**EXHIBIT 10.16**

 

**EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION**

 

Purchaser, 

 

**HMB ACCEPTANCE CORP.**

 

Company, 

 

**HOMEBANC CORP.**

 

Servicer, 

 

PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT 

Dated as of July 1, 2004 

 

 

(Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans) 

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

 
ARTICLE I
Section 1.01
  Defined Terms  2ARTICLE II
Section 2.01
  Agreement to Purchase  15
Section 2.02
  Purchase Price  16
Section 2.03
  Servicing of Mortgage Loans  16
Section 2.04
  Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files  17
Section 2.05
  Books and Records  17
Section 2.06
  Transfer of Mortgage Loans  18
Section 2.07
  Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents  18
Section 2.08
  Quality Control Procedures  20
Section 2.09
  Near-term Principal Prepayments; Near Term Payment Defaults  20
Section 2.10
  Modification of Obligations  21
Section 2.11
  Guarantee of Company’s Obligations under this Agreement  21ARTICLE III
Section 3.01
  Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Servicer  22
Section 3.02
  Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans  25
Section 3.03
  Repurchase; Substitution  36
Section 3.04
  Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser  38ARTICLE IV
Section 4.01
  Servicer to Act as Servicer  39
Section 4.02
  Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments  42
Section 4.03
  Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans  43
Section 4.04
  Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts  44
Section 4.05
  Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account  45
Section 4.06
  Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts  46
Section 4.07
  Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account  47
 

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Section 4.08
  Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder  48
Section 4.09
  
Transfer of Accounts
  49
Section 4.10
  
Maintenance of Hazard Insurance
  49
Section 4.11
  
Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy
  50
Section 4.12
  
Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance
  51
Section 4.13
  
Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property
  51
Section 4.14
  
Notification of Maturity Date
  53
Section 4.15
  
Optional Purchase of Defaulted Mortgage Loans
  53ARTICLE V
Section 5.01
  
Distributions
  53
Section 5.02
  
Statements to the Purchaser
  54
Section 5.03
  
Monthly Advances by the Servicer
  56
Section 5.04
  
Liquidation Reports
  56ARTICLE VI
Section 6.01
  
Assumption Agreements
  57
Section 6.02
  
Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files
  58
Section 6.03
  
Servicing Compensation
  59
Section 6.04
  
Annual Statement as to Compliance
  59
Section 6.05
  
Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Servicing Report
  59
Section 6.06
  
Purchaser’s Right to Examine Company and Servicer Records
  60
Section 6.07
  
Annual Certification
  60ARTICLE VII
Section 7.01
  
Company and Servicer Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required
  61ARTICLE VIII
Section 8.01
  
Indemnification; Third Party Claims
  63
Section 8.02
  
Merger or Consolidation of the Company and Servicer
  63
Section 8.03
  
Limitation on Liability of the Company, Servicer and Others
  64
Section 8.04
  
Servicer Not to Assign or Resign
  64
 

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Section 8.05
  No Transfer of Servicing  65ARTICLE IX
Section 9.01
  Events of Default  66
Section 9.02
  Waiver of Defaults  67ARTICLE X
Section 10.01
  Termination  68ARTICLE XI
Section 11.01
  Successor to the Servicer  68
Section 11.02
  Amendment  69
Section 11.03
  Recordation of Agreement  70
Section 11.04
  Governing Law  70
Section 11.05
  Notices  70
Section 11.06
  Severability of Provisions  71
Section 11.07
  Exhibits  72
Section 11.08
  General Interpretive Principles  72
Section 11.09
  Reproduction of Documents  73
Section 11.10
  Confidentiality of Information  73
Section 11.11
  Recordation of Assignment of Mortgage  73
Section 11.12
  Assignment by Purchaser  73
Section 11.13
  No Partnership  74
Section 11.14
  Execution: Successors and Assigns  74
Section 11.15
  Entire Agreement  74
Section 11.16
  No Solicitation  74
Section 11.17
  Closing  75
Section 11.18
  Cooperation of Company and Servicer with Reconstitution  75
EXHIBITS
       A  Contents of Mortgage File  79    B  Custodial Account Letter Agreement  82    C  Escrow Account Letter Agreement  83    D  Form of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement  84    E  Form of Trial Balance  97    F  [reserved]       G  Request for Release of Documents and Receipt  98    H  Company’s Underwriting Guidelines  100    I  Form of Term Sheet  101
 

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This is a Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004 and is executed amongEMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser, with offices located at Mac Arthur Ridge II, 909 Hidden Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Irving, Texas 75038 (the “Purchaser”), HMB Acceptance Corp., with its executive offices located at 2002 SummitBoulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30319 (the “Company”) and HomeBanc Corp., with its executive offices located at 2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30319 (the “Servicer”). 

 

WITNESSETH : 

 

WHEREAS, the Purchaser has heretoforeagreed to purchase from the Company and the Company has heretofore agreed to sell to the Purchaser, from time to time, certain Mortgage Loans on a servicing retained basis; 

 

WHEREAS, the Servicer has heretofore agreed to service those loans sold by the Company to the Purchaser on aservicing-retained basis and to guarantee the obligations of the Company hereunder; 

 

WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage LoanSchedule, which is annexed to the related Term Sheet; and 

 

WHEREAS, the Purchaser, the Company and the Servicer wish to prescribe the representations and warranties of the Company and the Servicer with respect to themselves and the Mortgage Loans and the management, servicing and control of theMortgage Loans by the Servicer; 

 

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

 

ARTICLE I 

 

DEFINITIONS

 

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 inthis Article: 

 

Accepted Servicing Practices: Withrespect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the relatedMortgaged Property is located, and which are in accordance with Fannie Mae servicing practices and procedures, for MBS pool mortgages, as defined in the Fannie Mae Guides including future updates. 

 

Adjustment Date: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the date onwhich the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. 

 

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

 

Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the valuethereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the requirements of the Servicer and Fannie Mae, or as determined by use of an AVM, provided,however, that the use of an AVM shall be permitted only upon the presentation by the Servicer to the Purchaser of an approval letter acceptable to the Purchaser from each of the Rating Agencies, which letters shall state that use of an AVM shallhave no adverse effect in any material respect on the interests of any certificateholder of the related securitization. 

 

Assignment: An individual assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, sufficient under the laws ofthe jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the sale or transfer of the Mortgage Loan. 

 

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 Georgia, New York, Maryland or Minnesota, or(iii) a day on which banks in the States of Georgia, New York, Maryland or Minnesota are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. 

 

Closing Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date stated on the related Term Sheet. 

 

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statutethereto. 

 

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Company: HMB Acceptance Corp., its successors in interest and assigns, as permitted by thisAgreement. 

 

Condemnation Proceeds: All awards orsettlements 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 ofthe related Mortgage Loan Documents. 

 

Confirmation: Thetrade confirmation letter between the Purchaser and the Company which relates to the Mortgage Loans. 

 

Co-op Lease: With respect to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to a dwelling unit occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocatedto the related dwelling unit. 

 

Co-op Loan: A MortgageLoan secured by the pledge of stock allocated to a dwelling unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation and a collateral assignment of the related Co-op Lease. 

 

Current Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the value thereof as determined by an appraisal madefor the Servicer (by an appraiser who met the requirements of the Servicer and Fannie Mae), or through the use of an AVM, at the request of a Mortgagor for the purpose of canceling a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in accordance with federal,state and local laws and regulations or otherwise made at the request of the Servicer or Mortgagor. 

 

Current LTV: The ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan to the Current Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property. 

 

Custodial Account: Each separate demand account or accounts createdand maintained pursuant to Section 4.04 which shall be entitled “HomeBanc Corp. Custodial Account, in trust for the Purchaser, Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans” and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of thePerson that is the “Purchaser” with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. 

 

Custodian: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the entity stated on the related Term Sheet, and its successors and assigns, as custodian for the Purchaser. 

 

Cut-off Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date stated onthe related Term Sheet. 

 

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

 

Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace, which is the first day ofthe month. 

 

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

 

Eligible Account: An account established and maintained: (i) within FDIC insured accounts created, maintained and monitored by the Servicer so thatall funds deposited therein are fully insured, or (ii) as a trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof orthe District of Columbia which is not affiliated with the Servicer (or any sub-servicer) or the Company or (iii) with an entity which is an institution whose deposits are insured by the FDIC, the unsecured and uncollateralized long-term debtobligations of which shall be rated “A2” or higher by Standard & Poor’s and “A” or higher by Fitch, Inc. or one of the two highest short-term ratings by any applicable Rating Agency, and which is either (a) a federalsavings association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws, (b) an institution duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the applicable banking laws of any state, (c) a national bankingassociation under the federal banking laws, or (d) a principal subsidiary of a bank holding company, or (iv) if ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgaged-backed securities, the equivalent required ratings of each Rating Agency, andheld such that the rights of the Purchaser and the owner of the Mortgage Loans shall be fully protected against the claims of any creditors of the Servicer (or any sub-servicer) or the Company and of any creditors or depositors of the institution inwhich such account is maintained or (v) in a separate non-trust account without FDIC or other insurance in an Eligible Institution. In the event that a Custodial Account is established pursuant to clause (iii), (iv) or (v) of the preceding sentence,the Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with written notice on the Business Day following the date on which the applicable institution fails to meet the applicable ratings requirements. 

 

Eligible Institution: An institution having (i) the highest short-term debt rating, and one of the two highestlong-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency; or (ii) with respect to any Custodial Account, an unsecured long-term debt rating of at least one of the two highest unsecured long-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency. 

 

Equity Take-Out Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Refinanced Mortgage Loanthe proceeds of which were in excess of the outstanding principal balance of the existing mortgage loan as defined in the Fannie Mae Guide(s). 

 

Escrow Account: Each separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06 which shall be entitled “HomeBancCorp. Escrow Account, in trust for the Purchaser, Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors” and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the “Purchaser” with respect to therelated Mortgage Loans. 

 

Escrow Payments: With respectto 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 beescrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document. 

 

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

 

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

 

Fannie Mae Guide(s): TheFannie 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. 

 

FHLMC: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto. 

 

FHLMC Guide: The FHLMC Single Family Seller/Servicer Guide and allamendments or additions thereto. 

 

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

 

FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. 

 

GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. 

 

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

 

Index: With respect to any adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the indexidentified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and set forth in the related Mortgage Note for the purpose of calculating the interest rate thereon. 

 

Initial Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, where applicable, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on thefirst Adjustment Date. 

 

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

 

Interest Only Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan for which an interest-only payment feature is allowed during the period prior to the first AdjustmentDate. 

 

Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate: The LenderPaid Mortgage Insurance Rate shall be a rate per annum equal to the percentage shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. 

 

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Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for which premiumsare paid by the Servicer. 

 

Lifetime Rate Cap: As to eachadjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate over the term of such Mortgage Loan. 

 

Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of suchMortgage Loan, trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise. 

 

Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to (i) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date with respectto a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the lesser of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date or the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to all other Mortgage Loans. 

 

Margin: With respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the fixedpercentage amount set forth in each related Mortgage Note which is added to the Index in order to determine the related Mortgage Interest Rate, as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. 

 

Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, its successors in interest and assigns, or any successorthereto designated by the Purchaser. 

 

MERS: MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto. 

 

MERS Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS® System. 

 

MERS® System: The system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically maintained by MERS. 

 

MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS Mortgage Loan. 

 

MOM Loan: Any Mortgage Loan as to which MERS is acting as mortgagee, solely as nominee for the originator of suchMortgage Loan and its successors and assigns.

 

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

 

Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan, or in the case of an Interest Only Mortgage Loan,payments of (i) interest, or (ii) principal and interest, if applicable, on a Mortgage Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note. 

 

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

 

Mortgage File: The mortgage documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan which are specified in Exhibit A hereto and any additional documentsrequired to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement. 

 

Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or blanket hazard insurance policy as required by Section 4.11. 

 

Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan, which may be adjusted from time to time for an adjustablerate Mortgage Loan, in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note. 

 

Mortgage Loan: An individual mortgage loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to therelated Term Sheet, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights,benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or repurchased mortgage loans. 

 

Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed in Exhibit A. 

 

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

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed to the related Term Sheet, such schedule setting forth the following informationwith respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Package: 

 

(1) the Servicer’s Mortgage Loan identifying number; 

 

(2) the Mortgagor’s first and last name; 

 

(3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; 

 

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(4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied, a second home or an investorproperty; 

 

(5) the type of residential property constitutingthe Mortgaged Property; 

 

(6) the original months to maturity ofthe Mortgage Loan; 

 

(7) the remaining months to maturity fromthe related Cut-off Date, based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; 

 

(8) the Sales Price, if applicable, Appraised Value and Loan-to-Value Ratio, at origination; 

 

(9) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination and as of the relatedCut-off Date; with respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the initial Adjustment Date, the next Adjustment Date immediately following the related Cut-off Date, the Index, the Margin, the Initial Rate Cap, if any, Periodic Rate Cap, if any,minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Lifetime Rate Cap; 

 

(10) the Origination Date of the Mortgage Loan; 

 

(11) the stated maturity date; 

 

(12) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; 

 

(13) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; 

 

(14) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; 

 

(15) the scheduled Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether ornot collected; 

 

(16) a code indicating the purpose of theMortgage Loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); 

 

(17) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e. full, alternative, etc.); 

 

(18) the number of times during the twelve (12) month period preceding the related Closing Date that any Monthly Payment has been received after the monthof its scheduled due date; 

 

(19) the date on which the firstpayment is or was due; 

 

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(20) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Primary Mortgage InsurancePolicy and the name of the related insurance carrier; 

 

(21) acode indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is currently convertible and the conversion spread; 

 

(22) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. 

 

(23) product type (i.e. fixed, adjustable, 3/1, 5/1, etc.); 

 

(24) credit score and/or mortgage score, if applicable; 

 

(25) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan has a prepaymentpenalty and if so, the amount and term thereof; 

 

(26) theCurrent Appraised Value of the Mortgage Loan and Current LTV, if applicable; 

 

(27) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a MERS Mortgage Loan and the MERS number, if applicable; and 

 

(28) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and the name of the related insurancecarrier and the Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate; 

 

Withrespect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet shall set forth the following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: 

 

(1) the number of Mortgage Loans; 

 

(2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; 

 

(3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; 

 

(4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; and 

 

(5) the weighted average months to next Adjustment Date; 

 

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

 

Mortgaged Property:The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a single parcel of real estate or contiguous parcels of real estate bearing one legal 

 

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description and tax assessment number and considered to be real estate under the laws of the state in which such realproperty is located which may include condominium units and planned unit developments, improved by a residential dwelling; except that with respect to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for residentialproperties is a widely-accepted practice, a leasehold estate of the Mortgage, the term of which is equal to or longer than the term of the Mortgage. 

