Exhibit 10.1


 


EXECUTION VERSION


 


OAKS MORTGAGE TRUST SERIES 2015-1


MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES


 


MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT


 


Between


 


FIVE OAKS ACQUISITION CORP.


 


and


 


OAKS FUNDING LLC


 


dated as of April 30, 2015


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS


 


	Section 1.	Representations and Warranties of the Depositor	1
	Section 2.	Representations and Warranties of Five Oaks	1
	Section 3.	Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Five Oaks with respect to the Mortgage Loans 	3
	Section 4.	Arbitration with respect to Remedies by Five Oaks	4
	Section 5.	Conveyance of Mortgage Loans	5
	Section 6	Intention of Parties	6
	Section 7.	Termination	7
	Section 8.	Miscellaneous	7
	Schedule A.	Mortgage Loan Schedule	A-1


 




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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT


 


This Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of April 30, 2015, by and between Five Oaks Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Five Oaks” or the “Seller”), Oaks Funding LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (the “Depositor”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1, 2015 (the “Pooling
and Servicing Agreement”) among the Depositor, Christiana Trust, a division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB
as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as master servicer and securities administrator.


 


WHEREAS, the parties hereto
desire to provide for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans identified on Schedule A hereto (the “Mortgage
Loans”) on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”) in accordance with the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.


 


NOW, THEREFORE, the parties
in consideration of good and valuable and fair consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:


 


Section 1.  Representations
and Warranties of the Depositor. The Depositor hereby represents, warrants and agrees for the benefit of the other party
that:


 


(a)          Authorization.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it are within its respective powers and have been duly authorized
by all necessary action on its part.


 


(b)          No
Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate or conflict with (i) its charter or bylaws,
(ii) any resolution or other corporate action by it, or (iii) any decisions, statutes, ordinances, rulings, directions, rules,
regulations, orders, writs, decrees, injunctions, permits, certificates or other requirements of any court or other governmental
or public authority in any way applicable to or binding upon it, and will not result in or require the creation, except as provided
in or contemplated by this Agreement, of any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind upon
the Mortgage Loans.


 


(c)          Binding
Obligation. This Agreement has been duly executed by it and is its legally valid and binding obligation, enforceable against
it in accordance with this Agreement’s terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity.


 


Section 2.  Representations
and Warranties of Five Oaks. Five Oaks hereby represents, warrants and agrees that:


 


(a)          Authorization.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it are within its respective powers and have been duly authorized
by all necessary action on its part.


 


(b)          No
Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate or conflict with (i) its charter or bylaws,
(ii) any resolution or other corporate action by it, or (iii) any decisions, statutes, ordinances, rulings, directions, rules,
regulations, orders, writs, decrees, injunctions, permits, certificates or other requirements of any court or other governmental
or public authority in any way applicable to or binding upon it, and will not result in or require the creation, except as provided
in or contemplated by this Agreement, of any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind upon
the Mortgage Loans.


 




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(c)          Binding
Obligation. This Agreement has been duly executed by it and is its legally valid and binding obligation, enforceable against
it in accordance with this Agreement’s terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity.


 


(d)          No
Consent. The execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby do not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other action
in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except those consents, approvals, notices, registrations
or other actions as have already been obtained, given or made.


 


(e)          No
Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, or inquiry before or by any court or governmental body now pending or threatened
against the Seller which, either individually or collectively, would prevent the Seller from entering into this Agreement or that
would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.


 


(f)           No
Material Default. It is not in default under any agreement, contract or instrument to which it is a party or to which it or
its asset are bound, unless such default would not materially and adversely affect its ability to perform under the purchase agreement
and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default, under, or a breach of, any such
contract, agreement or other instrument which violation, breach or default would materially and adversely affect its ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement.


 


(g)          Sale
Treatment. The Seller will treat the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement as a sale for tax and accounting
purposes.


 


(h)          Solvency.
The Seller is solvent and will not become insolvent as a result of the sale of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller is not selling the
Mortgage Loans with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Seller’s creditors.


 


(i)           No
Broker. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent, or any other person that may be entitled to any
commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans.


 


(j)          No
Judgments or Tax Liens.   The Seller is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filing against itself.


 




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Section 3.  Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of Five Oaks with respect to the Mortgage Loans.


