____________________________________________________________________________________ EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Owner GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Servicer SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of May 1, 2001

EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Owner

GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Servicer

SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of May 1, 2001

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THIS IS A SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of May 1, 2001, and is executed between EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Owner") and GMAC Mortgage Corporation (the "Servicer").

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Owner is the owner of the Mortgage Loans;

WHEREAS, the Owner and the Servicer wish to prescribe the permanent management, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Owner and the Servicer agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Section 1.01 Defined Terms

Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meaning specified in this Article:

Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) that are in accordance with the Fannie Mae Guide.

Adjustment Date: As to each ARM Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.

Agreement: This Servicing Agreement including all exhibits hereto, amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

ARM Loans: First lien, conventional, 1-4 family residential Mortgage Loans with interest rates which adjust from time to time in accordance with the related Index and are subject to Periodic Rate Caps and Lifetime Rate Caps and which do not permit conversion to fixed interest rates.

BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.

Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the States of New York, Iowa or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or (iii) a day on which banks in the States of New York, Iowa or Pennsylvania are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto.

Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents.

Custodial Account: The separate demand account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04 which shall be entitled "GMAC Mortgage Corporation Custodial Account in trust for [Owner], Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages and various Mortgagors" and shall be established at a Qualified Depository, each of which accounts shall in no event contain funds in excess of the FDIC insurance limits.

Custodian: Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., or such other custodian as Owner shall designate. 

Cut-off Date: As identified on the related Confirmation.

Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the Remittance Date.

Due Date: Each day on which payments of principal and interest are required to be paid in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, exclusive of any days of grace.

Due Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of such Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date.

Effective Date: As identified on the related Confirmation.

Escrow Account: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06 which shall be entitled "GMAC Mortgage Corporation Escrow Account, in trust for [Owner], Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages and various Mortgagors" and shall be established at a Qualified Depository, each of which accounts shall in no event contain funds in excess of the FDIC insurance limits.

Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.

Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 9.01.

Fannie Mae: Fannie Mae, or any successor thereto.

Fannie Mae Guide: The Fannie Mae Selling Guide and the Fannie Mae Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.

FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.

Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.12.

FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended from time to time.

Freddie Mac: Freddie Mac, or any successor thereto.

Freddie Mac Guide: The Freddie Mac Selling Guide and the Freddie Mac Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.

Full Principal Prepayment: A Principal Prepayment made by a Mortgagor of the entire principal balance of a Mortgage Loan.

GAAP: Generally accepted accounting procedures, consistently applied.

HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor.

Index: With respect to each ARM Loan, on the related Adjustment Date, the index used to determine the Mortgage Interest Rate on each such ARM Loan.

Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.

Lifetime Rate Cap: With respect to each ARM Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate over the term of such Mortgage Loan, as specified in the related Mortgage Note.

Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following the acquisition of an REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13.

Margin: With respect to each ARM Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in each related Mortgage Note which is added to the Index in order to determine the related Mortgage Interest Rate.

Monthly Advance: The aggregate of the advances made by the Servicer on any Remittance Date pursuant to Section 5.03.

Monthly Payment: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest thereon which is payable by the related Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note.

Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note.

Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note, and in the case of an ARM Loan, as adjusted from time to time on each Adjustment Date for such Mortgage Loan to equal the Index for such Mortgage Loan plus the Margin for such Mortgage Loan, and subject to the limitations on such interest rate imposed by the Periodic Rate Cap and the Lifetime Rate Cap.

Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan described herein, and as further identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Documents: The original mortgage loan legal documents held by the Custodian.

Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Owner, which shall be equal to the related Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate.

Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans attached hereto as Exhibit A, such schedule being acceptable to the Owner and the Servicer.

Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.

Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a single parcel of real estate considered to be real estate under the laws of the State in which such real property is located, which may include condominium units and planned unit developments, improved by a residential dwelling.

Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note. The Mortgagor is a natural person who is a party to the Mortgage Note and Mortgage in an individual capacity.

Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance previously made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03 or any expenses incurred pursuant to Section 4.08 which, in the good faith judgment of the Servicer, may not be ultimately recoverable by the Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds. The determination by the Servicer that is has made a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Owner and detailing the reasons for such determination.

OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, its successors and assigns.

Officers' Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice President or by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Servicer, and delivered to the Owner as required by this Agreement.

Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to the Owner.

  OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, its successors and assigns.

Owner: EMC Mortgage Corporation, its successors in interest and assigns.

Partial Principal Prepayment: A Principal Prepayment by a Mortgagor of a partial principal balance of a Mortgage Loan.

Pass-Through Transfer: The sale or transfer of same or all of the Mortgage Loans to a trust as part of a publicly issued or privately placed, rated or unrated Mortgage pass-through transaction.

Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each ARM Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on any Adjustment Date.

Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities:

(i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; pro-vided that obligations of Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae shall be Per-mitted Invest-ments only if, at the time of investment, they are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc.;

(ii) (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institu-tion or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial paper and/or the short-term deposit rating and/or the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc. and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of deposit that is fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-poration;

(iii) repurchase obligations with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above or (b) any other security issued or guaranteed by an agency or instrumen-tality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii)(a) above;

(iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc. at the time of such in-vestment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of secur-ities issued by such corporation and held as Permitted Investments to exceed 10% of the aggregate outstand-ing principal balances and amounts of all the Permitted Investments;

(v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obliga-tions payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance there-of) which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc. at the time of such investment;

(vi) any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment as may be acceptable to each of Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc.;

(vii)  any money market funds the collateral of which consists of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instru-ment-al-ity of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (which may include repurchase obligations secured by collateral described in clause (i)) and other securities and which money market funds are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc.; and

(viii) GMAC Variable Denomination Adjustable Rate Demand Notes constituting unsecured, senior debt obligations of General Motors Acceptance Corporation as outlined in the prospectus dated June 17, 1998 and rated by Moody’s in its highest short-term rating category available and rated at least D-1 by Fitch;

provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the ob-li-ga-tions underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest with a yield to matur-ity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par.

Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfall: The sum of the differences between interest actually received in a Due Period as a result of a full or partial prepayment or other unscheduled receipt of principal (including as a result of a liquidation) on each Mortgage Loan as to which such a payment is received and the interest portion of the Monthly Payment of such Mortgage Loan scheduled to be due at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; provided, however, Prepayment Interest Shortfalls shall not include Full Principal Prepayments received on or before the 15^th day of the month in which a Remittance Date occurs which are remitted by the Servicer to the Owner on such Remittance Date.

Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance, or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.08.

Prime Rate: The prime rate of U.S. money center banks as published from time to time in

The Wall Street Journal.

Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan, full or partial, which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.

Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Servicer, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, which appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated.

Qualified Depository: (a) The Custodian or (b) a depository, the accounts of which are insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF and the short term debt ratings and the long term deposit ratings of which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch IBCA Duff & Phelps.

Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

REMIC: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.

REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the Federal income tax law relating to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month, or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day.

REO Disposition: The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property.

REO Disposition Proceeds: Amounts received by the Servicer in connection with a related REO Disposition.

REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the Owner as described in Section 4.13.

SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.

Servicer: GMAC Mortgage Corporation, or any of its successors in interest or any successor under this Agreement appointed as herein provided.

Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred prior to, on and subsequent to the Effective Date in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations relating to each Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement, administrative or judicial proceedings, or any legal work or advice specifically related to servicing the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to, foreclosures, bankruptcies, condemnations, drug seizures, elections, foreclosures by subordinate or superior lienholders, and other legal actions incidental to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (provided that such expenses are reasonable and that the Servicer specifies the Mortgage Loan(s) to which such expenses relate), (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in full or partial satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and (e) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08.

Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Owner shall pay to the Servicer, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one--twelfth of the product of (a) the applicable Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Owner to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion (not including recoveries of interest from Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise) of such Monthly Payment collected by the Servicer, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05.

Servicing Fee Rate: The Servicing Fee Rate shall be a rate per annum equal to 0.25%.

Servicing File: The documents, records and other items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan, and any additional documents relating to such Mortgage Loan as are in, or as may from time to time come into, the Servicer's possession.

Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the Owner upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended.

Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan after giving effect to payments of principal due, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Owner with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof.

Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans by the Owner to one or more third parties in whole loan or participation format, which third party may be Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Section 2.01 Servicing of Mortgage Loans.

From and after the Effective Date, the Servicer does hereby agree to service the Mortgage Loans, but subject to the terms of this Agreement. The rights of the Owner to receive payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

Section 2.02 Maintenance of Servicing Files.

The Servicer shall maintain a Servicing File consisting of all documents necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. The possession of each Servicing File by the Servicer is for the sole purpose of servicing the Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Servicer is in a custodial capacity only. The Servicer acknowledges that the ownership of each Mortgage Loan, including the Note, the Mortgage, all other Mortgage Loan Documents and all rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, has been vested in the Owner. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans and all records or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer shall be received and held by the Servicer in trust for the exclusive benefit of the Owner as the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. Any portion of the related Servicing Files retained by the Servicer shall be appropriately identified in the Servicer's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the related Mortgage Loans by the Owner. The Servicer shall release its custody of the contents of the related Servicing Files only in accordance with written instructions of the Owner, except when such release is required as incidental to the Servicer's servicing of the Mortgage Loans, such written instructions shall not be required.

Section 2.03 Books and Records.

The Servicer shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans which shall be appropriately identified in the Servicer's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the Owner. In particular, the Servicer shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Owner, or its designee and shall deliver to the Owner upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, as applicable, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and eligibility of any condominium project for approval by Fannie Mae and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Servicer may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche or such other reliable means of recreating original documents, including but not limited to, optical imagery techniques so long as the Servicer complies with the requirements of the Fannie Mae Guide.

The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any Owner or its designee the related Servicing File (or copies thereof) upon reasonable request during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Section 2.04. Transfer of Mortgage Loans.

The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe from time to time, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan unless a notice of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan has been delivered to the Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.04. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Sections 10.02 and 11.12, provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be an Owner hereunder binding upon the Servicer unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an assignment and assumption of this Agreement reasonably acceptable to the Servicer. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer in writing of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the permitted transfer, the Servicer shall mark its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred.

Section 2.05 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.

The Servicer shall forward to the Custodian on behalf of the Owner original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 promptly after their execution; provided, however, that the Servicer shall provide the Custodian on behalf of the Owner with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation promptly after its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within 180 days of its execution. If delivery is not completed within 180 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, the Servicer shall continue to use its best efforts to effect delivery as soon as possible thereafter.

From time to time the Servicer may have a need for Mortgage Loan Documents to be released by the Custodian. If the Servicer shall require any of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall notify the Custodian in writing of such request in the form of the request for release attached hereto as Exhibit D. The Custodian shall deliver to the Servicer promptly, and in no event later than within five (5) Business Days, any requested Mortgage Loan Document previously delivered to the Custodian, provided that such documentation is promptly returned to the Custodian when the Servicer no longer requires possession of the document, and provided that during the time that any such documentation is held by the Servicer, such possession is in trust for the benefit of the Owner.