 

Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note. 

 

Net Liquidation Proceeds: As to any Mortgage Loan, Liquidation Proceeds net of unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Servicing Fees and Monthly Advancesand expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgaged Property. 

 

Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance previously made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03 or any Servicing Advance which, in the good faithjudgment of the Servicer, may not be ultimately recoverable by the Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise. The determination by the Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate ofthe Servicer delivered to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer 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, thePresident, 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 Company or Servicer, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement.

 

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

 

Origination Date: The date on which a Mortgage Loan funded, which date shall not, in connection with a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, be the date of thefunding of the debt being refinanced, but rather the closing of the debt currently outstanding under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents. 

 

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

 

Periodic Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the MortgageInterest Rate on any Adjustment Date, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. 

 

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

 

(i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by the UnitedStates 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; 

 

(ii) (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers’ acceptances issued by any depository institution or trustcompany 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 ratingand/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 categoriesby each Rating Agency and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of deposit that is fully insured by the FDIC; 

 

(iii) repurchase obligations with a term not to exceed thirty (30) days and with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above and enteredinto 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 statethereof that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by anyparticular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as Permitted Investments to exceed 10% of theaggregate outstanding principal balances of all of the Mortgage Loans and Permitted Investments; 

 

(v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified datenot more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency 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 RatingAgency as evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency; and 

 

(vii) any money market funds the collateral of which consists of 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 fullfaith and 

 

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credit of the United States of America (which may include repurchase obligations secured by collateraldescribed in clause (i)) and other securities and which money market funds are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency. 

 

provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interestpayments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest with a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par or if such investment or securityis purchased at a price greater than par. 

 

Person: Anyindividual, 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: With respect to any Remittance Date,for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess of one month’s interest at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the amount of such PrincipalPrepayment over the amount of interest (adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) actually paid by the related Mortgagor with respect to such Prepayment Period. 

 

Prepayment Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which suchRemittance Date occurs. 

 

Primary Mortgage InsurancePolicy: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance represented to be in effect pursuant to Section 3.02(hh), or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.08. 

 

Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to timeas published as the average rate in the Wall Street Journal (Northeast Edition). 

 

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 thereonand 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. 

 

Purchase Price: As defined in Section 2.02. 

 

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

 

Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Servicer, whohad no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose 

 

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compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisalmade by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the requirements of Fannie Mae, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. 

 

Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such underthe 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 or FHLMC.

 

Rating Agency: Standard & Poor’s, Fitch, Inc.or, in the event that some or all of the ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgage-backed securities, the nationally recognized rating agencies issuing ratings with respect to such securities, if any. 

 

Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which was made to aMortgagor who owned the Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the proceeds of which were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing mortgage. 

 

REMIC: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as such term is defined in Section 860D of the Code.

 

REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the federal incometax law relating to REMICs, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and the related provisions and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. 

 

Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month, beginning with the FirstRemittance Date, 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 onbehalf of the Purchaser as described in Section 4.13. 

 

Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the product of the greater of 100% or the percentage of par as stated in the Confirmation multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan onthe repurchase date, plus (ii) interest on such outstanding principal balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the last date through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the end of the month of repurchase, plus,(iii) third party expenses incurred in connection with the transfer of the Mortgage Loan being repurchased; less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distributionin the month of repurchase. 

 

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

 

Servicer: HomeBanc Corp., its successors in interest and assigns, aspermitted by this Agreement. 

 

Servicing Advances: Allcustomary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations, 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 notlimited 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 arereasonable and that the Servicer specifies the Mortgage Loan(s) to which such expenses relate and, upon Purchaser’s request, provides documentation supporting such expense (which documentation would be acceptable to Fannie Mae), and providedfurther that any such enforcement, administrative or judicial proceeding does not arise out of a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company or Servicer hereunder), (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Propertyif 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 InsurancePolicy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage, (e) any expenses reasonably sustained by the Servicer with respect to the liquidation of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (f) compliance with theobligations under Section 4.08. 

 

Servicing Fee: Withrespect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser 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 Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principalbalance 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 Purchaser to pay theServicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion of such Monthly Payment collected by the Servicer, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05 and in accordance with the Fannie Mae Guide(s).

 

Servicing Fee Rate: As set forth in the Term Sheet.

 

Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, thefile retained by the Servicer, which may be in electronic media so long as original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, consisting ofall documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Documents listed in Exhibit A, the originals of such Mortgage Loan Documents which are delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Section2.04. 

 

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

 

Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date ofdetermination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser withrespect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof. 

 

Subservicer: Any subservicer which is subservicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement. Any subservicer shall meet thequalifications set forth in Section 4.01. 

 

SubservicingAgreement: An agreement between the Servicer and a Subservicer, if any, for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. 

 

Term Sheet: A supplemental agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I which shall be executed and delivered by the Company, the Servicerand the Purchaser to provide for the sale and servicing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement of the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule I attached thereto, which supplemental agreement shall contain certain specific information relating to suchsale of such Mortgage Loans and may contain additional covenants relating to such sale of such Mortgage Loans. 

 

ARTICLE II 

 

PURCHASE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS;

RECORD TITLE AND POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;

BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT;

DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS

 

Section2.01 Agreement to Purchase. 

 

The Company agrees to selland the Purchaser agrees to purchase the Mortgage Loans having an aggregate Stated Principal Balance on the related Cut-off Date set forth in the related Term Sheet in an amount as set forth in the Confirmation, or in such other amount as agreed bythe Purchaser and the Company as evidenced by the actual aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date, with servicing retained by the Servicer. The Company shall deliver the relatedMortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date to the Purchaser at least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The Mortgage Loans shall be sold pursuantto this Agreement, and the related Term Sheet shall be executed and delivered on the related Closing Date. 

 

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Section 2.02 Purchase Price. 

 

The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of par as stated in the Confirmation (subject toadjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loan listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet, after application of scheduledpayments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected. 

 

In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, at closing, accrued interest on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date at theMortgage Loan Remittance Rate of each Mortgage Loan from the related Cut-off Date through the day prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive. 

 

The Purchase Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be paid on the related Closing Date by wire transfer of immediatelyavailable funds. 

 

Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) allscheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected on or after the related Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date andcollected by the Servicer or any successor servicer after the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Company), and (3) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that portion of any such payment which isallocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Datewhether or not collected, together with any unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior to the related Cut-off Date; provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Dateshall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Servicer shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account is establishedfor the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Servicer to the Purchaser. 

 

Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans. 

 

Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of each Term Sheet, the Servicer does hereby agree to directly service the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheetsubject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The rights of the Purchaser to receive payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in this Agreement. 

 

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Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of MortgageFiles; Maintenance of Servicing Files.

 

As of the related Closing Date, the Company sold,transferred, assigned, set over and conveyed to the Purchaser, without recourse, and the Company hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser has, but subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, all the right, title and interest ofthe Company in and to the Mortgage Loans. Company will deliver the Mortgage Files to the Custodian designated by Purchaser, on or before the related Closing Date, at the expense of the Company. The Servicer shall maintain a Servicing File, whichshall contain all documents necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. The possession of each Servicing File by the Servicer is at the will of the Purchaser, for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention andpossession by the Servicer is in a custodial capacity only. From the related Closing Date, the ownership of each Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File and all rights, benefits, proceedsand obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, has been vested in the Purchaser. 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 allrecords 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 benefit of the Purchaser as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. Anyportion of the Mortgage Files retained by the Servicer shall be appropriately identified in the Servicer’s computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. The Servicer shall release its custody of thecontents of the Mortgage Files only in accordance with written instructions of the Purchaser, except when such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of anyMortgage Loan or Loans with respect thereto pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, such written instructions shall not be required. 

 

Section 2.05 Books and Records. 

 

The sale of each Mortgage Loan has been reflected on the Company’s balance sheet and other financial statements as a financing of assets by theCompany. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans that shall be appropriately identified in the Company’s computer system to clearly reflect the ownershipof the Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Company and/or the Servicer shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliancewith all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Fannie Mae or FHLMC, as applicable, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the FloodDisaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage of any condominium project as required by Fannie Mae or FHLMC, and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To theextent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Company and/or the Servicer may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche. 

 

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The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection byany Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

 

In addition to the foregoing, Company and/or the Servicer shall provide toany supervisory agents or examiners that regulate Purchaser, including but not limited to, the OTS, the FDIC and other similar entities, access, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to Company and/or the Servicer and withoutcharge to Company and/or Servicer or such supervisory agents or examiners, to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans that may be required by any applicable regulator. 

 

Section 2.06. Transfer of Mortgage Loans. 

 

The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it mayprescribe, 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 todeal 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 2.06 and the books and records of the Servicer showsuch person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunderbinding upon the Servicer unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an original counterpart of the instrument of transfer in an Assignment and Assumption of this Agreement substantially in the formof Exhibit D hereto executed by the transferee shall have been delivered to the Servicer. The Purchaser also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall mark its books and records to reflectthe ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and the previous Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. 

 

Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. 

 

The Company and/or the Servicer shall deliver and release to the Purchaser or its designee the Mortgage Loan Documents inaccordance with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The documents enumerated as items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (16) in Exhibit A hereto shall be delivered by the Company and/or the Servicer to the Purchaseror its designee no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date pursuant to a bailee letter agreement. All other documents in Exhibit A hereto, together with all other documents executed in connection with the Mortgage Loanthat the Servicer may have in its possession, shall be retained by the Servicer in trust for the Purchaser. If the Servicer cannot deliver the original recorded Mortgage Loan Documents or the original policy of title insurance, including riders andendorsements thereto, on the related Closing Date, the Servicer shall, promptly upon receipt thereof and in any case not later 

 

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than one hundred twenty (120) days from the related Closing Date, deliver such original documents, including originalrecorded documents, to the Purchaser or its designee (unless the Servicer is delayed in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office). If delivery is not completedwithin one hundred twenty (120) 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 deliver such document to Purchaser, orits designee, within such time period as specified in a Servicer’s Officer’s Certificate. In the event that documents have not been received by the date specified in the Servicer’s Officer’s Certificate, a subsequentServicer’s Officer’s Certificate shall be delivered by such date specified in the prior Servicer’s Officer’s Certificate, stating a revised date for receipt of documentation. The procedure shall be repeated until the documentshave been received and delivered. If delivery is not completed within one hundred eighty (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 recordingoffice, the Servicer shall continue to use its best efforts to effect delivery as soon as possible thereafter, provided that if such documents are not delivered by the 270th day from the date of the related Closing Date, the Company shall repurchasethe related Mortgage Loans at the Repurchase Price in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof. 

 

For each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Company shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the assignments of mortgage and any other fees in connection with the transfer of all originaldocuments to the Purchaser or its designee. Company shall prepare, in recordable form, all assignments of mortgage necessary to assign the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser, or its designee. Company shall be responsible for recording the assignments ofmortgage. 

 

In addition, in connection with the assignment ofany MERS Mortgage Loan, the Company agrees that it will cause, at its own expense, the MERS® System to indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Company to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement by including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loanswhich are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement) in such computer files the information required by the MERS® System to identify the Purchaser of such Mortgage Loans. The Company further agrees that it will not alter the information referenced in this paragraphwith respect to any Mortgage Loan during the term of this Agreement unless and until such Mortgage Loan is repurchased in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 

 

Servicer shall provide an original or duplicate original of the title insurance policy to Purchaser or its designee no laterthan ninety (90) days of the receipt of the recorded documents from the applicable recording office. 

 

Any review by the Purchaser, or its designee, of the Mortgage Files shall in no way alter or reduce the Company’s or the Servicer’s obligationshereunder. 

 

If the Purchaser or its designee discovers anydefect with respect to a Mortgage File, the Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee to, give written specification of such defect to the Servicer and the Company which may be given in the exception report or the certification delivered pursuantto this Section 2.07, or otherwise in writing and the Company shall cure or repurchase such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03. 

 

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The Servicer shall forward to the Purchaser, or its designee, original documents evidencing anassumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 within one week of their execution; provided, however, that the Servicer shall provide the Purchaser, or its designee,with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within one week of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified to be a true and complete copyof the original within sixty (60) days of its submission for recordation. 

 

From time to time the Servicer may have a need for Mortgage Loan Documents to be released from Purchaser, or its designee. Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee, upon the written request of the Servicer, withinten (10) Business Days, deliver to the Servicer, any requested documentation previously delivered to Purchaser as part of the Mortgage File, provided that such documentation is promptly returned to Purchaser, or its designee, when the Servicer nolonger 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 Purchaser. Servicer shall indemnify Purchaser, and its designee, fromand against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees) resulting from or related to the loss, damage, or misplacement of any documentationdelivered to Servicer pursuant to this paragraph. 

 

Section 2.08Quality Control Procedures. 

 

Each of the Company andthe 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 ofevaluating and monitoring the overall quality of its loan production and servicing activities. The program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in accordance with prudent mortgage banking practices and accountingprinciples; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized persons. 

 

Section 2.09 Near-term Principal Prepayments; Near Term Payment Defaults

 

In the event any Principal Prepayment in full is made by a Mortgagor on or prior to three months after the related ClosingDate, the Company shall remit to the Purchaser an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price Percentage over par multiplied by the amount of such Principal Prepayment. Such remittance shall be made by the Company to Purchaser no laterthan the third Business Day following receipt of such Principal Prepayment by the Company. 

 

In the event either of the first three (3) scheduled Monthly Payments which are due under any Mortgage Loan after the related Cut-off Date are not made during the month in which such Monthly Payments are due, then notlater than five (5) Business Days after notice to the Company by Purchaser (and at Purchaser’s sole option), the Company, shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser pursuant to the repurchase provisions contained in this Subsection3.03. 

 

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Section 2.10 Modification of Obligations. Purchaser may, without any notice to Company or theServicer, extend, compromise, renew, release, change, modify, adjust or alter, by operation of law or otherwise, any of the obligations of the Mortgagors or other persons obligated under a Mortgage Loan without releasing or otherwise affecting theobligations of Company or the Servicer under this Agreement, or with respect to such Mortgage Loan, except to the extent Purchaser’s extension, compromise, release, change, modification, adjustment, or alteration affects Company’s orServicer’s ability to collect the Mortgage Loan or realize on the security of the Mortgage, but then only to the extent such action has such effect or reduces the Servicing Fee. 

