. For purposes of this Section 3.03, the following definitions shall apply:

Replacement Shortfall: With respect to any Assignment Date and the Related Collection Period, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the New Mortgage Loans that were originated by Seller or an affiliate thereof during the Related Collection Period as measured on the opening of business on their respective Refinancing Date, minus the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Available Portfolio as of such Assignment Date.

Excess Refinancing Percentage: With respect to any Assignment Date, a percentage equal to the excess, if any, of (a) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate principal balance of New Mortgage Loans that were originated by Seller or an affiliate thereof over the Related Collection Period and the two Collection Periods immediately prior to such Related Collection Period (the “Quarterly Collection Period”) as measured on their respective Refinancing Date, minus the aggregate Replacement Shortfall over such Quarterly Collection Period, and the denominator of which is the

 

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aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans that voluntarily prepaid in full over the Quarterly Collection Period (measured as of the date of such prepayment), over (b) 35%.

Refinancing Split Percentage: With respect to any Assignment Date, the Refinancing Split Percentage shown in the column of the table below corresponding to the Excess Refinancing Percentage therein:

 

Three Month Average Recapture
Percentage

  

Excess Refinancing

Percentage

   Refinancing  Split
Percentage

35% or Less

   0%    0%

> 35%, <= 40%

   >0.00% and <=5.00%    25%

> 40%, <= 45%

   >5.00% and <=10.00%    30%

> 45%, <= 50%

   >10.00% and <=15.00%    35%

> 50%, <= 55%

   >15.00% and <=20.00%    40%

> 55%, <= 60%

   >20.00% and <=25.00%    45%

Greater than 60%

   >25.00%    50%

Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount: With respect to any Assignment Date, an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of (a) the product of (i) the Refinancing Split Percentage, if any, applicable to such Assignment Date, (ii) the Excess Refinancing Percentage applicable to such Assignment Date and (iii) the aggregate principal balance of New Mortgage Loans that were refinanced with Seller or an affiliate thereof during the Related Collection Period, plus (b) the Carryover Retained Amount, minus (c) the applicable Replacement Shortfall.

Carryover Retained Amount: With respect to any Assignment Date beginning with the Assignment Date in the seventh calendar month after the Closing Date, the excess, if any, of the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount for the prior Assignment Date over the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans that were retained by Seller pursuant to this Section 3.03 on the prior Assignment Date.

Section 3.04 Selection Procedures.

(a) Not later than the Mortgage Loan Identification Date, Seller shall (i) notify Purchaser of the identity of each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan that became a Refinanced Mortgage Loan during the Related Collection Period, (ii) calculate the Excess Refinancing Percentage, the Refinancing Split Percentage, the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount and the Carryover Retained Amount for the following Assignment Date, and notify Purchaser of such amounts in writing, (iii) provide Purchaser with a list of potential Mortgage Loans (the “Available Portfolio”), selected on the basis that the Excess Refinancing Percentage is equal to zero, and (iv) provide Purchaser with a list of residential mortgage loans selected from the Available Portfolio to be designated as Mortgage Loans (the “Replacement Portfolio”) on the following Assignment Date and a list of residential mortgage loans selected from the Available Portfolio to be excluded from the pool of Mortgage Loans (the “Retained Portfolio”) on the following Assignment Date in accordance with Section 3.03.

 

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(b) Purchaser may submit an objection to the proposed Available Portfolio, the proposed Replacement Portfolio or the proposed Retained Portfolio not later than five Business Days following receipt of the notice of the proposed portfolios pursuant to Section 3.04(a). If Purchaser submits an objection, Seller and Buyer shall work together in good faith over the next five Business Days (the “Selection Period”) to mutually agree on the Replacement Portfolio and the Retained Portfolio. During the Selection Period, Seller may suggest alternative Mortgage Loans that meet the criteria of Section 3.02. If Seller and Purchaser are unable to agree on a Replacement Portfolio and a Retained Portfolio (if applicable) by close of business on the Business Day prior to the Assignment Date, Seller and Purchaser may modify the percentages in the definitions of Future Excess Servicing Spread and Retained Servicing Spread and in the Priority of Payments, as applicable, to reflect the relative values that Seller and Purchaser would have had in the Future Excess Servicing Spread and Retained Servicing Spread but for the inability of Seller and Purchaser to mutually agree on such portfolios.

(c) Unless mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser, the Retained Portfolio and the Replacement Portfolio with respect to any Assignment Date shall satisfy the following criteria:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall not exceed the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount;

(ii) The weighted average servicing fee rate for the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be substantially equal to the weighted average servicing fee rate for the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio;

(iii) The weighted average interest accrual rate per annum of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be within 12.5 basis points per annum of the weighted average interest rate of the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio;

(iv) The weighted average final maturity date of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be within six months of the weighted average final maturity date of the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio; and

(v) The remaining credit characteristics of the pool of residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio (other than as specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above) shall be substantially the same as the credit characteristics of the pool of Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio.

(d) Exhibit B provides an example of the calculations to be made pursuant to Section 3.04(c)(i).

 

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Section 3.05 Assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Agreement, on each Assignment Date, Seller shall execute and deliver an Assignment Agreement for the Future Excess Servicing Spread to be assigned on such Assignment Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans included in the applicable Replacement Portfolio; provided, however, that

(a) Purchaser shall be entitled to all Future Excess Servicing Spread and Seller shall be entitled to all Retained Servicing Spread arising with respect to each such Mortgage Loan on and after the Refinancing Date with respect to the related Refinanced Mortgage Loan,

(b) Seller shall deposit all Servicing Spread Collections received with respect to such Mortgage Loans on and after the Refinancing Date with respect to the related Refinanced Mortgage Loans into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account not later than the Assignment Date, and

(c) for each Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after the Refinancing Date of the related Refinanced Mortgage Loan, Seller shall deposit all Servicing Spread Collections with respect to amounts prepaid at the time of closing of such Mortgage Loan, if applicable, into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account not later than the Assignment Date.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.01 Purchase Price.

In full consideration for Purchaser’s right to receive any Future Excess Servicing Spread assigned to Purchaser, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay to Seller an amount (the “Purchase Price”) that shall be determined by the Parties on the Closing Date in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Current Spread Agreement.

Section 4.02 Payments by Purchaser.

Payment shall be made by Purchaser to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds, to an account designated by Seller.

Section 4.03 Accounts.

(a) Lockbox Account. Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account. Payments of all Servicing Spread Collections received on and after the first Assignment Date shall be transferred from the Lockbox Account to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account within one Business Day of receipt and identification thereof and in any event, within two Business Days of receipt thereof. If Seller receives any Servicing Spread Collections not remitted to the Lockbox Account, it shall hold such funds in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser and deposit such amounts to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof.

 

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(b) Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(i) The Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, for the sole purpose of receiving and disbursing all Servicing Spread Collections, Sales Proceeds and Servicing Agreement termination payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account will be established pursuant to the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account strictly in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Upon any material breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by Seller hereunder or during the occurrence and continuance of a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event, Purchaser may elect to exercise Control over the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(ii) Seller shall inform each Owner to remit the applicable portion of any Servicing Agreement termination payments payable with respect to the Mortgage Loans directly to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account. Any termination payment to be directed to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account shall be equal to the pro rata amount by which the Mortgage Loans affected by such termination bear to all mortgage loans of Seller affected by such termination, based upon the method in which such termination payments are calculated in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.

(iii) If Seller is to receive any Sales Proceeds, Seller shall direct the Person making such payments to deposit such payments into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(iv) If Seller receives any amounts required to be deposited into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in error, Seller shall promptly remit such funds to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(c) Future Spread Reserve Account. The Future Spread Reserve Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser. The Future Spread Reserve Account will be established pursuant to the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the

 

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Future Spread Reserve Account strictly in accordance with Section 4.05. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Future Spread Reserve Account.

If at any time Seller’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth falls below the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries or if Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) defaults in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) (each, a “Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event”), Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing that a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred. On each Distribution Date upon which a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred and is continuing, Seller shall be required to transfer funds in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account to the Future Spread Reserve Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments until the amount of funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account is equal to the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount. The “Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount” is equal to 25% of the fair market value as of the date the Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event that is then-continuing first occurred of the Total Servicing Spread expected to be paid over the expected remaining life of the Mortgage Loans (the “Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread”) determined in accordance with the following paragraph. Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing if a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is no longer continuing. Any funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account in excess of the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount shall be released to Seller.

For purposes of determining the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, Purchaser shall submit its claim for determination of the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, together with such back-up information it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (which value shall be considered the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread for purposes of calculating the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount until the final determination of such fair market value in accordance with this paragraph). Within five (5) Business Days of Seller’s receipt of such determination, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its acceptance or any objection to such determination of such fair market value, and if Seller objects to such determination, such notice shall include its own determination of such fair market value and any back-up information as it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (an “Objection Notice”). In the event an Objection Notice is delivered, the parties shall negotiate in good faith a resolution to such objection. In the event that Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve such objection within five (5) Business Days of the delivery of such Objection Notice, Seller and Purchaser shall appoint a mutually acceptable nationally recognized valuation expert to determine such fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread. The determination of such valuation expert shall be binding on Seller and Purchaser and the fees of such valuation expert shall be borne by Seller.

 

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Section 4.04 Priority of Payments.

On each Business Day, subject to the terms and conditions of the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller (or, after the delivery of an access termination notice pursuant to the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Purchaser) shall direct the Bank to apply the monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in the following order of priority (the “Priority of Payments”), in every case, after giving effect to each prior item in the Priority of Payments on such Distribution Date:

(a) first, from amounts in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account attributable to Servicing Agreement termination payments paid by an Owner with respect to any Mortgage Loans, pro rata, (A) the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Purchaser, and (B) the Retained Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Seller; provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any termination payments pursuant to clause (A), such termination payments shall be applied to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any termination payments pursuant to clause (B), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and second, for deposit to the Future Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Future Spread Reserve Account to equal the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount;

(b) second, on any Business Day from and including the first Business Day of a calendar month to but excluding the Distribution Date in such calendar month, at the option of Seller, the Base Servicing Fee payable with respect to a prior Collection Period for the Mortgage Loans to Seller; provided however, that, to the extent that (i) the Seller is not permitted or is otherwise unable to advance servicing fees relating to the Total Servicing Spread with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) the related Servicing Agreement does not permit payment of servicing fees from general collections, and (iii) the related Servicing Agreement does not allocate liquidation proceeds to servicing fees first, payments from monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account relating to the affected Mortgage Loans shall be made pursuant to clause (d) below prior to this clause (b);

(c) third, on each Distribution Date, to the extent not previously paid to Seller in accordance with Section 4.04(b), any accrued and unpaid Base Servicing Fee to Seller; provided however, that, to the extent that (i) the Seller is not permitted or is otherwise unable to advance servicing fees relating to the Total Servicing Spread with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) the related Servicing Agreement does not permit payment of servicing fees from general collections, and (iii) the related Servicing Agreement does not allocate liquidation proceeds to servicing fees first, payments from monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account relating to the affected Mortgage Loans shall be made pursuant to clause (d) below prior to this clause (c);

(d) fourth, on each Distribution Date, pro rata, (A) to Purchaser, any Future Excess Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 4.04(a)); and (B) to Seller, any Retained Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof

 

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consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 4.04(a)); provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any Future Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (A), the Future Excess Servicing Spread shall be applied to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any Retained Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (B), the Retained Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and second, for deposit to the Future Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Future Spread Reserve Account to equal the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount; and

(e) fifth, on each Distribution Date, to Seller, any other amounts remaining on deposit in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

All payments to Purchaser or Seller shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to an account designated by Purchaser or Seller, as applicable.

Section 4.05 Withdrawals from the Future Spread Reserve Account.

On any Business Day, at the instruction of Purchaser, Seller shall direct the Bank to apply funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account, if any, to the payment of indemnity payments payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01. If on any Business Day a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is not then continuing and all outstanding indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller may direct the Bank to distribute any remaining funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account to, or as directed by, Seller. If there are any funds remaining in the Future Spread Reserve Account after the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller shall direct the Bank to distribute such remaining funds to, or as directed by, Seller.

Section 4.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee.

(a) Seller shall be entitled to payment of the Base Servicing Fee only to the extent funds are available therefor in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be liable to Seller for payment of the Base Servicing Fee. In the event servicing of the Mortgage Loans is transferred to sub-servicers for any reason, the servicing fees and expenses of such sub-servicers shall be paid by Seller and in no event will the amount of Servicing Spread Collections or termination payments otherwise allocable to the Future Excess Servicing Spread be reduced due to the payment of sub-servicing fees and expenses.

(b) The Base Servicing Fee with respect to a Mortgage Loan shall begin to accrue as of the Collection Period prior to the applicable Assignment Date. In no event shall Base Servicing Fees accrue concurrently on any day for a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and for a Mortgage Loan.

 

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Section 4.07 Correction of Principal Balance Error.

If, subsequent to the payment of any amounts due hereunder to either party, the outstanding principal balance of any Mortgage Loan is found to be in error, the party benefiting from the error shall pay an amount sufficient to correct and reconcile such amounts and shall provide a reconciliation statement and other such documentation to reasonably satisfy the other party concerning the accuracy of such reconciliation. Such amounts shall be paid by the proper party within ten (10) Business Days from receipt of satisfactory written verification of amounts due.

Section 4.08 Intent and Characterization.

(a) Seller and Purchaser intend that the assignments of the Future Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to this Agreement and each Assignment Agreement constitute valid sales of such Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser, conveying good title thereto free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens, and that the beneficial interest in and title to such Future Excess Servicing Spread not be part of Seller’s estate in the event of the bankruptcy of Seller. Seller and Purchaser intend and agree to treat the transfer and assignment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread as an absolute sale for tax purposes, and as an absolute and complete conveyance of title for property law purposes. Except for financial accounting purposes, neither party intends the transactions contemplated hereby to be characterized as a loan from Purchaser to Seller.

(b) In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price (as defined in the Current Spread Agreement).

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

As an inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date, the Closing Date and as of each Assignment Date as follows (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. Seller has, in full force and effect (without notice of possible suspension, revocation or impairment), all required permits, approvals, licenses, and registrations to conduct all activities in all states in which its activities with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights require it to be licensed, registered or approved in order to service the Mortgage Loans and own the Mortgage Servicing Rights, unless the failure to obtain such permits, approvals,

 

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licenses and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity.

Seller has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Seller. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Seller is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Seller of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 5.03 Owner Consents.

Prior to an Assignment Date, Seller has obtained all necessary and applicable Owner Consents.

Section 5.04 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights.

As of an Assignment Date, Seller will be the lawful owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, will be responsible for the maintenance of the Related Escrow Accounts, and will have the sole right and authority to transfer the Future Excess Servicing Spread as contemplated hereby. The transfer, assignment and delivery of the Future Excess Servicing Spread shall be free and clear of any and all claims, charges, defenses, offsets, Liens and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever other than Permitted Liens.

Section 5.05 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document by Seller, compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby did not, and will not, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound or which affects the Future Excess Servicing Spread, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it or to the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

 

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Section 5.06 No Accrued Liabilities.

There are no accrued liabilities of Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights or circumstances under which such accrued liabilities will arise against Purchaser as purchaser of the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.07 Seller/Servicer Standing.

As of the applicable Assignment Date, Seller is approved by each applicable Agency as a seller/servicer in good standing with the requisite financial criteria and adequate resources to complete the transactions contemplated hereby on the conditions stated herein. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Seller unable to comply with the applicable Agency eligibility requirements or which would require notification to the applicable Agency. Furthermore, if at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Seller is unable to comply with any of the Agency eligibility requirements, it shall immediately notify Purchaser that it is no longer an approved seller/servicer of mortgage loans for any Agency which is an Owner of a Mortgage Loan.

Section 5.08 MERS Membership.

Seller is a member in good standing under the MERS system or another similar system reasonable acceptable to the Purchaser.

Section 5.09 Owner Set-off Rights.

Seller has no actual notice, including any notice received from an Owner, or any reason to believe, that, other than in the normal course of Seller’s business, any circumstances exist that would result in Seller being liable to an Owner for any amount due by reason of: (i) any breach of servicing obligations or breach of mortgage selling warranty to an Owner under servicing agreements relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio for such Owner (including without limitation any unmet mortgage repurchase obligation), (ii) any unperformed obligation with respect to mortgage loans that Seller is servicing for an Owner under the regular servicing option or other mortgages subject to recourse agreements, (iii) any loss or damage to an Owner by reason of any inability to transfer to a purchaser of the servicing rights Seller’s selling and servicing representations, warranties and obligations, or (iv) any other unmet obligations to an Owner under a servicing contract relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio with such Owner.

Section 5.10 Ability to Perform; Solvency.

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. Seller is Solvent and the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread will not cause Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of Seller. The consideration received by Seller upon the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value therefor.

 

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Section 5.11 Obligations with Respect to Origination.

Seller shall remain liable for all obligations with respect to the origination of each Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, for all obligations with respect to the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the applicable Owner.

Section 5.12 Purchase of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

Section 5.13 No Actions.

There have not been commenced or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened, any action, suit or proceeding which will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

As further inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of each Assignment Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable), as follows:

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws.

Seller, the originator of the Mortgage Loan and each prior owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights has each performed its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law.

Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts.

All Related Escrow Accounts are being, and have been, maintained in accordance with Applicable Law and in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and the terms of the related Mortgages and other Mortgage Loan Documents; and, except as to payments which are past due under Mortgage Notes, all balances required by the Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan Documents to be paid to Seller for the account of the Mortgagors are on deposit in the appropriate Related Escrow Account.

 

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Section 6.03 No Purchaser Responsibility.

Purchaser shall have no responsibility, liability or other obligation whatsoever under any Servicing Agreement or with respect to any Mortgage Loan, or to make any advance thereunder, or to pay any servicing fees.

Section 6.04 Location of Credit Files.

All of the Mortgage Loan Documents are held by Custodians or, if held by the Seller, in the locations specified in Exhibit F, unless temporarily removed for enforcement purposes in the normal course of servicing. Seller will notify Purchaser in writing of any changes in locations of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by Seller in Exhibit F.

Section 6.05 Representations Concerning the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

(a) Seller has not assigned, pledged, conveyed, or encumbered the Future Excess Servicing Spread to any other Person (other than Permitted Liens) and immediately prior to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread, Seller was the sole owner of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and had good and marketable title thereto (subject to the rights of the applicable Owner under the Servicing Agreements), free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and no Person, other than Purchaser, has any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the Future Excess Servicing Spread. No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Future Excess Servicing Spread which has been signed by Seller or which Seller has authorized any other Person to sign or file or record, is on file or of record with any public office, except such as may have been terminated or filed by or on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) The sale and grant of a security interest by Seller to Purchaser of and on the Future Excess Servicing Spread does not and will not violate any Requirement of Law, the effect of which violation is to render void or voidable such assignment.

(c) As contemplated under Section 4.08(b), upon the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming Purchaser as “Secured Party” and Seller as “Debtor”, and describing the Future Excess Servicing Spread, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Exhibit J attached hereto, the sale and security interests granted hereunder in the Future Excess Servicing Spread will constitute perfected first priority security interests under the UCC in all right, title and interest of Purchaser in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

(d) Purchaser has and will continue to have the full right, power and authority to pledge the Future Excess Servicing Spread, and the Future Excess Servicing Spread may be further assigned without any requirement, in each case, subject only to applicable Owner Consents.

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ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

As an inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement, Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as of the Agreement Date, the Closing Date and as of each Assignment Date as follows (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Purchaser is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary.

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity.

Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Purchaser of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by Purchaser, its compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it, in each case which violation, conflict, breach or requirement would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.

Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor.

Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and its decision to acquire the Future Excess Servicing Spread is based upon Purchaser’s own independent experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation of this transaction. Purchaser has relied solely on such experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation and has not relied on any oral or written information provided by Seller other than the representations and warranties made by Seller herein.

 

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Section 7.05 No Actions

There shall not have been commenced or, to the best of Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened any action, suit or proceeding against the Purchaser that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE VIII

SELLER COVENANTS

Seller covenants and agrees as follows:

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations.

(a) Seller shall pay, perform and discharge all liabilities and obligations relating to the Servicing, including all liabilities and obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents, Applicable Law and the Servicing Agreements; and shall pay, perform and discharge all the rights, obligations and duties with respect to the Related Escrow Accounts as required by the Servicing Agreements, the Mortgage Loan Documents, all Applicable Law and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans owned by an Agency, such Agency.

(b) Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be responsible for the Servicing acts and omissions of Seller or any other servicer or any originator of the Mortgage Loans, or for any servicing related obligations or liabilities of any servicer in the Servicing Agreements or of any Person under the Mortgage Loan Documents, or for any other obligations or liabilities of Seller.

(c) Upon termination of any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall remain liable to Purchaser and the applicable Owner for all liabilities and obligations incurred by the servicer or its designee while Seller or its designee was acting as the servicer thereunder.

(d) Seller shall conduct quality control reviews of its servicing operations in accordance with industry standards and the requirements of each Agency relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Section 8.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances

Seller shall cooperate with and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested, in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement. Seller will cooperate and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested and at the reasonable expense of Purchaser, in obtaining consents from any Owner as may be required or advisable to assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide, finance or otherwise deal with the Future Excess Servicing Spread. If Seller is terminated under any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall cooperate fully and at its own expense in transferring such Servicing. If Purchaser assigns all or any portion of its Future Excess Servicing Spread or its

 

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other rights under this Agreement to a Third Party Assignee, Seller will cooperate and assist any Third Party Assignee in drafting and entering into a Third Party Future Spread Agreement in accordance with Section 12.15.

Section 8.03 Financing Statements.

Seller hereby authorizes the filing of any financing statements or continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements, in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as Purchaser may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and the security interests granted to Purchaser in connection herewith. Seller agrees to execute financing statements in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Seller at the request of Purchaser in order to reflect Purchaser’s interest in the Future Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information.

From time to time after the applicable Assignment Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Seller promptly shall furnish Purchaser such incidental information, which is reasonably available to Seller, supplemental to the information contained in the documents and schedules delivered pursuant to this Agreement, as may reasonably be requested to monitor performance of the Mortgage Loans and the payment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 8.05 Access to Information.

From time to time, at such times as are reasonably convenient to Seller, Purchaser or its designees may conduct audits or visit and inspect (a) any of the Mortgage Loans or places where the Credit Files are located, to examine the Credit Files, internal controls and procedures maintained by Seller and its agents, and take copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss Seller’s affairs with its officers, employees and, upon notice to Seller, independent accountants. Seller hereby authorizes such officers, employees and independent accountants to discuss with Purchaser the affairs of Seller and (b) the Seller’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying the Purchaser that Seller, has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans related to Mortgage Servicing Rights in accordance with the standards set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement. Any audit provided for herein will be conducted in accordance with Seller’s rules respecting safety and security on its premises, in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality laws and without materially disrupting operations.

Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans that have been modified or that are or will be in a modification trial period as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) (such Mortgage Loans, the “HAMP Loans”), Seller represents and warrants that it will continue to service such HAMP Loan in accordance with the HAMP terms and will ensure the timely compliance and filing of any appropriate HAMP documentation with the applicable regulator.

 

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Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports.

Seller shall deliver the following to Purchaser two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date:

(a) An Electronic Data File in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser containing, for each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan, principal, interest and Servicing Spread Collections, and delinquency status (i.e. 30, 60, 90, FCL, REO) as of the last day of the prior Collection Period;

(b) A Summary Activity Report with respect to each of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans with respect to the prior Collection Period containing:

(i) aggregate beginning principal balance as of the first and last date of the Collection Period,

(ii) aggregate regular principal collected,

(iii) aggregate noncash principal,

(iv) aggregate interest collected,

(v) aggregate liquidation principal,

(vi) aggregate curtailments,

(vii) liquidations,

(viii) short sales,

(ix) aggregate principal balance of Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and (1) for each Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the principal balance, the applicable servicing spread, the final maturity date, the mortgage interest rate, the loan-to-value ratio and the FICO score, and (2) for each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan that was refinanced by a lender other than Seller or an affiliate thereof, to the extent such information is known to Seller in the ordinary course of business and the collection and delivery of such information does not impose any additional and undue burden on Seller, the name of such lender and the mortgage interest rate of the newly originated residential mortgage loan;

(c) A Delinquency Report with respect to the Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans containing:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans and percentages of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans in each of the following categories as of the last day of the prior Collection Period:

 

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(1) Non-delinquent Mortgage Loans,

(2) 0-29 days delinquent,

(3) 30-59 days delinquent,

(4) 60-89 days delinquent,

(5) 90 days or more delinquent,

(6) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure,

(7) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Properties have become real estate owned properties, and

(8) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in which the Mortgagor is in bankruptcy;

(ii) For each of the above categories, a roll report showing the migration of Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in such category from the last day of the second prior Collection Period;

(d) A Disbursement Report for such Distribution Date containing:

(i) The Servicing Spread Collections for the prior Collection Period,

(ii) The Base Servicing Fee paid to Seller,

(iii) The amount of the Future Excess Servicing Spread paid to Purchaser,

(iv) The amount of funds, if any, transferred to the Future Spread Reserve Account,

(v) The amount of Purchaser Indemnitees, if any, paid from each of the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account or the Future Spread Reserve Account, and

(vi) The amount of funds paid to Seller from the Future Spread Reserve Account.

 

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Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates.

(a) If Seller’s financial statements are not filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are not publicly available, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser copies of Seller’s most recent audited quarterly financial statements within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters and its most recent audited annual financial statements within 90 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal years.

(b) Within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a certificate from a duly authorized officer of Seller certifying (i) whether or not Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries (and shall provide a calculation of its determination of its Consolidated Tangible Net Worth) and (ii) whether or not Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls.

Within five Business Days after each Distribution Date, Seller shall make its management team and other appropriate officers and employees available to Purchaser to discuss by telephone the performance of the Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans and the performance of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Owner Obligations.

Seller shall pay all of its obligations to an Owner in a timely manner so as to avoid exercise of any right of set-off by any Owner against Seller.

Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements.

Seller will service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and will perform its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law. In particular, Seller shall comply with any advancing obligation under the Servicing Agreements. Without the express written consent of Purchaser (which consent may be withheld in its absolute discretion), Seller shall not (a) cancel, terminate or amend any Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any Servicing Agreements either verbally or in writing, (c) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any other servicing agreements or enter into any other agreement or arrangement with the applicable Owner that may be reasonably material to Purchaser either verbally or in writing, (d) expressly or verbally waive any material default under or breach of any Servicing Agreement by the applicable Owner that may be material to the Purchaser (in Purchaser’s reasonable determination) or (e) take any other action in connection with any such Servicing Agreement that would impair in any material respect the value of the interests or rights of the Purchaser hereunder. Seller shall conduct its business and perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreements in a manner such that the applicable Owner will not have cause to terminate any Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the

 

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prohibitions contained in this Section 8.11 apply to any amendments or modifications of the Servicing Agreements applicable to Current Mortgage Loans or Mortgage Loans owned by Seller which do not affect the Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such Current Mortgage Loans or Mortgage Loans and are not reasonably material to the Purchaser.

Section 8.12 Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

If Seller intends to assign, transfer or sell any of its Mortgage Servicing Rights to a replacement servicer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) Seller shall consult with Purchaser and Purchaser shall participate in the assignment, transfer and sale of such Mortgage Servicing Rights, and (b) Seller shall obtain the written consent of Purchaser, granted by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, prior to any assignment, transfer or sale thereof.

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents.

Seller shall not terminate, amend, amend and restate, modify or waive any conditions or provisions of any Transaction Document without the express written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

Section 8.14 Accounts.

Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans at its own expense to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account, and any change in such instructions shall only be permitted with the express written consent of Purchaser.

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events.

Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of any event which, with the passage of time, could reasonably be expected to result in a termination of any servicing agreement between Seller and any Owner. Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of any notices from the applicable Owner of any breach, potential breach, default or potential default by Seller under any servicing agreement between Seller and the applicable Owner, and with copies of any notices from any Owner of any termination, potential termination or threatened termination of any servicing agreement entered into between Seller and that Owner. Seller shall promptly forward copies of any material notices received from any Owner or from any Governmental Authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Seller shall provide Purchaser with (a) copies of all amendments to the Transaction Documents, the Servicing Agreements (other than with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller) and the agreements relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller, copies of all material amendments to the Servicing Agreements, and (c) copies of any other agreements Seller enters into with any Owner that may be reasonably material to Purchaser, in each case, promptly after execution thereof.

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Future Excess Servicing Spread.

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consent of Purchaser. Seller’s financial statements shall contain footnotes indicating that the Future Excess Servicing Spread has been sold, and Seller does not maintain any ownership interest therein.

Section 8.17 Existence, etc.

Seller shall:

(a) preserve and maintain its legal existence, good standing and all of its material licenses required to service the Mortgage Loans;

(b) comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, truth in lending and real estate settlement procedures) if failure to comply with such requirements could be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document;

(c) keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), all depreciation, depletion, obsolescence and amortization of its properties, all contingencies, and all other reserves;

(d) not move its chief executive office or chief operating office from the addresses referred to in Exhibit J unless it shall have provided Purchaser not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such change;

(e) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or its income or profits or on any of its property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained. Seller and its subsidiaries shall file on a timely basis all federal, and material state and local tax and information returns, reports and any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in respect of it;

(f) keep in full force and effect the provisions of its charter documents, by-laws, operating agreements or similar organizational documents in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents;

(g) keep in full force and effect all agreements and instruments by which it or any of its properties may be bound and all applicable decrees, orders and judgments, in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; and

(h) comply with its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and each other agreement entered into with an Owner.

 

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Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing.

Subject to the rights of the Owners, Seller will not permit any Person other than Seller to service or sub-service the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of Purchaser, in each case other than third-party vendors customarily employed by servicers in the ordinary course of business in accordance with prudent mortgage servicing practices.

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant.

Seller shall not, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of the Future Excess Servicing Spread, petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against Purchaser under any insolvency law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of Purchaser or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Purchaser.

Section 8.20 Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Seller shall maintain the Schedule of Mortgage Loans, which shall be updated as of each Assignment Date. The information in the Schedule of Mortgage Loans pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Servicing Rights will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified.

Section 8.21 True Sale Opinion.

Seller shall cause a written opinion of counsel to be furnished, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser, dated the Closing Date with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Future Excess Servicing Spread by Seller to Purchaser as a true sale. Purchaser may request additional opinions regarding such characterization subsequent to the Closing Date as advised by Purchaser’s counsel in light of changes in law and other circumstances. To the extent Seller is unable to provide such opinions with respect to any Mortgage Loans, Seller shall substitute such Mortgage Loans with residential mortgage loans have substantially the same credit characteristics.

Section 8.22 Valuation.

As of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have received an opinion reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser that the Base Servicing Fee of the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Price of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is fair and reasonable.

Section 8.23 Material Documents.

Seller shall provide Purchaser with executed copies of all material agreements and documents, and any amendments thereto, as of each Assignment Date relating to Seller’s acquisition of the related Mortgage Servicing Rights and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans assigned.

 

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Section 8.24 Insurance.

The Seller shall maintain (a) general liability insurance, (b) errors and omission insurance or blanket bond coverage and (c) fidelity bond insurance, in each case, from reputable companies with coverage in amounts customarily maintained by such similarly situated entities in the same jurisdiction and industry as the Seller.

Section 8.25 Defense of Title.

The Seller warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in and to all Future Excess Servicing Spread against all adverse claims and demands subject to Permitted Liens.

Section 8.26 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

The obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution.

Purchaser shall have received from Seller a certified copy of the Seller’s corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

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Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change.

From the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Seller’s financial or operating condition or in the Mortgage Servicing Rights, the Mortgage Loans, the Related Escrow Accounts or to Seller’s relationship with, or authority from, the Agency that in each case will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 9.05 Consents.

The Seller shall have obtained all consents, approvals or other requirements of third parties required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents that are to be obtained on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Seller shall have commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans under the applicable Servicing Agreement. All actions of all Governmental Authorities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the documents related thereto shall have been obtained or made.

Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents.

Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser copies of each executed Transaction Document that is to be entered on or prior to the Closing Date in the form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser and each of the items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, signed by an authorized officer of Seller dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Seller’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party that are required to be complied with and performed by Seller at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; (c) the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 have been satisfied; and (d) as of the Closing Date, Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Seller (considered together with the Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

 

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Section 9.08 Opinions of Counsel.

Seller’s counsel shall have delivered the Opinions of Counsel required pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(v), Section 2.01(b)(vi) and Section 2.01(b)(vii).

Section 9.09 Good Standing Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate of good standing of Seller, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

Section 9.10 No Actions or Proceedings.

No action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the consummation of, or to invalidate, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents related hereto in any material respect.

ARTICLE X

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

The obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution.

Seller shall have received from Purchaser a certified copy of its corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change.

Since the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Purchaser’s financial condition that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Purchaser’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser at or prior to the Agreement Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and (c) the condition set forth in Section 10.04 has been satisfied.

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller.

(a) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Purchaser Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Purchaser Indemnitee after the Agreement Date which result from:

(i) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Seller, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Seller, contained in this Agreement;

(ii) Any servicing act or omission of any prior servicer relating to any Mortgage Loan and any act or omission of any party related to the origination of any Mortgage Loan;

(iii) Any act, error or omission of Seller in servicing any of the Mortgage Loans, including improper action or failure to act when required to do so;

(iv) Any exercise of any rights of setoff or other netting arrangements by any Owner against Seller that results in a decrease in Servicing Agreements termination payments due to Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans from such Owner or in a shortfall of funds to pay the Future Excess Servicing Spread; and

 

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(v) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.01(a)(i)-(iv) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Seller, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Seller of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01(a) but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Seller as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01(a). Purchaser shall notify Seller promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Seller shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Purchaser Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself at its own expense but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Purchaser Indemnitee shall not relieve Seller of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.01(a) or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Seller to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller’s obligations for Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be limited to funds available in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account or the Future Spread Reserve Account.

(b) REIT Requirements. Notwithstanding anything in Section 11.01(a), in the event that counsel or independent accountants for the Protected REIT determine that there exists a material risk that any amounts due to Purchaser under Section 11.01(a) hereof would be treated as Nonqualifying Income upon the payment of such amounts to Purchaser, the amount paid to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to Purchaser in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year, determined as if the payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year under the preceding sentence is less than the amount which Seller would otherwise be obligated to pay to Purchaser pursuant to Section 11.01 of this Agreement (the “Expense Amount”), then: (1) Seller shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the “Expense Escrow Account”) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and shall not release any portion thereof to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until Purchaser delivers to Seller, at the sole option of the Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an “Expense Amount Tax Opinion”) of the Protected REIT’s tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the

 

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extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income, (ii) a letter (an “Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter”) from the Protected REIT’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to Purchaser without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a “REIT Qualification Ruling” and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter, a “Release Document”); and (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by Purchaser to Seller, Purchaser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement (an “Indemnity Loan Agreement”) reasonably acceptable to Purchaser that (i) requires Seller to lend Purchaser immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense Amount (an “Indemnity Loan”), and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of Purchaser or any guarantor of Purchaser, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such Loan, and (B) a 15 year maturity with no periodic amortization.

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser.

Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Seller Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Seller Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Seller Indemnitee which result from:

(a) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Purchaser, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Purchaser contained in this Agreement; and

(b) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees, the basis for which occurred after the Agreement Date, resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.02(a) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Seller Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Purchaser, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Purchaser of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Seller Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Purchaser as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02. Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Seller Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Seller Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately

 

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defend itself but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Seller Indemnitee shall not relieve Purchaser of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.02 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Seller Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Purchaser to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim.

Section 11.03 Other Rights.

The Seller hereby acknowledges that, in addition to its rights under this Agreement, the Purchaser is entitled to exercise its rights under the related Owner Consent.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses.

Purchaser and Seller shall each pay the expenses incurred by it or its affiliates pursuant to the Current Spread Agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 12.02 Confidentiality.

Each Party understands that in connection with this transaction, it has been furnished and will be furnished Non-Public Personal Information and/or Personally Identifiable Financial Information (as those terms are defined in Sections 573.3(n) and (o) of the Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations on Privacy of Consumer Information published at 12 C.F.R. Chapter V implementing Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), and other information regarding the policies and plans of the other Party and its affiliates that is and has been designated as confidential and proprietary, and each Party agrees that it will maintain the confidentiality of such information and will not disclose it to others (except for its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, financing sources, agents, representatives and advisors), or use it except in connection with the proposed acquisition contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Party furnishing such information. Information which is generally known in the industry concerning a Party or among such Party’s creditors generally or which has been disclosed to the other Party by third parties who have a right to do so shall not be deemed confidential or proprietary information for these purposes. If Purchaser, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser agrees to provide Seller with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Seller may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Purchaser’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. If Seller, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Purchaser may

 

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seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Seller’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. Notwithstanding the terms of this Section 12.02, if, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Purchaser or Seller is nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose information concerning the other Party to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, Purchaser or Seller may disclose such information to such tribunal without liability hereunder. If the proposed acquisition is not consummated, each Party agrees to promptly return to the other, promptly upon request, all confidential materials, and all copies thereof, which have been furnished to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, either Party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of this Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees.

Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other that it has made no agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement. In the event Purchaser has entered or enters into an agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s, advisor’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all such fees. The parties hereto shall indemnify and hold each other harmless from and against any such obligation or liability and any expense incurred in investigating or defending (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) any claim based upon the other party’s actions in connection with such obligation.

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties.

The Parties intend that the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents constitute arms-length transactions among third parties. Nothing contained in the Transaction Documents will establish any fiduciary, partnership, joint venture or similar relationship between or among the Parties except to the extent otherwise expressly stated therein.

Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

Each party hereto covenants and agrees that the representations and warranties in this Agreement, and in any document delivered or to be delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the Agreement Date and each applicable Assignment Date.

Section 12.06 Notices.

All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by prepaid overnight delivery service:

 

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(a) If to Purchaser, to:

Fortress Investment Group LLC

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

Attn: Brian Sigman

Chief Financial Officer

(212) 479-5343

(b) If to Seller, to:

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Attn: Amar Patel

or to such other address as Purchaser or Seller shall have specified in writing to the other.

Section 12.07 Waivers.

Either Purchaser or Seller may, by written notice to the other:

(a) Extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other transactions of the other; and

(b) Waive compliance with or performance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or obligations required to be complied with or performed by the other hereunder.

The waiver by Purchaser or Seller of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment.

This Agreement and the related Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto. This Agreement may be amended only in a written instrument signed by both Seller and Purchaser.

Section 12.09 Binding Effect.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Parties and their successors and assigns, any rights, obligations, remedies or liabilities.

 

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Section 12.10 Headings.

Headings on the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.

Section 12.11 Applicable Law.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under the laws of the State of New York. In addition to any other rights available under this Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity but subject to the terms hereof, Purchaser shall have all rights and remedies of a secured party with respect to the Collateral under the laws of the State of New York and under any other applicable law to enforce the assignments and security interests contained herein and, in addition, shall have the right, subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law and the terms of this Agreement, to sell or apply any rights and other interests with respect to the Collateral assigned or pledged hereby in accordance with the terms hereof at public and private sale in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties agree to waive trial by jury in the event of any dispute under this Agreement.

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits.

The Exhibits attached hereto shall be incorporated herein and shall be understood to be a part hereof as though included in the body of this Agreement.

Section 12.13 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions.

If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the rights of the parties hereto.

Section 12.15 Assignment.

(a) Seller may not assign, transfer, sell or subcontract all or any part of this Agreement, any interest herein, or any of the Seller’s interest in the Servicing Spread Collections, other than the interest in the Total Servicing Spread sold hereby, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, provided that any successor to Seller must assume Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. Purchaser shall have the unrestricted right to further assign,

 

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transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide or otherwise deal with its rights under this Agreement on whatever terms Purchaser shall determine without the consent of Seller; including the right to assign all or any portion of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and to assign the related rights under this Agreement. If Purchaser assigns any rights under this Agreement to a third party (a “Third Party Assignment”), such third party (a “Third Party Assignee”) shall enter into a new agreement (a “Third Party Future Spread Agreement”) with Seller or Seller’s assignee that provides such Third Party Assignee with the same rights with respect to the Future Excess Servicing Spread that Purchaser would have had under this Agreement if the Third Party Assignment had not occurred.

(b) Seller shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each holder of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and each holder’s interest in the Future Excess Servicing Spread (the “Holder Register”) for each transaction described in Section 12.15(a). The entries in the Holder Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Seller shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Holder Register as an owner of the Future Excess Servicing Spread for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

Section 12.16 Termination.

If the Current Spread Agreement is terminated on or prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement shall terminate and neither Party shall have any further obligations to the other Party hereunder.

Section 12.17 Third Party Beneficiaries.

This Agreement does not and is not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than Purchaser and Seller, except as provided in Section 11.01 and in Section 11.02, provided that Purchaser and Seller reserve the right to modify any term of, or terminate, this Agreement, without the consent of any Purchaser Indemnitee or Seller Indemnitee.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties to this Agreement has caused this Agreement to be duly executed in its corporate name by one of its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

NIC MSR IV LLC

Purchaser

By:    /s/ Brian Sigman
  Name: Brian Sigman
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:    /s/ Amar Patel
  Name: Amar Patel
  Title: Executive Vice President

FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR FHLMC MORTGAGE LOANS

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT FOR MORTGAGE LOANS

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of the Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) and NIC MSR IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors assigns, the “Purchaser”), as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, Seller hereby assigns, transfers and delivers to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Future Excess Servicing Spread for each of the Mortgage Loans set forth in Annex A attached hereto and all proceeds thereof, and agrees that as of the applicable Assignment Date, the applicable Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be a “Mortgage Loan” for all purposes of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Assignment Agreement have the meanings given to such terms in, or incorporated by reference into, the Agreement.