 


Five Oaks represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, the Depositor that Five Oaks shall cure the breach, or repurchase or substitute for any Mortgage
Loan as to which there has been an uncured breach of a representation or warranty restated by an Originator to the Trustee pursuant
to the related AAR Agreement that materially and adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Issuing
Entity in such Mortgage Loan, but only if each of the following conditions is met: (i) the related Originator fails to cure such
breach or repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan after a valid demand has been made and remains unresolved and (ii) the
related Originator is subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or such Originator is no longer in existence. In addition,
with respect to a breach of a representation or warranty restated by an Originator that materially and adversely affects the value
of a Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Issuing Entity in such Mortgage Loan, Five Oaks hereby agrees to cure the breach, or
repurchase or substitute for any such Mortgage Loan when a representation and warranty restated by the related Originator to the
Trustee was true and correct as of the date that the related Originator is restating the representations and warranties
to the Trustee (if such date is prior to the Closing Date), but not true and correct as of the Closing Date. In any AAR Agreement
where the related Originator restated representations and warranties to the Trustee as of the Closing Date, the Seller shall not
have the obligations described in the prior sentence with respect to such restated representations and warranties.


 


Any exceptions identified
at the time Five Oaks purchased a Mortgage Loan from an Originator or other third party shall not be considered a breach of the
underwriting guidelines representation and warranty provided that such exceptions and the related compensating factors are accurately
described in the exhibit to the related purchase price and terms letter, trade confirmation or other document that identifies the
exceptions at the time of such purchase by Five Oaks.


 


In addition, in no event
shall any obligation which the Seller may have to cure, repurchase or substitute for any Mortgage Loans for which there has been
a breach of any representation and warranty survive (to the extent such obligation has not expired earlier) beyond the earlier
of (a) the termination of the Trust Fund and (b) the payment of all amounts due on the related Mortgage Loan.


 


Any substitution must be
done within two years of the Closing Date.


 


Five Oaks hereby represents
and warrants to, and agrees with, the Depositor that (i) on the Closing Date, Five Oaks will have good, valid and marketable title
to the Mortgage Loans, in each case free and clear of all liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges, security interests, charges,
encumbrances or other claims and (ii) upon transfer to the Depositor, the Depositor will receive good, valid and marketable title
to all of the Mortgage Loans, in each case free and clear of any liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges, security interests,
charges, encumbrances or other claims.


 


Five Oaks hereby represents
and warrants for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee that: (i) this Agreement creates a valid and continuing security
interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Mortgage Loans in favor of the Depositor, which security interest is prior to
all other Liens, and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from Five Oaks; (ii) the Mortgage Notes constitute
“instruments” within the meaning of the applicable UCC; (iii) Five Oaks, immediately prior to its transfer of
Mortgage Loans under this Agreement, will own and have good, valid and marketable title to the Mortgage Loans free and clear of
any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person; (iv) Five Oaks has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of the
Mortgage Loans to the sale of the Mortgage Loans hereunder to the Depositor; (v) all original executed copies of each Mortgage
Note that constitute or evidence the Mortgage Loans have been delivered to the Custodian (as assignee of the Depositor); (vi) Five
Oaks has received a written acknowledgment from the Custodian that the Custodian is holding the Mortgage Notes that constitute
or evidence the Mortgage Loans solely on behalf and for the benefit of the Depositor or its assignee; (vii) other than the security
interest granted to the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement and security interests (if any) granted to lenders which will be automatically
released on the Closing Date, Five Oaks has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed
any of the Mortgage Loans; Five Oaks has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against it that
include a description of collateral covering the Mortgage Loans other than any financing statement relating to the security interest
granted to the Depositor hereunder or that will be automatically released upon the sale to the Depositor; (viii) Five Oaks is not
aware of any judgment or tax lien filing against itself; and (ix) none of the Mortgage Notes that constitute or evidence the Mortgage
Loans have any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than
the Depositor.


 




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In the event of any cure,
repurchase or substitution obligations of Five Oaks specified in this Section 3, Five Oaks will cure the breach, or repurchase
or substitute for such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, this Section 3
and Section 4 below and in accordance with the timing requirements set forth in this Section 3 and Section 2.04
and Section 2.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.


 


Solely to the extent Five
Oaks is specifically required to correct or cure a breach pursuant to this Section 3, Five Oaks shall cure or cause the
cure of such breach within 90 days from the earlier of the date that Five Oaks discovered or was notified of such breach, and if
Five Oaks does not cure or cause the cure of such breach in all material respects during such period, Five Oaks shall repurchase
at the related Repurchase Price set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or substitute for, that Mortgage Loan from the
Trust Fund on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90-day period; provided, however, that, in connection
with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90-day period, Five Oaks shall repurchase or substitute
the Mortgage Loan no later than 120 days after its discovery or notice of such breach, and provided further, that, if such breach
would cause the Mortgage Loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage” (as defined in the Code), then notwithstanding
the previous provisions of this paragraph, Five Oaks shall repurchase or substitute the Defective Mortgage Loan within 60 days
from the date the defect was discovered.