 

Section 2.11 Guarantee of Company’s Obligations under this Agreement. 

 

The Servicer guarantees the performance by the Company of the Company’sobligations under this Agreement, including without limitation, the repurchase and substitution obligations of the Company pursuant to Section 3.03 and the indemnification obligations of the Company pursuant to Section 8.01. 

 

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ARTICLE III 

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF

THE COMPANY AND THE SERVICER; REPURCHASE; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS

 

Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company and Servicer. 

 

The Company and the Servicer each represent, warrant and covenant to the Purchaser that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specificallyprovided herein: 

 

(a) Each of the Company and the Servicer isa corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all licenses necessary to carry out its business as now being conducted, and is licensed and qualified to transact business in andis in good standing under the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such licensing or qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such licensingor qualification and no demand for such licensing or qualification has been made upon such Company or Servicer by any such state, and in any event such Company or Servicer is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary toensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; 

 

(b) Each of the Company and the Servicer, as applicable, has the full power and authority and legal right to hold, transfer and convey each Mortgage Loan,to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized theexecution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and any agreements contemplated hereby, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and any agreements contemplated hereby, and thisAgreement and the related Term Sheet and each Assignment to the Purchaser and any agreements contemplated hereby, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Company and the Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance withits terms, and all requisite corporate action has been taken by each of the Company and the Servicer to make this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon each of the Company and the Servicerin accordance with their terms; 

 

(c) Neither the execution anddelivery of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, nor the origination or purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or thefulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet will conflict 

 

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with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company’s or the Servicer’s charter or by-laws ormaterially 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 Company or the Servicer is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitutea 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 Company or the Servicer or their properties are subject, or impair theability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans. 

 

(d)There is no litigation, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of Company’s and Servicer’s knowledge, threatened, or any order or decree outstanding, with respect to the Company or the Servicer which, either in any oneinstance or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, or which is reasonablylikely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company or 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 bythe Company or the Servicer of or compliance by the Company or the Servicer with this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, or the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or the consummation of the transactionscontemplated by this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; 

 

(f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the related Term Sheet is in the ordinary course of business of each of theCompany and the Servicer, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the related Term Sheet are not subject to bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions ineffect in any applicable jurisdiction; 

 

(g) The origination andservicing practices used by the Company and the Servicer, as applicable, and any prior originator or servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been legal and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the MortgageLoan Documents, and in all material respects proper and prudent in the mortgage origination and servicing business. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects with Accepted Servicing Practices. With respect to escrow deposits andpayments that the Servicer, on behalf of an investor, is entitled to collect, 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 arrangementsfor repayment thereof have not been made. All escrow payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. As to any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an escrow,escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every escrowed item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or other charges orpayments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note; 

 

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(h) Neither the Company nor the Servicer has knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect tothe Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that could reasonably be expected to cause investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause such Mortgage Loan to become delinquentor adversely affect the value or the marketability of the Mortgage Loan. The Company did not select the Mortgage Loans sold to Purchaser based on any adverse selection of mortgage loans in its portfolio that met Purchaser’s purchase parametersfor this transaction (as such parameters are set forth in the Confirmation), including without limitation, the location or condition of the Mortgaged Property, payment pattern of the borrower or any other factor that may adversely affect theexpected cost of foreclosing, owning or holding the Mortgage Loans or related Mortgaged Property or collecting the insurance or guarantee proceeds related thereto; 

 

(i) The Company will treat the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as a financing for accounting purposes and forfederal income tax purposes; 

 

(j) Servicer is an approvedseller/servicer of residential mortgage loans for Fannie Mae, FHLMC and HUD, with such facilities, procedures and personnel necessary for the sound servicing of such mortgage loans. The Servicer is duly qualified, licensed, registered and otherwiseauthorized under all applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations, if applicable, and is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans for Fannie Mae and FHLMC and no event has occurred which would make Servicerunable to comply with eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Fannie Mae or FHLMC; 

 

(k) Each of the Company and the Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenantcontained in this Agreement or the related Term Sheet. Each of the Company and the Servicer is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Company or the Servicer to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is notundertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company’s or the Servicer’s creditors; 

 

(l) No statement, tape, diskette, form, report or other document prepared by, or on behalf of, Company or the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or therelated Term Sheet or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will, as of the date such documentation is delivered by the Company or the Servicer, contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in anymaterial respect; 

 

(m) The Servicer acknowledges and agreesthat the Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Servicer, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of theMortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. In the opinion of Company, the consideration received by Company upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser under this Agreement and the related Term Sheet constitutes fair consideration for theMortgage Loans under current market conditions. 

 

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(n) Each of the Company and the Servicer has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements of itsparent, for its last two complete fiscal years. All such financial information fairly presents the pertinent results of operations and financial position for the period identified and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently appliedthroughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company or the Servicer since the date of the Company’s andServicer’s financial information that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; 

 

(o) The Company has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation inconnection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans; 

 

Section 3.02Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans. 

 

References in this Section to percentages of Mortgage Loans refer in each case to the percentage of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, based on the outstanding Stated PrincipalBalances of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, and giving effect to scheduled Monthly Payments due on or prior to the related Cut-off Date, whether or not received. References to percentages of Mortgaged Properties refer, in eachcase, to the percentages of expected aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loans (determined as described in the preceding sentence). The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as to each Mortgage Loan, as ofthe related Closing Date as follows: 

 

(a) The information setforth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the related Cut-Off Date; 

 

(b) The Mortgage creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien or a first priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real propertysecuring the related Mortgage Note subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors; 

 

(c) All payments due prior to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan have been made as of the related Closing Date;the Mortgage Loan has not been dishonored; there are no material defaults under the terms of the Mortgage Loan; neither the Company, the Servicer nor any subservicer has advanced its own funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advanceof funds from a party other than the owner of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Loan. As of the related Closing Date, all of the Mortgage Loans will have anactual Interest Paid to Date of their related Cut-off Date(or later) and will be due for the scheduled monthly payment next succeeding the Cut-off Date (or later), as evidenced by a posting to Servicer’s servicing collection system. No paymentunder any Mortgage Loan is delinquent as of the related Closing Date nor has any scheduled payment been delinquent at 

 

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any time during the twelve (12) months prior to the month of the related Closing Date. For purposes of this paragraph, aMortgage Loan will be deemed delinquent if any payment due thereunder was not paid by the Mortgagor in the month such payment was due; 

 

(d) The origination and collection practices used by the Company and the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in allrespects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing industry. The Mortgage Loan has been serviced by the Servicer and any predecessor servicer in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note. With respect toescrow deposits and Escrow Payments, if any, 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 notbeen made. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Servicer have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow Payments are being held by the Servicer forany work on a Mortgaged Property which has not been completed; 

 

(e) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments which have been recorded to the extent any such recordation is required by law, or,necessary to protect the interest of the Purchaser. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed except in connection with a modification agreement and which modification agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the termsof which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, from the terms thereof except in connection with an assumption agreement and which assumption agreement is part of the MortgageFile and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, Lender Primary MortgageInsurance Policy and title insurance policy, to the extent required by the related policies; 

 

(f) The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including, without limitation, the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms ofthe Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage Note or Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense ofusury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto; and as of the related Closing Date the Mortgagor was not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding;

 

(g) All buildings or other customarily insured improvementsupon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable under the Fannie Mae or FHLMC Guides, against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in the Fannie Mae or FHLMC Guide, as well as alladditional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. All such standard hazard policies are in full force and effect and contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Servicer and its successors in interest and assigns as loss payeeand such clause is still in effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the 

 

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Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the FederalInsurance Administration which policy conforms to Fannie Mae or FHLMC requirements and was issued by an insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae or FHLMC, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. The Mortgageobligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s costand expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Neither the Company, the Servicer (nor any prior originator, servicer or subservicer of any of the Mortgage Loans) nor any Mortgagor has engaged in any act or omission which hasimpaired or would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either; 

 

(h) Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures,consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects; none of the Mortgage Loans are classified as a (a) a “high cost” loan under the HomeOwnership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) a “high cost”, “threshold”, or “predatory” loan under any other applicable state, federal or local law; each of the Company and the Servicer maintains, and shallmaintain, evidence of such compliance as required by applicable law or regulation and shall make such evidence available for inspection at the Company’s and Servicer’s office during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice;

 

(i) The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled orsubordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordinationor rescission. The Servicer has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor’s failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Servicer waived any default resulting fromany action or inaction by the Mortgagor; 

 

(j) The Mortgage is avalid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems affixed to suchbuildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing securing the Mortgage Note’s original principal balance subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of generalapplication affecting the rights of creditors. The Mortgage and the Mortgage Note do not contain any evidence of any security interest or other interest or right thereto. Such lien is free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbranceshaving priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (1) the lien of non-delinquent current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and othermatters of the public record as of the date of recording which are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and either (A) which are referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the originator or otherwiseconsidered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan, or (B) which do not adversely affect the residential use or Appraised Value of the Mortgaged 

 

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Property as set forth in such appraisal, and (3) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do notindividually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgageor equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein, and theCompany has the full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser; 

 

(k) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are original and genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in all respects in accordance with its terms subject toprinciples of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors, and the Company has taken all action necessary to transfer such rights of enforceability to the Purchaser. All parties to theMortgage Note and the Mortgage had the legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan Documents are on forms acceptable to Fannie Mae and FHLMC. The Mortgage Note andthe Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of Company, the Servicer or the Mortgagor,or, to the best of Company’s and the Servicer’s knowledge, information and belief, and after due inquiry, on the part of any other party involved in the origination or servicing of the Mortgage Loan. The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan havebeen fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. Allcosts, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; 

 

(l) The Company is the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage Loan and theindebtedness evidenced by the Mortgage Note. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, the Servicer will retain the Mortgage File or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee intrust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of the Mortgage Loan. Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment to the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, were not subject to anassignment, sale or pledge to any person other than Purchaser, and the Company had good and marketable title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of anyencumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest and has the full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign the Mortgage Loan pursuant to thisAgreement and following the sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Company intends to relinquishall rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loan, except for the purposes of the Servicer servicing the Mortgage Loan as set forth in this Agreement. After the related Closing Date, neither the Company nor the Servicer will have anyright to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the 

 

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Mortgage Loan and neither the Company nor the Servicer will have any obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loanor substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to by the Company and/or the Servicer and the Purchaser; 

 

(m) Each Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable toFannie Mae or FHLMC (including adjustable rate endorsements), issued by a title insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae or FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptionscontained in (j)(1), (2) and (3) above) the Servicer, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and against any loss by reason of the invalidity orunenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choosethe carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. The Servicer, its successors and assigns, is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, such title insurance policy has been duly and validly endorsed to the Purchaser or theassignment to the Purchaser of the Servicer’s interest therein does not require the consent of or notification to the insurer and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect uponthe consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior holder or servicer of the related Mortgage, including the Company, the Servicer, nor anyMortgagor, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy; 

 

(n) There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no event which, with thepassage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, and to the knowledge of the Company or the Servicer, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; and neither the Company, theServicer, any subservicer, nor any prior mortgagee has waived any default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; 

 

(o) There are no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that underlaw could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to or equal to the lien of the related Mortgage; 

 

(p) All improvements subject to the Mortgage which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within theboundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property (and wholly within the project with respect to a condominium unit) and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property except those which are insuredagainst by the title insurance policy referred to in clause (m) above and all improvements on the property comply with all applicable zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances; 

 

(q) Each Mortgage Loan was originated by or for the Company pursuant to, and conforms with, the Company’s underwritingguidelines attached as Exhibit H hereto. The Mortgage Loan bears 

 

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interest at an adjustable rate (if applicable) as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and Monthly Paymentsunder the Mortgage Note are due and payable on the first day of each month. The Mortgage contains the usual and enforceable provisions of the Company at the time of origination for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal amount ofthe Mortgage Loan if the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder; 

 

(r) The Mortgaged Property is not subject to any material damage. At origination of the Mortgage Loan there was not, since origination of the MortgageLoan there has not been, and there currently is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. Neither the Company nor the Servicer has received notification that any such proceedings are scheduled to commenceat a future date; 

 

(s) The related Mortgage contains customaryand enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (1) in the case of a Mortgagedesignated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (2) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at atrustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage; 

 

(t) If the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified if required under applicable law to act as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees orexpenses, except as may be required by local law, are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale or attempted sale after default by the Mortgagor; 

 

(u) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal, if required, of the relatedMortgaged Property signed prior to the final approval of the mortgage loan application by a Qualified Appraiser, approved by the Servicer, who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the securitythereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Fannie Mae or FHLMC and Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery, andEnforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. The appraisal is in a form acceptable to Fannie Mae or FHLMC; 

 

(v) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage, whether asmortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (A) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the MortgagedProperty is located, and (B) (1) organized under the laws of such state, or (2) qualified to do business in such state, or (3) federal savings and loan associations or national banks or a Federal Home Loan Bank or savings bank having principaloffices in such state, or (4) not doing business in such state; 

 

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(w) The related Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of thecorresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to above and such collateral does not serve as security for any other obligation; 

 

(x) The Mortgagor has received and has executed, where applicable, alldisclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of such mortgage loans; 

 

(y) The Mortgage Loan does not contain balloon or “graduated payment” features; No Mortgage Loan is subject to a buydown agreement or containsany buydown provision; 

 

(z) The Mortgagor is not in bankruptcyand, the Mortgagor is not insolvent and neither the Company nor the Servicer has knowledge of any circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that couldreasonably be expected to cause investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or materially adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan; 

 

