Document:

MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.,
                                    Depositor

                     WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                  Master Servicer and Securities Administrator

                                       And

                      WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                     Trustee

                         POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

                           Dated as of August 1, 2004

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             Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2004-A2

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I
         DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................    3

Section 1.01  Accounting ...............................................................................   37

ARTICLE II
         CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES ...............................   38

Section 2.01  Conveyance of Mortgage Loans to Trustee ..................................................   38
Section 2.02  Acceptance of Mortgage Loans by Trustee ..................................................   40
Section 2.03  Assignment of Interest in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement ...........................   43
Section 2.04  Substitution of Mortgage Loans ...........................................................   44
Section 2.05  Issuance of Certificates .................................................................   45
Section 2.06  Representations and Warranties Concerning the Depositor ..................................   46

ARTICLE III
         ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS ................................................   48

Section 3.01  Master Servicer ..........................................................................   48
Section 3.02  REMIC-Related Covenants ..................................................................   49
Section 3.03  Monitoring of Servicer ...................................................................   49
Section 3.04  Fidelity Bond ............................................................................   50
Section 3.05  Power to Act; Procedures .................................................................   50
Section 3.06  Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements ...............................................   51
Section 3.07  Release of Mortgage Files ................................................................   51
Section 3.08  Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for Trustee .....   52
Section 3.09  Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies ...................................   53
Section 3.10  Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds .........................................   54
Section 3.11  Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies ...................................   54
Section 3.12  Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and Documents .................   54
Section 3.13  Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans ................................................   55
Section 3.14  Compensation for the Master Servicer .....................................................   55
Section 3.15  REO Property .............................................................................   55
Section 3.16  Annual Officer's Certificate as to Compliance ............................................   56
Section 3.17  Annual Independent Accountant's Servicing Report .........................................   56
Section 3.18  Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission ....................................   57

ARTICLE IV
         ACCOUNTS ......................................................................................   59
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Section 4.01  Protected Accounts .......................................................................   59
Section 4.02  Master Servicer Collection Account .......................................................   60
Section 4.03  Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Master Servicer Collection Account ..........   61
Section 4.04  Distribution Account .....................................................................   62
Section 4.05  Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Distribution Account ........................   63

ARTICLE V
         CERTIFICATES ..................................................................................   65

Section 5.01  The Certificates .........................................................................   65
Section 5.02  Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates ....................................   65
Section 5.03  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates ........................................   71
Section 5.04  Persons Deemed Owners ....................................................................   71

ARTICLE VI
         PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS ................................................................   73

Section 6.01  Distributions on the Certificates ........................................................   73
Section 6.02  Allocation of Losses .....................................................................   76
Section 6.03  Payments .................................................................................   78
Section 6.04  Statements to Certificateholders .........................................................   78
Section 6.05  Monthly Advances .........................................................................   80
Section 6.06  Compensating Interest Payments ...........................................................   81
Section 6.07  Distributions on the REMIC I Regular Interests ...........................................   81

ARTICLE VII
         THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE DEPOSITOR .........................................................   83

Section 7.01  Liabilities of the Master Servicer .......................................................   83
Section 7.02  Merger or Consolidation of the Master Servicer ...........................................   83
Section 7.03  Indemnification of the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator .....   83
Section 7.04  Limitations on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others ...............................   84
Section 7.05  Master Servicer Not to Resign ............................................................   85
Section 7.06  Successor Master Servicer ................................................................   85
Section 7.07  Sale and Assignment of Master Servicing ..................................................   85

ARTICLE VIII
         DEFAULT .......................................................................................   87

Section 8.01  Events of Default ........................................................................   87
Section 8.02  Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor .................................................   88
Section 8.03  Notification to Certificateholders .......................................................   89
Section 8.04  Waiver of Defaults .......................................................................   90
Section 8.05  List of Certificateholders ...............................................................   90
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ARTICLE IX
         CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR .......................................   91

Section 9.01  Duties of Trustee ........................................................................   91
Section 9.02  Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Securities Administrator ...................   93
Section 9.03  Trustee and Securities Administrator Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans .......   95
Section 9.04  Trustee and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates ................................   95
Section 9.05  Trustee's and Securities Administrator's Fees and Expenses ...............................   96
Section 9.06  Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Securities Administrator ........................   96
Section 9.07  Insurance ................................................................................   96
Section 9.08  Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Securities Administrator ......................   97
Section 9.09  Successor Trustee and Successor Securities Administrator .................................   98
Section 9.10  Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities Administrator ...........................   98
Section 9.11  Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee ............................................   98
Section 9.12  Federal Information Returns and Reports to Certificateholders; REMIC Administration ......  100

ARTICLE X
         TERMINATION ...................................................................................  102

Section 10.01 Termination Upon Repurchase by the Depositor or its Designee or Liquidation
              of the Mortgage Loans ....................................................................  102
Section 10.02 Additional Termination Requirements ......................................................  104

ARTICLE XI
         MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ......................................................................  106

Section 11.01 Intent of Parties ........................................................................  106
Section 11.02 Amendment ................................................................................  106
Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement .................................................................  107
Section 11.04 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders ...............................................  107
Section 11.05 Acts of Certificateholders ...............................................................  108
Section 11.06 Governing Law ............................................................................  109
Section 11.07 Notices ..................................................................................  109
Section 11.08 Severability of Provisions ...............................................................  110
Section 11.09 Successors and Assigns ...................................................................  110
Section 11.10 Article and Section Headings .............................................................  110
Section 11.11 Counterparts .............................................................................  110
Section 11.12 Notice to Rating Agencies ................................................................  110
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                                    EXHIBITS

Exhibit A-1    -    Form of Class A and Class M Certificates
Exhibit A-2    -    Form of Class B Certificates
Exhibit A-3    -    Form of Class R Certificates
Exhibit B      -    Mortgage Loan Schedule
Exhibit C      -    [Reserved]
Exhibit D      -    Request for Release of Documents
Exhibit E-1    -    Form of Transfer Affidavit pursuant to Section 860E(e)(4)
Exhibit E-2    -    Form of Transferor Certificate
Exhibit F-1    -    Form of Transferor Representation Letter
Exhibit F-2    -    Form of Investor Representation Letter
Exhibit F-3    -    Form of Rule 144A Letter
Exhibit G      -    Form of Custodial Agreement
Exhibit H-1    -    Servicing Agreement
Exhibit I      -    Assignment Agreement
Exhibit J      -    Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
Exhibit K      -    Form Certification to Be Provided by the Master Servicer
                    With Form 10-K

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                         POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

      This Pooling and Servicing Agreement is dated as of August 1, 2004 (the
"Agreement"), among MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., as depositor (the
"Depositor"), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as master servicer (in
such capacity, the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator (in such
capacity, the "Securities Administrator") and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the "Trustee").

                              PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

      The Depositor intends to sell mortgage pass-through certificates
(collectively, the "Certificates"), to be issued hereunder in multiple classes,
which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in
the Mortgage Loans (as defined herein). As provided herein, the Trustee will
make, in accordance with Section 9.12, an election to treat the entire
segregated pool of assets described in the definition of REMIC I (as defined
herein), and subject to this Agreement, as a real estate mortgage investment
conduit (a "REMIC") for federal income tax purposes and such segregated pool of
assets will be designated as "REMIC I." The REMIC I Regular Interests will be
the "regular interests" in REMIC I and the Class R-I Certificates will be the
sole class of "residual interests" in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC
Provisions (as defined herein) under the federal income tax law. A segregated
pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests will be designated as
"REMIC II" and the REMIC Administrator will make a separate REMIC election with
respect thereto. The Class I-A, Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2, Class II-A-3, Class
M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates will
be "regular interests" in REMIC II, and the Class R-II Certificates will be the
sole class of "residual interests" therein for purposes of the REMIC Provisions
(as defined herein) under federal income tax law.

      The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the REMIC I
Pass-Through Rate, the initial Uncertificated Principal Balance and, solely for
purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the
"latest possible maturity date" for the REMIC I Regular Interest. The REMIC I
Regular Interests will not be certificated.

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           REMIC I                  REMIC I         Uncertificated     Latest Possible
Regular Interest Designation   Pass-Through Rate   Principal Balance   Maturity Date(1)
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             I-A                  Variable (2)      $      1,329.22    August 25, 2034
             I-B                  Variable (2)      $     37,975.92    August 25, 2034
             II-A                 Variable (2)      $        198.15    August 25, 2034
             II-B                 Variable (2)      $      5,658.65    August 25, 2034
             ZZZ                  Variable (2)      $436,300,539.39    August 25, 2034
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(1)   Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
      regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the latest
      possible maturity date for the Mortgage Loans has been designated as the
      "latest possible maturity date" for each REMIC I Regular Interest.

(2)   Calculated in accordance with the definition of "REMIC I Pass-Through
      Rate" herein.

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      The following table sets forth the designation, type, Pass-Through Rate,
aggregate Initial Certificate Principal Balance, Assumed Final Distribution
Date, initial ratings and certain features for each Class of Certificates
comprising the interests in the Trust Fund created hereunder:

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                               Original          Initial Pass-Through      Assumed Final
            Class     Class Certificate Balance          Rate            Distribution Date
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             I-A           $366,467,000.00             Variable           August 25, 2034
           II-A-1          $ 22,505,000.00             Variable           August 25, 2034
           II-A-2          $ 30,000,000.00             Variable           August 25, 2034
           II-A-3          $  2,100,000.00             Variable           August 25, 2034
             M-1           $  7,637,000.00             Variable           August 25, 2034
             M-2           $  2,836,000.00             Variable           August 25, 2034
             M-3           $  1,528,000.00             Variable           August 25, 2034
             B-1           $  1,527,000.00             Variable           August 25, 2034
             B-2           $  1,090,000.00             Variable           August 25, 2034
             B-3           $    655,701.33             Variable           August 25, 2034
             R-I                       N/A                N/A             August 25, 2034
            R-II                       N/A                N/A             August 25, 2034
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                                   ARTICLE I
                                   DEFINITIONS

      Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, shall
have the meanings specified in this Article.

      Accepted Master Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as
applicable, either (x) those customary mortgage master servicing practices of
prudent mortgage servicing institutions that master service mortgage loans of
the same type and quality as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the
related Mortgaged Property is located, to the extent applicable to the Trustee
or the Master Servicer (except in its capacity as successor to a Servicer), or
(y) as provided in the Servicing Agreement, to the extent applicable to the
Servicer, but in no event below the standard set forth in clause (x).

      Account: The Master Servicer Collection Account, Distribution Account and
any Protected Account as the context may require.

      Accrued Certificate Interest: With respect to each Class of Certificates,
an amount equal to the interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual
Period on the Class Certificate Balance thereof at the then-applicable
Pass-Through Rate. Accrued Certificate Interest on any Class of Certificates
will be reduced by the amount of (i) Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the
extent not offset by the Servicer or Master Servicer with a payment of
Compensating Interest as provided in Section 6.06), (ii) the interest portion of
Excess Losses allocated to such Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 6.02
and (iii) any other interest shortfalls not covered by the subordination
provided by the Class M Certificates and Class B Certificates, including
shortfalls as a result of the Relief Act or similar legislation or regulations,
with all such reductions allocated among all of the Certificates in proportion
to their respective amounts of Accrued Certificate Interest payable on such
Distribution Date which would have resulted absent such reductions.

      Affiliate: As to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by
or under common control with such Person. "Control" means the power to direct
the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. "Controlled" and
"Controlling" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. The Trustee may
conclusively presume that a Person is not an Affiliate of another Person unless
a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge to the contrary.

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

      Applicable Credit Rating: For any long-term deposit or security, a credit
rating of AAA in the case of Fitch or S&P. For any short-term deposit or
security, or a rating of F-1+ in the case of Fitch or A-l+ in the case of S&P.

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      Applicable Credit Support Percentage: With respect to any Class of
Certificates, the sum of the related Class Subordination Percentages of such
Class and all Classes of Subordinate Certificates which have a lower relative
priority of payment than such Class.

      Applicable State Law: For purposes of Section 9.12(d), the Applicable
State Law shall be (a) the law of the State of New York and (b) such other state
law whose applicability shall have been brought to the attention of the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee by either (i) an Opinion of Counsel
reasonably acceptable to the Securities Administrator and the Trustee delivered
to it by the Master Servicer or the Depositor, or (ii) written notice from the
appropriate taxing authority as to the applicability of such state law.

      Appraised Value: For any Mortgaged Property related to a Mortgage Loan,
the amount set forth as the appraised value of such Mortgaged Property in an
appraisal made for the mortgage originator in connection with its origination of
the related Mortgage Loan.

      Assignment: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or
equivalent instrument, in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the
jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of
record the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Trustee for the benefit of
Certificateholders, which assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket assignments covering
Mortgages secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the same county, if
permitted by law and accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel to that effect.

      Assignment Agreement: The National City Assignment Agreement, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit I.

      Assumed Final Distribution Date: For all Classes of Certificates, August
25, 2034, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business
Day.

      Available Funds: For any Distribution Date, the sum of the Group I
Available Funds and the Group II Available Funds.

      Average Loss Severity: With respect to any period and each Loan Group, the
fraction obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses for
the related Mortgage Loans for such period by (y) the number of related Mortgage
Loans which had Realized Losses for such period.

      Bankruptcy Code: The United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended as codified
in 11 U.S.C. ss.ss. 101-1330.

      Bankruptcy Loss Coverage Amount: As of any date of determination prior to
the first anniversary of the Cut-off Date, an amount equal to the excess, if
any, of (A) $104,376 over (B) the aggregate amount of Bankruptcy Losses
allocated solely to one or more specific Classes of Certificates in accordance
with Section 6.02. As of any date of determination on or after the first
anniversary of the Cut-off Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (1)
the lesser of (a) the Bankruptcy Loss Coverage Amount calculated as of the close
of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the most recent
anniversary of the Cut-off Date coinciding with or

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preceding such date of determination (or, if such date of determination is an
anniversary of the Cut-off Date, the Business Day immediately preceding such
date of determination) (for purposes of this definition, the "Relevant
Anniversary") and (b) the greater of

                  (A) the greater of (i) 0.0006 times the aggregate principal
      balance of all the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool as of the Relevant
      Anniversary having a Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination which exceeds 75%
      and (ii) $100,000; and (B) the greater of (i) the product of (x) an amount
      equal to the largest difference in the related Monthly Payment for any
      Non-Primary Residence Loan remaining in the Mortgage Pool which had an
      original Loan-to-Value Ratio greater than 80% that would result if the Net
      Mortgage Rate thereof was equal to the greater of (I) 5% or (II) the
      weighted average (based on the principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as
      of the Relevant Anniversary) of the Net Mortgage Rates of all Mortgage
      Loans as of the Relevant Anniversary less 1.25% per annum, (y) a number
      equal to the weighted average remaining term to maturity, in months, of
      all Mortgage Loans with a Loan-to-Value Ratio of greater than 80%
      remaining in the Mortgage Pool as of the Relevant Anniversary, and (z) one
      plus the quotient of the number of all Non-Primary Residence Loans with a
      Loan-to-Value Ratio of greater than 80% remaining in the Mortgage Pool
      divided by the total number of outstanding Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage
      Pool as of the Relevant Anniversary, and (ii) $50,000,

      over (2) the aggregate amount of Bankruptcy Losses allocated solely to one
      or more specific Classes of Certificates in accordance with Section 6.02
      since the Relevant Anniversary.

            The Bankruptcy Loss Coverage Amount may be further reduced by the
Depositor (including accelerating the manner in which such coverage is reduced)
provided that prior to any such reduction, the Depositor shall (i) obtain
written confirmation from each Rating Agency that such reduction shall not
reduce the rating assigned to any Class of Certificates by such Rating Agency
below the lower of the then-current rating or the rating assigned to such
Certificates as of the Closing Date by such Rating Agency and (ii) provide a
copy of such written confirmation to the Trustee.

      Bankruptcy Loss: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any Deficient
Valuation or Debt Service Reduction related to such Mortgage Loan as reported by
the Servicer to the Master Servicer.

      Book-Entry Certificates: Any of the Certificates that shall be registered
in the name of the Depository or its nominee, the ownership of which is
reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining
an account with the Depository (directly, as a "Depository Participant", or
indirectly, as an indirect participant in accordance with the rules of the
Depository and as described in Section 5.02 hereof). On the Closing Date, the
Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates and the Private Certificates)
shall be Book-Entry Certificates.

      Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, or (ii) a day
on which the New York Stock Exchange or Federal Reserve is closed or on which
banking institutions in the

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jurisdiction in which the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Servicer or the
Securities Administrator are authorized or obligated by law or executive order
to be closed.

      Certificate: Any mortgage pass-through certificate evidencing a beneficial
ownership interest in the Trust Fund signed and countersigned by the Trustee.

      Certificateholder or Holder: The Person in whose name a Regular
Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register, except that a
Disqualified Organization or non-U.S. Person shall not be a Holder of a Class R
Certificate for any purpose hereof.

      Certificate Owner: With respect to each Book-Entry Certificate, any
beneficial owner thereof.

      Certificate Register and Certificate Registrar: The register maintained
and registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof.

      Class: Collectively, Certificates which have the same priority of payment
and bear the same class designation and the form of which is identical except
for variation in the Percentage Interest evidenced thereby.

      Class A Certificate: Any of the Class I-A Certificates and Class II-A
Certificates as designated on the face thereof substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-1, executed by the Trustee and authenticated and delivered
by the Trustee, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and
therein.

      Class I-A Certificate: Any of the Class I-A Certificates.

      Class II-A Certificate: Any of the Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2 and Class
II-A-3 Certificates.

      Class A Certificateholder: Any Holder of a Class A Certificate.

      Class B Certificate: Any one of the Class B-1, Class B-2 or Class B-3
Certificates as designated on the face thereof substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2, executed by the Trustee and authenticated and delivered
by the Trustee, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and
therein.

      Class B Certificateholder: Any Holder of a Class B Certificate.

      Class B Percentage: The Class B-1 Percentage, Class B-2 Percentage or
Class B-3 Percentage.

      Class B-1 Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of
100% and a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates immediately
prior to such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (or related REO
Properties) immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

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      Class B-2 Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of
100% and a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates immediately
prior to such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (or related REO
Properties) immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

      Class B-3 Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of
100% and a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-3 Certificates immediately
prior to such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (or related REO
Properties) immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

      Class Certificate Balance: With respect to any Certificate as of any date
of determination, the Class Certificate Balance of such Certificate on the
Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination, plus, in the
case of a Class A Certificate and Class M Certificate, any Subsequent Recoveries
added to the Class Certificate Balance of such Certificate pursuant to Section
6.01, and reduced by the aggregate of (a) all distributions of principal made
thereon on such immediately prior Distribution Date and (b) without duplication
of amounts described in clause (a) above, reductions in the Class Certificate
Balance thereof in connection with allocations thereto of Realized Losses on the
Mortgage Loans and Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses on such immediately prior
Distribution Date (or, in the case of any date of determination up to and
including the initial Distribution Date, the initial Class Certificate Balance
of such Certificate, as stated on the face thereof); provided, however, that the
Class Certificate Balance of each Subordinate Certificate of the Class of
Subordinate Certificates outstanding with the highest numerical designation at
any given time shall be calculated to equal the Percentage Interest evidenced by
such Certificate multiplied by the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (B) the then aggregate Class
Certificate Balance of all other Classes of Certificates then outstanding. The
Class R Certificates shall not have Class Certificate Balances.

      Class M Certificate: Any one of the Class M-1, Class M-2 or Class M-3
Certificates as designated on the face thereof substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-1, executed by the Trustee and authenticated and delivered
by the Trustee, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and
therein.

      Class M Certificateholder: Any Holder of a Class M Certificate.

      Class M Percentage: The Class M-1 Percentage, Class M-2 Percentage or
Class M-3 Percentage.

      Class M-1 Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of
100% and a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates immediately
prior to such date and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (or related REO Properties)
immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

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      Class M-2 Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of
100% and a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates immediately
prior to such date and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (or related REO Properties)
immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

      Class M-3 Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of
100% and a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates immediately
prior to such date and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (or related REO Properties)
immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

      Class R Certificates: Any one of the Class R-I Certificates or Class R-II
Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-3 and evidencing the ownership of an
interest designated as a Residual Interest.

      Class Subordination Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date and
each Class of Subordinate Certificates, the fraction (expressed as a percentage)
the numerator of which is the Class Certificate Balance of such Class of
Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date and the
denominator of which is the aggregate of the Class Certificate Balances of all
Classes of Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

      Closing Date: August 30, 2004.

      Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

      Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

      Compensating Interest Payment: As defined in Section 6.06.

      Corporate Trust Office: The principal corporate trust office of the
Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business in
connection with this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date
of the execution of this instrument is located at Wachovia Bank, National
Association, 401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28288-1179,
Attention: Corporate Trust Group - Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., MLMI
Series 2004-A2, or at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time
to time by notice to the Certificateholders, the Depositor and the Master
Servicer.

      Curtailment: Any Principal Prepayment made by a Mortgagor which is not a
Principal Prepayment in Full.

      Custodial Agreement: An agreement, dated as of the Closing Date among the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian in substantially
the form of Exhibit G hereto.

      Custodian: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor
custodian appointed pursuant to the provisions hereof and of the Custodial
Agreement.

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      Cut-off Date: August 1, 2004.

      Debt Service Reduction: Any reduction of the Monthly Payments which a
Mortgagor is obligated to pay with respect to a Mortgage Loan as a result of any
proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar state law or other
proceeding.

      Defective Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by one
or more Substitute Mortgage Loans.

      Deficient Valuation: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation of the
related Mortgaged Property by a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount
less than the then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, which
valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.

      Depositor: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
or any successor in interest.

      Depository: The Depository Trust Company, the nominee of which is Cede &
Co., or any successor thereto.

      Depository Participant: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial
institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Depository effects
book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

      Designated Depository Institution: A depository institution (commercial
bank, federal savings bank, mutual savings bank or savings and loan association)
or trust company (which may include the Trustee), the deposits of which are
fully insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by law.

      Determination Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Determination
Date as defined in the Servicing Agreement.

      Disqualified Organization: Any of the following: (i) the United States,
any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States,
or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an
instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to
tax and, except for Freddie Mac or any successor thereto, a majority of its
board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) any foreign
government, any international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of
any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization (other than certain farmers'
cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt from the tax
imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of
the Code on unrelated business taxable income), (iv) rural electric and
telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code or (v) any
other Person so designated by the Trustee based upon an Opinion of Counsel that
the holding of an ownership interest in a Residual Certificate by such Person
may cause any REMIC contained in the Trust or any Person having an ownership
interest in the Residual Certificate (other than such Person) to incur a
liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be
imposed but for the transfer of an ownership interest in a Residual Certificate
to such Person. The terms

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"United States," "State" and "international organization" shall have the
meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

      Distribution Account: The trust account or accounts created and maintained
pursuant to Section 4.04, which shall be denominated "Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as Trustee f/b/o holders of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2004-A2 - Distribution Account."
The Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account.

      Distribution Account Deposit Date: The Business Day prior to each
Distribution Date.

      Distribution Date: The 25th day of any month, beginning in the month
immediately following the month of the Closing Date, or, if such 25th day is not
a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following.

      Due Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the date in each month on
which its Monthly Payment is due if such due date is the first day of a month
and otherwise is deemed to be the first day of the following month or such other
date specified in the Servicing Agreement.

      Due Period: With respect to any Distribution Date and each Mortgage Loan,
the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month in
which the Distribution Date occurs and ending at the close of business on the
first day of the month in which the Distribution Date occurs.

      Eligible Account: Any of (i) a segregated account maintained with a
federal or state chartered depository institution (A) the short-term obligations
of which are rated A-1 or better by S&P and P-1 by Moody's at the time of any
deposit therein or (B) insured by the FDIC (to the limits established by such
Corporation), the uninsured deposits in which account are otherwise secured such
that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (obtained by the Person requesting
that the account be held pursuant to this clause (i)) delivered to the Trustee
prior to the establishment of such account, the Certificateholders will have a
claim with respect to the funds in such account and a perfected first priority
security interest against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted
Investments, each of which shall mature not later than the Business Day
immediately preceding the Distribution Date next following the date of
investment in such collateral or the Distribution Date if such Permitted
Investment is an obligation of the institution that maintains the Distribution
Account) securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other depositors
or general creditors of the depository institution with which such account is
maintained, (ii) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a
federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company with trust
powers acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iii) a segregated account or
accounts of a depository institution acceptable to the Rating Agencies (as
evidenced in writing by the Rating Agencies that use of any such account as the
Distribution Account will not have an adverse effect on the then-current ratings
assigned to the Classes of the Certificates then rated by the Rating Agencies).
Eligible Accounts may bear interest.

      ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

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      ERISA-Restricted Certificates: Any of the Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3,
Class R-I or Class R-II Certificates.

      Event of Default: An event of default described in Section 8.01.

      Excess Liquidation Proceeds: To the extent that such amount is not
required by law to be paid to the related Mortgagor, the amount, if any, by
which Liquidation Proceeds with respect to a Liquidated Mortgage Loan exceed the
sum of (i) the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan and accrued
but unpaid interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate through the last day
of the month in which the related Liquidation Date occurs, plus (ii) related
Liquidation Expenses.

      Excess Losses: (i) Special Hazard Losses in excess of the Special Hazard
Loss Coverage Amount, (ii) Bankruptcy Losses in excess of the Bankruptcy Loss
Coverage Amount, (iii) Fraud Losses in excess of the Fraud Loss Amount and (iv)
Extraordinary Losses.

      Extraordinary Loss: Any Realized Loss or portion thereof caused by or
resulting from:

            (i) nuclear or chemical reaction or nuclear radiation or radioactive
      or chemical contamination, all whether controlled or uncontrolled and
      whether such loss be direct or indirect, proximate or remote or be in
      whole or in part caused by, contributed to or aggravated by a peril
      covered by the definition of the term "Special Hazard Loss";

            (ii) hostile or warlike action in time of peace or war, including
      action in hindering, combating or defending against an actual, impending
      or expected attack by any government or sovereign power, de jure or de
      facto, or by any authority maintaining or using military, naval or air
      forces, or by military, naval or air forces, or by an agent of any such
      government, power, authority or forces;

            (iii) any weapon of war employing atomic fission or radioactive
      forces whether in time of peace or war, and

            (iv) insurrection, rebellion, revolution, civil war, usurped power
      or action taken by governmental authority in hindering, combating or
      defending against such an occurrence, seizure or destruction under
      quarantine or customs regulations, confiscation by order of any government
      or public authority, or risks of contraband or illegal transactions or
      trade.

      Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses: Any amounts reimbursable to the Master
Servicer or the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement, including but not limited
to Sections 4.03, 4.05 and 7.04, any amounts reimbursable to the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator from the Trust Fund pursuant to this Agreement,
including but not limited to Section 9.05, and any other costs, expenses,
liabilities and losses borne by the Trust Fund (exclusive of any cost, expense,
liability or loss that is specific to a particular Mortgage Loan or REO Property
and is taken into account in calculating a Realized Loss in respect thereof) for
which the Trust Fund has not and, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the
Trustee, shall not, obtain reimbursement or indemnification from any other
Person.

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

      FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.

      Final Certification: The certification substantially in the form of
Exhibit Two to the Custodial Agreement.

      Fitch: Fitch Ratings or its successor in interest.

      Fraud Loss Amount: Initially, approximately $4,363,457. As of any date of
determination after the Cut-off Date, the Fraud Loss Amount shall equal: (X)
prior to the first anniversary of the Cut-off Date, (1) the lesser of (a) the
Fraud Loss Amount as of the Cut-off Date and (b) 2.00% of the aggregate
principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date minus (2)
the aggregate amounts allocated through Subordination with respect to Fraud
Losses as of the Cut-off Date up to such date of determination, (Y) from the
first to the second anniversary of the Cut-off Date, (1) the lesser of (a) the
Fraud Loss Amount as of the first anniversary of the Cut-off Date and (b) 2.00%
of the aggregate principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the first
anniversary of the Cut-off Date minus (2) the aggregate amounts allocated
through Subordination with respect to Fraud Losses since the first anniversary
of the Cut-off Date up to such date of determination and (Z) from the third to
the fifth anniversary of the Cut-off Date, (1) the lesser of (a) the Fraud Loss
Amount as of the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date and (b) 1.00% of
the aggregate principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the most
recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date minus (2) the aggregate amounts allocated
through Subordination with respect to Fraud Losses since the most recent
anniversary of the Cut-off Date up to such date of determination. On and after
the fifth anniversary of the Cut-off Date, the Fraud Loss Amount shall be zero
and Fraud Losses shall not be allocated through Subordination.

      The Fraud Loss Amount may be further reduced by the Depositor (including
accelerating the manner in which such coverage is reduced) provided that prior
to any such reduction, the Depositor shall (i) obtain written confirmation from
each Rating Agency that such reduction shall not reduce the rating assigned to
any Class of Certificates by such Rating Agency below the lower of the
then-current rating or the rating assigned to such Certificates as of the
Closing Date by such Rating Agency and (ii) provide a copy of such written
confirmation to the Trustee.

      Fraud Losses: Losses sustained on a Liquidated Mortgage Loan by reason of
a default arising from fraud, dishonesty or misrepresentation as reported by the
Servicer to the Master Servicer.

      Freddie Mac: Freddie Mac, formerly the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, or any successor thereto.

      Global Certificate: Any Private Certificate registered in the name of the
Depository or its nominee, beneficial interests in which are reflected on the
books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with
such Depository (directly or as an indirect participant in accordance with the
rules of such depository).

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      Gross Margin: As to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage set forth in
the related Mortgage Note and indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule which
percentage is added to the related Index on each Interest Adjustment Date to
determine (subject to rounding, the minimum and maximum Mortgage Interest Rate
and the Periodic Rate Cap) the Mortgage Interest Rate until the next Interest
Adjustment Date.

      Group I Available Funds: With respect to any Distribution Date and the
Group I Mortgage Loans, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the sum of (a) the
aggregate of the related Monthly Payments received on or prior to the related
Determination Date, (b) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Principal
Prepayments, Subsequent Recoveries and other unscheduled recoveries of principal
and interest in respect of the Group I Mortgage Loans during the related
Prepayment Period, (c) the aggregate of any amounts received in respect of a
related REO Property withdrawn from any Protected Account and deposited in the
Master Servicer Collection Account for such Distribution Date, (d) the aggregate
of any amounts deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account by the
Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of related Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls for such Distribution Date and (e) the aggregate of any related
Monthly Advances made by the Servicer or the Master Servicer for such
Distribution Date, over (ii) the sum of (a) related amounts reimbursable or
payable to the Servicer or the Master Servicer pursuant to Sections 4.03 and
4.05, (b) related Stayed Funds, (c) related amounts deposited in the Master
Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution Account, as the case may be, in
error and (d) any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses.

      Group I Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified as such on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.

      Group I Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the percentage indicated below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Group I Senior Accelerated
              Distribution Date                        Distribution Percentage
      ----------------------------------     ------------------------------------------
<S>                                          <C>
      September 2004 through August 2014     100%

      September 2014 through August 2015     Group I Senior Percentage, plus 70% of the
                                             Group I Subordinate Percentage

      September 2015 through August 2016     Group I Senior Percentage, plus 60% of the
                                             Group I Subordinate Percentage

      September 2016 through August 2017     Group I Senior Percentage, plus 40% of the
                                             Group I Subordinate Percentage

      September 2017 through August 2018     Group I Senior Percentage, plus 20% of the
                                             Group I Subordinate Percentage

      September 2018 and thereafter          Group I Senior Percentage
</TABLE>

provided, however, (i) that any scheduled reduction to the Group I Senior
Accelerated Distribution Percentage described above shall not occur as of any
Distribution Date unless either

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(a)(1)(x) the outstanding principal balance of Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days
or more (including foreclosure and REO Property) averaged over the last six
months as a percentage of the aggregate outstanding Class Certificate Balance of
the Class M Certificates and the Class B Certificates, is less than 50%, or (y)
the outstanding principal balance of Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more
(including foreclosure and REO Property) averaged over the last six months, as a
percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans
averaged over the last six months, does not exceed 2% and (2) Realized Losses on
the Mortgage Loans to date for such Distribution Date if occurring during the
eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth or fifteenth year (or any year
thereafter) after the Closing Date are less than 30%, 35%, 40%, 45% or 50%,
respectively, of the sum of the Initial Class Certificate Balances of the Class
M Certificates and Class B Certificates or (b) (1) the aggregate outstanding
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including
foreclosure and REO Property) averaged over the last six months, as a percentage
of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans averaged
over the last six months, does not exceed 4% and (2) Realized Losses on the
Mortgage Loans on or prior to such Distribution Date if occurring during the
eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth or fifteenth year (or any year
thereafter) after the Closing Date are less than 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% or 30%,
respectively, of the sum of the Initial Class Certificate Balances of the Class
M Certificates and Class B Certificates and (ii) that for any Distribution Date
on which the Group I Senior Percentage is greater than the Original Group I
Senior Percentage, the Group I Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for
such Distribution Date shall be 100%. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the
reduction of the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class I-A
Certificates to zero, the Group I Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage
will equal 0%.

      In addition, on any Distribution Date on or after the Distribution Date
occurring in September 2007, if the current weighted average of the Subordinate
Percentages for the Certificates is equal to or greater than two times the
initial weighted average of the Subordinate Percentages for the Certificates,
and (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60
days or more (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in foreclosure
or bankruptcy and such Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related
Mortgaged Property has been acquired by the Trust), averaged over the last six
months, as a percentage of the Subordinate Percentage for that Distribution Date
times the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, does not
exceed 50% and (b) cumulative Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans do not
exceed 20% of the initial Subordinate Percentage times the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, then, in each
case, the Group I Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for such
Distribution Date will equal the Group I Senior Percentage.

      Group I Senior Certificates: Shall mean the Class I-A Certificates.

      Group I Senior Percentage: As of any Distribution Date, the lesser of 100%
and a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class I-A Certificates immediately
prior to such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of all of the Group I Mortgage Loans or related REO
Properties immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

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      Group I Senior Principal Distribution Amount: As to any Distribution Date,
the lesser of (a) the balance of the Group I Available Funds remaining after the
distribution of all amounts required to be distributed pursuant to subclause
first and second of Section 6.01(A) and (b) the sum of the following:

                  (A) the Group I Senior Percentage for such Distribution Date
      times the sum of the following:

                        (1) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due
            during the related Due Period on each Outstanding Mortgage Loan in
            Loan Group I, whether or not received on or prior to the related
            Determination Date, minus the principal portion of any Debt Service
            Reduction which together with other Bankruptcy Losses exceeds the
            Bankruptcy Loss Coverage Amount;

                        (2) the Stated Principal Balance of any Group I Mortgage
            Loan repurchased during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to
            Section 2.02 or 2.03 hereof or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement;
            and

                        (3) the principal portion of all other unscheduled
            collections (other than Principal Prepayments in Full and
            Curtailments and amounts received in connection with the liquidation
            or disposition of a Group I Mortgage Loan, including without
            limitation Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO
            Proceeds) received during the related Prepayment Period to the
            extent applied by the Servicer as recoveries of principal of the
            related Mortgage Loan pursuant to Servicing Agreement;

                  (B) with respect to the liquidation or other disposition of a
      Group I Mortgage Loan which occurred during the related Prepayment Period
      and did not result in any Excess Losses, an amount equal to the lesser of
      (a) the Group I Senior Percentage for such Distribution Date times the
      Stated Principal Balance of such Group I Mortgage Loan and (b) the Group I
      Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for such Distribution Date
      times the related unscheduled collections (including without limitation
      Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Proceeds) to the extent
      applied by the Servicer or the Master Servicer as recoveries of principal
      of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or this
      Agreement;

                  (C) the Group I Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for
      such Distribution Date times the aggregate of all Principal Prepayments in
      Full and Curtailments received in the related Prepayment Period with
      respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans;

                  (D) any amounts described in clauses (A), (B) or (C) of this
      definition, as determined for any previous Distribution Date, which remain
      unpaid after application of amounts previously distributed pursuant to
      this clause (D) to the extent that such amounts are not attributable to
      Realized Losses which have been allocated to the Class M Certificates or
      Class B Certificates;

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      Group I Subordinate Amount: On any date of determination, the excess of
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of such
date over the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of the Group I Senior
Certificates then outstanding.

      Group II Available Funds: With respect to any Distribution Date and the
Group II Mortgage Loans, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the sum of (a) the
aggregate of the related Monthly Payments received on or prior to the related
Determination Date, (b) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Principal
Prepayments, Subsequent Recoveries and other unscheduled recoveries of principal
and interest in respect of the Group II Mortgage Loans during the related
Prepayment Period, (c) the aggregate of any amounts received in respect of a
related REO Property withdrawn from any Protected Account and deposited in the
Master Servicer Collection Account for such Distribution Date, (d) the aggregate
of any amounts deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account by the
Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of related Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls for such Distribution Date and (e) the aggregate of any related
Monthly Advances made by the Servicer or the Master Servicer for such
Distribution Date, over (ii) the sum of (a) related amounts reimbursable or
payable to the Servicer or the Master Servicer pursuant to Sections 4.03 and
4.05, (b) related Stayed Funds, (c) related amounts deposited in the Master
Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution Account, as the case may be, in
error and (d) any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses.

      Group II Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified as such on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.

      Group II Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the percentage indicated below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Group II Senior Accelerated
              Distribution Date                        Distribution Percentage
      ----------------------------------    -------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>
      September 2004 through August 2014    100%

      September 2014 through August 2015    Group II Senior Percentage, plus 70% of the
                                            Group II Subordinate Percentage

      September 2015 through August 2016    Group II Senior Percentage, plus 60% of the
                                            Group II Subordinate Percentage

      September 2016 through August 2017    Group II Senior Percentage, plus 40% of the
                                            Group II Subordinate Percentage

      September 2017 through August 2018    Group II Senior Percentage, plus 20% of the
                                            Group II Subordinate Percentage

      September 2018 and thereafter         Group II Senior Percentage
</TABLE>

provided, however, (i) that any scheduled reduction to the Group II Senior
Accelerated Distribution Percentage described above shall not occur as of any
Distribution Date unless either (a)(1)(x) the outstanding principal balance of
Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including foreclosure and REO
Property) averaged over the last six months as a percentage of

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the aggregate outstanding Class Certificate Balance of the Class M Certificates
and the Class B Certificates, is less than 50%, or (y) the outstanding principal
balance of Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including foreclosure and
REO Property) averaged over the last six months, as a percentage of the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans averaged over the
last six months, does not exceed 2% and (2) Realized Losses on the Mortgage
Loans to date for such Distribution Date if occurring during the eleventh,
twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth or fifteenth (or any year thereafter) after the
Closing Date are less than 30%, 35%, 40%, 45% or 50%, respectively, of the sum
of the Initial Class Certificate Balances of the Class M Certificates and Class
B Certificates or (b) (1) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including foreclosure and REO
Property) averaged over the last six months, as a percentage of the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans averaged over the last six
months, does not exceed 4% and (2) Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans on or
prior to such Distribution Date if occurring during the eleventh, twelfth,
thirteenth, fourteenth or fifteenth (or any year thereafter) after the Closing
Date are less than 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% or 30%, respectively, of the sum of the
Initial Class Certificate Balances of the Class M Certificates and Class B
Certificates and (ii) that for any Distribution Date on which the Group II
Senior Percentage is greater than the Original Group II Senior Percentage, the
Group II Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for such Distribution Date
shall be 100%. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the reduction of the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class II-A Certificates to zero, the
Group II Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage will equal 0%.

      In addition, on any Distribution Date on or after the Distribution Date
occurring in September 2007, if the current weighted average of the Subordinate
Percentages for the Certificates is equal to or greater than two times the
initial weighted average of the Subordinate Percentages for the Certificates,
and (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60
days or more (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in foreclosure
or bankruptcy and such Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related
Mortgaged Property has been acquired by the Trust), averaged over the last six
months, as a percentage of the Subordinate Percentage for that Distribution Date
times the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, does not
exceed 50% and (b) cumulative Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans do not
exceed 20% of the initial Subordinate Percentage times the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, then, in each
case, the Group II Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for such
Distribution Date will equal the Group II Senior Percentage.

      Group II Senior Certificates: Shall mean the Class II-A Certificates.

      Group II Senior Percentage: As of any Distribution Date, the lesser of
100% and a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class II-A Certificates immediately
prior to such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of all of the Group II Mortgage Loans or related REO
Properties immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

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      Group II Senior Principal Distribution Amount: As to any Distribution
Date, the lesser of (a) the balance of the Group II Available Funds remaining
after the distribution of all amounts required to be distributed pursuant to
Section 6.01(B) and (b) the sum of the following:

                  (A) the Group II Senior Percentage for such Distribution Date
      times the sum of the following:

                        (1) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due
            during the related Due Period on each Outstanding Mortgage Loan in
            Loan Group II, whether or not received on or prior to the related
            Determination Date, minus the principal portion of any Debt Service
            Reduction which together with other Bankruptcy Losses exceeds the
            Bankruptcy Loss Coverage Amount;

                        (2) the Stated Principal Balance of any Group II
            Mortgage Loan repurchased during the related Prepayment Period
            pursuant to Section 2.02 or 2.03 hereof or the Servicing Agreement;
            and

                        (3) the principal portion of all other unscheduled
            collections (other than Principal Prepayments in Full and
            Curtailments and amounts received in connection with the liquidation
            or disposition of a Group II Mortgage Loan, including without
            limitation Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO
            Proceeds) received during the related Prepayment Period to the
            extent applied by the Servicer as recoveries of principal of the
            related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement;

                  (B) with respect to the liquidation or other disposition of a
      Group II Mortgage Loan which occurred during the related Prepayment Period
      and did not result in any Excess Losses, an amount equal to the lesser of
      (a) the Group II Senior Percentage for such Distribution Date times the
      Stated Principal Balance of such Group II Mortgage Loan and (b) the Group
      II Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for such Distribution Date
      times the related unscheduled collections (including without limitation
      Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Proceeds) to the extent
      applied by the Servicer or the Master Servicer as recoveries of principal
      of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or this
      Agreement;

                  (C) the Group II Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage
      for such Distribution Date times the aggregate of all Principal
      Prepayments in Full and Curtailments received in the related Prepayment
      Period with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans;

                  (D) any amounts described in clauses (A), (B) or (C) of this
      definition, as determined for any previous Distribution Date, which remain
      unpaid after application of amounts previously distributed pursuant to
      this clause (D) to the extent that such amounts are not attributable to
      Realized Losses which have been allocated to the Class M Certificates or
      Class B Certificates;

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      Group II Subordinate Amount: On any date of determination, the excess of
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of such
date over the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of the Group II Senior
Certificates then outstanding.

      Highest Priority: As of any date of determination, the Class of
Subordinate Certificates then outstanding with the earliest priority for
payments pursuant to Section 6.01, in the following order: Class M-1, Class M-2,
Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates.

      Indemnified Persons: The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and
the Securities Administrator and their officers, directors, agents and employees
and, with respect to the Trustee, any separate co-trustee and its officers,
directors, agents and employees.

      Independent: When used with respect to any specified Person, any such
Person who (a) is in fact independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and
their respective Affiliates, (b) does not have any direct financial interest in
or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor or the Master
Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, and (c) is not connected with the Depositor
or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee,
promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar
functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of
the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof merely because
such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any class of securities
issued by the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, as the
case may be.

      Index: The index, if any, specified in a Mortgage Note by reference to
which the related Mortgage Interest Rate will be adjusted from time to time.

      Individual Certificate: Any Private Certificate registered in the name of
the Holder other than the Depository or its nominee.

      Initial Certification: The certification substantially in the form of
Exhibit One to the Custodial Agreement.