In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount of the Purchase Price.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:     
Name:    
Title:     

 

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Annex A

[ATTACH ANNEX A, WHICH MAY BE ON COMPUTER TAPE, COMPACT DISK, OR MICROFICHE,

CONTAINING THE INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW]

 

(a)

   (b)    (c)    (d)    (e)    (g)    (h)    (i)
(column (g) –
column (h))
   (j)
([   ]% of  column
(i))

Refinancing Date

   Loan # of
Refinanced
Mortgage
Loan
   Principal
Balance of
Refinanced
Mortgage
Loan
   Loan # of
Mortgage
Loan
   Principal
Balance of
Mortgage
Loan as of the
Assignment
Date
   Servicing
Fee Rate
   Base Servicing
Fee Rate
   Net Servicing
Fee Rate
   Future Excess
Servicing Spread
                       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

                       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

                       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

                       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

                       

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

Example of calculations of Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amounts

 

Recaptured Loan Incentive

  Range of Loans Retained as a Percentage of Total Recapture

3 Month Avg

Recapture

   Retained
         Percentage(1)        
  Nationstar   Portfolio

35% or Less

   0%   0.00%   100.00%

> 35%, <= 40%

   25%   0.00% to 1.25%   100.00% to 98.75%

> 40%, <= 45%

   30%   1.50% to 3.00%   98.50% to 97.00%

> 45%, <= 50%

   35%   3.50% to 5.25%   96.50% to 94.75%

> 50%, <= 55%

   40%   6.00% to 8.00%   94.00% to 92.00%

> 55%, <= 60%

   45%   9.00% to 11.25%   91.00% to 88.75%

> 60%, <= 65%

   50%   12.50% to 15.00%   87.50% to 85.00%

> 65%, <= 70%

   50%   15.00% to 17.50%   85.00% to 82.50%

> 70%, <= 75%

   50%   17.50% to 20.00%   82.50% to 80.00%

Greater than 75%

   50%   20.00% to 32.50%   80.00% to 67.50%

 

1 

Represents the percentage of loans Seller retains above 35% recapture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT D

SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,                                     , a [Vice President] of Nationstar Mortgage LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans by and between NIC MSR IV LLC and the Company, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof;

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects;

(iii) The conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 of the Agreement have been satisfied; and

(iv) As of the date hereof, the Company has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Agreement) of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date of the Agreement by the Company, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Company (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [                    ]

 

By:    
 


EXHIBIT E

PURCHASER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,                             , [POSITION] of NIC MSR LLC, the sole member of NIC MSR IV LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 10.05 of the Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans by and between the Company and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof; and

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and

(iii) The condition set forth in Section 10.04 have been satisfied.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [                    ].

 

NIC MSR IV LLC
By:   NIC MSR LLC, as member
By:    
 


EXHIBIT F

LOCATION OF CREDIT FILES

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF SUMMARY REMITTANCE REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT I

FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT J

SELLER JURISDICTIONS AND RECORDING OFFICES

Chief Executive Office:

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Recording Office:

Secretary of State, State of Delaware

 

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EX-10.6 7 d354690dex106.htm CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD AQUISITION AGREEMENT Current Excess Servicing Spread Aquisition Agreement

Exhibit 10.6

EXECUTION

CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

FOR NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE LOANS

by and between

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

(Seller)

and

NIC MSR VI LLC

(Purchaser)

Dated and effective as of May 13, 2012


Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

     1   

Section 1.01 Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02 General Interpretive Principles

     13   

ARTICLE II PROCEDURES; ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

     13   

Section 2.01 Sale of Current Excess Servicing Spread

     13   

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest

     13   

Section 2.03 Items to be Delivered on the Agreement Date

     13   

Section 2.04 Items to be Delivered on the Closing Date.

     14   

Section 2.05 Closing Date Transactions

     16   

ARTICLE III PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     16   

Section 3.01 Purchase Price

     16   

Section 3.02 Payments by Purchaser

     16   

Section 3.03 Accounts

     17   

Section 3.04 Priority of Payments

     19   

Section 3.05 Withdrawals from the Current Spread Reserve Account

     20   

Section 3.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee

     20   

Section 3.07 Intent and Characterization

     21   

ARTICLE IV REALLOCATIONS AND SEPARATE AGREEMENTS

     21   

Section 4.01 Reallocations

     21   

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

     21   

Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing

     22   

Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity

     22   

Section 5.03 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights; Owner Consents

     22   

Section 5.04 Effective Agreements

     23   

Section 5.05 No Accrued Liabilities

     23   

Section 5.06 Seller/Servicer Standing.

     23   

Section 5.07 MERS Membership

     23   

Section 5.08 Owner Set-off Rights

     23   

Section 5.09 Ability to Perform; Solvency

     24   

Section 5.10 Material Documents

     24   

Section 5.11 Obligations with Respect to Origination

     24   

Section 5.12 No Actions

     24   

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

     24   

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws

     24   

Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts

     24   

 

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Section 6.03 Accuracy of Servicing Information

     25   

Section 6.04 No Purchaser Responsibility

     25   

Section 6.05 Location of Credit Files

     25   

Section 6.06 Representations Concerning the Current Excess Servicing Spread

     25   

ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

     26   

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing

     26   

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity

     26   

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements

     26   

Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor

     27   

Section 7.05 No Actions

     27   

ARTICLE VIII SELLER COVENANTS

     27   

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations

     27   

Section 8.02 Cooperation

     27   

Section 8.03 Financing Statements

     28   

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information

     28   

Section 8.05 Access to Information

     28   

Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program

     28   

Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports

     29   

Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates

     30   

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls

     31   

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Owner Obligations

     31   

Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements

     31   

Section 8.12 Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights

     31   

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents

     32   

Section 8.14 Accounts

     32   

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events

     32   

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Current Excess Servicing Spread

     32   

Section 8.17 Existence, etc

     32   

Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing

     33   

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant

     33   

Section 8.20 Data Tape; Schedule of Mortgage Loans

     34   

Section 8.21 Insurance.

     34   

Section 8.22 Defense of Title.

     34   

Section 8.23 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans.

     34   

ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

     34   

Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties

     34   

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions

     35   

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution

     35   

 

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Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change

     35   

Section 9.05 Consents

     35   

Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents

     36   

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller

     36   

Section 9.08 Valuation

     36   

Section 9.09 Opinions of Counsel

     36   

Section 9.10 Acquisition of Mortgage Servicing Rights by Seller

     36   

Section 9.11 Good Standing Certificate of Seller

     36   

Section 9.12 No Actions or Proceedings.

     36   

Section 9.13 Fees, Costs and Expenses.

     37   

ARTICLE X CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

     37   

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties

     37   

Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions

     37   

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution

     37   

Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change

     37   

Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser

     37   

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser.

     38   

ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION; CURE

     38   

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller

     38   

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser

     40   

Section 11.03 Award of Damages

     41   

Section 11.04 Other Rights

     41   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     42   

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses

     42   

Section 12.02 Confidentiality

     43   

Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees

     44   

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties

     44   

Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties

     44   

Section 12.06 Notices

     44   

Section 12.07 Waivers

     45   

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment

     45   

Section 12.09 Binding Effect

     45   

Section 12.10 Headings

     45   

Section 12.11 Applicable Law

     45   

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits

     46   

Section 12.13 Counterparts

     46   

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions

     46   

Section 12.15 Public Announcement

     46   

Section 12.16 Assignment

     46   

Section 12.17 Termination

     47   

Section 12.18 Third Party Beneficiaries

     47   

 

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit A — Form of Assignment Agreement

Exhibit B — Schedule of Mortgage Loans

Exhibit C — Seller’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit D — Purchaser’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit E — Location of Credit Files

Exhibit F — Form of Summary Remittance Report

Exhibit G — Form of Delinquency Report

Exhibit H — Form of Disbursement Report

Exhibit I — Seller Jurisdictions and Recording Offices

Exhibit J — Servicing Agreements

 

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CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE LOANS

This CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE LOANS (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of May 12, 2012 (the “Agreement Date”), is by and between NIC MSR VI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”), and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) (the Purchaser and the Seller will collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Seller and Residential Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Residential Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ETS of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation, and certain additional sellers identified on Schedule A in the Asset Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) (collectively, “ResCap”) have entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2012, pursuant to which, among other things, Seller will acquire and assume all right, title and interest in mortgage servicing rights to a portfolio of residential mortgage loans owned or securitized by the Owners (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, by acquiring such mortgage servicing rights, Seller is entitled to a servicing spread and other incidental fees with respect to the related residential mortgage loans;

WHEREAS, the servicing spread, together with the Ancillary Income (as defined below), exceeds the compensation that Seller requires to service the related residential mortgage loans;

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, and Purchaser desires to purchase, a portion of the servicing spread that exceeds such required compensation amount; and

WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller desire to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Seller will sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to a portion of the servicing spread, that exceeds the Seller’s required compensation amount, and Purchaser will purchase all right, title and interest in and to such portion of the servicing spread;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

Section 1.01 Definitions.

 

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Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those accepted and prudent mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) which are in accordance with the servicing practices and procedures as set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreements, and in a manner at least equal in quality to the servicing that Seller provides to mortgage loans which it owns in its own portfolio.

Agency: Any of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, or any successor thereto.

Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights: All of the “Mortgage Servicing Rights” under the Sale Agreements, as “Mortgage Servicing Rights” is defined in each Sale Agreement.

Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread: The “Current Excess Servicing Spread” under all of the Sale Agreements, as “Current Excess Servicing Spread” is defined in each Sale Agreement.

Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Agreement Date: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Alternative Transaction: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(b).

Alternative Transaction Proposal: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(c).

Ancillary Income: All incidental servicing fees (such as late fees, assignment transfer fees, returned check fees, special services fees, amortization schedule fees, HAMP fees, modification and incentive income and any interest or earnings on funds deposited in an account maintained by the Seller as servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans, etc.) that are supplemental to the servicing spread payable to the servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreements.

Applicable Law: With reference to any Person, all laws (including common law), statutes, regulations, ordinances, treaties, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders of any court, governmental agency or authority and rules, regulations, orders, directives, licenses and permits of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or its property or in respect of its operations.

Asset Purchase Agreement: The Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as purchaser, and ResCap, as seller, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment Agreement: An agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement or in such other form as mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another financial institution mutually agreed upon by the Parties or any successor thereto, each in its capacity as “Bank” under the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement or the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, as applicable, or any third party custodian or trustee in similar capacity under any replacement account control agreements.

Base Purchase Price: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.01.

Base Servicing Fee: With respect to a Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Measurement Date, (B) the Base Servicing Fee Rate and (C) (i) in the case of the initial Collection Period, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period from

 

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and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of the initial Collection Period, and the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) in the case of all other Collection Periods, 1/12; provided that the Base Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan whose Servicing Agreement is terminated during a Collection Period shall be pro-rated to the actual number of days within such Collection Period in which such Mortgage Loan was serviced by Seller.

Base Servicing Fee Rate: 0.22% per annum.

Break-Up Fee: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Business Day: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in the States of Texas or New York are authorized or obligated by law or by executive order to be closed or (c) such other days as agreed upon by the Parties.

Cash Deposit: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Closing Date: With respect to the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Business Day on which the purchase of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement has been consummated and all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Assignment Agreement have been satisfied or waived.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral: The meaning given to such term in Section 2.02.

Collection Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Confirmation Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth: (i) The net worth of Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries, on a combined basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) all intangibles determined in accordance with GAAP (including goodwill, capitalized financing costs and capitalized administration costs but excluding originated and purchased mortgage servicing rights or retained residual securities) and any and all advances to, investments in and receivables held from affiliates; provided, however, that the non-cash effect (gain or loss) of any mark-to-market adjustments made directly to stockholders’ equity for fluctuation of the value of financial instruments as mandated under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (or any successor statement) shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

Control: The meaning specified in Section 8-106 of the UCC.

Credit File: Those documents, which may be originals, copies or electronically imaged, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, held by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, which may include Mortgage Loan Documents and the credit documentation relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and any documents gathered during the Servicing of a Mortgage Loan.

 

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Current Excess Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for certain Freddie Mac mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR IV LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for Fannie Mae mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR V LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for Ginnie Mae mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR VII LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage: 65%, as such percentage may be modified pursuant to ARTICLE IV of this Agreement up to but excluding the Closing Date.

Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Current Spread Reserve Account: The account specified in the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or any other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser.

Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated on or before the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Current Spread Reserve Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

 

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Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Custodian: A custodian of Credit Files or any part thereof as identified by the Seller to the Purchaser in writing on or prior to the Closing Date as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time by the Seller by providing a written notice of any such update to the Purchaser.

Cut-Off Date: The opening of business on the Closing Date.

Data Tape: The list of all mortgage loans, dated as of the date specified therein, whose Mortgage Servicing Rights will be sold, or that are anticipated to be sold, as applicable, to Seller under the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Distribution Date: The 10th day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the prior Business Day, beginning in the month following the Closing Date, or such other day as mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.

Electronic Data File: A computer tape or other electronic medium generated by or on behalf of Seller and delivered or transmitted to or on behalf of Purchaser which provides information relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Eligible Servicing Agreement: Unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser, a Servicing Agreement in respect of which the following eligibility requirements have been satisfied:

(a) either (i) the Owner Consents relating to such Servicing Agreement have been obtained or (ii) a final order entered by the bankruptcy court providing that an Owner Consent with respect to such Servicing Agreement is not required has been obtained;

(b) such Servicing Agreement is an Eligible Servicing Agreement (as such term is defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement);

(c) such Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect, and is in all respects genuine as appearing on its face or as represented in the books and records of Seller, and no event of default, early amortization event, termination event, or other event giving any party thereto (including with notice or lapse of time or both) the right to terminate Seller as servicer thereunder for cause has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that with respect to any Servicing Agreement and the occurrence of any event set forth in this clause (c) which is based on a breach of a collateral performance test, such Servicing Agreement shall remain an Eligible Servicing Agreement so long as no notice of termination based on such breach has been given or threatened in writing and subject to the restrictions set forth herein;

(d) Seller has not resigned or been terminated as servicer under such Servicing Agreement and has no actual knowledge of any pending or threatened action to terminate Seller, as servicer (whether for cause or without cause); and

 

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(e) the Seller as servicer may not be terminated without cause pursuant to such Servicing Agreement or if the Seller as servicer may be terminated without cause, upon payment of a termination fee.

Entitlement Holder: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC.

Expense Amount: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Amount Tax Opinion: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Escrow Account: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Fannie Mae: Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

FHLMC Mortgage Loans: Each of those mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR IV LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans.

Final Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

FNMA Mortgage Loans: Each of those mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR V LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans.

Freddie Mac: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.

Future Spread Agreements: The Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, the Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, the Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans and the Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR IV LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR V LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR VII LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and Purchaser, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

 

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GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

Ginnie Mae: Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

GNMA Mortgage Loans: Each of those mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR VII LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans.

Governmental Authority: With respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person, any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties.

Grant: To grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, demise, release, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over or confirm.

HAMP: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.06.

HAMP Loans: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.06.

Holder Register: As defined in Section 12.16(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan Agreement: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

IRS: The United States Internal Revenue Service.

Lien: Any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, charge, deposit, arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever intended to assure payment of any indebtedness or the performance of any other obligation, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement.

Lockbox Account: An account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser for the purpose of receiving Servicing Spread Collections.

Loss or Losses: Any and all direct, actual and out-of-pocket losses (including any loss in the value in the Current Excess Servicing Spread), damages, deficiencies, claims, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, excluding (i) any amounts

 

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attributable to or arising from overhead allocations, general or administrative costs and expenses, or any cost for the time of any Party’s employees, (ii) consequential losses or damages consisting of speculative lost profits, lost investment or business opportunity, damage to reputation or operating losses, or (iii) punitive or treble damages; provided, however, that the exclusions set forth in clauses (ii) or (iii) above do not apply if and to the extent any such amounts are actually incurred in payment to a third party or government entity.

Measurement Date: With respect to any Collection Period, the first day of such Collection Period.

MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor thereto.

MI: Insurance provided by private mortgage insurance companies to make payments on certain Mortgage Loans in the event that the related Mortgagor defaults in its obligation in respect of the Mortgage.

Mortgage: Each of those mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds or deeds to secure debt creating a first lien on or an interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note and related to a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan: Each of those mortgage loans listed on the Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents and agreements related to such Mortgage Loan required to be held by the applicable Custodian, including, without limitation, the original Mortgage Note, and any other documents or agreements evidencing and/or governing such Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Note: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the note or other evidence of indebtedness of the Mortgagor, thereunder, including, if applicable, an allonge and lost note affidavit.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The rights and responsibilities of Seller with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans under the Servicing Agreements, including any and all of the following if and to the extent provided therein: (a) all rights to service a Mortgage Loan; (b) all rights to receive servicing fees, Ancillary Income, reimbursements or indemnification for servicing the Mortgage Loan, and any payments received in respect of the foregoing and proceeds thereof; (c) the right to collect, hold and disburse escrow payments or other payments with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any amounts actually collected with respect thereto and to receive interest income on such amounts to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; (d) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in this paragraph; (e) possession and use of any and all Credit Files pertaining to the Mortgage Loan or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loan; (f) to the extent applicable, all rights and benefits relating to the direct solicitation of the related Mortgagors for refinance or modification of the Mortgage Loans and attendant right, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their respective Mortgage Loans; and (g) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the foregoing.

 

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Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor’s real property, securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of an interest in a single parcel of real property, improved by a residential dwelling.

Mortgagor: An obligor under a residential mortgage loan.

Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: Each of the Mortgage Loans on the Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Nonqualifying Income: Any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.

Objection Notice: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Opinion of Counsel: One or more written opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the recipient, of an attorney at law admitted to practice in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which attorney may be counsel for Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be.

Other Purchaser: Any of NIC MSR IV LLC, NIC MSR V LLC and NIC MSR VII LLC, asp applicable.

Owner: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the owner thereof.

Owner Consent: All agreements, consents, approvals, confirmations and other items required pursuant to a Servicing Agreement to complete the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights (including the Total Excess Spread) to Seller.

Party or Parties: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Person: Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business entity, joint stock company, trust, business trust, unincorporated organization, association, enterprise, joint venture, government, any department or agency of any government or any other entity of whatever nature.

Power of Attorney: A Power of Attorney delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser authorizing the Purchaser to enforce the right to payment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread under the related Servicing Agreement solely in the event that the Seller fails to enforce such right within 30 days after receiving written notice of such failure from the Purchaser to the Seller.

Price Increase Proposal: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(b).

Priority of Payments: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.04.

Protected REIT: Any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code, (ii) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in Purchaser, and (iii) is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of the Purchaser or as receiving all or a portion of the Purchaser’s income.

Purchase Price: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.01.

 

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Purchase Price Percentage: An amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) 2.952 by (y) the Weighted Average Excess Servicing Spread of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

Purchased Assets: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Purchaser Enforcement Expenses: An amount equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of the reasonable expenses, including legal costs and expenses, incurred in the enforcement of any rights of Seller material to the value of the Total Servicing Spread under the Asset Purchase Agreement and related documents, without duplication of any other such expenses paid under any other Sale Agreement, which enforcement has been approved by Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage: With respect to Purchaser’s or Other Purchaser’s interest in any excess servicing spread transferred pursuant to a Sale Agreement, the “Current Excess Servicing Spread” as defined in such Sale Agreement, as such percentage may be modified pursuant to ARTICLE IV of this Agreement up to but excluding the Closing Date.

Purchaser Indemnitees: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.01(a).

Qualifying Income: Gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code.

REIT Qualification Ruling: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

REIT Requirements: The requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.

Related Escrow Accounts: Mortgage Loan escrow/impound accounts maintained by Seller relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights, including accounts for buydown funds, real estate taxes and MI, flood and hazard insurance premiums.

Release Document: As defined in Section 11.02(b) hereof.

Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

ResCap: As defined in the recitals hereof.

Requirement of Law: As to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

ResCap: As defined in the recitals hereof.

 

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Retained Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of the Total Servicing Spread.

Retained Servicing Spread Percentage: 100% minus the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Sale Agreements: This Agreement, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans and the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans.

Sale Approval Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Sale Procedures Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Sales Proceeds: The proceeds received upon a sale (approved by the Parties) of the Total Servicing Spread (except without giving effect to clause (b) of the definition thereof), in whole or in part, including through a sale in accordance with Section 8.12.

Schedule of Mortgage Loans: The list of Mortgage Loans whose Current Excess Servicing Spread has been assigned to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and maintained as Exhibit B hereto.

Seller: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Seller Enforcement Expenses: An amount equal to the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of the reasonable expenses, including legal costs and expenses, incurred in the enforcement of any rights of Seller material to the value of the Total Servicing Spread under the Asset Purchase Agreement and related documents, without duplication of any other such expenses paid under any other Sale Agreement, which enforcement has been approved by Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

Seller Indemnitees: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.02.

Servicing: The responsibilities, with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans, under the Servicing Agreements.

Servicing Agreements: The servicing agreements set forth on Exhibit J hereto, as amended from time to time, and any waivers, consent letters, acknowledgments and other agreements related thereto under which Seller is the servicer of Mortgage Loans.

Servicing Spread Collections: For each Collection Period, the funds collected on the Mortgage Loans and allocated as the servicing compensation payable to Seller as servicer of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Collection Period pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements, other than Ancillary Income and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from an Owner by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

 

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Solvent: With respect to any Person as of any date of determination, (a) the value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, (b) such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Third Party Assignee: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Assignment: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Current Spread Agreement: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Claim: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, as applicable.

Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account: The account specified in the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, into which all Servicing Spread Collections and all Servicing Agreement termination payments in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be deposited.

Total Servicing Spread: For each Collection Period on and after the Closing Date, the sum of the following: (a) the Servicing Spread Collections received during such Collection Period and remaining after payment of the Base Servicing Fee; (b) all Sales Proceeds received during such Collection Period and (c) all other amounts payable by an Owner to Seller with respect to the Mortgage Servicing Rights for Mortgage Loans, including any termination fees paid by the applicable Owner to Seller for terminating Seller as the servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding all Ancillary Income and reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures, if any, from the applicable Owner by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

Transaction Documents: The Asset Purchase Agreement (including any order, bill of sale, assignment agreement or other transfer agreement related to the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights thereunder), the Owner Consents, the Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement, the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, the Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement, the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, the Sale Agreements and the Future Spread Agreements.

UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction.

Weighted Average Excess Servicing Spread: The weighted average net servicing fee (determined in accordance with Schedule 3.1(A) of the Asset Purchase Agreement) of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date minus the Base Servicing Fee.

 

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Section 1.02 General Interpretive Principles.

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;

(b) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) References herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;

(d) A reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;

(e) The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and

(f) The term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.

ARTICLE II

PROCEDURES; ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

Section 2.01 Sale of Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller will sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser will acquire from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest.

In order to secure Seller’s obligations to deliver the Current Excess Servicing Spread and perform its obligations hereunder and under the Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller hereby Grants to Purchaser a valid and continuing first priority and perfected Lien on and security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account, together with all amounts deposited therein from time to time and all cash and non-cash proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired and arising (the “Collateral”).

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On the Agreement Date, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(a) The Sale Agreements and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Sale Agreement on the Agreement Date;

(b) The Future Spread Agreements and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Future Spread Agreement on the Agreement Date; and

(c) The executed Asset Purchase Agreement.

Section 2.04 Items to be Delivered on the Closing Date.

(a) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible:

(i) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, either (i) an Owner Consent relating to the Servicing Agreement for such Mortgage Loan or (ii) a final order entered by the bankruptcy court providing that such Owner Consent is not required;

(ii) The Assignment Agreement;

(iii) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Sale Agreement and Future Spread Agreement on the Closing Date;

(iv) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the executed Asset Purchase Agreement reasonably related to the transactions contemplated hereunder that are required to be delivered on the Closing Date;

(v) The executed Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement;

(vi) The executed Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement;

(vii) The executed Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement;

(viii) The executed Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement;

 

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(ix) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller reasonably acceptable to Purchaser regarding due authorization, authority, and enforceability of the applicable Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party, and regarding no conflicts with other material Seller agreements;

(x) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the characterization of the transfer of the Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser as a true sale for bankruptcy or receivership purposes, as applicable;

(xi) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the perfection of the assignment of Current Excess Servicing Spread to Purchaser and the security interests granted hereunder;

(xii) A certificate of good standing of Seller dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Seller;

(xiii) A secretary’s certificate of Seller attaching its organizational documents, board resolutions and incumbency certificates;

(xiv) An officer’s certificate of Seller that all conditions precedent to the purchase of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement have been satisfied (or if waived, such waiver has been approved by Purchaser);

(xv) A duly executed corporate certificate of Seller required by Section 9.07 dated as of the Closing Date;

(xvi) A duly executed corporate certificate of Purchaser required by Section 10.05 dated as of the Closing Date;

(xvii) A certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Purchaser; and

(xviii) A UCC-1 financing statement relating to the security interest of Purchaser in the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser.

(b) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of the following:

(i) Any amendments, modifications or restatements of the Asset Purchase Agreement;

 

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(ii) Each bill of sale, assignment agreement or other transfer agreement pursuant to which ResCap will transfer the Mortgage Servicing Rights to Seller;

(iii) The Sale Procedures Order, Sale Approval Order, Confirmation Order and any Final Order; and

(iv) The executed Power of Attorney.

Section 2.05 Closing Date Transactions.

On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein:

(a) The Parties shall execute and deliver the Assignment Agreement;

(b) Purchaser shall remit to Seller the Purchase Price; and

(c) Ownership of the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be transferred to Purchaser.

ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 3.01 Purchase Price.

In full consideration for the purchase of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and the rights under the Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay to Seller on the Closing Date an amount (the “Base Purchase Price”) equal to the product of (x) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, (y) the Purchase Price Percentage and (z) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage. The Base Purchase Price shall be allocated by the Parties on the Closing Date to reflect the consideration for the purchase of the Current Excess Servicing Spread hereunder (the “Purchase Price”) and the consideration for the rights acquired by Purchaser under the Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Section 3.02 Payments by Purchaser.

(a) Payments shall be made by Purchaser to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller.

(b) If, subsequent to the payment of the Purchase Price or the payment of any amounts due hereunder to either party, the outstanding principal balance of any Mortgage Loan is found to be in error, or if for any reason the Purchase Price or such other amounts is found to be in error, the party benefiting from the error shall pay an amount sufficient to correct and reconcile the Purchase Price or such other amounts and shall provide a reconciliation statement and other such documentation to reasonably satisfy the other party concerning the accuracy of such reconciliation. Such amounts shall be paid by the proper party within ten (10) Business Days from receipt of satisfactory written verification of amounts due.

 

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Section 3.03 Accounts.

(a) Lockbox Account. Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account. Payments of all Servicing Spread Collections received on and after the Closing Date shall be transferred from the Lockbox Account to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account within one Business Day of receipt and identification thereof and in any event, within two Business Days of receipt thereof. If Seller receives any Servicing Spread Collections not remitted to the Lockbox Account, it shall hold such funds in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser and deposit such amounts to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof.

(b) Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(i) The Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, for the sole purpose of receiving and disbursing all Servicing Spread Collections, Servicing Agreement termination payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Sales Proceeds. The Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account will be established pursuant to the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account strictly in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Upon any material breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by Seller hereunder or during the occurrence and continuance of a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event, Purchaser may elect to exercise Control over the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(ii) Seller shall inform each Owner to remit the applicable portion of any Servicing Agreement termination payments payable after the Closing Date directly to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account. Any termination payment to be directed to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account shall be equal to the pro rata amount by which the Mortgage Loans affected by such termination bear to all mortgage loans of Seller affected by such termination, based upon the method in which such termination payments are calculated in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.

 

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(iii) Seller shall direct each payer of Sales Proceeds to remit such payments directly to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(iv) If Seller receives any amounts required to be deposited into the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in error, Seller shall promptly remit such funds to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(c) Current Spread Reserve Account. The Current Spread Reserve Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser. The Current Spread Reserve Account will be established pursuant to the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account strictly in accordance with Section 3.05. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Current Spread Reserve Account.

If at any time Seller’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth falls below the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries or if Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) defaults in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) (each, a “Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event”), Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing that a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred. On each Distribution Date upon which a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred and is continuing, Seller shall be required to transfer funds in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account to the Current Spread Reserve Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments until the amount of funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account is equal to the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount. The “Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount” is equal to 25% of the fair market value as of the date the Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event that is then-continuing first occurred of the Total Servicing Spread expected to be paid over the expected remaining life of the Mortgage Loans (the “Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread”) determined in accordance with the following paragraph. Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing if a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is no longer continuing. Any funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account in excess of the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount shall be released to Seller.

For purposes of determining the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, Purchaser shall submit its claim for determination of the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, together with such back-up information it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (which value shall be considered the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread for purposes of calculating the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount until the final determination of such fair market value in accordance with this paragraph). Within five (5) Business Days of Seller’s receipt of such determination, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its acceptance or any

 

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objection to such determination of such fair market value, and if Seller objects to such determination, such notice shall include its own determination of such fair market value and any back-up information as it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (an “Objection Notice”). In the event an Objection Notice is delivered, the parties shall negotiate in good faith a resolution to such objection. In the event that Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve such objection within five (5) Business Days of the delivery of such Objection Notice, Seller and Purchaser shall appoint a mutually acceptable nationally recognized valuation expert to determine such fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread. The determination of such valuation expert shall be binding on Seller and Purchaser and the fees of such valuation expert shall be borne by Seller.

Section 3.04 Priority of Payments.

On each Business Day, subject to the terms and conditions of the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller (or, after the delivery of an access termination notice pursuant to the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Purchaser) shall direct the Bank to apply the monies in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in the following order of priority (the “Priority of Payments”), in every case, after giving effect to each prior item in the Priority of Payments on such Distribution Date:

(a) first, from amounts in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account attributable to Servicing Agreement termination payments made by an Owner with respect to any Mortgage Loans, pro rata, (A) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Purchaser, and (B) the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Seller; provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any termination payments pursuant to clause (A), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment to Seller of any Purchaser Enforcement Expenses then due and payable and then, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable, to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any termination payments pursuant to clause (B), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment of any Seller Enforcement Expenses then due and payable, second, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and third, for deposit to the Current Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Current Spread Reserve Account to equal the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount;

(b) second, on any Business Day from and including the first Business Day of a calendar month to but excluding the Distribution Date in such calendar month, at the option of Seller, the Base Servicing Fee payable with respect to a prior Collection Period for the Mortgage Loans to Seller; provided however, that, to the extent that (i) the Seller is not permitted or is otherwise unable to advance servicing fees relating to the Total Servicing Spread with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) the related Servicing Agreement does not permit payment of servicing fees from general collections, and (iii) the related Servicing Agreement does not allocate liquidation proceeds to servicing fees first, payments from monies in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account relating to the affected Mortgage Loans shall be made pursuant to clause (d) below prior to this clause (b);

 

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(c) third, on each Distribution Date, to the extent not previously paid to Seller in accordance with Section 3.04(b), any accrued and unpaid Base Servicing Fee to Seller; provided however, that, to the extent that (i) the Seller is not permitted or is otherwise unable to advance servicing fees relating to the Total Servicing Spread with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) the related Servicing Agreement does not permit payment of servicing fees from general collections, and (iii) the related Servicing Agreement does not allocate liquidation proceeds to servicing fees first, payments from monies in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account relating to the affected Mortgage Loans shall be made pursuant to clause (d) below prior to this clause (c);

(d) fourth, on each Distribution Date, pro rata, (A) to Purchaser, any Current Excess Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 3.04(a)); and (B) to Seller, any Retained Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 3.04(a)); provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any Current Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (A), the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment to Seller of any Purchaser Enforcement Expenses then due and payable and then, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any Retained Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (B), the Retained Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment of any Seller Enforcement Expenses then due and payable, second, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and third, for deposit to the Current Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Current Spread Reserve Account to equal the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount; and

(e) fifth, on each Distribution Date, to Seller, any other amounts remaining on deposit in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

All payments to Purchaser or Seller shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to an account designated by Purchaser or Seller, as applicable.

Section 3.05 Withdrawals from the Current Spread Reserve Account.

On any Business Day, at the instruction of Purchaser, Seller shall direct the Bank to apply funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account, if any, to the payment of indemnity payments payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01. If on any Business Day a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is not then continuing and all outstanding indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller may direct the Bank to distribute any remaining funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account to, or as directed by, Seller. If there are any funds remaining in the Current Spread Reserve Account after the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller shall direct the Bank to distribute such remaining funds to, or as directed by, Seller.

Section 3.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee.

 

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Seller shall be entitled to payment of the Base Servicing Fee only to the extent funds are available therefor in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be liable to Seller for payment of the Base Servicing Fee. In the event servicing of the Mortgage Loans is transferred to sub-servicers for any reason, the servicing fees and expenses of such sub-servicers shall be paid by Seller and in no event will the amount of Servicing Spread Collections or termination payments otherwise allocable to the Current Excess Servicing Spread be reduced due to the payment of sub-servicing fees and expenses.

Section 3.07 Intent and Characterization.

(a) Seller and Purchaser intend that the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to this Agreement constitutes a valid sale of such Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser, conveying good title thereto free and clear of any Lien, and that the beneficial interest in and title to the Current Excess Servicing Spread not be part of Seller’s estate in the event of the bankruptcy of Seller. Seller and Purchaser intend and agree to treat the transfer and assignment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread as an absolute sale for tax purposes, and as an absolute and complete conveyance of title for property law purposes. Except for financial accounting purposes, neither party intends the transactions contemplated hereby to be characterized as a loan from Purchaser to Seller.

(b) In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount equal to the Purchase Price.

ARTICLE IV

REALLOCATIONS AND SEPARATE AGREEMENTS

Section 4.01 Reallocations.

If one or more of the Sale Agreements is terminated on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser will use good faith efforts to increase the Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage of any Sale Agreement that is entered into on the Closing Date to better reflect the business understanding of the parties; provided, however, that no Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage shall exceed 75%.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

As an inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

 

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Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. Seller has, in full force and effect (without notice of possible suspension, revocation or impairment), all required permits, approvals, licenses, and registrations to conduct all activities in all states in which its activities with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights require it to be licensed, registered or approved in order to service the Mortgage Loans and own the Mortgage Servicing Rights, unless the failure to obtain such permits, approvals, licenses and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity.

Seller has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Seller is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Seller of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 5.03 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights; Owner Consents.

(a) As of the Closing Date, Seller will be the lawful owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, will be responsible for the maintenance of the Related Escrow Accounts, and will have the sole right and authority to transfer the Current Excess Servicing Spread as contemplated hereby. The transfer, assignment and delivery of the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be free and clear of any and all claims, charges, defenses, offsets, Liens and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever.

(b) As of the Closing Date, Seller has obtained all Owner Consents or, with respect to any Servicing Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loans for which an Owner Consent has not been obtained, a final order entered by the bankruptcy court providing that such Owner Consent is not required.

 

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Section 5.04 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document that has been executed by Seller, compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby did not, and will not, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound or which affects the Current Excess Servicing Spread, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it or to the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.05 No Accrued Liabilities.

There are no accrued liabilities of Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights or circumstances under which such accrued liabilities will arise against Purchaser as purchaser of the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.06 Seller/Servicer Standing.

Seller is qualified to act as servicer under, and meets all eligibility criteria required by, each applicable Servicing Agreement, and has adequate resources to complete the transactions contemplated hereby on the conditions stated herein. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Seller unable to comply with any such requirements or which would require notification to the applicable Owner. Furthermore, if at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Seller is unable to comply with any eligibility requirements under any Servicing Agreement, it shall immediately notify the Purchaser.

Section 5.07 MERS Membership.

Seller is a member in good standing under the MERS system.

Section 5.08 Owner Set-off Rights.

Seller has no actual notice, including any notice received from an Owner, or any reason to believe, that, other than in the normal course of Seller’s business, any circumstances exist that would result in Seller being liable to an Owner for any amount due by reason of: (i) any breach of servicing obligations or breach of mortgage selling warranty to such Owner under servicing agreements relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio for such Owner (including any unmet mortgage repurchase obligation), (ii) any unperformed obligation with respect to mortgage loans that Seller is servicing for such Owner under the regular servicing option or other mortgages subject to recourse agreements, (iii) any loss or damage to such Owner by reason of any inability to transfer to a purchaser of the servicing rights Seller’s selling and servicing representations, warranties and obligations, or (iv) any other unmet obligations to such Owner under a servicing contract relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio with such Owner.

 

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Section 5.09 Ability to Perform; Solvency.

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. Seller is Solvent and the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread will not cause Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of Seller. The consideration received by Seller upon the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value therefor.

Section 5.10 Material Documents.

Seller has provided Purchaser with executed copies of all material agreements and documents, and any amendments thereto, relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans.

Section 5.11 Obligations with Respect to Origination.

Seller shall remain liable for all obligations with respect to the origination of each Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, for all obligations with respect to the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the applicable Owner.

Section 5.12 No Actions.

There have not been commenced or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened any action, suit or proceeding which will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

As further inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws.

The originator of the Mortgage Loan and each prior owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights has each performed its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law.

Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts.

All Related Escrow Accounts are being, and have been, maintained in accordance with Applicable Law and in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and the terms of the related Mortgages and other Mortgage Loan documents; and, except as to payments which are past due under Mortgage Notes, all balances required by the Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan Documents to be paid to Seller for the account of the Mortgagors are on deposit in the appropriate Related Escrow Account.

 

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Section 6.03 Accuracy of Servicing Information.

The information in the Data Tape dated as of February 29, 2012 is true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified therein; provided that if there is no date specified in the Data Tape, as of February 29, 2012.

Section 6.04 No Purchaser Responsibility.

Purchaser shall have no responsibility, liability or other obligation whatsoever under any Servicing Agreement or with respect to any Mortgage Loan, or to make any advance thereunder, or to pay any servicing fees.

Section 6.05 Location of Credit Files.

All of the Mortgage Loan Documents are or upon delivery by ResCap will be held by Custodians, or if held by the Seller, in the locations specified in Exhibit E, unless temporarily removed for enforcement purposes in the normal course of servicing. Seller will notify Purchaser in writing of any changes in locations of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by the Seller in Exhibit E.

Section 6.06 Representations Concerning the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

(a) Seller has not assigned, pledged, conveyed, or encumbered the Current Excess Servicing Spread to any other Person and immediately prior to the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread on the Closing Date, Seller was the sole owner of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and had good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all Liens, and no Person, other than Purchaser, has any Lien on the Current Excess Servicing Spread. No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Current Excess Servicing Spread which has been signed by Seller or which Seller has authorized any other Person to sign or file or record, is on file or of record with any public office, except such as may have been terminated or filed by or on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) The sale and grant of a security interest by Seller to Purchaser of and on the Current Excess Servicing Spread does not and will not violate any Requirement of Law, the effect of which violation is to render void or voidable such assignment.

(c) As contemplated under Section 3.07(b), upon the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming Purchaser as “Secured Party” and Seller as “Debtor”, and describing the Current Excess Servicing Spread, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Exhibit I attached hereto, the sale and security interests granted hereunder in the Current Excess Servicing Spread will constitute perfected first priority security interests under the UCC in all right, title and interest of Purchaser in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

 

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(d) Purchaser has and will continue to have the full right, power and authority to pledge the Current Excess Servicing Spread, and the Current Excess Servicing Spread may be further assigned without any requirement.

(e) Each Servicing Agreement constitutes an Eligible Servicing Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

As an inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement, Purchaser represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Purchaser is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary.

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity.

Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Purchaser of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by Purchaser, its compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it, in each case which violation, conflict, breach or requirement would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.

 

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Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor.

Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and its decision to acquire the Current Excess Servicing Spread is based upon Purchaser’s own independent experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation of this transaction. Purchaser has relied solely on such experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation and has not relied on any oral or written information provided by Seller other than the representations and warranties made by Seller herein.

Section 7.05 No Actions.

There shall not have been commenced or, to the best of Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened any action, suit or proceeding against the Purchaser that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE VIII

SELLER COVENANTS

Seller covenants and agrees as follows:

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations.

(a) Seller shall pay, perform and discharge all liabilities and obligations relating to the Servicing, including all liabilities and obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents, Applicable Law and the Servicing Agreements; and shall pay, perform and discharge all the rights, obligations and duties with respect to the Related Escrow Accounts as required by the Servicing Agreements, the Mortgage Loan Documents, all Applicable Law and in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement.

(b) Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be responsible for the Servicing acts and omissions of Seller or any other servicer or any originator of the Mortgage Loans, or for any servicing related obligations or liabilities of any servicer in the Servicing Agreements or of any Person under the Mortgage Loan Documents, or for any other obligations or liabilities of Seller or ResCap.

(c) Upon termination of any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall remain liable to Purchaser and the applicable Owner for all liabilities and obligations incurred by the servicer or its designee while Seller or its designee was acting as the servicer thereunder.

(d) Seller shall conduct quality control reviews of its servicing operations in accordance with industry standards.

Section 8.02 Cooperation ; Further Assurances.

Seller shall cooperate with and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested, in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement. Seller will cooperate and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested and at the reasonable expense of Purchaser (except as otherwise provided in Section 12.01), in obtaining consents from any Owner as may be required or advisable to assign, transfer,

 

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deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide, finance or otherwise deal with the Current Excess Servicing Spread. If Seller is terminated under any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall cooperate fully and at its own expense in transferring such Servicing. If Purchaser assigns all or any portion of the Current Excess Servicing Spread or its other rights under this Agreement to a Third Party Assignee, Seller will cooperate and assist any Third Party Assignee in drafting and entering into a Third Party Current Spread Agreement in accordance with Section 12.16.

Section 8.03 Financing Statements.

Seller hereby authorizes the filing of any financing statements or continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements, in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as Purchaser may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and the security interests granted to Purchaser in connection herewith. Seller agrees to execute financing statements in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Seller at the request of Purchaser in order to reflect Purchaser’s interest in the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information.

From time to time after the Closing Date, Seller promptly shall furnish Purchaser such incidental information, which is reasonably available to Seller, supplemental to the information contained in the documents and schedules delivered pursuant to this Agreement, as may reasonably be requested to monitor performance of the Mortgage Loans and the payment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 8.05 Access to Information.

From time to time, at such times as are reasonably convenient to Seller, Purchaser or its designees may conduct audits or visit and inspect (a) any of the Mortgage Loans or places where the Credit Files are located, to examine the Credit Files, internal controls and procedures maintained by Seller and its agents, and take copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss Seller’s affairs with its officers, employees and, upon notice to Seller, independent accountants. Seller hereby authorizes such officers, employees and independent accountants to discuss with Purchaser the affairs of Seller and (b) the Seller’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying the Purchaser that Seller, has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans related to Mortgage Servicing Rights in accordance with the standards set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement. Any audit provided for herein will be conducted in accordance with Seller’s rules respecting safety and security on its premises, in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality laws and without materially disrupting operations.

Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans that have been modified or that are or will be in a modification trial period as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) (such Mortgage Loans, the “HAMP Loans”), Seller represents and warrants that it will continue to service such HAMP Loan in accordance with the HAMP terms and will ensure the timely compliance and filing of any appropriate HAMP documentation with the applicable regulator.

 

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Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports.