Section 2.06 Quality Control Procedures.

The Servicer must have an internal quality control program that verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program must be capable of evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of its servicing activities. The purpose of the program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are serviced in accordance with prudent mortgage banking practices and accounting principles; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized persons.

The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants to the Owner that as of the Effective Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:

(a) The Servicer is a validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of its organization and is qualified to transact business in, is in good standing under the laws of, and possesses all licenses necessary for the conduct of its business in, each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt or not required under applicable law to effect such qualification or license and no demand for such qualification or license has been made upon the Servicer by any such state, and in any event the Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each such State to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(b) The Servicer has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance;

(c) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Servicer's articles of incorporation or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its property is subject;

(d) There is no litigation pending or, to the Seller’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the Servicer which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Servicer;

(e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of or compliance by the Servicer with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained;

(f) The collection and servicing practices used by the Servicer, with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all material respects legal. With respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Servicer collects, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Servicer, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note;

  (g) The Servicer is in good standing to service mortgage loans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and no event has occurred which would make the Servicer unable to comply with eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac;

(h) No written statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to the Agreement contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein not misleading;

(i) No fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact with respect to the servicing of a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Servicer;

(j) At the time Servicer commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans, either (i) each Mortgagor was properly notified with respect to Servicer's servicing of the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Cranston Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as the same may be amended from time to time, and the regulations provided in accordance with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act or (ii) such notification was not required;

(k) At the time Servicer commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans, all applicable taxing authorities and insurance companies (including primary mortgage insurance policy insurers, if applicable) and/or agents were notified of the transfer of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans to Servicer, or its designee, and Servicer currently receives all related notices, tax bills and insurance statements. Additionally, any and all costs, fees and expenses associated with the Servicer’s commencement of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, including the costs of any insurer notifications, the transfer or implementation of tax service contracts, flood certification contracts, and any and all other servicing transfer-related costs and expenses have been paid for by the Servicer and will, in no event, be the responsibility of the Owner; and

(l) The collection and servicing practices with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all material respects legal. With respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Servicer collects, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Servicer, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note.

 

ARTICLE IV

Section 4.01 Servicer to Act as Servicer.

The Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices (giving due consideration to the Owner's reliance on the Servicer), and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices and shall exercise the same care that it customarily employs for its own account. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices in compliance with the servicing provisions of the Fannie Mae Guide, which include, but are not limited to, provisions regarding the liquidation of Mortgage Loans, the collection of Mortgage Loan payments, the payment of taxes, insurance and other charges, the maintenance of hazard insurance with a Qualified Insurer, the maintenance of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, inspections, the restoration of Mortgaged Property, the maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, insurance claims, and title insurance, management of REO Property, permitted withdrawals with respect to REO Property, liquidation reports, and reports of foreclosures and abandonments of Mortgaged Property, the transfer of Mortgaged Property, the release of Mortgage Loan Documents, annual statements, and examination of records and facilities. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or discrepancy between any of the servicing provisions of this Agreement and any of the servicing provisions of the Fannie Mae Guide, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and be binding upon the Owner and the Servicer. The Owner shall, upon reasonable request, deliver powers-of-attorney to the Servicer sufficient to allow the Servicer as servicer to execute all documentation requiring execution on behalf of Owner with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, including satisfactions, partial releases, modifications and foreclosure documentation or, in the alternative, shall as promptly as reasonably possible, execute and return such documentation to the Servicer.

Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner, provided, however, that unless the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent of the Owner, the Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which has been agreed to in writing by the Owner and which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 4.04 and Section 5.03, the difference between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the related Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances pursuant to Section 4.05. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to prepare, execute and deliver, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties.

The Servicer shall perform all of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may, with the Owner's prior written approval, cause a subservicer to perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Servicer of a subservicer shall not release the Servicer from any of its obligations hereunder and the Servicer shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of each subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Servicer. Any such subservicer that the Owner shall be requested to consent to must be a Fannie Mae approved seller/servicer or a Freddie Mac seller/servicer in good standing and no event shall have occurred, including but not limited to, a change in insurance coverage, which would make it unable to comply with the eligibility requirements for lenders imposed by Fannie Mae or for seller/servicers by Freddie Mac, or which would require notification to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Servicer shall pay all fees and expenses of each subservicer from its own funds, and a subservicer's fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee.

At the cost and expense of the Servicer, without any right of reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and responsibilities of a subservicer and arrange, with the Owner's prior written approval, for any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor subservicer meeting the requirements in the preceding paragraph, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Servicer, at the Servicer's option, from electing to service the related Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01, and if requested to do so by the Owner, the Servicer shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of each subservicer effective as of the date of termination of the Servicer. The Servicer shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of each subservicer from the Servicer's own funds without reimbursement from the Owner.

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and a subservicer or any reference herein to actions taken through a subservicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Owner and shall be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with a subservicer for indemnification of the Servicer by the subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

Any subservicing agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a subservicer shall be deemed to be between such subservicer and Servicer alone, and the Owner shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to such Subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of Owner to pay such subservicer's fees and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when a subservicer has received such payment.

Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.