      Initial Class Certificate Balance: With respect to any Regular
Certificate, the amount designated "Initial Class Certificate Balance" on the
face thereof.

      Initial Subordinate Class Percentage: With respect to each Class of
Subordinate Certificates, an amount which is equal to the initial aggregate
Class Certificate Balance of such Class of Subordinate Certificates divided by
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date as follows:

            Class M-1: 1.75           Class B-1: 0.35%

            Class M-2: 0.6%           Class B-2: 0.25

            Class M-3: 0.35           Cass B-3: 0.15

      Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any standard hazard
insurance policy, flood insurance policy or title insurance policy.

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      Insurance Proceeds: Amounts paid by the insurer under any Insurance Policy
covering any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property other than amounts required to
be paid over to the Mortgagor pursuant to law or the related Mortgage Note or
Security Instrument and other than amounts used to repair or restore the
Mortgaged Property or to reimburse insured expenses.

      Interest Accrual Period: With respect to each Distribution Date, for each
Class of Certificates, the calendar month preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.

      Interest Adjustment Date: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the date, if
any, specified in the related Mortgage Note on which the Mortgage Interest Rate
is subject to adjustment.

      Liquidated Mortgage Loan: Any defaulted Mortgage Loan as to which the
Servicer has determined that all amounts it expects to recover from or on
account of such Mortgage Loan have been recovered.

      Liquidation Date: With respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the date
on which the Servicer has certified that such Mortgage Loan has become a
Liquidated Mortgage Loan.

      Liquidation Expenses: With respect to a Mortgage Loan in liquidation,
unreimbursed expenses paid or incurred by or for the account of the Master
Servicer or the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of such Mortgage
Loan and the related Mortgaged Property, such expenses including (a) property
protection expenses, (b) property sales expenses, (c) foreclosure and sale
costs, including court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees, and (d) similar
expenses reasonably paid or incurred in connection with liquidation.

      Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of
a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through trustee's sale, foreclosure sale,
Insurance Proceeds, condemnation proceeds or otherwise.

      Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the original principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan and the denominator of which is the
Original Value of the related Mortgaged Property.

      Loan Group: Loan Group I or Loan Group II, as applicable.

      Loan Group I: The group of Mortgage Loans designated as belonging to Loan
Group I on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

      Loan Group II: The group of Mortgage Loans designated as belonging to Loan
Group II on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

      Lower Priority: As of any date of determination and with respect to any
Class of Subordinate Certificates, any other Class of Subordinate Certificates
then outstanding with a later priority for payments pursuant to Section 6.01.

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      Lowest Priority: As of any date of determination, the Class of Subordinate
Certificates then outstanding with the latest priority for payments pursuant to
Section 6.01, in the following order: Class B-3, Class B-2, Class B-1, Class
M-3, Class M-2 and Class M-1 Certificates.

      Lost Notes: The original Mortgage Notes that have been lost, as indicated
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

      Majority Certificateholders: The Holders of Certificates evidencing at
least 51% of the Voting Rights.

      Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association including its
respective successors in interest who meet the qualifications of the Servicing
Agreement and this Agreement.

      Master Servicer Collection Account: The trust account or accounts created
and maintained pursuant to Section 4.02, which shall be denominated "Wachovia
Bank, National Association, as Trustee f/b/o holders of Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2004-A2 Master
Servicer Collection Account." The Master Servicer Collection Account shall be an
Eligible Account.

      Master Servicing Compensation: The meaning specified in Section 3.14.

      Maximum Lifetime Mortgage Rate: The maximum level to which a Mortgage
Interest Rate can adjust in accordance with its terms, regardless of changes in
the applicable Index.

      Minimum Lifetime Mortgage Rate: The minimum level to which a Mortgage
Interest Rate can adjust in accordance with its terms, regardless of changes in
the applicable Index.

      MLCC: Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation.

      MLMCI: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc.

      Monthly Advance: An advance of principal or interest required to be made
by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 6.05.

      Monthly Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly
payment of principal and interest on such Mortgage Loan which is payable by the
related Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note, determined:
(a) after giving effect to (i) any Deficient Valuation and/or Debt Service
Reduction with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) any reduction in the
amount of interest collectible from the related Mortgagor pursuant to the Relief
Act; (b) without giving effect to any extension granted or agreed to by the
Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement; and (c) on the assumption that all
other amounts, if any, due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.

      Monthly Principal: The principal portion of any Monthly Payment.

      Moody's: Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or its successor in interest.

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      Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first
lien on, or first priority security interest in, a Mortgaged Property securing a
Mortgage Note.

      Mortgage File: The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01(b) pertaining
to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required to be added
to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.

      Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues from
time to time on any Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Mortgage Note, which
rate is equal to the "Mortgage Interest Rate" set forth with respect thereto on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

      Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan transferred and assigned to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.04 and held as a part of the Trust Fund,
as identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, including a mortgage loan the
property securing which has become an REO Property.

      Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
dated as of August 30, 2004, between MLMCI, as seller, and the Depositor, as
purchaser, and all amendments thereof and supplements thereto, attached as
Exhibit J.

      Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit B with
respect to the Mortgage Loans and as amended from time to time to reflect the
repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement.

      Mortgage Note: The originally executed note or other evidence of the
indebtedness of a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan.

      Mortgage Pool: The pool of Mortgage Loans, identified on Exhibit B from
time to time, and any REO Properties acquired in respect thereof.

      Mortgaged Property: Land and improvements securing the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan or, in the case of REO Property, such
REO Property.

      Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.

      National City: Shall mean National City Mortgage Co.

      National City Assignment Agreement: Shall mean the Assignment, Assumption
and Recognition Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2004, among National City, the
Depositor and the Seller pursuant to which the National City Servicing Agreement
and the rights of the Seller thereunder (other than the rights to enforce the
representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans) were assigned
to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

      National City Servicing Agreement: The Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2002, between MLMCI and National City.

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      Net Liquidation Proceeds: As to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, Liquidation
Proceeds net of (i) Liquidation Expenses which are payable therefrom by the
Servicer or the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Agreement or
this Agreement and (ii) unreimbursed advances by the Servicer or the Master
Servicer and Monthly Advances.

      Net Mortgage Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage
Interest Rate in effect from time to time less the Servicing Fee Rate (expressed
as a per annum rate).

      Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance or Monthly Advance (i) which was
previously made or is proposed to be made by the Master Servicer, the Trustee
(as successor Master Servicer) or Servicer and (ii) which, in the good faith
judgment of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or Servicer, will not or, in the
case of a proposed advance or Monthly Advance, would not, be ultimately
recoverable by the Master Servicer, the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer)
or Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or future payments on
the Mortgage Loan for which such advance or Monthly Advance was made.

      Offered Certificate: Any Senior Certificate or Offered Subordinate
Certificate.

      Offered Subordinate Certificates: The Class M-l, Class M-2 and Class M-3
Certificates.

      Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board,
the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President or Assistant
Vice President or other authorized officer of the Master Servicer or the
Depositor, as applicable, and delivered to the Trustee, as required by this
Agreement.

      Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel who is or are acceptable
to the Trustee and who, unless required to be Independent (an "Opinion of
Independent Counsel"), may be internal counsel for the Master Servicer or the
Depositor.

      Optional Termination Date: The first Distribution Date on which the Master
Servicer may opt to terminate the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 10.01.

      Original Class Certificate Balance: With respect to each Class of the
Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates), the Class Certificate
Balance thereof on the Closing Date, as set forth opposite such Class above in
the Preliminary Statement.

      Original Subordinate Principal Balance: The sum of the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of each Class of Subordinate Certificates as of the Closing
Date.

      Original Value: The lesser of (i) the Appraised Value or (ii) the sales
price of a Mortgaged Property at the time of origination of a Mortgage Loan,
except in instances where either clauses (i) or (ii) is unavailable, the other
may be used to determine the Original Value, or if both clauses (i) and (ii) are
unavailable, Original Value may be determined from other sources reasonably
acceptable to the Depositor.

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      Outstanding Mortgage Loan: With respect to any Due Date, a Mortgage Loan
which, prior to such Due Date, was not the subject of a Principal Prepayment in
Full, did not become a Liquidated Mortgage Loan and was not purchased or
replaced.

      Outstanding Principal Balance: As of the time of any determination, the
principal balance of a Mortgage Loan remaining to be paid by the Mortgagor, or,
in the case of an REO Property, the principal balance of the related Mortgage
Loan remaining to be paid by the Mortgagor at the time such property was
acquired by the Trust Fund less any Net Liquidation Proceeds with respect
thereto to the extent applied to principal.

      Ownership Interest: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security
interest in such Certificate, including any interest in such Certificate as the
Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal
or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.

      Pass-Through Rate: With respect to the Certificates and any Distribution
Date, the following:

            (i) For the Class I-A Certificates on each Distribution Date, a per
      annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the
      Group I Mortgage Loans. The Pass-Through Rate with respect to the first
      Interest Accrual Period is expected to be approximately 3.845% per annum.

            (ii) For the Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2 and Class II-A-3
      Certificates on each Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the
      weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Group II Mortgage Loans.
      The Pass-Through Rate with respect to the first Interest Accrual Period is
      expected to be approximately 4.694% per annum.

            (iii) For each class of Class M Certificates and Class B
      Certificates will equal the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of
      each Loan Group, weighted in proportion to the results of subtracting from
      the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans of each Loan
      Group, the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the related Senior
      Certificates. The Pass-Through Rate with respect to the first Interest
      Accrual Period is expected to be approximately 3.955% per annum.

      Paying Agent: The Trustee or any successor Paying Agent appointed by the
Trustee.

      Percentage Interest: With respect to any Certificate (other than a Class R
Certificate), a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is
the Initial Class Certificate Balance represented by such Certificate and the
denominator of which is the Original Class Certificate Balance of the related
Class. With respect to any Class of Class R Certificates, the portion of such
Class evidenced thereby, expressed as a percentage, as stated on the face of
such Certificate; provided, however, that the sum of all such percentages for
each such Class totals 100%.

      Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the maximum
adjustment that can be made to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest
Adjustment Date in accordance with its terms, regardless of changes in the
applicable Index.

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      Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or
securities held in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders:

            (i) direct obligations of, and obligations the timely payment of
      which are fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency
      or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of
      which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of
      America;

            (ii) (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers'
      acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company
      incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state
      thereof (including the Trustee or the Master Servicer or its Affiliates
      acting in its commercial banking capacity) and subject to supervision and
      examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the
      commercial paper and/or the short-term debt rating and/or the long-term
      unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company
      at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for
      such investment have the Applicable Credit Rating or better from each
      Rating Agency and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of
      deposit that is fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
      Corporation;

            (iii) repurchase obligations with respect to (a) any security
      described in clause (i) above or (b) any other security issued or
      guaranteed by an agency or 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, in either case entered into with a
      depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in
      clause (ii)(a) above where the Trustee holds the security therefor;

            (iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any
      corporation (including the Trustee or the Master Servicer or its
      Affiliates) incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or
      any state thereof that have the Applicable Credit Rating or better from
      each Rating Agency at the time of such investment or contractual
      commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that
      securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted
      Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then
      outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and
      held as part of the Trust to exceed 10% of the aggregate Outstanding
      Principal Balances of all the Mortgage Loans and Permitted Investments
      held as part of the Trust;

            (v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount
      obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a
      specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof)
      having the Applicable Credit Rating or better from each Rating Agency at
      the time of such investment;

            (vi) a Reinvestment Agreement issued by any bank, insurance company
      or other corporation or entity;

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            (vii) any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation,
      security or investment as may be acceptable to either Rating Agency as
      evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency to the Trustee or Master
      Servicer; and

            (viii) any money market or common trust fund having the Applicable
      Credit Rating or better from each Rating Agency (if such fund is rated by
      each Rating Agency), including any such fund for which the Trustee or
      Master Servicer or any affiliate of the Trustee or Master Servicer acts as
      a manager or an advisor; provided, however, that no instrument or security
      shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a
      right to receive only interest payments with respect to the 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 instrument or security is
      purchased at a price greater than par.

      Permitted Transferee: Any Person other than a Disqualified Organization or
an "electing large partnership" (as defined by Section 775 of the Code).

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

      Physical Certificates: The Residual Certificates and the Private
Certificates.

      Prepayment Distribution Trigger: With respect to any Distribution Date and
any Class of Subordinate Certificates (other than the Class M-1 Certificates), a
test that shall be satisfied if the fraction (expressed as a percentage) equal
to the sum of the Class Certificate Balances of such Class and each Class of
Subordinate Certificates with a Lower Priority than such Class immediately prior
to such Distribution Date divided by the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
all of the Mortgage Loans (or related REO Properties) immediately prior to such
Distribution Date is greater than or equal to the sum of the related Initial
Subordinate Class Percentages of such Classes of Subordinate Certificates.

      Prepayment Interest Shortfall: As to any Distribution Date and any
Mortgage Loan (other than a Mortgage Loan relating to an REO Property) that was
the subject of (a) a Principal Prepayment in Full during the related Prepayment
Period, an amount equal to the excess of one month's interest at the Net
Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan over the
amount of interest (adjusted to the Net Mortgage Rate) paid by the Mortgagor for
such Prepayment Period to the date of such Principal Prepayment in Full or (b) a
Curtailment during the prior calendar month, an amount equal to one month's
interest at the Net Mortgage Rate on the amount of such Curtailment. The
obligations of the Master Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Interest
Shortfall are set forth in Section 6.06.

      Prepayment Period: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Distribution
Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs.

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      Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Any primary mortgage guaranty insurance
policy issued in connection with a Mortgage Loan which provides compensation to
a Mortgage Note holder in the event of default by the obligor under such
Mortgage Note or the related Security Instrument, if any or any replacement
policy therefor through the related Interest Accrual Period for such Class
relating to a Distribution Date.

      Principal Prepayment: Any payment (whether partial or full) or other
recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its
scheduled Due Date to the extent that it is not accompanied by an amount as to
interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month
or months subsequent to the month of prepayment, including Insurance Proceeds
and Repurchase Proceeds, but excluding the principal portion of Net Liquidation
Proceeds.

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

      Private Certificates: Any of the Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3
Certificates.

      Protected Account: An account established and maintained for the benefit
of Certificateholders by the Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loans
and with respect to REO Property pursuant to the respective Servicing Agreement.
The Protected Account shall be an Eligible Account.

      Purchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property to be
purchased pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03 or 10.01, and as
confirmed by an Officers' Certificate from the Master Servicer to the Trustee,
an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the Stated Principal Balance thereof
as of the date of purchase (or such other price as provided in Section 10.01),
(ii) accrued interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the applicable
Mortgage Interest Rate in effect from time to time from the Due Date as to which
interest was last covered by a payment by the Mortgagor or an advance by the
Servicer or Master Servicer, which payment or advance had as of the date of
purchase been distributed to Certificateholders, through the end of the calendar
month in which the purchase is to be effected less any unreimbursed Monthly
Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees payable to the purchaser of the Mortgage
Loan and (iii) any costs and damages incurred by the Trust in connection with
any violation by such Mortgage Loan or REO Property of any predatory or
abusive-lending law.

      Qualified Insurer: Any insurance company duly qualified as such under the
laws of the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged
Properties is or are located, duly authorized and licensed in such state or
states to transact the type of insurance business in which it is engaged and
approved as an insurer by the Master Servicer, so long as the claims paying
ability of which is acceptable to the Rating Agencies for pass-through
certificates having the same rating as the Certificates rated by the Rating
Agencies as of the Closing Date.

      Rating Agencies: Moody's and S&P.

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      Realized Loss: With respect to a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the amount by
which the remaining unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan exceeds the
amount of Liquidation Proceeds applied to the principal balance of the related
Mortgage Loan. To the extent the Master Servicer receives Subsequent Recoveries
with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of the Realized Loss with respect
to that Mortgage Loan will be reduced to the extent such recoveries are applied
to reduce the Class Certificate Balance of any Class of Certificates on any
Distribution Date.

      Record Date: With respect to each Distribution Date and each class of
Offered Certificates, the close of business on the last Business Day of the
month immediately preceding the month in which the related Distribution Date
occurs.

      Regular Certificates: Any of the Class I-A, Class II-A, Class M-1, Class
M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 or Class B-3 Certificates.

      Reinvestment Agreements: One or more reinvestment agreements, acceptable
to the Rating Agencies, from a bank, insurance company or other corporation or
entity (including the Trustee).

      Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended.

      Relief Act Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan as to which the Monthly
Payment thereof has been reduced due to the application of the Relief Act.

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

      REMIC I: The segregated pool of assets, with respect to which a REMIC
election is to be made, consisting of: (i) each Mortgage Loan (exclusive of
payments of principal and interest due on or before the Cut-off Date, if any,
received by the Master Servicer which shall not constitute an asset of the Trust
Fund) as from time to time are subject to this Agreement and all payments under
and proceeds of such Mortgage Loans (exclusive of any prepayment fees and late
payment charges received on the Mortgage Loans), together with all documents
included in the related Mortgage File, subject to Section 2.01; (ii) such funds
or assets as from time to time are deposited in the Master Servicer Collection
Account or the Distribution Account and belonging to the Trust Fund; (iii) any
REO Property; (iv) the primary hazard insurance policies, if any, the Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policies, if any, and all other Insurance Policies with
respect to the Mortgage Loans; and (v) the Depositor's interest in respect of
the representations and warranties made by the Seller in the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreements as assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof.

      REMIC I Pass-Through Rate: With respect to REMIC I Regular Interests I-A,
II-A and ZZZ, the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage
Loans, weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balance of each
such Mortgage Loan as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding
the related Distribution Date. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest I-B, the
weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group I Mortgage

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Loans, weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balance of each
such Mortgage Loan as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding
the related Distribution Date. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest II-B,
the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group II Mortgage Loans,
weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balance of each such
Mortgage Loan as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the
related Distribution Date

      REMIC I Regular Interests: Each uncertificated partial undivided
beneficial ownership interest in REMIC I as designated in the Preliminary
Statement having a principal balance equal to its Uncertificated Principal
Balance, and which bears interest at a rate equal to its REMIC I Pass-Through
Rate.

      REMIC I Subordinated Balance Ratio: The ratio among the Uncertificated
Principal Balances of each of the REMIC I Regular Interests ending with the
designation "A," equal to the ratio among:

            (1) the excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
      Group I Mortgage Loans over (y) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class
      I-A Certificates; and

            (2) the excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
      Group II Mortgage Loans over (y) the Class Certificate Balance of the
      Class II-A Certificates;

      REMIC II: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular
Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the
Class I-A, Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2, Class II-A-3, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class
M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class R-II Certificates, with respect
to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

      REMIC II Certificates: Any of the Class I-A, Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2,
Class II-A-3, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3
and Class R-II Certificates.

      REMIC Opinion: An Opinion of Counsel stating that, under the REMIC
Provisions, any contemplated action will not cause REMIC I or REMIC II to fail
to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund
(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).

      REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to
real estate mortgage investment conduits which appear at Section 860A through
860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and
regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in
effect from time to time.

      REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer or Master
Servicer on behalf of the Trust Fund through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of
foreclosure, as described in Section 3.23 in connection with a defaulted
Mortgage Loan.

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      Repurchase Proceeds: the Repurchase Price in connection with any
repurchase of a Mortgage Loan by the Seller and any cash deposit in connection
with the substitution of a Mortgage Loan.

      Request for Release: A request for release in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D.

      Required Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any
insurance policy which is required to be maintained from time to time under this
Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan.

      Residual Certificates: Any of the Class R Certificates.

      Residual Interest: The sole class of "residual interests" in a REMIC
within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

      Responsible Officer: Any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Office
(or any successor thereto), including any Vice President, Assistant Vice
President, Trust Officer, any Assistant Secretary, any trust officer or any
other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those
performed by any of the above designated officers and having direct
responsibility for the administration of this Agreement, and any other officer
of the Trustee to whom a matter arising hereunder may be referred.

      Rule 144A Letter: The certificate to be furnished by each purchaser of a
Private Certificate (which is also a Physical Certificate) which is a Qualified
Institutional Buyer as defined under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities
Act, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit F-3 hereto.

      S&P: Standard and Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or
its successor in interest.

      Scheduled Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any month, the
scheduled payment or payments of principal and interest due during such month on
such Mortgage Loan which either is payable by a Mortgagor in such month under
the related Mortgage Note or, in the case of REO Property, would otherwise have
been payable under the related Mortgage Note.

      Scheduled Principal: The principal portion of any Scheduled Payment.

      Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

      Securities Administrator: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or its
successor in interest, or any successor securities administrator appointed as
herein provided.

      Security Instrument: A written instrument creating a valid first lien on a
Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Note, which may be any applicable form of
mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or security deed, including any
riders or addenda thereto.

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      Seller: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc., a Delaware corporation, or
any successor in interest.

      Seller Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement: The mortgage loan purchase
agreement, dated August 30, 2004, between the Seller and the Depositor,
regarding the transfer of the Mortgage Loans.

      Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage: The Group I or Group II Senior
Accelerated Distribution Percentage, as applicable.

      Senior Certificates: The Class I-A Certificates and Class II-A
Certificates.

      Senior Percentage: The Group I Senior Percentage or Group II Senior
Percentage, as applicable.

      Senior Principal Distribution Amount: The Group I Senior Principal
Distribution Amount or Group II Senior Principal Distribution Amount, as
applicable.

      Servicer: National City.

      Servicer Remittance Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the date set
forth in the Servicing Agreement.

      Servicing Agreement: The National City Servicing Agreement.

      Servicing Fee: As to any Mortgage Loan and Distribution Date, an amount
equal to the product of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan
as of the Due Date in the preceding calendar month and (ii) the applicable
Servicing Fee Rate.

      Servicing Fee Rate: As to any Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate as set forth
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

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

      Special Hazard Loss Coverage Amount: As of any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to $4,363,457 minus the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Special
Hazard Losses allocated solely to one or more specific Classes of Certificates
in accordance with Section 6.02 and (ii) the Adjustment Amount (as defined
below) as most recently calculated. For each anniversary of the Cut-off Date,
the Adjustment Amount shall be equal to the amount, if any, by which the amount
calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence (without giving effect to
the deduction of the Adjustment Amount for such anniversary) exceeds the greater
of (A) the greatest of (i) twice the outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund which has the largest outstanding principal
balance on the Distribution Date immediately preceding such anniversary, (ii)
the product of 1.00% multiplied by the outstanding principal balance of all
Mortgage Loans

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on the Distribution Date immediately preceding such anniversary and (iii) the
aggregate outstanding principal balance (as of the immediately preceding
Distribution Date) of the Mortgage Loans in any single five-digit California zip
code area with the largest amount of Mortgage Loans by aggregate principal
balance as of such anniversary and (B) the greater of (i) the product of 0.50%
multiplied by the outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans on the
Distribution Date immediately preceding such anniversary multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate outstanding principal
balance (as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date) of all of the
Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the State of
California divided by the aggregate outstanding principal balance (as of the
immediately preceding Distribution Date) of all of the Mortgage Loans, expressed
as a percentage, and the denominator of which is equal to 41.05% (which
percentage is equal to the percentage of Mortgage Loans initially secured by
Mortgaged Properties located in the State of California) and (ii) the aggregate
outstanding principal balance (as of the immediately preceding Distribution
Date) of the largest Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in
the State of California.

      The Special Hazard Amount may be further reduced by the Depositor
(including accelerating the manner in which coverage is reduced) provided that
prior to any such reduction, the Depositor shall (i) obtain written confirmation
from each Rating Agency that such reduction shall not reduce the rating assigned
to any Class of Certificates by such Rating Agency below the lower of the
then-current rating or the rating assigned to such Certificates as of the
Closing Date by such Rating Agency and (ii) provide a copy of such written
confirmation to the Trustee.

      Special Hazard Losses: Realized Losses in respect of Special Hazard
Mortgage Loans as reported by the Servicer to the Master Servicer.

      Special Hazard Mortgage Loan: A Liquidated Mortgage Loan as to which the
ability to recover the full amount due thereunder was substantially impaired by
a hazard not insured against under a standard hazard insurance policy.

      Stated Principal Balance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and Due Date,
the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of such Due Date, as
specified in the amortization schedule at the time relating thereto (before any
adjustment to such amortization schedule by reason of any moratorium or similar
waiver or grace period), after giving effect to any previous partial prepayments
and Liquidation Proceeds received and to the payment of principal due on such
Due Date and irrespective of any delinquency in payment by the related
Mortgagor.

      Startup Day: August 30, 2004.

      Stayed Funds: If the Master Servicer is the subject of a proceeding under
the federal Bankruptcy Code and the making of a remittance by the Master
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement is prohibited by Section 362 of the federal
Bankruptcy Code, funds which are in the custody of the Master Servicer, a
trustee in bankruptcy or a federal bankruptcy court and should have been the
subject of such remittance absent such prohibition.

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      Subordinate Certificates: The Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1,
Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates.

      Subordinate Percentage: For any Distribution Date, the difference between
100% and the Senior Percentage for such date.

      Subordinate Prepayment Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date
and each Class of Subordinate Certificates, under the applicable circumstances
set forth below, the respective percentages set forth below:

            (i) For any Distribution Date prior to the Distribution Date in
      September 2014 (unless the Class Certificate Balances of the Senior
      Certificates have been reduced to zero), 0%.

            (ii) For any Distribution Date for which clause (i) does not apply,
      and on which any Class of Subordinate Certificates are outstanding:

                  (a) in the case of the Class of Subordinate Certificates then
            outstanding with the Highest Priority and each other Class of
            Subordinate Certificates for which the related Prepayment
            Distribution Trigger has been satisfied, a fraction, expressed as a
            percentage, the numerator of which is the Class Certificate Balance
            of such Class immediately prior to such date and the denominator of
            which is the sum of the Class Certificate Balances immediately prior
            to such date of (1) the Class of Subordinate Certificates then
            outstanding with the Highest Priority and (2) all other Classes of
            Subordinate Certificates for which the respective Prepayment
            Distribution Triggers have been satisfied; and

                  (b) in the case of each other Class of Subordinate
            Certificates for which the Prepayment Distribution Triggers have not
            been satisfied, 0%; and

            (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the application of the
      foregoing percentages on any Distribution Date as provided in Section 6.01
      of this Agreement (determined without regard to the proviso to the
      definition of "Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount") would result in
      a distribution in respect of principal of any Class or Classes of
      Subordinate Certificates in an amount greater than the remaining Class
      Certificate Balance thereof (any such class, a "Maturing Class"), then:
      (a) the Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of each Maturing Class shall be
      reduced to a level that, when applied as described above, would exactly
      reduce the Class Certificate Balance of such Class to zero; (b) the
      Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of each other Class of Subordinate
      Certificates (any such Class, a "Non-Maturing Class") shall be
      recalculated in accordance with the provisions in paragraph (ii) above, as
      if the Class Certificate Balance of each Maturing Class had been reduced
      to zero (such percentage as recalculated, the "Recalculated Percentage");
      (c) the total amount of the reductions in the Subordinate Prepayment
      Percentages of the Maturing Class or Classes pursuant to clause (a) of
      this sentence, expressed as an aggregate percentage, shall be allocated
      among the Non-Maturing Classes in proportion to their respective
      Recalculated Percentages (the

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      portion of such aggregate reduction so allocated to any Non-Maturing
      Class, the "Adjustment Percentage"); and (d) for purposes of such
      Distribution Date, the Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of each
      Non-Maturing Class shall be equal to the sum of (1) the Subordinate
      Prepayment Percentage thereof, calculated in accordance with the
      provisions in paragraph (ii) above as if the Class Certificate Balance of
      each Maturing Class had not been reduced to zero, plus (2) the related
      Adjustment Percentage.

      Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date and each Class of Class M Certificates and Class B
Certificates, the sum of the following:

                  (i) the product of (x) the related Class M Percentage or Class
      B Percentage for such Class and (y) the aggregate of the following
      amounts:

                        (1) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due
            during the related Due Period on each Outstanding Mortgage Loan,
            whether or not received on or prior to the related Determination
            Date, minus the principal portion of any Debt Service Reduction
            which together with other Bankruptcy Losses exceeds the Bankruptcy
            Loss Coverage Amount;

                        (2) the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan
            repurchased during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to Section
            2.02 or 2.03; and

                        (3) the principal portion of all other unscheduled
            collections (other than Principal Prepayments in Full and
            Curtailments and amounts received in connection with the liquidation
            or other disposition of a Mortgage Loan, including without
            limitation Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO
            Proceeds) received during the related Prepayment Period to the
            extent applied by the Servicer as recoveries of principal of the
            related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement;

                  (ii) such Class's pro rata share, based on the Class
      Certificate Balance of each Class of Class M Certificates and Class B
      Certificates then outstanding, of, with respect to each Mortgage Loan for
      which a liquidation or other disposition occurred during the related
      Prepayment Period and did not result in any Excess Losses, an amount equal
      to the related unscheduled collections (including without limitation
      Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Proceeds) to the extent
      applied by the Servicer as recoveries of principal of the related Mortgage
      Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, to the extent such collections
      are not otherwise distributed to the Senior Certificates;

                  (iii) the product of (x) the related Subordinate Prepayment
      Percentage for such Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate of all
      Principal Prepayments in Full and Curtailments of the Mortgage Loans
      received in the related Prepayment Period, to the extent not payable to
      the Senior Certificates; and

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                  (iv) any amounts described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) as
      determined for any previous Distribution Date, that remain undistributed
      to the extent that such amounts are not attributable to Realized Losses
      which have been allocated to a Class of Subordinate Certificates;

provided, however, that such amount shall in no event exceed the outstanding
Class Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates immediately prior to
such date.

      Subordination: As defined in Section 6.02(c).

      Subsequent Recoveries: Any amount recovered by a Servicer or the Master
Servicer (net of reimbursable expenses) with respect to a Liquidated Mortgage
Loan with respect to which a Realized Loss was incurred after the liquidation or
disposition of such Mortgage Loan.

      Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan tendered to the Trustee pursuant
to the Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.04
of this Agreement, as applicable, in each case, (i) which has an Outstanding
Principal Balance not greater nor materially less than the Mortgage Loan for
which it is to be substituted; (ii) which has a Mortgage Interest Rate and Net
Rate not less than, and not materially greater than, such Mortgage Loan; (iii)
which has a maturity date not materially earlier or later than such Mortgage
Loan and not later than the latest maturity date of any Mortgage Loan; (iv)
which is of the same property type and occupancy type as such Mortgage Loan; (v)
which has a Loan-to-Value Ratio not greater than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such
Mortgage Loan; (vi) which is current in payment of principal and interest as of
the date of substitution; (vii) as to which the payment terms do not vary in any
material respect from the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan for which it is to
be substituted and (viii) which has a Gross Margin, Periodic Rate Cap and
Maximum Lifetime Mortgage Rate no less than those of such Mortgage Loan, has the
same Index and interval between Interest Adjustment Dates as such Mortgage Loan,
and a Minimum Lifetime Mortgage Rate no lower than that of such Mortgage Loan.

      Tax Administration and Tax Matters Person: The Securities Administrator or
any successor thereto or assignee thereof shall serve as tax administrator
hereunder and as agent for the Tax Matters Person. The Holder of each Class of
Residual Certificates shall be the Tax Matters Person for the related REMIC, as
more particularly set forth in Section 9.12 hereof.

      Trustee: Wachovia Bank, National Association, or its successor in
interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

      Trust Fund: REMIC I and REMIC II.

      Uncertificated Principal Balance: With respect to each REMIC I Regular
Interest on any date of determination, the amount set forth in the Preliminary
Statement hereto minus the sum of (x) the aggregate of all amounts previously
deemed distributed with respect to such interest and applied to reduce the
Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof pursuant to Section 6.01 and (y) the
aggregate of all reductions in Class Certificate Balance deemed to have occurred
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connection with Realized Losses that were previously deemed allocated to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest pursuant to
Section 6.07.

      Uncertificated REMIC Accrued Interest: With respect to each Distribution
Date, as to any REMIC I Regular Interest, interest accrued during the related
Interest Accrual Period at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on the
Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof immediately prior to such Distribution
Date. Uncertificated REMIC Accrued Interest will be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year, consisting of twelve 30-day months. In each case Uncertificated
REMIC Accrued Interest on any REMIC I Regular Interest will be reduced by the
amount of: (i) Prepayment Interest Shortfalls on all Mortgage Loans (to the
extent not offset by the Master Servicer with a Compensating Interest Payment as
provided in Section 6.06), (ii) the interest portion (adjusted to the Net
Mortgage Rate) of Realized Losses (including Excess Losses) not allocated solely
to one or more specific Classes of Certificates pursuant to Section 6.02, (iii)
the interest portion of Monthly Advances previously made with respect to a
Mortgage Loan or REO Property which remained unreimbursed following the
liquidation or other disposition of such Mortgage Loan or REO Property by the
Servicer or the Master Servicer that were made with respect to delinquencies
that were ultimately determined to be Excess Losses and (iv) any other interest
shortfalls not covered by the subordination provided by the Class M Certificates
and Class B Certificates with all such reductions allocated among all of the
REMIC I Regular Interests in proportion to their respective amounts of
Uncertificated REMIC Accrued Interest payable on such Distribution Date which
would have resulted absent such reductions.

      Undercollateralized Amount: On any Distribution Date, the excess of (x)
the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of any Class or Classes of Senior
Certificates related to a Loan Group immediately prior to such Distribution Date
over (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in its
related Loan Group as of the beginning of the related Due Period.

      Undercollateralized Senior Certificates: As defined in Section 6.01(D).

      Underlying Seller: National City.

      Uninsured Cause: Any cause of damage to a Mortgaged Property or related
REO Property such that the complete restoration of such Mortgaged Property or
related REO Property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies
required to be maintained pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, without regard to
whether or not such policy is maintained.

      United States Person: A citizen or resident of the United States, a
corporation or partnership (including an entity treated as a corporation or
partnership for federal income tax purposes) created or organized in, or under
the laws of, the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia
(except, in the case of a partnership, to the extent provided in regulations),
provided that, for purposes solely of the Class R Certificates, no partnership
or other entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax
purposes shall be treated as a United States Person unless all persons that own
an interest in such partnership either directly or through any entity that is
not a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes are United
States Persons, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal
income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United
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exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or
more such United States Persons have the authority to control all substantial
decisions of the trust. To the extent prescribed in regulations by the Secretary
of the Treasury, which have not yet been issued, a trust which was in existence
on August 20, 1996 (other than a trust treated as owned by the grantor under
subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code), and which was
treated as a United States person on August 20, 1996 may elect to continue to be
treated as a United States person notwithstanding the previous sentence.

      Voting Rights: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates
which is allocated to any Certificate. The Voting Rights allocated among Holders
of such Certificates outstanding shall be the fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of
all the Certificates of such Class then outstanding and the denominator of which
is the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of all the Certificates then
outstanding (other than the Class R Certificates). 99.00% of all Voting Rights
will be allocated among all holders of the Certificates (other than the Class R
Certificates) in proportion to their then outstanding Class Certificate
Balances, 0.5% and 0.5% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among the holders
of the Class R-I Certificates and Class R-II Certificates, respectively, in
proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced by their respective
Certificates; provided, however, that any Certificate registered in the name of
the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee or any of their respective
affiliates shall not be included in the calculation of Voting Rights.

      Section 1.01 Accounting.

      Unless otherwise specified herein, for the purpose of any definition or
calculation, whenever amounts are required to be netted, subtracted or added or
any distributions are taken into account such definition or calculation and any
related definitions or calculations shall be determined without duplication of
such functions.

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                                   ARTICLE II
                          CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
                        ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

      Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans to Trustee.

      (a) The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, sells, transfers and assigns to the Trust without recourse all its
right, title and interest in and to (i) the Mortgage Loans identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, including all interest and principal due with respect to
the Mortgage Loans after the Cut-off Date, but excluding any payments of
principal and interest due on or prior to the Cut-off Date; (ii) such assets as
shall from time to time be credited or are required by the terms of this
Agreement to be credited to the Master Servicer Collection Account, (iii) such
assets relating to the Mortgage Loans as from time to time may be held by the
Servicer in Protected Accounts, the Master Servicer in the Master Servicer
Collection Account and the Trustee in the Distribution Account for the benefit
of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders, (iv) any REO Property, (v)
the Required Insurance Policies and any amounts paid or payable by the insurer
under any Insurance Policy (to the extent the mortgagee has a claim thereto),
(vi) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to the extent provided in Subsection
2.03(a), (vii) the rights with respect to the Servicing Agreement as assigned to
the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders by the Assignment Agreement and
(viii) any proceeds of the foregoing. Although it is the intent of the parties
to this Agreement that the conveyance of the Depositor's right, title and
interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and other assets in the Trust Fund
pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale and not a loan,
in the event that such conveyance is deemed to be a loan, it is the intent of
the parties to this Agreement that the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted
to the Trustee a first priority perfected security interest in all of the
Depositor's right, title and interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and
other assets in the Trust Fund, and that this Agreement shall constitute a
security agreement under applicable law.

      (b) In connection with the above transfer and assignment, the Depositor
hereby deposits with the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, the following
documents or instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan:

                  (i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in the following
      form: "Pay to the order of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee
      for the registered holders of the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
      Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-A2 without recourse," with
      all prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of
      endorsement from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee;

                  (ii) the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of the Mortgage
      certified by the public recording office in which such Mortgage has been
      recorded;

                  (iii) an original Assignment of the Mortgage executed in the
      following form: "Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the
      registered holders of the

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      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through
      Certificates, Series 2004-A2;

                  (iv) the original recorded Assignment or Assignments of the
      Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator to the
      Person assigning the Mortgage to the Trustee as contemplated by the
      immediately preceding clause (iii), if applicable and only to the extent
      available to the Depositor with evidence of recording thereon;

                  (v) the originals of all assumption, modification,
      consolidation or extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon,
      if any;

                  (vi) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with
      the Mortgage Note;

                  (vii) the original mortgagee title insurance policy;

                  (viii) the original of any security agreement, chattel
      mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage;
      and

                  (ix) the original power of attorney, if applicable;

provided, however, that in lieu of the foregoing, the Depositor may deliver the
following documents, under the circumstances set forth below: (w) the Depositor
may deliver a Mortgage Note pursuant to (A)(i) and (B)(i) endorsed in blank,
provided that the endorsement is completed within 60 days of the Closing Date;
(x) in lieu of the original Mortgage, assignments to the Trustee or intervening
assignments thereof which have been delivered, are being delivered or will, upon
receipt of recording information relating to the Mortgage required to be
included thereon, be delivered to recording offices for recording and have not
been returned to the Depositor in time to permit their delivery as specified
above, the Depositor may deliver a true copy thereof with a certification by the
Depositor on the face of such copy, substantially as follows: "Certified to be a
true and correct copy of the original, which has been transmitted for
recording"; and (y) in lieu of the Mortgage, assignment to the Trustee or
intervening assignments thereof, if the applicable jurisdiction retains the
originals of such documents (as evidenced by a certification from the Depositor
or the Master Servicer, to such effect) the Depositor may deliver photocopies of
such documents containing an original certification by the judicial or other
governmental authority of the jurisdiction where such documents were recorded;
and provided, further, however, that in the case of Mortgage Loans which have
been prepaid in full after the Cut-off Date and prior to the Closing Date, the
Depositor, in lieu of delivering the above documents, may deliver to the Trustee
a certification to such effect and shall deposit all amounts paid in respect of
such Mortgage Loans in the Distribution Account on the Closing Date. The
Depositor shall deliver such original documents (including any original
documents as to which certified copies had previously been delivered) to the
Trustee promptly after they are received. The Depositor shall cause, at its
expense, the assignment of the Mortgage to the Trustee to be recorded not later
than 180 days after the Closing Date, unless such recordation is not required by
the Rating Agencies or an Opinion of Counsel has been provided as set forth
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Section 2.01. The Depositor need not cause to be recorded any assignment in any
jurisdiction under the laws of which, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel
delivered by the Depositor to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies, the
recordation of such assignment is not necessary to protect the Trustee's
interest in the related Mortgage Loan; provided, however, notwithstanding the
delivery of any Opinion of Counsel, each assignment shall be submitted for
recording by the Depositor in the manner described above, at no expense to the
Trust Fund, the Trustee or the Custodian, upon the earliest to occur of : (i)
reasonable direction by the Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage
Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Trust Fund, (ii) the occurrence
of an Event of Default, (iii) the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or
foreclosure relating to the Depositor, (iv) the occurrence of a servicing
transfer as described in Section 8.02 hereof and (v) with respect to any one
assignment, the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating
to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the Depositor fails to pay the cost of recording the assignments, such expense
will be paid by the Trustee and the Trustee shall be reimbursed for such
expenses by the Trust Fund in accordance with Section 9.05.

            If any original Mortgage Note referred to in Section 2.01(b)(i)
above cannot be located, the obligations of the Depositor to deliver such
documents shall be deemed to be satisfied upon delivery to the Trustee of a
photocopy of such Mortgage Note, if available, with a lost note affidavit. If
any of the original Mortgage Notes for which a lost note affidavit was delivered
to the Trustee is subsequently located, such original Mortgage Note shall be
delivered to the Trustee within three Business Days.

      (c) The parties hereto agree that it is not intended that any mortgage
loan be included in the Trust that is either (i) a "High-Cost Home Loan" as
defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003 or (ii)
a "High-Cost Home Loan" as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act
effective January 1, 2004.

      Section 2.02 Acceptance of Mortgage Loans by Trustee.

      (a) The Trustee acknowledges the sale, transfer and assignment of the
Trust to it by the Depositor and receipt of, subject to further review and the
exceptions which may be noted pursuant to the procedures described below, and
declares that it, or the Custodian on its behalf, holds the documents (or
certified copies thereof) delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01, and declares
that it will continue to hold those documents and any amendments, replacements
or supplements thereto and all other assets of the Trust Fund delivered to it as
Trustee in trust for the use and benefit of all present and future Holders of
the Certificates. On or before the Closing Date (or, with respect to any
Substitute Mortgage Loan, within five Business Days after the receipt by the
Trustee or Custodian thereof), the Trustee agrees, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, to review or cause to be reviewed by the Custodian on its
behalf (under the Custodial Agreement), each Mortgage File delivered to it and
to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Depositor
on the Closing Date an Initial Certification. In conducting such review, the
Trustee or Custodian will certify as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any
Mortgage Loan specifically identified in the exception report annexed thereto as
not being covered by such certification), (i) all documents constituting part of
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documents described in Section 2.01(b)(iii)) required to be delivered to it
pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, provided that with respect to
the documents described in Section 2.01(b)(v), (vi), (viii) and (ix) to the
extent the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf has actual knowledge that such
documents exist, (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and are not torn,
mutilated, defaced or otherwise altered (except if initialed by the obligor) and
appear to relate on their face to such Mortgage Loan, (iii) based on its
examination and only as to the foregoing, the information set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule corresponding to the loan number for the Mortgage Loan,
the Mortgagor's name, including the street address but excluding the zip code,
the Mortgage Interest Rate and the original principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File and (iv)
with respect to Mortgage Loans with a Mortgage Interest Rate subject to
adjustment, the gross margin, the lifetime cap and the periodic cap for such
Mortgage Loan. In performing any such review, the Trustee, or the Custodian, as
its agent, may conclusively rely on the purported due execution and genuineness
of any such document and on the purported genuineness of any signature thereon.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, it is herein
acknowledged that, in conducting such review, the Trustee or the Custodian on
its behalf is under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine any such
documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine whether they
are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or whether
they have actually been recorded or that they are other than what they purport
to be on their face, or to determine whether any Person executing any documents
is authorized to do so or whether any signature is genuine. If the Trustee or
the Custodian, as its agent, finds any document constituting part of the
Mortgage File not to have been executed or received, or to be unrelated to the
Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B or to appear to be defective on its face,
the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall promptly notify the Seller. In
accordance with the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Seller shall correct
or cure any such defect within ninety (90) days from the date of notice from the
Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, of the defect and if the Seller fails to
correct or cure the defect within such period, and such defect materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in the related
Mortgage Loan, the Trustee, shall enforce the Seller's obligation pursuant to
the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, within 90 days from the Trustee's or the
Custodian's notification, to purchase such Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price;
provided that, if such defect would cause the Mortgage Loan to be other than a
"qualified mortgage" as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, any such cure
or repurchase must occur within 90 days from the date such breach was
discovered; provided, however, that if such defect relates solely to the
inability of the Seller to deliver the original Security Instrument or
intervening assignments thereof, or a certified copy because the originals of
such documents, or a certified copy have not been returned by the applicable
jurisdiction, the Seller shall not be required to purchase such Mortgage Loan if
the Seller delivers such original documents or certified copy promptly upon
receipt, but in no event later than 360 days after the Closing Date. The
foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the Seller
cannot deliver such original or copy of any document submitted for recording to
the appropriate recording office in the applicable jurisdiction because such
document has not been returned by such office; provided that the Seller shall
instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if such receipt
is not available, a certificate confirming that such documents have been
accepted for recording, and delivery to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its
agent, shall be effected by the Seller within thirty days of its receipt of the
original recorded document.