Seller shall deliver the following to Purchaser two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date:

(a) An Electronic Data File in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser containing, for each Mortgage Loan, principal, interest and Servicing Spread Collections, and delinquency status (i.e. 30, 60, 90, FCL, REO) as of the last day of the prior Collection Period;

(b) A Summary Activity Report with respect to the Mortgage Loans with respect to the prior Collection Period containing:

(i) aggregate beginning principal balance as of the first and last date of the Collection Period,

(ii) aggregate regular principal collected,

(iii) aggregate noncash principal,

(iv) aggregate interest collected,

(v) aggregate liquidation principal,

(vi) aggregate curtailments,

(vii) liquidations,

(viii) short sales,

(ix) (1) for each Mortgage Loan, the principal balance, the applicable servicing spread, the final maturity date, the mortgage interest rate, the loan-to-value ratio and the FICO score, and (2) for each Mortgage Loan that was refinanced by a lender other than Seller or an affiliate thereof, to the extent such information is known to Seller in the ordinary course of business and the collection and delivery of such information does not impose any additional and undue burden on Seller, the name of such lender and the mortgage interest rate of the newly originated residential mortgage loan;

(c) A Delinquency Report with respect to the Mortgage Loans containing:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans and percentages of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in each of the following categories as of the last day of the prior Collection Period:

 

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(1) Current Mortgage Loans,

(2) 0-29 days delinquent,

(3) 30-59 days delinquent,

(4) 60-89 days delinquent,

(5) 90 days or more delinquent,

(6) Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure,

(7) Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Properties have become real estate owned properties, and

(8) Mortgage Loans in which the Mortgagor is in bankruptcy;

(ii) For each of the above categories, a roll report showing the migration of Mortgage Loans in such category from the last day of the second prior Collection Period;

(d) A Disbursement Report for such Distribution Date containing:

(i) The Servicing Spread Collections for the prior Collection Period,

(ii) The Base Servicing Fee paid to Seller,

(iii) The amount of the Current Excess Servicing Spread paid to Purchaser,

(iv) The amount of funds, if any, transferred to the Current Spread Reserve Account,

(v) The amount of Purchaser Indemnitees, if any, paid from each of the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account or the Current Spread Reserve Account, and

(vi) The amount of funds paid to Seller from the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates.

(a) If Seller’s financial statements are not filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are not publicly available, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser copies of Seller’s most recent audited quarterly financial statements within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters and its most recent audited annual financial statements within 90 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal years.

 

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(b) (b) Within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a certificate from a duly authorized officer of Seller certifying (i) whether or not Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries (and shall provide a calculation of its determination of its Consolidated Tangible Net Worth) and (ii) whether or not Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls.

Within five Business Days after each Distribution Date, Seller shall make its management team and other appropriate officers and employees available to Purchaser to discuss by telephone the performance of the Mortgage Loans and the performance of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Owner Obligations.

Seller shall pay all of its obligations to the Owners in a timely manner so as to avoid exercise of any right of set-off by any Owner against Seller.

Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements.

Seller will service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and will perform its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law. In particular, Seller shall comply with any advancing obligation under the Servicing Agreements. Without the express written consent of Purchaser (which consent may be withheld in its absolute discretion), Seller shall not (a) cancel, terminate or amend any Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any Servicing Agreements either verbally or in writing, (c) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any other servicing agreements or enter into any other agreement or arrangement with any Owner that may be reasonably material to Purchaser either verbally or in writing or (d) take any other action in connection with any such Servicing Agreement that would impair in any material respect the value of the interests or rights of the Purchaser hereunder. Seller shall conduct its business and perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreements in a manner such that no Owner will have cause to terminate any Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the prohibitions contained in this Section 8.11 apply to any amendments or modifications of the Servicing Agreements applicable to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller which do not affect the Current Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such Mortgage Loans and are not reasonably material to the Purchaser.

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If Seller intends to assign, transfer or sell any of its Mortgage Servicing Rights to a replacement servicer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) Seller shall consult with Purchaser and Purchaser shall participate in the assignment, transfer and sale of such Mortgage Servicing Rights, and (b) Seller shall obtain the written consent of Purchaser, granted by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, prior to any assignment, transfer or sale thereof.

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents.

(a) Seller shall not terminate, amend, amend and restate, modify or waive any conditions or provisions of any Transaction Document without the express written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, however, that Seller may agree to increase the consideration it pays for the assets to be purchased under the Asset Purchase Agreement without Purchaser’s consent; provided further that no such increase shall increase the Purchase Price hereunder without Purchaser’s consent in its sole and absolute discretion in accordance with this Section 8.13.

(b) In the event that, during a bankruptcy auction process, Seller increases the amount of consideration to be paid to ResCap for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements, then Seller may request Purchaser to increase the aggregate Purchaser Price under the Sale Agreements (a “Price Increase Proposal”) to a specified amount or based on a specified formula. Purchaser shall respond to the Price Increase Proposal within a reasonable amount of time (taking into account the auction process). Seller shall promptly provide Purchaser with all information reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection therewith. In the event that Purchaser accepts a Price Increase Proposal, the parties shall promptly amend the Sale Agreements accordingly. In the event that Purchaser declines the Price Increase Proposal, then Seller may work with one or more third parties on any alternative transaction enabling the Seller to receive amounts in excess of the aggregate Purchase Price for the Current Excess Servicing Spread under all of the Sale Agreements and rights under the Future Spread Agreements (an “Alternative Transaction”).

(c) In the event that a third party desires to enter into an Alternative Transaction, Seller shall first offer to Purchaser the right to enter into such Alternative Transaction on the same terms and conditions as agreed with such third party (an “Alternative Transaction Proposal”). Purchaser shall respond to the Alternative Transaction Proposal within a reasonable amount time (taking into account the auction process). Seller shall promptly provide Purchaser with all information reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection therewith. In the event that Purchaser accepts the Alternative Transaction Proposal, the parties shall promptly amend and restate the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements accordingly. In the event that Purchaser declines the Alternative Transaction Proposal, Seller may enter into the Alternative Transaction with such third party; provided that if the Alternative Transaction to be entered into contains terms or conditions materially more favorable to the purchaser thereunder than those described in the Alternative Transaction Proposal, Seller shall again (and successively for other materially more favorable terms and conditions) offer to the Purchaser the right to enter into such Alternative Transaction on such more favorable terms and conditions as provided in this Section 8.13(c) prior to entering into the Alternative Transaction with such third party.

(d) If Purchaser declines an Alternative Transaction Proposal and Seller enters into the applicable Alternative Transaction, all of the Sale Agreements and all of the Future Spread Agreements shall automatically terminate.

(e) In the event that, during a bankruptcy auction process, Seller increases the amount of cash purchase price to be paid to ResCap for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements, and (i) Seller does not enter into an Alternative Transaction with a third party, (ii) Purchaser does not increase its aggregate Purchase Price under the Sale Agreements at least proportionately to the such increase in the cash purchase price to be paid to ResCap by Seller for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements (in the sole and absolute discretion of Purchaser in accordance with this Section 8.13), and (iii) Seller and Purchaser do not agree to an alternative transaction or otherwise close pursuant to the terms set forth herein, and the Seller is the winning bidder in such auction process, then Seller may terminate all of the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements by written notice to Purchaser within 2 Business Days following the date of the conclusion of the bankruptcy auction.

(f) In the event that the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements are terminated pursuant to Section 8.13(d) or Section 8.13(e), then Seller shall refund to Purchaser any portion of the Cash Deposit funded by Purchaser within 2 Business Days and Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for all of its out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Sale Agreements and all of the Future Spread Agreements (and the transactions contemplated thereby) within 2 Business Days of any request for reimbursement.

 

Section 8.14 Accounts.

Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans at its own expense to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account, and any change in such instructions shall only be permitted with the express written consent of Purchaser.

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events.

Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of any event which, with the passage of time, could reasonably be expected to result in a termination of any servicing agreement between Seller and any Owner. Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of any notices from any Owner of any breach, potential breach, default or potential default by Seller under any servicing agreement between Seller and such Owner, and with copies of any notices from any Owner of any termination, potential termination or threatened termination of any servicing agreement entered into between Seller and such Owner. Seller shall promptly forward copies of any material notices received from any Owner or from any Governmental Authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Seller shall provide Purchaser with (a) copies of all amendments to the Transaction Documents, the Servicing Agreements and the agreements relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, and (b) copies of any other agreements Seller enters into with any Owner that may be reasonably material to Purchaser, in each case, promptly after execution thereof.

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Seller shall not pledge, obtain Seller financing for, or otherwise permit any Lien of any creditor of Seller to exist on, any portion of the Servicing Spread Collections without the prior written consent of Purchaser. Seller’s financial statements shall contain footnotes indicating that the Current Excess Servicing Spread has been sold, and Seller does not maintain any ownership interest therein.

Section 8.17 Existence, etc.

Seller shall:

(a) preserve and maintain its legal existence, good standing and all of its material licenses required to service the Mortgage Loans;

 

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(b) comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities (including, truth in lending and real estate settlement procedures) if failure to comply with such requirements could be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document;

(c) keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), all depreciation, depletion, obsolescence and amortization of its properties, all contingencies, and all other reserves;

(d) not move its chief executive office or chief operating office from the addresses referred to in Exhibit I unless it shall have provided Purchaser not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such change;

(e) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or its income or profits or on any of its property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained. Seller and its subsidiaries shall file on a timely basis all federal, and material state and local tax and information returns, reports and any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in respect of it;

(f) keep in full force and effect the provisions of its charter documents, by-laws, operating agreements or similar organizational documents in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents;

(g) keep in full force and effect all agreements and instruments by which it or any of its properties may be bound and all applicable decrees, orders and judgments, in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; and

(h) comply with its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing.

Subject to the rights of the Owners, and except as contemplated under the Asset Purchase Agreement with respect to transition services hereunder, Seller will not permit any Person other than Seller to service or sub-service the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of Purchaser, in each case other than third-party vendors customarily employed by servicers in the ordinary course of business in accordance with prudent mortgage servicing practices.

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant.

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governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against Purchaser under any insolvency law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of Purchaser or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Purchaser.

Section 8.20 Data Tape; Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

The information in the Data Tape delivered to Purchaser on the Closing Date will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified. Seller shall maintain the Schedule of Mortgage Loans, which shall be updated as of the Closing Date. The information in the Schedule of Mortgage Loans pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Servicing Rights will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified.

Section 8.21 Insurance.

The Seller shall maintain (a) general liability insurance, (b) errors and omission insurance or blanket bond coverage and (c) fidelity bond insurance, in each case, from reputable companies with coverage in amounts customarily maintained by such similarly situated entities in the same jurisdiction and industry as the Seller.

Section 8.22 Defense of Title.

The Seller warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in and to the Current Excess Servicing Spread against all adverse claims and demands.

Section 8.23 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

The obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement and under the Assignment Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

 

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The representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects; provided however, that, if the representations and warranties made in Sections 5.03(b) and 6.06(e) hereof with respect to any Servicing Agreement are not true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date, unless otherwise agreed in writing by Purchaser, (a) the Current Excess Servicing Spread for the Mortgage Loans relating to the affected Servicing Agreements shall not be sold to Purchaser and (b) such Servicing Agreements shall be removed from the definition of Servicing Agreements. In the event that the representations and warranties made in Sections 5.03(b) and 6.03(e) hereof are not true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with respect to a Servicing Agreement (a) unless the Purchaser elects to waive the failure of such representations and warranties with respect to any such Servicing Agreement and purchase the related Current Excess Servicing Spread, Seller shall have no further obligations to Purchaser with respect to such Servicing Agreement or the related Mortgage Loans and (b) the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with respect to a Servicing Agreement or any number of Servicing Agreements shall not be considered a failure of the condition precedent contained in this Section 9.01 for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to those Servicing Agreements that do satisfy this condition.

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document required to be complied with and performed by Seller and ResCap on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution.

Receipt by the Purchaser of a certified copy of the Seller’s corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change.

From the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Seller’s financial or operating condition, or in the Mortgage Servicing Rights, the Mortgage Loans or the Related Escrow Accounts that in each case will likely have a material adverse effect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 9.05 Consents.

Seller shall have obtained all consents, approvals or other requirements of third parties required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents that are to be obtained on or prior to the Closing Date. No consents are required for the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser. All actions of all Governmental Authorities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the documents related thereto shall have been obtained or made.

 

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Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents.

Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser copies of each executed Transaction Document that is to be entered into on or prior to such date and each of the items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof.

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, signed by an authorized officer of Seller dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Seller’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party that are required to be complied with and performed by Seller at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; (c) the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 have been satisfied; and (d) as of the Closing Date, Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Seller (considered together with the Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 9.08 Valuation.

Purchaser shall have received an opinion reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser that the Base Servicing Fee of the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Price of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is fair and reasonable.

Section 9.09 Opinions of Counsel.

Seller’s counsel shall have delivered the Opinions of Counsel required pursuant to Section 2.04(a)(ix), Section 2.04(a)(x) and Section 2.04(a)(xi).

Section 9.10 Acquisition of Mortgage Servicing Rights by Seller.

Seller shall have acquired the Mortgage Servicing Rights and the other Purchased Assets from ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement as of the Closing Date.

Section 9.11 Good Standing Certificate of Seller

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate of good standing of Seller, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

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No action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the consummation of, or to invalidate, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents related hereto in any material respect.

Section 9.13 Fees, Costs and Expenses.

The fees, costs and expenses payable by the Seller on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof and any other Transaction Document shall have been paid.

ARTICLE X

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

The obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date, as applicable:

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement to be made on or prior to the Agreement Date or Closing Date, as applicable, are true and correct in all material respects as of the date thereof.

Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects as of the date thereof.

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution.

As of the date hereof, Seller shall have received from Purchaser a certified copy of its corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change.

Since the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Purchaser’s financial condition that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser.

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Purchaser’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and (c) the condition set forth in Section 10.04 has been satisfied.

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION; CURE

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller.

(a) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Purchaser Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Purchaser Indemnitee after the Closing Date which result from:

(i) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Seller, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Seller, contained in this Agreement or the Assignment Agreement;

(ii) Any servicing act or omission of any prior servicer relating to any Mortgage Loan and any act or omission of any party related to the origination of any Mortgage Loan;

(iii) Any act, error or omission of Seller in servicing any of the Mortgage Loans, including improper action or failure to act when required to do so;

(iv) Any exercise of any rights of setoff or other netting arrangements by any Owner against Seller that results in a decrease in Servicing Agreements termination payments due to Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans from such Owner or in a shortfall of funds to pay the Current Excess Servicing Spread;

(v) Any breach by Seller of the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

(vi) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.01(a)(i) – (v) above;

 

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provided, however, that the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Seller, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Seller of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Seller as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01. Purchaser shall notify Seller promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Seller shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Purchaser Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself at its own expense but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Purchaser Indemnitee shall not relieve Seller of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.01 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Seller to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller’s obligations for Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be limited to funds available in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account or the Current Spread Reserve Account.

(b) REIT Requirements. Notwithstanding anything in Section 11.01(a) above, in the event that counsel or independent accountants for the Protected REIT determine that there exists a material risk that any amounts due to Purchaser under ARTICLE XI or Section 12.01(d) hereof would be treated as Nonqualifying Income upon the payment of such amounts to Purchaser, the amount paid to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to Purchaser in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year, determined as if the payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year under the preceding sentence is less than the amount which Seller would otherwise be obligated to pay to Purchaser pursuant to ARTICLE XI of this Agreement (the “Expense Amount”), then: (1) Seller shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the “Expense Escrow Account”) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and shall not release any portion thereof to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until Purchaser delivers to Seller, at the sole option of the Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an “Expense Amount Tax Opinion”) of the Protected REIT’s tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income, (ii) a letter (an “Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter”) from the Protected REIT’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to Purchaser without causing the

 

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Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a “REIT Qualification Ruling” and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter, a “Release Document”); and (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by Purchaser to Seller, Purchaser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement (an “Indemnity Loan Agreement”) reasonably acceptable to Purchaser that (i) requires Seller to lend Purchaser immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense Amount (an “Indemnity Loan”), and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of Purchaser or any guarantor of Purchaser, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such Loan, and (B) a 15 year maturity with no periodic amortization.

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser.

Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Seller Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Seller Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Seller Indemnitee which result from:

(a) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Purchaser, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Purchaser contained in this Agreement; and

(b) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees, the basis for which occurred after the Agreement Date, resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.02(a) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Seller Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Purchaser, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Purchaser of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Seller Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Purchaser as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02. Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Seller Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Seller Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Seller Indemnitee shall not relieve Purchaser of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.02 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Seller Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Purchaser to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim.

 

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Section 11.03 Award of Damages.

(a)

(i) In the event that an award of damages or other payment is received by a Party or a designee of a Party as a result of a claim, judgment, settlement or arbitration (including payment pursuant to a guaranty of ResCap by any other Person) of a legal dispute that occurs either on or after the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement in connection with the enforcement of the Asset Purchase Agreement in the event of a breach by ResCap of any representations and warranties or covenants where such breach had an adverse impact on the value of the Total Servicing Spread, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of that award shall be distributed to Purchaser or its designee and the Seller Expense Percentage of that award shall be distributed to Seller or its designee

(ii) In the event that an award of damages or other payment is received by a Party or a designee of a Party as a result of a claim, judgment, settlement or arbitration (including payment pursuant to a guaranty of ResCap by any other Person) of a legal dispute that occurs either on or after the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement in connection with the enforcement of the Asset Purchase Agreement in the event of a breach by ResCap of any representations and warranties or covenants where such breach did not have an adverse impact on the value of the Total Servicing Spread, the entirety of the award shall be distributed to Seller or its designee.

(b) In the event that a Party or designee of a Party receives an award pursuant to Sections 11.03(a)(i) or (ii) and some or all of that amount is to be distributed to the other Party or a designee of the other Party pursuant to Sections 11.03(a)(i) or (ii), the Party or the Party’s designee in possession of the applicable amount shall promptly notify the other Party or the other Party’s designee as to the award’s existence and request that the other Party or other Party’s designee, as applicable, designate an account to which the amount shall be remitted. Once the necessary account information has been provided by the appropriate Party or designee of a Party, the applicable amount shall be remitted by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to the account so designated.

(c) Two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, the Seller shall, provide Purchaser with a monthly report of all claims and legal disputes made or pending with ResCap during the prior month, including the amounts of any claims made or resolved during such month.

Section 11.04 Other Rights

The Seller hereby acknowledges that, in addition to its rights under this Agreement, the Purchaser is entitled to exercise its rights under the related Owner Consent.

 

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ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses.

(a) In addition to the payment of certain enforcement expenses as provided for in the Priority of Payments, Purchaser shall be responsible for:

(i) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of (A) the reasonable legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement, solely as they relate to the Total Servicing Spread and (B) reasonable expenses, including legal expenses, incurred in obtaining Owner Consents or any necessary regulatory approvals of any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, solely as they relate to the Total Servicing Spread, excluding regulatory approvals required by Seller in the ordinary course of business; except that in the case of (A) or (B), Purchaser shall not be responsible for any such expenses that are paid by ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

(ii) 100% of the legal expenses of SNR Denton US LLP in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and enforcement of the Transaction Documents on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) In addition to the payment of certain enforcement expenses as provided for in the Priority of Payments, Seller shall be responsible for:

(i) 100% of the legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement, other than those legal expenses paid by Purchaser pursuant to clause (a)(i)(A) above;

(ii) 100% of the expenses incurred in obtaining any necessary regulatory approvals of any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, other than those expenses paid by Purchaser pursuant to clause (a)(i)(B) above;

(iii) 100% of the legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and enforcement of the Transaction Documents on behalf of Seller; and

(iv) 100% of expenses related to servicing and principal advances, the financing of such advances and any similar arrangements under the Servicing Agreements.

 

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(c) With respect to any Cash Deposit required to be made by the Seller pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Purchaser shall be responsible for $16,088,242 of the such Cash Deposit. If all or any portion of the Cash Deposit is returned to Seller or the conditions to Purchaser’s obligation to close set forth in ARTICLE IX are not satisfied as of the Closing Date, Seller shall promptly pay $16,088,242 to Purchaser within two Business Days after receipt by Seller or the Closing Date, as applicable.

(d) In the event any Break-Up Fee is paid to Seller pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller shall promptly remit $16,088,242 of such Break-Up Fee to Purchaser.

(e) Purchaser shall be responsible for 22.34% of the legal expenses incurred by Seller between the Agreement Date and the Closing Date directly related to the ResCap bankruptcy proceedings; except that the Purchaser shall not be responsible for any such expenses that are paid by ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.

(f) Except as otherwise provided herein, Purchaser and Seller shall each pay the expenses incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 12.02 Confidentiality.

Each Party understands that in connection with this transaction, it has been furnished and will be furnished Non-Public Personal Information and/or Personally Identifiable Financial Information (as those terms are defined in Sections 573.3(n) and (o) of the Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations on Privacy of Consumer Information published at 12 C.F.R. Chapter V implementing Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), and other information regarding the policies and plans of the other Party and its affiliates that is and has been designated as confidential and proprietary, and each Party agrees that it will maintain the confidentiality of such information and will not disclose it to others (except for its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, financing sources, agents, representatives and advisors), or use it except in connection with the proposed acquisition contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Party furnishing such information. Information which is generally known in the industry concerning a Party or among such Party’s creditors generally or which has been disclosed to the other Party by third parties who have a right to do so shall not be deemed confidential or proprietary information for these purposes. If Purchaser, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser agrees to provide Seller with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Seller may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Purchaser’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. If Seller, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Purchaser may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Seller’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. Notwithstanding the terms of this Section 12.02, if, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Purchaser or Seller is nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose information concerning the other Party to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, Purchaser or Seller may disclose such information to such tribunal without liability hereunder. If the proposed acquisition is not

 

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consummated, each Party agrees to promptly return to the other, promptly upon request, all confidential materials, and all copies thereof, which have been furnished to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, either Party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of this Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees.

Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other that it has made no agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement. In the event Purchaser has entered or enters into an agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s, advisor’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all such fees. The parties hereto shall indemnify and hold each other harmless from and against any such obligation or liability and any expense incurred in investigating or defending (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) any claim based upon the other party’s actions in connection with such obligation.

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties.

The Parties intend that the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents constitute arms-length transactions among third parties. Nothing contained in the Transaction Documents will establish any fiduciary, partnership, joint venture or similar relationship between or among the Parties except to the extent otherwise expressly stated therein.

Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

Each party hereto covenants and agrees that the representations and warranties in this Agreement, and in any document delivered or to be delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the Agreement Date.

Section 12.06 Notices.

All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by prepaid overnight delivery service:

(a) If to Purchaser, to:

Fortress Investment Group LLC

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

Attn: Brian Sigman

Chief Financial Officer

(212) 479-5343

 

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(b) If to Seller, to:

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Attn: Amar Patel

or to such other address as Purchaser or Seller shall have specified in writing to the other.

Section 12.07 Waivers.

Either Purchaser or Seller may, by written notice to the other:

(a) Extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other transactions of the other; and

(b) Waive compliance with or performance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or obligations required to be complied with or performed by the other hereunder.

The waiver by Purchaser or Seller of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment.

This Agreement and the related Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto. This Agreement may be amended only in a written instrument signed by both Seller and Purchaser.

Section 12.09 Binding Effect.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Parties and their successors and assigns, any rights, obligations, remedies or liabilities.

Section 12.10 Headings.

Headings on the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.

Section 12.11 Applicable Law.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under the laws of the State of New

 

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York. In addition to any other rights available under this Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity but subject to the terms hereof, Purchaser shall have all rights and remedies of a secured party with respect to the Collateral under the laws of the State of New York and under any other applicable law to enforce the assignments and security interests contained herein and, in addition, shall have the right, subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law and the terms of this Agreement, to sell or apply any rights and other interests with respect to the Collateral assigned or pledged hereby in accordance with the terms hereof at public and private sale in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties agree to waive trial by jury in the event of any dispute under this Agreement.

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits.

The Exhibits attached hereto shall be incorporated herein and shall be understood to be a part hereof as though included in the body of this Agreement.

Section 12.13 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions.

If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the rights of the parties hereto.

Section 12.15 Public Announcement.

No public release or statement concerning the subject matter of this Agreement shall be made by either party without the express written consent and approval of the other party, except as required by law or stock exchange rule, and provided that on and after the Agreement Date, either party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

Section 12.16 Assignment.

(a) Seller may not assign, transfer, sell or subcontract all or any part of this Agreement, any interest herein, or any of the Seller’s interest in the Servicing Spread Collections, other than the interest in the Total Servicing Spread sold hereby, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, provided that any successor to Seller must assume Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. Purchaser shall have the unrestricted right to further assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide or otherwise deal with its rights under this Agreement on whatever terms Purchaser shall determine without the consent of Seller; including the right to assign all or any portion of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and to assign the

 

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related rights under this Agreement. If Purchaser assigns any rights under this Agreement to a third party (a “Third Party Assignment“), such third party (a “Third Party Assignee“) shall enter into a new agreement (a “Third Party Current Spread Agreement“) with Seller or Seller’s assignee that provides such Third Party Assignee with the same rights with respect to the Current Excess Servicing Spread that Purchaser would have had under this Agreement if the Third Party Assignment had not occurred.

(b) Seller shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each holder of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and each holder’s interest in the Current Excess Servicing Spread (the “Holder Register”) for each transaction described in Section 12.16(a) shall be recorded in the Holder Register. The entries in the Holder Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Seller shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Holder Register as an owner of the Current Excess Servicing Spread for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

Section 12.17 Termination.

If the Asset Purchase Agreement is terminated, this Agreement shall be terminated concurrently therewith, without any further action of either Party. In the event this agreement is terminated as set forth in the prior sentence or in Section 8.13, neither Party shall have any further obligations to the other Party hereunder except as expressly set forth herein. If all conditions to Purchaser’s or Seller’s obligations to close set forth in Article IX and Article X, respectively, are not satisfied on the Closing Date, Purchaser or Seller, as applicable based on the condition or conditions not satisfied, may terminate this agreement by written notice to the other party, and neither party shall have any further obligations to the other party hereunder, except as expressly set forth herein.

Section 12.18 Third Party Beneficiaries.

This Agreement does not and is not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than Purchaser and Seller, except as provided in Section 11.01 and in Section 11.02, provided that Purchaser and Seller reserve the right to modify any term of, or terminate, this Agreement, without the consent of any Purchaser Indemnitee or Seller Indemnitee.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties to this Agreement has caused this Agreement to be duly executed in its corporate name by one of its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

NIC MSR VI LLC

Purchaser

By:   /s/ Brian Sigman                        

Name:   Brian Sigman

Title:     Chief Financial Officer

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:  /s/ Amar Patel                              

Name:   Amar Patel

Title:     Executive Vice President

CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE LOANS

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT FOR MORTGAGE LOANS

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) and NIC MSR VI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors assigns, the “Purchaser”), as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, Seller hereby assigns, transfers and delivers to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Current Excess Servicing Spread for each of the Mortgage Loans set forth in Annex A attached hereto and all proceeds thereof, and agrees that as of the Closing Date, the applicable Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be a “Mortgage Loan” for all purposes of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Assignment Agreement have the meanings given to such terms in, or incorporated by reference into, the Agreement.

In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount of the Purchase Price..

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:                                                                      

Name:                                                                  

Title:                                                                  

 

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Annex A

[ATTACH ANNEX A, WHICH MAY BE ON COMPUTER TAPE, COMPACT DISK, OR MICROFICHE, CONTAINING THE INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW]

 

(a)

  

(b)

   (c)    (d)    (e)    (f)
(column (d) –
column (e))
   (g)
([ ]% of column
(f))

Closing

Date

  

Loan # of

Mortgage

Loan

   Principal Balance
of Mortgage

Loan as of the
Closing Date
   Servicing
Fee Rate
   Base Servicing
Fee Rate
   Net Servicing Fee
Rate
   Current Excess
Servicing Spread
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 


EXHIBIT B

SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT C

SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,                                              , a [Vice President] of Nationstar Mortgage LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans by and between NIC MSR VI LLC and the Company, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof;

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects;

(iii) The conditions set forth in Sections 9.04 and 9.05 of the Agreement have been satisfied; and

(iv) As of the date hereof, the Company has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Agreement) of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date of the Agreement by the Company, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Company (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [                    ]

By:                                                                  

 

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EXHIBIT D

PURCHASER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,                             , [POSITION] of NIC MSR LLC, the sole member of NIC MSR VI LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 10.05 of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans by and between the Company and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof; and

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and

(iii) All conditions set forth in Section 10.04 have been satisfied.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [                    ].

 

NIC MSR VI LLC

 

By: NIC MSR LLC, as member

By:    

 


EXHIBIT E

LOCATION OF CREDIT FILES

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF SUMMARY REMITTANCE REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT I

SELLER JURISDICTIONS AND RECORDING OFFICES

Chief Executive Office:

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Recording Office:

Secretary of State, State of Delaware


EXHIBIT J

SERVICING AGREEMENTS

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]

 

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EX-10.7 8 d354690dex107.htm FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE LOANS Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans

Exhibit 10.7

EXECUTION

FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE LOANS

by and between

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

(Seller)

and

NIC MSR VI LLC

(Purchaser)

Dated and effective as of May 13, 2012


Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

     1   

Section 1.01 Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02 General Interpretive Principles

     12   

ARTICLE II ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

     12   

Section 2.01 Items to be Delivered

     12   

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest

     14   

ARTICLE III REPLACEMENT OF MORTGAGE LOANS

     14   

Section 3.01 Refinancing and Substitution of Mortgage Loans

     14   

Section 3.02 Criteria for Mortgage Loans

     14   

Section 3.03 Refinancing Incentives

     16   

Section 3.04 Selection Procedures

     17   

Section 3.05 Assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread

     18   

ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     19   

Section 4.01 Purchase Price

     19   

Section 4.02 Payments by Purchaser

     19   

Section 4.03 Accounts

     19   

Section 4.04 Priority of Payments

     21   

Section 4.05 Withdrawals from the Future Spread Reserve Account

     23   

Section 4.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee

     23   

Section 4.07 Correction of Principal Balance Error

     23   

Section 4.08 Intent and Characterization

     23   

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

     24   

Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing

     24   

Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity

     24   

Section 5.03 Owner Consents

     25   

Section 5.04 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights

     25   

Section 5.05 Effective Agreements

     25   

Section 5.06 No Accrued Liabilities

     25   

Section 5.07 Seller/Servicer Standing

     25   

Section 5.08 MERS Membership

     25   

Section 5.09 Owner Set-off Rights

     26   

Section 5.10 Ability to Perform; Solvency

     26   

Section 5.11 Obligations with Respect to Origination

     26   

Section 5.12 Purchase of Mortgage Servicing Rights

     26   

Section 5.13 No Actions

     26   

 

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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

     27   

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws

     27   

Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts

     27   

Section 6.03 No Purchaser Responsibility

     27   

Section 6.04 Location of Credit Files

     27   

Section 6.05 Representations Concerning the Future Excess Servicing Spread

     27   

ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

     28   

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing

     28   

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity

     28   

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements

     29   

Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor

     29   

Section 7.05 No Actions

     29   

ARTICLE VIII SELLER COVENANTS

     29   

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations

     29   

Section 8.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances

     30   

Section 8.03 Financing Statements

     30   

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information

     30   

Section 8.05 Access to Information

     30   

Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program

     31   

Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports

     31   

Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates

     33   

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls

     33   

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Owner Obligations

     33   

Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements

     34   

Section 8.12 Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights

     34   

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents

     34   

Section 8.14 Accounts

     34   

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events

     34   

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Future Excess Servicing Spread

     35   

Section 8.17 Existence, etc

     35   

Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing

     36   

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant

     36   

Section 8.20 Schedule of Mortgage Loans

     36   

Section 8.21 True Sale Opinion

     36   

Section 8.22 Valuation

     37   

Section 8.23 Material Documents

     37   

Section 8.24 Insurance

     37   

Section 8.25 Defense of Title

     37   

 

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Section 8.26 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans.

     37   

ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

     37   

Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties

     38   

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions

     38   

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution

     38   

Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change

     38   

Section 9.05 Consents

     38   

Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents

     38   

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller

     38   

Section 9.08 Opinions of Counsel

     39   

Section 9.09 Good Standing Certificate of Seller

     39   

Section 9.10 No Actions or Proceedings.

     39   

ARTICLE X CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

     39   

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties

     39   

Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions

     40   

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution

     40   

Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change

     40   

Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser

     40   

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser

     40   

ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION

     40   

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller

     40   

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser

     40   

Section 11.03 Other Rights.

     43   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     43   

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses

     43   

Section 12.02 Confidentiality

     43   

Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees

     43   

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties

     43   

Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties

     45   

Section 12.06 Notices

     45   

Section 12.07 Waivers

     45   

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment

     45   

Section 12.09 Binding Effect

     46   

Section 12.10 Headings

     46   

Section 12.11 Applicable Law

     46   

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits

     46   

Section 12.13 Counterparts

     46   

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions

     46   

Section 12.15 Assignment

     47   

Section 12.16 Termination

     47   

Section 12.17 Third Party Beneficiaries

     47   

 

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit A — Form of Assignment Agreement

                       Annex A

Exhibit B — Example of Calculations of Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amounts

Exhibit C — Schedule of Mortgage Loans

Exhibit D — Seller’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit E — Purchaser’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit F — Location of Credit Files

Exhibit G — Form of Summary Remittance Report

Exhibit H — Form of Delinquency Report

Exhibit I — Form of Disbursement Report

Exhibit J — Seller Jurisdictions and Recording Offices

 

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FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE LOANS

This FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE LOANS (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement Date”), is by and between NIC MSR VI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”), and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) (the Purchaser and the Seller will collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Seller and Purchaser have entered into the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement For Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect, the “Current Spread Agreement”), pursuant to which Purchaser will purchase and assume all right, title and interest in the excess servicing spread with respect to a pool of residential mortgage loans to be serviced by Seller;

WHEREAS, Seller desires to retain the right to refinance the residential mortgage loans in the pool, and Purchaser is willing to grant such right, as long as the excess servicing spread with respect to the newly-originated residential mortgage loans and replacement residential mortgage loans is assigned to the Purchaser as described herein; and

WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller desire to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which residential mortgage loans in the pool may be refinanced.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

Section 1.01 Definitions.

Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those accepted and prudent mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) which are in accordance with the servicing practices and procedures as set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreements, and in a manner at least equal in quality to the servicing that Seller provides to mortgage loans which it owns in its own portfolio.

Agency: The entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto,

 

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the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, the Federal Housing Administration of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any successor thereto.

Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Agreement Date: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Ancillary Income: All incidental servicing fees (such as late fees, assignment transfer fees, returned check fees, special services fees, amortization schedule fees, HAMP fees, modification and incentive income and any interest or earnings on funds deposited in an account maintained by the Seller as servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans, etc.) that are supplemental to the servicing spread payable to the servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreements.

Applicable Law: With reference to any Person, all laws (including common law), statutes, regulations, ordinances, treaties, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders of any court, governmental agency or authority and rules, regulations, orders, directives, licenses and permits of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or its property or in respect of its operations.

Asset Purchase Agreement: The Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as purchaser, and Residential Capital, LLC, Residential Funding, LLC, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, ETS of Washington, Inc. and certain additional sellers identified of Schedule A thereof, as sellers, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment Agreement: An assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement or in such other form as mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

Assignment Date: With respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and its related Mortgage Loan, the Distribution Date in the third calendar month following the Refinanced Mortgage Loan’s Refinancing Date.

Available Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or another financial institution mutually agreed upon by the Parties or any successor thereto, each in its capacity as “Bank” under the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement or the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, as applicable, or any third party custodian or trustee in similar capacity under any replacement account control agreements.

Base Servicing Fee: With respect to a Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Measurement Date, (B) the Base Servicing Fee Rate and (C) (i) in the case of the initial Collection Period, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of the initial Collection Period, and

 

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the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) in the case of all other Collection Periods, 1/12; provided that the Base Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan whose Servicing Agreement is terminated during a Collection Period shall be pro-rated to the actual number of days within such Collection Period in which such Mortgage Loan was serviced by Seller.

Base Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than GNMA Mortgage Loans). 0.06% per annum and with respect to GNMA Mortgage Loans, 0.10% per annum.

Business Day: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in the States of Texas or New York are authorized or obligated by law or by executive order to be closed or (c) such other days as agreed upon by the Parties.

Carryover Retained Amount: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Closing Date: The Business Day in which the purchase by Seller of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement has been consummated and all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement have been satisfied or waived.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral: As defined in Section 2.02 hereof.

Collection Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth: (i) The net worth of Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries, on a combined basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) all intangibles determined in accordance with GAAP (including goodwill, capitalized financing costs and capitalized administration costs but excluding originated and purchased mortgage servicing rights or retained residual securities) and any and all advances to, investments in and receivables held from affiliates; provided, however, that the non-cash effect (gain or loss) of any mark-to-market adjustments made directly to stockholders’ equity for fluctuation of the value of financial instruments as mandated under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (or any successor statement) shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

Control: The meaning specified in Section 8-106 of the UCC.

Credit File: Those documents, which may be originals, copies or electronically imaged, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, held by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, which may include Mortgage Loan Documents and the credit documentation relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and any documents gathered during the servicing of a Mortgage Loan.

Current Mortgage Loan: A residential mortgage loan that is a “Mortgage Loan” under the Current Spread Agreement.

Current Spread Agreement: As defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Custodian: A custodian of Credit Files or any part thereof as identified by the Seller to the Purchaser in writing on or prior to the first Assignment Date as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time by the Seller by providing a written notice of any such update to the Purchaser.

Distribution Date: The 10th day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the prior Business Day, beginning in the month following the first Assignment Date, or such other day as mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.

Electronic Data File: A computer tape or other electronic medium generated by or on behalf of Seller and delivered or transmitted to or on behalf of Purchaser which provides information relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Eligible Servicing Agreement: Unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser, a Servicing Agreement in respect of which the following eligibility requirements have been satisfied:

(a) the Owner Consents relating to such Servicing Agreement have been obtained;

(b) such Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect, and is in all respects genuine as appearing on its face or as represented in the books and records of Seller, and no event of default, early amortization event, termination event, or other event giving any party thereto (including with notice or lapse of time or both) the right to terminate Seller as servicer thereunder for cause has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that with respect to any Servicing Agreement and the occurrence of any event set forth in this clause (b) which is based on a breach of a collateral performance test, such Servicing Agreement shall remain an Eligible Servicing Agreement so long as no notice of termination based on such breach has been given or threatened in writing and subject to the restrictions set forth herein;

(c) Seller has not resigned or been terminated as servicer under such Servicing Agreement and has no actual knowledge of any pending or threatened action to terminate Seller, as servicer (whether for cause or without cause); and

(d) with respect to any Servicing Agreement relating to Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, an agreement pursuant to which the Seller as servicer may not be terminated without cause pursuant to such Servicing Agreement or if the Seller as servicer may be terminated without cause, upon payment of a termination fee.

Entitlement Holder: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC.

Excess Refinancing Percentage: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Expense Amount: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Amount Tax Opinion: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

 

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Expense Escrow Account: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, Seller and NIC MSR IV LLC, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to NIC MSR IV LLC, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, Seller and NIC MSR V LLC, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to NIC MSR V LLC, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

Future Excess Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation: As defined in Section 3.01 hereof.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage: A percentage equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage in the Current Spread Agreement.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Rights: As defined in Section 3.01 hereof.

Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Future Spread Reserve Account: The account specified in the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser.

Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Future Spread Reserve Account.

Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Future Spread Reserve Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, Seller and NIC MSR VII LLC, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to NIC MSR VII LLC, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

GNMA Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which is owned by Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

Governmental Authority: With respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person, any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties.

Grant: To grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, demise, release, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over or confirm.

HAMP: As defined in Section 8.06 hereof.

HAMP Loans: As defined in Section 8.06 hereof.

Holder Register: As defined in Section 12.15(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan Agreement: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

IRS: The United States Internal Revenue Service.

Lien: Any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, charge, deposit, arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever intended to assure payment of any indebtedness or the performance of any other obligation, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement.

 

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Lockbox Account: An account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser for the purpose of receiving Servicing Spread Collections.

Loss or Losses: Any and all direct, actual and out-of-pocket losses (including any loss in the value in the Future Excess Servicing Spread), damages, deficiencies, claims, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, excluding (i) any amounts attributable to or arising from overhead allocations, general or administrative costs and expenses, or any cost for the time of any Party’s employees, (ii) consequential losses or damages consisting of speculative lost profits, lost investment or business opportunity, damage to reputation or operating losses, or (iii) punitive or treble damages; provided, however, that the exclusions set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if and to the extent any such amounts are actually incurred in payment to a third party or government entity.

Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Measurement Date: With respect to any Collection Period, the first day of such Collection Period.

MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor thereto.

MI: Insurance provided by private mortgage insurance companies to make payments on certain Mortgage Loans in the event that the related Mortgagor defaults in its obligation in respect of the Mortgage.

Mortgage: Each of those mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds or deeds to secure debt creating a first lien on or an interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note and related to a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan: A residential mortgage loan that satisfies the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 and whose Future Excess Servicing Spread is assigned to Purchaser hereunder in satisfaction of Seller’s Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation.

Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents and agreements related to such Mortgage Loan required to be held by the applicable Custodian, including, without limitation, the original Mortgage Note, and any other documents or agreements evidencing and/or governing such Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Identification Date: With respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and its related replacement Mortgage Loan, the 25th day of the second calendar month following the Refinanced Mortgage Loan’s Refinancing Date.

Mortgage Note: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the note or other evidence of indebtedness of the Mortgagor, thereunder, including, if applicable, an allonge and lost note affidavit.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The rights and responsibilities of Seller with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans under the Servicing Agreements, including any and all of the

 

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following if and to the extent provided therein: (a) all rights to service a Mortgage Loan; (b) all rights to receive servicing fees, Ancillary Income, reimbursements or indemnification for servicing the Mortgage Loan, and any payments received in respect of the foregoing and proceeds thereof; (c) the right to collect, hold and disburse escrow payments or other payments with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any amounts actually collected with respect thereto and to receive interest income on such amounts to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; (d) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in this paragraph; (e) possession and use of any and all Credit Files pertaining to the Mortgage Loan or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loan; (f) to the extent applicable, all rights and benefits relating to the direct solicitation of the related Mortgagors for refinance or modification of the Mortgage Loans and attendant right, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their respective Mortgage Loans; and (g) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the foregoing.

Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor’s real property, securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of an interest in a single parcel of real property, improved by a residential dwelling.

Mortgagor: An obligor under a residential mortgage loan.

New Mortgage Loan: As defined in Section 3.02(a)(i)(1) hereof.

Non-Agency Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan where the Owner is not an Agency.

Nonqualifying Income: Any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.