(aa) Each Mortgage Loan bears interest based upon a thirty (30) day month anda three hundred and sixty (360) day year. The Mortgage Loans have an original term to maturity of not more than thirty (30) years, with interest payable in arrears on the first day of each month. As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, on eachapplicable Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate will be adjusted to equal the sum of the Index, plus the applicable Margin; provided, that the Mortgage Interest Rate, on each applicable Adjustment Date, will not increase by more than theInitial Rate Cap or Periodic Rate Cap, as applicable. Over the term of each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate will not exceed such Mortgage Loan’s Lifetime Rate Cap. Each Mortgage Note requires a monthly payment which issufficient, during the period prior to the first adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate, to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the first day of such period over the then remaining term of such Mortgage Note and to pay interestat the related Mortgage Interest Rate; provided however, with respect to any Interest Only Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Note allows a Monthly Payment of interest only during the first 10 years from origination, and after the first 10 years fromorigination, the Mortgage Note requires a Monthly Payment of principal and interest, sufficient to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance over the then remaining term of such Mortgage Loan. As to each Mortgage Loan, if the related MortgageInterest Rate changes on an adjustment date, the then outstanding principal balance will be reamortized over the remaining life of such Mortgage Loan. No Mortgage Loan contains terms or provisions which would result in negative amortization. None ofthe Mortgage Loans contain a conversion feature which would cause the Mortgage Loan interest rate to convert to a fixed interest rate. None of the Mortgage Loans are considered agricultural loans; 

 

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(hh) In the event the Mortgage Loan had an LTV at origination greater than 80.00%, the excess of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan over 75.0% ofthe Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, or the lesser of the Appraised Value or the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a purchase money Mortgage Loan was insured as to paymentdefaults by a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Insurer. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV over 95%. All provisions of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force andeffect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No Mortgage Loan requires payment of such premiums, in whole or in part, by the Purchaser. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts known to the Company or the Servicerexists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, subjectto state and federal law, and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. No action has been taken or failed to be taken, on or prior to the Closing Date which has resulted or will result in an exclusion from, denial of, or defense tocoverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy (including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder tothe insured) whether arising out of actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the Company, the Servicer or the Mortgagor, or for any other reason under such coverage. The mortgage interest rate for the Mortgage Loan as setforth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any such insurance premium. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy obligates the Servicer to maintain the Lender Primary Insurance Policy and to pay all premiumsand charges in connection therewith; 

 

(ii) The Assignment is inrecordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located; 

 

(jj) Unless otherwise indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, none of the Mortgage Loans are secured by an interest in a leasehold estate. The MortgagedProperty is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a single parcel of real property or contiguous parcels bearing one legal description and tax assessment number with a detached single family residenceerected thereon, or a townhouse, or a two-to-four family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a de minimis planned unit development, provided, however, that noresidence or dwelling is a single 

 

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parcel of real property with a manufactured home not affixed to a permanent foundation, or a mobile home. Any condominiumunit or planned unit development conforms with the Company’s underwriting guidelines. As of the date of origination, no portion of any Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes, and since the Origination Date to the best of theCompany’s and the Servicer’s knowledge, no portion of any Mortgaged Property has been, or currently is, used for commercial purposes; 

 

(kk) Monthly Payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. TheMortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in monthly installments of principal, if applicable, and interest, which installments are subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Adjustment Date, withinterest calculated and payable in arrears; 

 

(ll) As of theClosing Date of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law, and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and,with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities; 

 

(mm) There is no pending action or proceeding directly involving theMortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgaged Property; and neither the Company nor the Servicerhas received any notice of any environmental hazard on the Mortgaged Property and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of saidproperty; 

 

(nn) The Mortgagor has not notified the Company orthe Servicer, and neither the Company nor the Servicer has knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; 

 

(oo) No Mortgage Loan is a construction or rehabilitation Mortgage Loan or was made to facilitate the trade-in or exchangeof a Mortgaged Property; 

 

(pp) The Mortgagor for each MortgageLoan is a natural person or an Illinois land trust or an inter vivos revocable trust acceptable to Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac; 

 

(qq) None of the Mortgage Loans are Co-op Loans; 

 

(rr) With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a prepayment penalty feature, each such prepayment penalty is enforceable and will be enforced by theServicer and each prepayment penalty is permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law. No Mortgage Loan will impose a prepayment penalty for a term in excess of five years from the date such Mortgage Loan was originated. Except as otherwise setforth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that contains 

 

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a prepayment penalty, such prepayment penalty is at least equal to the lesser of (A) the maximum amount permitted underapplicable law and (B) six months interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate on the amount prepaid in excess of 20% of the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan; 

 

(ss) With respect to each Mortgage Loan either (i) the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property securing such MortgageLoan was at least equal to 80 percent of the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated or (ii) (a) the Mortgage Loan is only secured by the Mortgage Property and (b) substantially all of theproceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire or to improve or protect the Mortgage Property. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, if the Mortgage Loan has been significantly modified other than as a result of a default or a reasonableforeseeable default, the modified Mortgage Loan will be viewed as having been originated on the date of the modification; 

 

(tt) The Mortgage Loan was originated by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of theNational Housing Act, a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority; 

 

(uu) None of the Mortgage Loans are simple interest Mortgage Loans and noneof the Mortgaged Properties are timeshares; 

 

(vv) All of theterms of the Mortgage pertaining to interest rate adjustments, payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance are enforceable, all such adjustments have been properly made, including the mailing of required notices, andsuch adjustments do not and will not affect the priority of the Mortgage lien. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has passed its initial Adjustment Date, the Servicer has performed an audit of the Mortgage Loan to determine whether allinterest rate adjustments have been made in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage; 

 

(ww) Each Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, each Assignment and any other documents required pursuant to this Agreement to be delivered to the Purchaser orits designee, or its assignee for each Mortgage Loan, have been, on or before the related Closing Date, delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee; 

 

(xx) Each Mortgage Loan complies with, and each of the Company and the Servicer and any subservicer has complied with,applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations and other requirements including, without limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity, real estate settlement procedures, the Federal Truth-In-Lending Act, disclosure laws and all applicablepredatory and abusive lending laws and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, the receipt of interest by the owner of such Mortgage Loan, will not involve the violation of any such laws, rules orregulations. None of the Mortgage Loans are (a) Mortgage Loans subject to 12 CFR Part 226.31, 12 CFR Part 226.32 or 226.34 of Regulation Z, the regulation implementing TILA, which implements the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, asamended, or (b) except as 

 

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may be provided in subparagraph (c) below, classified and/or defined, as a “high cost”, “threshold”,“predatory” “high risk home loan” or “covered” loan (or a similarly classified loan using different terminology under a law imposing additional legal liability for mortgage loans having high interest rates, points andor/fees) under any other applicable state, federal or local law including, but not limited to, the States of Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Arkansas, Kentucky or New Mexico or (c) Mortgage Loans subject to the New Jersey Home Ownership SecurityAct of 2002 (the “Act”), unless such Mortgage Loan is a (1) “Home Loan” as defined in the Act that is a first lien Mortgage Loan, which is not a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Act or (2) “Covered HomeLoan” as defined in the Act that is a first lien purchase money Mortgage Loan, which is not a High Cost Home Loan under the Act. In addition to and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Mortgage Loan for which the MortgagedProperty is located in New Jersey is a Home Loan as defined in the Act that was made, arranged, or assigned by a person selling either a manufactured home or home improvements to the Mortgaged Property or was made by an originator to whom theMortgagor was referred by any such seller. Each Mortgage Loan is being (and has been) serviced in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and applicable state and federal laws, including, without limitation, the Federal Truth-In-Lending Act andother consumer protection laws, real estate settlement procedures, usury, equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws. Each of the Company and the Servicer shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser’s inspection, asappropriate, and shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements; 

 

(yy) There is no Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003, which is secured by property located in the Stateof Georgia; 

 

(zz) No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were usedto finance single premium credit insurance policies; 

 

(aaa)Each Mortgage is in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of Fannie Mae’s Selling Guide; 

 

(bbb) No borrower was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher costproduct designed for less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan’s origination, such borrower did not qualify taking into account credit history and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered bythe Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator. If, at the time of loan application, the borrower may have qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered by any mortgage lending affiliate of theMortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage Loan’s originator referred the borrower’s application to such affiliate for underwriting consideration; 

 

(ccc) The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical principles which relate theborrower’s income, assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the extent of the borrower’s equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in approving such creditextension. Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the borrower had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan; 

 

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(ddd) With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upona prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the loan’s origination, the borrower agreed to such premium in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the loan’s origination, theborrower was offered the option of obtaining a mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a premium, (iii) the prepayment premium is disclosed to the borrower in the loan documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, and (iv)notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Servicer shall not impose such prepayment premium in any instance when the mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the borrower’s default in making the loan payments; and

 

(eee) No borrower was required to purchase any credit life,disability, accident or health insurance product as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No borrower obtained a prepaid single premium credit life, disability, accident or health insurance policy in connection with the origination ofthe Mortgage Loan; No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan. 

 

Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution. 

 

It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties setforth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Purchaser, or its designee, and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualifiedendorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination, or lack of examination, of any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by the Company, the Servicer or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties whichmaterially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. The Company shall have a period of sixty (60)days from the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such breach within which to correct or cure such breach. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that if any such breach is not corrected or cured within such sixty day period,the Company shall, at the Purchaser’s option and not later than ninety (90) days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price or, with the Purchaser’s prior consent and atPurchaser’s sole option, substitute a Mortgage Loan as provided below. In the event that any such breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01, and such breach is not cured within sixty (60) days of the earlierof either discovery by or notice to the Company of such breach, all Mortgage Loans shall, at the option of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Company at the Repurchase Price. Any such repurchase shall be accomplished by wire transfer ofimmediately available funds to Purchaser in the amount of the Repurchase Price. 

 

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If the Company is required to repurchase any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.03, the Companymay, with the Purchaser’s prior consent and at Purchaser’s sole option, within ninety (90) days from the related Closing Date, remove such defective Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and substitute another mortgage loan forsuch defective Mortgage Loan, in lieu of repurchasing such defective Mortgage Loan. Any substitute Mortgage Loan is subject to Purchaser acceptability. Any substituted Loans will comply with the representations and warranties set forth in thisAgreement as of the substitution date 

 

The Company and/or theServicer shall amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the removed Mortgage Loan from this Agreement and the substitution of such substitute Mortgage Loan therefor. Upon such amendment, the Purchaser shall review theMortgage File delivered to it relating to the substitute Mortgage Loan. In the event of such a substitution, accrued interest on the substitute Mortgage Loan for the month in which the substitution occurs and any Principal Prepayments made thereonduring such month shall be the property of the Purchaser and accrued interest for such month on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Company.The principal payment on a substitute Mortgage Loan due on the Due Date in the month of substitution shall be the property of the Company and the principal payment on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made due on such date shall be theproperty of the Purchaser. 

 

It is understood and agreed thatthe obligation of the Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan, and to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach ofthe foregoing representations and warranties. If the Company fails to repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Section 3.03, or fails to cure a defective Mortgage Loan to Purchaser’s reasonable satisfactionin accordance with this Section 3.03, or to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, that failure shall be an Event of Default and the Purchaser shall be entitled to pursue all remedies available in this Agreement as a result thereof. Noprovision of this paragraph shall affect the rights of the Purchaser to terminate this Agreement for cause, as set forth in Sections 10.01 and 11.01. 

 

Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 3.01 and 3.02shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) the earlier of discovery of such breach by the Company or the Servicer or notice thereof by the Purchaser to the Company or the Servicer, (ii) failure by the Company to cure such breach or repurchasesuch Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement. 

 

In the event that any Mortgage Loan is held by a REMIC, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan thatis not in default or as to which no default is imminent, no substitution pursuant to Subsection 3.03 shall be made after the applicable REMIC’s “start up day” (as defined in Section 860G(a) (9) of the Code), unless the Servicer hasobtained an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution will not (i) result in the imposition 

 

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of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of such REMIC (as defined in Section 860F of the Code) or otherwisesubject the REMIC to tax, or (ii) cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time. 

 

Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. 

 

The Purchaser represents, warrants and convenants to the Company and the Servicer that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specificallyprovided herein: 

 

(a) The Purchaser is a corporation, dullyorganized validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware 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, eachstate in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise except or not required under applicable law to effect such qualification or license; 

 

(b) The Purchaser has full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to purchase each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and the related TermSheet and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, deliveryand performance of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; 

 

(c) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the purchase of the Mortgage Loans, the consummation of thetransactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Purchaser’s charter or by-lawsor 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 Purchaser is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a defaultor 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 Purchaser or its property is subject; 

 

(d) There is no litigation pending or to the best of the Purchaser’sknowledge, threatened with respect to the Purchaser which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the purchase of the related Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet,or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Purchaser; 

 

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

 

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(f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet is inthe ordinary course of business of the Purchaser; 

 

(h) ThePurchaser will treat the purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the Company as a purchase for reporting, tax and accounting purposes; and 

 

(i) The Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every of its covenants contained inthis Agreement and the related Term Sheet. 

 

The Purchaser shallindemnify each of the Company and the Servicer and hold it harmless against any claims, proceedings, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expensesresulting from a breach by the Purchaser of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.04. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Purchaser set forth in this Section 3.04 to indemnify the Seller as providedherein constitute the sole remedies of the Seller respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. 

 

ARTICLE IV 

 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS

 

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 AcceptedServicing Practices, 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 theterms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices and 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 strict compliance withthe servicing provisions of the Fannie Mae Guides (special servicing option), which include, but are not limited to, provisions regarding the liquidation of Mortgage Loans, the collection of Mortgage Loan payments, the payment of taxes, insuranceand other charges, the maintenance of hazard insurance with a Qualified Insurer, the maintenance of mortgage impairment insurance, the maintenance of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, inspections, the restoration of MortgagedProperty, the maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, insurance claims, the title, management and disposition of REO Property, permitted withdrawals with respect to REO Property, liquidationreports, and reports of foreclosures and abandonments of Mortgaged Property, the transfer of Mortgaged Property, the release of Mortgage Files, annual statements, and examination of records and facilities. In the event of any conflict, inconsistencyor discrepancy between any of the 

 

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servicing provisions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and any of the servicing provisions of the Fannie MaeGuides, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and be binding upon the Purchaser and 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 anysuch 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 Purchaser, provided, however, thatunless the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer for more than ninety (90) days orforgive any 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 hasbeen agreed to in writing by the Purchaser and which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any suchprincipal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 4.04, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage LoanRemittance 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 allother comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Servicer may not enter into a forbearance agreement or similar arrangement withrespect to any Mortgage Loan which runs more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the first delinquent Due Date. Any such agreement shall be approved by Purchaser and, if required, by the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy insurer and LenderPrimary Mortgage Insurance Policy insurer, if required. 