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      (b) No later than 180 days after the Closing Date, the Trustee or the
Custodian, as its agent, will review, for the benefit of the Certificateholders,
the Mortgage Files delivered to it and will execute and deliver or cause to be
executed and delivered to the Depositor a Final Certification. In conducting
such review, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, will certify as to each
Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan
paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in the exception
report annexed thereto as not being covered by such certification), that (i) all
documents constituting part of such Mortgage File (other than such documents
described in Section 2.01(b)(v) and (ix)) required to be delivered to it
pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, provided that with respect to
the documents described in Section 2.01(b)(v), (vi), (viii) and (ix) to the
extent the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf has actual knowledge that such
documents exist, (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and are not torn,
mutilated, defaced or otherwise altered (except if initialed by the obligor) and
appear regular on their face and relate to such Mortgage Loan, (iii) based on
its examination and only as to the foregoing, the information set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule corresponding to the loan number for the Mortgage Loan,
the Mortgagor's name, including the street address but excluding the zip code,
the Mortgage Interest Rate and the original principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File. In
performing any such review, the Trustee, or the Custodian, as its agent, may
conclusively rely on the purported due execution and genuineness of any such
document and on the purported genuineness of any signature thereon.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, it is herein
acknowledged that, in conducting such review, the Trustee or the Custodian on
its behalf is under no duty or obligation (i) to inspect, review or examine any
such documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine whether
they are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or
whether they have actually been recorded or that they are other than what they
purport to be on their face, or to determine whether any Person executing any
documents is authorized to do so or whether any signature is genuine. If the
Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, finds any document constituting part of
the Mortgage File not to have been executed or received, or to be unrelated to
the Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B or to appear to be defective on its
face, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall promptly notify the
Seller. In accordance with the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Seller
shall correct or cure any such defect within 90 days from the date of notice
from the Trustee of the defect and if the Seller is unable to cure such defect
within such period, and if such defect materially and adversely affects the
interests of the Certificateholders in the related Mortgage Loan, the Trustee
shall enforce the Seller's obligation under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
to purchase such Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price, provided, however, that if
such defect relates solely to the inability of the Seller to deliver the
original Security Instrument or intervening assignments thereof, or a certified
copy, because the originals of such documents. or a certified copy, have not
been returned by the applicable jurisdiction, the Seller shall not be required
to purchase such Mortgage Loan, if the Seller delivers such original documents
or certified copy promptly upon receipt, but in no event later than 360 days
after the Closing Date.

      (c) In the event that a Mortgage Loan is purchased by the Seller in
accordance with Subsections 2.02(a) or (b) above, the Seller shall remit to the
Master Servicer the Purchase Price for deposit in the Master Servicer Collection
Account and the Seller shall provide to the Trustee written notification
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Price in the Master Servicer Collection Account, the Depositor shall notify the
Trustee and the Custodian and the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent (upon
receipt of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto with
respect to such Mortgage Loan), shall release to the Seller the related Mortgage
File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments of transfer or
assignment, without recourse, furnished to it by the Seller as are necessary to
vest in the Seller title to and rights under the Mortgage Loan. Such purchase
shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which the Purchase Price in
available funds is received by the Trustee. The Trustee shall amend the Mortgage
Loan Schedule, which was previously delivered to it by Depositor in a form
agreed to between the Depositor and the Trustee, to reflect such repurchase and
shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies and the Master Servicer of such
amendment. The obligation of the Seller to repurchase any Mortgage Loan as to
which such a defect in a constituent document exists shall be the sole remedy
respecting such defect available to the Certificateholders or to the Trustee on
their behalf.

      Section 2.03 Assignment of Interest in the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement.

      (a) The Depositor hereby assigns to the Trustee, on behalf of the
Certificateholders, all of its right, title and interest in the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, including but not limited to Depositor's rights and
obligations pursuant to the Servicing Agreement (noting that the Seller has
retained the right in the event of breach of the representations, warranties and
covenants, if any, with respect to the related Mortgage Loans of the Servicer
under the Servicing Agreement to enforce the provisions thereof and to seek all
or any available remedies). The obligations of the Seller to substitute or
repurchase, as applicable, a Mortgage Loan shall be the Trustee's and the
Certificateholders' sole remedy for any breach thereof. At the request of the
Trustee, the Depositor shall take such actions as may be necessary to enforce
the above right, title and interest on behalf of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders or shall execute such further documents as the Trustee may
reasonably require in order to enable the Trustee to carry out such enforcement.
With respect to the representations and warranties described in the Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement which are made to the best of the Seller's knowledge, if
it is discovered by any of the Depositor, the Seller or the Trustee that the
substance of such representation and warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy
materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan, then
notwithstanding the seller's lack of knowledge with respect to the substance of
such representation and warranty, such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of
the applicable representation or warranty.

      (b) If the Depositor, the Master Servicer, Securities Administrator or the
Trustee discovers a breach of any of the representations and warranties set
forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, which breach materially and
adversely affects the value of the interests of Certificateholders or the
Trustee in the related Mortgage Loan, the party discovering the breach shall
give prompt written notice of the breach to the other parties. The Seller,
within 90 days of its discovery or receipt of notice that such breach has
occurred (whichever occurs earlier), shall cure the breach in all material
respects or, subject to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.04 of
this Agreement, as applicable, shall purchase the Mortgage Loan or any property
acquired with respect thereto from the Trustee; provided, however, that if there
is a breach of any representation set forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, and the Mortgage
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thereto has been sold, then the Seller shall pay, in lieu of the Purchase Price,
any excess of the Purchase Price over the Net Liquidation Proceeds received upon
such sale. (If the Net Liquidation Proceeds exceed the Purchase Price, any
excess shall be paid to the Seller to the extent not required by law to be paid
to the borrower.) Any such purchase by the Seller shall be made by providing an
amount equal to the Purchase Price to the Master Servicer for deposit in the
Master Servicer Collection Account and written notification detailing the
components of such Purchase Price. The Depositor shall notify the Trustee and
submit to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, a Request for Release, and
the Trustee shall release, or the Trustee shall cause the Custodian to release,
to the Seller the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and
deliver all instruments of transfer or assignment furnished to it by the Seller,
without recourse, as are necessary to vest in the Seller title to and rights
under the Mortgage Loan or any property acquired with respect thereto. Such
purchase shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which the Purchase
Price in available funds is received by the Trustee. The Trustee or the Master
Servicer shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect such repurchase and
shall promptly notify the Master Servicer and the Rating Agencies of such
amendment. Enforcement of the obligation of the Seller to purchase (or
substitute a Substitute Mortgage Loan for) any Mortgage Loan or any property
acquired with respect thereto (or pay the Purchase Price as set forth in the
above proviso) as to which a breach has occurred and is continuing shall
constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available to the
Certificateholders or the Trustee on their behalf.

      Section 2.04 Substitution of Mortgage Loans.

      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in lieu of
purchasing a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or
Sections 2.02 or 2.03 of this Agreement, the Seller may, no later than the date
by which such purchase by the Seller would otherwise be required, tender to the
Trustee a Substitute Mortgage Loan accompanied by a certificate of an authorized
officer of the Seller that such Substitute Mortgage Loan conforms to the
requirements set forth in the definition of "Substitute Mortgage Loan" in the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Agreement, as applicable; provided,
however, that substitution pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or
Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, in lieu of purchase shall not be
permitted after the termination of the two-year period beginning on the Startup
Day; provided, further, that if the breach would cause the Mortgage Loan to be
other than a "qualified mortgage" as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code,
any such cure or substitution must occur within 90 days from the date the breach
was discovered. The Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall examine the
Mortgage File for any Substitute Mortgage Loan in the manner set forth in
Section 2.02(a) and the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall notify the
Seller, in writing, within five Business Days after receipt, whether or not the
documents relating to the Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfy the requirements of
the fourth sentence of Subsection 2.02(a). Within two Business Days after such
notification, the Seller shall provide to the Trustee for deposit in the
Distribution Account the amount, if any, by which the Outstanding Principal
Balance as of the next preceding Due Date of the Mortgage Loan for which
substitution is being made, after giving effect to Scheduled Principal due on
such date, exceeds the Outstanding Principal Balance as of such date of the
Substitute Mortgage Loan, after giving effect to Scheduled Principal due on such
date, which amount shall be treated for the purposes of this Agreement as if it
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purchase of a Mortgage Loan by the Seller. After such notification to the Seller
and, if any such excess exists, upon receipt of such deposit, the Trustee shall
accept such Substitute Mortgage Loan which shall thereafter be deemed to be a
Mortgage Loan hereunder. 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 thereon during such month shall be the
property of the Trust Fund 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 Seller. The Scheduled
Principal on a Substitute Mortgage Loan due on the Due Date in the month of
substitution shall be the property of the Seller and the Scheduled Principal on
the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made due on such Due Date shall
be the property of the Trust Fund. Upon acceptance of the Substitute Mortgage
Loan (and delivery to the Trustee or Custodian of a Request for Release for such
Mortgage Loan), the Trustee shall release to the Seller the related Mortgage
File related to any Mortgage Loan released pursuant to the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, and shall
execute and deliver all instruments of transfer or assignment, without recourse,
in form as provided to it as are necessary to vest in the Seller title to and
rights under any Mortgage Loan released pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable. The Seller shall
deliver the documents related to the Substitute Mortgage Loan in accordance with
the provisions of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Subsections 2.01(b)
and 2.02(b) of this Agreement, as applicable, with the date of acceptance of the
Substitute Mortgage Loan deemed to be the Closing Date for purposes of the time
periods set forth in those Subsections. The representations and warranties set
forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to have been made
by the Seller with respect to each Substitute Mortgage Loan as of the date of
acceptance of such Mortgage Loan by the Trustee. The Master Servicer shall amend
the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect such substitution and shall provide a copy
of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies.

      Section 2.05 Issuance of Certificates.

      (a) The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it on behalf of the Trust
Fund of the Mortgage Loans and the other assets comprising the Trust Fund and,
concurrently therewith, has signed, and countersigned and delivered to the
Depositor, in exchange therefor, Certificates in such authorized denominations
representing such Percentage Interests as the Depositor has requested. The
Trustee agrees that it will hold the Mortgage Loans and such other assets as may
from time to time be delivered to it segregated on the books of the Trustee in
trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

      (b) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the
Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in
and to the assets of REMIC I for the benefit of the holders of the REMIC I
Regular Interests. The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the assets of REMIC I and
declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and
benefit of the holders of the REMIC I Regular Interests.

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      (c) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the
Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in
and to the REMIC I Regular Interests and the other assets of REMIC II for the
benefit of the holders of the REMIC II Certificates. The Trustee acknowledges
receipt of the REMIC I Regular Interests (which are uncertificated) and the
other assets of REMIC II and declares that it holds and will hold the same in
trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the holders of the REMIC II
Certificates.

      Section 2.06 Representations and Warranties Concerning the Depositor.

      The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, the Master
Servicer and the Securities Administrator as follows:

                  (i) the Depositor (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly
      existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and
      (b) is qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation to do
      business in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary,
      except where the failure so to qualify would not reasonably be expected to
      have a material adverse effect on the Depositor's business as presently
      conducted or on the Depositor's ability to enter into this Agreement and
      to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

                  (ii) the Depositor has full corporate power to own its
      property, to carry on its business as presently conducted and to enter
      into and perform its obligations under this Agreement;

                  (iii) the execution and delivery by the Depositor of this
      Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
      the part of the Depositor; and neither the execution and delivery of this
      Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated,
      nor compliance with the provisions hereof, will conflict with or result in
      a breach of, or constitute a default under, any of the provisions of any
      law, governmental rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order binding on
      the Depositor or its properties or the articles of incorporation or
      by-laws of the Depositor, except those conflicts, breaches or defaults
      which would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
      on the Depositor's ability to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
      the transactions contemplated hereby;

                  (iv) the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor
      of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
      hereby do not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to,
      the registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of,
      any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except those
      consents, approvals, notices, registrations or other actions as have
      already been obtained, given or made;

                  (v) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
      Depositor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
      other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the
      Depositor enforceable against it

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      in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy and
      insolvency laws and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of the
      rights of creditors generally);

                  (vi) there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to
      the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened against the Depositor, before
      or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body
      (i) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
      or (ii) with respect to any other matter which in the judgment of the
      Depositor will be determined adversely to the Depositor and will if
      determined adversely to the Depositor materially and adversely affect the
      Depositor's ability to enter into this Agreement or perform its
      obligations under this Agreement; and the Depositor is not in default with
      respect to any order of any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or
      governmental body so as to materially and adversely affect the
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

                  (vii) immediately prior to the transfer and assignment to the
      Trustee, each Mortgage Note and each Mortgage were not subject to an
      assignment or pledge, and the Depositor had good and marketable title to
      and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to transfer and sell
      such Mortgage Loan to the Trustee free and clear of any encumbrance,
      equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest.

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                                  ARTICLE III
                 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS

      Section 3.01 Master Servicer.

      The Master Servicer shall supervise, monitor and oversee the obligation of
the Servicer to service and administer their respective Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement and shall have full power
and authority to do any and all things which it may deem necessary or desirable
in connection with such master servicing and administration. In performing its
obligations hereunder, the Master Servicer shall act in a manner consistent with
Accepted Master Servicing Practices. Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall
oversee and consult with the Servicer as necessary from time-to-time to carry
out the Master Servicer's obligations hereunder, shall receive, review and
evaluate all reports, information and other data provided to the Master Servicer
by the Servicer and shall cause the Servicer to perform and observe the
covenants, obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by such
Servicer under the Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall independently
and separately monitor the Servicer's servicing activities with respect to each
related Mortgage Loan, reconcile the results of such monitoring with such
information provided in the previous sentence on a monthly basis and coordinate
corrective adjustments to the Servicer's and Master Servicer's records, and
based on such reconciled and corrected information, the Master Servicer shall
provide such information to the Securities Administrator as shall be necessary
in order for it to prepare the statements specified in Section 6.04, and prepare
any other information and statements required to be forwarded by the Master
Servicer hereunder. The Master Servicer shall reconcile the results of its
Mortgage Loan monitoring with the actual remittances of the Servicer to the
Protected Account pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

      The Trustee shall furnish the Servicer and the Master Servicer with any
limited powers of attorney and other documents in form as provided to it
necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer and the Master Servicer to
service and administer the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property. The Trustee
shall have no liability with respect to the use of any such limited power of
attorney.

      The Trustee or the Custodian shall provide access to the records and
documentation in possession of the Trustee or the Custodian regarding the
related Mortgage Loans and REO Property and the servicing thereof to the
Certificateholders, the FDIC, and the supervisory agents and examiners of the
FDIC, such access being afforded only upon reasonable prior written request and
during normal business hours at the office of the Trustee or the Custodian;
provided, however, that, unless otherwise required by law, the Trustee or the
Custodian shall not be required to provide access to such records and
documentation if the provision thereof would violate the legal right to privacy
of any Mortgagor. The Trustee or the Custodian shall allow representatives of
the above entities to photocopy any of the records and documentation and shall
provide equipment for that purpose at a charge that covers the Trustee's or the
Custodian's actual costs.

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      The Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer and the Master
Servicer upon request any court pleadings, requests for trustee's sale or other
documents necessary or desirable to (i) the foreclosure or trustee's sale with
respect to a Mortgaged Property; (ii) any legal action brought to obtain
judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Security Instrument;
(iii) obtain a deficiency judgment against the Mortgagor; or (iv) enforce any
other rights or remedies provided by the Mortgage Note or Security Instrument or
otherwise available at law or equity.

      Section 3.02 REMIC-Related Covenants.

      For as long as each REMIC shall exist, the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator shall act in accordance herewith to assure continuing treatment of
such REMIC as a REMIC, and the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall
comply with any directions of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer
to assure such continuing treatment. In particular, the Trustee shall not (a)
sell or permit the sale of all or any portion of the Mortgage Loans or of any
investment of deposits in an Account unless such sale is as a result of a
repurchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement or the Trustee has
received a REMIC Opinion prepared at the expense of the Trust Fund; and (b)
other than with respect to a substitution pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, accept any
contribution to any REMIC after the Startup Day without receipt of a REMIC
Opinion.

      Section 3.03 Monitoring of Servicer.

      (a) The Master Servicer shall be responsible for reporting to the Trustee
and the Depositor the compliance by the Servicer with its duties under the
Servicing Agreement. In the review of the Servicer's activities, the Master
Servicer may rely upon an officer's certificate of the Servicer with regard to
such Servicer's compliance with the terms of its Servicing Agreement. In the
event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment, determines that a Servicer
should be terminated in accordance with its Servicing Agreement, or that a
notice should be sent pursuant to such Servicing Agreement with respect to the
occurrence of an event that, unless cured, would constitute grounds for such
termination, the Master Servicer shall notify the Depositor and the Trustee
thereof and the Master Servicer shall issue such notice or take such other
action as it deems appropriate.

      (b) The Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of the Servicer under the
Servicing Agreement, and shall, in the event that a Servicer fails to perform
its obligations in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, subject to the
preceding paragraph, terminate the rights and obligations of such Servicer
thereunder and act as servicer of the related Mortgage Loans or to cause the
Trustee to enter in to a new Servicing Agreement with a successor Servicer
selected by the Master Servicer; provided, however, it is understood and
acknowledged by the parties hereto that there will be a period of transition
(not to exceed 90 days) before the actual servicing functions can be fully
transferred to such successor Servicer. Such enforcement, including, without
limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of the Servicing
Agreement and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form
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its good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner of the related
Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at
its own expense subject to Section 3.03(c), provided that the Master Servicer
shall not be required to prosecute or defend any legal action except to the
extent that the Master Servicer shall have received reasonable indemnity for its
costs and expenses in pursuing such action.

      (c) To the extent that the costs and expenses of the Master Servicer
related to any termination of a Servicer, appointment of a successor Servicer or
the transfer and assumption of servicing by the Master Servicer with respect to
the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, (i) all legal costs and
expenses and all due diligence costs and expenses associated with an evaluation
of the potential termination of the Servicer as a result of an event of default
by such Servicer and (ii) all costs and expenses associated with the complete
transfer of servicing, including all servicing files and all servicing data and
the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be
required by the successor servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in
the servicing data or otherwise to enable the successor service to service the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the Servicing Agreement) are not fully and
timely reimbursed by the terminated Servicer, the Master Servicer shall be
entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses from the Master Servicer
Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.03(b).

      (d) The Master Servicer shall require the Servicer to comply with the
remittance requirements and other obligations set forth in the Servicing
Agreement.

      (e) If the Master Servicer acts as Servicer, it will not assume liability
for the representations and warranties of the Servicer, if any, that it
replaces.

      Section 3.04 Fidelity Bond.

      The Master Servicer, at its expense, shall maintain in effect a blanket
fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, affording coverage
with respect to all directors, officers, employees and other Persons acting on
such Master Servicer's behalf, and covering errors and omissions in the
performance of the Master Servicer's obligations hereunder. The errors and
omissions insurance policy and the fidelity bond shall be in such form and
amount generally acceptable for entities serving as master servicers or
trustees.

      Section 3.05 Power to Act; Procedures.

      The Master Servicer shall master service the Mortgage Loans and shall have
full power and authority, subject to the REMIC Provisions and the provisions of
Article X hereof, to do any and all things that it may deem necessary or
desirable in connection with the master servicing and administration of the
Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to the power and authority (i) to
execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee,
customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to
consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage
Notes and related Mortgages, (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and
Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of
the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan, in each

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case, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing
Agreement, as applicable; provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall not
(and, consistent with its responsibilities under Section 3.03, shall not permit
the Servicer to) knowingly or intentionally take any action, or fail to take (or
fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the
scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC
Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, would cause REMIC I or
REMIC II to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon
the Trust Fund (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) unless the Master Servicer has
received an Opinion of Counsel (but not at the expense of the Master Servicer)
to the effect that the contemplated action will not would cause REMIC I or REMIC
II to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon REMIC
I or REMIC II, as the case may be. The Trustee shall furnish the Master
Servicer, upon written request from a Servicing Officer, with any limited powers
of attorney empowering the Master Servicer or the Servicer to execute and
deliver instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full
release or discharge, and to foreclose upon or otherwise liquidate Mortgaged
Property, and to appeal, prosecute or defend in any court action relating to the
Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Property, in accordance with the Servicing
Agreement and this Agreement, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such
other documents, as the Master Servicer may request, to enable the Master
Servicer to master service and administer the Mortgage Loans and carry out its
duties hereunder, in each case in accordance with Accepted Master Servicing
Practices (and the Trustee shall have no liability for misuse of any such powers
of attorney by the Master Servicer or the Servicer). If the Master Servicer or
the Trustee has been advised that it is likely that the laws of the state in
which action is to be taken prohibit such action if taken in the name of the
Trustee or that the Trustee would be adversely affected under the "doing
business" or tax laws of such state if such action is taken in its name, the
Master Servicer shall join with the Trustee in the appointment of a co-trustee
pursuant to Section 9.11 hereof. In the performance of its duties hereunder, the
Master Servicer shall be an independent contractor and shall not, except in
those instances where it is taking action in the name of the Trustee, be deemed
to be the agent of the Trustee.

      Section 3.06 Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.

      To the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement, to the extent Mortgage
Loans contain enforceable due-on-sale clauses, the Master Servicer shall cause
the Servicer to enforce such clauses in accordance with the Servicing Agreement.
If applicable law prohibits the enforcement of a due-on-sale clause or such
clause is otherwise not enforced in accordance with the Servicing Agreement,
and, as a consequence, a Mortgage Loan is assumed, the original Mortgagor may be
released from liability in accordance with the Servicing Agreement.

      Section 3.07 Release of Mortgage Files.

      (a) Upon becoming aware of the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or
the receipt by the Servicer of a notification that payment in full has been
escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes for payment to
Certificateholders on the next Distribution Date, the Servicer will, if required
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the Trustee, two copies of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit
D hereto signed by a Servicing Officer or in a mutually agreeable electronic
format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a
Servicing Officer (which certification shall include a statement to the effect
that all amounts received in connection with such payment that are required to
be deposited in the Protected Account maintained by the Servicer pursuant to
Section 4.01 or by the Servicer pursuant to its Servicing Agreement have been or
will be so deposited) and shall request that the Custodian, on behalf of the
Trustee, deliver to the Servicer the related Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such
certification and request, the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall
promptly release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer and the Trustee and
Custodian shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage
File. Upon any such payment in full, the Servicer is authorized, to give, as
agent for the Trustee, as the mortgagee under the Mortgage that secured the
Mortgage Loan, an instrument of satisfaction (or assignment of mortgage without
recourse) regarding the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, which
instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be, shall be delivered
to the Person or Persons entitled thereto against receipt therefor of such
payment, it being understood and agreed that no expenses incurred in connection
with such instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be, shall be
chargeable to the Protected Account.

      (b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure
of any Mortgage Loan and in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, the Trustee
shall execute such documents as requested and as shall be prepared and furnished
to the Trustee by a Servicer or the Master Servicer (in form reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee) and as are necessary to the prosecution of any such
proceedings. In connection with the foregoing, the Custodian, on behalf of the
Trustee, shall, upon the request of a Servicer or the Master Servicer, and
delivery to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, of two copies of a Request
for Release signed by a Servicing Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit D
(or in a mutually agreeable electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature
on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer), release the related Mortgage
File held in its possession or control to the Servicer or the Master Servicer,
as applicable. Such trust receipt shall obligate the Servicer or the Master
Servicer to return the Mortgage File to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee,
when the need therefor by the Servicer or the Master Servicer no longer exists
unless the Mortgage Loan shall be liquidated, in which case, upon receipt of a
certificate of a Servicing Officer similar to that hereinabove specified, the
Mortgage File shall be released by the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, to
the Servicer or the Master Servicer.

      Section 3.08 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer
To Be Held for Trustee.

      (a) The Master Servicer shall transmit and the Servicer (to the extent
required by the Servicing Agreement) shall transmit to the Trustee or Custodian
such documents and instruments coming into the possession of the Master Servicer
or such Servicer from time to time as are required by the terms hereof, or in
the case of the Servicer, the Servicing Agreement, to be delivered to the
Trustee or Custodian. Any funds received by the Master Servicer or by a Servicer
in respect of any Mortgage Loan or which otherwise are collected by the Master
Servicer or by a Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in
respect of any Mortgage Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Trustee and
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the Master Servicer's right to retain or withdraw from the Master Servicer
Collection Account the Master Servicing Compensation and other amounts provided
in this Agreement, and to the right of the Servicer to retain its Servicing Fee
and other amounts as provided in the Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer
shall, and (to the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement) shall cause the
Servicer to, provide access to information and documentation regarding the
Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, its agents and accountants at any time upon
reasonable request and during normal business hours, and to Certificateholders
that are savings and loan associations, banks or insurance companies, the Office
of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and the supervisory agents and examiners of such
Office and Corporation or examiners of any other federal or state banking or
insurance regulatory authority if so required by applicable regulations of the
Office of Thrift Supervision or other regulatory authority, such access to be
afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request in writing and during
normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by it. In
fulfilling such a request the Master Servicer shall not be responsible for
determining the sufficiency of such information.

      (b) All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the
control of, the Master Servicer, in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from
the collection of principal and interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds
or Insurance Proceeds, shall be held by the Master Servicer for and on behalf of
the Trustee and the Certificateholders and shall be and remain the sole and
exclusive property of the Trustee; provided, however, that the Master Servicer
and the Servicer shall be entitled to setoff against, and deduct from, any such
funds any amounts that are properly due and payable to the Master Servicer or
such Servicer under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement.

      Section 3.09 Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies.

      (a) For each Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall enforce any
obligation of the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement to maintain or cause to
be maintained standard fire and casualty insurance and, where applicable, flood
insurance, all in accordance with the provisions of the Servicing Agreement. It
is understood and agreed that such insurance shall be with insurers meeting the
eligibility requirements set forth in the Servicing Agreement and that no
earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor or
to be maintained on property acquired in respect of a defaulted loan, other than
pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in
force and as shall require such additional insurance.

      (b) Pursuant to Section 4.01 and 4.02, any amounts collected by the
Servicer or the Master Servicer, or by the Servicer, under any insurance
policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the
property subject to the related Mortgage or released to the Mortgagor in
accordance with the Servicing Agreement) shall be deposited into the Master
Servicer Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.02 and
4.03. Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer or the Servicer in maintaining
any such insurance if the Mortgagor defaults in its obligation to do so shall be
added to the amount owing under the Mortgage Loan where the terms of the
Mortgage Loan so permit; provided, however, that the addition of any such cost
shall not be taken into account for purposes of calculating the distributions to
be made to Certificateholders and shall be recoverable by the Master Servicer or
such Servicer pursuant to Section 4.02 and 4.03.

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      Section 3.10 Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.

      The Master Servicer shall (to the extent provided in the Servicing
Agreement) cause the Servicer to, prepare and present on behalf of the Trustee
and the Certificateholders all claims under the Insurance Policies and take such
actions (including the negotiation, settlement, compromise or enforcement of the
insured's claim) as shall be necessary to realize recovery under such policies.
Any proceeds disbursed to the Master Servicer (or disbursed to a Servicer and
remitted to the Master Servicer) in respect of such policies, bonds or contracts
shall be promptly deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account upon
receipt, except that any amounts realized that are to be applied to the repair
or restoration of the related Mortgaged Property as a condition precedent to the
presentation of claims on the related Mortgage Loan to the insurer under any
applicable Insurance Policy need not be so deposited (or remitted).

      Section 3.11 Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies.

      (a) The Master Servicer shall not take, or permit the Servicer (to the
extent such action is prohibited under the Servicing Agreement) to take, any
action that would result in noncoverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of such Master Servicer
or Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. The Master Servicer shall use
its best reasonable efforts to cause the Servicer (to the extent required under
the Servicing Agreement) to keep in force and effect (to the extent that the
Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain such insurance), primary
mortgage insurance applicable to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. The
Master Servicer shall not, and shall not permit the Servicer (to the extent
required under the Servicing Agreement) to, cancel or refuse to renew any such
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy that is in effect at the date of the initial
issuance of the Mortgage Note and is required to be kept in force hereunder
except in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing
Agreement, as applicable.

      (b) The Master Servicer agrees to present, or to cause the Servicer (to
the extent required under the Servicing Agreement) to present, on behalf of the
Trustee and the Certificateholders, claims to the insurer under any Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policies and, in this regard, to take such reasonable action
as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policies respecting defaulted Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to Section 4.01 and 4.02,
any amounts collected by the Master Servicer or the Servicer under any Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policies shall be deposited in the Master Servicer Collection
Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.03.

      Section 3.12 Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies
and Documents.

      The Trustee or the Custodian shall retain possession and custody of the
originals (to the extent available) of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies,
or certificate of insurance if applicable, and any certificates of renewal as to
the foregoing as may be issued from time to time as contemplated by this
Agreement. Until all amounts distributable in respect of the Certificates have
been distributed in full and the Master Servicer otherwise has fulfilled its
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this Agreement, the Trustee or its Custodian shall also retain possession and
custody of each Mortgage File in accordance with and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall promptly deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian upon the execution or
receipt thereof the originals of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, any
certificates of renewal, and such other documents or instruments that constitute
portions of the Mortgage File that come into the possession of the Master
Servicer from time to time.

      Section 3.13 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.

      The Master Servicer shall cause the Servicer (to the extent required under
the Servicing Agreement) to foreclose upon, repossess or otherwise comparably
convert the ownership of Mortgaged 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, all in
accordance with the Servicing Agreement.

      Section 3.14 Compensation for the Master Servicer.

      The Master Servicer will be entitled to all income and gain realized from
any investment of funds in the Distribution Account and the Master Servicer
Collection Account, pursuant to Article IV, for the performance of its
activities hereunder. Servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, if
any, late payment charges, as collected, if any, or otherwise (but not including
any prepayment premium or penalty) shall be retained by the Servicer and shall
not be deposited in the Protected Account. The Master Servicer shall be required
to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder
and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as provided in this
Agreement.

      Section 3.15 REO Property.

      (a) In the event the Trust Fund acquires ownership of any REO Property in
respect of any related Mortgage Loan, the deed or certificate of sale shall be
issued to the Trustee, or to its nominee, on behalf of the related
Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall, to the extent provided in the
Servicing Agreement, cause the Servicer to sell, any REO Property as
expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. Pursuant to its efforts to
sell such REO Property, the Master Servicer shall cause the Servicer to protect
and conserve, such REO Property in the manner and to the extent required by the
Servicing Agreement, in accordance with the REMIC Provisions and in a manner
that does not result in a tax on "net income from foreclosure property" or cause
such REO Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code.

      (b) The Master Servicer shall, to the extent required by the Servicing
Agreement, cause the Servicer to deposit all funds collected and received in
connection with the operation of any REO Property in the Protected Account.

      (c) The Master Servicer and the Servicer, upon the final disposition of
any REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related
unreimbursed Monthly Advances and

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other unreimbursed advances as well as any unpaid Servicing Fees from
Liquidation Proceeds received in connection with the final disposition of such
REO Property; provided, that any such unreimbursed Monthly Advances as well as
any unpaid Servicing Fees may be reimbursed or paid, as the case may be, prior
to final disposition, out of any net rental income or other net amounts derived
from such REO Property.

      (d) To the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement, the Liquidation
Proceeds from the final disposition of the REO Property, net of any payment to
the Master Servicer and the Servicer as provided above shall be deposited in the
Protected Account on or prior to the Determination Date in the month following
receipt thereof and be remitted by wire transfer in immediately available funds
to the Master Servicer for deposit into the related Master Servicer Collection
Account on the next succeeding Servicer Remittance Date.

      Section 3.16 Annual Officer's Certificate as to Compliance.

      (a) The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee and the Rating
Agencies on or before February 28 of each year, commencing on February 28, 2005,
an Officer's Certificate, certifying that with respect to the period ending
December 31 of the prior year: (i) such Servicing Officer has reviewed the
activities of such Master Servicer during the preceding calendar year or portion
thereof and its performance under this Agreement, (ii) to the best of such
Servicing Officer's knowledge, based on such review, such Master Servicer has
performed and fulfilled its duties, responsibilities and obligations under this
Agreement in all material respects throughout such year, or, if there has been a
default in the fulfillment of any such duties, responsibilities or obligations,
specifying each such default known to such Servicing Officer and the nature and
status thereof, (iii) nothing has come to the attention of such Servicing
Officer to lead such Servicing Officer to believe that the Servicer has failed
to perform any of its duties, responsibilities and obligations under its
Servicing Agreement in all material respects throughout such year, or, if there
has been a material default in the performance or fulfillment of any such
duties, responsibilities or obligations, specifying each such default known to
such Servicing Officer and the nature and status thereof.

      (b) Copies of such statements shall be provided to any Certificateholder
upon request, by the Master Servicer or by the Trustee at the Master Servicer's
expense if the Master Servicer failed to provide such copies (unless (i) the
Master Servicer shall have failed to provide the Trustee with such statement or
(ii) the Trustee shall be unaware of the Master Servicer's failure to provide
such statement).

      Section 3.17 Annual Independent Accountant's Servicing Report.

      If the Master Servicer has, during the course of any fiscal year, directly
serviced any of the Mortgage Loans, then the Master Servicer at its expense
shall cause a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public
accountants to furnish a statement to the Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the
Depositor on or before February 28 of each year, commencing on February 28, 2005
to the effect that, with respect to the most recently ended fiscal year, such
firm has examined certain records and documents relating to the Master
Servicer's performance of its servicing obligations under this Agreement and
pooling and servicing and trust agreements in

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material respects similar to this Agreement and to each other and that, on the
basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with the audit
program for mortgages serviced for Freddie Mac or the Uniform Single Attestation
Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm is of the opinion that the Master
Servicer's activities have been conducted in compliance with this Agreement, or
that such examination has disclosed no material items of noncompliance except
for (i) such exceptions as such firm believes to be immaterial, (ii) such other
exceptions as are set forth in such statement and (iii) such exceptions that the
Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or the Audit Program for
Mortgages Serviced by Freddie Mac requires it to report. Copies of such
statements shall be provided to any Certificateholder upon request by the Master
Servicer, or by the Trustee at the expense of the Master Servicer if the Master
Servicer shall fail to provide such copies. If such report discloses exceptions
that are material, the Master Servicer shall advise the Trustee whether such
exceptions have been or are susceptible of cure, and will take prompt action to
do so.

      Section 3.18 Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.

      (a) Within 15 days after each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer
shall, in accordance with industry standards, file with the Commission via the
Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System ("EDGAR"), a Form 8-K with a copy
of the statement to the Trustee who shall make available on its website a copy
of the statement to the Certificateholders for such Distribution Date as an
exhibit thereto. Prior to March 30, 2005 (and each year thereafter unless a Form
15D Suspension Notification has been filed pursuant to Section 3.18(d) below),
the Master Servicer shall prepare and file a Form 10-K, in substance conforming
to industry standards, with respect to the Trust Fund. Each such Form 10-K shall
include as exhibits the Servicer's annual statement of compliance and annual
accountant's report as described in the Servicing Agreement, in each case to the
extent timely delivered to the Master Servicer. If they are not so timely
delivered, the Master Servicer shall file an amended Form 10-K including such
documents as exhibits reasonably promptly after they are delivered to the Master
Servicer. The Form 10-K shall also include a certification in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit K, in compliance with Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and any
additional directives of the Commission, which shall be signed by a Servicing
Officer. The Depositor hereby grants to the Master Servicer a limited power of
attorney to execute and file the Form 8-K and Form 10-K on behalf of the
Depositor. Such power of attorney shall continue until either the earlier of (i)
receipt by the Master Servicer from the Depositor of written termination of such
power of attorney and (ii) the termination of the Trust Fund. The Depositor
agrees to promptly furnish to the Master Servicer, from time to time upon
request, such further information, reports and financial statements within its
control related to this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans as the Master Servicer
reasonably deems appropriate to prepare and file all necessary reports with the
Commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Master Servicer shall
have no responsibility to file any items other than those specified in this
Section 3.18; provided, however, the Master Servicer will cooperate with the
Depositor in connection with any additional filings with respect to the Trust
Fund as the Depositor deems necessary under the Exchange Act. Copies of all
reports filed by the Master Servicer under the Exchange Act shall be sent to:
the Depositor c/o Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Attn: Managing Director-Analysis and
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Servicer in connection with this Section 3.18 shall not be reimbursable from the
Trust Fund except as pursuant to Sections 7.04(c) hereof.

      (b) The Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee, the
Depositor and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates from and
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses
arising out of or based upon a breach of the Master Servicer's obligations under
this Section 3.18 or the Master Servicer's negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct in connection therewith.

      (c) If, after the Closing Date (a) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is
amended, (b) Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and any related
directives of the Commission are modified or superseded by any subsequent
statement, rule, directive or regulation of the Commission or any division
thereof, or (c) any future releases, rules and regulations are published by the
Commission from time to time pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which
in any such case affect the form or substance of the required certification
under Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act such that, in the reasonable
judgment of the Master Servicer, the required certification is materially more
onerous than the form of the requirement attached hereto as Exhibit K as of the
Closing Date, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller
shall negotiate in good faith to determine how to amend the certification
attached hereto as Exhibit K or any of the provisions in this Section 3.18 to
comply with any such new requirements. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 3.18 may be amended by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee without the consent of the
Certificateholders.

      (d) Prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Master Servicer
is able to do so under applicable law, the Master Servicer shall file with the
Commission a Form 15D Suspension Notification with respect to the Trust Fund.

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                                   ARTICLE IV
                                    ACCOUNTS

      Section 4.01 Protected Accounts.

      (a) The Master Servicer shall enforce the obligation of the Servicer to
establish and maintain a Protected Account in accordance with the Servicing
Agreement, with records to be kept with respect thereto on a Mortgage Loan by
Mortgage Loan basis, into which accounts shall be deposited within 48 hours (or
as of such other time specified in the Servicing Agreement) of receipt all
collections of principal and interest on any Mortgage Loan and with respect to
any REO Property received by a Servicer, including Principal Prepayments,
Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and advances
made from the Servicer's own funds (less servicing compensation as permitted by
the Servicing Agreement in the case of the Servicer) and all other amounts to be
deposited in the Protected Account. The Servicer is hereby authorized to make
withdrawals from and deposits to the related Protected Account for purposes
required or permitted by this Agreement. To the extent provided in the Servicing
Agreement, the Protected Account shall be held in a Designated Depository
Institution and segregated on the books of such institution in the name of the
Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders.

      (b) To the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement, amounts on deposit
in a Protected Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in the name of
the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders and, except as provided in the
preceding paragraph, not commingled with any other funds, such Permitted
Investments to mature, or to be subject to redemption or withdrawal, no later
than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn for deposit in
the Master Servicer Collection Account, and shall be held until required for
such deposit. The income earned from Permitted Investments made pursuant to this
Section 4.01 shall be paid to the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, and
the risk of loss of moneys required to be distributed to the Certificateholders
resulting from such investments shall be borne by and be the risk of the
Servicer. The Servicer (to the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement) shall
deposit the amount of any such loss in the Protected Account within two Business
Days of receipt of notification of such loss but not later than the second
Business Day prior to the Distribution Date on which the moneys so invested are
required to be distributed to the Certificateholders.

      (c) To the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement and subject to this
Article IV, on or before the Servicer Remittance Date, the Servicer shall
withdraw or shall cause to be withdrawn from the Protected Accounts and shall
immediately deposit or cause to be deposited in the Master Servicer Collection
Account amounts representing the following collections and payments (other than
with respect to principal of or interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before
the Cut-off Date) with respect to each Loan Group:

                  (i) Monthly Payments on the Mortgage Loans received or any
      related portion thereof advanced by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing
      Agreement which were due on or before the related Due Date, net of the
      amount thereof comprising the Servicing Fees;

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                  (ii) Principal Prepayments in Full and any Liquidation
      Proceeds received by the Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loans in
      the related Prepayment Period, with interest to the date of prepayment or
      liquidation, net of the amount thereof comprising the Servicing Fees;

                  (iii) Curtailments received by the Servicer for such Mortgage
      Loans in the related Prepayment Period; and

                  (iv) Any amount to be used as a Monthly Advance.

      (d) Withdrawals may be made from an Account only to make remittances as
provided in Section 4.01(c), 4.02 and 4.03; to reimburse the Master Servicer or
a Servicer for Monthly Advances which have been recovered by subsequent
collection from the related Mortgagor; to remove amounts deposited in error; to
remove fees, charges or other such amounts deposited on a temporary basis; or to
clear and terminate the account at the termination of this Agreement in
accordance with Section 10.01. As provided in Sections 4.01(c) and 4.02(b)
certain amounts otherwise due to the Servicer may be retained by them and need
not be deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account.

      Section 4.02 Master Servicer Collection Account.

      (a) The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain in the name of the
Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer
Collection Account as a segregated trust account or accounts. The Master
Servicer will deposit in the Master Servicer Collection Account as identified by
the Master Servicer and as received by the Master Servicer, the following
amounts:

                  (i) Any amounts withdrawn from a Protected Account or other
      permitted account;

                  (ii) Any Monthly Advance and any Compensating Interest
      Payments;

                  (iii) Any Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or
      Subsequent Recoveries received by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or
      which were not deposited in a Protected Account or other permitted
      account;

                  (iv) The repurchase price with respect to any Mortgage Loans
      repurchased and all proceeds of any Mortgage Loans or property acquired in
      connection with the optional termination of the trust;

                  (v) Any amounts required to be deposited with respect to
      losses on investments of deposits in an Account; and

                  (vi) Any other amounts received by or on behalf of the Master
      Servicer and required to be deposited in the Master Servicer Collection
      Account pursuant to this Agreement.

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      (b) All amounts deposited to the Master Servicer Collection Account shall
be held by the Master Servicer in the name of the Trustee in trust for the
benefit of the Certificateholders in accordance with the terms and provisions of
this Agreement. The requirements for crediting the Master Servicer Collection
Account or the Distribution Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and
agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the
nature of (i) prepayment or late payment charges or assumption, tax service,
statement account or payoff, substitution, satisfaction, release and other like
fees and charges and (ii) the items enumerated in Subsections 4.05(a)(i), (ii),
(iii), (iv), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (xi) and (xii) with respect to the
Securities Administrator, need not be credited by the Master Servicer or the
Servicer to the Distribution Account or the Master Servicer Collection Account,
as applicable. In the event that the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to
be deposited to the Distribution Account any amount not required to be credited
thereto, the Trustee, upon receipt of a written request therefor signed by a
Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, shall promptly transfer such amount to
the Master Servicer from the Distribution Account, any provision herein to the
contrary notwithstanding.