Objection Notice: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Opinion of Counsel: One or more written opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the recipient, of an attorney at law admitted to practice in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which attorney may be counsel for Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be.

Owner: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the owner thereof.

Owner Consent: All agreements, including the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement, the FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement and GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement, if applicable, pursuant to which an Owner approves or consents to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser and any other consents, acknowledgements or similar instruments that may be required from an Owner in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

Party or Parties: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Permitted Liens: Liens in favor of an Agency required pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements.

 

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Person: Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business entity, joint stock company, trust, business trust, unincorporated organization, association, enterprise, joint venture, government, any department or agency of any government or any other entity of whatever nature.

Pledge Agreement: A collateral pledge agreement, to be entered into on or before the Closing Date, between Seller and an Agency, pursuant to which Seller pledges collateral to such Agency to secure its obligations to the applicable Agency under the Servicing Agreement, the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement, FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement or GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement, if applicable, and other agreements, if required by the applicable Agency.

Power of Attorney: A Power of Attorney delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser authorizing the Purchaser to enforce the right to payment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread under the related Servicing Agreement solely in the event that the Seller fails to enforce such right within 30 days after receiving written notice of such failure from the Purchaser to the Seller.

Priority of Payments: As defined in Section 4.04 hereof.

Protected REIT: Any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code, (ii) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in Purchaser, and (iii) is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of the Purchaser or as receiving all or a portion of the Purchaser’s income.

Purchase Price: As defined in Section 4.01 hereof.

Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Purchaser Indemnitees: As defined in Section 11.01(a) hereof.

Qualifying Income: Gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code.

Quarterly Collection Period: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Current Mortgage Loan or a Mortgage Loan that has been refinanced in whole or in part by Seller or an affiliate thereof.

Refinancing Date: The date on which a Current Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loan is refinanced by Seller or an affiliate thereof.

Refinancing Split Percentage: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

REIT Qualification Ruling: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

REIT Requirements: The requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.

 

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Related Collection Period: With respect to an Assignment Date, the Collection Period in the third calendar month prior to such Assignment Date, and with respect to a Mortgage Loan Identification Date, the second calendar month prior to such Mortgage Loan Identification Date.

Related Escrow Accounts: Mortgage Loan escrow/impound accounts maintained by Seller relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights, including accounts for buydown funds, real estate taxes and MI, flood and hazard insurance premiums.

Release Document: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Replacement Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Replacement Shortfall: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Requirement of Law: As to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Retained Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Retained Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to 100% minus the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Sales Proceeds: The proceeds received upon a sale (approved by the Parties) of the Total Servicing Spread (except without giving effect to clause (c) of the definition thereof), in whole or in part, including through a sale in accordance with Section 8.12.

Schedule of Mortgage Loans: The list of Mortgage Loans whose Future Excess Servicing Spread has been assigned to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and maintained as Exhibit C hereto.

Selection Period: As defined in Section 3.04(b) hereof.

Seller: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Seller Indemnitees: As defined in Section 11.02 hereof.

Servicing: The responsibilities, with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans, under the Servicing Agreements.

Servicing Agreements: The servicing agreements, as amended from time to time, and any waivers, consent letters, acknowledgments and other agreements under which Seller is the

 

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servicer of the Mortgage Loans relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights and governing the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, or with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by the Seller, the credit and collection standards, policies, procedures and practices of Seller relating to residential mortgage loans owned and serviced by Seller.

Servicing Spread Collections: For each Collection Period, the funds collected on the Mortgage Loans and allocated as the servicing compensation payable to Seller as servicer of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Collection Period pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements, other than Ancillary Income and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from an Owner by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

Solvent: With respect to any Person as of any date of determination, (a) the value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, (b) such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Third Party Assignee: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Assignment: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Future Spread Agreement: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Claim: As defined in Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, as applicable.

Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account: The account specified in the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, into which all Servicing Spread Collections, all Sales Proceeds and all Servicing Agreement termination payments in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be deposited.

Total Servicing Spread: For each Collection Period on and after the Closing Date, the sum of the following: (a) the Servicing Spread Collections received during such Collection Period and remaining after payment of the Base Servicing Fee; (b) all other amounts payable by an Owner to Seller (or Purchaser under an Owner Consent) with respect to the Mortgage Servicing Rights for Mortgage Loans, including any termination fees paid by an Owner to Seller for terminating Seller as the servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding all Ancillary Income and reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from an Owner by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and (c) all Sales Proceeds received during such Collection Period.

Transaction Documents: The Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement, the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, the Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement, the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, the Current Spread Agreement and this Agreement.

 

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UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction.

Section 1.02 General Interpretive Principles.

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;

(b) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) References herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;

(d) A reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;

(e) The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and

(f) The term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.

ARTICLE II

ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

Section 2.01 Items to be Delivered.

(a) On the Agreement Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(i) This Agreement;

(ii) The Current Spread Agreement and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the Current Spread Agreement on the Agreement Date, if any;

 

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(b) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(i) The executed Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement;

(ii) The executed Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement;

(iii) The executed Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement;

(iv) The executed Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement;

(v) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser regarding due authorization, authority, and enforceability of the applicable Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party, and regarding no conflicts with other material Seller agreements;

(vi) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the characterization of the transfer of the Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser as a true sale for bankruptcy purposes;

(vii) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the perfection of the assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread to Purchaser and the security interests granted hereunder;

(viii) The duly executed corporate certificate of Seller required by Section 9.07;

(ix) A certificate of good standing of Seller dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Seller;

(x) A secretary’s certificate of Seller attaching its organizational documents, board resolutions and incumbency certificates;

(xi) The duly executed corporate certificate of Purchaser required by Section 10.05;

(xii) A certificate of good standing of Purchaser dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Purchaser;

(xiii) A UCC-1 financing statement relating to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and relating to the security interest of Purchaser in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser; and

 

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(xiv) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the Current Spread Agreement on the Closing Date.

(c) On or before the Assignment Date with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Seller shall provide Purchaser with executed copies of the related Owner Consents, and any amendments thereto.

(d) On or before the first Assignment Date, the executed Power of Attorney.

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest.

In order to secure Seller’s obligations to deliver the Future Excess Servicing Spread and perform its obligations hereunder, Seller hereby Grants to Purchaser a valid and continuing first priority and perfected Lien on and security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account, together with all amounts deposited therein from time to time and all cash and non-cash proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired and arising (the “Collateral”).

ARTICLE III

REPLACEMENT OF MORTGAGE LOANS

Section 3.01 Refinancing and Substitution of Mortgage Loans.

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and, more particularly, the conditions of this ARTICLE III, if Seller or any of its affiliates refinances any Current Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loan, it shall designate a residential mortgage loan as a replacement Mortgage Loan pursuant to this ARTICLE III and assign the Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such replacement Mortgage Loan on the applicable Assignment Date to Purchaser as provided in this Agreement (such obligations of Seller, the “Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation“), and the rights of Purchaser to such Future Excess Servicing Spread, the “Future Excess Servicing Spread Rights“).

Section 3.02 Criteria for Mortgage Loans.

(a) As of the applicable Assignment Date, unless otherwise agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser, either:

(i) The Mortgage Loan shall satisfy the following criteria:

(1) The proceeds of such Mortgage Loan (the “New Mortgage Loan”) were use to repay the Refinanced Mortgage Loan in whole or in part;

 

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(2) All consents, if any, required by the applicable Owner to assign the related Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to the New Mortgage Loan shall have been obtained;

(3) The servicing fee rate for the New Mortgage Loan is not less than 0.25% per annum; and

(4) The New Mortgage Loan is secured by the same property as the Refinanced Mortgage Loan; or

(ii) if Seller is unable to satisfy the conditions in Section 3.02(a)(i) after using commercially reasonable efforts, Seller shall use its best efforts to substitute the New Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Loan satisfying the following criteria:

(1) The servicing fee rate (which results in the Servicing Spread Collections) for the Mortgage Loan is equal to or greater than the servicing fee rate of the New Mortgage Loan; provided however if the servicing fee rate of the New Mortgage Loan is less than 0.25% per annum, the servicing fee rate on the Mortgage Loan is not less than 0.25% per annum;

(2) The interest accrual rate per annum on the Mortgage Loan is within 12.5 basis points per annum of the interest accrual rate on the New Mortgage Loan;

(3) The final maturity date of the Mortgage Loan is within six months of the final maturity date of the New Mortgage Loan;

(4) The principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is no less than the principal balance of the Refinanced Mortgage Loan;

(5) The remaining credit characteristics of the Mortgage Loan (other than as specified in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above) are substantially the same as the credit characteristics of the New Mortgage Loan;

(6) The Mortgage Loan is current as of the applicable Assignment Date; and

(7) The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any foreclosure or similar proceeding as of the applicable Assignment Date; is not in process of any modification, workout or other loss mitigation process; and is not involved in litigation.

(b) If a New Mortgage Loan would otherwise meet the criteria set forth in Section 3.02(a)(i) and is still owned by Seller as of the Mortgage Loan Identification Date, in lieu of a substitution pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) above, the Seller may include such New Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan in the Available Portfolio; provided (i) the servicing fee rate (which results in the Servicing Spread Collections) for such Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be 0.30% per annum and (ii) if at any time such Mortgage Loan fails to otherwise meet the criteria set forth in Section 3.02(a)(i) (e.g. the Mortgage Loan is sold to an Agency and the Seller is unable to obtain an Owner Consent), the Seller shall be required to substitute a loan for such New Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) above.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.02(a)(ii)(4), Seller shall not be in breach of Section 3.01 on any Assignment Date if, after using best efforts to select residential mortgage loans to substitute New Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii), the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Available Portfolio as of such Assignment Date is equal to or greater than 90% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the New Mortgage Loans during the Related Collection Period as measured on the opening of business on their respective Refinancing Date.

Section 3.03 Refinancing Incentives.

For any Assignment Date beginning with the Assignment Date in the sixth calendar month after the Closing Date and subject to Section 4.04 hereof, Seller’s Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation shall be reduced by the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount for such Assignment Date. For purposes of this Section 3.03, the following definitions shall apply:

Replacement Shortfall: With respect to any Assignment Date and the Related Collection Period, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the New Mortgage Loans that were originated by Seller or an affiliate thereof during the Related Collection Period as measured on the opening of business on their respective Refinancing Date, minus the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Available Portfolio as of such Assignment Date.

Excess Refinancing Percentage: With respect to any Assignment Date, a percentage equal to the excess, if any, of (a) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate principal balance of New Mortgage Loans that were originated by Seller or an affiliate thereof over the Related Collection Period and the two Collection Periods immediately prior to such Related Collection Period (the “Quarterly Collection Period”) as measured on their respective Refinancing Date, minus the aggregate Replacement Shortfall over such Quarterly Collection Period, and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans that voluntarily prepaid in full over the Quarterly Collection Period (measured as of the date of such prepayment), over (b) 35%.

Refinancing Split Percentage: With respect to any Assignment Date, the Refinancing Split Percentage shown in the column of the table below corresponding to the Excess Refinancing Percentage therein:

 

Three Month Average Recapture

Percentage

    

Excess Refinancing

Percentage

    

Refinancing Split

Percentage

35% or Less

     0%      0%

> 35%, <= 40%

     >0.00% and <=5.00%      25%

 

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Three Month Average Recapture

Percentage

    

Excess Refinancing

Percentage

    

Refinancing Split

Percentage

> 40%, <= 45%

     >5.00% and <=10.00%      30%

> 45%, <= 50%

     >10.00% and <=15.00%      35%

> 50%, <= 55%

     >15.00% and <=20.00%      40%

> 55%, <= 60%

     >20.00% and <=25.00%      45%

Greater than 60%

     >25.00%      50%

Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount: With respect to any Assignment Date, an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of (a) the product of (i) the Refinancing Split Percentage, if any, applicable to such Assignment Date, (ii) the Excess Refinancing Percentage applicable to such Assignment Date and (iii) the aggregate principal balance of New Mortgage Loans that were refinanced with Seller or an affiliate thereof during the Related Collection Period, plus (b) the Carryover Retained Amount, minus (c) the applicable Replacement Shortfall.

Carryover Retained Amount: With respect to any Assignment Date beginning with the Assignment Date in the seventh calendar month after the Closing Date, the excess, if any, of the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount for the prior Assignment Date over the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans that were retained by Seller pursuant to this Section 3.03 on the prior Assignment Date.

Section 3.04 Selection Procedures.

(a) Not later than the Mortgage Loan Identification Date, Seller shall (i) notify Purchaser of the identity of each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan that became a Refinanced Mortgage Loan during the Related Collection Period, (ii) calculate the Excess Refinancing Percentage, the Refinancing Split Percentage, the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount and the Carryover Retained Amount for the following Assignment Date, and notify Purchaser of such amounts in writing, (iii) provide Purchaser with a list of potential Mortgage Loans (the “Available Portfolio”), selected on the basis that the Excess Refinancing Percentage is equal to zero, and (iv) provide Purchaser with a list of residential mortgage loans selected from the Available Portfolio to be designated as Mortgage Loans (the “Replacement Portfolio”) on the following Assignment Date and a list of residential mortgage loans selected from the Available Portfolio to be excluded from the pool of Mortgage Loans (the “Retained Portfolio”) on the following Assignment Date in accordance with Section 3.03.

(b) Purchaser may submit an objection to the proposed Available Portfolio, the proposed Replacement Portfolio or the proposed Retained Portfolio not later than five Business Days following receipt of the notice of the proposed portfolios pursuant to Section 3.04(a). If Purchaser submits an objection, Seller and Buyer shall work together in good faith over the next five Business Days (the “Selection Period”) to mutually agree on the Replacement Portfolio and the Retained Portfolio. During the Selection Period, Seller may suggest alternative Mortgage Loans that meet the criteria of Section 3.02. If Seller and Purchaser are unable to agree on a Replacement Portfolio and a Retained Portfolio (if applicable) by close of business on

 

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the Business Day prior to the Assignment Date, Seller and Purchaser may modify the percentages in the definitions of Future Excess Servicing Spread and Retained Servicing Spread and in the Priority of Payments, as applicable, to reflect the relative values that Seller and Purchaser would have had in the Future Excess Servicing Spread and Retained Servicing Spread but for the inability of Seller and Purchaser to mutually agree on such portfolios.

(c) Unless mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser, the Retained Portfolio and the Replacement Portfolio with respect to any Assignment Date shall satisfy the following criteria:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall not exceed the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount;

(ii) The weighted average servicing fee rate for the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be substantially equal to the weighted average servicing fee rate for the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio;

(iii) The weighted average interest accrual rate per annum of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be within 12.5 basis points per annum of the weighted average interest rate of the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio;

(iv) The weighted average final maturity date of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be within six months of the weighted average final maturity date of the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio; and

(v) The remaining credit characteristics of the pool of residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio (other than as specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above) shall be substantially the same as the credit characteristics of the pool of Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio.

(d) Exhibit B provides an example of the calculations to be made pursuant to Section 3.04(c)(i).

Section 3.05 Assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Agreement, on each Assignment Date, Seller shall execute and deliver an Assignment Agreement for the Future Excess Servicing Spread to be assigned on such Assignment Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans included in the applicable Replacement Portfolio; provided, however, that

(a) Purchaser shall be entitled to all Future Excess Servicing Spread and Seller shall be entitled to all Retained Servicing Spread arising with respect to each such Mortgage Loan on and after the Refinancing Date with respect to the related Refinanced Mortgage Loan,

 

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(b) Seller shall deposit all Servicing Spread Collections received with respect to such Mortgage Loans on and after the Refinancing Date with respect to the related Refinanced Mortgage Loans into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account not later than the Assignment Date, and

(c) for each Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after the Refinancing Date of the related Refinanced Mortgage Loan, Seller shall deposit all Servicing Spread Collections with respect to amounts prepaid at the time of closing of such Mortgage Loan, if applicable, into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account not later than the Assignment Date.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.01 Purchase Price.

In full consideration for Purchaser’s right to receive any Future Excess Servicing Spread assigned to Purchaser, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay to Seller an amount (the “Purchase Price”) that shall be determined by the Parties on the Closing Date in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Current Spread Agreement.

Section 4.02 Payments by Purchaser.

Payment shall be made by Purchaser to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds, to an account designated by Seller.

Section 4.03 Accounts.

(a) Lockbox Account. Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account. Payments of all Servicing Spread Collections received on and after the first Assignment Date shall be transferred from the Lockbox Account to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account within one Business Day of receipt and identification thereof and in any event, within two Business Days of receipt thereof. If Seller receives any Servicing Spread Collections not remitted to the Lockbox Account, it shall hold such funds in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser and deposit such amounts to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof.

(b) Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(i) The Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, for the sole purpose of receiving and disbursing all Servicing Spread Collections, Sales Proceeds and Servicing Agreement termination payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account will be established pursuant to the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement

 

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Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account strictly in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Upon any material breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by Seller hereunder or during the occurrence and continuance of a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event, Purchaser may elect to exercise Control over the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(ii) Seller shall inform each Owner to remit the applicable portion of any Servicing Agreement termination payments payable with respect to the Mortgage Loans directly to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account. Any termination payment to be directed to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account shall be equal to the pro rata amount by which the Mortgage Loans affected by such termination bear to all mortgage loans of Seller affected by such termination, based upon the method in which such termination payments are calculated in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.

(iii) If Seller is to receive any Sales Proceeds, Seller shall direct the Person making such payments to deposit such payments into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(iv) If Seller receives any amounts required to be deposited into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in error, Seller shall promptly remit such funds to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(c) Future Spread Reserve Account. The Future Spread Reserve Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser. The Future Spread Reserve Account will be established pursuant to the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account strictly in accordance with Section 4.05. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Future Spread Reserve Account.

If at any time Seller’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth falls below the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries or if Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) defaults in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) (each, a “Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event”), Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing that a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred. On each Distribution Date upon which a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred and is continuing, Seller shall be required to transfer funds in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account to the

 

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Future Spread Reserve Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments until the amount of funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account is equal to the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount. The “Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount” is equal to 25% of the fair market value as of the date the Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event that is then-continuing first occurred of the Total Servicing Spread expected to be paid over the expected remaining life of the Mortgage Loans (the “Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread”) determined in accordance with the following paragraph. Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing if a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is no longer continuing. Any funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account in excess of the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount shall be released to Seller.

For purposes of determining the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, Purchaser shall submit its claim for determination of the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, together with such back-up information it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (which value shall be considered the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread for purposes of calculating the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount until the final determination of such fair market value in accordance with this paragraph). Within five (5) Business Days of Seller’s receipt of such determination, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its acceptance or any objection to such determination of such fair market value, and if Seller objects to such determination, such notice shall include its own determination of such fair market value and any back-up information as it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (an “Objection Notice”). In the event an Objection Notice is delivered, the parties shall negotiate in good faith a resolution to such objection. In the event that Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve such objection within five (5) Business Days of the delivery of such Objection Notice, Seller and Purchaser shall appoint a mutually acceptable nationally recognized valuation expert to determine such fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread. The determination of such valuation expert shall be binding on Seller and Purchaser and the fees of such valuation expert shall be borne by Seller.

Section 4.04 Priority of Payments.

On each Business Day, subject to the terms and conditions of the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller (or, after the delivery of an access termination notice pursuant to the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Purchaser) shall direct the Bank to apply the monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in the following order of priority (the “Priority of Payments”), in every case, after giving effect to each prior item in the Priority of Payments on such Distribution Date:

(a) first, from amounts in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account attributable to Servicing Agreement termination payments paid by an Owner with respect to any Mortgage Loans, pro rata, (A) the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Purchaser, and (B) the Retained Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Seller; provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any termination payments pursuant to clause (A), such termination payments shall be applied to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any

 

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termination payments pursuant to clause (B), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and second, for deposit to the Future Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Future Spread Reserve Account to equal the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount;

(b) second, on any Business Day from and including the first Business Day of a calendar month to but excluding the Distribution Date in such calendar month, at the option of Seller, the Base Servicing Fee payable with respect to a prior Collection Period for the Mortgage Loans to Seller; provided however, that, to the extent that (i) the Seller is not permitted or is otherwise unable to advance servicing fees relating to the Total Servicing Spread with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) the related Servicing Agreement does not permit payment of servicing fees from general collections, and (iii) the related Servicing Agreement does not allocate liquidation proceeds to servicing fees first, payments from monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account relating to the affected Mortgage Loans shall be made pursuant to clause (d) below prior to this clause (b);

(c) third, on each Distribution Date, to the extent not previously paid to Seller in accordance with Section 4.04(b), any accrued and unpaid Base Servicing Fee to Seller; provided however, that, to the extent that (i) the Seller is not permitted or is otherwise unable to advance servicing fees relating to the Total Servicing Spread with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) the related Servicing Agreement does not permit payment of servicing fees from general collections, and (iii) the related Servicing Agreement does not allocate liquidation proceeds to servicing fees first, payments from monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account relating to the affected Mortgage Loans shall be made pursuant to clause (d) below prior to this clause (c);

(d) fourth, on each Distribution Date, pro rata, (A) to Purchaser, any Future Excess Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 4.04(a)); and (B) to Seller, any Retained Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 4.04(a)); provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any Future Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (A), the Future Excess Servicing Spread shall be applied to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any Retained Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (B), the Retained Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and second, for deposit to the Future Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Future Spread Reserve Account to equal the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount; and

(e) fifth, on each Distribution Date, to Seller, any other amounts remaining on deposit in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

All payments to Purchaser or Seller shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to an account designated by Purchaser or Seller, as applicable.

 

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Section 4.05 Withdrawals from the Future Spread Reserve Account.

On any Business Day, at the instruction of Purchaser, Seller shall direct the Bank to apply funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account, if any, to the payment of indemnity payments payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01. If on any Business Day a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is not then continuing and all outstanding indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller may direct the Bank to distribute any remaining funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account to, or as directed by, Seller. If there are any funds remaining in the Future Spread Reserve Account after the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller shall direct the Bank to distribute such remaining funds to, or as directed by, Seller.

Section 4.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee.

(a) Seller shall be entitled to payment of the Base Servicing Fee only to the extent funds are available therefor in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be liable to Seller for payment of the Base Servicing Fee. In the event servicing of the Mortgage Loans is transferred to sub-servicers for any reason, the servicing fees and expenses of such sub-servicers shall be paid by Seller and in no event will the amount of Servicing Spread Collections or termination payments otherwise allocable to the Future Excess Servicing Spread be reduced due to the payment of sub-servicing fees and expenses.

(b) The Base Servicing Fee with respect to a Mortgage Loan shall begin to accrue as of the Collection Period prior to the applicable Assignment Date. In no event shall Base Servicing Fees accrue concurrently on any day for a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and for a Mortgage Loan.

Section 4.07 Correction of Principal Balance Error.

If, subsequent to the payment of any amounts due hereunder to either party, the outstanding principal balance of any Mortgage Loan is found to be in error, the party benefiting from the error shall pay an amount sufficient to correct and reconcile such amounts and shall provide a reconciliation statement and other such documentation to reasonably satisfy the other party concerning the accuracy of such reconciliation. Such amounts shall be paid by the proper party within ten (10) Business Days from receipt of satisfactory written verification of amounts due.

Section 4.08 Intent and Characterization.

(a) Seller and Purchaser intend that the assignments of the Future Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to this Agreement and each Assignment Agreement constitute valid sales of such Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser, conveying good title thereto free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens, and that the beneficial interest in and title to such Future Excess Servicing Spread not be part of Seller’s estate in the event of the bankruptcy of Seller. Seller and Purchaser intend and agree to treat the transfer and assignment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread as an absolute sale for tax purposes, and as an absolute and complete conveyance of title for property law purposes. Except for financial accounting purposes, neither party intends the transactions contemplated hereby to be characterized as a loan from Purchaser to Seller.

 

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(b) In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price (as defined in the Current Spread Agreement).

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

As an inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date, the Closing Date and as of each Assignment Date as follows (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. Seller has, in full force and effect (without notice of possible suspension, revocation or impairment), all required permits, approvals, licenses, and registrations to conduct all activities in all states in which its activities with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights require it to be licensed, registered or approved in order to service the Mortgage Loans and own the Mortgage Servicing Rights, unless the failure to obtain such permits, approvals, licenses and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity.

Seller has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Seller. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Seller is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Seller of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

 

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Section 5.03 Owner Consents.

Prior to an Assignment Date, Seller has obtained all necessary and applicable Owner Consents.

Section 5.04 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights.

As of an Assignment Date, Seller will be the lawful owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, will be responsible for the maintenance of the Related Escrow Accounts, and will have the sole right and authority to transfer the Future Excess Servicing Spread as contemplated hereby. The transfer, assignment and delivery of the Future Excess Servicing Spread shall be free and clear of any and all claims, charges, defenses, offsets, Liens and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever other than Permitted Liens.

Section 5.05 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document by Seller, compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby did not, and will not, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound or which affects the Future Excess Servicing Spread, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it or to the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.06 No Accrued Liabilities.

There are no accrued liabilities of Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights or circumstances under which such accrued liabilities will arise against Purchaser as purchaser of the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.07 Seller/Servicer Standing.

As of the applicable Assignment Date, Seller is approved by each applicable Agency as a seller/servicer in good standing with the requisite financial criteria and adequate resources to complete the transactions contemplated hereby on the conditions stated herein. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Seller unable to comply with the applicable Agency eligibility requirements or which would require notification to the applicable Agency. Furthermore, if at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Seller is unable to comply with any of the Agency eligibility requirements, it shall immediately notify the Purchaser that it is no longer an approved seller/servicer of mortgage loans for any Agency which is an Owner of a Mortgage Loan.

Section 5.08 MERS Membership.

Seller is a member in good standing under the MERS system or another similar system reasonable acceptable to the Purchaser.

 

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Section 5.09 Owner Set-off Rights.

Seller has no actual notice, including any notice received from an Owner, or any reason to believe, that, other than in the normal course of Seller’s business, any circumstances exist that would result in Seller being liable to an Owner for any amount due by reason of: (i) any breach of servicing obligations or breach of mortgage selling warranty to an Owner under servicing agreements relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio for such Owner (including without limitation any unmet mortgage repurchase obligation), (ii) any unperformed obligation with respect to mortgage loans that Seller is servicing for an Owner under the regular servicing option or other mortgages subject to recourse agreements, (iii) any loss or damage to an Owner by reason of any inability to transfer to a purchaser of the servicing rights Seller’s selling and servicing representations, warranties and obligations, or (iv) any other unmet obligations to an Owner under a servicing contract relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio with such Owner.

Section 5.10 Ability to Perform; Solvency.

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. Seller is Solvent and the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread will not cause Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of Seller. The consideration received by Seller upon the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value therefor.

Section 5.11 Obligations with Respect to Origination.

Seller shall remain liable for all obligations with respect to the origination of each Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, for all obligations with respect to the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the applicable Owner.

Section 5.12 Purchase of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

Section 5.13 No Actions

There have not been commenced or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened, any action, suit or proceeding which will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document.

 

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ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

As further inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of each Assignment Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable), as follows:

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws.

Seller, the originator of the Mortgage Loan and each prior owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights has each performed its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law.

Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts.

All Related Escrow Accounts are being, and have been, maintained in accordance with Applicable Law and in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and the terms of the related Mortgages and other Mortgage Loan Documents; and, except as to payments which are past due under Mortgage Notes, all balances required by the Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan Documents to be paid to Seller for the account of the Mortgagors are on deposit in the appropriate Related Escrow Account.

Section 6.03 No Purchaser Responsibility.

Purchaser shall have no responsibility, liability or other obligation whatsoever under any Servicing Agreement or with respect to any Mortgage Loan, or to make any advance thereunder, or to pay any servicing fees.

Section 6.04 Location of Credit Files.

All of the Mortgage Loan Documents are held by Custodians or, if held by Seller, in the locations specified in Exhibit F, unless temporarily removed for enforcement purposes in the normal course of servicing. Seller will notify Purchaser in writing of any changes in locations of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by Seller in Exhibit F.

Section 6.05 Representations Concerning the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

(a) Seller has not assigned, pledged, conveyed, or encumbered the Future Excess Servicing Spread to any other Person (other than Permitted Liens) and immediately prior to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread, Seller was the sole owner of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and had good and marketable title thereto (subject to the rights of the applicable Owner under the Servicing Agreements), free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and no Person, other than Purchaser, has any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the Future Excess Servicing Spread. No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any

 

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part of the Future Excess Servicing Spread which has been signed by Seller or which Seller has authorized any other Person to sign or file or record, is on file or of record with any public office, except such as may have been terminated or filed by or on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) The sale and grant of a security interest by Seller to Purchaser of and on the Future Excess Servicing Spread does not and will not violate any Requirement of Law, the effect of which violation is to render void or voidable such assignment.

(c) As contemplated under Section 4.08(b), upon the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming Purchaser as “Secured Party” and Seller as “Debtor”, and describing the Future Excess Servicing Spread, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Exhibit J attached hereto, the sale and security interests granted hereunder in the Future Excess Servicing Spread will constitute perfected first priority security interests under the UCC in all right, title and interest of Purchaser in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

(d) Purchaser has and will continue to have the full right, power and authority to pledge the Future Excess Servicing Spread, and the Future Excess Servicing Spread may be further assigned without any requirement, in each case, subject only to applicable Owner Consents.

(e) Each Servicing Agreement constitutes an Eligible Servicing Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

As an inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement, Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as of the Agreement Date, the Closing Date and as of each Assignment Date as follows (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Purchaser is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary.

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity.

Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Purchaser of this

 

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Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by Purchaser, its compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it, in each case which violation, conflict, breach or requirement would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.

Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor.

Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and its decision to acquire the Future Excess Servicing Spread is based upon Purchaser’s own independent experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation of this transaction. Purchaser has relied solely on such experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation and has not relied on any oral or written information provided by Seller other than the representations and warranties made by Seller herein.

Section 7.05 No Actions

There shall not have been commenced or, to the best of Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened any action, suit or proceeding against the Purchaser that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE VIII

SELLER COVENANTS

Seller covenants and agrees as follows:

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations.

(a) Seller shall pay, perform and discharge all liabilities and obligations relating to the Servicing, including all liabilities and obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents, Applicable Law and the Servicing Agreements; and shall pay, perform and discharge all the rights, obligations and duties with respect to the Related Escrow Accounts as required by the Servicing Agreements, the Mortgage Loan Documents, all Applicable Law and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans owned by an Agency, such Agency.

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Loans, or for any servicing related obligations or liabilities of any servicer in the Servicing Agreements or of any Person under the Mortgage Loan Documents, or for any other obligations or liabilities of Seller.

(c) Upon termination of any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall remain liable to Purchaser and the applicable Owner for all liabilities and obligations incurred by the servicer or its designee while Seller or its designee was acting as the servicer thereunder.

(d) Seller shall conduct quality control reviews of its servicing operations in accordance with industry standards and the requirements of each Agency relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Section 8.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances.

Seller shall cooperate with and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested, in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement. Seller will cooperate and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested and at the reasonable expense of Purchaser, in obtaining consents from any Owner as may be required or advisable to assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide, finance or otherwise deal with the Future Excess Servicing Spread. If Seller is terminated under any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall cooperate fully and at its own expense in transferring such Servicing. If Purchaser assigns all or any portion of its Future Excess Servicing Spread or its other rights under this Agreement to a Third Party Assignee, Seller will cooperate and assist any Third Party Assignee in drafting and entering into a Third Party Future Spread Agreement in accordance with Section 12.15.

Section 8.03 Financing Statements.

Seller hereby authorizes the filing of any financing statements or continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements, in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as Purchaser may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and the security interests granted to Purchaser in connection herewith. Seller agrees to execute financing statements in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Seller at the request of Purchaser in order to reflect Purchaser’s interest in the Future Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information.

From time to time after the applicable Assignment Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Seller promptly shall furnish Purchaser such incidental information, which is reasonably available to Seller, supplemental to the information contained in the documents and schedules delivered pursuant to this Agreement, as may reasonably be requested to monitor performance of the Mortgage Loans and the payment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 8.05 Access to Information.

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the Credit Files are located, to examine the Credit Files, internal controls and procedures maintained by Seller and its agents, and take copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss Seller’s affairs with its officers, employees and, upon notice to Seller, independent accountants. Seller hereby authorizes such officers, employees and independent accountants to discuss with Purchaser the affairs of Seller and (b) the Seller’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying the Purchaser that Seller, has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans related to Mortgage Servicing Rights in accordance with the standards set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement. Any audit provided for herein will be conducted in accordance with Seller’s rules respecting safety and security on its premises, in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality laws and without materially disrupting operations.

Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans that have been modified or that are or will be in a modification trial period as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) (such Mortgage Loans, the “HAMP Loans”), Seller represents and warrants that it will continue to service such HAMP Loan in accordance with the HAMP terms and will ensure the timely compliance and filing of any appropriate HAMP documentation with the applicable regulator.

Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports.

Seller shall deliver the following to Purchaser two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date:

(a) An Electronic Data File in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser containing, for each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan, principal, interest and Servicing Spread Collections, and delinquency status (i.e. 30, 60, 90, FCL, REO) as of the last day of the prior Collection Period;

(b) A Summary Activity Report with respect to each of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans with respect to the prior Collection Period containing:

(i) aggregate beginning principal balance as of the first and last date of the Collection Period,

(ii) aggregate regular principal collected,

(iii) aggregate noncash principal,

(iv) aggregate interest collected,

(v) aggregate liquidation principal,

(vi) aggregate curtailments,

(vii) liquidations,

 

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(viii) short sales,

(ix) aggregate principal balance of Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and (1) for each Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the principal balance, the applicable servicing spread, the final maturity date, the mortgage interest rate, the loan-to-value ratio and the FICO score, and (2) for each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan that was refinanced by a lender other than Seller or an affiliate thereof, to the extent such information is known to Seller in the ordinary course of business and the collection and delivery of such information does not impose any additional and undue burden on Seller, the name of such lender and the mortgage interest rate of the newly originated residential mortgage loan;

(c) A Delinquency Report with respect to the Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans containing:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans and percentages of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans in each of the following categories as of the last day of the prior Collection Period:

(1) Non-delinquent Mortgage Loans,

(2) 0-29 days delinquent,

(3) 30-59 days delinquent,

(4) 60-89 days delinquent,

(5) 90 days or more delinquent,

(6) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure,

(7) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Properties have become real estate owned properties, and

(8) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in which the Mortgagor is in bankruptcy;

(ii) For each of the above categories, a roll report showing the migration of Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in such category from the last day of the second prior Collection Period;

(d) A Disbursement Report for such Distribution Date containing:

 

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(i) The Servicing Spread Collections for the prior Collection Period,

(ii) The Base Servicing Fee paid to Seller,

(iii) The amount of the Future Excess Servicing Spread paid to Purchaser,

(iv) The amount of funds, if any, transferred to the Future Spread Reserve Account,

(v) The amount of Purchaser Indemnitees, if any, paid from each of the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account or the Future Spread Reserve Account, and

(vi) The amount of funds paid to Seller from the Future Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates.

(a) If Seller’s financial statements are not filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are not publicly available, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser copies of Seller’s most recent audited quarterly financial statements within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters and its most recent audited annual financial statements within 90 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal years.

(b) Within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a certificate from a duly authorized officer of Seller certifying (i) whether or not Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries (and shall provide a calculation of its determination of its Consolidated Tangible Net Worth) and (ii) whether or not Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls.

Within five Business Days after each Distribution Date, Seller shall make its management team and other appropriate officers and employees available to Purchaser to discuss by telephone the performance of the Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans and the performance of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Owner Obligations.

Seller shall pay all of its obligations to an Owner in a timely manner so as to avoid exercise of any right of set-off by any Owner against Seller.

 

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Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements.

Seller will service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and will perform its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law. In particular, Seller shall comply with any advancing obligation under the Servicing Agreements. Without the express written consent of Purchaser (which consent may be withheld in its absolute discretion), Seller shall not (a) cancel, terminate or amend any Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any Servicing Agreements either verbally or in writing, (c) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any other servicing agreements or enter into any other agreement or arrangement with the applicable Owner that may be reasonably material to Purchaser either verbally or in writing, (d) expressly or verbally waive any material default under or breach of any Servicing Agreement by the applicable Owner that may be material to the Purchaser (in Purchaser’s reasonable determination) or (e) take any other action in connection with any such Servicing Agreement that would impair in any material respect the value of the interests or rights of the Purchaser hereunder. Seller shall conduct its business and perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreements in a manner such that the applicable Owner will not have cause to terminate any Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the prohibitions contained in this Section 8.11 apply to any amendments or modifications of the Servicing Agreements applicable to Current Mortgage Loans or Mortgage Loans owned by Seller which do not affect the Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such Current Mortgage Loans or Mortgage Loans and are not reasonably material to the Purchaser.

Section 8.12 Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

If Seller intends to assign, transfer or sell any of its Mortgage Servicing Rights to a replacement servicer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) Seller shall consult with Purchaser and Purchaser shall participate in the assignment, transfer and sale of such Mortgage Servicing Rights, and (b) Seller shall obtain the written consent of Purchaser, granted by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, prior to any assignment, transfer or sale thereof.

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents.

Seller shall not terminate, amend, amend and restate, modify or waive any conditions or provisions of any Transaction Document without the express written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

Section 8.14 Accounts.

Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans at its own expense to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account, and any change in such instructions shall only be permitted with the express written consent of Purchaser.

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events.

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Seller and any Owner. Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of any notices from the applicable Owner of any breach, potential breach, default or potential default by Seller under any servicing agreement between Seller and the applicable Owner, and with copies of any notices from any Owner of any termination, potential termination or threatened termination of any servicing agreement entered into between Seller and that Owner. Seller shall promptly forward copies of any material notices received from any Owner or from any Governmental Authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Seller shall provide Purchaser with (a) copies of all amendments to the Transaction Documents, the Servicing Agreements (other than with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller) and the agreements relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller, copies of all material amendments to the Servicing Agreements, and (c) copies of any other agreements Seller enters into with any Owner that may be reasonably material to Purchaser, in each case, promptly after execution thereof.

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Seller shall not pledge, obtain financing for, or otherwise permit any Lien of any creditor of Seller to exist on, any portion of the Servicing Spread Collections without the prior written consent of Purchaser. Seller’s financial statements shall contain footnotes indicating that the Future Excess Servicing Spread has been sold, and Seller does not maintain any ownership interest therein.

Section 8.17 Existence, etc.

Seller shall:

(a) preserve and maintain its legal existence, good standing and all of its material licenses required to service the Mortgage Loans;

(b) comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, truth in lending and real estate settlement procedures) if failure to comply with such requirements could be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document;

(c) keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), all depreciation, depletion, obsolescence and amortization of its properties, all contingencies, and all other reserves;

(d) not move its chief executive office or chief operating office from the addresses referred to in Exhibit J unless it shall have provided Purchaser not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such change;

(e) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or its income or profits or on any of its property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which

 

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adequate reserves are being maintained. Seller and its subsidiaries shall file on a timely basis all federal, and material state and local tax and information returns, reports and any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in respect of it;

(f) keep in full force and effect the provisions of its charter documents, by-laws, operating agreements or similar organizational documents in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents;

(g) keep in full force and effect all agreements and instruments by which it or any of its properties may be bound and all applicable decrees, orders and judgments, in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; and

(h) comply with its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and each other agreement entered into with an Owner.

Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing.

Subject to the rights of the Owners, Seller will not permit any Person other than Seller to service or sub-service the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of Purchaser, in each case other than third-party vendors customarily employed by servicers in the ordinary course of business in accordance with prudent mortgage servicing practices.

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant.

Seller shall not, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of the Future Excess Servicing Spread, petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against Purchaser under any insolvency law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of Purchaser or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Purchaser.

Section 8.20 Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Seller shall maintain the Schedule of Mortgage Loans, which shall be updated as of each Assignment Date. The information in the Schedule of Mortgage Loans pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Servicing Rights will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified.

Section 8.21 True Sale Opinion.

Seller shall cause a written opinion of counsel to be furnished, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser, dated the Closing Date with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Future Excess Servicing Spread by Seller to Purchaser as a true sale. Purchaser may request additional opinions regarding such characterization subsequent to the Closing Date as advised by Purchaser’s counsel in light of changes in law and other circumstances. To the extent Seller is unable to provide such opinions with respect to any Mortgage Loans, Seller shall substitute such Mortgage Loans with residential mortgage loans have substantially the same credit characteristics.

 

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Section 8.22 Valuation.

As of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have received an opinion reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser that the Base Servicing Fee of the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Price of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is fair and reasonable.

Section 8.23 Material Documents.

Seller shall provide Purchaser with executed copies of all material agreements and documents, and any amendments thereto, as of each Assignment Date relating to Seller’s acquisition of the related Mortgage Servicing Rights and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans assigned.

Section 8.24 Insurance.

The Seller shall maintain (a) general liability insurance, (b) errors and omission insurance or blanket bond coverage and (c) fidelity bond insurance, in each case, from reputable companies with coverage in amounts customarily maintained by such similarly situated entities in the same jurisdiction and industry as the Seller.

Section 8.25 Defense of Title

The Seller warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in and to all Future Excess Servicing Spread against all adverse claims and demands subject to Permitted Liens.

Section 8.26 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

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Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution.

Purchaser shall have received from Seller a certified copy of the Seller’s corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change.

From the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Seller’s financial or operating condition or in the Mortgage Servicing Rights, the Mortgage Loans, the Related Escrow Accounts or to Seller’s relationship with, or authority from, the Agency that in each case will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 9.05 Consents.

The Seller shall have obtained all consents, approvals or other requirements of third parties required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents that are to be obtained on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Seller shall have commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans under the applicable Servicing Agreement. All actions of all Governmental Authorities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the documents related thereto shall have been obtained or made.

Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents.

Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser copies of each executed Transaction Document that is to be entered on or prior to the Closing Date and each of the items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller.

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the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Seller’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party that are required to be complied with and performed by Seller at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; (c) the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 have been satisfied; and (d) as of the Closing Date, Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Seller (considered together with the Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 9.08 Opinions of Counsel.

Seller’s counsel shall have delivered the Opinions of Counsel required pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(v), Section 2.01(b)(vi) and Section 2.01(b)(vii).

Section 9.09 Good Standing Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate of good standing of Seller, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

Section 9.10 No Actions or Proceedings.

No action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the consummation of, or to invalidate, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents related hereto in any material respect.

ARTICLE X

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

The obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

 

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Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution.

Seller shall have received from Purchaser a certified copy of its corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change.

Since the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Purchaser’s financial condition that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Purchaser’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser at or prior to the Agreement Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and (c) the condition set forth in Section 10.04 has been satisfied.

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller.

