a)                                              **Appendix I****MANAGEMENT'S ASSERTION OF COMPLIANCE******Management of the Trust & Securities Services department of Deutsche Bank National****Trust Comp any and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (collectively the "Company") is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in item 1122(d) of Regulation AB promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Management has determined that the servicing criteria are applicable in regard to the servicing platform for the period as follows:  Platform: Publicly-issued *(i.e.,*transaction-level reporting required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) residential mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities issued on or after January 1, 2006 for which the Company provides trustee, securities administration or paying agent services, excluding any publicly issued transactions sponsored or issued by any government sponsored entity (the "Platform").  Applicable Servicing Criteria : All servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d), except for the following criteria:  I l22(d)(2)(iii), I 122(d)(4)(iv), I 122(d)(4)(v), I 122(d)(4)(vi), I 122(d)(4)(vii), I 122(d)(4)(viii), I 122(d)(4)(ix), I 122(d)(4)(x), I 122(d)(4)(xi), I 122(d)(4)(xii), I l22(d)(4)(xiii) and I 122(d)(4)(xiv), which management has determined are not applicable to the activities the Company performs with respect to the Platform (the "Applicable Servicing Criteria").  Period: Twelve months ended December 31, 2006 (the "Period"). Management's interpretation of Applicable Servicing Criteria : The Company's management has determined that servicing criteria I l22 (d)(1)(iii) is applicable only with respect to its continuing obligation to act as, or locate a, successor servicer under the circumstances referred to in certain governing documents. It is management's interpretation that Deutsche Bank Trust Company America has no other active back-up servicing responsibilities in regards to I 122(d)(l)(iii) as of and for the Period. Third parties classified as vendors : With respect to servicing criteria I I22(d)(2)(i), I l22(d)(4)(i), and I l22(d)(4)(ii), management has engaged various vendors to perform the activities required by these servicing criteria. The Company's management has determined that these vendors are not considered a "servicer" as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB. and the Company's management has elected to take responsibility fo r assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to each vendor as permitted by Interpretation 17.06 of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations ("Interpretation 17.06"). As permitted by Interpretation 17.06, management has asserted that it has policies and procedures in place to provide reasonable assurance that the vendor's activities comply in all material respects with the servicing criteria applicable to each vendor. The Company's management is solely responsible for determining that it meets the SEC requirements to apply Interpretation 17.06 for the vendors and related criteria. With respect to the Platform, the Company's management provides the following assertion of compliance with respect to the Applicable Servicing Criteria: 1.  The Company's management is responsible for assessing the Company's compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the Period.  2.  The Company's management has assessed compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, including servicing criteria for which compliance is determined based on Interpretation 17.06 as described above, as of and for the Period. In performing this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission in paragraph (d) of item 1122 of Regulation AB.  3. Based on such assessment, as of and for the Period, the Company has complied, in all material respects, with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.   KPMG LLP, a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report with respect to the management's assertion of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the Period. ******Appendix I******By: /s/ Gary R. Vaughan Name: Gary R. Vaughan Its: Managing Director By: /s/ David Co Name: David Co Its: Director By: /s/ Jose Sicilia Name: Jose Sicilia  Its: Managing Director By: /s/ Kevin Fischer Name: Kevin Fischer Its: Vice President By: /s/ Robert Frier Name: Robert Frier Its: Director  DEUTCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS By: /s/ Kevin C. Weeks Name: Kevin C. Weeks Its: Managing Director By: /s/ Jonna Kaufman Name: Jonna Kaufman Its: Director b)          Management's Assertion of Compliance Management of Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., (the "Company") is responsible for assessing compliance  with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Management  has determined that the servicing criteria are  applicable in regards  to the  servicing platform for  the period as follows: Platform Publicly-issued (i.e.,  transaction-level reporting  initially  required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended) residential mortgage-backed securities (the "Platform"). Applicable Servicing Criteria: All servicing criteria set forth in 1122(d), to the extent required by the related transaction agreements, or required by the Item  1122(d) servicing criteria in regards to the activities performed by the Company, except for the following criteria:  1122(d)(1)(iii), 1122(d)(3)(i), 1122(d)(3)(ii), 1122(d)(3)(iii), 1122(d)(3)(iv), 1122(d)(4)(i), 1122(d)(4)(ii), 1122(d)(4)(iii) and 1122(d)(4)(xv), which  management has determined are  not applicable to the activities the Company performs with respect to the Platform (the "Applicable Servicing Criteria"). Period: Twelve months ended, December 31, 2006 (the "Period"). Third parties classified as vendors: With respect to servicing criteria 1 122(d)(2)(vii), 1 122(d)(4)(ix), 1122 (d)(4)(x), 1122(d) (4)(xi),  1 122(d)(4)(xii)  and  1 122(d)(4)(xiii), management has engaged various vendors to perform the activities required by these servicing criteria. The Company's management has determined that these vendors are not considered a "servicer" as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB, and the Company's management has elected to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to each vendor as permitted by Interpretation 17.06 of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance Manual of  Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations ("Interpretation 17.06"). As permitted by Interpretation 17.06, management has asserted  that  it has policies and procedures in place to provide reasonable assurance that the vendor's activities comply in  all material respects with the servicing  criteria applicable to each vendor. The Company's management is solely responsible for determining that it meets the SEC requirements to apply Interpretation 17.06 for the vendors and related criteria. With respect to the Platform, the Company's management provides the following assessment of compliance with respect to the Applicable Servicing Criteria: 1  The Company's management is responsible for assessing the Company's compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the Period. 