      (c) The amount at any time credited to the Master Servicer Collection
Account shall be invested, in the name of the Trustee, or its nominee, for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, in Permitted Investments as directed by
Master Servicer. All Permitted Investments shall mature or be subject to
redemption or withdrawal on or before, and shall be held until, the next
succeeding Distribution Account Deposit Date. Any and all investment earnings on
amounts on deposit in the Master Servicer Collection Account from time to time
shall be for the account of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer from time
to time shall be permitted to withdraw or receive distribution of any and all
investment earnings from the Master Servicer Account. The risk of loss of moneys
required to be distributed to the Certificateholders resulting from such
investments shall be borne by and be the risk of the Master Servicer. The Master
Servicer shall deposit the amount of any such loss in the Master Servicer
Collection Account within two Business Days of receipt of notification of such
loss but not later than the second Business Day prior to the Distribution Date
on which the moneys so invested are required to be distributed to the
Certificateholders.

      Section 4.03 Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Master Servicer
Collection Account.

      (a) The Master Servicer will, from time to time on demand of the Master
Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, make or cause to be made
such withdrawals or transfers from the Master Servicer Collection Account as the
Master Servicer has designated for such transfer or withdrawal pursuant to the
Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer may clear and terminate the Master
Servicer Collection Account pursuant to Section 10.01 and remove amounts from
time to time deposited in error.

      (b) On an ongoing basis, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the
Master Servicer Collection Account (i) any expenses recoverable by the Trustee,
the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator pursuant to this Agreement,
including but not limited to Sections 2.01(b), 3.03, 7.04 and 9.05 and (ii) any
amounts payable to the Master Servicer as set forth in Section 3.14.

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      (c) In addition, on or before each Distribution Account Deposit Date, the
Master Servicer shall deposit in the Distribution Account (or remit to the
Trustee for deposit therein) any Monthly Advances required to be made by the
Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

      (d) No later than 3:00 p.m. New York time on each Distribution Account
Deposit Date, the Master Servicer will transfer all Available Funds on deposit
in the Master Servicer Collection Account with respect to the related
Distribution Date to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account.

      Section 4.04 Distribution Account.

      (a) The Trustee shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee,
for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Distribution Account as a
segregated trust account or accounts.

      (b) All amounts deposited to the Distribution Account shall be held by the
Trustee in the name of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this
Agreement.

      (c) The Distribution Account shall constitute a trust account of the Trust
Fund segregated on the books of the Trustee and held by the Trustee in trust in
its Corporate Trust Office, and the Distribution Account and the funds deposited
therein shall not be subject to, and shall be protected to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law from, all claims, liens, and encumbrances of any
creditors or depositors of the Trustee or the Master Servicer (whether made
directly, or indirectly through a liquidator or receiver of the Trustee or the
Master Servicer). The Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account. The
amount at any time credited to the Distribution Account shall be (i) fully
insured by the FDIC to the maximum coverage provided thereby or (ii) invested in
the name of the Trustee, in such Permitted Investments selected by the Master
Servicer or deposited in demand deposits with such depository institutions as
selected by the Master Servicer, provided that time deposits of such depository
institutions would be a Permitted Investment. All Permitted Investments shall
mature or be subject to redemption or withdrawal on or before, and shall be held
until, the next succeeding Distribution Date if the obligor for such Permitted
Investment is the Trustee or, if such obligor is any other Person, the Business
Day preceding such Distribution Date. All investment earnings on amounts on
deposit in the Distribution Account or benefit from funds uninvested therein
from time to time shall be for the account of the Master Servicer. The Master
Servicer shall be permitted to withdraw or receive distribution of any and all
investment earnings from the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date. If
there is any loss on a Permitted Investment or demand deposit, the Master
Servicer shall remit the amount of the loss to the Trustee who shall deposit
such amount in the Distribution Account. With respect to the Distribution
Account and the funds deposited therein, the Master Servicer shall take such
action as may be necessary to ensure that the Certificateholders shall be
entitled to the priorities afforded to such a trust account (in addition to a
claim against the estate of the Trustee) as provided by 12 U.S.C. ss. 92a(e),
and applicable regulations pursuant thereto, if applicable, or any applicable
comparable state statute applicable to state chartered banking corporations.

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      Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Distribution
Account.

      (a) The Trustee will, from time to time on demand of the Master Servicer
or the Securities Administrator, make or cause to be made such withdrawals or
transfers from the Distribution Account as the Master Servicer or the Securities
Administrator has designated for such transfer or withdrawal pursuant to the
Servicing Agreement or as the Securities Administrator has instructed hereunder
for the following purposes (limited in the case of amounts due the Master
Servicer to those not withdrawn from the Master Servicer Collection Account in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement):

                  (i) to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Servicer for any
      Monthly Advance of its own funds or any advance of such Servicer's own
      funds, the right of the Master Servicer or a Servicer to reimbursement
      pursuant to this subclause (i) being limited to amounts received on a
      particular Mortgage Loan (including, for this purpose, the Purchase Price
      therefor, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds) which represent
      late payments or recoveries of the principal of or interest on such
      Mortgage Loan respecting which such Monthly Advance or advance was made;

                  (ii) to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Servicer from
      Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds relating to a particular
      Mortgage Loan for amounts expended by the Master Servicer or such Servicer
      in good faith in connection with the restoration of the related Mortgaged
      Property which was damaged by an Uninsured Cause or in connection with the
      liquidation of such Mortgage Loan;

                  (iii) to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Servicer from
      Insurance Proceeds relating to a particular Mortgage Loan for insured
      expenses incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan and to reimburse the
      Master Servicer or such Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds from a
      particular Mortgage Loan for Liquidation Expenses incurred with respect to
      such Mortgage Loan; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be
      entitled to reimbursement for Liquidation Expenses with respect to a
      Mortgage Loan to the extent that (i) any amounts with respect to such
      Mortgage Loan were paid as Excess Liquidation Proceeds pursuant to clause
      (xi) of this Subsection 4.03 (a) to the Master Servicer; and (ii) such
      Liquidation Expenses were not included in the computation of such Excess
      Liquidation Proceeds;

                  (iv) to pay the Master Servicer or the Servicer, as
      appropriate, from Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds received in
      connection with the liquidation of any Mortgage Loan, the amount which it
      or such Servicer would have been entitled to receive under subclause (ix)
      of this Subsection 4.03(a) as servicing compensation on account of each
      defaulted scheduled payment on such Mortgage Loan if paid in a timely
      manner by the related Mortgagor;

                  (v) to pay the Master Servicer or the Servicer from the
      Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan, the amount which it or the Servicer
      would have been entitled to receive under subclause (ix) of this
      Subsection 4.03 (a) as servicing compensation;

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                  (vi) to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Servicer for
      advances of funds pursuant to Sections, and the right to reimbursement
      pursuant to this subclause being limited to amounts received on the
      related Mortgage Loan (including, for this purpose, the Purchase Price
      therefor, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds) which represent
      late recoveries of the payments for which such advances were made;

                  (vii) to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Servicer for any
      Monthly Advance or advance, after a Realized Loss has been allocated with
      respect to the related Mortgage Loan if the Monthly Advance or advance has
      not been reimbursed pursuant to clauses (i) and (vi);

                  (viii) to pay the Master Servicer as set forth in Section
      3.14;

                  (ix) to reimburse the Master Servicer for expenses, costs and
      liabilities incurred by and reimbursable to it pursuant to this Agreement,
      including but not limited to Sections 3.03, 7.04(c) and (d);

                  (x) to pay to the Master Servicer, as additional servicing
      compensation, any Excess Liquidation Proceeds to the extent not retained
      by the Servicer;

                  (xi) to reimburse or pay the Servicer any such amounts as are
      due thereto under the Servicing Agreement and have not been retained by or
      paid to the Servicer, to the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement;

                  (xii) to reimburse the Trustee or the Securities Administrator
      for expenses, costs and liabilities incurred by or reimbursable to it
      pursuant to this Agreement;

                  (xiii) to remove amounts deposited in error; and

                  (xiv) to clear and terminate the Distribution Account pursuant
      to Section 10.01.

      (b) The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a
Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of accounting for any
reimbursement from the Distribution Account pursuant to subclauses (i) through
(vi), inclusive, and (viii) or with respect to any such amounts which would have
been covered by such subclauses had the amounts not been retained by the Master
Servicer without being deposited in the Distribution Account under Section
4.02(b).

      (c) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall distribute the Available
Funds for each Loan Group to the Holders of the Certificates as instructed by
the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator in accordance with Section
6.01.

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                                   ARTICLE V
                                  CERTIFICATES

      Section 5.01 The Certificates.

      Each of the Class I-A, Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2, Class II-A-3, Class
M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class R-I and Class
R-II Certificates shall be substantially in the forms annexed hereto as
exhibits, and shall, on original issue, be executed, authenticated and delivered
by the Trustee to or upon the receipt of a written order to Authenticate from
the Depositor concurrently with the sale and assignment to the Trustee of the
Trust Fund. Each Class of the Certificates (other than the Residual
Certificates) shall be initially evidenced by one or more Certificates
representing a Percentage Interest with a minimum dollar denomination of $50,000
and integral dollar multiples of $1 in excess thereof. The Residual Certificates
will be issued in registered, certificated form in minimum denominations of a
25% Percentage Interest. Provided however, that one Certificate of each such
Class of Certificates may be in a different denomination so that the sum of the
denominations of all outstanding Certificates of such Class shall equal the
Class Certificate Balance of such Class on the Closing Date.

      The Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Trust Fund by manual
or facsimile signature on behalf of the Trustee by a Responsible Officer.
Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were,
at the time when such signatures were affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of
the Trustee shall bind the Trust Fund, notwithstanding that such individuals or
any of them have ceased to be so authorized prior to the authentication and
delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such
Certificate. No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this
Agreement or be valid for any purpose, unless such Certificate shall have been
manually authenticated by the Trustee substantially in the form provided for
herein, and such authentication upon any Certificate shall be conclusive
evidence, and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly
authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date
of their authentication. Subject to Section 5.02(c), the Certificates, other
than the Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Residual Certificates
(collectively, the "Private Certificates"), shall be Book-Entry Certificates.

      Section 5.02 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.

      (a) The Certificate Registrar shall cause to be kept at the Corporate
Trust Office a Certificate Register in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Registrar shall provide for the
registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as
herein provided. The Trustee shall initially serve as Certificate Registrar for
the purpose of registering Certificates and transfers and exchanges of
Certificates as herein provided.

      Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at any
office or agency of the Certificate Registrar maintained for such purpose
pursuant to the foregoing paragraph and, in the case of a Class R Certificate,
upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth below, the Trustee

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on behalf of the Trust shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of
the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates of the
same aggregate Percentage Interest.

      At the option of the Certificateholders, Certificates may be exchanged for
other Certificates in authorized denominations and the same aggregate Percentage
Interests, upon surrender of the Certificates to be exchanged at any such office
or agency. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the
Trustee shall execute on behalf of the Trust and authenticate and deliver the
Certificates which the Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to
receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer
or exchange shall (if so required by the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar)
be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer
satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

      (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) below, the Book-Entry Certificates
shall at all times remain registered in the name of the Depository or its
nominee and at all times: (i) registration of such Certificates may not be
transferred by the Trustee except to another Depository; (ii) the Depository
shall maintain book-entry records with respect to the Certificate Owners and
with respect to ownership and transfers of such Certificates; (iii) ownership
and transfers of registration of such Certificates on the books of the
Depository shall be governed by applicable rules established by the Depository;
(iv) the Depository may collect its usual and customary fees, charges and
expenses from its Depository Participants; (v) the Trustee shall for all
purposes deal with the Depository as representative of the Certificate Owners
for purposes of exercising the rights of Holders under this Agreement, and
requests and directions for and votes of such representative shall not be deemed
to be inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Certificate
Owners; (vi) the Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon
information furnished by the Depository with respect to its Depository
Participants and furnished by the Depository Participants with respect to
indirect participating firms and Persons shown on the books of such indirect
participating firms as direct or indirect Certificate Owners; and (vii) the
direct participants of the Depository shall have no rights under this Agreement
under or with respect to any of the Certificates held on their behalf by the
Depository, and the Depository may be treated by the Trustee and its agents,
employees, officers and directors as the absolute owner of the Certificates for
all purposes whatsoever.

      All transfers by Certificate Owners of Book-Entry Certificates shall be
made in accordance with the procedures established by the Depository Participant
or brokerage firm representing such Certificate Owners. Each Depository
Participant shall only transfer Book-Entry Certificates of Certificate Owners
that it represents or of brokerage firms for which it acts as agent in
accordance with the Depository's normal procedures. The parties hereto are
hereby authorized to execute a representation letter with the Depository or take
such other action as may be necessary or desirable to register a Book-Entry
Certificate to the Depository. In the event of any conflict between the terms of
any such representation letter and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement
shall control.

      (c) If (i)(x) the Depository or the Depositor advises the Trustee in
writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly
its responsibilities as Depository and (y) the Trustee or the Depositor is
unable to locate a qualified successor, (ii) the Depositor,

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at its sole option, with the consent of the Trustee, elects to terminate the
book-entry system through the Depository or (iii) after the occurrence of an
Event of Default, the Certificate Owners of each Class of Book-Entry
Certificates representing Percentage Interests of such Classes aggregating not
less than 51% advises the Trustee and the Depository Participants in writing
that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Depository to the
exclusion of definitive, fully registered certificates (the "Definitive
Certificates") to Certificate Owners is no longer in the best interests of the
Certificate Owners. Upon surrender to the Certificate Registrar of the
Book-Entry Certificates by the Depository, accompanied by registration
instructions from the Depository for registration, the Trustee shall, at the
Depositor's expense, execute on behalf of the Trust and authenticate the
Definitive Certificates. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee shall be liable
for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and
shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of
Definitive Certificates, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Servicer,
any Paying Agent and the Depositor shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive
Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.

      (d) Except with respect to the initial transfer of the Private
Certificates by the Depositor, no transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of
any Private Certificate shall be made unless such disposition is exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"), and any applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with
the 1933 Act and laws. In the event of any such transfer, made in reliance upon
an exemption from the 1933 Act, (i) the Trustee and the Depositor shall require
(a) the transferor to execute a representation letter (in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit F-1) and the transferee to execute an investor
representation letter (in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2)
and (b) a written Opinion of Counsel (which may be in-house counsel) acceptable
to and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Depositor that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption, describing
the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from the 1933 Act or is being
made pursuant to the 1933 Act, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense
of the Trustee or the Depositor or (ii) the Trustee shall require the transferee
to execute a Rule 144A Letter (in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit F-3) acceptable to and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Depositor and the Trustee certifying to the Depositor and the Trustee the
facts surrounding such transfer, which certificate shall not be an expense of
the Trustee or the Depositor. The Holder of a Private Certificate desiring to
effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee and
the Depositor against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so
exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, no certification or Opinion of Counsel
described in this Section 5.02(d) will be required in connection with the first
transfer by the Depositor or an Affiliate thereof of any Class R Certificate,
and the Depositor or such Affiliate hereby agree only to make such a transfer
to, to an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(d) of the 1933
Act.

      No transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate shall be made unless the
Trustee shall have received either (i) a representation from the transferee of
such Certificate, acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Depositor, (such requirement is satisfied only by the Trustee's
receipt of a representation letter from the transferee substantially

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in the form of Exhibit F-2 or F-3 hereto, as appropriate, on which the Trustee
and Depositor is authorized to rely), to the effect that either (A) such
transferee is not an employee benefit plan or arrangement subject to Section 406
of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code (collectively, a "Plan"),
nor a person acting on behalf of any such Plan or arrangement nor using the
assets of any such Plan or arrangement to effect such transfer (a "Plan
Investor"), or (B) the proposed transfer and holding of such a Certificate and
the servicing, management and operation of the Trust: (I) will not result in a
prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code
which is not covered under an individual or class prohibited transaction
exemption including but not limited to Department of Labor Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 84-14 (Class Exemption for Plan Asset
Transactions Determined by Independent Qualified Professional Asset Managers);
PTCE 91-38 (Class Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving Bank Collective
Investment Funds); PTCE 90-1 (Class Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving
Insurance Company Pooled Separate Accounts), PTCE 95-60 (Class Exemption for
Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Company General Accounts), and PTCE
96-23 (Class Exemption for Plan Asset Transactions Determined by In-House Asset
Managers) and (II) will not subject the Depositor, the Securities Administrator,
the Servicer or the Trustee to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in
the Agreement or (ii) in the case of any such ERISA-Restricted Certificate
presented for registration in the name of a Plan or a Plan Investor, an Opinion
of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an
expense of either the Trustee or the Trust, addressed to the Trustee, to the
effect that the purchase or holding of such Certificate will not result in the
assets of the Trust being deemed to be "Plan assets" and subject to the
prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code, will not result in such
a prohibited transaction, and will not subject the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Servicer or the Depositor to any obligation in addition to
those expressly undertaken in this Agreement or to any liability. For purposes
of clause (i) of the preceding sentence, such representations shall be deemed to
have been made to the Trustee by the transferee's acceptance of an
ERISA-Restricted Certificate (or the acceptance by a Certificate Owner of the
beneficial interest in any such Class of Certificates) unless the Trustee shall
have received from the transferee an alternative representation acceptable in
form and substance to the Depositor. Notwithstanding anything else to the
contrary herein, any purported transfer of a ERISA-Restricted Certificate to or
on behalf of a Plan or Plan Investor in violation of this paragraph shall be
void and of no effect.

      Any transferee of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate which is a Book-Entry
Certificate will be deemed to have represented by virtue of its purchase or
holding of such Certificate (or interest therein) that either (a) such
transferee is not a Plan Investor or (b) such transferee meets the requirements
in (i)(B) of the immediately preceding paragraph.

      Each beneficial owner of a Class M Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
that certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or a Plan
Investor or investing with Plan assets, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such
certificate in reliance on the Prohibited Transaction Exemption 90-29 issued by
the Department of Labor, as amended ("Exemption"), and that it understands that
there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including
that the certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than
"BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, Moody's or S&P, or (iii) (1) it is an
insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the
certificate or

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interest therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is
defined in PTCE 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE
95-60 have been satisfied.

      If any Book-Entry Certificate (or any interest therein) is acquired or
held in violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(d) above, then the last
preceding transferee that is in compliance with such provisions shall be
restored, to the extent permitted by law, to all rights and obligations as
Certificate Owner thereof retroactive to the date of such Transfer of such
Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for making
any payments due on such Certificate to such preceding transferee.

      Any purported Certificate Owner whose acquisition or holding of any
Book-Entry Certificate (or interest therein) was effected in violation of the
restrictions in this Section 5.02(d) shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by such parties as a result
of such acquisition or holding.

      Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Class R
Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership
Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and to have
irrevocably appointed the Depositor or its designee as its attorney-in-fact to
negotiate the terms of any mandatory sale under clause (v) below and to execute
all instruments of transfer and to do all other things necessary in connection
with any such sale, and the rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership
Interest in a Class R Certificate are expressly subject to the following
provisions:

                  (i) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in
      a Class R Certificate shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall promptly
      notify the Trustee of any change or impending change in its status as a
      Permitted Transferee.

                  (ii) No Person shall acquire an Ownership Interest in a Class
      R Certificate unless such Ownership Interest is a pro rata undivided
      interest.

                  (iii) In connection with any proposed transfer of any
      Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate, the Trustee shall as a
      condition to registration of the transfer, require delivery to it, in form
      and substance satisfactory to it, of each of the following:

                  (A) an affidavit in the form of Exhibit E-1 hereto from the
            proposed transferee to the effect that such transferee is a
            Permitted Transferee and that it is not acquiring its Ownership
            Interest in the Class R Certificate that is the subject of the
            proposed transfer as a nominee, trustee or agent for any Person who
            is not a Permitted Transferee, and an affidavit in the form of
            Exhibit E-2 hereto from the proposed transferor, representing and
            warranting, among other things, that no proposed transfer is to
            impede the assessment or collection of tax;

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                  (B) a covenant of the proposed transferee to the effect that
            the proposed transferee agrees to be bound by and to abide by the
            transfer restrictions applicable to the Class R Certificates.

                  (C) Any attempted or purported transfer of any Ownership
            Interest in a Class R Certificate in violation of the provisions of
            this Section shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no
            rights in the purported transferee. If any purported transferee
            shall, in violation of the provisions of this Section, become a
            Holder of a Class R Certificate, then the prior Holder of such Class
            R Certificate that is a Permitted Transferee shall, upon discovery
            that the registration of transfer of such Class R Certificate was
            not in fact permitted by this Section, be restored to all rights as
            Holder thereof retroactive to the date of registration of transfer
            of such Class R Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no liability
            to any Person for any registration of transfer of a Class R
            Certificate that is in fact not permitted by this Section or for
            making any distributions due on such Class R Certificate to the
            Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to such
            Holder under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the Trustee
            received the documents specified in this clause (iii). The Trustee
            shall be entitled to recover from any Holder of a Class R
            Certificate that was in fact not a Permitted Transferee at the time
            such distributions were made all distributions made on such Class R
            Certificate. Any such distributions so recovered by the Trustee
            shall be distributed and delivered by the Trustee to the prior
            Holder of such Class R Certificate that is a Permitted Transferee.

                  (iv) If any Person other than a Permitted Transferee acquires
      any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate in violation of the
      restrictions in this Section, then the Trustee shall have the right but
      not the obligation, without notice to the Holder of such Class R
      Certificate or any other Person having an Ownership Interest therein, to
      notify the Depositor to arrange for the sale of such Class R Certificate.
      The proceeds of such sale, net of commissions (which may include
      commissions payable to the Depositor or its affiliates in connection with
      such sale), expenses and taxes due, if any, will be remitted by the
      Trustee to the previous Holder of such Class R Certificate that is a
      Permitted Transferee, except that in the event that the Trustee determines
      that the Holder of such Class R Certificate may be liable for any amount
      due under this Section or any other provisions of this Agreement, the
      Trustee may withhold a corresponding amount from such remittance as
      security for such claim. The terms and conditions of any sale under this
      clause (iv) shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Trustee and
      it shall not be liable to any Person having an Ownership Interest in a
      Class R Certificate as a result of its exercise of such discretion.

                  (v) If any Person other than a Permitted Transferee acquires
      any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate in violation of the
      restrictions in this Section, then the Securities Administrator upon
      receipt of reasonable compensation will provide to the Internal Revenue
      Service, and to the persons specified in Sections 860E(e)(3) and (6) of
      the Code, information needed to compute the tax imposed under Section
      860E(e)(5) of the Code on transfers of residual interests to disqualified
      organizations.

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The foregoing provisions of this Section shall cease to apply to transfers
occurring on or after the date on which there shall have been delivered to the
Trustee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, (i) written
notification from each Rating Agency that the removal of the restrictions on
Transfer set forth in this Section will not cause such Rating Agency to
downgrade its rating of the Certificates and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that such removal will not cause any REMIC hereunder to fail to qualify
as a REMIC.

      (e) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Certificates of any Class, but the Certificate Registrar may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be
imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

      All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange
shall be cancelled by the Certificate Registrar and disposed of pursuant to its
standard procedures.

      Section 5.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.

      If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate
Registrar or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of
the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (ii) there is delivered to
the Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar such security or
indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the
absence of notice to the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar that such
Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Trustee shall
execute on behalf of the Trust, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in
lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new
Certificate of like tenor and Percentage Interest. Upon the issuance of any new
Certificate under this Section, the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may
require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including
the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar) in
connection therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section,
shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust,
as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate shall be found at any time.

      Section 5.04 Persons Deemed Owners.

      The Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the
Certificate Registrar, any Paying Agent and any agent of the Servicer, the
Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar, any Paying Agent or
the Trustee may treat the Person, including a Depository, in whose name any
Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of
receiving distributions pursuant to Section 4.01 and for all other purposes
whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Trust, the
Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.

      To the extent the Trustee, Certificate Registrar or any Paying Agent is
required pursuant to this Agreement to determine the identity of the beneficial
owner of a Book-Entry Certificate, any costs assessed by the Depository in
making such determination shall be an expense of the

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party making such request, but in no event shall such cost be an expense of the
Trust Fund. Section 5.05 Appointment of Paying Agent.

      The Paying Agent shall make distributions to Certificateholders from the
Distribution Account pursuant to Section 4.01 and shall report the amounts of
such distributions to the Trustee. The duties of the Paying Agent may include
the obligation (i) to withdraw funds from the Distribution Account pursuant to
Section 3.11 and for the purpose of making the distributions referred to above
and (ii) to distribute statements and provide information to Certificateholders
as required hereunder. The Paying Agent hereunder shall at all times be an
entity duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the United
States of America or any state thereof, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or
state authorities. The Paying Agent shall initially be the Trustee. The Trustee
may appoint a successor to act as Paying Agent, which appointment shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and the Rating Agencies.

      The Trustee shall cause the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) to
execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent
shall agree with the Trustee that such Paying Agent shall hold all sums, if any,
held by it for payment to the Certificateholders in trust the benefit of the
Certificateholders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such
Certificateholders and shall agree that it shall comply with all requirements of
the Code regarding the withholding of payments in respect of federal income
taxes due from Certificate Owners and otherwise comply with the provisions of
this Agreement applicable to it.

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                                   ARTICLE VI
                         PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

      Section 6.01 Distributions on the Certificates.

      Interest and principal on the Certificates will be distributed by the
Trustee monthly on each Distribution Date, commencing in September 2004, as
instructed by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator, in an
aggregate amount equal to the sum of the Available Funds for such Distribution
Date. On each Distribution Date, the Available Funds shall be distributed as
follows:

            (A) On each Distribution Date, the Group I Available Funds will be
            distributed in the following order of priority among the Group I
            Senior Certificates except as otherwise noted:

                  first, to the Class I-A Certificates, the Accrued Certificate
                  Interest on the Class I-A Certificates for such Distribution
                  Date. As described below, Accrued Certificate Interest on the
                  Class I-A Certificates is subject to reduction in the event of
                  certain interest shortfalls allocable thereto. Any interest
                  shortfalls shall be allocated to the Class I-A Certificates as
                  described below;

                  second, to the Class I-A Certificates, any Accrued Certificate
                  Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous
                  Distribution Dates, to the extent of remaining Group I
                  Available Funds, any shortfall in available amounts being
                  allocated to the Class I-A Certificates in proportion to the
                  amount of such Accrued Certificate Interest remaining
                  undistributed for the Class I-A Certificates for such
                  Distribution Date; and

                  third, to the Class I-A Certificates, in reduction of the
                  Class Certificate Balance thereof, the Group I Senior
                  Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date to
                  the extent of remaining Group I Available Funds, until the
                  Class Certificate Balance of such Class has been reduced to
                  zero.

            (B) On each Distribution Date, the Group II Available Funds will be
            distributed in the following order of priority among the Group II
            Senior Certificates except as otherwise noted:

                  first, to the Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2 and Class II-A-3
                  Certificates, pro rata, the Accrued Certificate Interest on
                  each Class of Group II Senior Certificates for such
                  Distribution Date. As described below, Accrued Certificate
                  Interest on the Group II Senior Certificates is subject to
                  reduction in the event of certain

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                  interest shortfalls allocable thereto. Any interest shortfalls
                  shall be allocated to the Group II Senior Certificates as
                  described below;

                  second, to the Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2 and Class II-A-3
                  Certificates, pro rata, any Accrued Certificate Interest
                  thereon remaining undistributed from previous Distribution
                  Dates, to the extent of remaining Group II Available Funds,
                  any shortfall in available amounts being allocated to the
                  Class II Senior Certificates in proportion to the amount of
                  such Accrued Certificate Interest remaining undistributed for
                  the Group II Senior Certificates for such Distribution Date;
                  and

                  third, to the Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2 and Class II-A-3
                  Certificates, pro rata, in reduction of the Class Certificate
                  Balance thereof, the Group II Senior Principal Distribution
                  Amount for such Distribution Date to the extent of remaining
                  Group II Available Funds, until the Class Certificate Balance
                  of such Class has been reduced to zero.

            (C) On each Distribution Date on or prior to the Distribution Date
            on which the Class Certificate Balances of the Subordinate
            Certificates are reduced to zero (the "Credit Support Depletion
            Date"), an amount equal to the sum of the remaining Group I and
            Group II Available Funds after the distributions in clauses (A) and
            (B) above and after any distributions required to be made pursuant
            to clauses (D) and (E) below, will be distributed sequentially, in
            the following order, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class
            B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates, in each case up to an
            amount equal to and in the following order: (a) the Accrued
            Certificate Interest thereon for such Distribution Date, (b) any
            Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining undistributed from
            previous Distribution Dates and (c) such Class's Subordinate
            Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, in each
            case to the extent of the remaining Available Funds.

            (D) On each Distribution Date prior to the Credit Support Depletion
            Date but after the reduction of the aggregate Class Certificate
            Balance of the related Senior Certificates of a related Loan Group
            to zero, the remaining Class or Classes of related Senior
            Certificates will be entitled to receive in reduction of their Class
            Certificate Balances, pro rata based upon their Class Certificate
            Balances immediately prior to such Distribution Date, in addition to
            any principal prepayments related to such remaining Senior
            Certificates' respective Loan Group allocated to such Senior
            Certificates, 100% of the Principal Prepayments on any Mortgage Loan
            in the Loan Group relating to the fully repaid Class or Classes of
            Senior Certificates; provided, however, that if both (a) the
            weighted average Subordinate Percentage equals or exceeds
            approximately 6.90% on or after the Distribution Date in September
            2007 and (b) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
            Loans delinquent 60 days or more, averaged over the

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            last six months, as a percentage of the aggregate Class Certificate
            Balance of the Class M Certificates and Class B Certificates, does
            not exceed 50%, then the additional allocation of principal
            prepayments to the Senior Certificates in accordance with this
            clause (D) will not be made.

            (E) If on any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Class
            Certificate Balance of any Class or Classes of Senior Certificates
            would be greater than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
            Mortgage Loans in its related Loan Group (the amount of such excess,
            the "Undercollateralized Amount," and any such Class or Classes of
            Senior Certificates, the "Undercollateralized Senior Certificates")
            and any Subordinate Certificates are still outstanding in each case
            after giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution
            Date, (i) 100% of amounts otherwise allocable to the Subordinate
            Certificates in respect of principal will be distributed to the
            Undercollateralized Senior Certificates in reduction of the Class
            Certificate Balances thereof, until the aggregate Class Certificate
            Balance of such Class or Classes of Undercollateralized Senior
            Certificates is equal to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
            the Mortgage Loans in its related Loan Group, and (ii) the Accrued
            Certificate Interest otherwise allocable to the Subordinate
            Certificates on such Distribution Date will be reduced, if
            necessary, and distributed to such Class or Classes of
            Undercollateralized Senior Certificates pursuant to clause first of
            clauses (A) or (B) above, as applicable, in an amount equal to the
            Accrued Certificate Interest at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class
            or Classes of Undercollateralized Senior Certificates for such
            Distribution Date on a balance equal to the related
            Undercollateralized Amount. Any such reduction in the Accrued
            Certificate Interest on the Subordinate Certificates will be
            allocated to the Class B-3, Class B-2, Class B-1, Class M-3, Class
            M-2 and Class M-1 Certificates, in that order.

      On each Distribution Date, any Available Funds remaining after payment of
interest and principal to the Classes of Certificates entitled thereto, as
described above, will be distributed to the Class R-II Certificates; provided
that if on any Distribution Date on and after the Credit Support Depletion Date
there are any Group I or Group II Available Funds remaining after payment of
interest and principal to a Class or Classes of Senior Certificates entitled
thereto, such amounts will be distributed to the other Classes of Senior
Certificates, pro rata, based upon their Class Certificate Balances, until all
amounts due to all Classes of Senior Certificates have been paid in full, before
any amounts are distributed to the Class R-II Certificates. It is not
anticipated that there will be any significant amounts remaining for such
distribution.

      In addition to the foregoing distributions, with respect to any Subsequent
Recoveries, the Master Servicer shall deposit such amounts into the Protected
Account pursuant to Section 4.01(a). If, after taking into account such
Subsequent Recoveries, the amount of a Realized Loss is reduced, the amount of
such Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to increase the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class of Subordinate Certificates with the highest payment
priority to which Realized Losses have been allocated, but not by more than the
amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of Certificates
pursuant to Section 6.02(a). The amount of any remaining Subsequent Recoveries
will be applied to increase the Certificate Principal Balance of

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the Class of Certificates with the next highest payment priority, up to the
amount of such Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of
Certificates pursuant to Section 6.02(a), and so on. Holders of such
Certificates will not be entitled to any payment in respect of Current Interest
on the amount of such increases for any Interest Accrual Period preceding the
Distribution Date on which such increase occurs. Any such increases shall be
applied to the Certificate Principal Balance of each Certificate of such Class
in accordance with its respective Percentage Interest.

      Section 6.02 Allocation of Losses.

      (a) On or prior to each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall
determine the amount of any Realized Loss in respect of each Mortgage Loan that
occurred during the immediately preceding calendar month.

      (b) With respect to any Certificates on any Distribution Date, the
principal portion of each Realized Loss on a Mortgage Loan shall be allocated as
follows:

            first, to the Class B-3 Certificates until the Class Certificate
      Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

            second, to the Class B-2 Certificates until the Class Certificate
      Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

            third, to the Class B-1 Certificates until the Class Certificate
      Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

            fourth, to the Class M-3 Certificates until the Class Certificate
      Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

            fifth, to the Class M-2 Certificates until the Class Certificate
      Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

            sixth, to the Class M-1 Certificates until the Class Certificate
      Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

            seventh, if the Realized Loss occurs on a Mortgage Loan in a Loan
      Group where the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
      in such Loan Group is greater than the aggregate Class Certificate Balance
      of the related Senior Certificates, the Realized Loss will be allocated to
      any Senior Certificates related to a Loan Group where the aggregate Stated
      Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in such Loan Group is less than
      the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the related Senior Certificates
      (any such amount, the "Deficiency Amount"), pro rata, based on the
      respective Deficiency Amount, in each case until the amount by which the
      aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the Loan Group
      in which the Realized Loss occurs exceeds the aggregate Class Certificate
      Balance of the related Senior Certificates until the Class Certificate
      Balances of such Senior Certificates have been reduced to zero; and

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            eighth, to the Senior Certificates related to the Loan Group in
      which the Realized Loss occurred, until the Class Certificate Balances
      thereof have been reduced to zero;

      provided however, with respect to clauses seventh and eighth above, any
      portion of such Realized Loss that would otherwise be allocated to the
      Class II-A-2 Certificates will instead be allocated to the Class II-A-3
      Certificates until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced
      to zero.

      (c) Any allocation of a Realized Loss (other than a Debt Service
Reduction) to a Certificate will be made by reducing the Class Certificate
Balance thereof, in the case of the principal portion of such Realized Loss, in
each case until the Class Certificate Balance of such Class has been reduced to
zero, and the Accrued Certificate Interest thereon, in the case of the interest
portion of such Realized Loss, by the amount so allocated as of the Distribution
Date occurring in the month following the calendar month in which such Realized
Loss was incurred. In addition, any such allocation of a Realized Loss to a
Class M Certificate or Class B Certificate may also be made by operation of the
payment priority to the Senior Certificates set forth under "--Principal
Distributions on the Senior Certificates" and any Class of Class M Certificates
or Class B Certificates with a higher payment priority. As used herein, "Debt
Service Reduction" means a reduction in the amount of the monthly payment due to
certain bankruptcy proceedings, but does not include any permanent forgiveness
of principal. As used herein, "Subordination" refers to the provisions discussed
above for the sequential allocation of Realized Losses among the various
Classes, as well as all provisions effecting such allocations including the
priorities for distribution of cash flows in the amounts described herein.

      (d) Allocations of the principal portion of Debt Service Reductions to the
Class M Certificates and Class B Certificates will result from the priority of
distributions of the Available Funds as described herein, which distributions
shall be made first to the Senior Certificates, second to the Class M
Certificates in the order of their payment priority and third to the Class B
Certificates in the order of their payment priority. An allocation of the
interest portion of a Realized Loss as well as the principal portion of Debt
Service Reductions will not reduce the level of Subordination, as such term is
defined herein, until an amount in respect thereof has been actually disbursed
to the Senior Certificateholders, the Class M Certificateholders or the Class B
Certificateholders, as applicable. The holders of the Offered Certificates will
not be entitled to any additional payments with respect to Realized Losses from
amounts otherwise distributable on any Classes of Certificates subordinate
thereto. Accordingly, the Subordination provided to the Senior Certificates and
to each Class of Class M Certificates and Class B Certificates by the respective
Classes of Certificates subordinate thereto with respect to Realized Losses
allocated on any Distribution Date will be effected primarily by increasing the
Senior Percentage, or the respective Class M Percentage, of future distributions
of principal of the remaining Mortgage Loans. Thus, the Senior Certificates will
bear the entire amount of losses that are not allocated to the Class M
Certificates and Class B Certificates, which losses will be allocated among all
Classes of Senior Certificates as described herein.

      (e) Any Excess Losses will be allocated on a pro rata basis among the
Certificates (any such Realized Losses so allocated to the Certificates will be
allocated without priority among the various Classes of Certificates). An
allocation of a Realized Loss on a "pro rata basis"

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among two or more Classes of Certificates means an allocation to each such Class
of Certificates on the basis of its then outstanding Class Certificate Balance
prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution Date in
the case of an allocation of the principal portion of a Realized Loss, or based
on the Accrued Certificate Interest thereon in respect of such Distribution Date
in the case of an allocation of the interest portion of a Realized Loss.

      Section 6.03 Payments.

      (a) On each Distribution Date, other than the final Distribution Date, the
Trustee shall distribute to each Certificateholder of record on the directly
preceding Record Date the Certificateholder's pro rata share of its Class (based
on the aggregate Percentage Interest represented by such Holder's Certificates)
of all amounts required to be distributed on such Distribution Date to such
Class, based solely on information provided to the Trustee by the Master
Servicer or the Securities Administrator. The Securities Administrator shall
calculate the amount to be distributed to each Class and, based on such amounts,
the Securities Administrator shall determine the amount to be distributed to
each Certificateholder. All of the Securities Administrator's calculations of
payments shall be based solely on information provided to the Securities
Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Servicer. The Securities
Administrator shall not be required to confirm, verify or recompute any such
information but shall be entitled to rely conclusively on such information.

      (b) Payment of the above amounts to each Certificateholder shall be made
(i) by check mailed to each Certificateholder entitled thereto at the address
appearing in the Certificate Register or (ii) upon receipt by the Trustee on or
before the fifth Business Day preceding the Record Date of written instructions
from a Certificateholder by wire transfer to a United States dollar account
maintained by the payee at any United States depository institution with
appropriate facilities for receiving such a wire transfer; provided, however,
that the final payment in respect of each Class of Certificates will be made
only upon presentation and surrender of such respective Certificates at the
office or agency of the Trustee specified in the notice to Certificateholders of
such final payment.

      Section 6.04 Statements to Certificateholders.

      (a) Concurrently with each distribution to Certificateholders, the
Securities Administrator shall make available to the parties hereto and each
Certificateholder via the Securities Administrator's internet website as set
forth below, the following information:

                  (i) the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution
      Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates, separately identified,
      allocable to principal;

                  (ii) the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution
      Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates allocable to interest,
      separately identified;

                  (iii) the aggregate amount the Servicing Fee during the
      related Due Period and such other customary information as the Trustee
      deems necessary or

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      desirable, or which a Certificateholder reasonably requests, to enable
      Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns;

                  (iv) the aggregate amount of Monthly Advances for the related
      Due Period;

                  (v) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I and
      Group II Mortgage Loans at the close of business at the end of the related
      Due Period;

                  (vi) the number, weighted average remaining term to maturity
      and weighted average Loan Rate of the Group I and Group II Mortgage Loans
      as of the related Due Date;

                  (vii) the number and aggregate unpaid principal balance of
      Group I and Group II Mortgage Loans (a) one month, two months or three
      months delinquent on a contractual basis, (b) as to which foreclosure
      proceedings have been commenced and (c) in bankruptcy as of the close of
      business on the last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution
      Date;

                  (viii) with respect to any Group I and Group II Mortgage Loan
      that became an REO Property during the preceding calendar month, the
      Stated Principal Balance of such Group I and Group II Mortgage Loan as of
      the date it became an REO Property;

                  (ix) the book value of any REO Property as of the close of
      business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the
      Distribution Date, and, cumulatively, the total number and cumulative
      principal balance of all REO Properties as of the close of business of the
      last day of the preceding due period;

                  (x) the aggregate amount of Principal Prepayments made during
      the related Prepayment Period;

                  (xi) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred during
      the related Due Period and the cumulative amount of Realized Losses;

                  (xii) the aggregate amount of Extraordinary Trust Fund
      Expenses withdrawn from the Master Servicer Collection Account for such
      Distribution Date;

                  (xiii) the Class Certificate Balance or Class Certificate
      Notional Amount of each Class of Certificates, after giving effect to the
      distributions made on such Distribution Date;

                  (xiv) the aggregate amount of interest accrued at the related
      Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Class during the related Interest
      Accrual Period and the respective portions thereof, if any, remaining
      unpaid following the distributions made in respect of such Certificates on
      such Distribution Date;

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                  (xv) the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest
      Shortfalls for such Distribution Date as determined separately for each
      Loan Group, to the extent not covered by Compensating Interest Payments by
      the Servicer or the Master Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or
      Section 6.06;

                  (xvi) the Group I and Group II Available Funds;

                  (xvii) the Pass-Through Rate for each Class of Certificates
      for such Distribution Date; and

                  (xviii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of Group I and
      Group II, Mortgage Loans purchased by the Seller during the related Due
      Period and indicating the Section of this Agreement requiring or allowing
      the purchase of each such Group I, and Group II Mortgage Loan.

      The information set forth above shall be calculated or reported, as the
case may be, by the Securities Administrator, based solely on, and to the extent
of, information provided to the Securities Administrator by the Master Servicer.
The Securities Administrator may conclusively rely on such information and shall
not be required to confirm, verify or recalculate any such information.

      The Securities Administrator may make available each month, to any
interested party , the monthly statement to Certificateholders via the
Securities Administrator's website initially located at "www.ctslink.com."
Assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling the Securities
Administrator's customer service desk at (301) 815-6600. Parties that are unable
to use the above distribution option are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to
them via first class mail by calling the customer service desk and indicating
such. The Securities Administrator shall have the right to change the way such
reports are distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient
and/or more accessible to the parties, and the Securities Administrator shall
provide timely and adequate notification to all parties regarding any such
change.

      (b) By January 30 of each year beginning in 2005, the Trustee will furnish
such report to each Holder of the Certificates of record at any time during the
prior calendar year as to the aggregate of amounts reported pursuant to
subclauses (a)(ii) and (a)(v) above with respect to the Certificates, plus
information with respect to the amount of servicing compensation and such other
customary information as the Securities Administrator may determine and advises
the Trustee to be necessary and/or to be required by the Internal Revenue
Service or by a federal or state law or rules or regulations to enable such
Holders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligations
shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially
comparable information shall be provided by the Securities Administrator or the
Trustee pursuant to the requirements of the Code.

      Section 6.05 Monthly Advances.