(a) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Purchaser Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Purchaser Indemnitee after the Agreement Date which result from:

 

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(i) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Seller, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Seller, contained in this Agreement;

(ii) Any servicing act or omission of any prior servicer relating to any Mortgage Loan and any act or omission of any party related to the origination of any Mortgage Loan;

(iii) Any act, error or omission of Seller in servicing any of the Mortgage Loans, including improper action or failure to act when required to do so;

(iv) Any exercise of any rights of setoff or other netting arrangements by any Owner against Seller that results in a decrease in Servicing Agreements termination payments due to Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans from such Owner or in a shortfall of funds to pay the Future Excess Servicing Spread; and

(v) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.01(a)(i)-(iv) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Seller, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Seller of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01(a) but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Seller as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01(a). Purchaser shall notify Seller promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Seller shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Purchaser Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself at its own expense but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Purchaser Indemnitee shall not relieve Seller of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.01(a) or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Seller to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller’s obligations for Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be limited to funds available in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account or the Future Spread Reserve Account.

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exists a material risk that any amounts due to Purchaser under Section 11.01(a) hereof would be treated as Nonqualifying Income upon the payment of such amounts to Purchaser, the amount paid to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to Purchaser in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year, determined as if the payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year under the preceding sentence is less than the amount which Seller would otherwise be obligated to pay to Purchaser pursuant to Section 11.01 of this Agreement (the “Expense Amount”), then: (1) Seller shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the “Expense Escrow Account”) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and shall not release any portion thereof to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until Purchaser delivers to Seller, at the sole option of the Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an “Expense Amount Tax Opinion”) of the Protected REIT’s tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income, (ii) a letter (an “Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter”) from the Protected REIT’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to Purchaser without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a “REIT Qualification Ruling” and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter, a “Release Document”); and (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by Purchaser to Seller, Purchaser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement (an “Indemnity Loan Agreement”) reasonably acceptable to Purchaser that (i) requires Seller to lend Purchaser immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense Amount (an “Indemnity Loan”), and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of Purchaser or any guarantor of Purchaser, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such Loan, and (B) a 15 year maturity with no periodic amortization.

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser.

Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Seller Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Seller Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Seller Indemnitee which result from:

(a) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Purchaser, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Purchaser contained in this Agreement; and

(b) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees, the basis for which occurred after the Agreement Date, resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.02(a) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Seller Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of

 

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action or expenses as reasonably requested by Purchaser, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Purchaser of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Seller Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Purchaser as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02. Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Seller Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Seller Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Seller Indemnitee shall not relieve Purchaser of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.02 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Seller Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Purchaser to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim.

Section 11.03 Other Rights.

The Seller hereby acknowledges that, in addition to its rights under this Agreement, the Purchaser is entitled to exercise its rights under the related Owner Consent.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses.

Purchaser and Seller shall each pay the expenses incurred by it or its affiliates pursuant to the Current Spread Agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 12.02 Confidentiality.

Each Party understands that in connection with this transaction, it has been furnished and will be furnished Non-Public Personal Information and/or Personally Identifiable Financial Information (as those terms are defined in Sections 573.3(n) and (o) of the Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations on Privacy of Consumer Information published at 12 C.F.R. Chapter V implementing Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), and other information regarding the policies and plans of the other Party and its affiliates that is and has been designated as confidential and proprietary, and each Party agrees that it will maintain the confidentiality of such information and will not disclose it to others (except for its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, financing sources, agents, representatives

 

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and advisors), or use it except in connection with the proposed acquisition contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Party furnishing such information. Information which is generally known in the industry concerning a Party or among such Party’s creditors generally or which has been disclosed to the other Party by third parties who have a right to do so shall not be deemed confidential or proprietary information for these purposes. If Purchaser, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser agrees to provide Seller with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Seller may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Purchaser’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. If Seller, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Purchaser may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Seller’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. Notwithstanding the terms of this Section 12.02, if, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Purchaser or Seller is nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose information concerning the other Party to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, Purchaser or Seller may disclose such information to such tribunal without liability hereunder. If the proposed acquisition is not consummated, each Party agrees to promptly return to the other, promptly upon request, all confidential materials, and all copies thereof, which have been furnished to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, either Party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of this Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees.

Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other that it has made no agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement. In the event Purchaser has entered or enters into an agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s, advisor’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all such fees. The parties hereto shall indemnify and hold each other harmless from and against any such obligation or liability and any expense incurred in investigating or defending (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) any claim based upon the other party’s actions in connection with such obligation.

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties.

The Parties intend that the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents constitute arms-length transactions among third parties. Nothing contained in the Transaction Documents will establish any fiduciary, partnership, joint venture or similar relationship between or among the Parties except to the extent otherwise expressly stated therein.

 

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Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

Each party hereto covenants and agrees that the representations and warranties in this Agreement, and in any document delivered or to be delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the Agreement Date and each applicable Assignment Date.

Section 12.06 Notices.

All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by prepaid overnight delivery service:

(a) If to Purchaser, to:

Fortress Investment Group LLC

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

Attn: Brian Sigman

Chief Financial Officer

(212) 479-5343

(b) If to Seller, to:

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Attn: Amar Patel

or to such other address as Purchaser or Seller shall have specified in writing to the other.

Section 12.07 Waivers.

Either Purchaser or Seller may, by written notice to the other:

(a) Extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other transactions of the other; and

(b) Waive compliance with or performance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or obligations required to be complied with or performed by the other hereunder.

The waiver by Purchaser or Seller of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment.

This Agreement and the related Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto. This Agreement may be amended only in a written instrument signed by both Seller and Purchaser.

 

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Section 12.09 Binding Effect.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Parties and their successors and assigns, any rights, obligations, remedies or liabilities.

Section 12.10 Headings.

Headings on the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.

Section 12.11 Applicable Law.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under the laws of the State of New York. In addition to any other rights available under this Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity but subject to the terms hereof, Purchaser shall have all rights and remedies of a secured party with respect to the Collateral under the laws of the State of New York and under any other applicable law to enforce the assignments and security interests contained herein and, in addition, shall have the right, subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law and the terms of this Agreement, to sell or apply any rights and other interests with respect to the Collateral assigned or pledged hereby in accordance with the terms hereof at public and private sale in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties agree to waive trial by jury in the event of any dispute under this Agreement.

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits.

The Exhibits attached hereto shall be incorporated herein and shall be understood to be a part hereof as though included in the body of this Agreement.

Section 12.13 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions.

If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the rights of the parties hereto.

 

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Section 12.15 Assignment.

(a) Seller may not assign, transfer, sell or subcontract all or any part of this Agreement, any interest herein, or any of the Seller’s interest in the Servicing Spread Collections, other than the interest in the Total Servicing Spread sold hereby, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, provided that any successor to Seller must assume Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. Purchaser shall have the unrestricted right to further assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide or otherwise deal with its rights under this Agreement on whatever terms Purchaser shall determine without the consent of Seller; including the right to assign all or any portion of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and to assign the related rights under this Agreement. If Purchaser assigns any rights under this Agreement to a third party (a “Third Party Assignment“), such third party (a “Third Party Assignee“) shall enter into a new agreement (a “Third Party Future Spread Agreement“) with Seller or Seller’s assignee that provides such Third Party Assignee with the same rights with respect to the Future Excess Servicing Spread that Purchaser would have had under this Agreement if the Third Party Assignment had not occurred.

(b) Seller shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each holder of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and each holder’s interest in the Future Excess Servicing Spread (the “Holder Register”) for each transaction described in Section 12.15(a). The entries in the Holder Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Seller shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Holder Register as an owner of the Future Excess Servicing Spread for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

Section 12.16 Termination.

If the Current Spread Agreement is terminated on or prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement shall terminate and neither Party shall have any further obligations to the other Party hereunder.

Section 12.17 Third Party Beneficiaries.

This Agreement does not and is not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than Purchaser and Seller, except as provided in Section 11.01 and in Section 11.02, provided that Purchaser and Seller reserve the right to modify any term of, or terminate, this Agreement, without the consent of any Purchaser Indemnitee or Seller Indemnitee.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties to this Agreement has caused this Agreement to be duly executed in its corporate name by one of its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

NIC MSR VI LLC

Purchaser

By:   /s/ Brian Sigman
Name:   Brian Sigman
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:   /s/ Amar Patel
Name:   Amar Patel
Title:   Executive Vice President

FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE LOANS

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT FOR MORTGAGE LOANS

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of the Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) and NIC MSR VI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors assigns, the “Purchaser”), as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, Seller hereby assigns, transfers and delivers to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Future Excess Servicing Spread for each of the Mortgage Loans set forth in Annex A attached hereto and all proceeds thereof, and agrees that as of the applicable Assignment Date, the applicable Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be a “Mortgage Loan” for all purposes of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Assignment Agreement have the meanings given to such terms in, or incorporated by reference into, the Agreement.

In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount of the Purchase Price.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Seller
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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Annex A

[ATTACH ANNEX A, WHICH MAY BE ON COMPUTER TAPE, COMPACT DISK, OR MICROFICHE, CONTAINING THE INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW]

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

   (d)    (e)    (g)    (h)    (i)
(column (g) –
column (h))
   (j)
([ ]% of  column
(i))

Refinancing
Date

 

Loan # of
Refinanced
Mortgage
Loan

 

Principal
Balance of
Refinanced
Mortgage Loan

   Loan # of
Mortgage
Loan
   Principal
Balance of
Mortgage
Loan as of the
Assignment
Date
   Servicing
Fee Rate
   Base Servicing
Fee Rate
   Net Servicing Fee
Rate
   Future Excess
Servicing Spread

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

Example of calculations of Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amounts

 

Recaptured Loan Incentive

 

Range of Loans Retained as a Percentage of

Total Recapture

3 Month Avg
Recapture
  Retained
Percentage(1)
  Nationstar   Portfolio

35% or Less

  0%   0.00%   100.00%

> 35%, <= 40%

  25%   0.00% to 1.25%   100.00% to 98.75%

> 40%, <= 45%

  30%   1.50% to 3.00%   98.50% to 97.00%

> 45%, <= 50%

  35%   3.50% to 5.25%   96.50% to 94.75%

> 50%, <= 55%

  40%   6.00% to 8.00%   94.00% to 92.00%

> 55%, <= 60%

  45%   9.00% to 11.25%   91.00% to 88.75%

> 60%, <= 65%

  50%   12.50% to 15.00%   87.50% to 85.00%

> 65%, <= 70%

  50%   15.00% to 17.50%   85.00% to 82.50%

> 70%, <= 75%

  50%   17.50% to 20.00%   82.50% to 80.00%

Greater than 75%

  50%   20.00% to 32.50%   80.00% to 67.50%

 

1 

Represents the percentage of loans Seller retains above 35% recapture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT D

SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,             , a [Vice President] of Nationstar Mortgage LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans by and between NIC MSR VI LLC and the Company, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof;

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects;

(iii) The conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 have been satisfied; and

(iv) (iv) As of the date hereof, the Company has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Agreement) of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date of the Agreement by the Company, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Company (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries)is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [            ]

 

By:    


EXHIBIT E

PURCHASER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,             , [POSITION] of NIC MSR LLC, the sole member of NIC MSR VI LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 10.05 of the Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans by and between the Company and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof; and

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and

(iii) The condition set forth in Section 10.04 have been satisfied.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [            ].

 

NIC MSR VI LLC
By:   NIC MSR LLC, as member
By:     


EXHIBIT F

LOCATION OF CREDIT FILES

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF SUMMARY REMITTANCE REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT I

FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT J

SELLER JURISDICTIONS AND RECORDING OFFICES

Chief Executive Office:

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Recording Office:

Secretary of State, State of Delaware

EX-10.8 9 d354690dex108.htm CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD AQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR GNMA MORTGAGE LOANS Current Excess Servicing Spread Aquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans

Exhibit 10.8

EXECUTION

CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

FOR GNMA MORTGAGE LOANS

by and between

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

(Seller)

and

NIC MSR VII LLC

(Purchaser)

Dated and effective as of May 13, 2012


Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

     2   

Section 1.01

  Definitions      2   

Section 1.02

  General Interpretive Principles      13   

ARTICLE II PROCEDURES; ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

     14   

Section 2.01

  Sale of Current Excess Servicing Spread      14   

Section 2.02

  Grant of Security Interest      14   

Section 2.03

  Items to be Delivered on the Agreement Date      14   

Section 2.04

  Items to be Delivered on the Closing Date      14   

Section 2.05

  Closing Date Transactions      16   

ARTICLE III PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     16   

Section 3.01

  Purchase Price      16   

Section 3.02

  Payments by Purchaser      17   

Section 3.03

  Accounts      17   

Section 3.04

  Priority of Payments      19   

Section 3.05

  Withdrawals from the Current Spread Reserve Account      20   

Section 3.06

  Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee      21   

Section 3.07

  Intent and Characterization      21   

ARTICLE IV REALLOCATIONS

     21   

Section 4.01

  Reallocations      21   

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

     22   

Section 5.01

  Due Organization and Good Standing      22   

Section 5.02

  Authority and Capacity      22   

Section 5.03

  Agency Consents      22   

Section 5.04

  Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights      23   

Section 5.05

  Effective Agreements      23   

Section 5.06

  No Accrued Liabilities      23   

Section 5.07

  Seller/Servicer Standing      23   

Section 5.08

  MERS Membership      23   

Section 5.09

  Agency Set-off Rights      23   

Section 5.10

  Ability to Perform; Solvency      24   

Section 5.11

  Material Documents      24   

Section 5.12

  Obligations with Respect to Origination      24   

Section 5.13

  No Actions      24   

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

     24   

Section 6.01

  Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws      24   

 

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Section 6.02

  Related Escrow Accounts      25   

Section 6.03

  Accuracy of Servicing Information      25   

Section 6.04

  No Purchaser Responsibility      25   

Section 6.05

  Location of Credit Files      25   

Section 6.06

  Representations Concerning the Current Excess Servicing Spread      25   

ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

     26   

Section 7.01

  Due Organization and Good Standing      26   

Section 7.02

  Authority and Capacity      26   

Section 7.03

  Effective Agreements      27   

Section 7.04

  Sophisticated Investor      27   

Section 7.05

  No Actions      27   

ARTICLE VIII SELLER COVENANTS

     27   

Section 8.01

  Servicing Obligations      27   

Section 8.02

  Cooperation; Further Assurances      28   

Section 8.03

  Financing Statements      28   

Section 8.04

  Supplemental Information      28   

Section 8.05

  Access to Information      29   

Section 8.06

  Home Affordable Modification Program      29   

Section 8.07

  Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports      29   

Section 8.08

  Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates      31   

Section 8.09

  Monthly Management Calls      31   

Section 8.10

  Timely Payment of Agency Obligations      31   

Section 8.11

  Servicing Agreements      31   

Section 8.12

  Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights      32   

Section 8.13

  Consents to Transaction Documents      32   

Section 8.14

  Accounts      32   

Section 8.15

  Notification of Certain Events      32   

Section 8.16

  Financing; Pledge of Current Excess Servicing Spread      33   

Section 8.17

  Existence, etc.      33   

Section 8.18

  Consent to Sub-Servicing      34   

Section 8.19

  Nonpetition Covenant      34   

Section 8.20

  Data Tape; Schedule of Mortgage Loans      34   

Section 8.21

  Insurance      34   

Section 8.22

  Defense of Title      35   

Section 8.23

  Refinancing of Mortgage Loans      35   

ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

     35   

Section 9.01

  Correctness of Representations and Warranties      35   

Section 9.02

  Compliance with Conditions      35   

 

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Section 9.03

  Corporate Resolution      35   

Section 9.04

  No Material Adverse Change      35   

Section 9.05

  Consents      36   

Section 9.06

  Delivery of Transaction Documents      36   

Section 9.07

  Certificate of Seller      36   

Section 9.08

  Valuation      36   

Section 9.09

  Opinions of Counsel      36   

Section 9.10

  Acquisition of Mortgage Servicing Rights by Seller      36   

Section 9.11

  Good Standing Certificate of Seller      37   

Section 9.12

  No Actions or Proceedings      37   

Section 9.13

  Fees, Costs and Expenses      37   

ARTICLE X CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

     37   

Section 10.01

  Correctness of Representations and Warranties      37   

Section 10.02

  Compliance with Conditions      37   

Section 10.03

  Corporate Resolution      37   

Section 10.04

  No Material Adverse Change      38   

Section 10.05

  Certificate of Purchaser      38   

Section 10.06

  Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser      38   

ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION; CURE

     38   

Section 11.01

  Indemnification by Seller      38   

Section 11.02

  Indemnification by Purchaser      40   

Section 11.03

  Award of Damages      41   

Section 11.04

  Other Rights      42   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     42   

Section 12.01

  Costs and Expenses      42   

Section 12.02

  Confidentiality      43   

Section 12.03

  Broker’s Fees      44   

Section 12.04

  Relationship of Parties      44   

Section 12.05

  Survival of Representations and Warranties      44   

Section 12.06

  Notices      44   

Section 12.07

  Waivers      45   

Section 12.08

  Entire Agreement; Amendment      45   

Section 12.09

  Binding Effect      45   

Section 12.10

  Headings      46   

Section 12.11

  Applicable Law      46   

Section 12.12

  Incorporation of Exhibits      46   

Section 12.13

  Counterparts      46   

Section 12.14

  Severability of Provisions      46   

Section 12.15

  Public Announcement      46   

 

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Section 12.16

  Assignment      47   

Section 12.17

  Termination      47   

Section 12.18

  Third Party Beneficiaries      47   

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A – Form of Assignment Agreement

Exhibit B – Schedule of Mortgage Loans

Exhibit C – Seller’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit D – Purchaser’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit E – Location of Credit Files

Exhibit F – Form of Summary Remittance Report

Exhibit G – Form of Delinquency Report

Exhibit H – Form of Disbursement Report

Exhibit I – Seller Jurisdictions and Recording Offices

 

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CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR GNMA

MORTGAGE LOANS

This CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR GNMA MORTGAGE LOANS (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement Date”), is by and between NIC MSR VII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”), and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) (the Purchaser and the Seller will collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Seller and Residential Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Residential Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ETS of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation, and certain additional sellers identified on Schedule A in the Asset Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) (collectively, “ResCap”) have entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2012, pursuant to which, among other things, Seller will acquire and assume all right, title and interest in mortgage servicing rights to a portfolio of residential mortgage loans owned or securitized by the Agency (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, by acquiring such mortgage servicing rights, Seller is entitled to a servicing spread and other incidental fees with respect to the related residential mortgage loans;

WHEREAS, the servicing spread, together with the Ancillary Income (as defined below), exceeds the compensation that Seller requires to service the related residential mortgage loans;

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, and Purchaser desires to purchase, a portion of the servicing spread that exceeds such required compensation amount; and

WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller desire to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Seller will sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to a portion of the servicing spread that exceeds the Seller’s required compensation amount, and Purchaser will purchase all right, title and interest in and to such portion of the servicing spread;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

Section 1.01 Definitions.

Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those accepted and prudent mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) which are in accordance with Agency servicing practices and procedures as set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreements, and in a manner at least equal in quality to the servicing that Seller provides to mortgage loans which it owns in its own portfolio.

Agency: Ginnie Mae, or any successor thereto.

Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights: All of the “Mortgage Servicing Rights” under the Sale Agreements, as “Mortgage Servicing Rights” is defined in each Sale Agreement.

Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread: The “Current Excess Servicing Spread” under all of the Sale Agreements, as “Current Excess Servicing Spread” is defined in each Sale Agreement.

Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Agreement Date: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Alternative Transaction: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(b).

Alternative Transaction Proposal: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(c).

Ancillary Income: All incidental servicing fees (such as late fees, assignment transfer fees, returned check fees, special services fees, amortization schedule fees, HAMP fees, modification and incentive income and any interest or earnings on funds deposited in an account maintained by the Seller as servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans, etc.) that are supplemental to the servicing spread payable to the servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreements.

Applicable Law: With reference to any Person, all laws (including common law), statutes, regulations, ordinances, treaties, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders of any court, governmental agency or authority and rules, regulations, orders, directives, licenses and permits of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or its property or in respect of its operations.

Asset Purchase Agreement: The Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as purchaser, and ResCap, as seller, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment Agreement: An agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement or in such other form as mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another financial institution mutually agreed upon by the Parties or any successor thereto, each in its capacity as “Bank” under the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement or the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, as applicable, or any third party custodian or trustee in similar capacity under any replacement account control agreements.

 

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Base Purchase Price: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.01.

Base Servicing Fee: With respect to a Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Measurement Date, (B) the Base Servicing Fee Rate and (C) (i) in the case of the initial Collection Period, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of the initial Collection Period, and the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) in the case of all other Collection Periods, 1/12; provided that the Base Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan whose Servicing Agreement is terminated during a Collection Period shall be pro-rated to the actual number of days within such Collection Period in which such Mortgage Loan was serviced by Seller.

Base Servicing Fee Rate: 0.23% per annum.

Break-Up Fee: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Business Day: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in the States of Texas or New York are authorized or obligated by law or by executive order to be closed or (c) such other days as agreed upon by the Parties.

Cash Deposit: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Closing Date: With respect to the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Business Day on which the purchase of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement has been consummated and all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Assignment Agreement have been satisfied or waived.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral: The meaning given to such term in Section 2.02.

Collection Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Confirmation Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth: (i) The net worth of Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries, on a combined basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) all intangibles determined in accordance with GAAP (including goodwill, capitalized financing costs and capitalized administration costs but excluding originated and purchased mortgage servicing rights or retained residual securities) and any and all advances to, investments in and receivables held from affiliates; provided, however, that the non-cash effect (gain or loss) of any mark-to-market adjustments made directly to stockholders’ equity for fluctuation of the value of financial instruments as mandated under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (or any successor statement) shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

Control: The meaning specified in Section 8-106 of the UCC.

 

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Credit File: Those documents, which may be originals, copies or electronically imaged, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, held by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, which may include Mortgage Loan Documents and the credit documentation relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and any documents gathered during the Servicing of a Mortgage Loan.

Current Excess Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for Freddie Mac mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR IV LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for Fannie Mae mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR V LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: The current excess servicing spread acquisition agreement for certain non-agency mortgage loans, dated the date hereof, between the Seller and NIC MSR VI LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage: 65% , as such percentage may be modified pursuant to ARTICLE IV of this Agreement up to but excluding the Closing Date.

Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Current Spread Reserve Account: The account specified in the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or any successor thereto, or any other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser.

Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated on or before the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Current Spread Reserve Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Custodian: A custodian of Credit Files or any part thereof as identified by the Seller to the Purchaser in writing on or prior to the Closing Date as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time by the Seller by providing a written notice of any such update to the Purchaser.

Cut-Off Date: The opening of business on the Closing Date.

Data Tape: The list of all mortgage loans, dated as of the date specified therein, whose Mortgage Servicing Rights will be sold, or that are anticipated to be sold, as applicable, to Seller under the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Distribution Date: The 10th day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the prior Business Day, beginning in the month following the Closing Date, or such other day as mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.

Electronic Data File: A computer tape or other electronic medium generated by or on behalf of Seller and delivered or transmitted to or on behalf of Purchaser which provides information relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Eligible Servicing Agreement: Unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser, a Servicing Agreement in respect of which the following eligibility requirements have been satisfied:

(a) such Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect, and is in all respects genuine as appearing on its face or as represented in the books and records of Seller, and no event of default, early amortization event, termination event, or other event giving any party thereto (including with notice or lapse of time or both) the right to terminate Seller as servicer thereunder for cause has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that with respect to any Servicing Agreement and the occurrence of any event set forth in this clause (a) which is based on a breach of a collateral performance test, such Servicing Agreement shall remain an Eligible Servicing Agreement so long as no notice of termination based on such breach has been given or threatened in writing and subject to the restrictions set forth herein; and

(b) Seller has not resigned or been terminated as servicer under such Servicing Agreement and has no actual knowledge of any pending or threatened action to terminate Seller, as servicer (whether for cause or without cause).

Entitlement Holder: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC.

Expense Amount: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

 

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Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Amount Tax Opinion: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Escrow Account: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Fannie Mae: Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

FHLMC Mortgage Loans: Each of those mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR IV LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans.

Final Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

FNMA Mortgage Loans: Each of those mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR V LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans.

Freddie Mac: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.

Future Spread Agreements: The Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, the Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, the Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans and the Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for FHLMC Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR IV LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR V LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and Purchaser, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: The Future Spread Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Seller and NIC MSR VI LLC, as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

 

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Ginnie Mae: Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Agency, Seller and Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such purchasers, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Agency consents to (a) the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights (including the Total Servicing Spread) to Seller and (b) the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to the Purchaser and any other arrangements specified therein.

Ginnie Mae: Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

GNMA Mortgage Loans: Each of the Mortgage Loans on the Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Governmental Authority: With respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person, any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties.

Grant: To grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, demise, release, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over or confirm.

HAMP: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.06.

HAMP Loans: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.06.

Holder Register: As defined in Section 12.16(b) hereof.

HUD: The Federal Housing Administration of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor thereto.

Indemnity Loan: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan Agreement: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

IRS: The United States Internal Revenue Service.

Lien: Any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, charge, deposit, arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever intended to assure payment of any indebtedness or the performance of any other obligation, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement.

Lockbox Account: An account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser for the purpose of receiving Servicing Spread Collections.

 

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Loss or Losses: Any and all direct, actual and out-of-pocket losses (including any loss in the value in the Current Excess Servicing Spread), damages, deficiencies, claims, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, excluding (i) any amounts attributable to or arising from overhead allocations, general or administrative costs and expenses, or any cost for the time of any Party’s employees, (ii) consequential losses or damages consisting of speculative lost profits, lost investment or business opportunity, damage to reputation or operating losses, or (iii) punitive or treble damages; provided, however, that the exclusions set forth in clauses (ii) or (iii) above do not apply if and to the extent any such amounts are actually incurred in payment to a third party or government entity.

Measurement Date: With respect to any Collection Period, the first day of such Collection Period.

MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor thereto.

MI: Insurance provided by private mortgage insurance companies to make payments on certain Mortgage Loans in the event that the related Mortgagor defaults in its obligation in respect of the Mortgage.

Mortgage: Each of those mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds or deeds to secure debt creating a first lien on or an interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note and related to a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan: Each of those mortgage loans listed on the Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents and agreements related to such Mortgage Loan required to be held by the applicable Custodian, including, without limitation, the original Mortgage Note, and any other documents or agreements evidencing and/or governing such Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Note: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the note or other evidence of indebtedness of the Mortgagor, thereunder, including, if applicable, an allonge and lost note affidavit.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The rights and responsibilities of Seller with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans under the Servicing Agreements, including any and all of the following if and to the extent provided therein: (a) all rights to service a Mortgage Loan; (b) all rights to receive servicing fees, Ancillary Income, reimbursements or indemnification for servicing the Mortgage Loan, and any payments received in respect of the foregoing and proceeds thereof; (c) the right to collect, hold and disburse escrow payments or other payments with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any amounts actually collected with respect thereto and to receive interest income on such amounts to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; (d) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in this paragraph; (e) possession and use of any and all Credit Files pertaining to the Mortgage Loan or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loan; (f) to the extent applicable, all rights and benefits relating to the direct solicitation of the related Mortgagors for refinance or modification of the Mortgage Loans and attendant right, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their respective Mortgage Loans; and (g) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the foregoing.

 

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Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor’s real property, securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of an interest in a single parcel of real property, improved by a residential dwelling.

Mortgagor: An obligor under a residential mortgage loan.

Non-Agency Mortgage Loans: Each of the mortgage loans for which the current excess servicing spread has been sold and assigned to NIC MSR VI LLC pursuant to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Nonqualifying Income: Any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.

Objection Notice: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

Opinion of Counsel: One or more written opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the recipient, of an attorney at law admitted to practice in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which attorney may be counsel for Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be.

Other Purchaser: Any of NIC MSR IV LLC, NIC MSR V LLC and NIC MSR VI LLC, as applicable.

Owner Consent: The GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement.

Party or Parties: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Permitted Liens: Liens in favor of the Agency required pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements.

Person: Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business entity, joint stock company, trust, business trust, unincorporated organization, association, enterprise, joint venture, government, any department or agency of any government or any other entity of whatever nature.

Pledge Agreement: A collateral pledge agreement, to be entered into on or before the Closing Date, between Seller and the Agency, pursuant to which Seller pledges collateral to Agency to secure its obligations to the Agency under the Servicing Agreement, the GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement and other agreements, if required by the Agency.

Power of Attorney: A Power of Attorney delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser authorizing the Purchaser to enforce the right to payment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread under the related Servicing Agreement solely in the event that the Seller fails to enforce such right within 30 days after receiving written notice of such failure from the Purchaser to the Seller.

Price Increase Proposal: The meaning given to such term in Section 8.13(b).

 

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Priority of Payments: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.04.

Protected REIT: Any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code, (ii) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in Purchaser, and (iii) is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of the Purchaser or as receiving all or a portion of the Purchaser’s income.

Purchase Price: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.01.

Purchase Price Percentage: An amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) 1.928 by (y) the Weighted Average Excess Servicing Spread of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

Purchased Assets: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Purchaser Enforcement Expenses: An amount equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of the reasonable expenses, including legal costs and expenses, incurred in the enforcement of any rights of Seller material to the value of the Total Servicing Spread under the Asset Purchase Agreement and related documents, without duplication of any other such expenses paid under any other Sale Agreement, which enforcement has been approved by Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage: With respect to Purchaser’s or Other Purchaser’s interest in any excess servicing spread transferred pursuant to a Sale Agreement, the “Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage” as defined in such Sale Agreement, as such percentage may be modified pursuant to ARTICLE IV of this Agreement up to but excluding the Closing Date.

Purchaser Indemnitees: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.01(a).

Qualifying Income: Gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code.

REIT Qualification Ruling: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

REIT Requirements: The requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.

Related Escrow Accounts: Mortgage Loan escrow/impound accounts maintained by Seller relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights, including accounts for buydown funds, real estate taxes and MI, flood and hazard insurance premiums.

Release Document: As defined in Section 11.02(b) hereof.

Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread: The meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(c).

 

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Requirement of Law: As to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

ResCap: As defined in the recitals hereof.

Retained Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreement, to the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of the Total Servicing Spread.

Retained Servicing Spread Percentage: 100% minus the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Sale Agreements: This Agreement, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for FNMA Mortgage Loans, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition for FHLMC Mortgage Loans and the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for Non-Agency Mortgage Loans.

Sale Approval Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Sale Procedures Order: As defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Sales Proceeds: The proceeds received upon a sale (approved by the Parties) of the Total Servicing Spread (except without giving effect to clause (b) of the definition thereof), in whole or in part, including through a sale in accordance with Section 8.12.

Schedule of Mortgage Loans: The list of Mortgage Loans whose Current Excess Servicing Spread has been assigned to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and maintained as Exhibit B hereto.

Seller: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Seller Enforcement Expenses: An amount equal to the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of the reasonable expenses, including legal costs and expenses, incurred in the enforcement of any rights of Seller material to the value of the Total Servicing Spread under the Asset Purchase Agreement and related documents, without duplication of any other such expenses paid under any other Sale Agreement, which enforcement has been approved by Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

Seller Indemnitees: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.02.

Servicing: The responsibilities, with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans, under the Servicing Agreements.

 

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Servicing Agreements: The servicing agreements, as amended from time to time, and any waivers, consent letters, acknowledgments and other agreements under which Seller is the servicer of the Mortgage Loans relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights and governing the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, or with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by the Seller, the credit and collection standards, policies, procedures and practices of Seller relating to residential mortgage loans owned and serviced by Seller.

Servicing Spread Collections: For each Collection Period, the funds collected on the Mortgage Loans and allocated as the servicing compensation payable to Seller as servicer of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Collection Period pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements, other than Ancillary Income and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from the Agency by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

Solvent: With respect to any Person as of any date of determination, (a) the value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, (b) such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Third Party Assignee: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Assignment: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Current Spread Agreement: The meaning given to such term in Section 12.16.

Third Party Claim: The meaning given to such term in Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, as applicable.

Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account: The account specified in the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, into which all Servicing Spread Collections and all Servicing Agreement termination payments in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be deposited.

Total Servicing Spread: For each Collection Period on and after the Closing Date, the sum of the following: (a) the Servicing Spread Collections received during such Collection Period and remaining after payment of the Base Servicing Fee; (b) all Sales Proceeds received during such Collection Period; and (c) all other amounts payable by the Agency to Seller (or Purchaser under the Owner Consent) with respect to the Mortgage Servicing Rights for Mortgage Loans, including any termination fees paid by the Agency to Seller for terminating Seller as the servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding all Ancillary Income and reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from the Agency by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

 

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Transaction Documents: The Asset Purchase Agreement (including any order, bill of sale, assignment agreement or other transfer agreement related to the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights thereunder), the Tri-Party Agreement, the Owner Consent, the Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement, the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, the Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement, the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, the Sale Agreements and the Future Spread Agreements.

Tri-Party Agreement: An agreement by, between and among ResCap, the Agency and Seller (including any amendments thereto) pursuant to which the Agency acknowledges that it will look solely to ResCap or any of its affiliates, and not to Seller, for any claims relating to the selling representations and warranties on Mortgage Loans and the servicing of such Mortgage Loans prior to the Closing Date.

UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction.

Weighted Average Excess Servicing Spread: The weighted average net servicing fee (determined in accordance with Schedule 3.1(A) of the Asset Purchase Agreement) of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date minus the Base Servicing Fee.

Section 1.02 General Interpretive Principles.

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;

(b) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) References herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;

(d) A reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;

(e) The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and

(f) The term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.

 

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ARTICLE II

PROCEDURES; ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

Section 2.01 Sale of Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller will sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser will acquire from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest.

In order to secure Seller’s obligations to deliver the Current Excess Servicing Spread and perform its obligations hereunder and under the Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller hereby Grants to Purchaser a valid and continuing first priority and perfected Lien on and security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account, together with all amounts deposited therein from time to time and all cash and non-cash proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired and arising (the “Collateral”).

Section 2.03 Items to be Delivered on the Agreement Date.

On the Agreement Date, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(a) The Sale Agreements and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Sale Agreement on the Agreement Date;

(b) The Future Spread Agreements and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Future Spread Agreement on the Agreement Date; and

(c) The executed Asset Purchase Agreement.

Section 2.04 Items to be Delivered on the Closing Date.

(a) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible:

(i) The Owner Consent;

(ii) The Assignment Agreement;

 

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(iii) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under each Sale Agreement and Future Spread Agreement on the Closing Date;

(iv) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the executed Asset Purchase Agreement reasonably related to the transactions contemplated hereunder that are required to be delivered on the Closing Date;

(v) The executed Current Spread Custodial Account Agreement;

(vi) The executed Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement;

(vii) The executed Current Spread Reserve Account Agreement;

(viii) The executed Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement;

(ix) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding due authorization, authority, and enforceability of the applicable Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party, and regarding no conflicts with other material Seller agreements;

(x) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the characterization of the transfer of the Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser as a true sale for bankruptcy purposes;

(xi) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the perfection of the assignment of Current Excess Servicing Spread to Purchaser and the security interests granted hereunder;

(xii) A certificate of good standing of Seller dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Seller;

(xiii) A secretary’s certificate of Seller attaching its organizational documents, board resolutions and incumbency certificates;

(xiv) An officer’s certificate of Seller that all conditions precedent to the purchase of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement have been satisfied (or if waived, such waiver has been approved by Purchaser);

(xv) A duly executed corporate certificate of Seller required by Section 9.07 dated as of the Closing Date;

(xvi) A duly executed corporate certificate of Purchaser required by Section 10.05 dated as of the Closing Date;

 

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(xvii) A certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Purchaser; and

(xviii) A UCC-1 financing statement relating to the security interest of Purchaser in the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser.

(b) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of the following:

(i) Any amendments, modifications or restatements of the Asset Purchase Agreement;

(ii) The bill of sale, assignment agreement or other transfer agreement pursuant to which ResCap will transfer the Mortgage Servicing Rights to Seller;

(iii) The Sale Procedures Order, Sale Approval Order, Confirmation Order and any Final Order;

(iv) The Tri-Party Agreement;

(v) The Pledge Agreement, if any; and

(vi) The executed Power of Attorney.

Section 2.05 Closing Date Transactions.

On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein:

(a) The Parties shall execute and deliver the Assignment Agreement;

(b) Purchaser shall remit to Seller the Purchase Price; and

(c) Ownership of the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be transferred to Purchaser.

ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 3.01 Purchase Price.

In full consideration for the purchase of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and the rights under the Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay to Seller on the Closing Date an amount (the “Base Purchase Price”) equal to the product of (x) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, (y) the Purchase

 

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Price Percentage and (z) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage. The Base Purchase Price shall be allocated by the Parties on the Closing Date to reflect the consideration for the purchase of the Current Excess Servicing Spread hereunder (the “Purchase Price”) and the consideration for the rights acquired by Purchaser under the Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans.

Section 3.02 Payments by Purchaser.

(a) Payments shall be made by Purchaser to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller.

(b) If, subsequent to the payment of the Purchase Price or the payment of any amounts due hereunder to either party, the outstanding principal balance of any Mortgage Loan is found to be in error, or if for any reason the Purchase Price or such other amounts is found to be in error, the party benefiting from the error shall pay an amount sufficient to correct and reconcile the Purchase Price or such other amounts and shall provide a reconciliation statement and other such documentation to reasonably satisfy the other party concerning the accuracy of such reconciliation. Such amounts shall be paid by the proper party within ten (10) Business Days from receipt of satisfactory written verification of amounts due.

Section 3.03 Accounts.

(a) Lockbox Account. Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account. Payments of all Servicing Spread Collections received on and after the Closing Date shall be transferred from the Lockbox Account to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account within one Business Day of receipt and identification thereof and in any event, within two Business Days of receipt thereof. If Seller receives any Servicing Spread Collections not remitted to the Lockbox Account, it shall hold such funds in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser and deposit such amounts to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof.

(b) Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(i) The Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, for the sole purpose of receiving and disbursing all Servicing Spread Collections, Servicing Agreement termination payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Sales Proceeds. The Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account will be established pursuant to the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account strictly in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Upon any material breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by Seller hereunder or during the occurrence and continuance of a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event, Purchaser may

 

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elect to exercise Control over the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(ii) Seller shall inform the Agency to remit the applicable portion of any Servicing Agreement termination payments payable after the Closing Date directly to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account. Any termination payment to be directed to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account shall be equal to the pro rata amount by which the Mortgage Loans affected by such termination bear to all mortgage loans of Seller affected by such termination, based upon the method in which such termination payments are calculated in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.

(iii) Seller shall direct each payer of Sales Proceeds to remit such payments directly to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(iv) If Seller receives any amounts required to be deposited into the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in error, Seller shall promptly remit such funds to the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

(c) Current Spread Reserve Account. The Current Spread Reserve Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser. The Current Spread Reserve Account will be established pursuant to the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Current Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account strictly in accordance with Section 3.05. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Current Spread Reserve Account.

If at any time Seller’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth falls below the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries or if Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) defaults in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) (each, a “Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event”), Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing that a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred. On each Distribution Date upon which a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred and is continuing, Seller shall be required to transfer funds in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account to the Current Spread Reserve Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments until the amount of funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account is equal to the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount. The “Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount” is equal to 25% of the fair market value as of the date the Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event that is then-continuing first occurred of the Total Servicing Spread expected to be paid over the

 

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expected remaining life of the Mortgage Loans (the “Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread”) determined in accordance with the following paragraph. Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing if a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is no longer continuing. Any funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account in excess of the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount shall be released to Seller.

For purposes of determining the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, Purchaser shall submit its claim for determination of the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, together with such back-up information it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (which value shall be considered the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread for purposes of calculating the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount until the final determination of such fair market value in accordance with this paragraph). Within five (5) Business Days of Seller’s receipt of such determination, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its acceptance or any objection to such determination of such fair market value, and if Seller objects to such determination, such notice shall include its own determination of such fair market value and any back-up information as it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (an “Objection Notice”). In the event an Objection Notice is delivered, the parties shall negotiate in good faith a resolution to such objection. In the event that Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve such objection within five (5) Business Days of the delivery of such Objection Notice, Seller and Purchaser shall appoint a mutually acceptable nationally recognized valuation expert to determine such fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread. The determination of such valuation expert shall be binding on Seller and Purchaser and the fees of such valuation expert shall be borne by Seller.

Section 3.04 Priority of Payments.

On each Business Day, subject to the terms and conditions of the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller (or, after the delivery of an access termination notice pursuant to the Current Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Purchaser) shall direct the Bank to apply the monies in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in the following order of priority (the “Priority of Payments”), in every case, after giving effect to each prior item in the Priority of Payments on such Distribution Date:

(A) first, from amounts in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account attributable to Servicing Agreement termination payments made by the Agency with respect to any Mortgage Loans, pro rata, (A) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Purchaser, and (B) the Retained Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Seller; provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any termination payments pursuant to clause (A), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment to Seller of any Purchaser Enforcement Expenses then due and payable and then, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any termination payments pursuant to clause (B), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment of any Seller Enforcement Expenses then due and payable, second, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and third, for deposit to the Current Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Current Spread Reserve Account to equal the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount.

 

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(b) second, on any Business Day from and including the first Business Day of a calendar month to but excluding the Distribution Date in such calendar month, at the option of Seller, the Base Servicing Fee payable with respect to a prior Collection Period for the Mortgage Loans to Seller;

(c) third, on each Distribution Date, to the extent not previously paid to Seller in accordance with Section 3.04(b), any accrued and unpaid Base Servicing Fee to Seller;

(d) fourth, on each Distribution Date, pro rata, (A) to Purchaser, any Current Excess Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 3.04(a)); and (B) to Seller, any Retained Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 3.04(a)); provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any Current Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (A), the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment to Seller of any Purchaser Enforcement Expenses then due and payable and then, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any Retained Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (B), the Retained Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment of any Seller Enforcement Expenses then due and payable, second, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and third, for deposit to the Current Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Current Spread Reserve Account to equal the Current Spread Reserve Account Required Amount; and

(e) fifth, on each Distribution Date, to Seller, any other amounts remaining on deposit in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account.

All payments to Purchaser or Seller shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to an account designated by Purchaser or Seller, as applicable.

Section 3.05 Withdrawals from the Current Spread Reserve Account.

On any Business Day, at the instruction of Purchaser, Seller shall direct the Bank to apply funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account, if any, to the payment of indemnity payments payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01. If on any Business Day a Current Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is not then continuing and all outstanding indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller may direct the Bank to distribute any remaining funds in the Current Spread Reserve Account to, or as directed by, Seller. If there are any funds remaining in the Current Spread Reserve Account after the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller shall direct the Bank to distribute such remaining funds to, or as directed by, Seller.