Continuously from the Effective Date until the date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Servicer will proceed with reasonable diligence to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the Servicer will take reasonable care in ascertaining and estimating annual ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage insurance premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable.

Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.

The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Servicer would use in servicing loans for its own account and the requirements of the Fannie Mae Guide, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 4.01. The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Owner, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Owner after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Servicer through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. The Servicer shall notify the Owner in writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings. The Servicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings or functions as Servicing Advances; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Servicer has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Owner otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified inspector. Upon completion of the inspection, the Servicer shall promptly provide the Owner with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Owner shall determine how the Servicer shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property.

Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts.

The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts. Each Custodial Account shall be established with a Qualified Depository. To the extent such funds are not deposited in a Custodial Account, such funds may be invested in Permitted Investments for the benefit of the Owner (with any income earned thereon for the benefit of the Servicer). Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit B hereto. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Owner upon request. The Servicer acknowledges and agrees that the Servicer shall bear any losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments. The amount of any such losses shall be immediately deposited by the Servicer in the Custodial Account, as appropriate, out of the Servicer's own funds, with no right to reimbursement therefor.

The Servicer shall deposit in a mortgage clearing account on a daily basis, and in the Custodial Account or Accounts no later than the second Business Day after receipt of funds and retain therein the following payments and collections:

(i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans received after the Cut-off Date;

(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the related Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate received after the Cut-off Date;

(iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and REO Disposition Proceeds received after the Cut-off Date;

(iv) any net amounts received by the Servicer after the Cut-off Date in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13;

(v) all Insurance Proceeds received after the Cut-off Date including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 4.08 and 4.10, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law;

(vi) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property received after the Cut-off Date other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law;

(vii) any Monthly Advances as provided in Section 5.03;

(viii) any amounts received after the Cut-off Date and required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to 6.02; and

(ix) with respect to each full or partial Principal Prepayment received after the Cut-off date, any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, to the extent of the Servicer’s aggregate Servicing Fee received with respect to the related Due Period.

The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the Qualified Depository shall accrue to the benefit of the Servicer and the Servicer shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05(iv).

Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account.

The Servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Custodial Account for the following purposes:

(i) to make payments to the Owner in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5.01;

(ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made;

(iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and unreimbursed Monthly Advances, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received after the Cut-off Date related to such Mortgage Loan;

(iv) to pay to itself as servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date) and (b) any payable Servicing Fee;

(v) to reimburse itself for any Nonrecoverable Advances:

(vi) to transfer funds to another Qualified Depository in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof;

(vii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Custodial Account in error by the Servicer; and

(viii) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement.

Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts.

The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts. Each Escrow Account shall be established with a Qualified Depository. To the extent such funds are not deposited in an Escrow Account, such funds may be invested in Permitted Investments. Funds deposited in an Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit C. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Owner upon request. The Servicer acknowledges and agrees that the Servicer shall bear any losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments. The amount of any such losses shall be immediately deposited by the Servicer in the Escrow Account, as appropriate, out of the Servicer's own funds, with no right to reimbursement therefor.

The Servicer shall deposit in a mortgage clearing account on a daily basis, and in the Escrow Account or Accounts no later than the second Business Day after receipt of funds and retain therein:

(i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any items as are required under the terms of this Agreement;

(ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property; and

(iii) all Servicing Advances for Mortgagors whose Escrow Payments are insufficient to cover escrow disbursements.

The Servicer shall make withdrawals from an Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth in and in accordance with Section 4.07. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in an Escrow Account by the Qualified Depository other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.

Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.

Withdrawals from the Escrow Account may be made by the Servicer only:

(i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable items;

(ii) to reimburse Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder;

(iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages;

(iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account in connection with an acquisition of REO Property;

(v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property;

(vi) to pay to the Servicer, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account;

(vii) to pay to the Mortgagors or other parties Insurance Proceeds deposited in accordance with Section 4.06;

(viii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in an Escrow Account in error by the Servicer; and

(ix) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement.

As part of its servicing duties, the Servicer shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in an Escrow Account, to the extent required by law, and to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Account is insufficient, shall pay such interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor.

Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder.

With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including renewal premiums and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage or applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments.

The Servicer will maintain in full force and effect Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies issued by a Qualified Insurer with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be maintained until the ratio of the current outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan to the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property, based on the most recent appraisal of the Mortgaged Property performed by a Qualified Appraiser, such appraisal to be included in the Servicing File, is reduced to 80.00% or less. The Servicer will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer. The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Servicer would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall obtain a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as provided above.

In connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Owner, claims to the insurer under any Private Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Servicer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05.

Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts.

 

The Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Qualified Depository from time to time. The Servicer shall notify the Owner of any such transfer within 15 Business Days of transfer.

Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.

The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (b) the percentage such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the Mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as being a special flood hazard area that has federally-mandated flood insurance requirements, the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. The Servicer shall also maintain on the REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Any amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. It is understood and agreed that no other additional insurance need be required by the Servicer or the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans, other than pursuant to the Fannie Mae Guide or such applicable state or federal laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Servicer and its successors and/or assigns and shall provide for at least thirty days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount or material change in coverage to the Servicer. The Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies currently reflect a General Policy Rating in Best's Key Rating Guide currently acceptable to Fannie Mae and are licensed to do business in the state wherein the property subject to the policy is located.

Section 4.11 Adjustments to Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment.