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Mortgage Loan becomes subject to a Pass-Through Transfer, the Servicer (a) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, shall not permit any modification with respect to suchMortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate and (b) shall not (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to such Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) make or permit anymodification, waiver or amendment of any term of such Mortgage Loan that would both (i) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) or (ii) cause any REMIC tofail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on “prohibited transactions” or “contributions” after the startup date under the REMIC Provisions. 

 

Prior to taking any action with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject to aPass-Through Transfer, which is not contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer will obtain an 

 

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Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the trustee in such Pass-Through Transfer with respect to whether such action couldresult in the imposition of a tax upon any REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code)(eithersuch event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”), and the Servicer shall not take any such actions as to which it has been advised that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur. 

 

The Servicer shall not permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) inany 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 Section860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code. 

 

In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall employ Accepted Servicing Practices, giving due consideration to thePurchaser’s reliance on the Servicer. Unless a different time period is stated in this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, Purchaser shall be deemed to have given consent in connection with a particular matter if Purchaser does notaffirmatively grant or deny consent within five (5) Business Days from the date Purchaser receives a second written request for consent for such matter from Servicer as servicer. 

 

The Mortgage Loans may be subserviced by a Subservicer on behalf of the Servicer provided that the Subservicer is an entitythat engages in the business of servicing loans, and in either case shall be authorized to transact business, and licensed to service mortgage loans, in the state or states where the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if andto the extent required by applicable law to enable the Subservicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Subservicing Agreement, and in either case shall be a FHLMC or Fannie Mae approved mortgage servicer in good standing, and no eventhas 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 imposed by Fannie Mae or FHLMC, or whichwould require notification to Fannie Mae or FHLMC. In addition, each Subservicer will obtain and preserve its qualifications to do business as a foreign corporation and its licenses to service mortgage loans, in each jurisdiction in which suchqualifications and/or licenses are or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform or cause to be performed its duties under the related Subservicing Agreement. TheServicer may perform any of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may cause the Subservicer to perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Servicer of the Subservicer shall not release the Servicer from any ofits obligations hereunder and the Servicer shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of the Subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Servicer. The Servicer shall pay all fees and expenses of theSubservicer from its own funds, and the Subservicer’s fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee. Servicer shall notify Purchaser promptly in writing upon the appointment of any Subservicer. 

 

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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 the Subservicer and arrange 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 dutiesunder this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 and if requested to do so by the Purchaser, the Servicer shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer effective as ofthe 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 the Subservicer from the Servicer’s own funds without reimbursement from thePurchaser. 

 

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of thisAgreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and the Subservicer or any reference herein to actions taken through the Subservicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Purchaser and shallbe 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 the Subservicer for indemnification of theServicer by the Subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. The Servicer will indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from any loss, liability or expense arising out of its use of aSubservicer to perform any of its servicing duties, responsibilities and obligations hereunder. 

 

Any Subservicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving the Subservicer shall be deemed to be betweenthe Subservicer and Servicer alone, and the Purchaser shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of Purchaser to pay the Subservicer’s fees and expenses. Forpurposes 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 the Subservicer has received such payment. 

 

Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. 

 

Continuously from the date hereof until the date each Mortgage Loan ceasesto be subject to this Agreement, the Servicer will proceed diligently 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,Accepted Servicing Practices, and the terms and provisions of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable tothe Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the Servicer will take special care in ascertaining and estimating annual escrow payments, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable, so that theinstallments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. 

 

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In no event will the Servicer waive its right to any prepayment penalty or premium without the priorwritten consent of Purchaser and Servicer will use diligent efforts to collect same when due except as otherwise provided in the prepayment penalty rider to the Mortgage. 

 

Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage

 

The Servicer shall use its best efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Servicer would use in servicing loans forits own account, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and the best interest of Purchaser, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownershipof 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. Foreclosure or comparable proceedingsshall be initiated within ninety (90) days of default for Mortgaged Properties for which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments, subject to state and federal law and regulation. The Servicer shall use its bestefforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The Servicer, on behalf of thePurchaser, may also, in its discretion, as an alternative to foreclosure, sell defaulted Mortgage Loans at fair market value to third-parties, if the Servicer reasonably believes that such sale would maximize proceeds to the Purchaser in theaggregate (on a present value basis) with respect to those Mortgage Loans. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Servicer shall not be required to expend its ownfunds 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 Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for suchexpenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Servicer through Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05.Servicer shall obtain prior approval of Purchaser as to repair or restoration expenses in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The Servicer shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings and not less thanfive (5) days prior to the acceptance or rejection of any offer of reinstatement. The Servicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings or functions; provided, however, that it shall be entitled toreimbursement thereof from the related 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 Servicerhas reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection orreview is to be conducted by a qualified inspector at the Purchaser’s expense. Upon completion of the inspection, the Servicer shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing theenvironmental inspection report, the Purchaser shall determine how the Servicer shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. 

 

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In the event that a Mortgage Loan becomes part of a REMIC, and becomes REO Property, such property shallbe disposed of by the Servicer, with the consent of Purchaser as required pursuant to this Agreement, before the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, unless the Servicerprovides to the trustee under such REMIC an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holding of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, willnot result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause the transaction to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that certificates are outstanding. Servicer shall manage,conserve, protect and operate each such REO Property for the certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” withinthe meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(E) of the Code, or any “net income from foreclosure property” which is subject to taxation under the REMIC provisions of the Code. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such property, the Servicer shall eitheritself or through an agent selected by Servicer, protect and conserve such property in the same manner and to such an extent as is customary in the locality where such property is located. Additionally, Servicer shall perform the tax withholding andreporting related to Sections 1445 and 6050J of the Code. 

 

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 andgeneral assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts. The Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds, deposited in the Custodial Account shall at all times be insured by the FDIC up to the FDIC insurance limits,or must be invested in Permitted Investments for the benefit of the Purchaser. 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 aletter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit B hereto. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon the request of any subsequent Purchaser. 

 

The Servicer shall deposit in a mortgage clearing account on a daily basis,and in the Custodial Account or Accounts no later than 48 hours after receipt of funds, and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the Cut-off Date butallocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date: 

 

(i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments and related penalties, on the Mortgage Loans; 

 

(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted tothe Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; 

 

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(iv) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer in connection with any REO Property pursuant toSection 4.13 and in connection therewith, the Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with written detail itemizing all of such amounts; 

 

(v) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 4.08, 4.10 and 4.11, other than proceeds to be held in theEscrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Mortgage Loan Documents or applicable law; 

 

(vi) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are notreleased to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the loan documents or applicable law; 

 

(vii) any Monthly Advances; 

 

(viii) with respect to each full or partial Principal Prepayment, any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, to the extent of the Servicer’s aggregateServicing Fee received with respect to the related Prepayment Period; 

 

(ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.10 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy, such deposit shall be made from the Servicer’s own funds, withoutreimbursement therefor; and 

 

(x) any amounts required to bedeposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.13 or 6.02. 

 

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 chargesand 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 depository institution shall accrue to the benefit ofthe Servicer and the Servicer shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 (iv). The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any losses suffered with respect to investment of funds in theCustodial Account. 

 

Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals Fromthe Custodial Account. 

 

The Servicer may, from time totime, withdraw from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: 

 

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

 

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(ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Servicer’s right to reimburse itself pursuant tothis 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, it being understoodthat, in the case of such reimbursement, the Servicer’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Servicer is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Section 3.03, the Servicer’s rightto such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such Section and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan; 

 

(iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any unpaidServicing Fees(or REO administration fees described in Section 4.13), the Servicer’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related proceeds from Liquidation Proceeds,Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Fannie Mae Guides or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement; any recovery shall be made upon liquidation of the REO Property; 

 

(iv) to pay to itself as part of its servicing compensation (a) any interestearned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date), (b) the Servicing Fee from that portion of any payment or recovery as to interest with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan;

 

(v) to pay to itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan thathas been repurchased pursuant to Section 3.03 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date on which the related repurchase price is determined, 

 

(vi) to transfer funds to another Eligible Account in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof; 

 

(vii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Custodial Account by theServicer; 

 

(vi) to clear and terminate the Custodial Accountupon the termination of this Agreement; and 

 

(vii) to reimburseitself for any Nonrecoverable Advances. 

 

Section 4.06Establishment 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 ormore Escrow Accounts. The Escrow Account 

 

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shall be an Eligible Account. Funds deposited in each Escrow Account shall at all times be insured in a manner to providemaximum insurance under the insurance limitations of the FDIC, or must be invested in Permitted Investments. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Accountshall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit C. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon request to any subsequent purchaser. 

 

The Servicer shall deposit in a mortgage clearing account on a daily basis,and in the Escrow Account or Accounts no later than 48 hours 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 such items as required under theterms of this Agreement; 

 

(ii) all Insurance Proceeds which areto 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 the Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposesas shall be as set forth or in accordance with Section 4.07. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution to the extent permitted by law and, to the extent requiredby law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor in accordance with applicable law. The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any losses suffered with respect to investment of funds in the Escrow Account. 

 

Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. 

 

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

 

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

 

(ii) to reimburse Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only fromamounts 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 accordance with the terms of this Agreement; 

 

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(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 bylaw, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; 

 

(vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement. As part of its servicing duties, the Servicer shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Escrow Account, to the extent required by law, and to theextent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Account is insufficient, shall pay such interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor; and 

 

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

 

Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance ofPrimary 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 thestatus of primary mortgage insurance 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 applicablepenalty 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 amountssufficient 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 thetime 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 themaking 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 or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies issued by aQualified Insurer with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be terminated only with the approval of Purchaser, or as required by applicable law or regulation. The Servicer will not cancel orrefuse to renew any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy orLender 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 MortgageInsurance Policy or Lender 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 intopursuant to Section 

 

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6.01, the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or LenderPrimary 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 coverageunder the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender 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 or Lender 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 Purchaser, claims to the insurerunder any Private Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary topermit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender 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 Policyor Lender 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 Eligible Account from time to time. Such transfer shall be made onlyupon obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. 

 

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 acceptable to Fannie Mae or FHLMCand 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 principalbalance of the Mortgage Loan, and (b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, eachMortgage Loan shall be covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in effect with an insurance carrier acceptable to Fannie Mae or FHLMC, in an amount representingcoverage 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 theFlood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the term of the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer determines in accordance with applicable law and pursuant to the Fannie Mae Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located in a specialflood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Servicer shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtainsuch flood insurance coverage, and 

 

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if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within forty-five (45) days after suchnotification, the Servicer shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor’s behalf. The Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is atleast equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, 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 accordancewith Accepted Servicing Practices, 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 of the Mortgagor ormaintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to this Agreement, the Fannie Mae Guides or such applicable state or federal laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require suchadditional 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 (30) 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 notaccept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies are Qualified Insurers. 

 

Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy. 

 

In the event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy issued by an insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae orFHLMC insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section4.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Servicer shall, in the event that there shallnot have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section 4.10, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwisepayable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy ina timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and shall use its best efforts to obtain a statement from theinsurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser. 

 

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Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance. 

 

The Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond andan 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 Loan to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to theMortgage Loan. The Fidelity Bond 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 and fraud of such persons. The errors and omissionsinsurance shall protect and insure the Servicer against losses arising out of errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such errors and omissions insurance shall also protect and insure the Servicer against losses in connection withthe 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 4.12requiring the Fidelity Bond or 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 bond and insurance policy shall be at leastequal to the corresponding amounts required by Fannie Mae in the Fannie Mae Guides. Upon request by the Purchaser, the Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate from the surety and the insurer as to the existence of the Fidelity Bond anderrors 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 (30) days’ prior written noticeto the Purchaser. The Servicer shall notify the Purchaser within five (5) business days of receipt of notice that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy will be, or has been, materially modified or terminated. The Purchaser (or any party having thestatus of Purchaser hereunder) and any subsidiary thereof and their 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. Upon request byPurchaser, Servicer shall provide Purchaser with an insurance certificate certifying coverage under this Section 4.12, and will provide an update to such certificate upon request, or upon renewal or material modification of coverage. 

 

Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.

 

In the event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquiredin foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser or its designee, or in the event the Purchaser or its designee is not authorized or permitted to hold title to realproperty in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person orPersons as shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Servicer from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. Any Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shallacknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Purchaser. 

 

The Servicer shall notify the Purchaser in accordance with the Fannie Mae Guides of each acquisition of REO Property upon such acquisition (and, in anyevent, shall provide notice of the 

 

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consummation of any foreclosure sale within three (3) Business Days of the date Servicer receives notice of suchconsummation), together with a copy of the drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion of the Mortgaged Property obtained in connection with such acquisition, and thereafter assume the responsibility for marketing such REO property in accordancewith Accepted Servicing Practices. Thereafter, the Servicer shall continue to provide certain administrative services to the Purchaser relating to such REO Property as set forth in this Section 4.13. No Servicing Fee shall be assessed or otherwiseaccrue on any REO Property from and after the date on which it becomes an REO Property. 

 

The Servicer shall, either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer, and in accordance with the Fannie Mae Guides 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. The Servicer shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptlyupon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least monthly thereafter or more frequently as required by the circumstances. The Servicer shall make or cause to be made a written report of each suchinspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Servicer to the Purchaser. 

 

The Servicer shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within one yearafter title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the Servicer determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a longer periodthan one (1) year is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Servicer shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property. No REO Property shall be marketedfor less than the Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. No REO Property shall be sold for less than ninety five percent (95%) of its Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. All requests for reimbursement ofServicing Advances shall be in accordance with the Fannie Mae Guides. The disposition of REO Property 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 interests of thePurchaser (subject to the above conditions) only with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Servicer shall provide monthly reports to Purchaser in reference to the status of the marketing of the REO Properties. 

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may,at the Purchaser’s sole option, terminate the Servicer as servicer of any such REO Property without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Servicer shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursedfor any unreimbursed advances of the Servicer ‘s funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such REO Property notwithstanding anything tothe contrary set forth in Section 4.05. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such REO Property to the Purchaser orits designee. Within five (5) Business Days of any such termination, the Servicer shall, 

 

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if necessary convey such property to the Purchaser and shall further provide the Purchaser with the following informationregarding the subject REO Property: the related drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion, and copies of any related Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy claims. In addition, within five (5) Business Days, the Servicer shall provide the Purchaserwith the following information regarding the subject REO Property: the related trustee’s deed upon sale and copies of any related hazard insurance claims, or repair bids. 