      If the Monthly Payment on a Mortgage Loan that was due on a related Due
Date and is delinquent other than as a result of application of the Relief Act
and for which the Servicer was

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required to make an advance pursuant to the Servicing Agreement exceeds the
amount deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account which will be used
for a Monthly Advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer
will deposit in the Master Servicer Collection Account not later than the
Distribution Account Deposit Date immediately preceding the related Distribution
Date an amount equal to such deficiency, net of the Servicing Fee for such
Mortgage Loan, except to the extent the Master Servicer determines any such
Monthly Advance to be nonrecoverable from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance
Proceeds or future payments on the Mortgage Loan for which such Monthly Advance
was made. If the Master Servicer has not deposited the amount described above as
of the related Distribution Account Deposit Date, the Trustee will deposit in
the Master Servicer Collection Account not later than the related Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the remaining deficiency as of the Distribution Account
Deposit Date. Subject to the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall continue to
make such Monthly Advances through the date that the Servicer is required to do
so under its Servicing Agreement. If applicable, on the Distribution Account
Deposit Date, the Master Servicer shall present an Officer's Certificate to the
Trustee (i) stating that the Master Servicer elects not to make a Monthly
Advance in a stated amount and (ii) detailing the reason it deems the advance to
be nonrecoverable.

      Section 6.06 Compensating Interest Payments.

      The Master Servicer shall deposit in the Master Servicer Collection
Account not later than each Distribution Account Deposit Date an amount equal to
the aggregate amounts required to be paid by the Servicer under the Servicing
Agreement with respect to subclauses (a) and (b) of the definition of Prepayment
Interest Shortfall with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related
Distribution Date, and not so paid by the Servicer (such amount, the
"Compensating Interest Payment"). The Master Servicer shall not be entitled to
any reimbursement of any Compensating Interest Payment.

      Section 6.07 Distributions on the REMIC I Regular Interests.

                  (i) On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall be deemed to
      distribute to itself, as the holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests,
      Uncertificated REMIC Accrued Interest on the REMIC I Regular Interests for
      such Distribution Date, plus any Uncertificated REMIC Accrued Interest
      thereon remaining unpaid from any previous Distribution Date.

                  (ii) On each Distribution Date, distributions of principal
      shall be deemed to be made from amounts received on the Mortgage Loans to
      REMIC I Regular Interests I-A, I-B, II-A, II-B and ZZZ first, so as to
      keep the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest
      ending with the designation "B" equal to 0.01% of the aggregate Stated
      Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Group; second, to
      each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the designation "A," so that the
      Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest is
      equal to 0.01% of the excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
      of the Mortgage Loans in the related Group over (y) the Class Certificate
      Balance of the Senior Certificates in the related Group (except that if
      any such excess is a larger number than in

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      the preceding distribution period, the least amount of principal shall be
      distributed to such REMIC I Regular Interests such that the REMIC I
      Subordinated Balance Ratio is maintained); and third, any remaining
      principal to REMIC I Regular Interest ZZZ. Realized Losses on the Mortgage
      Loans shall be applied after all distributions have been made on each
      Distribution Date first, so as to keep the Uncertificated Principal
      Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the designation "B"
      equal to 0.01% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
      Loans in the related Group; second, to each REMIC I Regular Interest
      ending with the designation "A," so that the Uncertificated Principal
      Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest is equal to 0.01% of the
      excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
      in the related Group over (y) the Class Certificate Balance of the Senior
      Certificates in the related Group (except that if any such excess is a
      larger number than in the preceding distribution period, the least amount
      of Realized Losses shall be applied to such REMIC I Regular Interests such
      that the REMIC I Subordinated Balance Ratio is maintained); and third, any
      remaining Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to
      REMIC I Regular Interest ZZZ.

                  (iii) Notwithstanding the deemed distributions on the REMIC I
      Regular Interests described in this Section 6.07(a), distributions of
      funds from the Distribution Account shall be made only in accordance with
      Section 6.01.

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                                  ARTICLE VII
                      THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE DEPOSITOR

      Section 7.01 Liabilities of the Master Servicer.

      The Master Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the
extent of the obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by the Master
Servicer, as the case may be, herein. The Depositor shall be liable in
accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed
upon and undertaken by the Depositor.

      Section 7.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Master Servicer.

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

      (b) Any Person into which the Master Servicer or the Depositor may be
merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or
consolidation to which the Master Servicer shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to the business of the Master Servicer, shall be the successor of the
Master Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or
further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding.

      Section 7.03 Indemnification of the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the
Securities Administrator.

      (a) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Persons for,
and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including
reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred on their part that
may be sustained in connection with, arising out of, or relating to, any claim
or legal action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal action)
relating to this Agreement or the Certificates (i) related to the Master
Servicer's failure to perform its duties in compliance with this Agreement
(except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable
pursuant to this Agreement) or (ii) incurred by reason of the Master Servicer's
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties
hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties
hereunder, provided, in each case, that with respect to any such claim or legal
action (or pending or threatened claim or legal action), the Trustee shall have
given the Master Servicer and the Depositor written notice thereof promptly
after the Trustee shall have with respect to such claim or legal action
knowledge thereof. This indemnity shall survive the resignation or removal of
the Trustee, Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator and the termination
of this Agreement.

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      (b) The Depositor will indemnify any Indemnified Person for any loss,
liability or expense of any Indemnified Person not otherwise referred to in
Subsection (a) above.

      Section 7.04 Limitations on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others.

      Subject to the obligation of the Master Servicer to indemnify the
Indemnified Persons pursuant to Section 7.03:

      (a) Neither the Master Servicer nor any of the directors, officers,
employees or agents of the Master Servicer shall be under any liability to the
Indemnified Persons, the Depositor, the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders for
taking any action or for refraining from taking any action in good faith
pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that
this provision shall not protect the Master Servicer or any such Person against
any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which
would otherwise be imposed by reason of such Person's willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless
disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.

      (b) The Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of
the Master Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima
facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters
arising hereunder.

      (c) The Master Servicer, the Custodian and any director, officer, employee
or agent of the Master Servicer or the Custodian shall be indemnified by the
Trust and held harmless thereby against any loss, liability or expense
(including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred on their
part that may be sustained in connection with, arising out of, or related to,
any claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal
action) relating to this Agreement, the Certificates or the Servicing Agreement
(except to the extent that the Master Servicer is indemnified by the Servicer
thereunder), other than (i) any such loss, liability or expense related to the
Master Servicer's failure to perform its duties in compliance with this
Agreement (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise
reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement), or to the Custodian's failure to
perform its duties under the Custodial Agreement, respectively, or (ii) any such
loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of the Master Servicer's or the
Custodian's willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
performance of duties hereunder or under the Custodial Agreement, as applicable,
or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder or under
the Custodial Agreement, as applicable.

      (d) The Master Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in,
prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its duties under
this Agreement and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or
liability; provided, however, the Master Servicer may in its discretion,
undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect
to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the
interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses
and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be
expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Master Servicer shall
be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the Master Servicer Collection
Account as provided by Section 4.03. Nothing in this Subsection 7.04(d) shall
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Servicer's obligation to supervise, or to take such actions as are necessary to
ensure, the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Subsection 3.01(a).

      (e) In taking or recommending any course of action pursuant to this
Agreement, unless specifically required to do so pursuant to this Agreement, the
Master Servicer shall not be required to investigate or make recommendations
concerning potential liabilities which the Trust Fund might incur as a result of
such course of action by reason of the condition of the Mortgaged Properties but
shall give notice to the Trustee if it has notice of such potential liabilities.

      (f) The Master Servicer shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of
the Servicer, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.

      Section 7.05 Master Servicer Not to Resign.

      Except as provided in Section 7.07, the Master Servicer shall not resign
from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon a determination
that any such duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law
and such impermissibility cannot be cured. Any such determination permitting the
resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of
Independent Counsel to such effect delivered to the Trustee. No such resignation
by the Master Servicer shall become effective until MLMCI or the Trustee or a
successor to the Master Servicer reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee shall
have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Master Servicer in
accordance with Section 8.02 hereof. The Trustee shall notify the Rating
Agencies of the resignation of the Master Servicer.

      Section 7.06 Successor Master Servicer.

      In connection with the appointment of any successor Master Servicer or the
assumption of the duties of the Master Servicer, MLMCI or the Trustee may make
such arrangements for the compensation of such successor master servicer out of
payments on the Mortgage Loans as MLMCI or the Trustee and such successor master
servicer shall agree. If the successor master servicer does not agree that such
market value is a fair price, such successor master servicer shall obtain two
quotations of market value from third parties actively engaged in the servicing
of single-family mortgage loans.

      Section 7.07 Sale and Assignment of Master Servicing.

      The Master Servicer may sell and assign its rights and delegate its duties
and obligations in its entirety as Master Servicer under this Agreement;
provided, however, that: (i) the purchaser or transferee accepting such
assignment and delegation (a) shall be a Person which shall be qualified to
service mortgage loans for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; (b) shall have a net worth
of not less than $10,000,000 (unless otherwise approved by each Rating Agency
pursuant to clause (ii) below); (c) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee (as evidenced in a writing signed by the Trustee); and (d) shall execute
and deliver to the Trustee an agreement, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee, which contains an assumption by such Person of the
due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be
performed or observed by it as master servicer under this Agreement, any
custodial agreement

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from and after the effective date of such agreement; (ii) each Rating Agency
shall be given prior written notice of the identity of the proposed successor to
the Master Servicer and each Rating Agency's rating of the Certificates in
effect immediately prior to such assignment, sale and delegation will not be
downgraded, qualified or withdrawn as a result of such assignment, sale and
delegation, as evidenced by a letter to such effect delivered to the Master
Servicer and the Trustee; and (iii) the Master Servicer assigning and selling
the master servicing shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate and
an Opinion of Independent Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to
such action under this Agreement have been completed and such action is
permitted by and complies with the terms of this Agreement. No such assignment
or delegation shall affect any liability of the Master Servicer arising prior to
the effective date thereof.

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                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                     DEFAULT

      Section 8.01 Events of Default.

      "Event of Default," wherever used herein, means any one of the following
events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be
voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any
judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
administrative or governmental body) and only with respect to the defaulting
Master Servicer:

                  (i) The Master Servicer fails to cause to be deposited in the
      Distribution Account any amount so required to be deposited pursuant to
      this Agreement, and such failure continues unremedied for a period of
      three Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such
      failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the
      Master Servicer; or

                  (ii) The Master Servicer fails to observe or perform in any
      material respect any other material covenants and agreements set forth in
      this Agreement to be performed by it, which covenants and agreements
      materially affect the rights of Certificateholders, and such failure
      continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which
      written notice of such failure, properly requiring the same to be
      remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the Trustee or
      to the Master Servicer and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates
      evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Trust
      Fund; or

                  (iii) There is entered against the Master Servicer a decree or
      order by a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in
      the premises for the appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator
      in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and
      liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation
      of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order is
      unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days, or an
      involuntary case is commenced against the Master Servicer under any
      applicable insolvency or reorganization statute and the petition is not
      dismissed within 60 days after the commencement of the case; or

                  (iv) The Master Servicer consents to the appointment of a
      conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of
      debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or
      relating to the Master Servicer or substantially all of its property; or
      the Master Servicer admits in writing its inability to pay its debts
      generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any
      applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for
      the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its
      obligations; or

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                  (v) The Master Servicer assigns or delegates its duties or
      rights under this Agreement in contravention of the provisions permitting
      such assignment or delegation under Sections 7.05 or 7.07.

In each and every such case, so long as such Event of Default with respect to
the Master Servicer shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee or the
Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less
than 51% of the principal of the Trust Fund, by notice in writing to the Master
Servicer (and to the Trustee if given by such Certificateholders), with a copy
to the Rating Agencies, and with the consent of MLMCI, may terminate all of the
rights and obligations (but not the liabilities) of the Master Servicer under
this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and/or the REO Property serviced
by the Master Servicer and the proceeds thereof. Upon the receipt by the Master
Servicer of the written notice, all authority and power of the Master Servicer
under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates, the Mortgage
Loans, REO Property or under any other related agreements (but only to the
extent that such other agreements relate to the Mortgage Loans or related REO
Property) shall, subject to Section 8.02, automatically and without further
action pass to and be vested in the Trustee pursuant to this Section 8.01; and,
without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute
and deliver, on behalf of the Master Servicer as attorney-in-fact or otherwise,
any and all documents and other instruments and to do or accomplish all other
acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of
termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of
the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer
agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master
Servicer's rights and obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, the
transfer to the Trustee of (i) the property and amounts which are then or should
be part of the Trust or which thereafter become part of the Trust; and (ii)
originals or copies of all documents of the Master Servicer reasonably requested
by the Trustee to enable it to assume the Master Servicer's duties thereunder.
In addition to any other amounts which are then, or, notwithstanding the
termination of its activities under this Agreement, may become payable to the
Master Servicer under this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to
receive, out of any amount received on account of a Mortgage Loan or related REO
Property, that portion of such payments which it would have received as
reimbursement under this Agreement if notice of termination had not been given.
The termination of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer shall not
affect any obligations incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such
termination.

      Section 8.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.

      (a) Upon the receipt by the Master Servicer of a notice of termination
pursuant to Section 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to
Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer is legally unable to act or
to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee
shall automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer
in its capacity under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided
for herein and shall thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties,
liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto placed on the Master
Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that MLMCI shall
have the right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master
Servicer or (b) select a successor Master Servicer; provided further, however,
that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any
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deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at
or prior to the time of termination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall
be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master
Servicer would have been entitled to retain if the Master Servicer had continued
to act hereunder, except for those amounts due the Master Servicer as
reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or
expenses previously incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to
the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no
responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan,
(ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and
(iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master
Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required
of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent.
Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to
be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master
Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee
distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund,
or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing.
Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to act,
or shall, if it is legally unable so to act, appoint or petition a court of
competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance
institution which is a Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-approved servicer, and with
respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not
less than $10,000,000, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the
assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of
the Master Servicer hereunder; provided, that the Trustee shall obtain a letter
from each Rating Agency that the ratings, if any, on each of the Certificates
will not be lowered as a result of the selection of the successor to the Master
Servicer. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder,
the Trustee shall act in such capacity as hereinabove provided. In connection
with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for
the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it
and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that the provisions of
Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall be in excess of that
permitted the Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor
shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to
any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance
of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor
shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to
effectuate any such succession.

      (b) If the Trustee shall succeed to any duties of the Master Servicer
respecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate
capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of
Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor
to the Master Servicer in the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (although such
provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee);
the provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as
successor master servicer.

      Section 8.03 Notification to Certificateholders.

      Upon any termination or appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer,
the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders at
their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the
Rating Agencies.

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      Section 8.04 Waiver of Defaults.

      The Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders, within 60
days after the occurrence of any Event of Default known to the Trustee, unless
such Event of Default shall have been cured, notice of each such Event of
Default hereunder known to the Trustee. The Holders of Certificates evidencing
Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund may, on
behalf of all Certificateholders, waive any default by the Master Servicer in
the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consequences thereof,
except a default in the making of or the causing to be made any required
distribution on the Certificates. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such
default shall be deemed to cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been timely remedied for every purpose of this
Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or
impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.
The Trustee shall give notice of any such waiver to the Rating Agencies.

      Section 8.05 List of Certificateholders.

      Upon written request of three or more Certificateholders of record, for
purposes of communicating with other Certificateholders with respect to their
rights under this Agreement, the Trustee will afford such Certificateholders
access during business hours to the most recent list of Certificateholders held
by the Trustee.

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                                   ARTICLE IX
                           CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND
                          THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR

      Section 9.01 Duties of Trustee.

      (a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after
the curing or waiver of all Events of Default which may have occurred, and the
Securities Administrator each undertake to perform such duties and only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement as duties of the Trustee
and the Securities Administrator, respectively. If an Event of Default has
occurred and has not been cured or waived, the Trustee shall exercise such of
the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and subject to Section
8.02(b) use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent
person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

      (b) Upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions,
reports, documents, orders or other instruments which are specifically required
to be furnished to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator,
respectively, shall examine them to determine whether they are in the form
required by this Agreement; provided, however, that neither the Trustee nor the
Securities Administrator shall be responsible for the accuracy or content of any
resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other
instrument furnished by the Master Servicer; provided, further, that neither the
Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be responsible for the accuracy
or verification of any calculation provided to it pursuant to this Agreement.

      (c) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall make monthly
distributions and the final distribution to the Certificateholders from funds in
the Distribution Account as provided in Sections 6.01 and 10.01 herein based
solely on the report of the Securities Administrator.

      (d) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator from liability for its own negligent
action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct;
provided, however, that:

                  (i) Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, and after
      the curing or waiver of all such Events of Default which may have
      occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Securities
      Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this
      Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be
      liable except for the performance of their respective duties and
      obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied
      covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the
      Trustee or the Securities Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith
      on the part of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively,
      the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, may
      conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness
      of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
      furnished to the Trustee or the

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      Securities Administrator, respectively, and conforming to the requirements
      of this Agreement;

                  (ii) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator
      shall be liable in its individual capacity for an error of judgment made
      in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the
      Trustee or an officer of the Securities Administrator, respectively,
      unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Securities
      Administrator, respectively, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent
      facts;

                  (iii) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator
      shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to
      be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the directions of the
      Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not
      less than 25% of the Trust Fund, if such action or non-action relates to
      the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
      available to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, or
      exercising any trust or other power conferred upon the Trustee or the
      Securities Administrator, respectively, under this Agreement;

                  (iv) The Trustee shall not be required to take notice or be
      deemed to have notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default
      unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee's Corporate Trust Office shall
      have actual knowledge thereof. In the absence of such notice, the Trustee
      may conclusively assume there is no such default or Event of Default;

                  (v) The Trustee shall not in any way be liable by reason of
      any insufficiency in any Account held by or in the name of Trustee unless
      it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee's
      gross negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such
      insufficiency (except to the extent that the Trustee is obligor and has
      defaulted thereon);

                  (vi) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
      notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee or the Securities
      Administrator be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or
      damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits),
      even if the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, has
      been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of
      the form of action; and

                  (vii) None of the Securities Administrator, MLMCI, the Master
      Servicer, the Servicer or the Trustee shall be responsible for the acts or
      omissions of the other, it being understood that this Agreement shall not
      be construed to render them partners, joint venturers or agents of one
      another.

      Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be required to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its
rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment
of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in this Agreement
shall in any event require

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the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to perform, or be responsible for
the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Master Servicer
hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement, except during such time, if any, as
the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties,
powers and privileges of, the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement.

      (e) All funds received by the Master Servicer and the Trustee and required
to be deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account or Distribution
Account pursuant to this Agreement will be promptly so deposited by the Master
Servicer and the Trustee.

      (f) Except for those actions that the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator is required to take hereunder, neither the Trustee nor the
Securities Administrator shall have any obligation or liability to take any
action or to refrain from taking any action hereunder in the absence of written
direction as provided hereunder.

      Section 9.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator.

      Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01:

                  (i) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may rely and
      shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting in reliance on any
      resolution, certificate of a Depositor, Master Servicer or Servicer,
      certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument,
      opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other
      paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or
      presented by the proper party or parties;

                  (ii) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may consult
      with counsel and any advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel
      shall be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to
      any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and
      in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;

                  (iii) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator
      shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers
      vested in it by this Agreement, other than its obligation to give notices
      pursuant to this Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any
      litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or
      direction of any of the Certificateholders pursuant to the provisions of
      this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the
      Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and
      liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby. Nothing contained
      herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the
      occurrence of an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the
      Trustee's Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge (which has not been
      cured or waived), subject to Section 8.02(b), to exercise such of the
      rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same
      degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would
      exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

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                  (iv) Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder
      and after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default which may have
      occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be
      liable in its individual capacity for any action taken, suffered or
      omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within
      the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

                  (v) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall
      be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any
      resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
      request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless
      requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates evidencing
      Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Trust Fund and
      provided that the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the
      Securities Administrator, as applicable, of the costs, expenses or
      liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such
      investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Securities
      Administrator, as applicable, reasonably assured to the Trustee or the
      Securities Administrator, as applicable, by the security afforded to it by
      the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee or the Securities Administrator
      may require reasonable indemnity against such expense or liability as a
      condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such
      examination shall be paid by the Certificateholders requesting the
      investigation;

                  (vi) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may execute
      any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder
      either directly or through Affiliates, agents or attorneys; provided,
      however, that the Trustee may not appoint any agent to perform its
      custodial functions with respect to the Mortgage Files or paying agent
      functions under this Agreement without the express written consent of the
      Master Servicer, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Neither
      the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable or
      responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any of the Trustee's or
      the Securities Administrator's agents or attorneys or a custodian or
      paying agent appointed hereunder by the Trustee or the Securities
      Administrator with due care and, when required, with the consent of the
      Master Servicer;

                  (vii) Should the Trustee or the Securities Administrator deem
      the nature of any action required on its part, other than a payment or
      transfer under Subsection 4.01(b) or Section 4.02, to be unclear, the
      Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, may require prior
      to such action that it be provided by the Depositor with reasonable
      further instructions;

                  (viii) The right of the Trustee or the Securities
      Administrator to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this
      Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and neither the Trustee nor
      the Securities Administrator shall be accountable for other than its
      negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act;

                  (ix) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator
      shall be required to give any bond or surety with respect to the execution
      of the trust created hereby or the powers granted hereunder, except as
      provided in Subsection 9.07; and

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                  (x) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall
      have any duty to conduct any affirmative investigation as to the
      occurrence of any condition requiring the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan
      by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Purchase
      Agreement, as applicable, or the eligibility of any Mortgage Loan for
      purposes of this Agreement.

      Section 9.03 Trustee and Securities Administrator Not Liable for
Certificates or Mortgage Loans.

      The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the
signature and countersignature of the Trustee on the Certificates) shall be
taken as the statements of the Depositor, and neither the Trustee nor the
Securities Administrator shall have any responsibility for their correctness.
Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator makes any representation as
to the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates (other than the signature and
countersignature of the Trustee on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan
except as expressly provided in Sections 2.02 and 2.05 hereof; provided,
however, that the foregoing shall not relieve the Trustee or the Custodian of
the obligation to review the Mortgage Files pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 2.04.
The Trustee's signature and countersignature (or countersignature of its agent)
on the Certificates shall be solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust Fund
and shall not constitute the Certificates an obligation of the Trustee in any
other capacity. Neither the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall be
accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the
Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or
application of any funds paid to the Depositor with respect to the Mortgage
Loans. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.05, neither the Trustee nor the
Securities Administrator shall not be responsible for the legality or validity
of this Agreement or any document or instrument relating to this Agreement, the
validity of the execution of this Agreement or of any supplement hereto or
instrument of further assurance, or the validity, priority, perfection or
sufficiency of the security for the Certificates issued hereunder or intended to
be issued hereunder. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall
at any time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the
legality, validity and enforceability of any Mortgage or any Mortgage Loan, or
the perfection and priority of any Mortgage or the maintenance of any such
perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the sufficiency of the Trust
Fund or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to
Certificateholders, under this Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities
Administrator shall have any responsibility for filing any financing or
continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect
or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it
hereunder or to record this Agreement other than any continuation statements
filed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.20.

      Section 9.04 Trustee and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates.

      The Trustee and the Securities Administrator in its individual capacity or
in any capacity other than as Trustee hereunder may become the owner or pledgee
of any Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or
the Securities Administrator, as applicable, and may otherwise deal with the
parties hereto.

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      Section 9.05 Trustee's and Securities Administrator's Fees and Expenses.

      The fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator
shall be paid in accordance with a side letter agreement. In addition, the
Trustee and the Securities Administrator will be entitled to recover from the
Master Servicer Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.03(b) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances and the expenses of the
Trustee and the Securities Administrator, respectively, in connection with any
Event of Default, any breach of this Agreement or any claim or legal action
(including any pending or threatened claim or legal action) incurred or made by
the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, in the administration
of the trusts hereunder (including the reasonable compensation, expenses and
disbursements of its counsel) except any such expense, disbursement or advance
as may arise from its negligence or intentional misconduct or which is the
responsibility of the Certificateholders or the Trust Fund hereunder. If funds
in the Master Servicer Collection Account are insufficient therefor, the Trustee
and the Securities Administrator shall recover such expenses from the Depositor.
Such compensation and reimbursement obligation shall not be limited by any
provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust.

      Section 9.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Securities
Administrator.

      The Trustee and any successor Trustee and the Securities Administrator and
any successor Securities Administrator shall during the entire duration of this
Agreement be a state bank or trust company or a national banking association
organized and doing business under the laws of such state or the United States
of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers,
having a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of at least
$40,000,000 or, in the case of a successor Trustee, $50,000,000, subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authority and, in the case of the
Trustee, rated "BBB" or higher by S&P and Fitch with respect to their long-term
rating and rated "BBB" or higher by S&P and Fitch with respect to any
outstanding long-term unsecured unsubordinated debt, and, in the case of a
successor Trustee or successor Securities Administrator other than pursuant to
Section 9.10, rated in one of the two highest long-term debt categories of, or
otherwise acceptable to, each of the Rating Agencies. If the Trustee publishes
reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements
of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of
this Section 9.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be
deemed to be its total equity capital (combined capital and surplus) as set
forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time
the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.06, the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator shall resign immediately in the manner and with the
effect specified in Section 9.08.

      Section 9.07 Insurance.

      The Trustee and the Securities Administrator, at their own expense, shall
at all times maintain and keep in full force and effect: (i) fidelity insurance,
(ii) theft of documents insurance and (iii) forgery insurance (which may be
collectively satisfied by a "Financial Institution Bond" and/or a "Bankers'
Blanket Bond"). All such insurance shall be in amounts, with standard

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coverage and subject to deductibles, as are customary for insurance typically
maintained by banks or their affiliates which act as custodians for
investor-owned mortgage pools. A certificate of an officer of the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator as to the Trustee's or the Securities Administrator's,
respectively, compliance with this Section 9.07 shall be furnished to any
Certificateholder upon reasonable written request.

      Section 9.08 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Securities
Administrator.

      (a) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may at any time resign
and be discharged from the Trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof
to the Depositor and the Master Servicer, with a copy to the Rating Agencies.
Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint
a successor Trustee or successor Securities Administrator, as applicable, by
written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be
delivered to each of the resigning Trustee or Securities Administrator, as
applicable, the successor Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable. If
no successor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall have been so appointed
and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Trustee or Securities Administrator may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or
Securities Administrator.

      (b) If at any time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall cease
to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.06 and shall fail
to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor or if at any time the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or
shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator, as applicable, or of its property shall be appointed,
or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator, as applicable, or of its property or affairs for the
purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Depositor shall
promptly remove the Trustee, or shall be entitled to remove the Securities
Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor Trustee or Securities
Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of
which instrument shall be delivered to each of the Trustee or Securities
Administrator, as applicable, so removed, the successor Trustee or Securities
Administrator, as applicable.

      (c) The Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests
aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund may at any time remove the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator and appoint a successor Trustee or
Securities Administrator by written instrument or instruments, in quadruplicate,
signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete
set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator (if the Trustee is removed), the Trustee
(if the Securities Administrator is removed), and the Trustee or Securities
Administrator so removed and the successor so appointed.

      (d) No resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator and appointment of a successor Trustee or Securities Administrator
pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 9.08 shall become effective
except upon appointment of and acceptance of such appointment by the successor
Trustee or Securities Administrator as provided in Section 9.09.

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      Section 9.09 Successor Trustee and Successor Securities Administrator.

      (a) Any successor Trustee or Securities Administrator appointed as
provided in Section 9.08 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor
and to its predecessor Trustee or Securities Administrator an instrument
accepting such appointment hereunder. The resignation or removal of the
predecessor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall then become effective and
such successor Trustee or Securities Administrator, without any further act,
deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers,
duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if
originally named as Trustee or Securities Administrator herein. The predecessor
Trustee or Securities Administrator shall after payment of its outstanding fees
and expenses promptly deliver to the successor Trustee or Securities
Administrator, as applicable, all assets and records of the Trust held by it
hereunder, and the Depositor and the predecessor Trustee or Securities
Administrator, as applicable, shall execute and deliver such instruments and do
such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly
vesting and confirming in the successor Trustee or Securities Administrator, as
applicable, all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.

      (b) No successor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall accept
appointment as provided in this Section 9.09 unless at the time of such
acceptance such successor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall be eligible
under the provisions of Section 9.06.

      (c) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee or Securities
Administrator as provided in this Section 9.09, the successor Trustee or
Securities Administrator shall mail notice of the succession of such Trustee or
Securities Administrator hereunder to all Certificateholders at their addresses
as shown in the Certificate Register and to the Rating Agencies. MLMCI shall pay
the cost of any mailing by the successor Trustee or Securities Administrator.

      Section 9.10 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities
Administrator.

      (a) Any state bank or trust company or national banking association into
which the Trustee or the Securities Administrator may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated or any state bank or trust company or national
banking association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to
which the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, shall be a
party, or any state bank or trust company or national banking association
succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, shall be the successor of
the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, hereunder, provided
such state bank or trust company or national banking association shall be
eligible under the provisions of Section 9.06. Such succession shall be valid
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

      Section 9.11 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.

      (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the
purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part
of the Trust or property

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constituting the same may at the time be located, the Depositor and the Trustee
acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all
instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee and the
Depositor to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or
separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust, and to
vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or
any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 9.11,
such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Depositor and the
Trustee may consider necessary or desirable.

      (b) If the Depositor shall not have joined in such appointment within 15
days after the receipt by it of a written request so to do, the Trustee shall
have the power to make such appointment without the Depositor.

      (c) No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet
the terms of eligibility as a successor Trustee under Section 9.06 hereunder and
no notice to Certificateholders of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate
trustee(s) shall be required under Section 9.08 hereof.

      (d) In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee
pursuant to this Section 9.11, all rights, powers, duties and obligations
conferred or imposed upon the Trustee and required to be conferred on such
co-trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the
Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except to the extent
that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are
to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Master
Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform
such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations
(including the holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such
jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or
co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.

      (e) Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be
deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees,
as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any
separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions
of this Article IX. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of
the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in
its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as
may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.

      (f) To the extent not prohibited by law, any separate trustee or
co-trustee may, at any time, request the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact,
with full power and authority, to do any lawful act under or with respect to
this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or
co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of
its estates, properties rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be
exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the
appointment of a new or successor Trustee.

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      (g) No trustee under this Agreement shall be personally liable by reason
of any act or omission of another trustee under this Agreement. The Depositor
and the Trustee acting jointly may at any time accept the resignation of or
remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.

      Section 9.12 Federal Information Returns and Reports to
Certificateholders; REMIC Administration.

      (a) For federal income tax purposes, the taxable year of each of REMIC I
and REMIC II shall be a calendar year and the Securities Administrator shall
maintain or cause the maintenance of the books of each such REMIC on the accrual
method of accounting.

      (b) The Securities Administrator shall prepare and file or cause to be
filed with the Internal Revenue Service, and the Trustee shall sign, federal tax
information returns or elections required to be made hereunder with respect to
each of REMIC I and REMIC II, the Trust Fund, if applicable, and the
Certificates containing such information and at the times and in the manner as
may be required by the Code or applicable Treasury regulations, and shall
furnish to each Holder of Certificates at any time during the calendar year for
which such returns or reports are made such statements or information at the
times and in the manner as may be required thereby, including, without
limitation, reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market
discount or premium (using a constant prepayment assumption of 22% CPR for the
Mortgage Loans). The Securities Administrator will apply for an Employee
Identification Number from the IRS under Form SS-4 or any other acceptable
method for all tax entities. In connection with the foregoing, the Securities
Administrator shall timely prepare and file, and the Trustee shall sign, IRS
Form 8811, which shall provide the name and address of the person who can be
contacted to obtain information required to be reported to the holders of
regular interests in each of REMIC I and REMIC II (the "REMIC Reporting Agent").
The Trustee shall make elections to treat each of REMIC I and REMIC II as a
REMIC (which elections shall apply to the taxable period ending December 31,
2004 and each calendar year thereafter) in such manner as the Code or applicable
Treasury regulations may prescribe, and as described by the Securities
Administrator. The Trustee shall sign all tax information returns filed pursuant
to this Section and any other returns as may be required by the Code. The Holder
of the Class R-I Certificate is hereby designated as the "Tax Matters Person"
(within the meaning of Treas. Reg. ss.ss.1.860F-4(d)) for REMIC I and the Holder
of the Class R-II Certificate is hereby designated as the "Tax Matters Person"
for REMIC II. The Securities Administrator is hereby designated and appointed as
the agent of each such Tax Matters Person. Any Holder of a Residual Certificate
will by acceptance thereof appoint the Securities Administrator as agent and
attorney-in-fact for the purpose of acting as Tax Matters Person for each of
REMIC I and REMIC II during such time as the Securities Administrator does not
own any such Residual Certificate. In the event that the Code or applicable
Treasury regulations prohibit the Trustee from signing tax or information
returns or other statements, or the Securities Administrator from acting as
agent for the Tax Matters Person, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator
shall take whatever action that in its sole good faith judgment is necessary for
the proper filing of such information returns or for the provision of a tax
matters person, including designation of the Holder of a Residual Certificate to
sign such returns or act as tax matters person. Each Holder of a Residual
Certificate shall be bound by this Section.

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      (c) The Securities Administrator shall provide upon request and receipt of
reasonable compensation, such information as required in Section 860D(a)(6)(B)
of the Code to the Internal Revenue Service, to any Person purporting to
transfer a Residual Certificate to a Person other than a transferee permitted by
Section 5.05(b), and to any regulated investment company, real estate investment
trust, common trust fund, partnership, trust, estate, organization described in
Section 1381 of the Code, or nominee holding an interest in a pass-through
entity described in Section 860E(e)(6) of the Code, any record holder of which
is not a transferee permitted by Section 5.05(b) (or which is deemed by statute
to be an entity with a disqualified member).

      (d) The Securities Administrator shall prepare and file or cause to be
filed, and the Trustee shall sign, any state income tax returns required under
Applicable State Law with respect to each of REMIC I or REMIC II or the Trust
Fund.

      (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Trustee and
the Securities Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding
requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders of interest or original
issue discount on the Mortgage Loans, that the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of
Certificateholders shall not be required for such withholding. In the event the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator withholds any amount from interest or
original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder
pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator shall, together with its monthly report to such
Certificateholders, indicate such amount withheld.

      (f) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator agree to indemnify the
Trust Fund and the Depositor for any taxes and costs including, without
limitation, any reasonable attorneys fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust
Fund, the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as a result of a breach of the
Trustee's covenants and the Securities Administrator's covenants, respectively,
set forth in this Section 9.12; provided, however, such liability and obligation
to indemnify in this paragraph shall not be joint and several and neither the
Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable or be obligated to
indemnify the Trust Fund for the failure by the other to perform any duty under
this Agreement or the breach by the other of any covenant in this Agreement.

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                                    ARTICLE X
                                   TERMINATION

      Section 10.01 Termination Upon Repurchase by the Depositor or its Designee
or Liquidation of the Mortgage Loans.

      (a) Subject to Section 10.02, the respective obligations and
responsibilities of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the
Securities Administrator created hereby, other than the obligation of the
Trustee to make payments to Certificateholders as hereinafter set forth shall
terminate upon:

                  (i) the repurchase by or at the direction of the Depositor or
      its designee of all Mortgage Loans and all related REO Property remaining
      in the Trust at a price equal to (a) 100% of the Outstanding Principal
      Balance of each Mortgage Loan (other than a Mortgage Loan related to REO
      Property) as of the date of repurchase, net of the principal portion of
      any unreimbursed Monthly Advances made by the purchaser, together with
      interest at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate accrued but unpaid to,
      but not including, the first day of the month of repurchase, plus (b) the
      appraised value of any related REO Property, less the good faith estimate
      of the Depositor of liquidation expenses to be incurred in connection with
      its disposal thereof (but not more than the Outstanding Principal Balance
      of the related Mortgage Loan, together with interest at the applicable
      Mortgage Interest Rate accrued on that balance but unpaid to, but not
      including, the first day of the month of repurchase), such appraisal to be
      calculated by an appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Depositor and the
      Trustee at the expense of the Depositor, plus (c) the amount of any costs
      and damages incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation by the
      Mortgage Loans and any related REO Property of any predatory or
      abusive-lending law; or

                  (ii) the later of the making of the final payment or other
      liquidation, or any advance with respect thereto, of the last Mortgage
      Loan remaining in the Trust Fund or the disposition of all property
      acquired with respect to any Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that in the
      event that an advance has been made, but not yet recovered, at the time of
      such termination, the Person having made such advance shall be entitled to
      receive, notwithstanding such termination, any payments received
      subsequent thereto with respect to which such advance was made; or

                  (iii) the payment to Certificateholders of all amounts
      required to be paid to them pursuant to this Agreement

      (b) In no event, however, shall the Trust created hereby continue beyond
the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the
descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to
the Court of St. James's, living on the date of this Agreement.

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      (c) The right of the Depositor or its designee to repurchase all the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to Subsection 10.01(a)(i) above shall be exercisable
only if (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the
time of any such repurchase is less than 5% of the Cut-off Date Balance or (ii)
the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel, has determined that the REMIC
status of the REMIC I or REMIC II has been lost or that a substantial risk
exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. At
any time thereafter, in the case of (i) or (ii) above, the Depositor may elect
to terminate REMIC I and REMIC II at any time, and upon such election, the
Depositor or its designee, shall repurchase all the Mortgage Loans.

      (d) The Trustee shall give notice of any termination to the
Certificateholders, with a copy to the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator and the Rating Agencies, upon which the Certificateholders shall
surrender their Certificates to the Trustee for payment of the final
distribution and cancellation. Such notice shall be given by letter, mailed not
earlier than the l5th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next
preceding the month of such final distribution, and shall specify (i) the
Distribution Date upon which final payment of the Certificates will be made upon
presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of the Trustee
therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the
Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable,
payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at
the office of the Trustee therein specified.

      (e) If the option of the Depositor to repurchase or cause the repurchase
of all the Mortgage Loans under Subsection 10.01 (a)(i) above is exercised, the
Depositor and/or its designee shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit in the
Distribution Account, by the Business Day prior to the applicable Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the repurchase price for the Mortgage Loans being
purchased by it and all property acquired with respect to such Mortgage Loans
remaining in REMIC I or REMIC II. Upon presentation and surrender of the
Certificates by the Certificateholders, the Trustee shall distribute to the
Certificateholders an amount determined as follows: with respect to each Regular
Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates), the outstanding Class
Certificate Balance, plus with respect to each Regular Certificate (other than
the Class R Certificates), one month's interest thereon at the applicable
Pass-Through Rate; and with respect to the Class R Certificates, the percentage
interest evidenced thereby multiplied by the difference, if any, between the
above described repurchase price and the aggregate amount to be distributed to
the Holders of the Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates). If the
proceeds with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans are not sufficient to pay
all of the Group I Senior Certificates in full, any such deficiency will be
allocated first, to the Subordinate Certificates, in inverse order of their
numerical designation, and then to the Group I Senior Certificates on a pro rata
basis. If the proceeds with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans are not
sufficient to pay all of the Group II Senior Certificates in full, any such
deficiency will be allocated first, to the Subordinate Certificates, in inverse
order of their numerical designation, and then to the Group II Senior
Certificates on a pro rata basis. Upon deposit of the required repurchase price
and following such final Distribution Date, the Trustee shall release promptly
to the Depositor and/or its designee the Mortgage Files for the remaining
applicable Mortgage Loans, and the Accounts with respect thereto shall
terminate, subject to the Trustee's obligation to hold any amounts payable to
Certificateholders in trust without interest pending final distributions
pursuant to Subsection 10.01(g). Any other amounts

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remaining in the Accounts will belong to the Depositor. Upon deposit of the
required repurchase price and following such final Distribution Date, the
Trustee shall release promptly to the Depositor and/or its designee, as the case
may be, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans, and the Accounts
with respect thereto shall terminate, subject to the Trustee's obligation to
hold any amounts payable to Certificateholders in trust without interest pending
final distributions pursuant to Subsection 10.01(g).

      (f) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by reason of the
payment or liquidation of all Mortgage Loans or the disposition of all property
acquired with respect to all Mortgage Loans under Subsection 10.01(a)(ii) above,
the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution
Account all distributable amounts remaining in the Master Servicer Collection
Account. Upon the presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Trustee
shall distribute to the remaining Certificateholders, in accordance with their
respective interests, all distributable amounts remaining in the Distribution
Account. Upon deposit by the Master Servicer of such distributable amounts, and
following such final Distribution Date, the Trustee shall release promptly to
the Depositor or its designee the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage
Loans, and the Master Servicer Collection Account and the Distribution Account
shall terminate, subject to the Trustee's obligation to hold any amounts payable
to the Certificateholders in trust without interest pending final distributions
pursuant to Subsection 10.01(g).

      (g) If not all of the Certificateholders shall surrender their
Certificates for cancellation within six months after the time specified in the
above-mentioned written notice, the Trustee shall give a second written notice
to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for
cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within
six months after the second notice, not all the Certificates shall have been
surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee may take appropriate steps, or appoint
any agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining Certificateholders
concerning surrender of their Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid
out of the funds and other assets which remain subject to this Agreement.

      Section 10.02 Additional Termination Requirements.

      (a) If the option of the Depositor to repurchase all the Mortgage Loans
under Subsection 10.01(a)(i) above is exercised, the Trust Fund and each of
REMIC I or REMIC II shall be terminated, in accordance with the following
additional requirements, unless the Trustee has been furnished with an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that the failure of the Trust to comply with the
requirements of this Section 10.03 will not (i) result in the imposition of
taxes on "prohibited transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code on
REMIC I or REMIC II or (ii) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any
time that any Certificates are outstanding:

                  (i) within 90 days prior to the final Distribution Date, at
      the written direction of the Depositor, the Trustee, as agent for the
      respective Tax Matters Persons, shall adopt a plan of complete liquidation
      of REMIC I and REMIC II in the case of a termination under Subsection
      10.01(a)(i), provided to it by the Depositor meeting the

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      requirements of a "qualified liquidation" under Section 860F of the Code
      and any regulations thereunder.

                  (ii) the Depositor shall notify the Trustee at the
      commencement of such 90-day liquidation period and, at or prior to the
      time of making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Trustee shall
      sell or otherwise dispose of all of the remaining assets of the Trust Fund
      in accordance with the terms hereof; and

                  (iii) at or after the time of adoption of such a plan of
      complete liquidation of any of REMIC I and REMIC II, and at or prior to
      the final Distribution Date relating thereto, the Trustee shall sell for
      cash all of the assets of the Trust, to or at the direction of the
      Depositor, and REMIC I and REMIC II, shall terminate at such time.

      (b) By their acceptance of the Residual Certificates, the Holders thereof
hereby (i) agree to adopt such a plan of complete liquidation of the related
REMIC upon the written request of the Depositor, and to take such action in
connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by the Depositor and (ii)
appoint the Depositor as their attorney-in-fact, with full power of
substitution, for purposes of adopting such a plan of complete liquidation. The
Trustee shall adopt such plan of liquidation by filing the appropriate statement
on the final tax return of each REMIC. Upon complete liquidation or final
distribution of all of the assets of the Trust Fund, the Trust Fund and each of
REMIC I and REMIC II shall terminate.

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                                   ARTICLE XI
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

      Section 11.01 Intent of Parties.

      The parties intend that each of REMIC I and REMIC II shall be treated as a
REMIC for federal income tax purposes and that the provisions of this Agreement
should be construed in furtherance of this intent.

      Section 11.02 Amendment.