On each applicable Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate shall be adjusted, in compliance with the requirements of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note, to equal the sum of the Index plus the Margin (rounded in accordance with the related Mortgage Note) subject to the applicable Periodic Rate Cap and Lifetime Rate Cap, as set forth in the Mortgage Note. The Servicer shall execute and deliver the notices required by each Mortgage and Mortgage Note and applicable laws and regulations regarding interest rate adjustments.

Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance.

The Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loans and who handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Servicer against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall also protect and insure the Servicer against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.12 requiring the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Fannie Mae in the Fannie Mae Guide or by Freddie Mac in the Freddie Mac Guide. The Servicer shall, upon request of Owner, deliver to the Owner a certificate from the surety and the insurer as to the existence of the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance policy and shall obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty days prior written notice to the Owner. The Servicer shall notify the Owner within five Business Days of receipt of notice that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy will be, or has been, materially modified or terminated. The Owner and its successors or assigns as their interests may appear must be named as loss payees on the Fidelity Bond and as additional insured on the errors and omissions policy.

 

Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.

In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Owner or its designee. Any such Person or Persons holding such title other than the Owner shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Owner.

The Servicer shall notify the Owner in accordance with prudent servicing practices of each acquisition of REO Property upon such acquisition, and thereafter assume the responsibility for marketing such REO Property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Thereafter, the Servicer shall continue to provide certain administrative services to the Owner relating to such REO Property as set forth in this Section 4.13. The REO Property must be sold within three years following the end of the calendar year of the date of acquisition, unless a REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held and (i) the Owner shall have been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the holding by the related trust of such Mortgaged Property subsequent to such three-year period (and specifying the period beyond such three-year period for which the Mortgaged Property may be held) will not result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of the related trust as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause the related REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, in which case the related trust may continue to hold such Mortgaged Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of Counsel), or (ii) the Owner (at the Servicer’s expense) or the Servicer shall have applied for, prior to the expiration of such three-year period, an extension of such three-year period in the manner contemplated by Section 856(e)(3) of the Code, in which case the three-year period shall be extended by the applicable period. If a period longer than three years is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, (i) the Servicer shall report monthly to the Owner as to progress being made in selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the Owner, a purchase money mortgage is taken in connection with such sale, such purchase money mortgage shall name the Servicer as mortgagee, and such purchase money mortgage shall not be held pursuant to this Agreement, but instead a separate participation agreement between the Servicer and Owner shall be entered into with respect to such purchase money mortgage.

The Servicer shall not permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any REMIC. The Servicer shall not enter into any arrangement by which a REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit a REMIC to receive any income from assets other than “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if a REMIC election has been made, no Mortgaged Property held by a REMIC shall be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used for the production of income by or on behalf of the related trust or sold in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify at any time as “foreclosure property” within a meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, (ii) subject the related trust to the imposition of any federal or state income taxes on “net income from foreclosure property” with respect to such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of Section 860G(c) of the Code, or (iii) cause the sale of such Mortgaged Property to result in the receipt by the related trust or any income from non-permitted assets as described in Section 860F(a) (2)(B) of the Code, unless the Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the related trust with respect to the imposition of any such taxes.

The Servicer shall, either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer, and in accordance with the Fannie Mae Guide, manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. Each REO Disposition shall be carried out by the Servicer at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Owner. The REO Disposition Proceeds from the sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter, the expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Servicer shall reimburse itself for any related Servicing Advances, or Monthly Advances made pursuant to Section 5.03.

The Servicer shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least monthly thereafter or more frequently as may be required by the circumstances. The Servicer shall make or cause the inspector to make a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Servicing File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Servicer to the Owner.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 4.13, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Owner, at its option, shall be entitled to manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for its own benefit (such option, an "REO Option"). In connection with the exercise of an REO Option, the prior two paragraphs and the related provisions of Section 4.03 and Section 4.04(iii) (such provisions, the “REO Marketing Provisions”) shall be revised as follows. Following the acquisition of any Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall submit a detailed invoice to the Owner for all related Servicing Advances and, upon exercising the REO Option, the Owner shall promptly reimburse the Servicer for such amounts. In the event the REO Option is exercised with respect to an REO Property, Section 4.04 (iii) shall not be applicable thereto. References made in Section 4.03 with respect to the reimbursement of Servicing Advances shall, for purposes of such REO Property, be deemed to be covered by this paragraph. The Owner acknowledges that, in the event it exercises an REO Option, with respect to the related REO Property, there shall be no breach by the Servicer based upon or arising out of the Servicer's failure to comply with the REO Marketing Provisions.

ARTICLE V

Section 5.01 Remittances.

On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Owner (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the related preceding Determination Date, except (a) Partial Principal Prepayments received on or after the first day of the month in which the Remittance Date occurs shall be remitted to the Owner on the next following Remittance Date, (b) Full Principal Prepayments received on or before the 15^th day of the month in which a Remittance Date occurs shall be remitted to the Owner on the Remittance Date of such month, and (c) Full Principal Prepayments received after the 15^th day of the month shall be remitted to the Owner on the next following Remittance Date, each net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05, plus, to the extent not already deposited in the Custodial Account, the sum of (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03 and (iii) all Prepayment Interest Shortfalls the Servicer is required to make up pursuant to Section 4.04, minus (iv) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected after the Cut-off Date but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the last day of the related Due Period, which amounts shall be remitted on the related Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts.

With respect to any remittance received by the Owner after the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Owner interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus two percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Servicer on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following such Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next succeeding related Remittance Date. The payment by the Servicer of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Servicer.