 

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Section 3.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee.

Seller shall be entitled to payment of the Base Servicing Fee only to the extent funds are available therefor in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be liable to Seller for payment of the Base Servicing Fee. In the event servicing of the Mortgage Loans is transferred to sub-servicers for any reason, the servicing fees and expenses of such sub-servicers shall be paid by Seller and in no event will the amount of Servicing Spread Collections or termination payments otherwise allocable to the Current Excess Servicing Spread be reduced due to the payment of sub-servicing fees and expenses.

Section 3.07 Intent and Characterization.

(a) Seller and Purchaser intend that the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to this Agreement constitutes a valid sale of such Current Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser, conveying good title thereto free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens, and that the beneficial interest in and title to the Current Excess Servicing Spread not be part of Seller’s estate in the event of the bankruptcy of Seller. Seller and Purchaser intend and agree to treat the transfer and assignment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread as an absolute sale for tax purposes, and as an absolute and complete conveyance of title for property law purposes. Except for financial accounting purposes, neither party intends the transactions contemplated hereby to be characterized as a loan from Purchaser to Seller.

(b) In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount equal to the Purchase Price.

ARTICLE IV

REALLOCATIONS

Section 4.01 Reallocations.

If one or more of the Sale Agreements is terminated on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser will use good faith efforts to increase the Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage of any Sale Agreement that is entered into on the Closing Date to better reflect the business understanding of the parties; provided, however, that no Purchaser Excess Spread Percentage shall exceed 75%.

 

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

As an inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. Seller has, in full force and effect (without notice of possible suspension, revocation or impairment), all required permits, approvals, licenses, and registrations to conduct all activities in all states in which its activities with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights require it to be licensed, registered or approved in order to service the Mortgage Loans and own the Mortgage Servicing Rights, unless the failure to obtain such permits, approvals, licenses and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity.

Seller has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity, subject to the approvals required pursuant to Section 5.03, to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Seller. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Seller is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Seller of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 5.03 Agency Consents.

Seller will have obtained the GNMA Acknowledgement Agreement and all other necessary approvals, agreements and consents, if any, of the Agency with respect to the Transaction Documents on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

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Section 5.04 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights.

As of the Closing Date, Seller will be the lawful owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, will be responsible for the maintenance of the Related Escrow Accounts, and will have the sole right and authority to transfer the Current Excess Servicing Spread as contemplated hereby. The transfer, assignment and delivery of the Current Excess Servicing Spread shall be free and clear of any and all claims, charges, defenses, offsets, Liens and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever other than Permitted Liens.

Section 5.05 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document that has been executed by Seller, compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby did not, and will not, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound or which affects the Current Excess Servicing Spread, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it or to the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.06 No Accrued Liabilities.

There are no accrued liabilities of Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights or circumstances under which such accrued liabilities will arise against Purchaser as purchaser of the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.07 Seller/Servicer Standing.

Seller is a Ginnie Mae issuer and a HUD approved mortgagee/servicer in good standing with the requisite financial criteria and adequate resources to complete the transactions contemplated hereby on the conditions stated herein. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make Seller unable to comply with Ginnie Mae and HUD eligibility requirements or which would require notification to the Agency or HUD. Furthermore, if at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Seller is unable to comply with any of Ginnie Mae or HUD eligibility requirements, it shall immediately notify the Purchaser that it is no longer a Ginnie Mae approved issuer or a HUD approved mortgagee/servicer of mortgage loans.

Section 5.08 MERS Membership.

Seller is a member in good standing under the MERS system.

Section 5.09 Agency Set-off Rights.

Seller has no actual notice, including any notice received from the Agency, or any reason to believe, that, other than in the normal course of Seller’s business, any circumstances exist that would result in Seller being liable to the Agency for any amount due by reason of: (i) any breach of servicing obligations or breach of mortgage selling warranty to the Agency under servicing agreements relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio for the Agency (including any unmet

 

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mortgage repurchase obligation), (ii) any unperformed obligation with respect to mortgage loans that Seller is servicing for the Agency under the regular servicing option or other mortgages subject to recourse agreements, (iii) any loss or damage to the Agency by reason of any inability to transfer to a purchaser of the servicing rights Seller’s selling and servicing representations, warranties and obligations, or (iv) any other unmet obligations to the Agency under a servicing contract relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio with the Agency.

Section 5.10 Ability to Perform; Solvency.

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. Seller is Solvent and the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread will not cause Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of Seller. The consideration received by Seller upon the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value therefor.

Section 5.11 Material Documents.

Seller has provided Purchaser with executed copies of all material agreements and documents, and any amendments thereto, relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans.

Section 5.12 Obligations with Respect to Origination.

Seller shall remain liable for all obligations with respect to the origination of each Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, for all obligations with respect to the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the Agency.

Section 5.13 No Actions.

There have not been commenced or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened, any action, suit or proceeding which will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE

LOANS AND SERVICING

As further inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws.

The originator of the Mortgage Loan and each prior owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights has each performed its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law.

 

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Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts.

All Related Escrow Accounts are being, and have been, maintained in accordance with Applicable Law and in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and the terms of the related Mortgages and other Mortgage Loan Documents; and, except as to payments which are past due under Mortgage Notes, all balances required by the Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan Documents to be paid to Seller for the account of the Mortgagors are on deposit in the appropriate Related Escrow Account.

Section 6.03 Accuracy of Servicing Information.

The information in the Data Tape dated as of February 29, 2012 is true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified therein; provided that if there is no date specified in the Data Tape, as of February 29, 2012.

Section 6.04 No Purchaser Responsibility.

Purchaser shall have no responsibility, liability or other obligation whatsoever under any Servicing Agreement or with respect to any Mortgage Loan, or to make any advance thereunder, to pay any servicing fees thereunder or for repurchase or origination claims thereunder. Notwithstanding the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Rights for a Mortgage Loan by ResCap to Seller, based on and subject to the terms of the Tri-Party Agreement, Seller does not retain any obligations to the Agency under the Servicing Agreements with Agency for Mortgage Loans, including repurchase, indemnification and make-whole obligations, in respect of a breach of the selling representations and warranties in connection with the sale of Mortgage Loans to Agency, or the failure of ResCap or prior servicers to comply with the servicing obligations with respect to Mortgage Loans prior to the date on which Seller assumes responsibility for servicing a Mortgage Loan.

Section 6.05 Location of Credit Files.

All of the Mortgage Loan Documents are or upon delivery by ResCap will be held by Custodians, or if held by the Seller, in the locations specified in Exhibit E, unless temporarily removed for enforcement purposes in the normal course of servicing. Seller will notify Purchaser in writing of any changes in locations of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by the Seller in Exhibit E.

Section 6.06 Representations Concerning the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

(a) Seller has not assigned, pledged, conveyed, or encumbered the Current Excess Servicing Spread to any other Person (other than Permitted Liens) and immediately prior to the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread on the Closing Date, Seller was the sole owner of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and had good and marketable title thereto (subject to the rights of the Agency under the Servicing Agreements, the Pledge Agreement and the Tri-Party Agreement, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and no Person, other than Purchaser, has any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the Current Excess Servicing Spread. No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien

 

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instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Current Excess Servicing Spread which has been signed by Seller or which Seller has authorized any other Person to sign or file or record, is on file or of record with any public office, except such as may have been terminated or filed by or on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) The sale and grant of a security interest by Seller to Purchaser of and on the Current Excess Servicing Spread does not and will not violate any Requirement of Law, the effect of which violation is to render void or voidable such assignment.

(c) As contemplated under Section 3.07(b), upon the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming Purchaser as “Secured Party” and Seller as “Debtor”, and describing the Current Excess Servicing Spread, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Exhibit I attached hereto, the sale and security interests granted hereunder in the Current Excess Servicing Spread will constitute perfected first priority security interests under the UCC in all right, title and interest of Purchaser in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

(d) Purchaser has and will continue to have the full right, power and authority to pledge the Current Excess Servicing Spread, and the Current Excess Servicing Spread may be further assigned without any requirement, in each case, subject only to the Agency’s consent.

(e) Each Servicing Agreement constitutes an Eligible Servicing Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

As an inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement, Purchaser represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date and the Closing Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Purchaser is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary.

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity.

Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its

 

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terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Purchaser of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by Purchaser, its compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it, in each case which violation, conflict, breach or requirement would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.

Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor.

Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and its decision to acquire the Current Excess Servicing Spread is based upon Purchaser’s own independent experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation of this transaction. Purchaser has relied solely on such experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation and has not relied on any oral or written information provided by Seller other than the representations and warranties made by Seller herein.

Section 7.05 No Actions.

There shall not have been commenced or, to the best of Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened any action, suit or proceeding against the Purchaser that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE VIII

SELLER COVENANTS

Seller covenants and agrees as follows:

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations.

(a) Seller shall pay, perform and discharge all liabilities and obligations relating to the Servicing, including all liabilities and obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents, Applicable Law and the Servicing Agreements; and shall pay, perform and discharge all the rights, obligations and duties with respect to the Related Escrow Accounts as required by the Agency, the Servicing Agreements, the Mortgage Loan Documents, all Applicable Law and in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

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(b) Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be responsible for the Servicing acts and omissions of Seller or any other servicer or any originator of the Mortgage Loans, or for any servicing related obligations or liabilities of any servicer in the Servicing Agreements or of any Person under the Mortgage Loan Documents, or for any other obligations or liabilities of Seller or ResCap.

(c) Upon termination of any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall remain liable to Purchaser and the Agency for all liabilities and obligations incurred by the servicer or its designee while Seller or its designee was acting as the servicer thereunder.

(d) Seller shall conduct quality control reviews of its servicing operations in accordance with industry standards and the requirements of the Agency.

Section 8.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances.

Seller shall cooperate with and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested, in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement. Seller will cooperate and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested and at the reasonable expense of Purchaser (except as provided in Section 12.01(b)), in obtaining consents from the Agency as may be required or advisable to assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide, finance or otherwise deal with the Current Excess Servicing Spread. If Seller is terminated under any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall cooperate fully and at its own expense in transferring such Servicing. If Purchaser assigns all or any portion of the Current Excess Servicing Spread or its other rights under this Agreement to a Third Party Assignee, Seller will cooperate and assist any Third Party Assignee in drafting and entering into a Third Party Current Spread Agreement in accordance with Section 12.16.

Section 8.03 Financing Statements.

Seller hereby authorizes the filing of any financing statements or continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements, in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as Purchaser may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect the sale of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and the security interests granted to Purchaser in connection herewith. Seller agrees to execute financing statements in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Seller at the request of Purchaser in order to reflect Purchaser’s interest in the Current Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account and the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information.

From time to time after the Closing Date, Seller promptly shall furnish Purchaser such incidental information, which is reasonably available to Seller, supplemental to the information contained in the documents and schedules delivered pursuant to this Agreement, as may reasonably be requested to monitor performance of the Mortgage Loans and the payment of the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

 

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Section 8.05 Access to Information.

From time to time, at such times as are reasonably convenient to Seller, Purchaser or its designees may conduct audits or visit and inspect (a) any of the Mortgage Loans or places where the Credit Files are located, to examine the Credit Files, internal controls and procedures maintained by Seller and its agents, and take copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss Seller’s affairs with its officers, employees and, upon notice to Seller, independent accountants. Seller hereby authorizes such officers, employees and independent accountants to discuss with Purchaser the affairs of Seller and (b) the Seller’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying the Purchaser that Seller, has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans related to Mortgage Servicing Rights in accordance with the standards set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement. Any audit provided for herein will be conducted in accordance with Seller’s rules respecting safety and security on its premises, in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality laws and without materially disrupting operations.

Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans that have been modified or that are or will be in a modification trial period as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) (such Mortgage Loans, the “HAMP Loans”), Seller represents and warrants that it will continue to service such HAMP Loan in accordance with the HAMP terms and will ensure the timely compliance and filing of any appropriate HAMP documentation with the applicable regulator.

Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports.

Seller shall deliver the following to Purchaser two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date:

(a) An Electronic Data File in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser containing, for each Mortgage Loan, principal, interest and Servicing Spread Collections, and delinquency status (i.e. 30, 60, 90, FCL, REO) as of the last day of the prior Collection Period;

(b) A Summary Activity Report with respect to the Mortgage Loans with respect to the prior Collection Period containing:

(i) aggregate beginning principal balance as of the first and last date of the Collection Period,

(ii) aggregate regular principal collected,

(iii) aggregate noncash principal,

(iv) aggregate interest collected,

(v) aggregate liquidation principal,

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(vii) liquidations,

(viii) short sales,

(ix) (1) for each Mortgage Loan, the principal balance, the applicable servicing spread, the final maturity date, the mortgage interest rate, the loan-to-value ratio and the FICO score, and (2) for each Mortgage Loan that was refinanced by a lender other than Seller or an affiliate thereof, to the extent such information is known to Seller in the ordinary course of business and the collection and delivery of such information does not impose any additional and undue burden on Seller, the name of such lender and the mortgage interest rate of the newly originated residential mortgage loan;

(c) A Delinquency Report with respect to the Mortgage Loans containing:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans and percentages of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in each of the following categories as of the last day of the prior Collection Period:

(1) Current Mortgage Loans,

(2) 0-29 days delinquent,

(3) 30-59 days delinquent,

(4) 60-89 days delinquent,

(5) 90 days or more delinquent,

(6) Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure,

(7) Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Properties have become real estate owned properties, and

(8) Mortgage Loans in which the Mortgagor is in bankruptcy;

(ii) For each of the above categories, a roll report showing the migration of Mortgage Loans in such category from the last day of the second prior Collection Period;

(d) A Disbursement Report for such Distribution Date containing:

(i) The Servicing Spread Collections for the prior Collection Period,

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(iii) The amount of the Current Excess Servicing Spread paid to Purchaser,

(iv) The amount of funds, if any, transferred to the Current Spread Reserve Account,

(v) The amount of Purchaser Indemnitees, if any, paid from each of the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account or the Current Spread Reserve Account, and

(vi) The amount of funds paid to Seller from the Current Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates.

(a) If Seller’s financial statements are not filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are not publicly available, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser copies of Seller’s most recent audited quarterly financial statements within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters and its most recent audited annual financial statements within 90 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal years.

(b) Within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a certificate from a duly authorized officer of Seller certifying (i) whether or not Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries (and shall provide a calculation of its determination of its Consolidated Tangible Net Worth) and (ii) whether or not Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls.

Within five Business Days after each Distribution Date, Seller shall make its management team and other appropriate officers and employees available to Purchaser to discuss by telephone the performance of the Mortgage Loans and the performance of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Agency Obligations.

Seller shall pay all of its obligations to the Agency in a timely manner so as to avoid exercise of any right of set-off by the Agency against Seller.

Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements.

Seller will service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and will perform its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law. In particular, without limitation, Seller shall comply with any advancing obligation under the Servicing Agreements. Without the express written consent of

 

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Purchaser (which consent may be withheld in its absolute discretion), Seller shall not (a) cancel, terminate or amend any Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any Servicing Agreements either verbally or in writing, (c) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any other servicing agreements or enter into any other agreement or arrangement with the Agency that may be reasonably material to Purchaser either verbally or in writing, (d) expressly or verbally waive any material default under or breach of any Servicing Agreement by the Agency that may be material to the Purchaser (in the Purchaser’s reasonable determination) or (e) take any other action in connection with any such Servicing Agreement that would impair in any material respect the value of the interests or rights of the Purchaser hereunder. Seller shall conduct its business and perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreements and under the Pledge Agreement (if any) in a manner such that the Agency will not have cause to terminate any Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the prohibitions contained in this Section 8.11 apply to any amendments or modifications of the Servicing Agreements applicable to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller which do not affect the Current Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such Mortgage Loans and are not reasonably material to the Purchaser.

Section 8.12 Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

If Seller intends to assign, transfer or sell any of its Mortgage Servicing Rights to a replacement servicer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) Seller shall consult with Purchaser and Purchaser shall participate in the assignment, transfer and sale of such Mortgage Servicing Rights, and (b) Seller shall obtain the written consent of Purchaser, granted by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, prior to any assignment, transfer or sale thereof.

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents.

(a) Seller shall not terminate, amend, amend and restate, modify or waive any conditions or provisions of any Transaction Document without the express written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, however, that Seller may agree to increase the consideration it pays for the assets to be purchased under the Asset Purchase Agreement without Purchaser’s consent; provided further that no such increase shall increase the Purchase Price hereunder without Purchaser’s consent in its sole and absolute discretion in accordance with this Section 8.13.

(b) In the event that, during a bankruptcy auction process, Seller increases the amount of consideration to be paid to ResCap for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements, then Seller may request Purchaser to increase the aggregate Purchaser Price under the Sale Agreements (a “Price Increase Proposal”) to a specified amount or based on a specified formula. Purchaser shall respond to the Price Increase Proposal within a reasonable amount of time (taking into account the auction process). Seller shall promptly provide Purchaser with all information reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection therewith. In the event that Purchaser accepts a Price Increase Proposal, the parties shall promptly amend the Sale Agreements accordingly. In the event that Purchaser declines the Price Increase Proposal, then Seller may work with one or more third parties on any alternative transaction enabling the Seller to receive amounts in excess of the aggregate Purchase Price for the Current Excess Servicing Spread under all of the Sale Agreements and rights under the Future Spread Agreements (an “Alternative Transaction”).

(c) In the event that a third party desires to enter into an Alternative Transaction, Seller shall first offer to Purchaser the right to enter into such Alternative Transaction on the same terms and conditions as agreed with such third party (an “Alternative Transaction Proposal”). Purchaser shall respond to the Alternative Transaction Proposal within a reasonable amount time (taking into account the auction process). Seller shall promptly provide Purchaser with all information reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection therewith. In the event that Purchaser accepts the Alternative Transaction Proposal, the parties shall promptly amend and restate the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements accordingly. In the event that Purchaser declines the Alternative Transaction Proposal, Seller may enter into the Alternative Transaction with such third party; provided that if the Alternative Transaction to be entered into contains terms or conditions materially more favorable to the purchaser thereunder than those described in the Alternative Transaction Proposal, Seller shall again (and successively for other materially more favorable terms and conditions) offer to the Purchaser the right to enter into such Alternative Transaction on such more favorable terms and conditions as provided in this Section 8.13(c) prior to entering into the Alternative Transaction with such third party.

(d) If Purchaser declines an Alternative Transaction Proposal and Seller enters into the applicable Alternative Transaction, all of the Sale Agreements and all of the Future Spread Agreements shall automatically terminate.

(e) In the event that, during a bankruptcy auction process, Seller increases the amount of cash purchase price to be paid to ResCap for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements, and (i) Seller does not enter into an Alternative Transaction with a third party, (ii) Purchaser does not increase its aggregate Purchase Price under the Sale Agreements at least proportionately to the such increase in the cash purchase price to be paid to ResCap by Seller for the Aggregate Mortgage Servicing Rights with respect to the Aggregate Current Excess Servicing Spread to be acquired under the Sale Agreements (in the sole and absolute discretion of Purchaser in accordance with this Section 8.13), and (iii) Seller and Purchaser do not agree to an alternative transaction or otherwise close pursuant to the terms set forth herein, and the Seller is the winning bidder in such auction process, then Seller may terminate all of the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements by written notice to Purchaser within 2 Business Days following the date of the conclusion of the bankruptcy auction.

(f) In the event that the Sale Agreements and Future Spread Agreements are terminated pursuant to Section 8.13(d) or Section 8.13(e), then Seller shall refund to Purchaser any portion of the Cash Deposit funded by Purchaser within 2 Business Days and Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for all of its out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Sale Agreements and all of the Future Spread Agreements (and the transactions contemplated thereby) within 2 Business Days of any request for reimbursement.

Section 8.14 Accounts.

Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans at its own expense to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account, and any change in such instructions shall only be permitted with the express written consent of Purchaser.

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events.

Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of any event which, with the passage of time, could reasonably be expected to result in a termination of any servicing agreement between (i) Seller and the Agency, (ii) Seller and Fannie Mae or (iii) Seller and Freddie Mac. Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of any notices from the Agency of any breach, potential breach, default or potential default by Seller under any servicing agreement between Seller and the Agency, and with copies of any notices from the Agency of any termination, potential termination or threatened termination of any servicing agreement entered into between (i) Seller and the Agency, (ii) Seller and Fannie Mae or (iii) Seller and Freddie Mac. Seller shall promptly forward copies of any material notices received from the Agency or from any Governmental

 

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Authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Seller shall provide Purchaser with (a) copies of all amendments to the Transaction Documents, the Servicing Agreements (other than with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller) and the agreements relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller, copies of all material amendments to the Servicing Agreements, and (c) copies of any other agreements Seller enters into with the Agency that may be reasonably material to Purchaser, in each case, promptly after execution thereof.

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Current Excess Servicing Spread.

Seller shall not pledge, obtain financing for, or otherwise permit any Lien of any creditor of Seller to exist on, any portion of the Servicing Spread Collections without the prior written consent of Purchaser. Seller’s financial statements shall contain footnotes indicating that the Current Excess Servicing Spread has been sold, and Seller does not maintain any ownership interest therein.

Section 8.17 Existence, etc.

Seller shall:

(a) preserve and maintain its legal existence, good standing and all of its material licenses required to service the Mortgage Loans;

(b) comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities (including truth in lending and real estate settlement procedures) if failure to comply with such requirements could be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document;

(c) keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), all depreciation, depletion, obsolescence and amortization of its properties, all contingencies, and all other reserves;

(d) not move its chief executive office or chief operating office from the addresses referred to in Exhibit I unless it shall have provided Purchaser not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such change;

(e) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or its income or profits or on any of its property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained. Seller and its subsidiaries shall file on a timely basis all federal, and material state and local tax and information returns, reports and any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in respect of it;

(f) keep in full force and effect the provisions of its charter documents, by-laws, operating agreements or similar organizational documents in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents;

 

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(g) keep in full force and effect all agreements and instruments by which it or any of its properties may be bound and all applicable decrees, orders and judgments, in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document;

(h) maintain its status as a Ginnie Mae issuer and as a HUD approved mortgagee/servicer; and

(i) comply with its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the Pledge Agreement, if any, and each other agreement entered into with the Agency.

Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing.

Subject to the rights of the Agency and except as contemplated under the Asset Purchase Agreement with respect to transition services thereunder, Seller will not permit any Person other than Seller to service or sub-service the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of Purchaser, in each case other than third-party vendors customarily employed by servicers in the ordinary course of business in accordance with prudent mortgage servicing practices.

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant.

Seller shall not, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of the Current Excess Servicing Spread, petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against Purchaser under any insolvency law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of Purchaser or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Purchaser.

Section 8.20 Data Tape; Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

The information in the Data Tape delivered to Purchaser on the Closing Date will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified. Seller shall maintain the Schedule of Mortgage Loans, which shall be updated as of the Closing Date. The information in the Schedule of Mortgage Loans pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Servicing Rights will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified.

Section 8.21 Insurance.

The Seller shall maintain (a) general liability insurance, (b) errors and omission insurance or blanket bond coverage and (c) fidelity bond insurance, in each case, from reputable companies with coverage in amounts customarily maintained by such similarly situated entities in the same jurisdiction and industry as the Seller.

 

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Section 8.22 Defense of Title.

The Seller warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in and to the Current Excess Servicing Spread against all adverse claims and demands subject to Permitted Liens.

Section 8.23 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

The obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement and under the Assignment Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document required to be complied with and performed by Seller and ResCap on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution.

Receipt by the Purchaser of a certified copy of the Seller’s corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change.

From the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Seller’s financial or operating condition, or in the Mortgage Servicing Rights, the Mortgage Loans, the Related Escrow Accounts or to Seller’s relationship with, or authority from, the Agency, that in each case will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Current Excess Servicing Spread.

 

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Section 9.05 Consents.

Seller shall have obtained all consents, approvals or other requirements of third parties required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including Agency approval as contemplated by Section 5.03 and the Seller shall have commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans under the applicable Servicing Agreement. All actions of all Governmental Authorities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the documents related thereto shall have been obtained or made.

Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents.

Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser copies of each executed Transaction Document that is to be entered into on or prior to such date and each of the items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof.

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, signed by an authorized officer of Seller dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Seller’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party that are required to be complied with and performed by Seller at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; (c) the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 have been satisfied; and (d) as of the Closing Date, Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Seller (considered together with the Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 9.08 Valuation.

Purchaser shall have received an opinion reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser that the Base Servicing Fee of the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Price of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is fair and reasonable.

Section 9.09 Opinions of Counsel.

Seller’s counsel shall have delivered the Opinions of Counsel required pursuant to Section 2.04(a)(ix), Section 2.04(a)(x) and Section 2.04(a)(xi).

Section 9.10 Acquisition of Mortgage Servicing Rights by Seller.

Seller shall have acquired the Mortgage Servicing Rights and the other Purchased Assets from ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement as of the Closing Date.

 

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Section 9.11 Good Standing Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate of good standing of Seller, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

Section 9.12 No Actions or Proceedings.

No action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the consummation of, or to invalidate, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents related hereto in any material respect.

Section 9.13 Fees, Costs and Expenses.

The fees, costs and expenses payable by the Seller on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof and any other Transaction Document shall have been paid.

ARTICLE X

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

The obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date, as applicable:

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement to be made on or prior to the Agreement Date or Closing Date, as applicable, are true and correct in all material respects as of the date thereof.

Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects as of the date thereof.

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution.

As of the date hereof, Seller shall have received from Purchaser a certified copy of its corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

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Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change.

Since the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Purchaser’s financial condition that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Purchaser’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and (c) the condition set forth in Section 10.04 has been satisfied.

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION; CURE

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller.

(a) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Purchaser Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Purchaser Indemnitee after the Closing Date which result from:

(i) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Seller, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Seller, contained in this Agreement or the Assignment Agreement;

(ii) Any servicing act or omission of any prior servicer relating to any Mortgage Loan and any act or omission of any party related to the origination of any Mortgage Loan;

(iii) Any act, error or omission of Seller in servicing any of the Mortgage Loans, including improper action or failure to act when required to do so;

 

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(iv) Any exercise of any rights of setoff or other netting arrangements by the Agency against Seller that results in a decrease in Servicing Agreements termination payments due to Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans from the Agency or in a shortfall of funds to pay the Current Excess Servicing Spread;

(v) Any breach by Seller of the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

(vi) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.01(a)(i) – (v) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Seller, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Seller of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Seller as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01. Purchaser shall notify Seller promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Seller shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Purchaser Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself at its own expense but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Purchaser Indemnitee shall not relieve Seller of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.01 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Seller to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller’s obligations for Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be limited to funds available in the Third Party Controlled Current Spread Custodial Account or the Current Spread Reserve Account.

(b) REIT Requirements. Notwithstanding anything in Section 11.01(a) above, in the event that counsel or independent accountants for the Protected REIT determine that there exists a material risk that any amounts due to Purchaser under ARTICLE XI or Section 12.01(d) hereof would be treated as Nonqualifying Income upon the payment of such amounts to Purchaser, the amount paid to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to Purchaser in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year, determined as if the

 

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payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year under the preceding sentence is less than the amount which Seller would otherwise be obligated to pay to Purchaser pursuant to ARTICLE XI of this Agreement (the “Expense Amount”), then: (1) Seller shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the “Expense Escrow Account”) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and shall not release any portion thereof to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until Purchaser delivers to Seller, at the sole option of the Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an “Expense Amount Tax Opinion”) of the Protected REIT’s tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income, (ii) a letter (an “Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter”) from the Protected REIT’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to Purchaser without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a “REIT Qualification Ruling” and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter, a “Release Document”); and (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by Purchaser to Seller, Purchaser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement (an “Indemnity Loan Agreement”) reasonably acceptable to Purchaser that (i) requires Seller to lend Purchaser immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense Amount (an “Indemnity Loan”), and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of Purchaser or any guarantor of Purchaser, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such Loan, and (B) a 15 year maturity with no periodic amortization.

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser.

Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Seller Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Seller Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Seller Indemnitee which result from:

(a) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Purchaser, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Purchaser contained in this Agreement; and

(b) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees, the basis for which occurred after the Agreement Date, resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.02(a) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Seller Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Purchaser, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Purchaser of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Seller Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Purchaser as part of its indemnification

 

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obligations in this Section 11.02. Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Seller Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Seller Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Seller Indemnitee shall not relieve Purchaser of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.02 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Seller Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Purchaser to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim.

Section 11.03 Award of Damages.

(a)

(i) In the event that an award of damages or other payments is received by a Party or a designee of a Party as a result of a claim, judgment, settlement or arbitration (including payment pursuant to a guaranty of ResCap by any other Person) of a legal dispute that occurs either on or after the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement in connection with the enforcement of the Asset Purchase Agreement in the event of a breach by ResCap of any representations and warranties or covenants where such breach had an adverse impact on the value of the Total Servicing Spread, the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of that award shall be distributed to Purchaser or its designee and the Seller Expense Percentage of that award shall be distributed to Seller or its designee.

(ii) In the event that an award of damages or other payment is received by a Party or a designee of a Party as a result of a claim, judgment, settlement or arbitration (including payment pursuant to a guaranty of ResCap by any other Person) of a legal dispute that occurs either on or after the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement in connection with the enforcement of the Asset Purchase Agreement in the event of a breach by ResCap of any representations and warranties or covenants where such breach did not have an adverse impact on the value of the Total Servicing Spread, the entirety of the award shall be distributed to Seller or its designee.

(b) In the event that a Party or designee of a Party receives an award pursuant to Sections 11.03(a)(i) or (ii) and some or all of that amount is to be distributed to the other Party or a designee of the other Party pursuant to Sections 11.03(a)(i) or (ii), the Party or the Party’s designee in possession of the applicable amount shall promptly notify the other Party or the other Party’s designee as to the award’s existence and request that the other Party or other Party’s designee, as applicable, designate an account to which the amount shall be remitted.

 

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Once the necessary account information has been provided by the appropriate Party or designee of a Party, the applicable amount shall be remitted by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to the account so designated.

(c) Two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, the Seller shall, provide Purchaser with a monthly report of all claims and legal disputes made or pending with ResCap during the prior month, including the amounts of any claims made or resolved during such month.

Section 11.04 Other Rights.

The Seller hereby acknowledges that, in addition to its rights under this Agreement, the Purchaser is entitled to exercise its rights under the related Owner Consent.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses.

(a) In addition to the payment of certain enforcement expenses as provided for in the Priority of Payments, Purchaser shall be responsible for:

(i) the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of (A) the reasonable legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement, solely as they relate to the Total Servicing Spread and (B) reasonable expenses, including legal expenses, incurred in obtaining any necessary regulatory approvals of any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, solely as they relate to the Total Servicing Spread, excluding regulatory approvals required by Seller in the ordinary course of business; except that in the case of (A) or (B), Purchaser shall not be responsible for any such expenses that are paid by ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

(ii) 100% of the legal expenses of SNR Denton US LLP in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and enforcement of Transaction Documents on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) In addition to the payment of certain enforcement expenses as provided for in the Priority of Payments, Seller shall be responsible for:

(i) 100% of the legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement, other than those legal expenses paid by Purchaser pursuant to clause (a)(i)(A) above,

(ii) 100% of the expenses incurred in obtaining any necessary regulatory approvals of any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, other than those expenses paid by Purchaser pursuant to clause (a)(i)(B) above,

 

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(iii) 100% of the legal expenses of Seller’s counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and enforcement of the Transaction Documents on behalf of Seller; and

(iv) 100% of expenses related to servicing and principal advances, the financing of such advances and any similar arrangements under the Servicing Agreements.

(c) With respect to any Cash Deposit required to be made by the Seller pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Purchaser shall be responsible for $2,127,716 of the such Cash Deposit. If all or any portion of the Cash Deposit is returned to Seller or the conditions to Purchaser’s obligation to close set forth in ARTICLE IX are not satisfied as of the Closing Date, Seller shall promptly pay $2,127,716 to Purchaser within two Business Days after receipt by Seller or the Closing Date, as applicable.

(d) In the event any Break-Up Fee is paid to Seller pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller shall promptly remit $2,127,716 of such Break-Up Fee to Purchaser.

(e) Purchaser shall be responsible for 2.96% of the legal expenses incurred by Seller between the Agreement Date and the Closing Date directly related to the ResCap bankruptcy proceedings; except that the Purchaser shall not be responsible for any such expenses that are paid by ResCap pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.

(f) Except as otherwise provided herein, Purchaser and Seller shall each pay the expenses incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 12.02 Confidentiality.

Each Party understands that in connection with this transaction, it has been furnished and will be furnished Non-Public Personal Information and/or Personally Identifiable Financial Information (as those terms are defined in Sections 573.3(n) and (o) of the Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations on Privacy of Consumer Information published at 12 C.F.R. Chapter V implementing Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), and other information regarding the policies and plans of the other Party and its affiliates that is and has been designated as confidential and proprietary, and each Party agrees that it will maintain the confidentiality of such information and will not disclose it to others (except for its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, financing sources, agents, representatives and advisors), or use it except in connection with the proposed acquisition contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Party furnishing such information. Information which is generally known in the industry concerning a Party or among such Party’s creditors generally or which has been disclosed to the other Party by third parties who have a right to do so shall not be deemed confidential or proprietary information for these purposes. If Purchaser, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser agrees to provide Seller with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Seller may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Purchaser’s

 

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compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. If Seller, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Purchaser may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Seller’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. Notwithstanding the terms of this Section 12.02, if, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Purchaser or Seller is nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose information concerning the other Party to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, Purchaser or Seller may disclose such information to such tribunal without liability hereunder. If the proposed acquisition is not consummated, each Party agrees to promptly return to the other, promptly upon request, all confidential materials, and all copies thereof, which have been furnished to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, either Party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of this Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees.

Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other that it has made no agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement. In the event Purchaser has entered or enters into an agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s, advisor’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all such fees. The parties hereto shall indemnify and hold each other harmless from and against any such obligation or liability and any expense incurred in investigating or defending (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) any claim based upon the other party’s actions in connection with such obligation.

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties.

The Parties intend that the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents constitute arms-length transactions among third parties. Nothing contained in the Transaction Documents will establish any fiduciary, partnership, joint venture or similar relationship between or among the Parties except to the extent otherwise expressly stated therein.

Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

Each party hereto covenants and agrees that the representations and warranties in this Agreement, and in any document delivered or to be delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the Agreement Date.

Section 12.06 Notices.

All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by prepaid overnight delivery service:

 

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(a) If to Purchaser, to:

Fortress Investment Group LLC

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

Attn: Brian Sigman

Chief Financial Officer

(212) 479-5343

(b) If to Seller, to:

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Attn: Amar Patel

or to such other address as Purchaser or Seller shall have specified in writing to the other.

Section 12.07 Waivers.

Either Purchaser or Seller may, by written notice to the other:

(a) Extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other transactions of the other; and

(b) Waive compliance with or performance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or obligations required to be complied with or performed by the other hereunder.

The waiver by Purchaser or Seller of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment.

This Agreement and the related Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto. This Agreement may be amended only in a written instrument signed by both Seller and Purchaser.

Section 12.09 Binding Effect.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Parties and their successors and assigns, any rights, obligations, remedies or liabilities.

 

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Section 12.10 Headings.

Headings on the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.

Section 12.11 Applicable Law.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under the laws of the State of New York. In addition to any other rights available under this Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity but subject to the terms hereof, Purchaser shall have all rights and remedies of a secured party with respect to the Collateral under the laws of the State of New York and under any other applicable law to enforce the assignments and security interests contained herein and, in addition, shall have the right, subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law and the terms of this Agreement, to sell or apply any rights and other interests with respect to the Collateral assigned or pledged hereby in accordance with the terms hereof at public and private sale in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties agree to waive trial by jury in the event of any dispute under this Agreement.

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits.

The Exhibits attached hereto shall be incorporated herein and shall be understood to be a part hereof as though included in the body of this Agreement.

Section 12.13 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions.

If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the rights of the parties hereto.

Section 12.15 Public Announcement.

No public release or statement concerning the subject matter of this Agreement shall be made by either party without the express written consent and approval of the other party, except as required by law or stock exchange rule, and provided that on and after the Agreement Date, either party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

 

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Section 12.16 Assignment.

(a) Seller may not assign, transfer, sell or subcontract all or any part of this Agreement, any interest herein, or any of the Seller’s interest in the Servicing Spread Collections, other than the interest in the Total Servicing Spread sold hereby, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, provided that any successor to Seller must assume Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. Purchaser shall have the unrestricted right to further assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide or otherwise deal with its rights under this Agreement on whatever terms Purchaser shall determine without the consent of Seller; including the right to assign all or any portion of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and to assign the related rights under this Agreement. If Purchaser assigns any rights under this Agreement to a third party (a “Third Party Assignment“), such third party (a “Third Party Assignee“) shall enter into a new agreement (a “Third Party Current Spread Agreement“) with Seller or Seller’s assignee that provides such Third Party Assignee with the same rights with respect to the Current Excess Servicing Spread that Purchaser would have had under this Agreement if the Third Party Assignment had not occurred.

(b) Seller shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each holder of the Current Excess Servicing Spread and each holder’s interest in the Current Excess Servicing Spread (the “Holder Register”) for each transaction described in Section 12.16(a). The entries in the Holder Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Seller shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Holder Register as an owner of the Current Excess Servicing Spread for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

Section 12.17 Termination.

If all necessary Owner Consents are not received by the Closing Date, or if the Asset Purchase Agreement is terminated, this Agreement shall be terminated concurrently therewith, without any further action of either Party. In the event this agreement is terminated as set forth in the prior sentence or in Section 8.13, neither Party shall have any further obligations to the other Party hereunder except as expressly set forth herein. If all conditions to Purchaser’s or Seller’s obligations to close set forth in Article IX and Article X, respectively, are not satisfied on the Closing Date, Purchaser or Seller, as applicable based on the condition or conditions not satisfied, may terminate this agreement by written notice to the other party, and neither party shall have any further obligations to the other party hereunder, except as expressly set forth herein.

Section 12.18 Third Party Beneficiaries.

This Agreement does not and is not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than Purchaser and Seller, except as provided in Section 11.01 and in Section 11.02, provided that Purchaser and Seller reserve the right to modify any term of, or terminate, this Agreement, without the consent of any Purchaser Indemnitee or Seller Indemnitee.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties to this Agreement has caused this Agreement to be duly executed in its corporate name by one of its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

NIC MSR VII LLC

Purchaser

By:   /s/ Brian Sigman
Name:   Brian Sigman
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:   /s/ Amar Patel

Name:

Title:

 

Amar Patel

Executive Vice President

CURRENT EXCESS SERVICING SPREAD ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR GNMA MORTGAGE LOANS


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT FOR MORTGAGE LOANS

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) and NIC MSR VII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors assigns, the “Purchaser”), as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, Seller hereby assigns, transfers and delivers to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Current Excess Servicing Spread for each of the Mortgage Loans set forth in Annex A attached hereto and all proceeds thereof, and agrees that as of the Closing Date, the applicable Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be a “Mortgage Loan” for all purposes of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Assignment Agreement have the meanings given to such terms in, or incorporated by reference into, the Agreement.

In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Current Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Current Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount of the Purchase Price.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

Seller

By:    
Name:    
Title:    


Annex A

[ATTACH ANNEX A, WHICH MAY BE ON COMPUTER TAPE, COMPACT DISK, OR

MICROFICHE, CONTAINING THE INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW]

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

(e)

 

(f)

(column (d) –

column (e))

 

(g)

([ ]% of column (f))

Closing Date

 

Loan # of
Mortgage Loan

 

Principal Balance of
Mortgage Loan as of
the Closing Date

 

Servicing Fee

Rate

 

Base Servicing Fee
Rate

 

Net Servicing Fee
Rate

 

Current Excess
Servicing Spread


EXHIBIT B

SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT C

SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,                     , a [Vice President] of Nationstar Mortgage LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans by and between NIC MSR VII LLC and the Company, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof;

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects;

(iii) The conditions set forth in Sections 9.04 and 9.05 of the Agreement have been satisfied; and

(iv) As of the date hereof, the Company has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Agreement) of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date of the Agreement by the Company, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Company (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries)is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [                    ]

 

By:    
 


EXHIBIT D

PURCHASER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,                     , [POSITION] of NIC MSR LLC, the sole member of NIC MSR VII LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 10.05 of the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans by and between the Company and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof; and

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and

(iii) All conditions set forth in Section 10.04 have been satisfied.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [                    ].