      (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by MLMCI, the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee,
and the Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by MLMCI, the
Master Servicer and the Trustee, without notice to or the consent of any of the
Certificateholders, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
provisions herein or therein that may be defective or inconsistent with any
other provisions herein or therein, to comply with any changes in the Code or to
make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under
this Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this
Agreement; provided, however, that such action shall not, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Independent Counsel, addressed to the Trustee, adversely affect in
any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or adversely affect
the status of any REMIC created hereunder as a REMIC.

      (b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by MLMCI, the
Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee,
and the Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Master
Servicer and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund
or of the applicable Class or Classes, if such amendment affects only such Class
or Classes, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any
manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in
any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, that no such
amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of,
payments received on Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on any
Regular Certificate without the consent of the Holder of such Regular
Certificate, (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates the Holders of
which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the
Holders of all Certificates then outstanding, or (iii) cause REMIC I or REMIC II
to fail to qualify as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, as evidenced by
an Opinion of Independent Counsel which shall be provided to the Trustee other
than at the Trustee's expense. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to
Section 11.02(b), Certificates registered in the name of or held for the benefit
of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, or the
Trustee or any Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to vote their Percentage
Interests with respect to matters affecting such Certificates.

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      (c) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment, the Trustee shall
furnish a copy of such amendment or written notification of the substance of
such amendment to each Certificateholder, with a copy to the Rating Agencies.

      (d) In the case of an amendment under Subsection 11.02(b) above, it shall
not be necessary for the Certificateholders to approve the particular form of
such an amendment. Rather, it shall be sufficient if the Certificateholders
approve the substance of the amendment. The manner of obtaining such consents
and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by
Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the
Trustee may prescribe.

      (e) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Trustee
shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that
the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and
will not adversely affect the status of any REMIC created hereunder. The Trustee
and the Securities Administrator may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into
any such amendment which affects the Trustee's or the Securities Administrator's
own respective rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement.

      Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement.

      To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to
recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all
the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the
Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording
office or elsewhere. The Depositor shall effect such recordation, at the expense
of the Trust upon the request in writing of a Certificateholder, but only if
such direction is accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense
of the Certificateholder requesting recordation) to the effect that such
recordation would materially and beneficially affect the interests of the
Certificateholders or is required by law.

      Section 11.04 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.

      (a) The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not terminate
this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder's legal
representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or
proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor
otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto
or any of them.

      (b) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no Certificateholders
shall have any right to vote or in any manner otherwise control the operation
and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall
anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be
construed so as to establish the Certificateholders from time to time as
partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholders be under
any liability to any third Person by reason of any action taken by the parties
to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

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      (c) No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision
of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at
law upon, under or with respect to this Agreement against the Depositor, the
Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or any successor to any such
parties unless (i) such Certificateholder previously shall have given to the
Trustee a written notice of a continuing default, as herein provided, (ii) the
Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less
than 51% of the Trust Fund shall have made written request upon the Trustee to
institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder
and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may
require against the costs and expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or
thereby, and (iii) the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice,
request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any
such action, suit or proceeding.

      (d) No one or more Certificateholders shall have any right by virtue of
any provision of this Agreement to affect the rights of any other
Certificateholders or to obtain or seek to obtain priority or preference over
any other such Certificateholder, or to enforce any right under this Agreement,
except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common
benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the
provisions of this Section 11.04, each and every Certificateholder and the
Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in
equity.

      Section 11.05 Acts of Certificateholders.

      (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by
Certificateholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments
of substantially similar tenor signed by such Certificateholders in person or by
an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly
provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments
are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is expressly required, to the
Depositor. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing
any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and
conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Depositor, if made in the manner
provided in this Section 11.05.

      (b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such
instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such
execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by
law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing
such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such
execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his or her individual
capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof
of his or her authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such
instrument or writing, or the authority of the individual executing the same,
may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.

      (c) The ownership of Certificates (notwithstanding any notation of
ownership or other writing on such Certificates, except an endorsement in
accordance with Section 5.02 made on a Regular Certificate presented in
accordance with Section 5.04) shall be proved by the

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Certificate Register, and neither the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the
Depositor, the Master Servicer nor any successor to any such parties shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.

      (d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action of the holder of any Regular Certificate shall bind every future
holder of the same Regular Certificate and the holder of every Regular
Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer or exchange thereof, if
applicable, or in lieu thereof with respect to anything done, omitted or
suffered to be done by the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor,
the Master Servicer or any successor to any such party in reliance thereon,
whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificates.

      (e) In determining whether the Holders of the requisite percentage of
Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests have given any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Certificates
owned by the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Master
Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be disregarded, except as otherwise
provided in Section 11.02(b) and except that, in determining whether the Trustee
shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Certificates which the Trustee knows
to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Certificates which have been pledged in
good faith to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the
Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may be regarded as outstanding if the
pledgor establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgor's right to
act with respect to such Certificates and that the pledgor is not an Affiliate
of the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, or the Master
Servicer, as the case may be.

      Section 11.06 Governing Law.

      THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CERTIFICATES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS
RULES AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

      Section 11.07 Notices.

      All demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
given when delivered at (including delivery by facsimile) or mailed by
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by recognized
overnight courier, to (i) in the case of the Depositor, 4 World Financial
Center, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Vice President-Servicing,
telecopier number: (212) 449-1000, or to such other address as may hereafter be
furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; (ii) in the case of the
Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office, or such other address as may hereafter
be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; (iii) in the case of the
MLMCI, 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Vice
President-Servicing, telecopier number: (212) 449-1000, or to such other address
as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; (iv) in
the case of the Master Servicer or Securities Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, P.O. Box 98,

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Columbia, Maryland 21046, Attention MLMI Series 2004-A2, or, in the case of
overnight deliveries, 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951,
Attention: MLMI Series 2004-A2, facsimile no.: (410) 715-4513, or such other
address as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing;
(v) in the case of the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 1015
10th Avenue Southeast, MS 0031, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414 ATTN: MLMI Series
2004-A2; or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other
parties hereto in writing; or (vi) in the case of the Rating Agencies, Moody's
Investors Service, Inc., 99 Church Street - 4th Floor, New York, New York 10007,
and Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 55 Water
Street, New York, New York 10041. Any notice delivered to the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee under this
Agreement shall be effective only upon receipt. Any notice required or permitted
to be mailed to a Certificateholder, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be
given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such
Certificateholder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed
within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to
have been duly given when mailed, whether or not the Certificateholder receives
such notice.

      Section 11.08 Severability of Provisions.

      If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of
this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severed from the
remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall
in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the holders thereof.

      Section 11.09 Successors and Assigns.

      The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

      Section 11.10 Article and Section Headings.

      The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference
only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

      Section 11.11 Counterparts.

      This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts each of which
when so executed and delivered shall be an original but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.

      Section 11.12 Notice to Rating Agencies.

      The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference
only, and shall not limited or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. The Trustee
shall promptly provide notice to each Rating Agency with respect to each of the
following of which it has actual knowledge:

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      1. Any material change or amendment to this Agreement or the Servicing
Agreement;

      2. The occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been cured;

      3. The resignation or termination of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or
the Securities Administrator;

      4. The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans;

      5. The final payment to Certificateholders; and

      6. Any change in the location of the Master Servicer Collection Account or
the Distribution Account.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and
the Securities Administrator have caused their names to be signed hereto by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first
above written.

                                        MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS,
                                        INC., as Depositor

                                        By:    /s/ Andrew Beal
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Andrew Beal
                                        Title: Managing Director

                                        WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
                                        ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

                                        By:    /s/ Bryon M. Tinnin
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Bryon M. Tinnin
                                        Title: Assistant Vice President

                                        WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
                                        ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer

                                        By:    /s/ Sandra Whalen
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Sandra Whalen
                                        Title: Vice President

                                        WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
                                        ASSOCIATION, as Securities Administrator

                                        By:    /s/ Sandra Whalen
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Sandra Whalen
                                        Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

STATE OF NEW YORK         )
                          ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK        )

      On the 30th day of August, 2004 before me, a notary public in and for said
State, personally appeared Andrew Beal, known to me to be a Managing Director of
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., the corporation that executed the within
instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of
said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the
within instrument.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                        ________________________________________
                                        Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

<PAGE>

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA   )
                          ) ss.:
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG     )

      On the 30th day of August, 2004 before me, a notary public in and for said
State, personally appeared __________________, known to me to be a(n)
_________________ of Wachovia Bank, National Association, the entity that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity
executed the within instrument.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                        ________________________________________
                                        Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

<PAGE>

STATE OF NEW YORK         )
                          ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK        )

      On the 30th day of August, 2004 before me, a notary public in and for said
State, personally appeared ___________________, known to me to be a(n)
_____________________ of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the entity that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity
executed the within instrument.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                        ________________________________________
                                        Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

<PAGE>

STATE OF NEW YORK         )
                          ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK        )

      On the 30h day of August, 2004 before me, a notary public in and for said
State, personally appeared _________________, known to me to be a(n)
__________________ of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the entity that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity
executed the within instrument.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                        ________________________________________
                                        Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

<PAGE>

                                                                     EXHIBIT A-1

                     FORM OF CLASS [_-A-_][M-_] CERTIFICATE

                  SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE
IS A "REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT", AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").

                  [THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE SENIOR CERTIFICATES
[THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-3
CERTIFICATES] AND THE RESIDUAL CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.]

                  UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITOR OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

                  [EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A CLASS M CERTIFICATE OR ANY
INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS
ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THAT CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I)
IT IS NOT A PLAN OR A PLAN INVESTOR OR INVESTING WITH PLAN ASSETS, (II) IT HAS
ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING SUCH CERTIFICATE IN RELIANCE ON THE PROHIBITED
TRANSACTION EXEMPTION 90-29 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AS AMENDED
("EXEMPTION"), AND THAT IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE
AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION, INCLUDING THAT THE CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT
THE TIME OF PURCHASE, NOT LOWER THAN "BBB-" (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY FITCH,
MOODY'S OR S&P, OR (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS
USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN "INSURANCE
COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT," AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PTCE 95-60, AND (3) THE
CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.]

                  [IF ANY BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE (OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN) IS
ACQUIRED OR HELD IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02(D) OF THE
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, THEN THE LAST PRECEDING TRANSFEREE THAT IS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH PROVISIONS SHALL BE RESTORED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW, TO ALL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AS CERTIFICATE OWNER THEREOF RETROACTIVE TO
THE DATE OF SUCH TRANSFER OF SUCH CERTIFICATE. THE TRUSTEE SHALL BE

<PAGE>

UNDER NO LIABILITY TO ANY PERSON FOR MAKING ANY PAYMENTS DUE ON SUCH CERTIFICATE
TO SUCH PRECEDING TRANSFEREE.]

                  [ANY PURPORTED CERTIFICATE OWNER WHOSE ACQUISITION OR HOLDING
OF ANY BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE (OR INTEREST THEREIN) WAS EFFECTED IN VIOLATION OF
THE RESTRICTIONS IN SECTION 5.02(D) OF THE AGREEMENT SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD
HARMLESS THE DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER AND THE TRUST FUND FROM AND
AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, COSTS OR EXPENSES INCURRED BY SUCH
PARTIES AS A RESULT OF SUCH ACQUISITION OR HOLDING.]

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                           <C>
MLMI Series 2004-A2, Class [_-A-_][M-_]                       Aggregate [Class Certificate Balance][Notional Amount]
                                                              of the Class [_-A-_][M-_] Certificates as of the Issue
                                                              Date:  $__________

Pass-Through Rate: __________                                 Initial [Class Certificate Balance][Notional Amount]
                                                              of this Class [_-A-_][M-_] Certificate as of the Issue
                                                              Date
                                                              $----------

Date of Agreement and Cut-off Date:                           Master Servicer:
August 1, 2004                                                Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

First Distribution Date: September 27, 2004                   Trustee: Wachovia Bank, National Association

No. __                                                        Issue Date: August 30, 2004

                                                              CUSIP: __________
</TABLE>

         DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE [CLASS CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL
         AMOUNT] OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
         ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING [CLASS CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL
         AMOUNT] HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS
         THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.

                        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

                               MLMI SERIES 2004-A2

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of one- to four-family, fixed-rate and
adjustable-rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on residential property
(the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold by

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

         THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
         MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE
         TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE
         NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
         INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.

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                  This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by
the aggregate [Class Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of the Class
[_-A-_][M-_] Certificates as of the Issue Date in that certain beneficial
ownership interest evidenced by all the Class [_-A-_][M-_] Certificates in the
Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
specified above (the "Agreement"), among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
(hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any successor entity
under the Agreement), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as master servicer
(in such capacity, the "Master Servicer") and securities administrator (in such
capacity, the "Securities Administrator"), and Wachovia Bank, National
Association (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of
which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate
is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

                  Interest on this Certificate will accrue during the period
specified in the Agreement on the [Class Certificate Balance][Notional Amount]
hereof at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth above and as
further described in the Agreement.

                  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (each, a "Distribution Date"), commencing
on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class [_-A-_][M-_] Certificates on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

                  All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trustee by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person
entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at
least five Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such
Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class [_-A-_][M-_]
Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of
the Person entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the
Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this
Certificate will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon the presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in
the Agreement.

                  [As described above, each any transferee of a Class M
Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by
virtue of its acquisition or holding of that certificate or interest therein,
that either (i) it is not a Plan or a Plan Investor or investing with Plan
assets, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such certificate in reliance on the
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 90-29 issued by the Department of Labor, as
amended ("Exemption"), and that it understands that there are certain conditions
to the availability of the Exemption, including that the certificate must be
rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by
Fitch, Moody's or S&P, or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source
of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an
"insurance company general

                                     A-1-4
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account," as such term is defined in PTCE 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.]

                  [If any Book-Entry Certificate (or any interest therein) is
acquired or held in violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(d) of the
Agreement, then the last preceding Transferee that is in compliance with such
provisions shall be restored, to the extent permitted by law, to all rights and
obligations as Certificate Owner thereof retroactive to the date of such
Transfer of such Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no liability to any
Person for making any payments due on such Certificate to such preceding
Transferee.]

                  [Any purported Certificate Owner whose acquisition or holding
of any Book-Entry Certificate (or interest therein) was effected in violation of
the restrictions in Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Trust Fund from and
against any and all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by such
parties as a result of such acquisition or holding.]

                  This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (hereinafter called the "Certificates") and
representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the
face hereof equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by
the aggregate [Class Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of the Class of
Certificates specified on the face hereof.

                  The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Holders
of the Certificates, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

                  The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions and conditions
provided therein, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and the rights
of the Holders of the Certificates under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders
of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 51% of
the Trust Fund or of the applicable Class or Classes, if such amendment affects
only such Class or Classes, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or
of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. Any such
consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on
such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any
Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu
hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate.
The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited
circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

                  As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as

                                     A-1-5
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provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or
such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.

                  The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations set forth therein, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

                  No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

                  The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar nor any
such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

                  This certificate shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the state of New York.

                  The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the
Holders of the Certificates of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee
and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier
of (i) the final payment (or any advance with respect thereto) on or other
liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the
optional purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined
as provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans remaining therein. The
Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement
to purchase from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired
in respect of any Mortgage Loan remaining therein at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Loan Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being
less than 1% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of the Cut-off Date.

                  The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.

                                     A-1-6
<PAGE>

                  Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.

                                     A-1-7
<PAGE>

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to
be duly executed.

Dated: ____ __, 2004

                                       WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                       as Trustee

                                       By:  ____________________________________
                                            Authorized Officer

                          CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
                          -----------------------------

                  This is one of the Class [_-A-_][M-_] Certificates referred to
in the within-mentioned Agreement.

                                       WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                       as Certificate Registrar

                                       By: _____________________________________
                                           Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                  ABBREVIATIONS
                                  -------------

         The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                         <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
         TEN COM - as tenants in common                     UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -    Custodian
                                                                                -------------------
                                                                                (Cust) (Minor)
                                                                                under Uniform Gifts
                                                                                to Minors Act
                                                                                -------------------
                                                                                    (State)
         TEN ENT  - as tenants by the entireties

         JT TEN   - as joint tenants with right
                    of survivorship and not as
                    tenants in common
</TABLE>

     Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

                                   ASSIGNMENT
                                   ----------

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and
Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate and
hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on
the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

         I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

Dated:

                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Signature by or on behalf of assignor

                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Signature Guaranteed

<PAGE>

                            DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
                            -------------------------

         The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

         Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________,
for the account of ________________________, account number _________________,
or, if mailed by check, to ________________________________. Applicable
statements should be mailed to ___________________________________________.

         This information is provided by ______________________________________,
the assignee named above, or __________________________, as its agent.

<PAGE>

                                                                     EXHIBIT A-2

                         FORM OF CLASS [B-_] CERTIFICATE

         SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT", AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").

         THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE SENIOR CERTIFICATES AND THE
CLASS M CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO
HEREIN.

         NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (EACH A "PLAN") SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED
EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5.02(D) OF THE AGREEMENT.

         THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY
NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND
LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE AGREEMENT.

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                          <C>
MLMI Series 2004-A2, Class [B-_]                             Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
                                                             of Class [B-_] Certificates as of
                                                             the Issue Date:
                                                             $------------------

Pass Through Rate: __________                                Denomination: $__________
Date of Agreement and Cut-off Date:                          Master Servicer:
August 1, 2004                                               Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

First Distribution Date:                                     Trustee: Wachovia Bank, National Association

September 27, 2004                                           Issue Date: August 30, 2004

No. __                                                       CUSIP: __________
</TABLE>

         DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
         CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
         OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
         LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
         CERTIFICATE.

                        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional, one- to four-family, fixed-rate
and adjustable-rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on residential
property (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold by

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

                               MLMI SERIES 2004-A2

         THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
         MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE
         TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE
         NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
         INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.

                  This certifies that ____________________ is the registered
owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this
Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class [B-_]
Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest
evidenced by all the Class [B-_] Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant
to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the
"Agreement"),

                                     A-2-2
<PAGE>

among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (hereinafter called the
"Depositor," which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement),
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as master servicer (in such capacity, the
"Master Servicer") and securities administrator (in such capacity, the
"Securities Administrator"), and Wachovia Bank, National Association (the
"Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set
forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used
herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement,
to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

                  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class [B-_] Certificates on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

                  All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trustee by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person
entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at
least five Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such
Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class [B-_] Certificates, or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon the presentation and surrender of this Certificate at
the office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in
the Agreement.

                  This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (hereinafter called the "Certificates") and
representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the
face hereof equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates
specified on the face hereof.

                  The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Holders
of the Certificates, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

                  The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions and conditions
provided therein, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and the rights
of the Holders of the Certificates under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders
of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 51% of
the

                                     A-2-3
<PAGE>

Trust Fund or of the applicable Class or Classes, if such amendment affects only
such Class or Classes, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing
in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of
modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. Any such consent
by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder
and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued
upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not
notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also
permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the
consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

                  As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in
the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form
below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or
such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.

                  The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations set forth therein, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

                  No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the
transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made
in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In
the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, (i) unless such transfer is made in reliance upon
Rule 144A (as evidenced by the investment letter delivered to the Trustee, in
substantially the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-3) under the 1933
Act, the Trustee and the Depositor shall require a written Opinion of Counsel
(which may be in-house counsel) acceptable to and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Depositor that such transfer may
be made pursuant to an exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the
basis therefor, from the 1933 Act or is being made pursuant to the 1933 Act,
which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Depositor
or (ii) the Trustee shall require the transferor to execute a transferor
certificate (in substantially the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-2)
and the transferee to execute an investment letter (in substantially the form
attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-2) acceptable to and in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and the Trustee certifying to
the Depositor and the Trustee the facts surrounding such transfer, which
investment letter shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Depositor. None
of the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar or the Trustee is obligated to
register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under
the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise
required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without
registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this
Certificate shall be required to

                                     A-2-4
<PAGE>

indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar and the Master
Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt
or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

                  No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf
of any such Plan or any person using Plan Assets to acquire this Certificate
shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement. No
service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of
Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

                  The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar nor any
such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

                  The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the
Holders of the Certificates of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee
and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier
of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of each
Class of Certificates has been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment (or any
advance with respect thereto) on or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan
remaining in the Trust Fund and (iii) the optional purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in
respect of such Mortgage Loans remaining therein. The Agreement permits, but
does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from the
Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any
Mortgage Loan remaining therein at a price determined as provided in the
Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Loan
Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 1% of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

                  The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.

                  Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.

                                     A-2-5
<PAGE>

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to
be duly executed.

Dated: ____ __, 2004

                                       WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                       as Trustee

                                       By:  ____________________________________
                                            Authorized Officer

                          CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
                          -----------------------------

                  This is one of the Class [B-__] Certificates referred to in
the within-mentioned Agreement.

                                       WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                       as Certificate Registrar

                                       By: _____________________________________
                                           Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                  ABBREVIATIONS
                                  -------------

         The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                         <C>
         TEN COM - as tenants in common                     UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -    Custodian
                                                                                -------------------
                                                                                (Cust) (Minor)
                                                                                under Uniform Gifts
                                                                                to Minors Act
                                                                                -------------------
                                                                                    (State)
         TEN ENT  - as tenants by the entireties

         JT TEN   - as joint tenants with right
                    of survivorship and not as
                    tenants in common
</TABLE>

     Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

                                   ASSIGNMENT
                                   ----------

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and
Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate and
hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on
the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

         I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

Dated:

                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Signature by or on behalf of assignor

                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Signature Guaranteed

<PAGE>

                            DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
                            -------------------------

         The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

         Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________,
for the account of ________________________, account number _________________,
or, if mailed by check, to ________________________________. Applicable
statements should be mailed to ___________________________________________.

         This information is provided by ______________________________________,
the assignee named above, or __________________________, as its agent.

<PAGE>

                                                                     EXHIBIT A-3

                         FORM OF CLASS [R-_] CERTIFICATE

         THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO A NON-UNITED STATES PERSON.

         SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT" ("REMIC"), AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").

         ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE AGREEMENT
REFERRED TO HEREIN.

         NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (EACH A "PLAN") SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED
EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5.02(D) OF THE AGREEMENT.

         THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY
NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND
LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE AGREEMENT.

         ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE ONLY IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES (I) AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRUSTEE
THAT (A) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT (1) THE UNITED STATES OR ANY POSSESSION THEREOF,
ANY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, ANY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE
FOREGOING, (2) ANY ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN A COOPERATIVE DESCRIBED IN SECTION
521 OF THE CODE) THAT IS EXEMPT FROM THE TAX IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE
UNLESS SUCH ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE
CODE, (3) ANY ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1381(A)(2)(C) OF THE CODE (ANY
SUCH PERSON DESCRIBED IN THE FOREGOING CLAUSES (1), (2) OR (3) SHALL HEREINAFTER
BE REFERRED TO AS A "DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION") OR (4) AN AGENT OF A
DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND (B) NO PURPOSE OF SUCH TRANSFER IS TO IMPEDE THE
ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAX, AND (II) SUCH TRANSFEREE SATISFIES CERTAIN

<PAGE>

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED
TRANSFEREE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REGISTRATION IN THE CERTIFICATE REGISTER OF ANY
TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO A DISQUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION OR AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL
BE DEEMED TO BE OF NO LEGAL FORCE OR EFFECT WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT
BE DEEMED TO BE A CERTIFICATEHOLDER FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE. EACH HOLDER OF
THIS CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02(D) OF THE
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. ANY PERSON THAT IS A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION IS
PROHIBITED FROM ACQUIRING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THIS CERTIFICATE.

                                     A-3-2
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                      <C>
MLMI Series 2004-A2, Class [R-_]                         Percentage Interest: 100%

Date of Agreement and Cut-off Date:                      Master Servicer:  Wells Fargo Bank,
August 1, 2004                                           National  Association

First Distribution Date:                                 Trustee: Wachovia Bank, National Association

September 27, 2004
No. __                                                   Issue Date: August 30, 2004
                                                         CUSIP: __________
</TABLE>

                        MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

                               MLMI SERIES 2004-A2

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of one-to four-family, fixed-rate and
adjustable-rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on residential property
(the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold by

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

         THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
         MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE
         TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE
         NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
         INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.

                  This certifies that ____________________, is a registered
owner of a 100% Percentage Interest specified above in that certain beneficial
ownership interest evidenced by all the Class [R-_] Certificates in the Trust
Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified
above (the "Agreement"), among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
(hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any successor entity
under the Agreement), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as master servicer
(in such capacity, the "Master Servicer") and securities administrator (in such
capacity, the "Securities Administrator"), and Wachovia Bank, National
Association (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of
which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate
is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

                                     A-3-3
<PAGE>

                  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (each, a "Distribution Date"), commencing
on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class [R-_] Certificates on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

                  This Certificate does not have a Class Certificate Balance or
Pass-Through Rate and will be entitled to distributions only to the extent set
forth in the Agreement. In addition, any distribution of the proceeds of any
remaining assets of the Trust will be made only upon presentment and surrender
of this Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office.

                  This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (hereinafter called the "Certificates") and
representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the
face hereof.

                  The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the related Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Holders
of the Certificates, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the related Mortgage Loans.

                  The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions and conditions
provided therein, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and the rights
of the Holders of the Certificates under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders
of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 51% of
the Trust Fund or of the applicable Class or Classes, if such amendment affects
only such Class or Classes, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or
of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. Any such
consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on
such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any
Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu
hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate.
The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited
circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

                  As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in
the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form
below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or
such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Certificates of the same Class in

                                     A-3-4
<PAGE>

authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

                  The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations set forth therein, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

         No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of this Class [R-_]
Certificate shall be made unless such disposition is exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"), and any applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with
the 1933 Act and laws. In the event of any such transfer, made in reliance upon
an exemption from the 1933 Act, (i) the Trustee and the Depositor shall require
(a) the transferor to certify in writing the facts surrounding the transfer (in
substantially the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit E-2), and the
transferee to execute an investment letter (in substantially the form attached
to the Agreement as Exhibit E-1) and (b) a written Opinion of Counsel (which may
be in-house counsel) acceptable to and in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee and the Depositor that such transfer may be made
pursuant to an exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis
therefor, from the 1933 Act or is being made pursuant to the 1933 Act, which
Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Depositor. The
Holder of this Class [R-_] Certificate desiring to effect such transfer shall,
and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee and the Depositor against any
liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in
accordance with such federal and state laws.

                  No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf
of any such Plan or any person using Plan Assets to acquire this Certificate
shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement.

                  Prior to registration of any transfer, sale or other
disposition of this Certificate, the proposed transferee shall provide to the
Trustee (i) an affidavit to the effect that such transferee is any Person other
than a Disqualified Organization or the agent (including a broker, nominee or
middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, and (ii) a certificate that
acknowledges that (A) the Class [R-_] Certificates have been designated as a
residual interest in a REMIC, (B) it will include in its income a PRO RATA share
of the net income of the Trust Fund and that such income may be an "excess
inclusion," as defined in the Code, that, with certain exceptions, cannot be
offset by other losses or benefits from any tax exemption, and (C) it expects to
have the financial means to satisfy all of its tax obligations including those
relating to holding the Class [R-_] Certificates. Notwithstanding the
registration in the Certificate Register of any transfer, sale or other
disposition of this Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or an agent
(including a broker, nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, such
registration shall be deemed to be of no legal force or effect whatsoever and
such Person shall not be deemed to be a Certificateholder for any purpose,
including, but not limited to, the receipt of distributions in respect of this
Certificate.

                                     A-3-5
<PAGE>

                  The Holder of this Certificate, by its acceptance hereof,
shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of Section 5.02 of the
Agreement and to any amendment of the Agreement deemed necessary by counsel of
the Depositor to ensure that the transfer of this Certificate to any Person
other than a Permitted Transferee or any other Person will not cause REMIC [_]
to cease to qualify as a REMIC or cause the imposition of a tax upon REMIC [_].

                  No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

                  The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar nor any
such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

                  This certificate shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the state of New York.

                  The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the
Holders of the Certificates of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee
and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier
of (i) the final payment (or any advance with respect thereto) on or other
liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the
optional purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined
as provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans remaining therein. The
Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement
to purchase from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired
in respect of any Mortgage Loan remaining therein at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Loan Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being
less than 1% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of the Cut-off Date.

                  The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.

                  Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.

                                     A-3-6
<PAGE>

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to
be duly executed.

Dated: ____ __, 2004

                                       WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                       as Trustee

                                       By:  ____________________________________
                                            Authorized Officer

                          CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
                          -----------------------------

                  This is one of the Class [R-__] Certificates referred to in
the within-mentioned Agreement.

                                       WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                       as Certificate Registrar

                                       By: _____________________________________
                                           Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                  ABBREVIATIONS
                                  -------------

         The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                         <C>
         TEN COM - as tenants in common                     UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -    Custodian
                                                                                -------------------
                                                                                (Cust) (Minor)
                                                                                under Uniform Gifts
                                                                                to Minors Act
                                                                                -------------------
                                                                                    (State)
         TEN ENT  - as tenants by the entireties

         JT TEN   - as joint tenants with right
                    of survivorship and not as
                    tenants in common
</TABLE>

     Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

                                   ASSIGNMENT
                                   ----------

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and
Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate and
hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on
the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

         I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

Dated:

                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Signature by or on behalf of assignor

                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Signature Guaranteed

<PAGE>

                            DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
                            -------------------------

         The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

         Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________,
for the account of ________________________, account number _________________,
or, if mailed by check, to ________________________________. Applicable
statements should be mailed to ___________________________________________.

         This information is provided by ______________________________________,
the assignee named above, or __________________________, as its agent.

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT B

                             MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                             [Provided Upon Request]

                                      B-1

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT C

                                   [RESERVED]

                                      C-1

<PAGE>

                                                                       EXHIBIT D

                        REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS

To:      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
         1015 10th Avenue S.E.
         Minneapolis Minnesota 55414
         Attn: ______________________

         Re:      Custodial Agreement dated as of _________, among
                  _________________, _____, and Wells Fargo Bank, National
                  Association, as Custodian

         In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you
as Custodian for the Owner pursuant to the above-captioned Custody Agreement, we
request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Custodian's Mortgage
File for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated.

Mortgage Loan Number:

Mortgagor Name, Address & Zip Code:

Reason for Requesting Documents (check one):

                  1. Mortgage Paid in full
-----------------
                  2.  Foreclosure
-----------------
                  3.  Substitution
-----------------
                  4. Other Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)
-----------------
                  5. Nonliquidation                  Reason:____________________
-----------------

                                                     By:
                                                        ------------------------
                                                          (authorized singer)
                                                     Issuer: ___________________
                                                     Address:___________________
                                                     Date:   ___________________

                                      D-1

<PAGE>

Custodian
---------

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date
below:

Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date
below:

-------------------------                                   --------------------
Signature                                                   Date

Documents returned to Custodian:

-------------------------                                   --------------------
Custodian                                                   Date

                                      D-2

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT E-1

                           FORM OF TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT

                                                 Affidavit pursuant to Section
                                                 860E(e)(4) of the Internal
                                                 Revenue Code of 1986, as
                                                 amended, and for other purposes

STATE OF                )
                        )ss:
COUNTY OF               )

         [NAME OF OFFICER], being first duly sworn, deposes and says:

         1. That he is [Title of Officer] of [Name of Investor] (the
"Investor"), a [savings institution] [corporation] duly organized and existing
under the laws of [the State of _____] [the United States], on behalf of which
he makes this affidavit.

         2. That (i) the Investor is not a "disqualified organization" as
defined in Section 860E(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"), and will not be a disqualified organization as of [Closing Date]
[date of purchase]; (ii) it is not acquiring the Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2004-A2, Class
R-__ Certificates (the "Residual Certificates") for the account of a
disqualified organization; (iii) it consents to any amendment of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement that shall be deemed necessary by Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc. (upon advice of counsel) to constitute a reasonable arrangement
to ensure that the Residual Certificates will not be owned directly or
indirectly by a disqualified organization; and (iv) it will not transfer such
Residual Certificates unless (a) it has received from the transferee an
affidavit in substantially the same form as this affidavit containing these same
four representations and (b) as of the time of the transfer, it does not have
actual knowledge that such affidavit is false.

         3. That the Investor is one of the following: (i) a citizen or resident
of the United States, (ii) a corporation or partnership (including an entity
treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes) created
or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States or any state thereof or
the District of Columbia (except, in the case of a partnership, to the extent
provided in regulations), provided that no partnership or other entity treated
as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes shall be treated
as a United States Person unless all persons that own an interest in such
partnership either directly or through any entity that is not a corporation for
United States federal income tax purposes are United States Persons, (iii) an
estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of
its source, or (iv) a trust other than a "foreign trust," as defined in Section
7701 (a)(31) of the Code.

         4. That the Investor's taxpayer identification number is
______________________.

                                     E-1-1
<PAGE>

         5. That no purpose of the acquisition of the Residual Certificates is
to avoid or impede the assessment or collection of tax.

         6. That the Investor understands that, as the holder of the Residual
Certificates, the Investor may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows
generated by such Residual Certificates.

         7. That the Investor intends to pay taxes associated with holding the
Residual Certificates as they become due.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf, pursuant to authority of its Board of Directors, by its
[Title of Officer] this ____ day of _________, 20__.

                                       [NAME OF INVESTOR]

                                       By:  ____________________________________
                                            [Name of Officer]
                                            [Title of Officer]
                                            [Address of Investor for receipt of
                                            distributions]

                                            Address of Investor for receipt of
                                            tax information:

                                     E-1-2

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT E-2

                         FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

                                                         __________ , 20__

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
4 World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281

[Trustee]

Attention: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc, Series _______

         Re:      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through
                  Certificates, MLMI Series 2004-A2, Class [ _]
                  -------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by
_____________________ (the "Seller") to _____________________(the "Purchaser")
of $______________ Initial Certificate Principal Balance of Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series ________, Class R[-__] (the
"Certificates"), pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2004 among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors,
Inc., (the "Depositor"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as master
servicer (in such capacity, the "Master Servicer") and securities administrator
(in such capacity, the "Securities Administrator"), and Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). All terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. The Seller hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and
covenants with, the Company and the Trustee that:

         1. No purpose of the Seller relating to the transfer of the Certificate
by the Seller to the Purchaser is or will be to impede the assessment or
collection of any tax.

         2. The Seller understands that the Purchaser has delivered to the
Trustee and the Master Servicer a transfer affidavit and agreement in the form
attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit E-1. The Seller does
not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

         3. The Seller has at the time of the transfer conducted a reasonable
investigation of the financial condition of the Purchaser as contemplated by
Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E- 1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that
investigation, the Seller has determined that the Purchaser has historically
paid its debts as they become due and has found no significant evidence to
indicate that the Purchaser will not continue to pay its debts as they become
due in the future. The Seller understands that the transfer of a Class R[-__]
Certificate may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the
Seller may continue to be liable for

                                     E-2-1
<PAGE>

United States income taxes Associated therewith) unless the Seller has conducted
such an investigation.

         4. The Seller has no actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is
not both a United States Person and a Permitted Transferee.

                                      Very truly yours,

                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      (Seller)

                                      By:_______________________________________
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

                                     E-2-2
<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT F-1

                    FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER

                                                  ______________,200___

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
4 World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281

Wachovia Bank, National Association
401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1179

         Re:      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through
                  Certificates, MLMI Series 2004-A2, Class [ _]
                  -------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         In connection with the sale by ___________ (the "Seller") to ________
(the "Purchaser") of $_________ Initial Certificate Principal Balance of
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-A2, Class _____ (the
"Certificates"), issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of August 1, 2004 among Merrill
Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., (the "Depositor"), Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association as master servicer (in such capacity, the "Master Servicer") and
securities administrator (in such capacity, the "Securities Administrator"), and
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Seller
hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Depositor
and the Trustee that:

         Neither the Seller nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered,
pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate, any
interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any
manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition or
other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other
similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or
negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or
any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) has made any
general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or
(e) has taken any other action, that (as to any of (a) through (e) above) would
constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "Act"), that would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of
Section 5 of the Act or any state securities law, or that would require
registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Seller will not act in any
manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to any Certificate. The
Seller has not and will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates,
except in compliance with the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

                                     F-1-1
<PAGE>

                                                 Very truly yours,

                                                 _______________________________
                                                 (Seller)

                                                 By:____________________________
                                                 Name:__________________________
                                                 Title:_________________________

                                     F-1-2
<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT F-2

             FORM OF INVESTOR REPRESENTATION LETTER (NON-RULE 144A)

                                                        __________, 200__

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
4 World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281

Wachovia Bank, National Association
401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1179

         Re:      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through
                  Certificates, MLMI Series 2004-A2, Class [R-_]
                  -------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         In connection with our acquisition of the above Certificates we certify
that (a) we understand that the Certificates are not being registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (The "Act"), or any state securities laws and
are being transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt from the
registration requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we are an
institutional "accredited investor," as defined in Regulation D under the Act,
and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we
are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investments in the
Certificates, (c) we have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive
answers from the Depositor concerning the purchase of the Certificates and all
matters relating thereto or any additional information deemed necessary to our
decision to purchase the Certificates, (d) either (i) we are not an employee
benefit plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or a plan or arrangement that is subject to Section
4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), nor are we
acting on behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor are we using the assets of
any such plan or arrangement to effect such acquisition or (ii) the proposed
transfer and holding of such a Certificate and the servicing, management and
operation of the Trust: (I) will not result in a prohibited transaction under
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code which is not covered under an
individual or class prohibited transaction exemption including but not limited
to Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 84-14
(Class Exemption for Plan Asset Transactions Determined by Independent Qualified
Professional Asset Managers); PTCE 91-38 (Class Exemption for Certain
Transactions Involving Bank Collective Investment Funds); PTCE 90-1 (Class
Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Company Pooled Separate
Accounts), PTCE 95-60 (Class Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving
Insurance Company General Accounts), and PTCE 96-23 (Class Exemption for Plan
Asset Transactions Determined by In-House Asset Managers) and (II) will not
subject the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee to any obligation in addition to those undertaken
in the Agreement, (e) we are acquiring the Certificates for investment for our
own account and not with a view to any distribution of

                                     F-2-1
<PAGE>

such Certificates (but without prejudice to our right at all times to sell or
otherwise dispose of the Certificates in accordance with clause (g) below), (f)
we have not offered or sold any Certificates to, or solicited offers to buy any
Certificates from, any person, or otherwise approached or negotiated with any
person with respect thereto, or taken any other action which would result in a
violation of Section 5 of the Act, and (g) we will not sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any Certificates unless (1) such sale, transfer or other
disposition is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Act or is exempt from such registration requirements, and if requested, we will
at our expense provide an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the addressees of
this Certificate that such sale, transfer or other disposition may be made
pursuant to an exemption from the Act, (2) The purchaser or transferee of such
Certificate has executed and delivered to you a certificate to substantially the
same effect as this certificate, and (3) The purchaser or transferee has
otherwise complied with any conditions for transfer set forth in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.

                                              Very truly yours,

                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Print Name of Transferee

                                              By: ______________________________
                                                  Authorized Officer

                                     F-2-2
<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT F-3

                            FORM OF RULE 144A LETTER

                                                       ____________, 200__

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
4 World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281

Wachovia Bank, National Association
401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1179

         Re:      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through
                  Certificates, MLMI Series 2004-A2, Class [R-_]
                  -------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         In connection with our acquisition of the above Certificates we certify
that (a) we understand that the Certificates are not being registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (The "Act"), or any state securities laws and
are being transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt from the
registration requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we have such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of investments in the Certificates, (c) we
have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the
Depositor concerning the purchase of the Certificates and all matters relating
thereto or any additional information deemed necessary to our decision to
purchase the Certificates, (d) either we are not an employee benefit plan that
is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"), or a plan or arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), nor are we acting on behalf
of any such plan or arrangement nor using the assets of any such plan or
arrangement to effect such acquisition or the proposed transfer and holding of
such a Certificate and the servicing, management and operation of the Trust: (I)
will not result in a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code which is not covered under an individual or class
prohibited transaction exemption including but not limited to Department of
Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 84-14 (Class Exemption for
Plan Asset Transactions Determined by Independent Qualified Professional Asset
Managers); PTCE 91-38 (Class Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving Bank
Collective Investment Funds); PTCE 90-1 (Class Exemption for Certain
Transactions Involving Insurance Company Pooled Separate Accounts), PTCE 95-60
(Class Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Company General
Accounts), and PTCE 96-23 (Class Exemption for Plan Asset Transactions
Determined by In-House Asset Managers) and (II) will not subject the Depositor,
the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee
to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement, (e) we have
not, nor has anyone acting on our behalf offered, transferred, pledged, sold or
otherwise disposed of the Certificates, any interest in the Certificates or any
other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or

                                     F-3-1
<PAGE>

accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Certificates, any interest
in the Certificates or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached
or negotiated with respect to the Certificates, any interest in the Certificates
or any other similar security 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, that would constitute a distribution of the Certificates
under the Act or that would render the disposition of the Certificates a
violation of Section 5 of the Act or require registration pursuant thereto, nor
will act, nor has authorized or will authorize any person to act, in such manner
with respect to the Certificates, (f) we are a "qualified institutional buyer"
as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Act ("Rule 144A") and have
completed either of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as
Annex 1 or Annex 2, (g) we are aware that the sale to us is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A, and (h) we are acquiring the Certificates for our own
account or for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and further, understand that such
Certificates may be resold, pledged or transferred only (A) to a person
reasonably believed to be a qualified institutional buyer that purchases for its
own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice
is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule
144A, or (B) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Act.

                                       Very truly yours,

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Print Name of Transferee

                                       By:______________________________________
                                          Authorized Officer

                                     F-3-2
<PAGE>

                                                          ANNEX I TO EXHIBIT F-2

            QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
            --------------------------------------------------------

[For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]

         The undersigned (The "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:

         1. As indicated below, The undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the
Buyer.

         2. In connection with purchases by the Buyer, The Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A") because (i) The Buyer owned and/or
invested on a discretionary basis $___________1 in securities (except for the 1
excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent
fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A and (ii)
The Buyer satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.

         ___ Corporation, etc. The Buyer is a corporation (other than a bank,
         savings and loan association or similar institution), Massachusetts or
         similar business trust, partnership, or charitable organization
         described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
         amended.

         ___ Bank. The Buyer (a) is a national bank or banking institution
         organized under the laws of any State, territory or the District of
         Columbia, The business of which is substantially confined to banking
         and is supervised by the State or territorial banking commission or
         similar official or is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and
         (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in
         its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached
         hereto.

         ___ Savings and Loan. The Buyer (a) is a savings and loan association,
         building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association
         or similar institution, which is supervised and examined by a State or
         Federal authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a
         foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b)
         has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its
         latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.

         ___ Broker-dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered pursuant to Section
         15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

         ___ Insurance Company. The Buyer is an insurance company whose primary
         and predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the
         reinsuring of risks

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1        Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least
         $100,000,000 in securities unless Buyer is a dealer, and, in that case,
         Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least
         $10,000,000 in securities.

                                 Ax.I to F-2-1
<PAGE>

         underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision
         by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a
         State, territory or the District of Columbia.

         ___ State or Local Plan. The Buyer is a plan established and maintained
         by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or
         instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the
         benefit of its employees.

         ___ ERISA Plan. The Buyer is an employee benefit plan within the
         meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
         1974.

         ___ Investment Advisor. The Buyer is an investment advisor registered
         under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.

         ___ Small Business Investment Company. Buyer is a small business
         investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration
         under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of
         1958.

         ___ Business Development Company. Buyer is a business development
         company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors Act
         of 1940.