2  The Company's management has assessed compliance  with the  Applicable Servicing Criteria, including  servicing  criteria for which compliance is determined based on Interpretation 17.06 as described  above, as of arid for the Period. In performing  this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB. 3  Based on such assessment, as of and for the Period, the Company  has complied, in all material respects, with the Applicable Servicing Criteria. KPMG LLP, a registered public accounting  firm,  has issued an attestation report with respect to management's assertion of compliance with  the  Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the Period. /s/ Matthew L. Hollingsworth Matthew L. Hollingsworth                                                                  Chief Executive Officer February 27, 2007 c) Management's Assertion Report on Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria Pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 U.S. Bank National Association ("U.S. Bank") as a party participating in the servicing function for the following transactions: U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Asset Backed Securities Platform(1) hereby provides the following report on its assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122 of Regulation AB applicable to it and as described on Exhibit A hereto: 1.  U.S. Bank is responsible for assessing its comp liance with the servicing criteria applicable to it as noted on the accompanying Exhibit A; 2.  U.S. Bank used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess its compliance with the applicable servicing criteria ; 3.  U.S. Bank's assessment of its compliance with the applicable servicing criteria is as of and for the period beginning on January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2006, the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K report. U.S. Bank's participation in the servicing function complied in all material respects with the applicable servicing criteria . 4.  Ernst & Young, a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on U.S. Bank's assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria as of and for the period beginning on January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2006, the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K report. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION /s/ Bryan R. Calder Name: Bryan R. Calder Title: Executive Vice President Date: February 26, 2007 1 The U.S. Bank Corporate Trust ABS Platform (the "Platform") consists of the activities involved in the performance of servicing functions for (i) publicly issued asset-backed and mortgage-backed transactions the securities of which were offered on or after January 1, 2006 and (ii) certain asset-backed transactions offered prior to January 1, 2006 for which the Issuer has voluntarily elected to make Regulation AB compliant filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Platform does not include transactions comprised of the repackaging of corporate debt and/or other agency securities. **********EXHIBIT A to Management's Assertion****Reg AB****Servicing Criteria****Reference General Servicing Considerations**1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party's performance and compliance with such servicing activities. 1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the Pool Assets are maintained. Not Applicable 1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. **Cash Collection and Administration**1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. 1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of over collateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, "federally insured depository institution" with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act. 1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. 1122(d)(2)(vii)  Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. **Investor Remittances and Reporting**1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of Pool Assets serviced by the Servicer. 1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. **Pool Asset Administration**1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related pool asset documents. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(ii) Pool assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. 1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool asset documents are posted to the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related pool asset documents. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicer's records regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's pool assets (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(vii)  Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(viii)  Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets  including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases  where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset documents. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor's pool asset documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable pool asset documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related pool assets, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(xii)  Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the Servicer's funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor's error or omission. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(xiii)  Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor's records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(xiv)  Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Not Applicable 1122(d)(4)(xv)  Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.