 

Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date. 

 

With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall execute and deliver to the Mortgagor any and all necessary noticesrequired under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the maturity date if required under applicable law. 

 

Section 4.15 Optional Purchase of Defaulted Mortgage Loans. 

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan which as of the first day of a calendar quarter is delinquent in payment by 90 days ormore or is an REO Property, the Servicer shall have the right to purchase such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 3.21 of that certain Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July [29], 2004, among StructuredAsset Mortgage Investments II Inc., Homebanc Mortgage Trust 2004-1 as issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Purchaser; provided however (i) that such Mortgage Loan is still 90 days or more delinquentor is an REO Property as of the date of such purchase and (ii) this purchase option, if not theretofore exercised, shall terminate on the date prior to the last day of the related calendar quarter. This purchase option, if not exercised, shall notbe thereafter reinstated unless the delinquency is cured and the Mortgage Loan thereafter again becomes 90 days or more delinquent or becomes an REO Property, in which case the option shall again become exercisable as of the first day of the relatedcalendar quarter. 

 

ARTICLE V 

 

PAYMENTS TO THE PURCHASER

 

Section 5.01 Distributions. 

 

On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall distribute by wire transfer ofimmediately available funds to the Purchaser (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section4.05, plus (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03, plus, (iii) interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on any Principal Prepayment from the date of such Principal Prepaymentthrough the end of the month for which disbursement is made provided that the Servicer’s obligation as to payment of such interest shall be limited to the Servicing Fee earned during the month of the distribution, minus (iv) any amountsattributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the 

 

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preceding Determination Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period forsuch amounts. It is understood that, by operation of Section 4.04, the remittance on the first Remittance Date with respect to Mortgage Loans purchased pursuant to the related Term Sheet is to include principal collected after the Cut-off Datethrough the preceding Determination Date plus interest, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate collected through such Determination Date exclusive of any portion thereof allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, with the adjustmentsspecified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above. 

 

With respectto any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Remittance Date, the Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser 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 (2)percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall cover the period commencing with the day following the Business Day such payment was due and ending with the Business Day on whichsuch payment is made to the Purchaser, both inclusive. 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. On each Remittance Date, the Servicershall provide a remittance report detailing all amounts being remitted pursuant to this Section 5.01. 

 

Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser. 

 

The Servicer shall furnish to Purchaser an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Servicer’s assignedloan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the tenth calendarday of the following month on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Servicer, and no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month in hard copy, and shallcontain the following: 

 

(i) With respect to each MonthlyPayment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest onprincipal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 4.04); 

 

(ii) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; 

 

(iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Servicer during the prior distribution period; 

 

(iv) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans;

 

(v) the aggregate of any expenses reimbursed to the Servicerduring the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05; 

 

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(vi) The number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 30 to59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days, (3) 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; and 

 

The Servicer shall also provide a trial balance, sorted in Purchaser’s assigned loan number order, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, with each suchReport. 

 

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

 

In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendaryear, the Servicer shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser 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 for theapplicable portion of such year. 

 

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Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Servicer. 

 

Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding eachRemittance 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 principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interestnot allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date; provided, however, that the Servicermay use the Amount Held for Future Distribution (as defined below) then on deposit in the Custodial Account to make such Monthly Advances. The Servicer shall deposit any portion of the Amount Held for Future Distribution used to pay Monthly Advancesinto 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 Purchaser on such Remittance Date are less than the amount of payments required to be made to thePurchaser on such Remittance Date. 

 

The “Amount Held forFuture 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) LiquidationProceeds, Insurance Proceeds, and Principal Prepayments received or made in the month of such Remittance Date, and (ii) payments which represent early receipt of scheduled payments of principal and interest due on a date or dates subsequent to therelated Due Date. 

 

The Servicer’s obligation to make suchMonthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the date on which the Mortgaged Property liquidates (includingInsurance Proceeds, proceeds from the sale of REO Property or Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan unless the Servicer deems such advance to be nonrecoverable. In such event, the Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser anOfficer’s Certificate of the Servicer to the effect that an officer of the Servicer has reviewed the related Mortgage File and has made the reasonable determination that any additional advances are nonrecoverable. 

 

Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports. 

 

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

 

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ARTICLE VI 

 

GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES

 

Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements. 

 

The Servicer will, to the extent it has actual knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whetherby 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 wouldimpair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender 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 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 Noteand, 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 Purchaser and 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 issubstituted 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 practicesand procedures of the Servicer. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the amount of the Monthly Payment and the maturity date may not be changed (except pursuant tothe terms of the Mortgage Note). If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, the Servicer diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate thematurity of the Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability or assumptionagreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. All fees collectedby 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 ofthis 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. 

 

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Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. 

 

Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by theServicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Servicer will immediately notify the Purchaser by a certification, which certification shall include a statement to the effect that allamounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 have been or will be so deposited, of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of theportion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall no later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of such certification and request, release or cause to be released to the Servicer, the related Mortgage Loan Documents and,upon its receipt of such documents, the Servicer shall promptly prepare and deliver to the Purchaser the requisite satisfaction or release. No later than five (5) Business Days following its receipt of such satisfaction or release, the Purchasershall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Servicer the release or satisfaction properly executed by the owner of record of the applicable mortgage or its duly appointed attorney in fact. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument ofsatisfaction 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 Purchaser may have underthe mortgage instruments, the Servicer, upon written demand, shall remit within two (2) Business Days to the Purchaser the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Servicershall maintain the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance 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 theMortgage Loan, including for the purpose of collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Servicer and delivery to the Purchaser of a servicing receiptsigned by a Servicing Officer, release the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Servicer. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Servicer to return the related Mortgage documents to the Purchaser when the need therefor by theServicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney,or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Servicer hasdelivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of acertificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Servicer. 

 

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Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation. 

 

As compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitledto withdraw from the Custodial Account (to the extent of interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans) or to retain from interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans, the amounts provided for as the Servicer’s Servicing Fee, subjectto payment of compensating interest on Principal Prepayments as capped by the Servicing Fee pursuant to Section 5.01 (iii). Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 6.01, and late payment charges orotherwise shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. No Servicing Fee shall be payable in connection with partial Monthly Payments. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expensesincurred 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 Purchaser and the Master Servicer not later February 28 of each year beginning in February 2005, an Officers’Certificate in a form acceptable for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to a Form 10-K stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year and ofperformance 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 suchyear, 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 of cure provisions thereof. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Servicer tothe Purchaser upon request. 

 

Section 6.05 Annual IndependentCertified Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. 

 

Onor before February 28 of each year beginning February 28, 2005 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 thePurchaser in a form acceptable for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to a Form 10-K to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the Servicer’s servicing of mortgage loans ofthe 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 the uniform singleaudit 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 believeto be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Servicer to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer. In addition, on an annual basis, Servicer shall providedPurchaser with copies of its audited financial statements. 

 

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Section 6.06 Purchaser’s Right to Examine Company and Servicer Records. 

 

The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit at its expense uponreasonable notice to the Company and/or 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 Company and/or theServicer, or held by another for the Company and the Servicer or on its behalf or otherwise, which relates to the performance or observance by the Company and/or the Servicer of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement. 

 

The Company and/or the Servicer shall provide to the Purchaser and anysupervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, including but not limited to OTS, FDIC and other similar entities, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loansin the possession of the Company and/or 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 Company and/orthe Servicer, and in accordance with the federal government, FDIC, OTS, or any other similar regulations. 

 

Section 6.07 Annual Certification. 

 

(a) For so long as the Mortgage Loans are being master serviced by the Master Servicer, by February 28th of each year (or if not a Business Day, the immediately precedingBusiness Day), or at any other time upon thirty (30) days written request, an officer of the Servicer shall execute and deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser and the MasterServicer and their officers, directors and affiliates, certifying as to the following matters: 

 
 (i)Based on my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the Annual Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report and all servicing reports,officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted to the Master Servicer taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the date of this certification; 
 
 (ii)The servicing information required to be provided to the Master Servicer by the Servicer under this Agreement has been provided to the Master Servicer; 
 
 (iii)I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the Agreement and based upon the review required by this Agreement, and except as disclosed in theAnnual Statement of Compliance or the Annual 
 

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Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report submitted to the Master Servicer, the Servicerhas, as of the date of this certification fulfilled its obligations under this Agreement; and 

 
 (iv)I have disclosed to the Master Servicer all significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a reviewconducted in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the Agreement. 
 

(b) The Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and Master Servicer and their officers, directors, agents and affiliates from and against any losses,damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach by the Servicer or any of its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of its obligationsunder this Section 6.07 or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Purchaser or Master Servicer, then theServicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Purchaser or Master Servicer as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Purchaser or Master Servicer in such proportion as is appropriate to reflectthe relative fault of the Purchaser or Master Servicer on the one hand and the Servicer on the other in connection with a breach of the Servicer’s obligations under this Section 6.07 or the Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willfulmisconduct in connection therewith. 

 

ARTICLE VII 

 

REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY SERVICER

 

Section 7.01 Company and Servicer Shall Provide Information as ReasonablyRequired. 

 

The Company and the Servicer shall furnish tothe Purchaser during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable or appropriate in respect to the Purchaser, or otherwise inrespect to the Mortgage Loans and the performance of the Company and the Servicer under this Agreement, including any reports, information or documentation reasonably required to comply with any regulations regarding any supervisory agents orexaminers of the Purchaser all such reports or information to be as provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions as the Purchaser may reasonably request in relation to this Agreement or the performance of theCompany and the Servicer under this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Servicer agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate thepurpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. 

 

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In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may make available to a prospectivepurchaser audited financial statements of the Company and the Servicer for the most recently completed two (2) fiscal years for which such statements are available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two (2)fiscal years covered by any Consolidated Statement of Operations. If it has not already done so, the Company and the Servicer shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser or a prospective purchaser copies of the statements specified above. 

 

The Servicer shall make reasonably available to the Purchaser or anyprospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions and to permit any prospective purchaser to inspect the Servicer’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such prospectivepurchaser that the Servicer has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement. 

 

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ARTICLE VIII 

 

THE SERVICER

 

Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims. 

 

Each of the Company and the Servicer agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless 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 Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Company or the Servicer to observe and perform its duties, obligations, covenants,and agreements to service the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Servicer agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless 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 Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02 of this Agreement. Eachof the Company and the Servicer shall immediately notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party against Company or Servicer with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the consent of the Purchaser) the defense ofany such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, whether or not such claim is settled prior to judgment, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or thePurchaser in respect of such claim. The Company and the Servicer shall follow any written instructions received from the Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Purchaser shall promptly reimburse the Company and the Servicer for all amountsadvanced by it pursuant to the two preceding sentences except when the claim relates to the failure of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgages in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the breach of representation or warranty setforth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02, or the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Company or the Servicer. The provisions of this Section 8.01 shall survive termination of this Agreement. Nothing herein shall be construed to impose anyliability on either of the Company or the Servicer in the event it has, in good faith, complied with any instructions of Purchaser, which instructions are contrary to the terms and provisions of this agreement. 

 

Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company and Servicer.

 

Each of the Company and the Servicer will keep in full effectits 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 whichsuch 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 Company or the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from anymerger, conversion or consolidation to which the Company or the Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Company or the Servicer 

 

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whether or not related to loan servicing, shall be the successor of the Company or the Servicer hereunder, without theexecution 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, or the parent company of such successor orsurviving Person, shall be an institution (i) having a GAAP net worth not less than $25,000,000, (ii) which is a HUD-approved mortgagee whose primary business is in origination and servicing of first lien mortgage loans, and (iii) who is a FannieMae or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing; provided, however, that if such successor or surviving Person does not have a GAAP net worth of at least $25,000,000, the parent company of such successor or surviving Person shall act asguarantor with respect to such successor’s obligations under this Agreement. 

 

Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company, Servicer and Others. 

 

Neither the Company, the Servicer nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Company or the Servicer shall be under any liability to thePurchaser 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 Company or theServicer or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposedby reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, or any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company, the Servicer and any officer, employee or agent of the Company or the Servicer may rely in good faith on any documentof any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by the Purchaser respecting any matters arising hereunder. Neither the Company nor the Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is notincidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its reasonable opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Company or the Servicer may, with the consent ofthe Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in 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 liabilityresulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser will be liable, and the Company or the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand. 

 

Section 8.04 Servicer Not to Assign or Resign. 

 

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

 

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Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing. 

 

With respect to the retention of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loanshereunder, the Servicer acknowledges that the Purchaser 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 financialstanding 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, orsell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, other than in the normal course of business, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that theServicer may assign the Agreement and the servicing hereunder without the consent of Purchaser 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 approvedservicer 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 $25,000,000 and (iii) such affiliate shall deliver to the Purchaser a certification pursuant towhich 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.. 

 

Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.05, in the eventthat either the Company or the Servicer shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof without (i) satisfying the requirements set forth herein or (ii) the priorwritten consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the Company or the Servicer (other than with respect toaccrued but unpaid Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances remaining unpaid) or any third party. 

 

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ARTICLE IX 

 

DEFAULT

 

Section 9.01 Events of Default. 

 

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

 

(i) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any paymentrequired to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one (1) Business Day; or 

 

(ii) failure on the part of the Company or the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on thepart of the Company or the Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Company or the Servicer by the Purchaser,and the remedial period provided for herein has expired; or 

 

(iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets andliabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Company or the Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty(60) days; or 

 

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

 

(v) the Company or theServicer 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, orvoluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or 

 

(vi)Servicer ceases to be approved by either Fannie Mae or FHLMC as a mortgage loan seller or servicer for more than thirty (30) days; or 

 

(vii) the Company or the Servicer attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Company or the Servicer attempts, without theconsent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof; or

 

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(viii) the Servicer ceases to be (a) licensed to service first lien residential mortgage loans in anyjurisdiction in which a Mortgaged Property is located and such licensing is required, and (b) qualified to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is currently so qualified, but only to the extent such non-qualification materially andadversely affects the Servicer’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder; 

 

(ix) the Company or the Servicer fails to meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the last sentence of Section 8.02; 

 

(x) failure by the Servicer to duly perform, within the required time period, its obligations under Section 6.04, 6.05 or 6.07, which failure continuesunremedied for a period of fifteen (15) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by any party to this Agreement or by the Master Servicer; or 

 

(xi) failure by the Servicer to duly perform its obligations under Section2.11. 