         3. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i) securities
of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer, (ii) securities that are part of
an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Buyer, if the Buyer is a dealer,
(iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality
thereof, (iv) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (v) loan
participations, (vi) repurchase agreements, (vii) securities owned but subject
to a repurchase agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate and commodity
swaps.

         4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned
and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Buyer, The Buyer used the cost
of such securities to the Buyer and did not include any of the securities
referred to in the preceding paragraph, except (i) where the Buyer reports its
securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market
value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the cost of those
securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding sentence applies,
The securities may be valued at market. Further, in determining such aggregate
amount, The Buyer may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the
Buyer, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Buyer in its
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the
Buyer's direction. However, such securities were not included if the Buyer is a
majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Buyer is
not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

         5. The Buyer acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and
understands that the seller to it and other parties related to the Certificates
are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one
or more sales to the Buyer may be in reliance on Rule 144A.

                                 Ax.I to F-2-2
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         6. Until the date of purchase of the Rule 144A Securities, The Buyer
will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any
changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given,
The Buyer's purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this
certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Buyer is a
bank or savings and loan is provided above, The Buyer agrees that it will
furnish to such parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they
become available.

                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Print Name of Buyer

                                           By:__________________________________
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

                                           Date:________________________________

                                 Ax.I to F-2-3
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                                                         ANNEX II TO EXHIBIT F-2

            QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
            --------------------------------------------------------

           [For Transferees That are Registered Investment Companies]

         The undersigned (The "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:

1. As indicated below, The undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer
or Senior Vice President of the Buyer or, if the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A") because Buyer is part of a Family of
Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the Adviser.

2. In connection with purchases by Buyer, The Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as defined in SEC Rule 144A because (i) The Buyer is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended and (ii) as marked below, The Buyer alone, or the Buyer's Family of
Investment Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the
excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent
fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the
Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, The cost of such securities
was used, except (i) where the Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment
Companies reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the
basis of their market value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the
cost of those securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding
sentence applies, The securities may be valued at market.

         ___ The Buyer owned $ in securities (other than the excluded securities
         referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal year
         (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

         ___ The Buyer is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned
         in the aggregate $ in securities (other than the excluded securities
         referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal year
         (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

3. The term "Family of Investment Companies" as used herein means two or more
registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same
investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of
being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment
adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).

4. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i) securities of
issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer or are part of the Buyer's Family of
Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any
instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit,
(iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but
subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and
commodity swaps.

                                 Ax II to F-2-1
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5. The Buyer is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the parties listed
in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates are
relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or
more sales to the Buyer will be in reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, The Buyer
will only purchase for the Buyer's own account.

6. Until the date of purchase of the Certificates, The undersigned will notify
the parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates of any changes in the information and conclusions herein.
Until such notice is given, The Buyer's purchase of the Certificates will
constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the
date of such purchase.

                                       -----------------------------------------
                                           Print Name of Buyer or Adviser

                                       By:______________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                      IF AN ADVISER:

                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Print Name of Buyer

                                      Date:_____________________________________

                                 Ax II to F-2-2
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                                    EXHIBIT G

                               CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
                               -------------------

                  THIS CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT (as amended and supplemented from
time to time, the "Agreement'), dated as of August 30, 2004, by and among
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (including its successors under
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement defined below, the "Trustee"), MERRILL LYNCH
MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., as company (together with any successor in interest,
the "Company"), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as master servicer and
securities administrator (together with any successor in interest or successor
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below, the "Master
Servicer") and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as custodian (together
with any successor in interest or any successor appointed hereunder, the
"Custodian").

                                WITNESSETH THAT:
                                ---------------

                  WHEREAS, the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee have
entered into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2004,
relating to the issuance of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series
2004-A2 (as in effect on the date of this agreement, the "Original Pooling and
Servicing Agreement," and as amended and supplemented from time to time, the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement"); and

                  WHEREAS, the Custodian has agreed to act as agent for the
Trustee for the purposes of receiving and holding certain documents and other
instruments delivered by the Company or the Master Servicer under the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement and the Servicers under their respective Servicing
Agreements, all upon the terms and conditions and subject to the limitations
hereinafter set forth;

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Trustee, the Company,
the Master Servicer and the Custodian hereby agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I
                                   DEFINITIONS

                  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Original Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, unless otherwise required by the context herein.

                                   ARTICLE II
                               CUSTODY OF MORTGAGE
                                    DOCUMENTS

                  Section 2.1 Custodian to Act as Agent: Acceptance of Mortgage
Files. The Custodian, as the duly appointed agent of the Trustee for these
purposes, acknowledges (subject to any exceptions noted in the Initial
Certification referred to in Section 2.3(a) receipt of the Mortgage Files
relating to the Mortgage Loans identified on the schedule attached hereto (the

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"Mortgage Files") and declares that it holds and will hold such Mortgage Files
as agent for the Trustee, in trust, for the use and benefit of all present and
future Certificateholders.

                  Section 2.2 Recordation of Assignments. If any Mortgage File
includes one or more assignments of Mortgage to the Trustee in a state which is
specifically excluded from the Opinion of Counsel delivered by the Seller to the
Trustee (with a copy to the Custodian) pursuant to the provisions of Section
2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Custodian shall deliver each
such assignment to the Company for the purpose of recording it in the
appropriate public office for real property records, and the Company, at no
expense to the Custodian, shall promptly cause to be recorded in the appropriate
public office for real property records each such assignment of Mortgage and,
upon receipt thereof from such public office, shall return each such assignment
of Mortgage to the Custodian.

                  Section 2.3 Review of Mortgage Files.

                  (a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Custodian agrees, for
the benefit of Certificateholders, to review, in accordance with the provisions
of Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each such document, and
shall deliver to the Trustee an Initial Certification in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit One evidencing receipt (subject to any exceptions noted therein) of a
Mortgage File for each of the Mortgage Loans listed on the Schedule attached
hereto (the "Mortgage Loan Schedule") and certifying that all such documents
have been executed and received and that such documents relate to the Mortgage
Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, except for any exceptions listed
on Schedule A attached to such Initial Certification. The Custodian shall be
under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine said documents,
instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that the same are
genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they
have actually been recorded or that they are other than what they purport to be
on their face.

                  (b) Not later than 180 days after the Closing Date, the
Custodian shall review the Mortgage Files as provided in Section 2.02 of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and deliver to the Trustee a Final Certification
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit Two evidencing the completeness of the
Mortgage Files (subject to any exceptions noted therein).

                  (c) In reviewing the Mortgage Files as provided herein and in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Custodian shall make no representation
as to and shall not be responsible to verify (i) the validity, legality,
enforceability, due authorization, recordability, sufficiency or genuineness of
any of the documents included in any Mortgage File or (ii) the collectibility,
insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any of the documents in any
Mortgage File.

                  Upon receipt of written request from the Trustee, the
Custodian shall as soon as practicable supply the Trustee with a list of all of
the documents relating to the Mortgage Loans then contained in the Mortgage
Files.

                  Section 2.4 Notification of Breaches of Representations and
Warranties. Upon discovery by the Custodian of a breach of any representation or
warranty made by the Company as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
with respect to a Mortgage Loan relating to a

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Mortgage File, the Custodian shall give prompt written notice to the Company,
the related Servicer and the Trustee.

                  Section 2.5 Custodian to Cooperate: Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon receipt of written notice from the Master Servicer that the Mortgage Loan
Seller has repurchased a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Article II of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, and that the purchase price therefore has been deposited in
the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution Account, then the
Custodian agrees to promptly release to the Mortgage Loan Seller the related
Mortgage File.

                  Upon the Custodian's receipt of a request for release (a
"Request for Release") substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement signed by a Servicing Officer of the related Servicer
stating that it has received payment in full of a Mortgage Loan or that payment
in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Custodian
agrees promptly to release to the related Servicer the related Mortgage File.
The Company shall deliver to the Custodian and the Custodian agrees to accept
the Mortgage Note and other documents constituting the Mortgage File with
respect to any Substitute Mortgage Loan.

                  From time to time as is appropriate for the servicing or
foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under
any Primary Insurance Policy, the related Servicer shall deliver to the
Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer requesting that
possession of all of the Mortgage File be released to the related Servicer and
certifying as to the reason for such release and that such release will not
invalidate any insurance coverage provided in respect of the Mortgage Loan under
any of the Insurance Policies. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Custodian
shall deliver the Mortgage File to the related Servicer. The related Servicer
shall cause each Mortgage File or any document therein so released to be
returned to the Custodian when the need therefore by the related Servicer no
longer exists, unless (i) the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the
Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the
Master Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution Account or (ii) 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 related Servicer
has delivered to the Custodian 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.

                  At any time that a Servicer is required to deliver to the
Custodian a Request for Release, the Servicer shall deliver two copies of the
Request for Release if delivered in hard copy or the Servicer may furnish such
Request for Release electronically to the Custodian, in which event the
Servicing Officer transmitting the same shall be deemed to have signed the
Request for Release. In connection with any Request for Release of a Mortgage
File because of a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan, the Serviced shall send to the
Trustee an assignment of mortgage, without recourse, representation or warranty
from the Trustee to the Mortgage Loan Seller and the related Mortgage Note which
shall be endorsed without recourse, representation or warranty by the Trustee
and the Trustee shall forward such documents to the Mortgage Loan

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Seller. In connection with any Request for Release of a Mortgage File because of
the payment in full of a Mortgage Loan, the Serviced shall send to the Trustee a
certificate of satisfaction or other similar instrument to be executed by or on
behalf of the Trustee and returned to the related Servicer.

                  Section 2.6 Assumption Agreements. In the event that any
assumption agreement or substitution of liability agreement is entered into with
respect to any Mortgage Loan subject to this Agreement in accordance with the
terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master
Servicer, to the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement, shall cause
the related Servicer to notify the Custodian that such assumption or
substitution agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Custodian the
original of such assumption or substitution agreement, which shall be added to
the related Mortgage File and, for all purposes, shall be considered a part of
such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments
constituting parts thereof.

                                  ARTICLE III
                            CONCERNING THE CUSTODIAN

                  Section 3.1 Custodian a Bailee and Agent of the Trustee. With
respect to each Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other documents constituting each
Mortgage File which are delivered to the Custodian, the Custodian is exclusively
the bailee and agent of the Trustee and has no instructions to hold any Mortgage
Note or Mortgage for the benefit of any person other than the Trustee and the
Certificateholders and undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as
are specifically set forth in this Agreement. Except upon compliance with the
provisions of Section 2.5 of this Agreement, no Mortgage Note, Mortgage or
Mortgage File shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Company, the Servicers
or the Master Servicer or otherwise released from the possession of the
Custodian.

                  Section 3.2 Reserved.

                  Section 3.3 Custodian May Own Certificates. The Custodian in
its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of
Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not Custodian.

                  Section 3.4 Master Servicer to Pay Custodian's Fees and
Expenses. The Master Servicer covenants and agrees to pay to the Custodian from
time to time, and the Custodian shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation
for all services rendered by it in the exercise and performance of any of the
powers and duties hereunder of the Custodian, and the Master Servicer will pay
or reimburse the Custodian upon its request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Custodian in accordance with
any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the reasonable compensation
and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all persons not
regularly in its employ), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as
may arise from its negligence or bad faith or to the extent that such cost or
expense is indemnified by the Company pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.

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<PAGE>

                  Section 3.5 Custodian May Resign; Trustee May Remove
Custodian. The Custodian may resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed upon it as such obligations and duties relate to its acting as Custodian
of the Mortgage Loans. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Trustee
shall either take custody of the Mortgage Files itself and give prompt notice
thereof to the Company, the Master Servicer and the Custodian, or promptly
appoint a successor Custodian by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of
which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Custodian and one copy to
the successor Custodian. If the Trustee shall not have taken custody of the
Mortgage Files and no successor Custodian shall have been so appointed and have
accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation, the resigning Custodian may petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Custodian.

                  The Trustee may remove the Custodian at any time with the
consent of the Master Servicer. In such event, the Trustee shall appoint, or
petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor Custodian
hereunder. Any successor Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authority, shall be able to
satisfy the other requirements contained in Section 3.7 and shall be
unaffiliated with the Servicer or the Company.

                  Any resignation or removal of the Custodian and appointment of
a successor Custodian pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 3.5
shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor
Custodian. The Trustee shall give prompt notice to the Company and the Master
Servicer of the appointment of any successor Custodian. No successor Custodian
shall be appointed by the Trustee without the prior approval of the Company and
the Master Servicer.

                  Section 3.6. Merger or Consolidation of Custodian. Any Person
into which the Custodian may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Custodian shall be a party, or any Person succeeding
to the business of the Custodian, shall be the successor of the Custodian
hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on
the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.

                  Section 3.7. Representations of the Custodian. The Custodian
hereby represents that it is a depository institution subject to supervision or
examination by a federal or state authority, has a combined capital and surplus
of at least $15,000,000 and is qualified to do business in the jurisdictions in
which it will hold any Mortgage File.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                  Section 4.1 Notices. All notices, requests, consents and
demands and other communications required under this Agreement or pursuant to
any other instrument or document delivered hereunder shall be in writing and,
unless otherwise specifically provided, may be delivered personally, by telegram
or telex, or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, at the addresses specified on the signature page hereof (unless
changed by

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<PAGE>

the particular party whose address is stated herein by similar notice in
writing), in which case the notice will be deemed delivered when received.

                  Section 4.2 Amendments. No modification or amendment of or
supplement to this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless the same is in
writing and signed by all parties hereto, and neither the Company, the Master
Servicer nor the Trustee shall enter into any amendment hereof except as
permitted by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee shall give prompt
notice to the Custodian of any amendment or supplement to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement and furnish the Custodian with written copies thereof.

                  Section 4.3 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED A
CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                  Section 4.4 Recordation of Agreement. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate
public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable
jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are
situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere,
such recordation to be effected by the Company and at the Trust's expense on
direction by the Trustee, but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of
Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the failure to
effect such recordation is likely to materially and adversely affect the
interests of the Certificateholders.

                  For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this
Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be
executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which
counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.

                  Section 4.5 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of
the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for
any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions
or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements,
provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates
or the rights of the holders thereof.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the date
first above written.

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<S>                                                         <C>
Address:                                                    WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1179                        By:_________________________________________
                                                            Name:
Attention:                                                  Title:
Telecopy:
Confirmation:
Address:                                                    MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

4 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281                                          By:_________________________________________
                                                            Name:
                                                            Title:

Address:                                                    WELLS FARGO BANK,
                                                            NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
                                                            By:_________________________________________
                                                            Name:
                                                            Title:

Address:                                                    WELLS FARGO BANK,
                                                            NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian
1015 10th Avenue Southeast, MS 0031
Minneapolis, MN  55414                                      By:_________________________________________
                                                            Name:
                                                            Title:
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

STATE OF NEW YORK       )
                        )ss:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK      )

                  On the __ day of August 2004 before me, a notary public in and
for said State, personally appeared __________________________________________,
known to me to be an ________________________ of Wachovia Bank, National
Association, a national banking association that executed the within instrument,
and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said national
banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking
association executed the within instrument.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                     -------------------------------------------
                                                  Notary Public

[SEAL]

<PAGE>

STATE OF NEW YORK       )
                        )ss:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK      )

                  On the ___ day of August 2004 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared
__________________________________________, known to me to be a
______________________ of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., one of the
corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the
person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me
that such corporation executed the within instrument.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                     -------------------------------------------
                                                  Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

<PAGE>

STATE OF MARYLAND                  )
                                   )ss:
COUNTY OF HOWARD                   )

                  On the ___ day of August 2004 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared
__________________________________________, known to me to be an
_________________________ of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national
banking association that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to
be the person who executed it on behalf of said national banking association,
and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the
within instrument.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                     -------------------------------------------
                                                  Notary Public

[SEAL]

<PAGE>

STATE OF MINNESOTA                 )
                                   )ss:
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN                 )

                  On the ___ day of August 2004 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared
__________________________________________, known to me to be an
____________________ of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, one of the
corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the
person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me
that such corporation executed the within instrument.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                     -------------------------------------------
                                                  Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT ONE

                     FORM OF CUSTODIAN INITIAL CERTIFICATION

                                                      __________, 20__

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10281

Wachovia Bank, National Association
401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1179

         Re:      Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2004,
                  among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor,
                  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and
                  securities administrator, and Wachovia Bank, National
                  Association, as trustee, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
                  Series 2004-A2
                  --------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Attached is the Custodian's preliminary exception report delivered in
accordance with Section 2.02 of the referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(The "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"). Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.

         The Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents
contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Custodian makes no representations as to
(i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability or genuineness of any of
the documents contained in the Mortgage File pertaining to the Mortgage Loans
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) the collectability, isnurability,
effectiveness or suitability for any such Mortgage Loan or (iii) the existence
of any assumption, modification, written assurance, or substitution agreement,
with respect to any Mortgage File if no such documents appear in the Mortgage
File delivered to the Custodian.

                                            WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
                                            ASSOCIATION, as Custodian

                                            By:_________________________________
                                               Name:
                                               Title:

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                                   EXHIBIT TWO

                      FORM OF CUSTODIAN FINAL CERTIFICATION

                                                ____________, 2004

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
World Financial Center--North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
Attention: Tim McCoy

Wachovia Bank, National Association
401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1179

         Re:      Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2004,
                  among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor,
                  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and
                  securities administrator and Wachovia Bank, National
                  Association, as trustee, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
                  Series 2004-A2
                  --------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, hereby certifies that, except as noted on
the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto, for each Mortgage Loan listed on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed on
the attachment hereto), it has received a complete Mortgage File which includes
the documents required to be included in the Mortgage File as set forth in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

         The undersigned has made no independent examination of any documents
contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the
above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The undersigned makes no
representation as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability or
genuineness of any documents contained in any Mortgage File for any of the
Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability
of any such Mortgage Loan or (iii) whether any Mortgage File should include any
flood insurance policy, any rider, addends, surety or guaranty agreement, power
of attorney, buy down agreement, assumption agreement, modification agreement,
written assurance or substitution agreement.

         Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.

                                             WELLS FARGO BANK,
                                             NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian

                                             By:_______________________________
                                                Name:

<PAGE>

                        REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS

To:      Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
         1015 10th Avenue S.E.
         Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
         Attn: MLMI 2004-A2

         Re:      Custodial Agreement dated as of August 1, 2004, among Wachovia
                  Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Merrill Lynch Mortgage
                  Investors, Inc., as Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National
                  Association, as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator,
                  and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian

         In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you
as Custodian for the Owner pursuant to the above-captioned Custody Agreement, we
request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Custodian's Mortgage
File for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated.

Mortgage Loan Number:

Mortgagor Name, Address & Zip Code:

Reason for Requesting Documents (check one):

________          1.  Mortgage Paid in full
________          2.  Foreclosure
________          3.  Substitution
________          4. Other Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)
________          5. Nonliquidation                 Reason:_____________________

                                                    By:
                                                             (authorized singer)
                                                    Issuer:____________________
                                                    Address:___________________
                                                            ___________________
                                                    Date:   ____________________

<PAGE>

Custodian
---------

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date
below:

-------------------------                            --------------------
Signature                                            Date

Documents returned to Custodian:

-------------------------                            --------------------
Custodian                                            Date

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT H-1

                               SERVICING AGREEMENT

                            NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO

                                     H-1-1

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                              ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

                               (See Tabs [_____])

                                      I-1

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT J

                        MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                 (See Tab [___])

                                      J-1

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                                    EXHIBIT K

            FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE MASTER SERVICER
                                 WITH FORM 10-K

         Re:      Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
                  Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-A2

                  I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that:

                  l. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all
reports on Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in
respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual report, of
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (the "Registrant");

                  2. Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports,
taken as a whole, does 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 as of
the last day of the period covered by this annual report;

                  3. Based on my knowledge, the servicing information required
to be provided to the Trustee by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement for inclusion in these reports is included in these reports;

                  4. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by
the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the
annual compliance review required under the Servicing Agreement, and except as
disclosed in the reports, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the
Servicing Agreement; and

                  5. The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating
to the Servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the
report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review
in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers
or similar standard as set forth in the Servicing Agreement that is included in
these reports.

                  In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied
on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

                  ----------------------------

                  ----------------------------

                  ----------------------------

                                       K-1

<PAGE>

                  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed to them in Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated August 1,
2004, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as master servicer and securities administrator and
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee.

                                              WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
                                              ASSOCIATION

                                              By:____________________________
                                              Name:
                                              Title:
                                              Date:

                                       K-2BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC,

                                   Depositor,

                            EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION,

                           Seller and Master Servicer,

                                       and

                       LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

                                     Trustee
                              --------------------

                         POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

                           Dated as of August 1, 2004
                    ----------------------------------------

              BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2004-HE7

                   ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-HE7

<PAGE>

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                                                               PAGE
<S>                            <C>

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

   Section 1.01                Defined Terms..................................................................- 5 -
   Section 1.02                Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.....................................- 48 -

                                   ARTICLE II

             CONVEYANCE OF TRUST FUND REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

   Section 2.01                Conveyance of Trust Fund......................................................- 49 -
   Section 2.02                Acceptance of the Mortgage Loans..............................................- 50 -
   Section 2.03                Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer
                                         and the Seller......................................................- 53 -
   Section 2.04                Representations and Warranties of the Depositor...............................- 57 -
   Section 2.05                Delivery of Opinion of Counsel in Connection with Substitutions
                                         and Repurchases.....................................................- 59 -
   Section 2.06                Countersignature and Delivery of Certificates.................................- 59 -

                                   ARTICLE III

               ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS

   Section 3.01                The Master Servicer to act as Master Servicer.................................- 61 -
   Section 3.02                Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements....................................- 62 -
   Section 3.03                Subservicers..................................................................- 63 -
   Section 3.04                Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of the
                                         Master Servicer To Be Held for Trustee..............................- 64 -
   Section 3.05                Maintenance of Hazard Insurance...............................................- 64 -
   Section 3.06                Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds..............................- 65 -
   Section 3.07                Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies........................- 65 -
   Section 3.08                Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance.................................- 66 -
   Section 3.09                Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans; Determination
                                         of Excess Liquidation Proceeds and Realized Losses;
                                         Repurchases of Certain Mortgage Loans...............................- 66 -
   Section 3.10                Servicing Compensation........................................................- 69 -
   Section 3.11                REO Property..................................................................- 69 -
   Section 3.12                Liquidation Reports...........................................................- 69 -
   Section 3.13                Annual Certificate as to Compliance...........................................- 70 -
   Section 3.14                Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants'
                                          Servicing Report...................................................- 70 -
   Section 3.15                Books and Records.............................................................- 70 -
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   Section 3.16                Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.........................- 71 -
   Section 3.17                UCC...........................................................................- 73 -
   Section 3.18                Optional Purchase of Certain Mortgage Loans...................................- 73 -
   Section 3.19                Obligations of the Master Servicer in Respect of Mortgage
                                            Rates and Scheduled Payments.....................................- 73 -
   Section 3.20                Reserve Fund..................................................................- 74 -
   Section 3.21                Advancing Facility............................................................- 75 -

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                    ACCOUNTS

   Section 4.01                Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments; Protected Account.......................- 77 -
   Section 4.02                Permitted Withdrawals From the Protected Account..............................- 79 -
   Section 4.03                Collection of Taxes; Assessments and Similar Items;
                                             Escrow Accounts.................................................- 80 -
   Section 4.04                Distribution Account..........................................................- 81 -
   Section 4.05                Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the
                                          Distribution Account...............................................- 82 -
   Section 4.06                Class P Certificate Account...................................................- 82 -

                                    ARTICLE V

                           DISTRIBUTIONS AND ADVANCES

   Section 5.01                Advances......................................................................- 83 -
   Section 5.02                Compensating Interest Payments................................................- 84 -
   Section 5.03                REMIC Distributions...........................................................- 84 -
   Section 5.04                Distributions.................................................................- 84 -
   Section 5.05                Monthly Statements to Certificateholders......................................- 91 -
   Section 5.06                REMIC Designations and REMIC Distributions....................................- 94 -

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                THE CERTIFICATES

   Section 6.01                The Certificates..............................................................- 97 -
   Section 6.02                Certificate Register; Registration of Transfer and
                                         Exchange of Certificates............................................- 98 -
   Section 6.03                Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates............................- 101 -
   Section 6.04                Persons Deemed Owners........................................................- 102 -
   Section 6.05                Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and Addresses....................- 102 -
   Section 6.06                Book-Entry Certificates......................................................- 102 -
   Section 6.07                Notices to Depository........................................................- 103 -
   Section 6.08                Definitive Certificates......................................................- 103 -
   Section 6.09                Maintenance of Office or Agency..............................................- 104 -
</TABLE>

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                                   ARTICLE VII

                      THE DEPOSITOR AND THE MASTER SERVICER

   Section 7.01                Liabilities of the Depositor and the Master Servicer.........................- 105 -
   Section 7.02                Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Master Servicer..............- 105 -
   Section 7.03                Indemnification of the Trustee and the Master Servicer.......................- 105 -
   Section 7.04                Limitations on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer
                                         and Others.........................................................- 106 -
   Section 7.05                Master Servicer Not to Resign................................................- 107 -
   Section 7.06                Successor Master Servicer....................................................- 107 -
   Section 7.07                Sale and Assignment of Master Servicing......................................- 107 -

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                     DEFAULT; TERMINATION OF MASTER SERVICER

   Section 8.01                Events of Default............................................................- 109 -
   Section 8.02                Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.....................................- 111 -
   Section 8.03                Notification to Certificateholders...........................................- 112 -
   Section 8.04                Waiver of Defaults...........................................................- 112 -

                                   ARTICLE IX

                             CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

   Section 9.01                Duties of Trustee............................................................- 113 -
   Section 9.02                Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee........................................- 114 -
   Section 9.03                Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans........................- 116 -
   Section 9.04                Trustee May Own Certificates.................................................- 117 -
   Section 9.05                Trustee's Fees and Expenses..................................................- 117 -
   Section 9.06                Eligibility Requirements for Trustee.........................................- 117 -
   Section 9.07                Insurance....................................................................- 118 -
   Section 9.08                Resignation and Removal of Trustee...........................................- 118 -
   Section 9.09                Successor Trustee............................................................- 119 -
   Section 9.10                Merger or Consolidation of Trustee...........................................- 119 -
   Section 9.11                Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee................................- 119 -
   Section 9.12                Tax Matters..................................................................- 120 -

                                    ARTICLE X

                                   TERMINATION

   Section 10.01               Termination upon Liquidation or Repurchase of all
                                         Mortgage Loans.....................................................- 123 -
   Section 10.02               Final Distribution on the Certificates.......................................- 123 -
   Section 10.03               Additional Termination Requirements..........................................- 125 -
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<CAPTION>

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                                   ARTICLE XI

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   Section 11.01               Amendment....................................................................- 125 -
   Section 11.02               Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.......................................- 127 -
   Section 11.03               Governing Law................................................................- 127 -
   Section 11.04               Intention of Parties.........................................................- 127 -
   Section 11.05               Notices......................................................................- 128 -
   Section 11.06               Severability of Provisions...................................................- 129 -
   Section 11.07               Assignment...................................................................- 129 -
   Section 11.08               Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders...................................- 129 -
   Section 11.09               Inspection and Audit Rights..................................................- 130 -
   Section 11.10               Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid....................................- 130 -
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EXHIBITS

Exhibit A-1       Form of Class A Certificates
Exhibit A-2       Form of Class M Certificates
Exhibit A-3       Form of Class P Certificates
Exhibit A-4       Form of Class CE Certificates
Exhibit A-5       Form of Class R Certificates
Exhibit B         Mortgage Loan Schedule
Exhibit C         [Reserved]
Exhibit D         Form of Transfer Affidavit
Exhibit E         Form of Transferor Certificate
Exhibit F         Form of Investment Letter (Non-Rule 144A)
Exhibit G         Form of Rule 144A and Related Matters Certificate
Exhibit H         Form of Request for Release
Exhibit I         DTC Letter of Representations
Exhibit J         Schedule of Mortgage Loans with Lost Notes
Exhibit K         Form of Custodial Agreement
Exhibit L         Form of Back-Up Certification
Exhibit M         Form of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

<PAGE>

                  POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of August 1, 2004,
among BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as depositor (the "Depositor"), EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, as seller (in such capacity, the "Seller") and as master servicer
(in such capacity, the "Master Servicer") and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
a national banking association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as
trustee (the "Trustee").

                              PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

                  The Depositor is the owner of the Trust Fund that is hereby
conveyed to the Trustee in return for the Certificates.

                                     REMIC I

                  As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the
segregated pool of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain other
related assets subject to this Agreement (other than the Reserve Fund and the
Yield Maintenance Agreements) as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and
such segregated pool of assets will be designated as "REMIC I". The Class R-1
Certificates will be the sole class of "residual interests" in REMIC I for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein). The following table
irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through
Rate, the initial Uncertificated Principal Balance and, solely for purposes of
satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the "latest possible
maturity date" for each of the REMIC I Regular Interests (as defined herein).
None of the REMIC I Regular Interests will be certificated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                               UNCERTIFICATED REMIC I       INITIAL UNCERTIFICATED            LATEST POSSIBLE
         DESIGNATION             PASS THROUGH RATE             PRINCIPAL BALANCE             MATURITY DATE (1)
         -----------             -----------------             -----------------             -----------------
<S>                                 <C>                      <C>                              <C>
             AA                     Variable(2)              $      479,202,119.08            August 25, 2034
            I-A-1                   Variable(2)              $          186,420.00            August 25, 2034
            I-A-2                   Variable(2)              $          238,685.00            August 25, 2034
            I-A-3                   Variable (2)             $        1,035,000.00            August 25, 2034
            II-A                    Variable(2)              $        2,500,646.25            August 25, 2034
             M-1                    Variable(2)              $          281,165.00            August 25, 2034
             M-2                    Variable(2)              $          232,265.00            August 25, 2034
             M-3                    Variable(2)              $           63,565.00            August 25, 2034
             M-4                    Variable(2)              $           58,680.00            August 25, 2034
             M-5                    Variable(2)              $           48,900.00            August 25, 2034
             M-6                    Variable(2)              $           41,560.00            August 25, 2034
            M-7A                    Variable(2)              $           37,897.50            August 25, 2034
            M-7B                    Variable(2)              $           37,897.50            August 25, 2034
             ZZ                     Variable(2)              $        5,016,953.83            August 25, 2034
              P                       0.00%(2)               $              100.00            August 25, 2034
             1A                     Variable(2)              $            6,849.91            August 25, 2034
</TABLE>

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<CAPTION>

<S>                                 <C>                      <C>                              <C>
             1B                     Variable(2)              $           36,052.01            August 25, 2034
             2A                     Variable(2)              $           11,731.41            August 25, 2034
             2B                     Variable(2)              $           61,744.34            August 25, 2034
             XX                     Variable(2)              $      488,865,376.49            August 25, 2034
</TABLE>
---------------------
(1)      Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
         regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity
         date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been
         designated as the "latest possible maturity date" for each REMIC I
         Regular Interest.
(2)      Calculated in accordance with the definition of "Uncertificated REMIC I
         Pass-Through Rate" herein.

                                    REMIC II
                                    --------

                  As provided herein, the Trustee will make an election to treat
the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests as a
REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will
be designated as "REMIC II". The Class R-2 Certificates will represent the sole
class of "residual interests" in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

                  The following table irrevocably sets forth the Class
designation, Pass-Through Rate and Initial Certificate Principal Balance for
each Class of Certificates that represents one or more of the "regular
interests" in REMIC II created hereunder.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL    LATEST POSSIBLE MATURITY
        DESIGNATION             PASS-THROUGH RATE                  BALANCE                        DATE(1)
        -----------             -----------------                  -------                        -------
<S>                                <C>                      <C>                               <C>
           I-A-1                   Variable(2)              $         37,284,000.00           August 25, 2034
           I-A-2                   Variable(2)              $         47,737,000.00           August 25, 2034
           I-A-3                   Variable(2)              $        207,000,000.00           August 25, 2034
           II-A                    Variable(2)              $        500,129,250.00           August 25, 2034
            M-1                    Variable(2)              $         56,233,000.00           August 25, 2034
            M-2                    Variable(2)              $         46,453,000.00           August 25, 2034
            M-3                    Variable(2)              $         12,713,000.00           August 25, 2034
            M-4                    Variable(2)              $         11,736,000.00           August 25, 2034
            M-5                    Variable(2)              $          9,780,000.00           August 25, 2034
            M-6                    Variable(2)              $          8,312,000.00           August 25, 2034
           M-7A                    Variable(2)              $          7,579,500.00           August 25, 2034
           M-7B                    Variable(2)              $          7,579,500.00           August 25, 2034
     Class CE Interest            Variable(2)(3)            $         25,427,258.33           August 25, 2034
     Class P Interest              0.00%(2)(4)              $                100.00           August 25, 2034
</TABLE>
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(1)      Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
         regulations, the Distribution Date in the month following the maturity
         date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been
         designated as the "latest possible maturity date" for each REMIC II
         Regular Interest.
(2)      Calculated in accordance with the definition of "Pass-Through Rate"
         herein.

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(3)      The Class CE Interest will accrue interest at its variable Pass-Through
         Rate on the Uncertificated Notional Balance of the Class CE Interest
         outstanding from time to time which shall equal the Uncertificated
         Principal Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests (other than REMIC I
         Regular Interest P). The Class CE Interest will not accrue interest on
         its Certificate Principal Balance.
(4)      The Class P Interest is not entitled to distributions in respect of
         interest.

                                    REMIC III
                                    ---------

                  As provided herein, the Trustee shall make an election to
treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class CE Interest as a
REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will
be designated as "REMIC III." The Class R-3 Interest represents the sole class
of "residual interests" in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

                  The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class
designation, Pass-Through Rate and Initial Certificate Principal Balance for the
indicated Class of Certificates that represents a "regular interest" in REMIC
III created hereunder:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        INITIAL AGGREGATE CERTIFICATE         LATEST POSSIBLE
      CLASS DESIGNATION           PASS-THROUGH RATE           PRINCIPAL BALANCE              MATURITY DATE(1)
      -----------------           -----------------           -----------------              ----------------
<S>                                  <C>                        <C>                           <C>
    Class CE Certificates            Variable(2)                $25,427,258.33                August 25, 2034
</TABLE>
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(1)  Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
     regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date
     for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as
     the "latest possible maturity date" for the Class CE Certificates.
(2)  The Class CE Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect
     of the Class CE Interest.

                                    REMIC IV
                                    --------

                  As provided herein, the Trustee shall make an election to
treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class P Interest as a
REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will
be designated as "REMIC IV." The Class R-4 Interest represents the sole class of
"residual interests" in REMIC IV for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

                  The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class
designation, Pass-Through Rate and Initial Certificate Principal Balance for the
indicated Class of Certificates that represents a "regular interest" in REMIC IV
created hereunder:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                INITIAL AGGREGATE
                                                              CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL           LATEST POSSIBLE
      CLASS DESIGNATION             PASS-THROUGH RATE                BALANCE                 MATURITY DATE(1)
      -----------------             -----------------                -------                 ----------------
<S>                                     <C>                          <C>                      <C>
    Class P Certificates                0.00%(2)                     $ 100.00                 August 25, 2034
</TABLE>
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(1)  Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
     regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date
     for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as
     the "latest possible maturity date" for the Class P Certificates.

                                     - 3 -
<PAGE>

(2)  The Class P Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect
     of the Class P Interest.

                  The Trust Fund shall be named, and may be referred to as, the
"Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-HE7." The Certificates issued
hereunder may be referred to as "Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE7"
(including for purposes of any endorsement or assignment of a Mortgage Note or
Mortgage).

                  In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained,
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Seller and the Trustee agree as follows:

                                     - 4 -
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                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

         Section 1.01 DEFINED TERMS.

         In addition to those terms defined in Section 1.02, whenever used in
this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise
requires, shall have the following meanings:

         ACCEPTED SERVICING PRACTICES: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, those
mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) that are in
accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations and prudent mortgage
banking practices for similar mortgage loans.

         ACCOUNT: The Distribution Account, the Reserve Account, the Class P
Certificate Account and the Protected Account.

         ACCRUAL PERIOD: With respect to the Certificates (other than the Class
CE, Class P and the Residual Certificates) and any Distribution Date, the period
from and including the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or with respect
to the first Accrual Period, the Closing Date) to and including the day prior to
such Distribution Date. With respect to the Class CE Certificates and any
Distribution Date, the calendar month immediately preceding such Distribution
Date. All calculations of interest on the Certificates (other than the Class CE,
Class P and the Residual Certificates) will be made on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed in the related Accrual Period. All calculations of
interest on the Class CE Certificates will be made on the basis of a 360-day
year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

         ADVANCE: An advance of delinquent payments of principal or interest in
respect of a Mortgage Loan required to be made by the Master Servicer as
provided in Section 5.01 hereof.

         AGREEMENT: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any and all
amendments or supplements hereto made in accordance with the terms herein.

         ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE LOAN: Each of the Mortgage Loans identified in
the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having a Mortgage Rate that is subject to
adjustment.

         ADJUSTMENT DATE: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the first day of the month in which the Mortgage Rate of an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan changes pursuant to the related Mortgage Note. The first
Adjustment Date following the Cut-off Date as to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

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         AMOUNT HELD FOR FUTURE DISTRIBUTION: As to any Distribution Date, the
aggregate amount held in the Protected Account at the close of business on the
immediately preceding Determination Date on account of (i) all Scheduled
Payments or portions thereof received in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after
the related Due Period and (ii) Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds,
Subsequent Recoveries and Insurance Proceeds received in respect of such
Mortgage Loans after the last day of the related Prepayment Period.

         APPLIED REALIZED LOSS AMOUNT: With respect to any Distribution Date and
a Class of Class A Certificates and Class M Certificates, the sum of the
Realized Losses with respect to the Mortgage Loans which have been applied in
reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of that Class of Certificates
pursuant to Section 5.04A of this Agreement which have not previously been
reimbursed reduced by any Subsequent Recoveries applied to such Applied Realized
Loss Amount.

         APPRAISED VALUE: With respect to any Mortgage Loan originated in
connection with a refinancing, the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property
based upon the appraisal made at the time of such refinancing or, with respect
to any other Mortgage Loan, the lesser of (x) the appraised value of the
Mortgaged Property based upon the appraisal made by a fee appraiser at the time
of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, and (y) the sales price of the
Mortgaged Property at the time of such origination.

         BASIS RISK SHORTFALL CARRY FORWARD AMOUNT: With respect to any
Distribution Date and any Class of Class A Certificates and Class M Certificates
and any Distribution Date for which the Pass-Through Rate for such Certificates
is equal to the related Net Rate Cap, equals the sum of (A) the excess, if any,
of (a) the amount of Current Interest that such Class would have been entitled
to receive on such Distribution Date had the Pass-Though Rate applicable to such
Class been calculated at a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the
related Certificate Margin, over (b) the amount of Current Interest that such
Class received on such Distribution Date at a per annum rate equal to the Net
Rate Cap and (B) the amount in clause (A) for all previous Distribution Dates
not previously paid, together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the
related Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.

         BANKRUPTCY CODE: Title 11 of the United States Code.

         BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: Any of the Certificates that shall be
registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, the ownership of which
is reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a person
maintaining an account with the Depository (directly, as a "Depository
Participant", or indirectly, as an indirect participant in accordance with the
rules of the Depository and as described in Section 6.06). As of the Closing
Date, each Class of Regular Certificates (other than the Class M-7, Class CE and
Class P Certificates) constitutes a Class of Book-Entry Certificates.

         BUSINESS DAY: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, or (ii) a
day on which banking institutions in The City of New York, New York, Chicago,
Illinois, Minneapolis, Minnesota or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee or the principal office of the Master Servicer is located are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

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         CALENDAR QUARTER: January 1 to March 31, April 1 to June 30, July 1 to
September 30, or October 1 to December 31, as applicable.

         CERTIFICATE: Any one of the certificates of any Class executed and
authenticated by the Trustee in substantially the forms attached hereto as
Exhibits A-1 through A-5.

         CERTIFICATE MARGIN: With respect to the Class I-A-1 Certificates and,
for purposes of the definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I
Regular Interest I-A-1, 0.140%.

         With respect to the Class I-A-2 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest
I-A-2, 0.430% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the
first possible Optional Termination Date and 0.860% in the case of each
Distribution Date thereafter.

         With respect to the Class I-A-3 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest
I-A-2, 0.380% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the
first possible Optional Termination Date and 0.760% in the case of each
Distribution Date thereafter.

         With respect to the Class II-A Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest
II-A, 0.340% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the
first possible Optional Termination Date and 0.680% in the case of each
Distribution Date thereafter.

         With respect to the Class M-1 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest M-1,
0.600% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the first
possible Optional Termination Date and 0.900% in the case of each Distribution
Date thereafter.

         With respect to the Class M-2 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest M-2,
1.150% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the first
possible Optional Termination Date and 1.725% in the case of each Distribution
Date thereafter.

         With respect to the Class M-3 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest M-3,
1.400% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the first
possible Optional Termination Date and 2.100% in the case of each Distribution
Date thereafter.

         With respect to the Class M-4 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest M-4,
1.800% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the first
possible Optional Termination Date and 2.700% in the case of each Distribution
Date thereafter.

         With respect to the Class M-5 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest M-5,
1.950% in the case of each

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Distribution Date through and including the first possible Optional Termination
Date and 2.925% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.

         With respect to the Class M-6 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest M-6,
3.750% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the first
possible Optional Termination Date and 5.625% in the case of each Distribution
Date thereafter.

         With respect to the Class M-7A Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest
M-7A, 4.000% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the
first possible Optional Termination Date and 6.000% in the case of each
Distribution Date thereafter.

         With respect to the Class M-7B Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate", REMIC I Regular Interest
M-7B, 4.000% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the
first possible Optional Termination Date and 6.000% in the case of each
Distribution Date thereafter.

         CERTIFICATE NOTIONAL BALANCE: With respect to the Class CE Certificates
and any Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC I
Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interest P) for such Distribution
Date.

         CERTIFICATE OWNER: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person
that is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Certificate.

         CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE: As to any Certificate (other than any
Class CE Certificate or Class R Certificate) and as of any Distribution Date,
the Initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate plus, in the case
of a Class A Certificate and Class M Certificate, any Subsequent Recoveries
added to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate pursuant to
Section 5.04(b), less the sum of (i) all amounts distributed with respect to
such Certificate in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance thereof on
previous Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 5.04, and (ii) any Applied
Realized Loss Amounts allocated to such Certificate on previous Distribution
Dates.

         CERTIFICATE REGISTER: The register maintained pursuant to Section 6.02
hereof.

         CERTIFICATEHOLDER OR HOLDER: The person in whose name a Certificate is
registered in the Certificate Register (initially, Cede & Co., as nominee for
the Depository, in the case of any Book-Entry Certificates).

         CLASS: All Certificates bearing the same Class designation as set forth
in Section 6.01 hereof.

         CLASS A CERTIFICATES: The Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2, Class I-A-3 and
Class II-A Certificates.

         CLASS A PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: For any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date and (y) the excess,

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if any, of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, over (ii) the lesser
of (a) the product of (1) 62.00% and (2) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period, and (b) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of
the related Due Period minus $4,889,817.

         CLASS I-A CERTIFICATE: The Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2 and Class I-A-3
Certificates.

         CLASS I-A-1 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class I-A-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto,
representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class I-A-1 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular
Interest in REMIC II.

         CLASS I-A-2 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class I-A-2
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto,
representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class I-A-2 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular
Interest in REMIC II.

         CLASS I-A-3 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class I-A-3
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto,
representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class I-A-3 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular
Interest in REMIC II.