 


Section 4. Arbitration
with respect to Remedies by Five Oaks.


 


(a)          Five
Oaks and the Depositor agree that the resolution of any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to an obligation or alleged
obligation of Five Oaks to cure, repurchase or substitute a Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3 above
shall be by Arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association. If any such controversy or claim has not been resolved
to the satisfaction of both Five Oaks and the Depositor, either party may commence Arbitration to resolve the dispute; provided
that a party may commence Arbitration with respect to one or more unresolved allegations only during the months of January, April,
July and October, and all matters with respect to which Arbitration has been commenced in any such month shall be heard in a single
Arbitration in the immediately following month or as soon as practicable thereafter; and provided further that if any Arbitration
arising out of or relating to an obligation or alleged obligation of an Originator to repurchase a Mortgage Loan relating to the
same representation and warranty has commenced and is continuing, then such Arbitration shall be joined with the Arbitration commenced
hereunder.


 




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(b)          To
commence Arbitration, the moving party shall deliver written notice to the other party that it has elected to pursue Arbitration
in accordance with this Section 4, provided that if Five Oaks has not responded to the Depositor's notification of a breach
of a representation and warranty, the Depositor shall not commence Arbitration with respect to that breach before 60 days following
delivery of such notice in order to provide Five Oaks with an opportunity to respond to such notification. Within 10 Business Days
after a party has provided notice that it has elected to pursue Arbitration, each party may submit the names of one or more proposed
Arbitrators to the other party in writing. If the parties have not agreed on the selection of an Arbitrator within 5 Business Days
after the first such submission, then the party commencing Arbitration shall, within the next 5 Business Days, notify the American
Arbitration Association in New York, New York and request that it appoint a single Arbitrator with experience in arbitrating disputes
arising in the financial services industry.


 


(c)          It
is the intention of the parties that Arbitration shall be conducted in as efficient and cost-effective a manner as is reasonably
practicable, without the burden of discovery. Accordingly, the Arbitrator will resolve the dispute on the basis of a review of
the written correspondence between the parties (including any supporting materials attached to such correspondence) conveyed by
the parties to each other in connection with the dispute prior to the delivery of notice to commence Arbitration; however, upon
a showing of good cause, a party may request the Arbitrator to direct the production of such additional information, evidence and/or
documentation from the parties that the Arbitrator deems appropriate. If requested by the Arbitrator or any party, any hearing
with respect to an Arbitration shall be conducted by video conference or teleconference, except upon the agreement of both parties
or the request of the Arbitrator.


 


(d)          The
finding of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties. Judgment upon any arbitration award rendered may be entered
and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. The costs of the Arbitrator shall be shared equally between both parties.
Each party, however, shall bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs in connection with the Arbitration.


 


(e)          The
following capitalized terms shall have the meaning specified below:


 


Arbitration:
Arbitration in accordance with the then governing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”)
and administered by the AAA, which shall be conducted in New York, New York or other place mutually acceptable to the parties to
the arbitration.


 


Arbitrator:
A person who is not affiliated with Five Oaks, the Depositor or any Originator, who is a member of the American Arbitration Association.


 


Section 5. Conveyance
of Mortgage Loans.


 


(a)          Mortgage
Loans. In return for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Five Oaks,
concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, sets over and otherwise conveys to the Depositor,
without recourse, all of Five Oaks’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans (excluding the servicing rights
with respect to the Mortgage Loans), including (i) the related Mortgage Documents and all principal and interest received by Five
Oaks on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans after April 1, 2015 (the “Cut-off Date”) (other than Scheduled
Payments due on or before such date), and all such payments due after such date but received on or prior to such date and intended
by the related Mortgagors to be applied after such date, (ii) all insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans and (iii)
all proceeds of the foregoing.


 




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The Depositor shall pay
the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans by delivering to Five Oaks on the Closing Date immediately available funds in an amount
mutually agreed upon by Five Oaks and the Depositor.


 


On or prior to the Closing
Date, Five Oaks shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Depositor or, at the Depositor’s direction, to the Custodian,
the Custodial File and the Credit File for each Mortgage Loan in the manner set forth in Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement.