Section 5.02 Statements to the Owner.

The Servicer shall furnish to the Owner an individual Mortgage Loan accounting report (a “Report”), as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Servicer's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, such Report shall be received by the Owner (i) no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month of the related Remittance Date on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format, in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both the Owner and the Servicer, and (ii) no later than the tenth Business Day of the following month of the related Remittance Date in hard copy, which Report shall contain the following:

The Servicer shall also provide a trial balance, sorted in the Owner's assigned loan number order, and such other loan level scheduled-scheduled remittance information as described on Exhibit E, in electronic tape form, with each such Report.

The Servicer shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Owner pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Servicer shall provide the Owner with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Owner to prepare its federal income tax return as the Owner may reasonably request from time to time.

In addition, not more than 60 days after the end of each calendar year, the Servicer shall furnish to each Person who was an Owner at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances of principal and interest for the applicable portion of such year.

Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Servicer.

Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by the Servicer, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 4.01, of Monthly Payments, adjusted to the related Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which are delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date; provided, however, that the amount of any such deposit may be reduced by (i) the Amount Held for Future Distribution (as defined below) then on deposit in the Custodial Account, plus (ii) with respect to the initial Remittance Date, the Non-held Early Pay Amount (as defined below). Any portion of the Amount Held for Future Distribution used to pay Monthly Advances shall be replaced by the Servicer by deposit into the Custodial Account on any future Remittance Date to the extent that the funds that are available in the Custodial Account for remittance to the Owner on such Remittance Date are less than the amount of payments required to be made to the Owner on such Remittance Date.

The “Amount Held for Future Distribution” as to any Remittance Date shall be the total of the amounts held in the Custodial Account at the close of business on the preceding Determination Date which were received after the Cut-off Date on account of (i) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, and Partial Principal Prepayments received or made in the month of such Remittance Date, (ii) Full Principal Payments received after the 15^th day of the month in the month of such Remittance Date, and (iii) payments which represent early receipt of scheduled payments of principal and interest due on a date or dates subsequent to the related Due Date. The "Non-held Early Pay Amount" shall be the total of the amounts on account of payments which represent early receipt of scheduled payments of principal and interest received on or prior to the Cut-off Date.

The Servicer's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the final disposition or liquidation of the Mortgaged Property, unless the Servicer deems such advance to be nonrecoverable from Liquidation Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan. In such latter event, the Servicer shall deliver to the Owner an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer to the effect that an officer of the Servicer has reviewed the related Servicing File and has obtained a recent appraisal and has made the reasonable determination that any additional advances are nonrecoverable from Liquidation or Insurance Proceeds with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan.

Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports.

Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Owner pursuant to a deed-in--lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer shall submit to the Owner a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property in such form as the Servicer and the Owner shall agree. The Servicer shall also provide reports on the status of REO Property containing such information as Owner may reasonably require.

ARTICLE VI

Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements.

The Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of, sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale" clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law or the terms of the Mortgage Note from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any. If the Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Servicer, with the approval of the Owner (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), will enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 6.01, the Servicer, with the prior consent of the primary mortgage insurer, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement.

In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of the Fannie Mae Guide. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note and the amount of the Monthly Payment may not be changed. The Servicer shall notify the Owner that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Owner the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage Loan Documents and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such related mortgage file to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. All fees collected by the Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement shall belong to the Servicer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 6.01, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement.

Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Loan Documents.

Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer will immediately notify the Custodian with a certification and request for release by a Servicing Officer, which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 have been so deposited, and a request for delivery to the Servicer of the portion of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by the Custodian, and unless the related Mortgage Loans are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, such request is to be acknowledged by the Owner. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Owner shall promptly release or cause the Custodian to promptly release the related Mortgage Loan Documents to the Servicer and the Servicer shall prepare and deliver for execution by the Owner or at the Owner's option execute under the authority of a power of attorney delivered to the Servicer by the Owner any satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account.

In the event the Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Owner may have under the mortgage instruments, the Servicer, upon written demand, shall remit within two Business Days to the Owner the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall maintain the Fidelity Bond insuring the Servicer against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loans, including for the purpose of collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, upon request of the Servicer and delivery to the Custodian of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer (and unless the related Mortgage Loans are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, acknowledged by the Owner), the Custodian shall release the portion of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by the Custodian to the Servicer. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Servicer to promptly return the related Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian, when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or such documents have been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Servicer has promptly delivered to the Owner or the Custodian a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such documents were delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Owner or the Custodian, as applicable, to the Servicer.

Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation.

As compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for as the Servicer's Servicing Fee. Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 6.01, late payment charges and other ancillary fees shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for.

Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.

The Servicer will deliver to the Owner not later than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer, an Officers' Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officers and the nature and status thereof except for such defaults as such Officers in their good faith judgment believe to be immaterial.

Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report.

Not later than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer, the Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Owner to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the Servicer's servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans pursuant to servicing agreements substantially similar to this Agreement, which agreements may include this Agreement, and that, on the basis of such an examination, conducted substantially in accordance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm is of the opinion that the Servicer's servicing has been conducted in compliance with the agreements examined pursuant to this Section 6.05, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement.

Section 6.06 Owner's Right to Examine Servicer Records.

The Owner shall have the right to examine and audit, at its expense, upon reasonable notice to the Servicer, during business hours or at such other times as might be reasonable under applicable circumstances, any and all of the books, records, documentation or other information of the Servicer, or held by another for the Servicer or on its behalf or otherwise, which relate to the performance or observance by the Servicer of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement.

