Exhibit 31(ii)
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                                CERTIFICATIONS

      I, Steve Bailey, certify that:


                        1.    I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all
                              reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in
                              respect of the period covered by this report on
                              Form 10-K of CWHEQ Home Equity Loan Trust,
                              Series 2006-S9 (the "Exchange Act periodic
                              reports");

                        2.    Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic
                              reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any
                              untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
                              state a material fact necessary to make the
                              statements made, in light of the circumstances
                              under which such statements were made, not
                              misleading with respect to the period covered by
                              this report;

                        3.    Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution,
                              servicing and other information required to be
                              provided under Form 10-D for the period covered
                              by this report is included in the Exchange Act
                              periodic reports;

                        4.    I am responsible for reviewing the activities
                              performed by the servicer(s) and based on my
                              knowledge and the compliance review(s) conducted
                              in preparing the servicer compliance
                              statement(s) required in this report under Item
                              1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed
                              in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the
                              servicer(s) have fulfilled their obligations
                              under the servicing agreement(s) in all material
                              respects; and

                        5.    All of the reports on assessment of compliance
                              with servicing criteria for asset-backed
                              securities and their related attestation reports
                              on assessment of compliance with servicing
                              criteria for asset-backed securities required to
                              be included in this report in accordance with
                              Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act
                              Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an
                              exhibit to this report, except as otherwise
                              disclosed in this report. Any material instances
                              of noncompliance described in such reports have
                              been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

                        In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably
                        relied on information provided to me by the following
                        unaffiliated parties: The Bank of New York, as
                        Trustee.

      Date: March 26, 2007

            /s/ Steve Bailey
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            Steve Bailey
            Senior Managing Director, Loan Administration