 

NIC MSR VII LLC

 

By: NIC MSR LLC, as member

By:    
 


EXHIBIT E

LOCATION OF CREDIT FILES

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF SUMMARY REMITTANCE REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REPORT

[DELIVERED SEPARATELY]


EXHIBIT I

SELLER JURISDICTIONS AND RECORDING OFFICES

Chief Executive Office:

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Recording Office:

Secretary of State, State of Delaware

EX-10.9 10 d354690dex109.htm FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR GNMA MORTGAGE LOANS Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans

Exhibit 10.9

EXECUTION

FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR GNMA MORTGAGE LOANS

by and between

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

(Seller)

and

NIC MSR VII LLC

(Purchaser)

Dated and effective as of May 13, 2012


Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

     1   

Section 1.01

   Definitions      1   

Section 1.02

   General Interpretive Principles      12   

ARTICLE II ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

     12   

Section 2.01

   Items to be Delivered      12   

Section 2.02

   Grant of Security Interest      14   

ARTICLE III REPLACEMENT OF MORTGAGE LOANS

     14   

Section 3.01

   Refinancing and Substitution of Mortgage Loans      14   

Section 3.02

   Criteria for Mortgage Loans      15   

Section 3.03

   Refinancing Incentives      16   

Section 3.04

   Selection Procedures      17   

Section 3.05

   Assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread      19   

ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     19   

Section 4.01

   Purchase Price      19   

Section 4.02

   Payments by Purchaser      19   

Section 4.03

   Accounts      19   

Section 4.04

   Priority of Payments      22   

Section 4.05

   Withdrawals from the Future Spread Reserve Account      23   

Section 4.06

   Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee      23   

Section 4.07

   Correction of Principal Balance Error      24   

Section 4.08

   Intent and Characterization      24   

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

     24   

Section 5.01

   Due Organization and Good Standing      24   

Section 5.02

   Authority and Capacity      25   

Section 5.03

   Owner Consents      25   

Section 5.04

   Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights      25   

Section 5.05

   Effective Agreements      25   

Section 5.06

   No Accrued Liabilities      26   

Section 5.07

   Seller/Servicer Standing      26   

Section 5.08

   MERS Membership      26   

Section 5.09

   Owner Set-off Rights      26   

Section 5.10

   Ability to Perform; Solvency      26   

Section 5.11

   Obligations with Respect to Origination      27   

Section 5.12

   Purchase of Mortgage Servicing Rights      27   

Section 5.13

   No Actions      27   

 

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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE LOANS AND SERVICING

     27   

Section 6.01

   Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws      27   

Section 6.02

   Related Escrow Accounts      27   

Section 6.03

   No Purchaser Responsibility      28   

Section 6.04

   Location of Credit Files      28   

Section 6.05

   Representations Concerning the Future Excess Servicing Spread      28   

ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

     29   

Section 7.01

   Due Organization and Good Standing      29   

Section 7.02

   Authority and Capacity      29   

Section 7.03

   Effective Agreements      29   

Section 7.04

   Sophisticated Investor      29   

Section 7.05

   No Actions      30   

ARTICLE VIII SELLER COVENANTS

     30   

Section 8.01

   Servicing Obligations      30   

Section 8.02

   Cooperation; Further Assurances      30   

Section 8.03

   Financing Statements      31   

Section 8.04

   Supplemental Information      31   

Section 8.05

   Access to Information      31   

Section 8.06

   Home Affordable Modification Program      31   

Section 8.07

   Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports      32   

Section 8.08

   Financial Statements and Officer's Certificates      34   

Section 8.09

   Monthly Management Calls      34   

Section 8.10

   Timely Payment of Owner Obligations      34   

Section 8.11

   Servicing Agreements      34   

Section 8.12

   Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights      35   

Section 8.13

   Consents to Transaction Documents      35   

Section 8.14

   Accounts      35   

Section 8.15

   Notification of Certain Events      35   

Section 8.16

   Financing; Pledge of Future Excess Servicing Spread      35   

Section 8.17

   Existence, etc      36   

Section 8.18

   Consent to Sub-Servicing      37   

Section 8.19

   Nonpetition Covenant      37   

Section 8.20

   Schedule of Mortgage Loans      37   

Section 8.21

   True Sale Opinion      37   

Section 8.22

   Valuation      37   

Section 8.23

   Material Documents      37   

Section 8.24

   Insurance      38   

Section 8.25

   Defense of Title      38   

Section 8.26

   Refinancing of Mortgage Loans      38   

 

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ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

     38   

Section 9.01

   Correctness of Representations and Warranties      38   

Section 9.02

   Compliance with Conditions      38   

Section 9.03

   Corporate Resolution      38   

Section 9.04

   No Material Adverse Change      39   

Section 9.05

   Consents      39   

Section 9.06

   Delivery of Transaction Documents      39   

Section 9.07

   Certificate of Seller      39   

Section 9.08

   Opinions of Counsel      40   

Section 9.09

   Good Standing Certificate of Seller      40   

Section 9.10

   No Actions or Proceedings      40   

ARTICLE X CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

     40   

Section 10.01

   Correctness of Representations and Warranties      40   

Section 10.02

   Compliance with Conditions      40   

Section 10.03

   Corporate Resolution      40   

Section 10.04

   No Material Adverse Change      40   

Section 10.05

   Certificate of Purchaser      41   

Section 10.06

   Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser      41   

ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION

     41   

Section 11.01

   Indemnification by Seller      41   

Section 11.02

   Indemnification by Purchaser      43   

Section 11.03

   Other Rights      44   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     44   

Section 12.01

   Costs and Expenses      44   

Section 12.02

   Confidentiality      44   

Section 12.03

   Broker’s Fees      45   

Section 12.04

   Relationship of Parties      45   

Section 12.05

   Survival of Representations and Warranties      45   

Section 12.06

   Notices      45   

Section 12.07

   Waivers      46   

Section 12.08

   Entire Agreement; Amendment      46   

Section 12.09

   Binding Effect      46   

Section 12.10

   Headings      47   

Section 12.11

   Applicable Law      47   

Section 12.12

   Incorporation of Exhibits      47   

Section 12.13

   Counterparts      47   

Section 12.14

   Severability of Provisions      47   

Section 12.15

   Assignment      48   

Section 12.16

   Termination      48   

Section 12.17

   Third Party Beneficiaries      48   

 

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit A – Form of Assignment Agreement

                     Annex A

Exhibit B – Example of Calculations of Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amounts

Exhibit C – Schedule of Mortgage Loans

Exhibit D – Seller’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit E – Purchaser’s Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit F – Location of Credit Files

Exhibit G – Form of Summary Remittance Report

Exhibit H – Form of Delinquency Report

Exhibit I – Form of Disbursement Report

Exhibit J – Seller Jurisdictions and Recording Offices

 

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FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR GNMA MORTGAGE LOANS

This FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR GNMA MORTGAGE LOANS (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement Date”), is by and between NIC MSR VII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”), and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) (the Purchaser and the Seller will collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Seller and Purchaser have entered into the Current Excess Servicing Spread Acquisition Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect, the “Current Spread Agreement”), pursuant to which Purchaser will purchase and assume all right, title and interest in the excess servicing spread with respect to a pool of residential mortgage loans to be serviced by Seller;

WHEREAS, Seller desires to retain the right to refinance the residential mortgage loans in the pool, and Purchaser is willing to grant such right, as long as the excess servicing spread with respect to the newly-originated residential mortgage loans and replacement residential mortgage loans is assigned to the Purchaser as described herein; and

WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller desire to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which residential mortgage loans in the pool may be refinanced.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

Section 1.01     Definitions

Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those accepted and prudent mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) which are in accordance with the servicing practices and procedures as set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreements, and in a manner at least equal in quality to the servicing that Seller provides to mortgage loans which it owns in its own portfolio.

Agency: The entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, the Federal Housing Administration of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any successor thereto.

 

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Agreement: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Agreement Date: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Ancillary Income: All incidental servicing fees (such as late fees, assignment transfer fees, returned check fees, special services fees, amortization schedule fees, HAMP fees, modification and incentive income and any interest or earnings on funds deposited in an account maintained by the Seller as servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans, etc.) that are supplemental to the servicing spread payable to the servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreements.

Applicable Law: With reference to any Person, all laws (including common law), statutes, regulations, ordinances, treaties, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs and orders of any court, governmental agency or authority and rules, regulations, orders, directives, licenses and permits of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or its property or in respect of its operations.

Asset Purchase Agreement: The Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as purchaser, and Residential Capital, LLC, Residential Funding, LLC, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Executive Trustee Services, LLC, ETS of Washington, Inc. and certain additional sellers identified of Schedule A thereof, as sellers, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment Agreement: An assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement or in such other form as mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

Assignment Date: With respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and its related Mortgage Loan, the Distribution Date in the third calendar month following the Refinanced Mortgage Loan’s Refinancing Date.

Available Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or another financial institution mutually agreed upon by the Parties or any successor thereto, each in its capacity as “Bank” under the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement or the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, as applicable, or any third party custodian or trustee in similar capacity under any replacement account control agreements.

Base Servicing Fee: With respect to a Collection Period, an amount equal to the product of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Measurement Date, (B) the Base Servicing Fee Rate and (C) (i) in the case of the initial Collection Period, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period from

 

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and including the Closing Date to and including the last day of the initial Collection Period, and the denominator of which is 360, and (ii) in the case of all other Collection Periods, 1/12; provided that the Base Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan whose Servicing Agreement is terminated during a Collection Period shall be pro-rated to the actual number of days within such Collection Period in which such Mortgage Loan was serviced by Seller.

Base Servicing Fee Rate: 0.10% per annum.

Business Day: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in the States of Texas or New York are authorized or obligated by law or by executive order to be closed or (c) such other days as agreed upon by the Parties.

Carryover Retained Amount: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Closing Date: The Business Day in which the purchase by Seller of the Mortgage Servicing Rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement has been consummated and all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement have been satisfied or waived.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral: As defined in Section 2.02 hereof.

Collection Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth: (i) The net worth of Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries, on a combined basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) all intangibles determined in accordance with GAAP (including goodwill, capitalized financing costs and capitalized administration costs but excluding originated and purchased mortgage servicing rights or retained residual securities) and any and all advances to, investments in and receivables held from affiliates; provided, however, that the non-cash effect (gain or loss) of any mark-to-market adjustments made directly to stockholders’ equity for fluctuation of the value of financial instruments as mandated under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (or any successor statement) shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.

Control: The meaning specified in Section 8-106 of the UCC.

Credit File: Those documents, which may be originals, copies or electronically imaged, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, held by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, which may include Mortgage Loan Documents and the credit documentation relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and any documents gathered during the servicing of a Mortgage Loan.

Current Mortgage Loan: A residential mortgage loan that is a “Mortgage Loan” under the Current Spread Agreement.

 

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Current Spread Agreement: As defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Custodian: A custodian of Credit Files or any part thereof as identified by the Seller to the Purchaser in writing on or prior to the first Assignment Date as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time by the Seller by providing a written notice of any such update to the Purchaser.

Distribution Date: The 10th day of each calendar month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the prior Business Day, beginning in the month following the first Assignment Date, or such other day as mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser.

Electronic Data File: A computer tape or other electronic medium generated by or on behalf of Seller and delivered or transmitted to or on behalf of Purchaser which provides information relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Eligible Servicing Agreement: Unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser, a Servicing Agreement in respect of which the following eligibility requirements have been satisfied:

(a) The Owner Consents relating to such Servicing Agreement have been obtained;

(b) such Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect, and is in all respects genuine as appearing on its face or as represented in the books and records of Seller, and no event of default, early amortization event, termination event, or other event giving any party thereto (including with notice or lapse of time or both) the right to terminate Seller as servicer thereunder for cause has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that with respect to any Servicing Agreement and the occurrence of any event set forth in this clause (b) which is based on a breach of a collateral performance test, such Servicing Agreement shall remain an Eligible Servicing Agreement so long as no notice of termination based on such breach has been given or threatened in writing and subject to the restrictions set forth herein;

(c) Seller has not resigned or been terminated as servicer under such Servicing Agreement and has no actual knowledge of any pending or threatened action to terminate Seller, as servicer (whether for cause or without cause); and

(d) with respect to any Servicing Agreement relating to Non-Agency Mortgage Loans, an agreement pursuant to which the Seller as servicer may not be terminated without cause pursuant to such Servicing Agreement or if the Seller as servicer may be terminated without cause, upon payment of a termination fee.

Entitlement Holder: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC.

Excess Refinancing Percentage: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Expense Amount: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

 

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Expense Amount Tax Opinion: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Expense Escrow Account: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, Seller and NIC MSR IV LLC, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to NIC MSR IV LLC, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, Seller and NIC MSR V LLC, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to NIC MSR V LLC, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

Future Excess Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation: As defined in Section 3.01 hereof.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage: A percentage equal to the Current Excess Servicing Spread Percentage in the Current Spread Agreement.

Future Excess Servicing Spread Rights: As defined in Section 3.01 hereof.

Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Future Spread Reserve Account: The account specified in the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser.

Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement: The applicable deposit account agreement and other related account documentation governing the Future Spread Reserve Account.

 

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Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement: The account control agreement among Seller, Purchaser and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or any other institution agreed upon by the Parties, as Bank, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into with respect to the Future Spread Reserve Account, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement: The acknowledgment agreement by and among the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, Seller and Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, dated on or before the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto, consents to the sale of the excess servicing spread and other arrangements specified therein.

Governmental Authority: With respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person, any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties.

Grant: To grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, demise, release, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over or confirm.

HAMP: As defined in Section 8.06 hereof.

HAMP Loans: As defined in Section 8.06 hereof.

Holder Register: As defined in Section 12.15(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Indemnity Loan Agreement: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

IRS: The United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

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Lien: Any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, charge, deposit, arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever intended to assure payment of any indebtedness or the performance of any other obligation, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement.

Lockbox Account: An account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser for the purpose of receiving Servicing Spread Collections.

Loss or Losses: Any and all direct, actual and out-of-pocket losses (including any loss in the value in the Future Excess Servicing Spread), damages, deficiencies, claims, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, excluding (i) any amounts attributable to or arising from overhead allocations, general or administrative costs and expenses, or any cost for the time of any Party’s employees, (ii) consequential losses or damages consisting of speculative lost profits, lost investment or business opportunity, damage to reputation or operating losses, or (iii) punitive or treble damages; provided, however, that the exclusions set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if and to the extent any such amounts are actually incurred in payment to a third party or government entity.

Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Measurement Date: With respect to any Collection Period, the first day of such Collection Period.

MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor thereto.

MI: Insurance provided by private mortgage insurance companies to make payments on certain Mortgage Loans in the event that the related Mortgagor defaults in its obligation in respect of the Mortgage.

Mortgage: Each of those mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds or deeds to secure debt creating a first lien on or an interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note and related to a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan: A residential mortgage loan that satisfies the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 and whose Future Excess Servicing Spread is assigned to Purchaser hereunder in satisfaction of Seller’s Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation.

Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents and agreements related to such Mortgage Loan required to be held by the applicable Custodian, including, without limitation, the original Mortgage Note, and any other documents or agreements evidencing and/or governing such Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Identification Date: With respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and its related replacement Mortgage Loan, the 25th day of the second calendar month following the Refinanced Mortgage Loan’s Refinancing Date.

 

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Mortgage Note: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the note or other evidence of indebtedness of the Mortgagor, thereunder, including, if applicable, an allonge and lost note affidavit.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The rights and responsibilities of Seller with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans under the Servicing Agreements, including any and all of the following if and to the extent provided therein: (a) all rights to service a Mortgage Loan; (b) all rights to receive servicing fees, Ancillary Income, reimbursements or indemnification for servicing the Mortgage Loan, and any payments received in respect of the foregoing and proceeds thereof; (c) the right to collect, hold and disburse escrow payments or other payments with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any amounts actually collected with respect thereto and to receive interest income on such amounts to the extent permitted by Applicable Law; (d) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the property described in this paragraph; (e) possession and use of any and all Credit Files pertaining to the Mortgage Loan or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loan; (f) to the extent applicable, all rights and benefits relating to the direct solicitation of the related Mortgagors for refinance or modification of the Mortgage Loans and attendant right, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their respective Mortgage Loans; and (g) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the foregoing.

Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor’s real property, securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of an interest in a single parcel of real property, improved by a residential dwelling.

Mortgagor: An obligor under a residential mortgage loan.

New Mortgage Loan: As defined in Section 3.02(a)(i)(1) hereof.

Non-Agency Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan where the Owner is not an Agency.

Nonqualifying Income: Any amount that is treated as gross income for purposes of Section 856 of the Code and which is not Qualifying Income.

Objection Notice: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Opinion of Counsel: One or more written opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the recipient, of an attorney at law admitted to practice in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which attorney may be counsel for Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be.

Owner: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the owner thereof.

Owner Consent: All agreements, including the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement, the FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement and GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement, if applicable, pursuant to which an Owner approves or consents to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to the Purchaser and any other consents, acknowledgements or similar instruments that may be required from an Owner in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

 

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Party or Parties: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Permitted Liens: Liens in favor of an Agency required pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements.

Person: Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business entity, joint stock company, trust, business trust, unincorporated organization, association, enterprise, joint venture, government, any department or agency of any government or any other entity of whatever nature.

Pledge Agreement: A collateral pledge agreement, to be entered into on or before the Closing Date, between Seller and an Agency, pursuant to which Seller pledges collateral to such Agency to secure its obligations to the applicable Agency under the Servicing Agreement, the FHLMC Acknowledgment Agreement, FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement or GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement, if applicable, and other agreements, if required by the applicable Agency.

Power of Attorney: A Power of Attorney delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser authorizing the Purchaser to enforce the right to payment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread under the related Servicing Agreement solely in the event that the Seller fails to enforce such right within 30 days after receiving written notice of such failure from the Purchaser to the Seller.

Priority of Payments: As defined in Section 4.04 hereof.

Protected REIT: Any entity that (i) has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code, (ii) owns a direct or indirect equity interest in Purchaser, and (iii) is treated for purposes of Section 856 of the Code as owning all or a portion of the assets of the Purchaser or as receiving all or a portion of the Purchaser’s income.

Purchase Price: As defined in Section 4.01 hereof.

Purchaser: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Purchaser Indemnitees: As defined in Section 11.01(a) hereof.

Qualifying Income: Gross income that is described in Section 856(c)(2) or 856(c)(3) of the Code.

Quarterly Collection Period: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Current Mortgage Loan or a Mortgage Loan that has been refinanced in whole or in part by Seller or an affiliate thereof.

 

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Refinancing Date: The date on which a Current Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loan is refinanced by Seller or an affiliate thereof.

Refinancing Split Percentage: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

REIT Qualification Ruling: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

REIT Requirements: The requirements imposed on REITs pursuant to Sections 856 through and including 860 of the Code.

Related Collection Period: With respect to an Assignment Date, the Collection Period in the third calendar month prior to such Assignment Date, and with respect to a Mortgage Loan Identification Date, the second calendar month prior to such Mortgage Loan Identification Date.

Related Escrow Accounts: Mortgage Loan escrow/impound accounts maintained by Seller relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights, including accounts for buydown funds, real estate taxes and MI, flood and hazard insurance premiums.

Release Document: As defined in Section 11.01(b) hereof.

Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread: As defined in Section 4.03(c) hereof.

Replacement Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Replacement Shortfall: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.

Requirement of Law: As to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Retained Portfolio: As defined in Section 3.04(a) hereof.

Retained Servicing Spread: The rights of Seller, severable from each (and all) of the other rights under the applicable Servicing Agreements, to a percentage of the Total Servicing Spread, which percentage is equal to 100% minus the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage.

Sales Proceeds: The proceeds received upon a sale (approved by the Parties) of the Total Servicing Spread (except without giving effect to clause (c) of the definition thereof), in whole or in part, including through a sale in accordance with Section 8.12.

Schedule of Mortgage Loans: The list of Mortgage Loans whose Future Excess Servicing Spread has been assigned to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and maintained as Exhibit C hereto.

Selection Period: As defined in Section 3.04(b) hereof.

 

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Seller: As defined in the preamble hereof.

Seller Indemnitees: As defined in Section 11.02 hereof.

Servicing: The responsibilities, with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans, under the Servicing Agreements.

Servicing Agreements: The servicing agreements, as amended from time to time, and any waivers, consent letters, acknowledgments and other agreements under which Seller is the servicer of the Mortgage Loans relating to the Mortgage Servicing Rights and governing the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, or with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by the Seller, the credit and collection standards, policies, procedures and practices of Seller relating to residential mortgage loans owned and serviced by Seller.

Servicing Spread Collections: For each Collection Period, the funds collected on the Mortgage Loans and allocated as the servicing compensation payable to Seller as servicer of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Collection Period pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreements, other than Ancillary Income and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from an Owner by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.

Solvent: With respect to any Person as of any date of determination, (a) the value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, (b) such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Third Party Assignee: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Assignment: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Future Spread Agreement: As defined in Section 12.15 hereof.

Third Party Claim: As defined in Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, as applicable.

Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account: The account specified in the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement and maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto, or another third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, into which all Servicing Spread Collections, all Sales Proceeds and all Servicing Agreement termination payments in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be deposited.

Total Servicing Spread: For each Collection Period on and after the Closing Date, the sum of the following: (a) the Servicing Spread Collections received during such Collection Period and remaining after payment of the Base Servicing Fee; (b) all other amounts payable by

 

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an Owner to Seller (or Purchaser under an Owner Consent) with respect to the Mortgage Servicing Rights for Mortgage Loans, including any termination fees paid by an Owner to Seller for terminating Seller as the servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding all Ancillary Income and reimbursements received for advances and other out-of-pocket expenditures from an Owner by Seller in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and (c) all Sales Proceeds received during such Collection Period.

Transaction Documents: The Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement, the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, the Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement, the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, the Current Spread Agreement and this Agreement.

UCC: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction.

Section 1.02    General Interpretive Principles.

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;

(b) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) References herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;

(d) A reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;

(e) The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and

(f) The term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.

ARTICLE II

ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED

Section 2.01    Items to be Delivered.

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(a) On the Agreement Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(i) This Agreement;

(ii) The Current Spread Agreement and all agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the Current Spread Agreement on the Agreement Date, if any;

(b) On the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions herein, each of Seller and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered duly executed copies of the following documents to which they are a party or for which they are otherwise responsible as set forth below:

(i) The executed Future Spread Custodial Account Agreement;

(ii) The executed Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement;

(iii) The executed Future Spread Reserve Account Agreement;

(iv) The executed Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement;

(v) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser regarding due authorization, authority, and enforceability of the applicable Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party, and regarding no conflicts with other material Seller agreements;

(vi) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the characterization of the transfer of the Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser as a true sale for bankruptcy purposes;

(vii) An Opinion of Counsel of Seller, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, regarding the perfection of the assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread to Purchaser and the security interests granted hereunder;

(viii) The duly executed corporate certificate of Seller required by Section 9.07;

(ix) A certificate of good standing of Seller dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Seller;

(x) A secretary’s certificate of Seller attaching its organizational documents, board resolutions and incumbency certificates;

 

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(xi) The duly executed corporate certificate of Purchaser required by Section 10.05;

(xii) A certificate of good standing of Purchaser dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date to be delivered by Purchaser;

(xiii) A UCC-1 financing statement relating to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and relating to the security interest of Purchaser in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser; and

(xiv) All agreements, certificates, opinions and instruments required to be delivered under the Current Spread Agreement on the Closing Date.

(c) On or before the Assignment Date with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Seller shall provide Purchaser with executed copies of the related Owner Consents, and any amendments thereto.

(d) On or before the first Assignment Date, the executed Power of Attorney.

Section 2.02 Grant of Security Interest.

In order to secure Seller’s obligations to deliver the Future Excess Servicing Spread and perform its obligations hereunder, Seller hereby Grants to Purchaser a valid and continuing first priority and perfected Lien on and security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under, the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account, together with all amounts deposited therein from time to time and all cash and non-cash proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired and arising (the “Collateral”).

ARTICLE III

REPLACEMENT OF MORTGAGE LOANS

Section 3.01 Refinancing and Substitution of Mortgage Loans.

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and, more particularly, the conditions of this ARTICLE III, if Seller or any of its affiliates refinances any Current Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loan, it shall designate a residential mortgage loan as a replacement Mortgage Loan pursuant to this ARTICLE III and assign the Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such replacement Mortgage Loan on the applicable Assignment Date to Purchaser as provided in this Agreement (such obligations of Seller, the “Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation“), and the rights of Purchaser to such Future Excess Servicing Spread, the “Future Excess Servicing Spread Rights“).

 

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Section 3.02 Criteria for Mortgage Loans.

(a) As of the applicable Assignment Date, unless otherwise agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser, either:

(i) The Mortgage Loan shall satisfy the following criteria:

(1) The proceeds of such Mortgage Loan (the “New Mortgage Loan“) were use to repay the Refinanced Mortgage Loan in whole or in part;

(2) All consents, if any, required by the applicable Owner to assign the related Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to the New Mortgage Loan shall have been obtained;

(3) The servicing fee rate for the New Mortgage Loan is not less than 0.25% per annum; and

(4) The New Mortgage Loan is secured by the same property as the Refinanced Mortgage Loan; or

(ii) if Seller is unable to satisfy the conditions in Section 3.02(a)(i) after using commercially reasonable efforts, Seller shall use its best efforts to substitute the New Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Loan satisfying the following criteria:

(1) The servicing fee rate (which results in the Servicing Spread Collections) for the Mortgage Loan is equal to or greater than the servicing fee rate of the New Mortgage Loan; provided however if the servicing fee rate of the New Mortgage Loan is less than 0.25% per annum, the servicing fee rate on the Mortgage Loan is not less than 0.25% per annum;

(2) The interest accrual rate per annum on the Mortgage Loan is within 12.5 basis points per annum of the interest accrual rate on the New Mortgage Loan;

(3) The final maturity date of the Mortgage Loan is within six months of the final maturity date of the New Mortgage Loan;

(4) The principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is no less than the principal balance of the Refinanced Mortgage Loan;

(5) The remaining credit characteristics of the Mortgage Loan (other than as specified in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above) are substantially the same as the credit characteristics of the New Mortgage Loan;

(6) The Mortgage Loan is current as of the applicable Assignment Date; and

 

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(7) The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any foreclosure or similar proceeding as of the applicable Assignment Date; is not in process of any modification, workout or other loss mitigation process; and is not involved in litigation.

(b) If a New Mortgage Loan would otherwise meet the criteria set forth in Section 3.02(a)(i) and is still owned by Seller as of the Mortgage Loan Identification Date, in lieu of a substitution pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) above, the Seller may include such New Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan in the Available Portfolio; provided (i) the servicing fee rate (which results in the Servicing Spread Collections) for such Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be 0.30% per annum and (ii) if at any time such Mortgage Loan fails to otherwise meet the criteria set forth in Section 3.02(a)(i) (e.g. the Mortgage Loan is sold to an Agency and the Seller is unable to obtain an Owner Consent), the Seller shall be required to substitute a loan for such New Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) above.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.02(a)(ii)(4), Seller shall not be in breach of Section 3.01 on any Assignment Date if, after using best efforts to select residential mortgage loans to substitute New Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii), the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Available Portfolio as of such Assignment Date is equal to or greater than 90% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the New Mortgage Loans during the Related Collection Period as measured on the opening of business on their respective Refinancing Date.

Section 3.03 Refinancing Incentives.

For any Assignment Date beginning with the Assignment Date in the sixth calendar month after the Closing Date and subject to Section 4.04 hereof, Seller’s Future Excess Servicing Spread Assignment Obligation shall be reduced by the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount for such Assignment Date. For purposes of this Section 3.03, the following definitions shall apply:

Replacement Shortfall: With respect to any Assignment Date and the Related Collection Period, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the New Mortgage Loans that were originated by Seller or an affiliate thereof during the Related Collection Period as measured on the opening of business on their respective Refinancing Date, minus the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Available Portfolio as of such Assignment Date.

Excess Refinancing Percentage: With respect to any Assignment Date, a percentage equal to the excess, if any, of (a) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate principal balance of New Mortgage Loans that were originated by Seller or an affiliate thereof over the Related Collection Period and the two Collection Periods immediately prior to such Related Collection Period (the “Quarterly Collection Period”) as measured on their respective Refinancing Date, minus the aggregate Replacement Shortfall over such Quarterly Collection Period, and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans that voluntarily prepaid in full over the Quarterly Collection Period (measured as of the date of such prepayment), over (b) 35%.

 

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Refinancing Split Percentage: With respect to any Assignment Date, the Refinancing Split Percentage shown in the column of the table below corresponding to the Excess Refinancing Percentage therein:

 

Three Month Average Recapture

Percentage

  

Excess Refinancing

Percentage

  

Refinancing Split

Percentage

35% or Less    0%    0%
> 35%, <= 40%    >0.00% and <=5.00%    25%
> 40%, <= 45%    >5.00% and <=10.00%    30%
> 45%, <= 50%    >10.00% and <=15.00%    35%
> 50%, <= 55%    >15.00% and <=20.00%    40%
> 55%, <= 60%    >20.00% and <=25.00%    45%
Greater than 60%    >25.00%    50%

Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount: With respect to any Assignment Date, an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of (a) the product of (i) the Refinancing Split Percentage, if any, applicable to such Assignment Date, (ii) the Excess Refinancing Percentage applicable to such Assignment Date and (iii) the aggregate principal balance of New Mortgage Loans that were refinanced with Seller or an affiliate thereof during the Related Collection Period, plus (b) the Carryover Retained Amount, minus (c) the applicable Replacement Shortfall.

Carryover Retained Amount: With respect to any Assignment Date beginning with the Assignment Date in the seventh calendar month after the Closing Date, the excess, if any, of the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount for the prior Assignment Date over the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans that were retained by Seller pursuant to this Section 3.03 on the prior Assignment Date.

Section 3.04 Selection Procedures.

(a) Not later than the Mortgage Loan Identification Date, Seller shall (i) notify Purchaser of the identity of each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan that became a Refinanced Mortgage Loan during the Related Collection Period, (ii) calculate the Excess Refinancing Percentage, the Refinancing Split Percentage, the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount and the Carryover Retained Amount for the following Assignment Date, and notify Purchaser of such amounts in writing, (iii) provide Purchaser with a list of potential Mortgage Loans (the “Available Portfolio”), selected on the basis that the Excess Refinancing Percentage is equal to zero, and (iv) provide Purchaser with a list of residential mortgage loans selected from the Available Portfolio to be designated as Mortgage Loans (the “Replacement Portfolio”) on the following Assignment Date and a list of residential mortgage loans selected from the Available Portfolio to be excluded from the pool of Mortgage Loans (the “Retained Portfolio”) on the following Assignment Date in accordance with Section 3.03.

 

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(b) Purchaser may submit an objection to the proposed Available Portfolio, the proposed Replacement Portfolio or the proposed Retained Portfolio not later than five Business Days following receipt of the notice of the proposed portfolios pursuant to Section 3.04(a). If Purchaser submits an objection, Seller and Buyer shall work together in good faith over the next five Business Days (the “Selection Period”) to mutually agree on the Replacement Portfolio and the Retained Portfolio. During the Selection Period, Seller may suggest alternative Mortgage Loans that meet the criteria of Section 3.02. If Seller and Purchaser are unable to agree on a Replacement Portfolio and a Retained Portfolio (if applicable) by close of business on the Business Day prior to the Assignment Date, Seller and Purchaser may modify the percentages in the definitions of Future Excess Servicing Spread and Retained Servicing Spread and in the Priority of Payments, as applicable, to reflect the relative values that Seller and Purchaser would have had in the Future Excess Servicing Spread and Retained Servicing Spread but for the inability of Seller and Purchaser to mutually agree on such portfolios.

(c) Unless mutually agreed upon by Seller and Purchaser, the Retained Portfolio and the Replacement Portfolio with respect to any Assignment Date shall satisfy the following criteria:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall not exceed the Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amount;

(ii) The weighted average servicing fee rate for the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be substantially equal to the weighted average servicing fee rate for the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio;

(iii) The weighted average interest accrual rate per annum of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be within 12.5 basis points per annum of the weighted average interest rate of the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio;

(iv) The weighted average final maturity date of the residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio shall be within six months of the weighted average final maturity date of the Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio; and

(v) The remaining credit characteristics of the pool of residential mortgage loans in the Retained Portfolio (other than as specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above) shall be substantially the same as the credit characteristics of the pool of Mortgage Loans in the Replacement Portfolio.

(d) Exhibit D provides an example of the calculations to be made pursuant to Section 3.04(c)(i).

 

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Section 3.05 Assignment of Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Agreement, on each Assignment Date, Seller shall execute and deliver an Assignment Agreement for the Future Excess Servicing Spread to be assigned on such Assignment Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans included in the applicable Replacement Portfolio; provided, however, that

(a) Purchaser shall be entitled to all Future Excess Servicing Spread and Seller shall be entitled to all Retained Servicing Spread arising with respect to each such Mortgage Loan on and after the Refinancing Date with respect to the related Refinanced Mortgage Loan,

(b) Seller shall deposit all Servicing Spread Collections received with respect to such Mortgage Loans on and after the Refinancing Date with respect to the related Refinanced Mortgage Loans into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account not later than the Assignment Date, and

(c) for each Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after the Refinancing Date of the related Refinanced Mortgage Loan, Seller shall deposit all Servicing Spread Collections with respect to amounts prepaid at the time of closing of such Mortgage Loan, if applicable, into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account not later than the Assignment Date.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.01 Purchase Price.

In full consideration for Purchaser’s right to receive any Future Excess Servicing Spread assigned to Purchaser, and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay to Seller an amount (the “Purchase Price”) that shall be determined by the Parties on the Closing Date in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Current Spread Agreement.

Section 4.02 Payments by Purchaser.

Payment shall be made by Purchaser to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds, to an account designated by Seller.

Section 4.03 Accounts.

(a) Lockbox Account. Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account. Payments of all Servicing Spread Collections received on and after the first Assignment Date shall be transferred from the Lockbox Account to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account within one Business Day of receipt and identification thereof and in any event, within two Business Days of receipt thereof. If Seller receives any Servicing Spread Collections not remitted to the Lockbox Account, it shall hold such funds in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser and deposit such amounts to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof.

 

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(b) Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(i) The Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser, for the sole purpose of receiving and disbursing all Servicing Spread Collections, Sales Proceeds and Servicing Agreement termination payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account will be established pursuant to the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account strictly in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Upon any material breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by Seller hereunder or during the occurrence and continuance of a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event, Purchaser may elect to exercise Control over the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(ii) Seller shall inform each Owner to remit the applicable portion of any Servicing Agreement termination payments payable with respect to the Mortgage Loans directly to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account. Any termination payment to be directed to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account shall be equal to the pro rata amount by which the Mortgage Loans affected by such termination bear to all mortgage loans of Seller affected by such termination, based upon the method in which such termination payments are calculated in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.

(iii) If Seller is to receive any Sales Proceeds, Seller shall direct the Person making such payments to deposit such payments into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(iv) If Seller receives any amounts required to be deposited into the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in error, Seller shall promptly remit such funds to the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

(c) Future Spread Reserve Account. The Future Spread Reserve Account will be established with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or with such other third party custodian or trustee selected by Purchaser. The Future Spread Reserve Account will be established pursuant to the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement with respect to which Purchaser is an Entitlement Holder with Control. So long as permitted by the Future Spread Reserve Account Control Agreement, Seller may direct the disposition of funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account strictly in accordance with Section 4.05. Seller agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, including the filing of appropriate financing statements, to protect Purchaser’s interest in the Future Spread Reserve Account.

 

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If at any time Seller’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth falls below the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries or if Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) defaults in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) (each, a “Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event”), Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing that a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred. On each Distribution Date upon which a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event has occurred and is continuing, Seller shall be required to transfer funds in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account to the Future Spread Reserve Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments until the amount of funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account is equal to the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount. The “Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount” is equal to 25% of the fair market value as of the date the Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event that is then-continuing first occurred of the Total Servicing Spread expected to be paid over the expected remaining life of the Mortgage Loans (the “Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread”) determined in accordance with the following paragraph. Seller shall immediately notify Purchaser in writing if a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is no longer continuing. Any funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account in excess of the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount shall be released to Seller.

For purposes of determining the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, Purchaser shall submit its claim for determination of the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread, together with such back-up information it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (which value shall be considered the fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread for purposes of calculating the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount until the final determination of such fair market value in accordance with this paragraph). Within five (5) Business Days of Seller’s receipt of such determination, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its acceptance or any objection to such determination of such fair market value, and if Seller objects to such determination, such notice shall include its own determination of such fair market value and any back-up information as it deems appropriate to justify such fair market value (an “Objection Notice”). In the event an Objection Notice is delivered, the parties shall negotiate in good faith a resolution to such objection. In the event that Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve such objection within five (5) Business Days of the delivery of such Objection Notice, Seller and Purchaser shall appoint a mutually acceptable nationally recognized valuation expert to determine such fair market value of the Remaining Expected Total Servicing Spread. The determination of such valuation expert shall be binding on Seller and Purchaser and the fees of such valuation expert shall be borne by Seller.

 

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Section 4.04 Priority of Payments.

On each Business Day, subject to the terms and conditions of the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Seller (or, after the delivery of an access termination notice pursuant to the Future Spread Custodial Account Control Agreement, Purchaser) shall direct the Bank to apply the monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in the following order of priority (the “Priority of Payments”), in every case, after giving effect to each prior item in the Priority of Payments on such Distribution Date:

(a) first, from amounts in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account attributable to Servicing Agreement termination payments paid by an Owner with respect to any Mortgage Loans, pro rata, (A) the Future Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Purchaser, and (B) the Retained Excess Servicing Spread Percentage of such termination payments to Seller; provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any termination payments pursuant to clause (A), such termination payments shall be applied to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any termination payments pursuant to clause (B), such termination payments shall be applied first, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and second, for deposit to the Future Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Future Spread Reserve Account to equal the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount;

(b) second, on any Business Day from and including the first Business Day of a calendar month to but excluding the Distribution Date in such calendar month, at the option of Seller, the Base Servicing Fee payable with respect to a prior Collection Period for the Mortgage Loans to Seller; provided however, that, to the extent that (i) the Seller is not permitted or is otherwise unable to advance servicing fees relating to the Total Servicing Spread with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) the related Servicing Agreement does not permit payment of servicing fees from general collections, and (iii) the related Servicing Agreement does not allocate liquidation proceeds to servicing fees first, payments from monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account relating to the affected Mortgage Loans shall be made pursuant to clause (d) below prior to this clause (b);

(c) third, on each Distribution Date, to the extent not previously paid to Seller in accordance with Section 4.04(b), any accrued and unpaid Base Servicing Fee to Seller; provided however, that, to the extent that (i) the Seller is not permitted or is otherwise unable to advance servicing fees relating to the Total Servicing Spread with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) the related Servicing Agreement does not permit payment of servicing fees from general collections, and (iii) the related Servicing Agreement does not allocate liquidation proceeds to servicing fees first, payments from monies in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account relating to the affected Mortgage Loans shall be made pursuant to clause (d) below prior to this clause (c);

(d) fourth, on each Distribution Date, pro rata, (A) to Purchaser, any Future Excess Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 4.04(a)); and (B) to Seller, any Retained Servicing Spread for the prior Collection Period (other than the portion thereof

 

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consisting of termination payments paid pursuant to Section 4.04(a)); provided, that (I) prior to the distribution to Purchaser of any Future Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (A), the Future Excess Servicing Spread shall be applied to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Seller Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.02, and (II) prior to the distribution to Seller of any Retained Servicing Spread pursuant to clause (B), the Retained Servicing Spread shall be applied first, to the payment of any indemnity payments then due and payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01 and second, for deposit to the Future Spread Reserve Account to the extent necessary to cause the amount of funds on deposit in the Future Spread Reserve Account to equal the Future Spread Reserve Account Required Amount; and

(e) fifth, on each Distribution Date, to Seller, any other amounts remaining on deposit in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account.

All payments to Purchaser or Seller shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to an account designated by Purchaser or Seller, as applicable.

Section 4.05 Withdrawals from the Future Spread Reserve Account.

On any Business Day, at the instruction of Purchaser, Seller shall direct the Bank to apply funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account, if any, to the payment of indemnity payments payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11.01. If on any Business Day a Future Spread Reserve Account Deposit Event is not then continuing and all outstanding indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller may direct the Bank to distribute any remaining funds in the Future Spread Reserve Account to, or as directed by, Seller. If there are any funds remaining in the Future Spread Reserve Account after the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all indemnity payments payable to Purchaser Indemnitees have been paid in full, Seller shall direct the Bank to distribute such remaining funds to, or as directed by, Seller.

Section 4.06 Payment to Seller of Base Servicing Fee.

(a) Seller shall be entitled to payment of the Base Servicing Fee only to the extent funds are available therefor in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be liable to Seller for payment of the Base Servicing Fee. In the event servicing of the Mortgage Loans is transferred to sub-servicers for any reason, the servicing fees and expenses of such sub-servicers shall be paid by Seller and in no event will the amount of Servicing Spread Collections or termination payments otherwise allocable to the Future Excess Servicing Spread be reduced due to the payment of sub-servicing fees and expenses.

(b) The Base Servicing Fee with respect to a Mortgage Loan shall begin to accrue as of the Collection Period prior to the applicable Assignment Date. In no event shall Base Servicing Fees accrue concurrently on any day for a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and for a Mortgage Loan.

 

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Section 4.07 Correction of Principal Balance Error.

If, subsequent to the payment of any amounts due hereunder to either party, the outstanding principal balance of any Mortgage Loan is found to be in error, the party benefiting from the error shall pay an amount sufficient to correct and reconcile such amounts and shall provide a reconciliation statement and other such documentation to reasonably satisfy the other party concerning the accuracy of such reconciliation. Such amounts shall be paid by the proper party within ten (10) Business Days from receipt of satisfactory written verification of amounts due.

Section 4.08 Intent and Characterization.

(a) Seller and Purchaser intend that the assignments of the Future Excess Servicing Spread pursuant to this Agreement and each Assignment Agreement constitute valid sales of such Future Excess Servicing Spread from Seller to Purchaser, conveying good title thereto free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens, and that the beneficial interest in and title to such Future Excess Servicing Spread not be part of Seller’s estate in the event of the bankruptcy of Seller. Seller and Purchaser intend and agree to treat the transfer and assignment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread as an absolute sale for tax purposes, and as an absolute and complete conveyance of title for property law purposes. Except for financial accounting purposes, neither party intends the transactions contemplated hereby to be characterized as a loan from Purchaser to Seller.

(b) In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price (as defined in the Current Spread Agreement).

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

As an inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Agreement Date, the Closing Date and as of each Assignment Date as follows (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 5.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. Seller has, in full force and effect (without notice of possible suspension, revocation or impairment), all required permits, approvals, licenses, and registrations to conduct all activities in all states in which its activities with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights require it to be licensed, registered or approved in order to service the Mortgage Loans and own the Mortgage Servicing Rights, unless the failure to obtain such permits, approvals, licenses and registrations would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

 

 

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Section 5.02 Authority and Capacity.

Seller has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Seller. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Seller is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Seller of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 5.03 Owner Consents.

Prior to an Assignment Date, Seller has obtained all necessary and applicable Owner Consents.

Section 5.04 Title to the Mortgage Servicing Rights.

As of an Assignment Date, Seller will be the lawful owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, will be responsible for the maintenance of the Related Escrow Accounts, and will have the sole right and authority to transfer the Future Excess Servicing Spread as contemplated hereby. The transfer, assignment and delivery of the Future Excess Servicing Spread shall be free and clear of any and all claims, charges, defenses, offsets, Liens and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever other than Permitted Liens.

Section 5.05 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document by Seller, compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby did not, and will not, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound or which affects the Future Excess Servicing Spread, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it or to the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

 

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Section 5.06 No Accrued Liabilities.

There are no accrued liabilities of Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Servicing Rights or circumstances under which such accrued liabilities will arise against Purchaser as purchaser of the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 5.07 Seller/Servicer Standing.

As of the applicable Assignment Date, Seller is approved by each applicable Agency as a seller/servicer in good standing with the requisite financial criteria and adequate resources to complete the transactions contemplated hereby on the conditions stated herein. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Seller unable to comply with the applicable Agency eligibility requirements or which would require notification to the applicable Agency. Furthermore, if at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Seller is unable to comply with any of the Agency eligibility requirements, it shall immediately notify the Purchaser that it is no longer an approved seller/servicer of mortgage loans for any Agency which is an Owner of a Mortgage Loan.

Section 5.08 MERS Membership.

Seller is a member in good standing under the MERS system or another similar system reasonable acceptable to the Purchaser.