The Servicer shall provide to the Owner and any supervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Owner, including but not limited to OTS, FDIC and other similar entities, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession of the Servicer which may be required by any applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours and at the offices of the Servicer, and in accordance with the applicable federal government agency, FDIC, OTS, or any other similar regulations.

Section 6.07 Compliance with REMIC Provisions.

If a REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, the Servicer shall not take any action, cause the REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be could (i) endanger the status of the REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on “contribution” to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code unless the Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such actions) to the effect that the contemplated action will not endanger such REMIC status or result in the imposition of any such tax.

Section 6.08 Non-solicitation.

The Servicer shall not knowingly conduct any solicitation exclusively targeted to the Mortgagors for the purpose of inducing or encouraging the early prepayment or refinancing of the related Mortgage Loans. It is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Servicer or any agent or affiliate of the Servicer which are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this section. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Servicer from (i) distributing to Mortgagors any general advertising including information brochures, coupon books, or other similar documentation which indicates services the Seller offers, including refinances or (ii) providing financing of home equity loans to Mortgagors at the Mortgagor’s request.

ARTICLE VII

Section 7.01 Servicer Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required.

The Servicer shall furnish to the Owner upon request, during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports or information, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable or appropriate with respect to the purposes of this Agreement. The Servicer may negotiate with the Owner for a reasonable fee for providing such report or information, unless (i) the Servicer is required to supply such report or information pursuant to any other section of this Agreement, or (ii) the report or information has been requested in connection with Internal Revenue Service, OTS, FDIC or other regulatory agency requirements. All such reports or information shall be provided by and in accordance with all reasonable instructions and directions given by the Owner. The Servicer agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Owner, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII

Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims.

The Servicer agrees to indemnify the Owner and hold it harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Owner may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Servicer to perform in any way its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement and for breach of any representation or warranty of the Servicer contained herein. The Servicer shall immediately notify the Owner if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the consent of the Owner and with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Owner) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Owner in respect of such claim but failure to so notify the Owner shall not limit its obligations hereunder. The Servicer agrees that it will not enter into any settlement of any such claim without the consent of the Owner unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of the Owner from all liability that is the subject matter of such claim. The provisions of this Section 8.01 shall survive termination of this Agreement. In no event will either Purchaser or Seller be liable to the other party to this Agreement for incidental or consequential damages, including, without limitation, loss of profit or loss of business or business opportunity, regardless of the form of action whether in contract, tort or otherwise.

 

Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer.

The Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement.

Any Person into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Servicer whether or not related to loan servicing, shall be the successor of the Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a GAAP net worth of not less than $25,000,000, (ii) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, SAIF and/or BIF, or which is a HUD-approved mortgagee whose primary business is in origination and servicing of first lien mortgage loans, and (iii) which is a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac approved seller/servicer in good standing.

Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others.

Neither the Servicer nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Owner for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment made in good faith; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform in any way its obligations in compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence or any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Servicer and any officer, employee or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by the Owner respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Servicer may, with the consent of the Owner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Owner will be liable, and the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Owner upon written demand.

Section 8.04 Servicer Not to Resign.

The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Servicer and the Owner or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Owner which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Owner. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Servicer's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 11.01.

Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing.

  With respect to the retention of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the Servicer acknowledges that the Owner has acted in reliance upon the Servicer's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this section, the Servicer shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written approval of the Owner, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that the Servicer may assign the Agreement and the servicing hereunder without the consent of Owner to an affiliate of the Servicer to which all servicing of the Servicer is assigned so long as (i) such affiliate is a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac approved servicer and (ii) if it is intended that such affiliate be spun off to the shareholders of the Servicer, such affiliate have a GAAP net worth of at least $10,000,000 and (iii) such affiliate shall deliver to the Owner a certification pursuant to which such affiliate shall agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall certify that such affiliate is a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac approved servicer in good standing.

ARTICLE IX

DEFAULT 

Section 9.01 Events of Default.

In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Servicer shall occur and be continuing, that is to say:

(i) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Owner any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days after written notice thereof (it being understood that this subparagraph shall not affect Servicer's obligation pursuant to Section 5.01 to pay default interest on any remittance received by the Owner after the Business Day on which such payment was due); or

(ii) any failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement, the breach of which has a material adverse effect and which continue unremedied for a period of sixty days (except that such number of days shall be fifteen in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement and such failure shall be deemed to have a material adverse effect) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Owner; or

(iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or

(iv) the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

(v) the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or

(vi) the Servicer ceases to be approved by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (to the extent such entities are then operating in a capacity similar to that in which they operate on the Closing Date) as a mortgage loan servicer for more than thirty days to the extent such entities perform similar functions; or

(vii) the Servicer attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Servicer attempts, without the consent of the Owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof except as otherwise permitted herein.

 

then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Owner, by notice in writing to the Servicer may, in addition to whatever rights the Owner may have under Section 8.01 and at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Servicer for the same. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Owner, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Servicing Files, and do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise, at the Servicer's sole expense. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Owner and such successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property.

Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults.

The Owner may waive only by written notice any default by the Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived in writing.

ARTICLE X

Section 10.01 Termination.

The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer shall terminate upon: (i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of all REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) by mutual consent of the Servicer and the Owner in writing; or (iii) termination by the Owner pursuant to Section 9.01. Simultaneously with any such termination and the transfer of servicing hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for any outstanding Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances.