 


(b)          Limited
Remedies. The Depositor acknowledges and agrees that it shall have no recourse to Five Oaks with respect to any Defective Mortgage
Loan except as provided in Sections 3 and 4 and that the Depositor’s remedies with respect to any other Defective
Mortgage Loans shall be exercised by the Trustee with respect to the Originator of such Defective Mortgage Loan as set forth in
the related AAR Agreement.


 


Section 6.  Intention
of Parties. The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and all other property hereunder by Five Oaks as contemplated hereby is
absolute and is intended by the parties to constitute a sale of the Mortgage Loans and such other property by Five Oaks to the
Depositor. It is, further, not intended that such conveyance be the grant of a security interest to secure a loan or other obligation.
However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Mortgage Loans and the other property described in Section
5 are held to be the property of Five Oaks, or if for any other reason this Agreement is held or deemed to create a security
interest in the Mortgage Loans and such other property, then this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement, and the conveyance
provided for in Section 5 shall be deemed to be a grant by Five Oaks to the Depositor of, and Five Oaks hereby grants to
the Depositor, to secure all of Five Oaks’s obligations hereunder, a security interest in all of Five Oaks’s right,
title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (i) the Mortgage Loans (excluding the servicing rights with
respect to the Mortgage Loans), including the Mortgage Notes, the Mortgages, and the right to all payments of principal and interest
received on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans after the Cut-off Date (other than Scheduled Payments due on or before such date),
and all such payments due after such date but received on or prior to such date and intended by the related Mortgagors to be applied
after such date, (ii) all of Five Oaks’s right, title and interest, if any, in and to all amounts from time to time credited
to and the proceeds of any Custodial Accounts or any Escrow Account established with respect to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) all of
Five Oaks’s right, title and interest, if any, in REO Property and the proceeds thereof, (iv) all of Five Oaks’s rights
under any Insurance Policies related to the Mortgage Loans, (v) Five Oaks’s security interest in any collateral pledged to
secure the Mortgage Loans, including the Mortgaged Properties and (vi) all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary,
of any of the foregoing into cash or other liquid assets, including, without limitation, all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds
and condemnation awards.


 


Five Oaks and the Depositor
shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were
deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest
of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement. Five Oaks shall arrange
for filing any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and continuation statements in connection with such security interest.


 




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Section 7. Termination.


 


Notwithstanding any termination
of this Agreement or the completion of all sales contemplated hereby, the representations, warranties and agreements in Sections
1, 2 and 3 hereof shall survive and remain in full force and effect.


 


Section 8. Miscellaneous.


 


(a)          Amendments,
Etc. No rescission, modification, amendment, supplement or change of this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless in writing
and signed by all of the parties to this Agreement. No amendment of this Agreement may modify or waive the representations, warranties
and agreements set forth in Sections 1, 2 and 3 hereof.


 


(b)          Binding
Upon Successors, Etc. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Five Oaks and the Depositor,
and the respective successors and assigns thereof. The parties hereto acknowledge that the Depositor is acquiring the Mortgage
Loans for the purpose of selling, transferring, assigning, setting over and otherwise conveying them to the Trustee, pursuant to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Five Oaks acknowledges and consents to the assignment to the Trustee by the Depositor of all
of the Depositor’s rights against Five Oaks hereunder in respect of the Mortgage Loans sold to the Depositor and that the
enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy against Five Oaks hereunder by the Trustee or to the extent permitted under Article
II of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall have the same force and effect as if enforced and exercised by the Depositor
directly.


 


(c)          Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.


 


(d)          Governing
Law. This Agreement and all questions relating to its validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement shall be governed
by and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York notwithstanding any law, rule,
regulation, or other conflict-of-law provisions to the contrary.


 


(e)          Headings.
The headings of the several parts of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference and are not intended to be a part
of or affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.


 


(f)           Definitions.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
as in effect on the date of execution hereof.


 


(g)          Nonpetition
Covenant. Until one year plus one day shall have elapsed since the termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance
with its terms, Five Oaks shall not petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose
of commencing or sustaining a case against the Depositor under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing
a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Depositor or any substantial
part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Depositor.


 




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each
party has caused this Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer or officers as of
the day and year first above written.


 


	 	FIVE OAKS ACQUISITION CORP.
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Darren Comisso
	 	 	 
	 	Name: Darren Comisso
	 	 	 
	 	Title: EVP
	 	 	 
	 	OAKS FUNDING LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	/s/ Darren Comisso
	 	 	 
	 	Name: Darren Comisso
	 	 	 
	 	Title: President


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


SCHEDULE A


MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 


 








    	Schedule A-1