Section 5.09 Owner Set-off Rights.

Seller has no actual notice, including any notice received from an Owner, or any reason to believe, that, other than in the normal course of Seller’s business, any circumstances exist that would result in Seller being liable to an Owner for any amount due by reason of: (i) any breach of servicing obligations or breach of mortgage selling warranty to an Owner under servicing agreements relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio for such Owner (including without limitation any unmet mortgage repurchase obligation), (ii) any unperformed obligation with respect to mortgage loans that Seller is servicing for an Owner under the regular servicing option or other mortgages subject to recourse agreements, (iii) any loss or damage to an Owner by reason of any inability to transfer to a purchaser of the servicing rights Seller’s selling and servicing representations, warranties and obligations, or (iv) any other unmet obligations to an Owner under a servicing contract relating to Seller’s entire servicing portfolio with such Owner.

Section 5.10 Ability to Perform; Solvency.

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. Seller is Solvent and the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread will not cause Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of Seller. The consideration received by Seller upon the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value therefor.

 

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Section 5.11 Obligations with Respect to Origination.

Seller shall remain liable for all obligations with respect to the origination of each Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, for all obligations with respect to the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the applicable Owner.

Section 5.12 Purchase of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

Section 5.13 No Actions.

There have not been commenced or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened, any action, suit or proceeding which will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AS TO MORTGAGE

LOANS AND SERVICING

As further inducement to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of each Assignment Date (or as of the date specified below, as applicable), as follows:

Section 6.01 Servicing Agreements; Applicable Laws.

Seller, the originator of the Mortgage Loan and each prior owner of the Mortgage Servicing Rights has each performed its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law.

Section 6.02 Related Escrow Accounts.

All Related Escrow Accounts are being, and have been, maintained in accordance with Applicable Law and in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and the terms of the related Mortgages and other Mortgage Loan Documents; and, except as to payments which are past due under Mortgage Notes, all balances required by the Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan Documents to be paid to Seller for the account of the Mortgagors are on deposit in the appropriate Related Escrow Account.

 

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Section 6.03 No Purchaser Responsibility.

Purchaser shall have no responsibility, liability or other obligation whatsoever under any Servicing Agreement or with respect to any Mortgage Loan, or to make any advance thereunder, or to pay any servicing fees.

Section 6.04 Location of Credit Files.

All of the Mortgage Loan Documents are held by Custodians or, if held by Seller, in the locations specified in Exhibit F, unless temporarily removed for enforcement purposes in the normal course of servicing. Seller will notify Purchaser in writing of any changes in locations of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by Seller in Exhibit F.

Section 6.05 Representations Concerning the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

(a) Seller has not assigned, pledged, conveyed, or encumbered the Future Excess Servicing Spread to any other Person (other than Permitted Liens) and immediately prior to the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread, Seller was the sole owner of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and had good and marketable title thereto (subject to the rights of the applicable Owner under the Servicing Agreements), free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and no Person, other than Purchaser, has any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the Future Excess Servicing Spread. No security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Future Excess Servicing Spread which has been signed by Seller or which Seller has authorized any other Person to sign or file or record, is on file or of record with any public office, except such as may have been terminated or filed by or on behalf of Purchaser.

(b) The sale and grant of a security interest by Seller to Purchaser of and on the Future Excess Servicing Spread does not and will not violate any Requirement of Law, the effect of which violation is to render void or voidable such assignment.

(c) As contemplated under Section 4.08(b), upon the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 naming Purchaser as “Secured Party” and Seller as “Debtor”, and describing the Future Excess Servicing Spread, in the jurisdictions and recording offices listed on Exhibit J attached hereto, the sale and security interests granted hereunder in the Future Excess Servicing Spread will constitute perfected first priority security interests under the UCC in all right, title and interest of Purchaser in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

(d) Purchaser has and will continue to have the full right, power and authority to pledge the Future Excess Servicing Spread, and the Future Excess Servicing Spread may be further assigned without any requirement, in each case, subject only to applicable Owner Consents.

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ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

As an inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement, Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as of the Agreement Date, the Closing Date and as of each Assignment Date as follows (or as of the date specified below, as applicable):

Section 7.01 Due Organization and Good Standing.

Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Purchaser is qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is deemed necessary.

Section 7.02 Authority and Capacity.

Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have each been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action. This Agreement constitutes, and each other applicable Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party constitutes or will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its terms, and no offset, counterclaim or defense exists to the full performance by Purchaser of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equity principles.

Section 7.03 Effective Agreements.

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by Purchaser, its compliance with the terms hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, be prohibited by or require any additional approval under its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, any instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any state or federal law, rule or regulation or any judicial or administrative decree, order, ruling or regulation applicable to it, in each case which violation, conflict, breach or requirement would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.

Section 7.04 Sophisticated Investor.

Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and its decision to acquire the Future Excess Servicing Spread is based upon Purchaser’s own independent experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation of this transaction. Purchaser has relied solely on such experience, knowledge, due diligence and evaluation and has not relied on any oral or written information provided by Seller other than the representations and warranties made by Seller herein.

 

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Section 7.05 No Actions.

There shall not have been commenced or, to the best of Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened any action, suit or proceeding against the Purchaser that will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE VIII

SELLER COVENANTS

Seller covenants and agrees as follows:

Section 8.01 Servicing Obligations.

(a) Seller shall pay, perform and discharge all liabilities and obligations relating to the Servicing, including all liabilities and obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents, Applicable Law and the Servicing Agreements; and shall pay, perform and discharge all the rights, obligations and duties with respect to the Related Escrow Accounts as required by the Servicing Agreements, the Mortgage Loan Documents, all Applicable Law and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans owned by an Agency, such Agency.

(b) Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be responsible for the Servicing acts and omissions of Seller or any other servicer or any originator of the Mortgage Loans, or for any servicing related obligations or liabilities of any servicer in the Servicing Agreements or of any Person under the Mortgage Loan Documents, or for any other obligations or liabilities of Seller.

(c) Upon termination of any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall remain liable to Purchaser and the applicable Owner for all liabilities and obligations incurred by the servicer or its designee while Seller or its designee was acting as the servicer thereunder.

(d) Seller shall conduct quality control reviews of its servicing operations in accordance with industry standards and the requirements of each Agency relating to the Mortgage Loans.

Section 8.02 Cooperation; Further Assurances.

Seller shall cooperate with and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested, in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement. Seller will cooperate and assist Purchaser, as reasonably requested and at the reasonable expense of Purchaser, in obtaining consents from any Owner as may be required or advisable to assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide, finance or otherwise deal with the Future Excess Servicing Spread. If Seller is terminated under any Servicing Agreement, Seller shall cooperate fully and at its own expense in transferring such Servicing. If Purchaser assigns all or any portion of its Future Excess Servicing Spread or its other rights under this Agreement to a Third Party Assignee, Seller will cooperate and assist any Third Party Assignee in drafting and entering into a Third Party Future Spread Agreement in accordance with Section 12.15.

 

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Section 8.03 Financing Statements.

Seller hereby authorizes the filing of any financing statements or continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements, in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as Purchaser may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect the sale of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and the security interests granted to Purchaser in connection herewith. Seller agrees to execute financing statements in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Seller at the request of Purchaser in order to reflect Purchaser’s interest in the Future Excess Servicing Spread, the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account and the Future Spread Reserve Account.

Section 8.04 Supplemental Information.

From time to time after the applicable Assignment Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Seller promptly shall furnish Purchaser such incidental information, which is reasonably available to Seller, supplemental to the information contained in the documents and schedules delivered pursuant to this Agreement, as may reasonably be requested to monitor performance of the Mortgage Loans and the payment of the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 8.05 Access to Information.

From time to time, at such times as are reasonably convenient to Seller, Purchaser or its designees may conduct audits or visit and inspect (a) any of the Mortgage Loans or places where the Credit Files are located, to examine the Credit Files, internal controls and procedures maintained by Seller and its agents, and take copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss Seller’s affairs with its officers, employees and, upon notice to Seller, independent accountants. Seller hereby authorizes such officers, employees and independent accountants to discuss with Purchaser the affairs of Seller and (b) the Seller’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying the Purchaser that Seller, has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans related to Mortgage Servicing Rights in accordance with the standards set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement. Any audit provided for herein will be conducted in accordance with Seller’s rules respecting safety and security on its premises, in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality laws and without materially disrupting operations.

Section 8.06 Home Affordable Modification Program.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans that have been modified or that are or will be in a modification trial period as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) (such Mortgage Loans, the “HAMP Loans”), Seller represents and warrants that it will continue to service such HAMP Loan in accordance with the HAMP terms and will ensure the timely compliance and filing of any appropriate HAMP documentation with the applicable regulator.

 

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Section 8.07 Distribution Date Data Tapes and Reports.

Seller shall deliver the following to Purchaser two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date:

(a) An Electronic Data File in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser containing, for each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan, principal, interest and Servicing Spread Collections, and delinquency status (i.e. 30, 60, 90, FCL, REO) as of the last day of the prior Collection Period;

(b) A Summary Activity Report with respect to each of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans with respect to the prior Collection Period containing:

(i) aggregate beginning principal balance as of the first and last date of the Collection Period,

(ii) aggregate regular principal collected,

(iii) aggregate noncash principal,

(iv) aggregate interest collected,

(v) aggregate liquidation principal,

(vi) aggregate curtailments,

(vii) liquidations,

(viii) short sales,

(ix) aggregate principal balance of Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and (1) for each Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the principal balance, the applicable servicing spread, the final maturity date, the mortgage interest rate, the loan-to-value ratio and the FICO score, and (2) for each Current Mortgage Loan and each Mortgage Loan that was refinanced by a lender other than Seller or an affiliate thereof, to the extent such information is known to Seller in the ordinary course of business and the collection and delivery of such information does not impose any additional and undue burden on Seller, the name of such lender and the mortgage interest rate of the newly originated residential mortgage loan;

(c) A Delinquency Report with respect to the Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans containing:

(i) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans and percentages of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of Current Mortgage Loans and the pool of Mortgage Loans in each of the following categories as of the last day of the prior Collection Period:

 

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(1) Non-delinquent Mortgage Loans,

(2) 0-29 days delinquent,

(3) 30-59 days delinquent,

(4) 60-89 days delinquent,

(5) 90 days or more delinquent,

(6) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure,

(7) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Properties have become real estate owned properties, and

(8) Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in which the Mortgagor is in bankruptcy;

(ii) For each of the above categories, a roll report showing the migration of Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans in such category from the last day of the second prior Collection Period;

(d) A Disbursement Report for such Distribution Date containing:

(i) The Servicing Spread Collections for the prior Collection Period,

(ii) The Base Servicing Fee paid to Seller,

(iii) The amount of the Future Excess Servicing Spread paid to Purchaser,

(iv) The amount of funds, if any, transferred to the Future Spread Reserve Account,

(v) The amount of Purchaser Indemnitees, if any, paid from each of the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account or the Future Spread Reserve Account, and

(vi) The amount of funds paid to Seller from the Future Spread Reserve Account.

 

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Section 8.08 Financial Statements and Officer’s Certificates.

(a) If Seller’s financial statements are not filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are not publicly available, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser copies of Seller’s most recent audited quarterly financial statements within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters and its most recent audited annual financial statements within 90 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal years.

(b) Within 45 days of the end of each of Seller’s fiscal quarters, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a certificate from a duly authorized officer of Seller certifying (i) whether or not Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries (and shall provide a calculation of its determination of its Consolidated Tangible Net Worth) and (ii) whether or not Seller (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

Section 8.09 Monthly Management Calls.

Within five Business Days after each Distribution Date, Seller shall make its management team and other appropriate officers and employees available to Purchaser to discuss by telephone the performance of the Current Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loans and the performance of the parties under the Transaction Documents.

Section 8.10 Timely Payment of Owner Obligations.

Seller shall pay all of its obligations to an Owner in a timely manner so as to avoid exercise of any right of set-off by any Owner against Seller.

Section 8.11 Servicing Agreements.

Seller will service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and will perform its obligations in all material respects in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and Applicable Law. In particular, Seller shall comply with any advancing obligation under the Servicing Agreements. Without the express written consent of Purchaser (which consent may be withheld in its absolute discretion), Seller shall not (a) cancel, terminate or amend any Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any Servicing Agreements either verbally or in writing, (c) expressly provide any required consent to any termination, amendment or modification of any other servicing agreements or enter into any other agreement or arrangement with the applicable Owner that may be reasonably material to Purchaser either verbally or in writing, (d) expressly or verbally waive any material default under or breach of any Servicing Agreement by the applicable Owner that may be material to the Purchaser (in Purchaser’s reasonable determination) or (e) take any other action in connection with any such Servicing Agreement that would impair in any material respect the value of the interests or rights of the Purchaser hereunder. Seller shall conduct its business and perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreements in a manner such that the applicable Owner will not have cause to terminate any Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the

 

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prohibitions contained in this Section 8.11 apply to any amendments or modifications of the Servicing Agreements applicable to Current Mortgage Loans or Mortgage Loans owned by Seller which do not affect the Future Excess Servicing Spread with respect to such Current Mortgage Loans or Mortgage Loans and are not reasonably material to the Purchaser.

Section 8.12 Transfer of Mortgage Servicing Rights.

If Seller intends to assign, transfer or sell any of its Mortgage Servicing Rights to a replacement servicer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) Seller shall consult with Purchaser and Purchaser shall participate in the assignment, transfer and sale of such Mortgage Servicing Rights, and (b) Seller shall obtain the written consent of Purchaser, granted by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, prior to any assignment, transfer or sale thereof.

Section 8.13 Consents to Transaction Documents.

Seller shall not terminate, amend, amend and restate, modify or waive any conditions or provisions of any Transaction Document without the express written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

Section 8.14 Accounts.

Seller shall inform the Mortgagors of Mortgage Loans at its own expense to remit their mortgage payments to the Lockbox Account, and any change in such instructions shall only be permitted with the express written consent of Purchaser.

Section 8.15 Notification of Certain Events.

Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of any event which, with the passage of time, could reasonably be expected to result in a termination of any servicing agreement between Seller and any Owner. Seller shall provide Purchaser with copies of any notices from the applicable Owner of any breach, potential breach, default or potential default by Seller under any servicing agreement between Seller and the applicable Owner, and with copies of any notices from any Owner of any termination, potential termination or threatened termination of any servicing agreement entered into between Seller and that Owner. Seller shall promptly forward copies of any material notices received from any Owner or from any Governmental Authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Seller shall provide Purchaser with (a) copies of all amendments to the Transaction Documents, the Servicing Agreements (other than with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller) and the agreements relating to Seller’s acquisition of the Mortgage Servicing Rights, (b) with respect to Mortgage Loans owned by Seller, copies of all material amendments to the Servicing Agreements, and (c) copies of any other agreements Seller enters into with any Owner that may be reasonably material to Purchaser, in each case, promptly after execution thereof.

Section 8.16 Financing; Pledge of Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Seller shall not pledge, obtain financing for, or otherwise permit any Lien of any creditor of Seller to exist on, any portion of the Servicing Spread Collections without the prior written consent of Purchaser. Seller’s financial statements shall contain footnotes indicating that the Future Excess Servicing Spread has been sold, and Seller does not maintain any ownership interest therein.

 

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Section 8.17 Existence, etc.

Seller shall:

(a) preserve and maintain its legal existence, good standing and all of its material licenses required to service the Mortgage Loans;

(b) comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, truth in lending and real estate settlement procedures) if failure to comply with such requirements could be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document;

(c) keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), all depreciation, depletion, obsolescence and amortization of its properties, all contingencies, and all other reserves;

(d) not move its chief executive office or chief operating office from the addresses referred to in Exhibit J unless it shall have provided Purchaser not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such change;

(e) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or its income or profits or on any of its property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained. Seller and its subsidiaries shall file on a timely basis all federal, and material state and local tax and information returns, reports and any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in respect of it;

(f) keep in full force and effect the provisions of its charter documents, by-laws, operating agreements or similar organizational documents in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents;

(g) keep in full force and effect all agreements and instruments by which it or any of its properties may be bound and all applicable decrees, orders and judgments, in each case to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document; and

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Section 8.18 Consent to Sub-Servicing.

Subject to the rights of the Owners, Seller will not permit any Person other than Seller to service or sub-service the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of Purchaser, in each case other than third-party vendors customarily employed by servicers in the ordinary course of business in accordance with prudent mortgage servicing practices.

Section 8.19 Nonpetition Covenant.

Seller shall not, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of the Future Excess Servicing Spread, petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against Purchaser under any insolvency law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of Purchaser or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Purchaser.

Section 8.20 Schedule of Mortgage Loans.

Seller shall maintain the Schedule of Mortgage Loans, which shall be updated as of each Assignment Date. The information in the Schedule of Mortgage Loans pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Servicing Rights will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date specified.

Section 8.21 True Sale Opinion.

Seller shall cause a written opinion of counsel to be furnished, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser, dated the Closing Date with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Future Excess Servicing Spread by Seller to Purchaser as a true sale. Purchaser may request additional opinions regarding such characterization subsequent to the Closing Date as advised by Purchaser’s counsel in light of changes in law and other circumstances. To the extent Seller is unable to provide such opinions with respect to any Mortgage Loans, Seller shall substitute such Mortgage Loans with residential mortgage loans have substantially the same credit characteristics.

Section 8.22 Valuation.

As of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have received an opinion reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser that the Base Servicing Fee of the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Price of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is fair and reasonable.

Section 8.23 Material Documents.

Seller shall provide Purchaser with executed copies of all material agreements and documents, and any amendments thereto, as of each Assignment Date relating to Seller’s acquisition of the related Mortgage Servicing Rights and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans assigned.

 

 

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Section 8.24 Insurance.

The Seller shall maintain (a) general liability insurance, (b) errors and omission insurance or blanket bond coverage and (c) fidelity bond insurance, in each case, from reputable companies with coverage in amounts customarily maintained by such similarly situated entities in the same jurisdiction and industry as the Seller.

Section 8.25 Defense of Title.

The Seller warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in and to all Future Excess Servicing Spread against all adverse claims and demands subject to Permitted Liens.

Section 8.26 Refinancing of Mortgage Loans.

Each agreement or arrangement that Seller enters into to purchase Mortgage Servicing Rights shall be entered into on an arm’s length contractual basis in the ordinary course of business and shall have market terms applicable for the type of Mortgage Servicing Rights to be acquired thereby. Seller shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement with a third party intended to encourage the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan by any Person other than Seller.

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

The obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 9.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

Section 9.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 9.03 Corporate Resolution.

Purchaser shall have received from Seller a certified copy of the Seller’s corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

 

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Section 9.04 No Material Adverse Change.

From the Agreement Date, there shall not have been any change to Seller’s financial or operating condition or in the Mortgage Servicing Rights, the Mortgage Loans, the Related Escrow Accounts or to Seller’s relationship with, or authority from, the Agency that in each case will likely materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Future Excess Servicing Spread.

Section 9.05 Consents.

The Seller shall have obtained all consents, approvals or other requirements of third parties required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents that are to be obtained on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Seller shall have commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans under the applicable Servicing Agreement. All actions of all Governmental Authorities required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the documents related thereto shall have been obtained or made.

Section 9.06 Delivery of Transaction Documents.

Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser copies of each executed Transaction Document that is to be entered on or prior to the Closing Date in the form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser and each of the items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.

Section 9.07 Certificate of Seller.

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, signed by an authorized officer of Seller dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Seller’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party that are required to be complied with and performed by Seller at or prior to the Closing Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; (c) the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 have been satisfied; and (d) as of the Closing Date, Seller has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date hereof by Seller, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Seller (considered together with the Seller’s consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

 

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Section 9.08 Opinions of Counsel

Seller’s counsel shall have delivered the Opinions of Counsel required pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(v), Section 2.01(b)(vi) and Section 2.01(b)(vii).

Section 9.09 Good Standing Certificate of Seller

Seller shall have provided Purchaser a certificate of good standing of Seller, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

Section 9.10 No Actions or Proceedings.

No action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the consummation of, or to invalidate, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents related hereto in any material respect.

ARTICLE X

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

The obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of the Closing Date:

Section 10.01 Correctness of Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement to be made on or prior to the Closing Date are true and correct in all material respects.

Section 10.02 Compliance with Conditions.

All of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

Section 10.03 Corporate Resolution.

Seller shall have received from Purchaser a certified copy of its corporate resolution approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, together with such other certificates of incumbency and other evidences of corporate authority as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.

Section 10.04 No Material Adverse Change.

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Section 10.05 Certificate of Purchaser.

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser dated as of such date, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the effect that: (a) each of Purchaser’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of such date; (b) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of this Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Purchaser at or prior to the Agreement Date have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and (c) the condition set forth in Section 10.04 has been satisfied.

Section 10.06 Good Standing Certificate of Purchaser

Purchaser shall have provided Seller a certificate of good standing of Purchaser, dated as of a date within five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 11.01 Indemnification by Seller.

(a) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Purchaser Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Purchaser Indemnitee after the Agreement Date which result from:

(i) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Seller, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Seller, contained in this Agreement;

(ii) Any servicing act or omission of any prior servicer relating to any Mortgage Loan and any act or omission of any party related to the origination of any Mortgage Loan;

(iii) Any act, error or omission of Seller in servicing any of the Mortgage Loans, including improper action or failure to act when required to do so;

(iv) Any exercise of any rights of setoff or other netting arrangements by any Owner against Seller that results in a decrease in Servicing Agreements termination payments due to Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans from such Owner or in a shortfall of funds to pay the Future Excess Servicing Spread; and

 

 

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(v) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.01(a)(i)-(iv) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Seller, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Seller of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01(a) but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Seller as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.01(a). Purchaser shall notify Seller promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Seller shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Purchaser Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself at its own expense but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Purchaser Indemnitee shall not relieve Seller of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.01(a) or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Purchaser Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Seller to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller’s obligations for Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be limited to funds available in the Third Party Controlled Future Spread Custodial Account or the Future Spread Reserve Account.

(b) REIT Requirements. Notwithstanding anything in Section 11.01(a), in the event that counsel or independent accountants for the Protected REIT determine that there exists a material risk that any amounts due to Purchaser under Section 11.01(a) hereof would be treated as Nonqualifying Income upon the payment of such amounts to Purchaser, the amount paid to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement in any tax year shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be paid to Purchaser in such year without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year, determined as if the payment of such amount were Nonqualifying Income as determined by such counsel or independent accountants to the Protected REIT. If the amount payable for any tax year under the preceding sentence is less than the amount which Seller would otherwise be obligated to pay to Purchaser pursuant to Section 11.01 of this Agreement (the “Expense Amount”), then: (1) Seller shall place the Expense Amount into an escrow account (the “Expense Escrow Account”) using an escrow agent and agreement reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and shall not release any portion thereof to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to any such amount, unless and until Purchaser delivers to Seller, at the sole option of the Protected REIT, (i) an opinion (an “Expense Amount Tax Opinion”) of the Protected REIT’s tax counsel to the effect that such amount, if and to the

 

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extent paid, would not constitute Nonqualifying Income, (ii) a letter (an “Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter”) from the Protected REIT’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to Purchaser without causing the Protected REIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for any relevant taxable year, or (iii) a private letter ruling issued by the IRS to the Protected REIT indicating that the receipt of any Expense Amount hereunder will not cause the Protected REIT to fail to satisfy the REIT Requirements (a “REIT Qualification Ruling” and, collectively with an Expense Amount Tax Opinion and an Expense Amount Accountant’s Letter, a “Release Document”); and (2) pending the delivery of a Release Document by Purchaser to Seller, Purchaser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to borrow the Expense Amount from the Escrow Account pursuant to a loan agreement (an “Indemnity Loan Agreement”) reasonably acceptable to Purchaser that (i) requires Seller to lend Purchaser immediately available cash proceeds in an amount equal to the Expense Amount (an “Indemnity Loan”), and (ii) provides for (A) a commercially reasonable interest rate and commercially reasonable covenants, taking into account the credit standing and profile of Purchaser or any guarantor of Purchaser, including the Protected REIT, at the time of such Loan, and (B) a 15 year maturity with no periodic amortization.

Section 11.02 Indemnification by Purchaser.

Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller, its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors (the “Seller Indemnitees”) harmless from and shall reimburse the applicable Seller Indemnitee for any Losses suffered or incurred by any Seller Indemnitee which result from:

(a) Any material breach of a representation or warranty by Purchaser, or non-fulfillment of any covenant or obligation of Purchaser contained in this Agreement; and

(b) Litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions or decrees, the basis for which occurred after the Agreement Date, resulting from any of the items described in Section 11.02(a) above;

provided, however, that the applicable Seller Indemnitee has taken all commercially reasonable and appropriate actions to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses as reasonably requested by Purchaser, which such failure of mitigation shall not relieve Purchaser of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02 but may affect the amount of such obligation; and further provided, that any Losses incurred by the Seller Indemnitee pursuant to any attempt to mitigate any such losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or expenses shall be reimbursed by Purchaser as part of its indemnification obligations in this Section 11.02. Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly after receiving written notice of the assertion of any litigation, proceedings, governmental investigations, orders, injunctions, decrees or any third party claims subject to indemnification under this Agreement (each, a “Third Party Claim”). Upon receipt of such notice of a Third Party Claim, Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim using counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Seller Indemnitee, but may not enter into any settlement without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. A Seller Indemnitee shall have the right to select separate counsel and to otherwise separately defend itself but shall not consent to the entry of a judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any exercise of such rights by a Seller Indemnitee shall not relieve Purchaser of its obligations and liabilities under this Section 11.02 or any other provision of this Agreement. With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Seller Indemnitee shall be required to cooperate in good faith with Purchaser to ensure the proper and adequate defense of such Third-Party Claim.

 

 

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Section 11.03 Other Rights.

The Seller hereby acknowledges that, in addition to its rights under this Agreement, the Purchaser is entitled to exercise its rights under the related Owner Consent.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Costs and Expenses.

Purchaser and Seller shall each pay the expenses incurred by it or its affiliates pursuant to the Current Spread Agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 12.02 Confidentiality.

Each Party understands that in connection with this transaction, it has been furnished and will be furnished Non-Public Personal Information and/or Personally Identifiable Financial Information (as those terms are defined in Sections 573.3(n) and (o) of the Office of Thrift Supervision Regulations on Privacy of Consumer Information published at 12 C.F.R. Chapter V implementing Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), and other information regarding the policies and plans of the other Party and its affiliates that is and has been designated as confidential and proprietary, and each Party agrees that it will maintain the confidentiality of such information and will not disclose it to others (except for its affiliates and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, financing sources, agents, representatives and advisors), or use it except in connection with the proposed acquisition contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Party furnishing such information. Information which is generally known in the industry concerning a Party or among such Party’s creditors generally or which has been disclosed to the other Party by third parties who have a right to do so shall not be deemed confidential or proprietary information for these purposes. If Purchaser, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser agrees to provide Seller with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Seller may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Purchaser’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. If Seller, any of its affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser with prompt notice of such request(s) so that Purchaser may

 

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seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive Seller’s compliance with the terms of this Section 12.02. Notwithstanding the terms of this Section 12.02, if, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Purchaser or Seller is nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose information concerning the other Party to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, Purchaser or Seller may disclose such information to such tribunal without liability hereunder. If the proposed acquisition is not consummated, each Party agrees to promptly return to the other, promptly upon request, all confidential materials, and all copies thereof, which have been furnished to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, either Party may provide its shareholders and creditors with a general description of this Agreement and any related transactions, and, subject to the provisions of this Section 12.02, information obtained from the reports provided by Seller pursuant to Section 8.07.

Section 12.03 Broker’s Fees.

Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other that it has made no agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement. In the event Purchaser has entered or enters into an agreement to pay any finder’s, agent’s, broker’s, advisor’s or originator’s fee arising out of or in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all such fees. The parties hereto shall indemnify and hold each other harmless from and against any such obligation or liability and any expense incurred in investigating or defending (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) any claim based upon the other party’s actions in connection with such obligation.

Section 12.04 Relationship of Parties.

The Parties intend that the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents constitute arms-length transactions among third parties. Nothing contained in the Transaction Documents will establish any fiduciary, partnership, joint venture or similar relationship between or among the Parties except to the extent otherwise expressly stated therein.

Section 12.05 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

Each party hereto covenants and agrees that the representations and warranties in this Agreement, and in any document delivered or to be delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the Agreement Date and each applicable Assignment Date.

Section 12.06 Notices.

All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by prepaid overnight delivery service:

 

 

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(a) If to Purchaser, to:

Fortress Investment Group LLC

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

Attn: Brian Sigman

Chief Financial Officer

(212) 479-5343

 

  (b) If to Seller, to:

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Attn: Amar Patel

or to such other address as Purchaser or Seller shall have specified in writing to the other.

Section 12.07 Waivers.

Either Purchaser or Seller may, by written notice to the other:

(a) Extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other transactions of the other; and

(b) Waive compliance with or performance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or obligations required to be complied with or performed by the other hereunder.

The waiver by Purchaser or Seller of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.

Section 12.08 Entire Agreement; Amendment.

This Agreement and the related Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto. This Agreement may be amended only in a written instrument signed by both Seller and Purchaser.

Section 12.09 Binding Effect.

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Parties and their successors and assigns, any rights, obligations, remedies or liabilities.

 

 

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Section 12.10 Headings.

Headings on the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.

Section 12.11 Applicable Law.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under the laws of the State of New York. In addition to any other rights available under this Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity but subject to the terms hereof, Purchaser shall have all rights and remedies of a secured party with respect to the Collateral under the laws of the State of New York and under any other applicable law to enforce the assignments and security interests contained herein and, in addition, shall have the right, subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law and the terms of this Agreement, to sell or apply any rights and other interests with respect to the Collateral assigned or pledged hereby in accordance with the terms hereof at public and private sale in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties agree to waive trial by jury in the event of any dispute under this Agreement.

Section 12.12 Incorporation of Exhibits.

The Exhibits attached hereto shall be incorporated herein and shall be understood to be a part hereof as though included in the body of this Agreement.

Section 12.13 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 12.14 Severability of Provisions.

If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the rights of the parties hereto.

 

 

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Section 12.15 Assignment.

(a) Seller may not assign, transfer, sell or subcontract all or any part of this Agreement, any interest herein, or any of the Seller’s interest in the Servicing Spread Collections, other than the interest in the Total Servicing Spread sold hereby, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, provided that any successor to Seller must assume Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. Purchaser shall have the unrestricted right to further assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, pledge, subdivide or otherwise deal with its rights under this Agreement on whatever terms Purchaser shall determine without the consent of Seller; including the right to assign all or any portion of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and to assign the related rights under this Agreement. If Purchaser assigns any rights under this Agreement to a third party (a “Third Party Assignment“), such third party (a “Third Party Assignee“) shall enter into a new agreement (a “Third Party Future Spread Agreement“) with Seller or Seller’s assignee that provides such Third Party Assignee with the same rights with respect to the Future Excess Servicing Spread that Purchaser would have had under this Agreement if the Third Party Assignment had not occurred.

(b) Seller shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each holder of the Future Excess Servicing Spread and each holder’s interest in the Future Excess Servicing Spread (the “Holder Register”) for each transaction described in Section 12.15(a). The entries in the Holder Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Seller shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Holder Register as an owner of the Future Excess Servicing Spread for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

Section 12.16 Termination.

If the Current Spread Agreement is terminated on or prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement shall terminate and neither Party shall have any further obligations to the other Party hereunder.

Section 12.17 Third Party Beneficiaries.

This Agreement does not and is not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than Purchaser and Seller, except as provided in Section 11.01 and in Section 11.02, provided that Purchaser and Seller reserve the right to modify any term of, or terminate, this Agreement, without the consent of any Purchaser Indemnitee or Seller Indemnitee.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned parties to this Agreement has caused this Agreement to be duly executed in its corporate name by one of its duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.

 

NIC MSR VII LLC

Purchaser

By:   /s/ Brian Sigman
Name:   Brian Sigman
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Seller
By:   /s/ Amar Patel

Name: Amar Patel

Title:   Executive Vice President

FUTURE SPREAD AGREEMENT FOR GNMA MORTGAGE LOANS

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT FOR MORTGAGE LOANS

Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of the Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), by and between Nationstar Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Seller”) and NIC MSR VII LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors assigns, the “Purchaser”), as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, Seller hereby assigns, transfers and delivers to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Future Excess Servicing Spread for each of the Mortgage Loans set forth in Annex A attached hereto and all proceeds thereof, and agrees that as of the applicable Assignment Date, the applicable Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be a “Mortgage Loan” for all purposes of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Assignment Agreement have the meanings given to such terms in, or incorporated by reference into, the Agreement.

In the event (but only in the event) that the conveyance of the Future Excess Servicing Spread is characterized by a court or governmental authority as security for a loan rather than a sale, Seller will be deemed to have granted to Purchaser, and Seller hereby grants to Purchaser, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Future Excess Servicing Spread and all proceeds thereof as security for a loan in an amount of the Purchase Price.

All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by Seller on or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects.

 

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Seller
By:    

Name:

Title:

 

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Annex A

[ATTACH ANNEX A, WHICH MAY BE ON COMPUTER TAPE, COMPACT DISK, OR MICROFICHE,

CONTAINING THE INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW]

 

(a)

   (b)    (c)    (d)    (e)    (g)    (h)    (i)
(column (g) –
column (h))
   (j)
([ ]% of column
(i))

Refinancing

Date

   Loan # of
Refinanced
Mortgage
Loan
   Principal
Balance of
Refinanced
Mortgage
Loan
   Loan # of
Mortgage
Loan
   Principal
Balance of
Mortgage
Loan as of the
Assignment
Date
   Servicing
Fee Rate
   Base Servicing
Fee Rate
   Net Servicing Fee
Rate
   Future Excess
Servicing Spread

 

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EXHIBIT B

Example of calculations of Maximum Retained Refinancing Loan Amounts

 

Recaptured Loan Incentive

 

Range of Loans Retained as a Percentage of

Total Recapture

3 Month Avg

Recapture

 

Retained

Percentage(1)

 

Nationstar

 

Portfolio

35% or Less

  0%   0.00%   100.00%

> 35%, <= 40%

  25%   0.00% to 1.25%   100.00% to 98.75%

> 40%, <= 45%

  30%   1.50% to 3.00%   98.50% to 97.00%

> 45%, <= 50%

  35%   3.50% to 5.25%   96.50% to 94.75%

> 50%, <= 55%

  40%   6.00% to 8.00%   94.00% to 92.00%

> 55%, <= 60%

  45%   9.00% to 11.25%   91.00% to 88.75%

> 60%, <= 65%

  50%   12.50% to 15.00%   87.50% to 85.00%

> 65%, <= 70%

  50%   15.00% to 17.50%   85.00% to 82.50%

> 70%, <= 75%

  50%   17.50% to 20.00%   82.50% to 80.00%

Greater than 75%

  50%   20.00% to 32.50%   80.00% to 67.50%

 

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Represents the percentage of loans Seller retains above 35% recapture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

SCHEDULE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT D

SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,             , a [Vice President] of Nationstar Mortgage LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans by and between NIC MSR VII LLC and the Company, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof;

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects;

(iii) The conditions set forth in Section 9.04 and Section 9.05 of the Agreement have been satisfied; and

(iv) As of the date hereof, the Company has a Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Agreement) of at least the sum of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) 50% of the proceeds from any issuance of equity on or after the date of the Agreement by the Company, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. or any of Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, and the Company (considered together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is not in default in any indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [            ]

 

By:    
 

 


EXHIBIT E

PURCHASER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

(To be supplied on the Closing Date)

I,             , [POSITION] of NIC MSR LLC, the sole member of NIC MSR VII LLC (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 10.05 of the Future Spread Agreement for GNMA Mortgage Loans by and between the Company and Nationstar Mortgage LLC, dated as of May 13, 2012 (the “Agreement”), hereby certify on behalf of the Company that:

(i) Each of the Company’s representations and warranties made in the Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof; and

(ii) All of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Agreement required to be complied with and performed by the Company at or prior to the date hereof have been duly complied with and performed in all material respects; and

(iii) The condition set forth in Section 10.04 have been satisfied.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of [            ].

 

NIC MSR VII LLC

 

By: NIC MSR LLC, as member

By:    
 


EXHIBIT F

LOCATION OF CREDIT FILES

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF SUMMARY REMITTANCE REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT I

FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REPORT

[SEPARATELY DELIVERED]


EXHIBIT J

SELLER JURISDICTIONS AND RECORDING OFFICES

Chief Executive Office:

350 Highland Drive

Lewisville, Texas 75067

Recording Office:

Secretary of State, State of Delaware

 

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EX-99.1 11 d354690dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Marshall Murphy

(469) 549-3005

Nationstar Mortgage Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire

Certain Mortgage Servicing Assets of Residential Capital, LLC

Lewisville, TX (May 14, 2012) – Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NSM, “Nationstar”) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire certain residential mortgage servicing assets and other assets (collectively, “Mortgage Servicing Assets”) from Residential Capital, LLC and related entities (collectively, “ResCap”) in connection with ResCap’s proposed asset sale pursuant to a plan under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Transaction”).

Nationstar expects the acquired Mortgage Servicing Assets to total approximately $374 billion, including $201 billion in primary residential mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) and $173 billion in subservicing contracts, as measured by unpaid principal balances as of February 29, 2012, approximately $1.8 billion of related servicing advance receivables and certain other complimentary assets. The Transaction is expected to close in late 2012, subject to the conditions and auction process described below.

Upon closing, the acquisition will make Nationstar the largest non-bank residential mortgage loan servicer and one of the largest residential mortgage loan originators in the United States. With this transaction, Nationstar anticipates adding more than 2.4 million customers to a customer base of over 1 million, and growing its total servicing and sub-servicing book to approximately $550 billion.

“We believe this transaction will cement Nationstar’s position as the nation’s pre-eminent non-bank mortgage servicer, and it reflects a record of servicing performance that has made us a partner of choice in a transforming industry,” said Nationstar CEO Jay Bray. “This potential transaction and our pending acquisition of servicing rights from Aurora represent terrific opportunities to acquire assets and operations from best-in-class servicers without the burden of certain legacy liabilities.

“In a performance-based, customer-focused servicing model like Nationstar’s, the talent and experience of our people make the difference,” said Bray. “We expect that many employees from Aurora will join our U.S.-based workforce, and we look forward to working with many exceptional professionals from ResCap as part of the Nationstar team. Together, our overriding mission will be unchanged—to build on our heritage of providing our customers with exceptional service and the benefit of Nationstar’s extensive resources to help them achieve and preserve homeownership.”

The cash purchase price of the mortgage servicing rights and subservicing contracts would be approximately $700 million based on unpaid principal balances as of February 29, 2012. The cash purchase price of the related servicing advance receivables would be approximately $180 million, net of financing, based on advance balances as of February 29, 2012. Nationstar expects to enter into approximately $1.6 billion of advance financing facilities to fund the balance of the related servicing advance receivables. Approximately 68% of loans in the total portfolio (by unpaid principal balance) are owned, insured or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae.


Nationstar will fund up to approximately $450 million of the MSR purchase price and cash purchase price for advances. Remaining funding is expected from proceeds of a co-investment by Newcastle Investment Corp. (“Newcastle”) and other Fortress-affiliated entities, whereby Nationstar will sell the right to receive approximately 65% of the excess MSRs after receipt of a fixed basic servicing fee per loan. Nationstar will retain approximately 35% of the excess MSRs and all ancillary income associated with servicing the loans. Under the terms of the investment, to the extent that any loans in this portfolio are refinanced by Nationstar, the resulting mortgage servicing right will be included in the portfolio, subject to certain limitations.

As contemplated by the Agreement, ResCap has voluntarily filed a Chapter 11 petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and is seeking court approval to sell its Mortgage Servicing Assets in an auction process supervised by the court. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Nationstar has agreed to serve as the “stalking horse” bidder for the auction of the Mortgage Servicing Assets. Nationstar’s bid is subject to superior offers solicited as part of the auction process as well as court and other approvals and conditions.

Nationstar anticipates that the court will approve in mid-June the auction procedures and timeline for the sale of the Mortgage Servicing Assets and that the auction process will last approximately 90 days, during which time ResCap will solicit competing bids. If Nationstar is the successful bidder, then ResCap will seek court approval to sell the Mortgage Servicing Assets to Nationstar and the closing of the Transaction would be expected to occur in late 2012. The auction timing and process is subject to the court’s discretion and may change.

The Agreement contains customary bid procedures and stalking horse protections, including a $72 million break-up fee and reimbursement of up to approximately $10 million of transaction-related expenses to be paid to Nationstar if it is not the successful bidder in the auction process.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward looking statements that are based on assumptions and existing information and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Important factors that could affect these statements include, but are not limited to, a delay in or a failure to obtain court approval of the auction procedures, process, break-up fee or other terms of the Transaction; the receipt by ResCap in the auction of an offer for the Mortgage Servicing Assets that is superior to Nationstar’s offer; a delay in or failure to obtain financing for the servicing advance facilities; the willingness of regulators to forbear from regulatory actions that would impede the consummation of the Transaction; proceedings due to inquiries by certain state Attorneys General, court administrators and state and federal government agencies; the impact of the ongoing implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act on Nationstar’s business activities and practices, costs of operations and overall results of operations; the impact on Nationstar’s servicing practices of enforcement consent orders and agreements entered into by certain federal and state agencies against the largest mortgage servicers; increased legal proceedings and related costs; the continued deterioration of the residential mortgage market, increase in monthly payments on adjustable rate mortgage loans, adverse economic conditions, decrease in property values and increase in delinquencies and defaults; the deterioration of the market for reverse mortgages and increase in foreclosure rates for reverse mortgages; Nationstar’s ability to efficiently service higher risk loans; Nationstar’s ability to compete successfully in the mortgage loan servicing and mortgage loan originations industries; Nationstar’s ability to scale-up appropriately and integrate the assets, employees, operations and platforms related to the Transaction; Nationstar’s ability to obtain sufficient capital to meet its financing requirements, including, but not limited to, our ability to obtain advance finance facilities sufficient to fund the purchase price for this acquisition; changes to federal, state and local laws and

 

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regulations concerning loan servicing, loan origination, loan modification or the licensing of entities that engage in these activities; and the loss of Nationstar’s licenses. These factors and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in Nationstar’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012, in each as filed or to be filed with the SEC.

About Nationstar Mortgage

Based in Lewisville, Texas, the Company currently services over 645,000 residential mortgages totaling nearly $107 billion in unpaid principal balance. In addition, Nationstar operates an integrated loan origination platform, enabling the Company to both mitigate its servicing portfolio run-off and improve credit performance for loan investors. The Company currently employs approximately 2,600 people, entirely based in the United States.

 

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