Section 10.02 Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement upon a Whole  Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer.

The Servicer acknowledges and the Owner agrees that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Owner may effect either (1) one or more Whole Loan Transfers, or (2) one or more Pass-Through Transfers.

The Servicer shall cooperate with the Owner in connection with any Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer contemplated by the Owner pursuant to this Section. In connection therewith, and without limitation, the Owner shall deliver any reconstitution agreement or other document related to the Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer to the Servicer at least 15 days prior to such transfer (or 30 days if such transfer is to take place in March, June, September or December) and the Servicer shall execute any such reconstitution agreement which contains provisions substantially similar to those herein or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Owner and the Servicer and which restates the representations and warranties contained in Article III as of the date of transfer (except to the extent any such representation or warranty is not accurate on such date).

With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass--Through Transfer, as the case may be, effected by the Owner, Owner (i) shall reimburse Servicer for all reasonable out-of-pocket third party costs and expenses related thereto and (ii) shall pay Servicer a reasonable amount representing time and effort expended by Servicer related thereto (which amount shall be reasonably agreed upon by Servicer and Owner prior to the expenditure of such time and effort); provided, however, that for each Whole Loan Transfer and/or Pass--Through Transfer, the sum of such amounts described in subsections (i) and (ii) above shall in no event exceed $5,000. For purposes of this paragraph, all Whole Loan Transfers and/or Pass--Through Transfers made to the same entity within the same accounting cycle shall be considered one Whole Loan Transfer or Pass--Through Transfer.

All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer shall be subject to this Agreement and shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

ARTICLE XI

Section 11.01 Successor to the Servicer.

Prior to termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01(ii), the Owner shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in Section 8.02 hereof and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement prior to the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Owner may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as the Owner and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, the Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this section and shall in no event relieve the Servicer of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Article III and the remedies available to the Owner under Section 8.01, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Article III and Section 8.01 shall be applicable to the Servicer notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement.

Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer and to the Owner an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Servicer or this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 shall not affect any claims that the Owner may have against the Servicer arising prior to any such termination or resignation.

The Servicer shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account and the Servicing Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall account for all funds. The Servicer shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer. The successor shall make such arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the Servicer for unrecovered Servicing Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor servicer.

Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Servicer shall notify the Owner of such appointment.

Section 11.02 Amendment.

 

This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Servicer and the Owner by written agreement signed by the Servicer and the Owner.

Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any of all the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Owner at the Owner's expense on direction of the Owner accompanied by an opinion of counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interest of the Owner or is necessary for the administration or servicing the Mortgage Loans.

Section 11.04 Governing Law.

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

Section 11.05 Notices.

Any demands, notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or transmitted by telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, as follows:

(i) if to the Servicer:

500 Enterprise Road

Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044

Attention: Mr. Frank Ruhl

Telecopier No.: (215) 682-3396

(ii) if to the Owner:

Mac Arthur Ridge II,

909 Hidden Ridge Drive, Suite 200

Irving, Texas 75038

Attention: Mr. Edward Raice

Telecopier No.: (972) 444-2810

or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice, or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the address (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt).

Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions.

Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity.

Section 11.07 Exhibits.

 

The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.

Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles.

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) 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;

(ii) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(iii) 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;

(iv) 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;

(v) 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

(vi) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.

Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents.

This Agreement and all documents relating hereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information.

Each party recognizes that, in connection with this Agreement, it may become privy to non-public information regarding the financial condition, operations and prospects of the other party. Except as required to be disclosed by law, each party agrees to keep all non-public information regarding the other party strictly confidential, and to use all such information solely in order to effectuate the purpose of this Agreement.

Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Servicer at the Owner's expense.

Section 11.12 Assignment by the Owner.

The Owner shall have the right, without the consent of the Servicer hereof, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Owner hereunder, by executing an assignment and assumption agreement reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Owner with respect to such Mortgage Loans. In no event shall Owner sell a partial interest in any Mortgage Loan. All references to the Owner in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignees or designees. It is understood and agreed between the Owners and the Servicer that no more than five (5) Persons shall have the right of owner under this Agreement at any one time.

Section 11.13 No Partnership.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Servicer shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for Owner.

Section 11.14 Execution; Successors and Assigns.

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Section 8.04, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Servicer and the Owner and their respective successors and assigns.

Section 11.15 Entire Agreement.

Each of the Servicer and the Owner acknowledge that no representations, agreements or promises were made to it by the other party or any of its employees other than those representations, agreements or promises specifically contained herein. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto and shall be binding upon all successors of both parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer and the Owner have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date and year first above written.

GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Servicer

By: ________________________________________

Name:

Title:

EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Owner

By:     

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT

 

(date)

To:______________________

_________________________

_________________________

(the "Depository")

As "Servicer" under the Servicing Agreement, dated as of  , (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[Servicer] Custodial Account, in trust for [Owner], Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.

  

By:____________________

Name:__________________

Title:_________________

The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement.

[ ]

(name of Depository)

By:____________________

Name:__________________

Title:_________________

 

ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT

 

(date)

To:___________________________

______________________________

______________________________

(the "Depository")

As "Servicer" under the Servicing Agreement, dated as of   (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[Servicer] Escrow Account, in trust for [Owner], Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.

  

By:____________________

Name:__________________

Title:_________________

The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement.

[ ]

(name of Depository)

By:____________________

Name:__________________

Title:_________________

REQUEST FOR RELEASE

LOAN LEVEL SCHEDULED-SCHEDULED

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