 

Then, and in each and every such case, so long as anEvent of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company and the Servicer (except in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, in which case, automatically and without notice)Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicerunder 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 Company and the Servicer of such written notice (or, in the case of an Event of Defaultunder clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, in which case, automatically and without 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 thesuccessor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Purchaser, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor’s possession all Mortgage Files, anddo 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 theServicer’s sole expense. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to suchsuccessor 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 Purchaser may waive only by written notice any default by the Company orthe 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 everypurpose 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. 

 

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ARTICLE X 

 

TERMINATION

 

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 anyadvance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and the disposition of all remaining REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) by mutual consent of the Servicer and the Purchaser in writing; or (iii) terminationwith cause under the terms of this Agreement. 

 

ARTICLE XI

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 11.01 Successor to the Servicer. 

 

Prior to termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and dutiesunder this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.13, 8.04, 9.01, 10.01 (ii) or (iii), the Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint asuccessor 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 theServicer’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans asthe Purchaser 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 dutiesand 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 noaction 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 appointedpursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve the Company and/or the Servicer of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies available to the Purchaser thereunder and under Section 8.01,it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 and 8.01 shall be applicable to the Company and/or the Servicer notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Servicer, or the termination of thisAgreement. 

 

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Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company, theServicer and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer, with like effect as iforiginally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Servicer or this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Company and/or theServicer 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 Mortgage 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 andliabilities of the Servicer. Within ten (10) Business Days of the execution and delivery of such instruments, the successor shall reimburse the Servicer for unrecovered Servicing Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which wouldotherwise 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 by mail the Purchaser of such appointment. 

 

Section 11.02 Amendment. 

 

This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Company, the Servicerand the Purchaser by written agreement signed by the Company, the Servicer and the Purchaser. 

 

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Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement. 

 

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

 

Section 11.04 Governing Law. 

 

This Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws and except to the extent preempted by Federal law.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 ifpersonally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or certified mail, return receipt requested, or transmitted by telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, as follows:

 
 (i)if to the Company: 
 

HMB Acceptance Corp. 

2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 100 

Atlanta, GA 30319 Attention: 

Debra F. Watkins, EVP Capital Markets & Treasury 

Telecopier No.: (404) 705-2301 

 

With a copy to: 

 

HMB Acceptance Corp. 

2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 100 

Atlanta, GA 30319 

Attention: General Counsel 

Telecopier No.: (404) 303-4069 

 

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 (ii)if to the Servicer: 
 

HomeBanc Corp. 

2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 100 

Atlanta, GA 30319 Attention: 

Debra F. Watkins, EVP Capital Markets & Treasury 

Telecopier No.: (404) 705-2301 

 

With a copy to: 

 

HomeBanc Corp. 

2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 100 

Atlanta, GA 30319 

Attention: General Counsel 

Telecopier No.: (404) 303-4069 

 

(iii) if to the Purchaser: 

 

EMCMortgage Corporation 

Mac Arthur Ridge II, 

909 Hidden Ridge Drive, Suite 200 

Irving, Texas 75038 

Attention: Ms. Raylene Ruyle

Telecopier No.: 

 

With a copy to: 

 

Bear Stearns Mortgage Capital Corporation 

383 Madison Avenue 

New York, New York 10179 

Attention: Michelle Sterling 

 

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 beenreceived on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt). 

 

Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions. 

 

Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet which is prohibited or which isheld 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 prohibitedor 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

 

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such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or renderunenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law that 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 isnearly 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 orunless the context otherwise requires: 

 

(i) the terms definedin 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 assignedto 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 othersubdivisions of this Agreement; 

 

(iv) a reference to aSubsection 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; 

 

(vi) the term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration; and 

 

(vii) headings of the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are forreference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect. 

 

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Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents. 

 

This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, withoutlimitation, (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 bereproduced 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 oradministrative 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 shalllikewise be admissible in evidence. 

 

Section 11.10Confidentiality of Information. 

 

Each party recognizesthat, in connection with this Agreement, it may become privy to non-public information regarding the financial condition, operations and prospects of the other party. Each party agrees to keep all non-public information regarding the other partystrictly confidential, and to use all such information solely in order to effectuate the purpose of the Agreement, provided that each party may provide confidential information to its employees, agents and affiliates who have a need to know suchinformation in order to effectuate the transaction, provided further that such information is identified as confidential non-public information. In addition, confidential information may be provided to a regulatory authority with supervisory powerover Purchaser, provided such information is identified as confidential non-public information. 

 

Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage. 

 

For each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments is subject to recordation inall 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, suchrecordation to be effected by and at the Servicer’s expense in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option. 

 

Section 11.12 Assignment. 

 

The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company or the Servicer, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under thisAgreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, by executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto and theassignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. In no event shall Purchaser sell a partial interest in any Mortgage Loan without the written consent of Company and theServicer, which consent shall not be unreasonably denied. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee. The Company and the Servicer shall have the right, only with the consent of thePurchaser or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans. 

 

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Section 11.13 No Partnership. 

 

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

 

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 this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, the Servicer and the Purchaser and their respectivesuccessors and assigns. 

 

Section 11.15 Entire Agreement.

 

Each of the Company and the Servicer acknowledges that norepresentations, agreements or promises were made to the Company and the Servicer by the Purchaser or any of its employees other than those representations, agreements or promises specifically contained herein and in the Confirmation. TheConfirmation and this Agreement and the related Term Sheet sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto; provided, however, only this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be binding upon all successors of both parties. In theevent of any inconsistency between the Confirmation and this Agreement, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall control. 

 

Section 11.16. No Solicitation. 

 

From and after the Closing Date, each of the Company and the Servicer agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken byany of its agents or affiliates, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any Mortgage Loan to refinance the Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Notwithstandingthe foregoing, it is understood and agreed that (i) promotions undertaken by the Company and/or the Servicer or any affiliate of the Company and/or the Servicer which are directed to the general public at large, or segments thereof, provided that nosegment shall consist primarily of the Mortgage Loans, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements and (ii) responses to unsolicited requests or inquiriesmade by a Mortgagor or an agent of a Mortgagor, shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 11.16. This Section 11.16 shall not be deemed to preclude the Company and/or the Servicer or any of its affiliates from soliciting any Mortgagor forany other financial products or services. The Company and the Servicer shall use its best efforts to prevent the sale of the name of any Mortgagor to any Person who is not an affiliate of the Company or the Servicer other than as permitted by law.

 

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Section 11.17. Closing. 

 

The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on the related Closing Date. The closing shallbe either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall agree. 

 

The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions: 

 

(a) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the related Closing Date, theCompany shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette, or transmit by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the information contained in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet; 

 

(b) all of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Servicerunder this Agreement shall be materially true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute a material default under this Agreement; 

 

(c) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser’s attorneysshall have received in escrow, all documents required pursuant to this Agreement, the related Term Sheet, an opinion of counsel and an officer’s certificate, all in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed byall signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof; 

 

(d) the Company and the Servicer shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser (or its designee) on or prior to the related Closing Date all documents required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and therelated Term Sheet; and 

 

(e) all other terms and conditions ofthis Agreement, the related Term Sheet and the Confirmation shall have been materially complied with. 

 

Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuantto Section 2.02 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Company. 

 

Section 11.18. Cooperation of Company and Servicer with a Reconstitution. 

 

The Company, the Servicer and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after therelated Closing Date, on one or more dates (each a “Reconstitution 

 

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Date”) at the Purchaser’s sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a “Reconstitution”) ofsome or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: 

 

(a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a “Whole Loan Transfer”); or 

 

(b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more pass-through transfers (each, a “Pass-Through Transfer”).

 

The Company and the Servicer agree to execute in connectionwith any agreements among the Purchaser, the Company, the Servicer and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, or, at Purchaser’srequest, a seller’s warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement or similar agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, a pooling andservicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, (collectively the agreements referred to herein are designated, the “Reconstitution Agreements”). It is understood that any such Reconstitution Agreements willnot contain any greater obligations on the part of Company or the Servicer than are contained in this Agreement. 

 

With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Pass-Through Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, each of the Company and the Servicer agrees (1) tocooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate therepresentations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a “Reconstitution Date”). In that connection, the Company and the Servicer shall provide to suchservicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information (including servicing portfolio information) and appropriate verification of information (including servicing portfolioinformation) which may be reasonably available to the Servicer, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand; and (ii) such additionalrepresentations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company and the Servicer as are reasonably agreed upon by the Company, the Servicer and the Purchaser or anysuch other participant. In connection with each Pass-Through Transfer, the each of the Company and the Servicer agrees to provide reasonable and customary indemnification to the Purchaser and its affilates for disclosure contained in any offeringdocument relating to the Company, the Servicer or its affilates, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting standards of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs relating to the delivery of such information. All reasonableand customary costs, fees and expenses incurred by Company and the Servicer pursuant to this provision shall be reimbursed to it and be deemed a condition precedent to its execution of any Reconstitution Agreement(s). 

 

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All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, andserviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, the Servicer and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signedhereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. 

 
**EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION**  
Purchaser

By:
 
/s/ Dana Dillard

Name:
 
Dana Dillard

Title:
 
Senior Vice President
**HMB ACCEPTANCE CORP.**  
Company

By:
 
/s/ Charles W. McGuire

Name:
 
Charles W. McGuire

Title:
 
Secretary
**HOMEBANC CORP.**  
Servicer

By:
 
/s/ Debra F. Watkins

Name:
 
Debra F. Watkins 

Title:
 
Executive Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

CONTENTS OF MORTGAGE FILE 

 

Withrespect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the Servicer in the Servicing File or delivered to the Purchaser orits designee pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement. 

 

1. The original Mortgage Note endorsed “Pay to the order of                                        ,without recourse,” and signed via original signature in the name of the Servicer by an authorized officer, with all intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Servicer, together with any applicableriders. In no event may an endorsement be a facsimile endorsement. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Servicer in a merger, the endorsement must be by “[Company], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]”. If the MortgageLoan was acquired or originated by the Servicer while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by “[ Servicer] formerly known as [previous name]”. Mortgage Notes may be in the form of a lost note affidavit subject toPurchaser acceptability. 

 

2. Except as provided below and foreach Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. If in connection with any Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Servicer cannot deliver or cause to be delivered theoriginal Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the related Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been lost orbecause such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a photocopy of such Mortgage together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recordingoffice, an Officer’s Certificate of the title insurer insuring the Mortgage stating that such Mortgage has been delivered to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of suchMortgage certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Purchaser upon receipt thereof by the Servicer; or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage where a publicrecording office retains the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage with the recording information thereon certified by such public recording officeto be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage. With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN of the Mortgage Loans and either language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOMLoan or if the Mortgage Loan was not a MOM Loan at origination, the original Mortgage and the assignment thereof to MERS, with evidence of recording indicated thereon, or a copy of the Mortgage certified by the public recording office in which suchMortgage has been recorded; 

 

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3. The original or certified copy, certified by the Servicer, of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy,if required. 

 

4. In the case of each Mortgage Loan that is nota MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Assignment of Mortgage, from the Servicer to “Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., its successors and assigns, as nominee for EMC Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns, P.O. Box 2026,Flint, Michigan 48501-2026,” or otherwise in accordance with Purchaser’s instructions, which assignment of mortgage shall, but for any blanks requested by Purchaser, be in form and substance acceptable for recording. If the Mortgage Loanwas acquired or originated by the Servicer while doing business under another name, the Assignment must be by “[Servicer] formerly known as [previous name]”. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Servicer in a merger, the endorsementmust be by “[Servicer], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]”. None of the Assignments are blanket assignments of mortgage; 

 

5. The original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, or if the policy has not yet been issued, a written commitment orinterim binder or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow company. 

 

6. In the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, originals of all recorded intervening Assignments, or copies thereof, certified by the public recording office in which such Assignments have beenrecorded showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Servicer, with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such Assignment has been recorded or, if the original Assignmenthas not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Servicer. 

 

7. Originals, or copies thereof certified by the public recording office in which such documents have been recorded, of each assumption, extension,modification, written assurance or substitution agreements, if applicable, or if the original of such document has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Servicer. 

 

8. If the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or any other material document orinstrument relating to the Mortgage Loan has been signed by a person on behalf of the Mortgagor, the original or copy of power of attorney or other instrument that authorized and empowered such person to sign bearing evidence that such instrumenthas been recorded, if so required in the appropriate jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such instrument has been recorded or, if the original instrument has notbeen returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Servicer. 

 

9. reserved. 

 

10. Mortgage Loan closing statement (Form HUD-1) and any other truth-in-lending or real estate settlement procedure forms required by law. 

 

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11. Residential loan application. 

 

12. Uniform underwriter and transmittal summary (Fannie Mae Form 1008) or reasonable equivalent. 

 

13. Credit report on the mortgagor. 

 

14. Business credit report, if applicable. 

 

15. Residential appraisal report and attachments thereto. 

 

16. The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the MortgageNote. 

 

17. Verification of employment and income except forMortgage Loans originated under a limited documentation program, all in accordance with Company’s underwriting guidelines. 

 

18. Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment, in accordance with Company’s underwriting guidelines. 

 

19. Photograph of the Mortgaged Property (may be part of appraisal).

 

20. Survey of the Mortgaged Property, if any. 

 

21. Sales contract, if applicable. 

 

22. If available, termite report, structural engineer’s report, waterportability and septic certification. 

 

23. Any originalsecurity agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage. 

 

24. Name affidavit, if applicable. 

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Servicer may provide one certificate for all of the Mortgage Loans indicating that the documents were delivered for recording. 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT 

 

                    , 2004 

 

To:[                                        ]

(the “Depository”) 

 

As “ Servicer ” under the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004 Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (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“[                                                            ], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans”. All deposits in the account shall besubject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. 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 thedepository 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 BankInsurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. 

 

[                                        ]

By:
 
 

Name:
 
 

Title:
 
 

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT 

 

                    , 2004 

 

To:[                                        ]

(the “Depository”) 

 

As “Servicer” under the Purchase Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004 Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (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“[                                                            ], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors.” All deposits inthe account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. 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 thedepository 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 BankInsurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. 

 

[                                        ]

By:
 
 

Name:
 
 

Title:
 
 

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF PURCHASE, ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT 

 

This is an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this “AAR Agreement”) made as of July 29, 2004 (the “Closing Date”),among EMC Mortgage Corporation, (the “Assignor”), HomeBanc Mortgage Trust 2004-1, as issuer (the “Assignee”), HMB Acceptance Corp. (the “Company”), HomeBanc Corp. (the “Servicer”) and Structured Asset MortgageInvestments II Inc. (“SAMI II”). 

 

In consideration ofthe mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the residential mortgage loans (the “Assigned Loans”) listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the “Assigned Loan Schedule”) purchased by Assignor from Companypursuant to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2004, among the Assignor, the Servicer and the Company (the “Agreement”), and sub-serviced by HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation, shall be subject to the terms ofthis AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. 

 

Assignment and Assumption 

 

1. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor in the Assigned Loans and, as they relate tothe Assigned Loans, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Agreement. Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under any Mortgage Loans subject to the Agreement otherthan those set forth on Attachment l. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under the representations and warrantiescontained in Section 3.01 and Section 3.02 of the Agreement and the Assignor is retaining the right to enforce the representations and warranties set forth in those sections against the Company. 

 

Representations; Warranties and Covenants 

 

2. Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee, Company and Servicer as ofthe date hereof: 

 

a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a trueand accurate copy of the Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder;

 

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b. Assignor was the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans andany and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Agreement as it relates to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplatedherein, Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignor’s interests, rights and obligations under the Agreement as it relates to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claimsand encumbrances; 

 

c. Assignor has not received notice of, andhas no knowledge of, any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company or Servicer with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Agreement; 

 

d. Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed to any amendment or other modifications of, the Agreement. Assignor has no knowledgeof, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or any amendments or other modifications of, or assignment of rights or obligations under the Agreement; 

 

e. Assignor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and has allrequisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; 

 

f. Assignor has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplatedby this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or anymaterial agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery andperformance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered byAssignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee, Company and Servicer, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except asenforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whetherenforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; 

 

g. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor ofthis AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in theAssigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept transfer, pledge or other 

 

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disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or otherwise approached or negotiated withrespect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans, with any Person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action which would constitute adistribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1993 Act”) or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto;and 

 

h. Assignor has received from Company and Servicer, andhas delivered to Assignee, all documents required to be delivered to Assignor by Company and Servicer prior to the date hereof pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans. 

 

3. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor, Companyand Servicer as of the date hereof: 

 

a. Assignee is dulyorganized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Assigned Loans on behalf of the holders of HomeBanc Mortgage Trust 2004-1, Mortgage-BackedNotes, Series 2004-1; 

 

b. Assignee has full power andauthority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course ofAssignee’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee isnow a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and theconsummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution anddelivery by Assignor, Servicer and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization,insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

c. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, ordeclaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of thetransactions contemplated hereby; 

 

d. There is no action,suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to Assignee’s knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignee, would adversely affect Assignee’s execution or deliveryof, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement, or the Assignee’s ability to perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement; 

 

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e. The Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Assignor, Servicer and the Company all of theAssignor’s rights as Purchaser under the Agreement but solely with respect to the Assigned Loans. 

 

4. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: 

 

a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of theAgreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; 

 

b. Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under thelaws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to perform its obligations under the Agreement; 

 

c. Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate thetransactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions orprovisions of Company’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment ordecree which violation would have a material adverse effect on Company or its property or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation byit of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution anddelivery by Assignor, Assignee and Servicer, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization,insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

d. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, ordeclaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactionscontemplated hereby; and 

 

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e. No event has occurred from the applicable Closing Date to the date hereof which would render therepresentations and warranties as to the related Mortgage Loans made by the Company in Section 3.01 and Section 3.02 of the Agreement to be untrue in any material respect. 

 

5. Servicer warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: 

 

a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of theAgreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; 

 

b. Servicer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing underthe laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Agreement; 

 

c. Servicer has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AARAgreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Servicer’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, anyof the terms, conditions or provisions of Servicer’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Servicer is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule,regulation, order, judgment or decree which violation would have a material adverse effect on Servicer or its property or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR. The execution, delivery and performance by Servicer of this AARAgreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Servicer. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Servicer, and, upon the dueauthorization, execution and delivery by Assignor, Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Servicer, enforceable against Servicer in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited bybankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceedingin equity or at law; 

 

d. No consent, approval, order orauthorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Servicer in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Servicer of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation byit of the transactions contemplated hereby; and 

 

e. Servicershall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Agreement in favor of Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account previously established under the Agreement in favor ofAssignor. 

 

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Recognition of Assignee 

 

6. From and after the date hereof, Company and Servicer shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans and Servicer will service, or cause to beserviced, the Assigned Loans for Assignee as if Assignee and Servicer had entered into a separate servicing agreement for the servicing of the Assigned Loans in the form of the Agreement (as modified herein), the terms of which are incorporatedherein by reference. Each of the Company and the Servicer acknowledges and consents to (i) the assignment by the Assignor to the Assignee of all of the Assignor’s rights against the Company and the Servicer pursuant to the Agreement and to theenforcement or exercise of any right or remedy against the Company and the Servicer pursuant to the Agreement as assigned by the Assignor and (ii) the assignment by the Assignee to U.S. Bank National Association (the “Indenture Trustee”)of such rights and to the enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy by the Indenture Trustee, or the Master Servicer acting pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement (as defined below), against the Company and the Servicer pursuant to thisAAR Agreement as assigned by the Assignee. Such enforcement of a right or remedy by the Assignee, the Master Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, shall have the same force and effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced orexercised by the Assignor directly. 

 

In addition, each of theCompany and the Servicer hereby acknowledges that from and after the date hereof, the Assigned Loans will be subject to the Sale and Servicing Agreement (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of July 29, 2004, by and among theAssignor, the Assignee, the Indenture Trustee, SAMI II and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and securities administrator (the “Master Servicer”). Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicerhas the right to monitor the Servicer’s performance of its servicing obligations under the Agreement. Such right will include, without limitation, the right to terminate the Servicer under the Agreement upon the occurrence of an event ofdefault thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the Servicer under the Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by the Servicer under the Agreement, the right toexamine the books and records of the Servicer, indemnification rights, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by the Servicer. In connection therewith, the Servicer hereby agrees that allremittances required to be made with respect to the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Agreement shall be made in accordance with the following wire transfer instructions: 

 

HBMT 2004-1 Master Servicer Collection Account 

Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

ABA Routing Number: 121000248 

Account Name: SAS Clearing 

Account #3970771416 

FFC to: HBMT 2004-1, Account                     

 

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and the Servicer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, all reports required to be delivered under the Agreement to theAssignee and to the Master Servicer at: 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation 

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: HBMT 2004-1 

 

Each of the Company and the Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless SAMI II, each director of SAMI II, each officer of SAMI II who signed theRegistration Statement, the Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls SAMI II or the Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Party”) against any and all losses, claims, expenses,damages or liabilities to which the Indemnified Party may become subject, under the 1933 Act or otherwise, including, without limitation, with respect to disputes between the parties, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement or the omission or the alleged omission to state in the Prospectus Supplementa material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance uponand in conformity with information furnished in writing by the Company and the Servicer specifically for use in the sections of the Prospectus Supplement entitled “Mortgage Loan Origination” and “The Master Servicer and the Servicer -The Servicer.” 

 

It is the intention of Assignor, Company,Servicer and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. None of Company, Servicer or Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwisealter any of the terms or provisions of the Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. 

 

7. The Servicer guarantees the performance by the Company of theCompany’s obligations under this AAR Agreement and under the Agreement, including without limitation, the repurchase and substitution obligations of the Company pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Agreement and the indemnification obligations ofthe Company pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Agreement. 

 

Limitation of Liability

 

8. It is expressly understood and agreed by the partieshereto that (a) this AAR Agreement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not individually or personally but solely as owner trustee of HomeBanc Mortgage Trust 2004-1 (the “Trust”), in the exercise of the powers andauthority conferred and vested in it under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2004, by and among Wilmington Trust Company, SAMI II and the Indenture Trustee (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreementsherein made on the part of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust Company but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (c) under no circumstancesshall Wilmington Trust Company be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust underthis AAR Agreement. 

 

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Miscellaneous 

 

9. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed tohave been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: 

 
 a.In the case of Company, 
 

  HMB Acceptance Corp. 

  2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 100 

  Atlanta, Georgia 30319 

  Attention: General Counsel 

 
 b.In the case of Servicer, 
 

  HomeBanc Corp. 

  2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 100 

  Atlanta, Georgia 30319 

  Attention: General Counsel 

 
 c.In the case of Assignor, 
 

  EMC Mortgage Corporation 

  Mac Arthur Ridge II 

  909 Hidden Ridge Drive, Suite 200 

  Irving, Texas 75038 

  Attention: Ralene Ruyle 

  Telecopier No.: (972) 444-2810 

 

  with a copy to: 

 

  Bear Stearns Mortgage Capital Corporation

  383 Madison Avenue 

  New York, New York 10179 

  Attention: Ernie Calabrese 

  Telecopier No.: (212) 272-9529

 
 d.In the case of Assignee, 
 

  Wilmington Trust Company 

 

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  Rodney Square North 

  1100 North Market Street 

  Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001 

  Attention:                    

 

10. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and theobligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 

 

11. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party againstwhom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 

 

12.This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee, Servicer or Company may be merged or consolidated shall without the requirement for any further writing, bedeemed Assignor, Assignee, Servicer or Company, respectively hereunder. For purposes of this AAR Agreement, any Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this AAR Agreement entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing toany Master Servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this AAR Agreement. 

 

13. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans as contemplated in this AAR Agreement. 

 

14. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all suchcounterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

 

15.In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year firstabove written. 

 
EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONAssignorBy:Name:Title:HOMEBANC MORTGAGE TRUST 2004-1By: Wilmington Trust Company,not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner TrusteeAssigneeBy:Name:Title:HMB ACCEPTANCE CORP.CompanyBy:Name:Title:HOMEBANC CORP.ServicerBy:Name:Title:
 

 

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Acknowledged and Agreed:WELLS FARGO BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONMaster ServicerBy:Name:Title:STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC.By:Name:Title:U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONas Indenture Trustee for the holders of HomeBanc Mortgage Trust 2004-1, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2004-1By:Name:Title:
 

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ATTACHMENT l 

 

ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

(Provided Upon Request) 

 

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ATTACHMENT 2 

 

PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT 

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF TRIAL BALANCE 

 

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EXHIBIT G

 

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS AND RECEIPT 

 

RE: Mortgage Loan #                                                                            

 

BORROWER:                                                                                                    

 

PROPERTY:                                                                                                    

 

Pursuant to a Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”) among the Company, the Servicer and the Purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifiesthat he or she is an officer of the Servicer requesting release of the documents for the reason specified below. The undersigned further certifies that: 

 

(Check one of the items below) 

 

             On                                , the above captioned mortgage loan was paid infull or that the Servicer has been notified that payment in full has been or will be escrowed. The Servicer hereby certifies that all amounts with respect to this loan which are required under the Agreement have been or will be deposited in theCustodial Account as required. 

 

             The above captioned loan is being repurchased pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. The Servicer hereby certifies that the repurchase price has been creditedto the Custodial Account as required under the Agreement. 

 

             The above captioned loan is being placed in foreclosure and the original documents are required to proceed with the foreclosure action. The Servicer herebycertifies that the documents will be returned to the Purchaser in the event of reinstatement. 

 

             Other (explain) 

 

 

 

All capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. 

 

Based on this certification and the indemnities provided for in the Agreement, please release to the Servicer all original mortgagedocuments in your possession relating to this loan. 

 

Dated:                                        

 

By:                                                            

 

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Signature 

 

        Title 

 

Send documents to:                                                                                                    

 

 

 

Acknowledgement: 

 

Purchaser hereby acknowledges that all original documents previously released on the above captioned mortgage loan have been returned and received by thePurchaser. 

 

Dated:                                        

 

By:                                        

        Signature 

 

        Title 

 

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EXHIBIT H

 

COMPANY’S UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES 

 

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EXHIBIT I 

 

TERM SHEET 

 

This TERM SHEET (the “Term Sheet”) dated                    , among HMB Acceptance Corp., a Delaware corporation, located at 2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30319 (the“Company”), HomeBanc Corp., a Delaware corporation, located at 2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30319 (the “Servicer”) and EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, located at                     (the “Purchaser”) is made pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Purchase, Warranties andServicing Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of                     , among the Company, the Servicer and the Purchaser, theprovisions of which are incorporated herein as if set forth in full herein, as such terms and conditions may be modified or supplemented hereby. All initially capitalized terms used herein unless otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribedthereto in the Agreement. 

 

The Purchaser hereby purchases fromthe Company and the Company hereby sells to the Purchaser, all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed hereto as Schedule I, pursuant to and in accordancewith the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, as same may be supplemented or modified hereby. Hereinafter, the Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Purchaser and all subsequent transferees of the MortgageLoans pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement. 

 
1.Definitions
 

For purposes of the Mortgage Loans to be sold pursuant to this Term Sheet, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

 

Aggregate Principal Balance 

(as of the Cut-Off Date): 

 

ClosingDate:

 

Custodian:

 

Cut-off Date:

 

Initial Weighted Average 

Mortgage LoanRemittance Rate: 

 

Mortgage Loan:

 

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Purchase Price Percentage: 

 

Servicing Fee Rate:

 

Additional Closing Conditions:

 

In addition to the conditions specified in the Agreement, the obligation of each of the Company and the Purchaser is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to theapplicable Closing Date, of the following additional conditions: [None]. 

 

Additional Loan Documents: 

 

In addition to the contents of theMortgage File specified in the Agreement, the following documents shall be delivered with respect to the Mortgage Loans: [None] 

 
[Additional][Modification] of Representations and Warranties:
 

[In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in the Agreement, as of the date hereof, the Company makes the following additionalrepresentations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans: [None]. [Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Agreement, with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be sold on the Closing Date, the representation and warranty setforth in Section              of the Agreement shall be modified to read as follows:] 

 

Except as modified herein, Section              of the Agreement shall remain in fullforce and effect as of the date hereof. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respectiveduly authorized officers as of the date first above written. 

 
HMB ACCEPTANCE CORP.
By:
 
 

Name:
 
 

Title:
 
 

HOMEBANC CORP.

By:
 
 

Name:
 
 

Title:
 
 

EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION

By:
 
 

Name:
 
 

Title:
 
 

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

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