         CLASS I-A PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: For any Distribution Date,
with respect to the Class I-A Certificates and any Distribution Date, is the
product of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount and a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Principal Funds for Loan Group I for such Distribution
Date and the denominator of which is the Principal Funds for both Loan Groups
for such Distribution Date.

         CLASS II-A CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class II-A
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto,
representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class II-A Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular
Interest in REMIC II.

         CLASS II-A PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: For any Distribution Date,
with respect to the Class II-A Certificates and any Distribution Date, is the
product of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount and a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Principal Funds for Loan Group II for such
Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the Principal Funds for all
Loan Groups for such Distribution Date.

         CLASS CE CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class CE
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-4 hereto,
representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class CE Certificates herein and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III.

         CLASS CE DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the sum of (i) the Current Interest for the Class CE Interest for such
Distribution Date and (ii) any Overcollateralization Release Amount for such
Distribution Date; provided, however that on any

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Distribution Date after the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal
Balances of the Class A Certificates and Class M Certificates have been reduced
to zero, the Class CE Distribution Amount shall include the
Overcollateralization Amount.

         CLASS CE INTEREST: An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by
the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class CE Certificates, evidencing a
Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

         CLASS M CERTIFICATE: The Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4,
Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7A and Class M-7B Certificates.

         CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto,
representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class M-1 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular Interest
in REMIC II.

         CLASS M-1 PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: For any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date after distribution of the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount and (y) the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of (1) the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date and (2) the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-1 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, over (b)
the lesser of (1) the product of (x) 73.50% and (y) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due
Period, and (2) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,889,817.

         CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-2
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto,
representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class M-2 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular Interest
in REMIC II.

         CLASS M-2 PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: For any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date after distribution of the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount and the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount and (y) the
excess, if any, of (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution
of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (2) the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into
account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date) and (3) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, over (b) the lesser of
(1) the product of (x) 83.00% and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period, and (2) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of
the related Due Period minus $4,889,817.

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         CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-3
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto,
representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class M-3 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular Interest
in REMIC II.

         CLASS M-3 PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: For any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date after distribution of the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount, the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount and the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount and (y) the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of
(1) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (2) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (3) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (4) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution
Date, over (b) the lesser of (1) the product of (x) 85.60% and (y) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related
Due Period, and (2) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,889,817.

         CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-4
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto,
representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class M-4 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular Interest
in REMIC II.

         CLASS M-4 PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: For any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date after distribution of the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount, the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-2
Principal Distribution Amount and the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount
and (y) the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (2) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (3) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (4) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (5) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution
Date, over (b) the lesser of (1) the product of (x) 88.00% and (y) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related
Due Period, and (2) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,889,817.

         CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-5
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto,
representing the right to its Percentage Interest of

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distributions provided for the Class M-5 Certificates as set forth herein and
evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II.

         CLASS M-5 PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: For any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date after distribution of the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount, the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-2
Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount and
the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount and (y) the excess, if any, of (a)
the sum of (1) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class A
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (2) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (3) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (4) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (5) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (6) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution
Date, over (b) the lesser of (1) the product of (x) 90.00% and (y) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related
Due Period, and (2) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,889,817.

         CLASS M-6 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-6
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto,
representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class M-6 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular Interest
in REMIC II.

         CLASS M-6 PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: For any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date after distribution of the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount, the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-2
Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount, the
Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount and the Class M-5 Principal Distribution
Amount and (y) the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into
account the distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date), (2) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (3) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (4) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (5) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (6) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (7) the Certificate Principal

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Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution
Date, over (b) the lesser of (1) the product of (x) 91.70% and (y) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related
Due Period, and (2) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,889,817.

         CLASS M-7 CERTIFICATE: The Class M-7A Certificates and Class M-7B
Certificates.

         CLASS M-7A CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-7A
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto,
representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class M-7A Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular
Interest in REMIC II.

         CLASS M-7B CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-7B
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto,
representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class M-7B Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular
Interest in REMIC II.

         CLASS M-7 PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: For any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date after distribution of the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount, the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-2
Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount, the
Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount, the Class M-5 Principal Distribution
Amount and the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount and (y) the excess, if
any, of (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class A
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (2) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (3) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (4) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (5) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (6) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (7) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (8) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-7A Certificates and Class M-7B Certificates
immediately prior to such Distribution Date, over (b) the lesser of (1) the
product of (x) 94.80% and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period, and (2) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of
the related Due Period minus $4,889,817.

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         CLASS P CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated as a "Class P
Certificate" on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto,
representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for
the Class P Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing a Regular Interest
in REMIC IV.

         CLASS P INTEREST: An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by
the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, evidencing a
Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

         CLASS P CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT: The separate Eligible Account created and
maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.05 in the name of the Trustee
for the benefit of the Class P Certificateholders.

         CLASS R-1 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated a "Class R-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit
A-5 hereto, evidencing the Residual Interest in REMIC I and representing the
right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class R-1
Certificates as set forth herein.

         CLASS R-2 CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated a "Class R-2
Certificate" on the face thereof, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit
A-5 hereto, evidencing the Residual Interest in REMIC II and representing the
right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class R-2
Certificates as set forth herein.

         CLASS RX CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate designated a "Class RX
Certificate" on the face thereof, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit
A-5 hereto, evidencing the ownership of the Class R-3 Interest and the Class R-4
Interest and representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions
provided for the Class RX Certificates as set forth herein.

         CLASS R-3 INTEREST: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC III.

         CLASS R-4 INTEREST: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC IV.

         CLOSING DATE: August 31, 2004.

         CODE: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any successor or
amendatory provisions.

         COMPENSATING INTEREST: An amount, not to exceed the Servicing Fee, to
be deposited in the Protected Account by the Master Servicer to the payment of a
Prepayment Interest Shortfall on a Mortgage Loan subject to this Agreement.

         CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE: The designated office of the Trustee where at
any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement
shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this
Agreement is located at 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1625, Chicago, Illinois,
Attention: Global Securitization Trust Services Group - Bear Stearns Asset
Backed Securities I LLC, Series 2004-HE7, or at such other address as the
Trustee may designate from time to time.

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         CORRESPONDING CERTIFICATE: With respect to each Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interest, the Certificate with the corresponding designation.

         CURRENT INTEREST: As of any Distribution Date, with respect to
Certificates of each Class (other than the Class P Certificates and the Residual
Certificates), (i) the interest accrued on the Certificate Principal Balance or
Certificate Notional Balance or Uncertificated Notional Balance, as applicable,
during the related Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate plus any
amount previously distributed with respect to interest for such Certificate that
has been recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy minus
(ii) the sum of (a) any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for such Distribution
Date, to the extent not covered by Compensating Interest and (b) any Relief Act
Interest Shortfalls during the related Due Period, provided, however, that for
purposes of calculating Current Interest for any such Class, amounts specified
in clause (ii) hereof for any such Distribution Date shall be allocated first to
the Class CE Certificates and Residual Certificates in reduction of amounts
otherwise distributable to such Certificates on such Distribution Date and then
any excess shall be allocated to each Class of Class A Certificates and Class M
Certificates pro rata based on the respective amounts of interest accrued
pursuant to clause (i) hereof for each such Class on such Distribution Date.

         CURRENT SPECIFIED ENHANCEMENT PERCENTAGE: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the sum of (i) the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M Certificates and (ii) the
Overcollateralization Amount, in each case prior to the distribution of the
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date, by (y) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the related Due
Period.

         CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT: An agreement, dated as of August 31, 2004, among
the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian in
substantially the form of Exhibit K hereto.

         CUSTODIAN: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor
custodian appointed pursuant to the provisions hereof and the Custodial
Agreement.

         CUT-OFF DATE: The close of business on August 1, 2004.

         CUT-OFF DATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE: As to any Mortgage Loan, the unpaid
principal balance thereof as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date after
application of all Principal Prepayments received prior to the Cut-off Date and
scheduled payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date, whether or
not received, but without giving effect to any installments of principal
received in respect of Due Dates after the Cut-off Date. The aggregate Cut-off
Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is $977,963,508.33

         DEBT SERVICE REDUCTION: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction
by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code
in the Scheduled Payment for such Mortgage Loan that became final and
non-appealable, except such a reduction resulting from a Deficient Valuation or
any other reduction that results in a permanent forgiveness of principal.

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         DEFICIENT VALUATION: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation by
a court of competent jurisdiction of the Mortgaged Property in an amount less
than the then outstanding indebtedness under such Mortgage Loan, or any
reduction in the amount of principal to be paid in connection with any Scheduled
Payment that results in a permanent forgiveness of principal, which valuation or
reduction results from an order of such court that is final and non-appealable
in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code.

         DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES: As defined in Section 6.06.

         DELETED MORTGAGE LOAN: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a
Replacement Mortgage Loan.

         DELINQUENCY EVENT: A Delinquency Event shall have occurred and be
continuing if at any time, (x) the percent equivalent of a fraction, the
numerator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans that are 60 days or more Delinquent (including for this purpose any such
Mortgage Loans in bankruptcy or foreclosure and Mortgage Loans with respect to
which the related Mortgaged Property is REO Property), and the denominator of
which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as
of the last day of the related Due Period exceeds (y) 33% of the Current
Specified Enhancement Percentage.

         DELINQUENT: A Mortgage Loan is "delinquent" if any payment due thereon
is not made pursuant to the terms of such Mortgage Loan by the close of business
on the day such payment is scheduled to be due. A Mortgage Loan is "30 days
delinquent" if such payment has not been received by the close of business on
the corresponding day of the month immediately succeeding the month in which
such payment was due, or, if there is no such corresponding day (e.g., as when a
30-day month follows a 31-day month in which a payment was due on the 31st day
of such month), then on the last day of such immediately succeeding month.
Similarly for "60 days delinquent," "90 days delinquent" and so on.

         DENOMINATION: With respect to each Certificate, the amount set forth on
the face thereof as the "Initial Principal Balance of this Certificate".

         DEPOSITOR: Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, or its successor in interest.

         DEPOSITORY: The initial Depository shall be The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC"), the nominee of which is Cede & Co., or any other organization
registered as a "clearing agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Depository shall initially be the
registered Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates. The Depository shall at all
times be a "clearing corporation" as defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the
Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.

         DEPOSITORY AGREEMENT: With respect to the Class of Book-Entry
Certificates, the agreement among the Depositor, the Trustee and the initial
Depository, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit
I.

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         DEPOSITORY PARTICIPANT: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial
institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository effects
book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

         DETERMINATION DATE: With respect to any Distribution Date, the 15th day
of the month of such Distribution Date or, if such 15th day is not a Business
Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.

         DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: The separate Eligible Account created and
maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.04 in the name of the Trustee
for the benefit of the Certificateholders designated "LaSalle Bank National
Association, in trust for registered holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed
Securities I LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE7". Funds in the
Distribution Account shall be held in trust for the Certificateholders for the
uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement.

         DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT DEPOSIT DATE: The Business Day prior to each
Distribution Date.

         DISTRIBUTION DATE: The 25th day of each calendar month after the
initial issuance of the Certificates, or if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the next succeeding Business Day, commencing in September 2004.

         DUE DATE: As to any Mortgage Loan, the date in each month on which the
related Scheduled Payment is due, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note.

         DUE PERIOD: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period from the
second day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such
Distribution Date occurs through close of business on the first day of the
calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

         ELIGIBLE ACCOUNT: Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a
federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company, the
long-term unsecured debt obligations and short-term unsecured debt obligations
of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company that is
the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the debt obligations of such
holding company, so long as Moody's is not a Rating Agency) are rated by each
Rating Agency in one of its two highest long-term and its highest short-term
rating categories, respectively, at the time any amounts are held on deposit
therein, or (ii) an account or accounts in a depository institution or trust
company in which such accounts are insured by the FDIC (to the limits
established by the FDIC) and the uninsured deposits in which accounts are
otherwise secured such that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to
the Trustee and to each Rating Agency, the Certificateholders have a claim with
respect to the funds in such account or a perfected first priority security
interest against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted
Investments) securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other
depositors or creditors of the depository institution or trust company in which
such account is maintained, or (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with
the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository
institution or trust company having capital and surplus of not less than
$50,000,000, acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iv) any other account
acceptable to the Rating Agencies, as evidenced in writing. Eligible Accounts
may bear interest, and may include, if otherwise qualified under this
definition, accounts maintained with the Trustee.

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         EMC: EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its
successors and assigns.

         ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

         ERISA RESTRICTED CERTIFICATE: Each of the Class CE, Class P and the
Residual Certificates.

         EVENT OF DEFAULT: As defined in Section 8.01 hereof.

         EXCESS CASHFLOW: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount, if
any, equal to the sum of (a) the Remaining Excess Spread for such Distribution
Date and (b) the Overcollateralization Release Amount for such Distribution
Date.

         EXCESS LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS: To the extent not required by law to be
paid to the related Mortgagor, the excess, if any, of any Liquidation Proceeds
with respect to a Mortgage Loan over the Stated Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan and accrued and unpaid interest at the related Mortgage Rate
through the last day of the month in which the Mortgage Loan has been
liquidated.

         EXCESS SPREAD: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if
any, of (i) the Interest Funds for such Distribution Date over (ii) the sum of
Current Interest on the Class A Certificates and Class M Certificates and
Interest Carry Forward Amounts on the Class A Certificates (other than Interest
Carry Forward Amounts paid pursuant to Section 5.04(a)(4)(A)), in each case for
such Distribution Date.

         EXEMPTION: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 90-30, as amended from time
to time.

         EXTRA PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the lesser of (i) the excess, if any, of the Overcollateralization Target
Amount for such Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Amount for such
Distribution Date (after giving effect to distributions of principal on the
Certificates other than any Extra Principal Distribution Amount) and (ii) the
Excess Spread for such Distribution Date.

         FANNIE MAE: Fannie Mae (formerly, Federal National Mortgage
Association), or any successor thereto.

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

         FINAL CERTIFICATION: The certification substantially in the form of
Exhibit Three to the Custodial Agreement.

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

         FINAL RECOVERY DETERMINATION: With respect to any defaulted Mortgage
Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased
by the Seller pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03(c) or Section
10.01), a determination made by the Master Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the

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Master Servicer, in its reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be finally
recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered. The Trustee shall
maintain records, based solely on information provided by the Master Servicer,
of each Final Recovery Determination made thereby.

         FREDDIE MAC: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor
thereto.

         GROSS MARGIN: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
fixed percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note that is added to the
Index on each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note used to determine the Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan.

         GROUP I LOANS: The Mortgage Loans identified as such on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule.

         GROUP I PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the product of the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date and a fraction, the numerator of which is the Principal Funds for the Loan
Group I for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the Principal
Funds for both Loan Groups for such Distribution Date.

         GROUP II LOANS: The Mortgage Loans identified as such on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule.

         GROUP II PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the product of the Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date and a fraction, the numerator of which is the Principal Funds
for the Loan Group II for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is
the Principal Funds for both loan Groups for such Distribution Date.

         INDEMNIFIED PERSONS: The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Trust Fund
and their officers, directors, agents and employees and, with respect to the
Trustee, any separate co-trustee and its officers, directors, agents and
employees.

         INDEX: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan and with
respect to each related Adjustment Date, the index as specified in the related
Mortgage Note.

         INITIAL CERTIFICATION: The certification substantially in the form of
Exhibit One to the Custodial Agreement.

         INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE: With respect to any Certificate,
the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate or any predecessor
Certificate on the Closing Date.

         INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR: Any Person meeting the requirements
of Rule 501(a)(l), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act or
any entity all of the equity holders in which come within such paragraphs.

         INSURANCE PROCEEDS: Proceeds paid in respect of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to any Insurance Policy and any other insurance policy covering a
Mortgage Loan, to the extent such proceeds are payable to the mortgagee under
the Mortgage, the Master Servicer or the trustee under the deed of trust and are
not applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to
the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Master Servicer would

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follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own account, in each case other
than any amount included in such Insurance Proceeds in respect of Insured
Expenses.

         INSURED EXPENSES: Expenses covered by any insurance policy with respect
to the Mortgage Loans.

         INTEREST CARRY FORWARD AMOUNT: As of any Distribution Date and with
respect to each Class of Certificates (other than the Class CE, Class P and the
Residual Certificates), the sum of (i) the excess of (a) the Current Interest
for such Class with respect to such Distribution Date and any prior Distribution
Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to such Class of Certificates
with respect to interest on such Distribution Dates and (ii) interest thereon
(to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the applicable Pass-Through Rate
for such Class for the related Accrual Period including the Accrual Period
relating to such Distribution Date.

         INTEREST DETERMINATION DATE: Shall mean the second LIBOR Business Day
preceding the commencement of each Accrual Period.

         INTEREST FUNDS: With respect to each Loan Group and any Distribution
Date (i) the sum, without duplication, of (a) all scheduled interest during the
related Due Period with respect to the related Mortgage Loans less the Servicing
Fee, the Trustee Fee and the LPMI Fee, if any, (b) all Advances relating to
interest with respect to the related Mortgage Loans made on or prior to the
related Distribution Account Deposit Date, (c) all Compensating Interest with
respect to the related Mortgage Loans and required to be remitted by the Master
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Distribution Date, (d)
Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries with respect to the related
Mortgage Loans collected during the related Prepayment Period (to the extent
such Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries relate to interest), and (e)
all amounts relating to interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan in such Loan
Group repurchased by the Seller pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 2.03 and by EMC
pursuant to Section 3.18, in each case to the extent remitted by the Master
Servicer to the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement minus (ii) all
amounts relating to interest required to be reimbursed pursuant to Sections 4.02
and 4.05 or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

         INTERIM CERTIFICATION: The certification substantially in the form of
Exhibit Two to the Custodial Agreement.

         LAST SCHEDULED DISTRIBUTION DATE: Solely for purposes of the face of
the Certificates as follows: with respect to (i) the Certificates, other than
the Class I-A-1 Certificates and Class M-7A Certificates, the Distribution Date
in August 2034; with respect to the Class I-A-1 Certificates, the Distribution
Date in July 2022; with respect to the Class M-7A Certificates, the Distribution
Date in September 2030.

         LATEST POSSIBLE MATURITY DATE: The Distribution Date in the month
following the final scheduled maturity date of the Mortgage Loan in the Trust
Fund having the latest scheduled maturity date as of the Cut-off Date. For
purposes of the Treasury Regulations under Code section 860A through 860G, the
latest possible maturity date of each regular interest issued by REMIC I, REMIC
II, REMIC III and REMIC IV shall be the Latest Possible Maturity Date.

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         LIBOR BUSINESS DAY: Shall mean a day on which banks are open for
dealing in foreign currency and exchange in London and New York City.

         LIQUIDATED LOAN: With respect to any Distribution Date, a defaulted
Mortgage Loan that has been liquidated through deed-in-lieu of foreclosure,
foreclosure sale, trustee's sale or other realization as provided by applicable
law governing the real property subject to the related Mortgage and any security
agreements and as to which the Master Servicer has made a Final Recovery
Determination with respect thereto.

         LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS: Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds, received
in connection with the partial or complete liquidation of a Mortgage Loan,
whether through trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or in connection
with any condemnation or partial release of a Mortgaged Property and any other
proceeds received with respect to an REO Property, less the sum of related
unreimbursed Advances, Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances and all expenses of
liquidation, including property protection expenses and foreclosure and sale
costs, including court and reasonable attorneys fees.

         LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIO: The fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the original principal balance of the related Mortgage
Loan and the denominator of which is the Appraised Value of the related
Mortgaged Property.

         LOAN GROUP: Any of Loan Group I or Loan Group II.

         LOAN GROUP I: The Mortgage Loans included as such on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.

         LOAN GROUP II: The Mortgage Loans included as such on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.

         LPMI FEE: The fee payable to the insurer for each Mortgage Loan subject
to an LPMI Policy as set forth in such LPMI Policy.

         LPMI POLICY: A policy of mortgage guaranty insurance issued by an
insurer meeting the requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in which the
Master Servicer or the related subservicer of the related Mortgage Loan is
responsible for the payment of the LPMI Fee thereunder from collections on the
related Mortgage Loan.

         MARKER RATE: With respect to the Class CE Interest and any Distribution
Date, a per annum rate equal to two (2) times the weighted average of the
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for each of REMIC I Regular Interest
I-A-1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3, REMIC I
Regular Interest II-A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest
M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC I Regular
Interest M-5, REMIC I Regular Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A, REMIC
I Regular Interest M-7B and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ, with the rate on each
such REMIC I Regular Interest (other than REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ) subject
to a cap equal to the lesser of (i) the related One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through
Rate for the Corresponding Certificate and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for the
Corresponding Certificate for the purpose of this calculation for such
Distribution Date and with the rate on REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ subject to a
cap of zero for the purpose of this calculation.

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         MASTER SERVICER: EMC Mortgage Corporation, in its capacity as master
servicer, and its successors and assigns.

         MASTER SERVICER CERTIFICATION: A written certification covering
servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Master Servicer and signed by an officer
of the Master Servicer that complies with (i) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as
amended from time to time, and (ii) the February 21, 2003 Statement by the Staff
of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Regarding Compliance by Asset-Backed Issuers with Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and
15d-14, as in effect from time to time; provided that if, after the Closing Date
(a) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is amended, (b) the Statement referred to in
clause (ii) is modified or superceded by any subsequent statement, rule or
regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any statement of a
division thereof, or (c) any future releases, rules and regulations are
published by the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time pursuant
to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which in any such case affects the form or
substance of the required certification and results in the required
certification being, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer,
materially more onerous than the form of the required certification as of the
Closing Date, the Master Servicer Certification shall be as agreed to by the
Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Seller following a negotiation in good
faith to determine how to comply with any such new requirements.

         MAXIMUM MORTGAGE RATE: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the maximum
Mortgage Rate thereunder.

         MAXIMUM UNCERTIFICATED ACCRUED INTEREST DEFERRAL AMOUNT: With respect
to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) accrued interest at the
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate applicable to REMIC I Regular Interest
ZZ for such Distribution Date on a balance equal to the Uncertificated Principal
Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ minus the REMIC I Overcollateralized
Amount, in each case for such Distribution Date, over (ii) Uncertificated
Accrued Interest on REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-1, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-A-2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3, REMIC I Regular Interest II-A, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest
M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC I Regular Interest M-5, REMIC I Regular
Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A and REMIC I Regular Interest M-7B
for such Distribution Date, with the rate on each such REMIC I Regular Interest
subject to a cap equal to the lesser of (i) the One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through
Rate for the Corresponding Certificate and (ii) the Net Rate Cap for the
Corresponding Certificate for the purpose of this calculation for such
Distribution Date.

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

         MERS(R) SYSTEM: The system of recording transfers of Mortgages
electronically maintained by MERS.

         MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered
with MERS on the MERS(R) System.

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         MINIMUM MORTGAGE RATE: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the minimum
Mortgage Rate thereunder.

         MOM LOAN: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, MERS acting as the
mortgagee of such Mortgage Loan, solely as nominee for the originator of such
Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns, at the origination thereof.

         MONTHLY STATEMENT: The statement delivered to the Certificateholders
pursuant to Section 5.05.

         MOODY'S: Moody's Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.

         MORTGAGE: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a
first lien on or first priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in
real property securing a Mortgage Note.

         MORTGAGE FILE: The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01 hereof
pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents delivered
to the Custodian to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement and
the Custodial Agreement.

         MORTGAGE LOANS: Such of the Mortgage Loans transferred and assigned to
the Trustee pursuant to the provisions hereof, as from time to time are held as
a part of the Trust Fund (including any REO Property), the mortgage loans so
held being identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, notwithstanding foreclosure
or other acquisition of title of the related Mortgaged Property.

         MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT: The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement,
dated as of August 31, 2004, between the Seller, as seller and the Depositor, as
purchaser, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M.

         MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE PRICE: The price, calculated as set forth in
Section 10.01, to be paid in connection with the repurchase of the Mortgage
Loans pursuant to Section 10.01.

         MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE: The list of Mortgage Loans (as from time to
time amended by the Seller or the Master Servicer to reflect the deletion of
Deleted Mortgage Loans and the addition of Replacement Mortgage Loans pursuant
to the provisions of this Agreement) transferred to the Trustee as part of the
Trust Fund and from time to time subject to this Agreement, the initial Mortgage
Loan Schedule being attached hereto as Exhibit B, setting forth the following
information with respect to each Mortgage Loan:

         (i) the loan number;

         (ii) the Mortgage Rate in effect as of the Cut-off Date;

         (iii) the Servicing Fee Rate;

         (iv) the Trustee Fee Rate;

         (v) the LPMI Fee, if applicable;

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         (vi) the Net Mortgage Rate in effect as of the Cut-off Date;

         (vii) the maturity date;

         (viii) the original principal balance;

         (ix) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance;

         (x) the original term;

         (xi) the remaining term;

         (xii) the property type;

         (xiii) the MIN with respect to each MOM Loan;

         (xiv) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Minimum
Mortgage Rate;

         (xv) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Maximum
Mortgage Rate;

         (xvi) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross
Margin;

         (xvii) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the next
Adjustment Date;

         (xviii) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Periodic Rate Cap;

         (xix) the Loan Group; and

         (xx) a code indicating whether such Mortgage Loan is a first lien
Mortgage Loan or a second lien Mortgage Loan.

Such schedule shall also set forth the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance
for all of the Mortgage Loans.

         MORTGAGE NOTE: The original executed note or other evidence of
indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.

         MORTGAGE RATE: With respect to each fixed rate Mortgage Loan, the rate
set forth in the related Mortgage Note. With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the annual rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan
from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage
Note, which rate (A) as of any date of determination until the first Adjustment
Date following the Cut-off Date shall be the rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule as the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date
and (B) as of any date of determination thereafter shall be the rate as adjusted
on the most recent Adjustment Date, to equal the sum, rounded to the next
highest or nearest 0.125% (as provided in the Mortgage Note), of the Index,
determined as set forth in the related Mortgage Note, plus the related Gross
Margin subject to the limitations set forth in the related Mortgage Note. With

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respect to each Mortgage Loan that becomes an REO Property, as of any date of
determination, the annual rate determined in accordance with the immediately
preceding sentence as of the date such Mortgage Loan became an REO Property.

         MORTGAGED PROPERTY: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan.

         MORTGAGOR: The obligors on a Mortgage Note.

         NET MORTGAGE RATE: As to each Mortgage Loan, and at any time, the per
annum rate equal to the Mortgage Rate less the sum of (i) the Servicing Fee
Rate, (ii) the Trustee Fee Rate and (iii) the rate at which the LPMI Fee is
calculated, if any.

         NET RATE CAP: With respect to the Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2 and Class
I-A-3 Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the
product of (x) the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the then
outstanding Mortgage Loans in Loan Group I, weighted based on their Stated
Principal Balances as of the first day of the calendar month preceding the month
in which the Distribution Date occurs and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which
is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days elapsed in the
related Accrual Period. For federal income tax purposes, however, such rate
shall be the economic equivalent of the foregoing, expressed as the weighted
average of (adjusted for the actual number of days elapsed in the related
Accrual Period) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular
Interest 1B, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of
such REMIC I Regular Interest.

         With respect to the Class II-A Certificates and any Distribution Date,
a rate per annum equal to the product of (x) the weighted average of the Net
Mortgage Rates on the then outstanding Mortgage Loans in Loan Group II, weighted
based on their Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of the calendar
month preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs and (y) a
fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the
actual number of days elapsed in the related Accrual Period. For federal income
tax purposes, however, such rate shall be the economic equivalent of the
foregoing, expressed as the weighted average of (adjusted for the actual number
of days elapsed in the related Accrual Period) the Uncertificated REMIC I
Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest 2B, weighted on the basis of the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest.

         With respect to the Class M Certificates and any Distribution Date, a
rate per annum equal to the product of (x) the weighted average of the weighted
average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the then outstanding Mortgage Loans in each
Loan Group, weighted in proportion to the results of subtracting from the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of each such Loan Group as of the first day
of the calendar month preceding the month in which the Distribution Date, the
Current Principal Amount of the related Class or Classes of Senior Certificates
and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is
the actual number of days elapsed in the related Accrual Period. For federal
income tax purposes, however, such rate shall be the economic equivalent of the
foregoing, expressed as the weighted average of (adjusted for the actual number
of days elapsed in the related Accrual Period) the Uncertificated REMIC I
Pass-Through Rates on (a) REMIC I Regular Interest 1A, subject to a cap and a
floor equal to the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular
Interest 1B, and (b) REMIC I

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Regular Interest 2A, subject to a cap and a floor equal to the Uncertificated
REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest 2B, weighted on the basis
of the Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest.

         NON-BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate other than a Book-Entry
Certificate.

         NONRECOVERABLE ADVANCE: Any portion of an Advance previously made or
proposed to be made by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, that, in
the good faith judgment of the Master Servicer, will not or, in the case of a
proposed advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable by it from the related
Mortgagor, related Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or otherwise.

         OFFERED CERTIFICATES: The Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2, Class I-A-3, Class
II-A, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5 and Class M-6
Certificates.

         OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE: A certificate (i) signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice President (however
denominated), an Assistant Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one
of the assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries of the Depositor or the
Master Servicer (or any other officer customarily performing functions similar
to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also to whom,
with respect to a particular matter, such matter is referred because of such
officer's knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject) or (ii), if
provided for in this Agreement, signed by a Servicing Officer, as the case may
be, and delivered to the Depositor, the Seller and/or the Trustee, as the case
may be, as required by this Agreement.

         ONE-MONTH LIBOR: With respect to any Accrual Period, the rate
determined by the Trustee on the related Interest Determination Date on the
basis of the rate for U.S. dollar deposits for one month that appears on
Telerate Screen Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest
Determination Date; provided that the parties hereto acknowledge that One-Month
LIBOR for the first Accrual Period shall equal 1.64% per annum. If such rate
does not appear on such page (or such other page as may replace that page on
that service, or if such service is no longer offered, such other service for
displaying One-Month LIBOR or comparable rates as may be reasonably selected by
the Trustee), One-Month LIBOR for the applicable Accrual Period will be the
Reference Bank Rate. If no such quotations can be obtained by the Trustee and no
Reference Bank Rate is available, One-Month LIBOR will be One-Month LIBOR
applicable to the preceding Accrual Period. The establishment of One-Month LIBOR
on each Interest Determination Date by the Trustee and the Trustee's calculation
of the rate of interest applicable to the Class A Certificates and Class M
Certificates for the related Accrual Period shall, in the absence of manifest
error, be final and binding.

         ONE-MONTH LIBOR PASS-THROUGH RATE: With respect to the Class I-A-1
Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum
Uncertificated Accrued Interest Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest
I-A-1, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate
Margin.

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         With respect to the Class I-A-2 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-2, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         With respect to the Class I-A-3 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         With respect to the Class II-A Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest II-A, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         With respect to the Class M-1 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest M-1, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         With respect to the Class M-2 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest M-2, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         With respect to the Class M-3 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest M-3, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         With respect to the Class M-4 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest M-4, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         With respect to the Class M-5 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest M-5, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         With respect to the Class M-6 Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest M-6, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         With respect to the Class M-7A Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         With respect to the Class M-7B Certificates and, for purposes of the
definition of "Marker Rate" and "Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest
Deferral Amount", REMIC I Regular Interest M-7B, a per annum rate equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.

         OPINION OF COUNSEL: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Seller, the Depositor or the Master Servicer, reasonably acceptable to
each addressee of such opinion;

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provided that with respect to Section 2.05, 7.05, 7.07 or 11.01, or the
interpretation or application of the REMIC Provisions, such counsel must (i) in
fact be independent of the Seller, Depositor and the Master Servicer, (ii) not
have any direct financial interest in the Seller, the Depositor or the Master
Servicer or in any affiliate of either, and (iii) not be connected with the
Seller, the Depositor or the Master Servicer as an officer, employee, promoter,
underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.

         OPTIONAL TERMINATION: The termination of the Trust Fund created
hereunder as a result of the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and any REO
Property pursuant to the last sentence of Section 10.01 hereof.

         OPTIONAL TERMINATION DATE: The Distribution Date on which the Stated
Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans is equal to or less than 10% of
the Stated Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off
Date.

         ORIGINAL VALUE: The value of the property underlying a Mortgage Loan
based, in the case of the purchase of the underlying Mortgaged Property, on the
lower of an appraisal or the sales price of such property or, in the case of a
refinancing, on an appraisal.

         OTS: The Office of Thrift Supervision.

         OUTSTANDING: With respect to the Certificates as of any date of
determination, all Certificates theretofore executed and authenticated under
this Agreement except:

         (a) Certificates theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation; and

         (b) Certificates in exchange for which or in lieu of which other
Certificates have been executed and delivered by the Trustee pursuant to this
Agreement.

         OUTSTANDING MORTGAGE LOAN: As of any date of determination, a Mortgage
Loan with a Stated Principal Balance greater than zero that was not the subject
of a Principal Prepayment in full, and that did not become a Liquidated Loan,
prior to the end of the related Prepayment Period.

         OVERCOLLATERALIZATION AMOUNT: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage
Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (including any reduction due
to Realized Losses) over the Certificate Principal Balances of the Certificates
on such Distribution Date (after taking into account the payment of principal
other than any Extra Principal Distribution Amount on such Certificates).

         OVERCOLLATERALIZATION RELEASE AMOUNT: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the lesser of (x) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution
Date and (y) the excess, if any, of (i) the Overcollateralization Amount for
such Distribution Date (assuming that 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount is
applied as a principal payment on such Distribution Date) over (ii) the
Overcollateralization Target Amount for such Distribution Date (with the amount
pursuant to clause (y) deemed to be $0 if the Overcollateralization Amount is
less than or equal to the Overcollateralization Target Amount on that
Distribution Date).

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         OVERCOLLATERALIZATION TARGET AMOUNT: With respect to any Distribution
Date, (a) prior to the Stepdown Date, 2.60% of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, (b) on or after the
Stepdown Date and if a Trigger Event is not in effect, the greater of (i) 5.20%
of the then current aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of the last day of the related Due Period and (ii) $4,889,817 or (c) on or after
the Stepdown Date and if a Trigger Event is in effect, the Overcollateralization
Target Amount for the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

         OWNERSHIP INTEREST: As to any Certificate, any ownership interest in
such Certificate including any interest in such Certificate as the Holder
thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or
beneficial.

         PASS-THROUGH RATE: With respect to the Class A Certificates and Class M
Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the lesser of
(i) the related One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date and
(ii) the related Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date. The initial
Pass-Through Rates for the Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2, Class I-A-3, Class II-A,
Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7A and
Class M-7B Certificates will be 1.780%, 2.070%, 2.020%, 1.980%, 2.240%, 2.790%,
3.040%, 3.440%, 3.590%, 5.390%, 5.640% and 5.640%.

         With respect to the Class CE Interest and any Distribution Date, a rate
per annum equal to the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the sum of the amounts calculated pursuant to clauses (a) through (n)
below, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Uncertificated Principal
Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest AA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-1, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-A-2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3, REMIC I Regular Interest
II-A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest M-2, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC I Regular Interest
M-5, REMIC I Regular Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-7B and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ. For purposes of
calculating the Pass-Through Rate for the Class CE Interest, the numerator is
equal to the sum of the following components:

         (a)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest AA minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest AA;

         (b)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest I-A-1 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest I-A-1;

         (c)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest I-A-2 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest I-A-2;

         (d)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest I-A-3 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest I-A-3;

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         (e)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest II-A minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest II-A;

         (f)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest M-1 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest M-1;

         (g)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest M-2 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest M-2;

         (h)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest M-3 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest M-3;

         (i)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest M-4 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest M-4;

         (j)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest M-5 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest M-5;

         (k)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest M-6 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest M-6;

         (l)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest M-7A minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest M-7A;

         (m)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest M-7B minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest M-7B; and

         (n)      the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I
                  Regular Interest ZZ minus the Marker Rate, applied to an
                  amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC
                  I Regular Interest ZZ.

         With respect to the Class CE Certificates, 100% of the amounts
distributable to the Class CE Interest.

         With respect to the Class P Certificates, 0.00% per annum.

         PERCENTAGE INTEREST: With respect to any Certificate of a specified
Class, the Percentage Interest set forth on the face thereof or the percentage
obtained by dividing the Denomination of such Certificate by the aggregate of
the Denominations of all Certificates of the such Class.

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         PERIODIC RATE CAP: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan
and any Adjustment Date therefor, the fixed percentage set forth in the related
Mortgage Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Rate for such
Mortgage Loan may increase or decrease (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage
Rate or the Minimum Mortgage Rate) on such Adjustment Date from the Mortgage
Rate in effect immediately prior to such Adjustment Date.

         PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: At any time, any one or more of the following
obligations and securities:

                  (i) obligations of the United States or any agency thereof,
         provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of
         the United States;

                  (ii) general obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any
         state of the United States or the District of Columbia receiving the
         highest long-term debt rating of each Rating Agency, or such lower
         rating as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the
         ratings then assigned to the Certificates by each Rating Agency, as
         evidenced in writing;

                  (iii) [Reserved];

                  (iv) commercial or finance company paper which is then
         receiving the highest commercial or finance company paper rating of
         each Rating Agency, or such lower rating as will not result in the
         downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the
         Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced in writing;

                  (v) certificates of deposit, demand or time deposits, or
         bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust
         company incorporated under the laws of the United States or of any
         state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal
         and/or state banking authorities (including the Trustee in its
         commercial banking capacity), provided that the commercial paper and/or
         long term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or
         trust company are then rated one of the two highest long-term and the
         highest short-term ratings of each such Rating Agency for such
         securities, or such lower ratings as will not result in the downgrading
         or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Certificates by any
         Rating Agency, as evidenced in writing;

                  (vi) guaranteed reinvestment agreements issued by any bank,
         insurance company or other corporation containing, at the time of the
         issuance of such agreements, such terms and conditions as will not
         result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to
         the Certificates by any such Rating Agency, as evidenced in writing;

                  (vii) repurchase obligations with respect to any security
         described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, in either case entered into
         with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal)
         described in clause (v) above;

                  (viii) securities (other than stripped bonds, stripped coupons
         or instruments sold at a purchase price in excess of 115% of the face
         amount thereof) bearing interest or sold

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         at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of
         the United States or any state thereof which, at the time of such
         investment, have one of the two highest short term ratings of each
         Rating Agency (except if the Rating Agency is Moody's, such rating
         shall be the highest commercial paper rating of Moody's for any such
         securities), or such lower rating as will not result in the downgrading
         or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Certificates by any
         Rating Agency, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each
         Rating Agency;

                  (ix) interests in any money market fund (including any such
         fund managed or advised by the Trustee or any affiliate thereof) which
         at the date of acquisition of the interests in such fund and throughout
         the time such interests are held in such fund has the highest
         applicable short term rating by each Rating Agency or such lower rating
         as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then
         assigned to the Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced in
         writing;

                  (x) short term investment funds sponsored by any trust company
         or banking association incorporated under the laws of the United States
         or any state thereof (including any such fund managed or advised by the
         Trustee or the Master Servicer or any affiliate thereof) which on the
         date of acquisition has been rated by each Rating Agency in their
         respective highest applicable rating category or such lower rating as
         will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then
         assigned to the Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced in
         writing; and

                  (xi) such other investments having a specified stated maturity
         and bearing interest or sold at a discount acceptable to each Rating
         Agency and as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the
         rating then assigned to the Certificates by any Rating Agency, as
         evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating Agency;

provided, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment if such
instrument (i) evidences the right to receive interest only payments with
respect to the obligations underlying such instrument, (ii) is purchased at a
premium or (iii) is purchased at a deep discount; provided further that no such
instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (A) if such instrument evidences
principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such
instrument and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a
yield to maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such
underlying obligations, or (B) if it may be redeemed at a price below the
purchase price (the foregoing clause (B) not to apply to investments in units of
money market funds pursuant to clause (vii) above); provided further that no
amount beneficially owned by any REMIC may be invested in investments (other
than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax
purposes, unless the Master Servicer shall receive an Opinion of Counsel, at the
expense of the Master Servicer, to the effect that such investment will not
adversely affect the status of any such REMIC as a REMIC under the Code or
result in imposition of a tax on any such REMIC. Permitted Investments that are
subject to prepayment or call may not be purchased at a price in excess of par.

         PERMITTED TRANSFEREE: Any person other than (i) the United States, any
State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or
any agency or

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instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (ii) a foreign government,
International Organization or any agency or instrumentality of either of the
foregoing, (iii) an organization (except certain farmers' cooperatives described
in section 521 of the Code) that is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the
Code (including the tax imposed by section 511 of the Code on unrelated business
taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in section 860E(c)(1) of
the Code) with respect to any Residual Certificate, (iv) rural electric and
telephone cooperatives described in section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, (v) a
Person that is not a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation,
partnership (other than a partnership that has any direct or indirect foreign
partners) or other entity (treated as a corporation or a partnership for federal
income tax purposes), created or organized in or under the laws of the United
States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, an estate whose income
from sources without the United States is includible in gross income for United
States federal income tax purposes regardless of its connection with the conduct
of a trade or business within the United States, or a trust if a court within
the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the
administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have authority
to control all substantial decisions of the trustor and (vi) any other Person so
designated by the Trustee based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the
Trustee (which shall not be an expense of the Trustee) that states that the
Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person may
cause REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV to fail to qualify as a REMIC at
any time that any Certificates are Outstanding. The terms "United States,"
"State" and "International Organization" shall have the meanings set forth in
section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions. A corporation will not be
treated as an instrumentality of the United States or of any State or political
subdivision thereof for these purposes if all of its activities are subject to
tax and, with the exception of Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors
is not selected by such government unit.

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

         PREPAYMENT ASSUMPTION: The applicable rate of prepayment, as described
in the Prospectus Supplement relating to each Class of Offered Certificates.

         PREPAYMENT CHARGE: Any prepayment premium, penalty or charge payable by
a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note.

         PREPAYMENT INTEREST SHORTFALL: With respect to any Distribution Date,
for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a partial Principal Prepayment, a
Principal Prepayment in full, or that became a Liquidated Loan during the
related Prepayment Period, (other than a Principal Prepayment in full resulting
from the purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03, 3.18 or
10.01 hereof), the amount, if any, by which (i) one month's interest at the
applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan immediately prior to such prepayment (or liquidation) or in the case of a
partial Principal Prepayment on the amount of such prepayment (or liquidation
proceeds) exceeds (ii) the amount of interest paid or collected in connection
with such Principal Prepayment or such liquidation proceeds less the sum of (a)
the Trustee Fee, (b) the Servicing Fee and (c) the LPMI Fee, if any.

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         PREPAYMENT PERIOD: As to any Distribution Date, the period commencing
on the 16th day of the month prior to the month in which the related
Distribution Date occurs and ending on the 15th day of the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.

         PRIMARY MORTGAGE INSURANCE POLICY: Any primary mortgage guaranty
insurance policy issued in connection with a Mortgage Loan which provides
compensation to a Mortgage Note holder in the event of default by the obligor
under such Mortgage Note or the related security instrument, if any or any
replacement policy therefor through the related Accrual Period for such Class
relating to a Distribution Date.

         PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT: With respect to each Distribution Date,
an amount equal to (x) the Principal Funds for such Distribution Date plus (y)
any Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less (z) any
Overcollateralization Release Amount.

         PRINCIPAL FUNDS: With respect to each Loan Group and any Distribution
Date, (i) the sum, without duplication, of (a) all scheduled principal collected
during the related Due Period, (b) all Advances relating to principal made on or
before the Distribution Account Deposit Date, (c) Principal Prepayments
exclusive of prepayment charges or penalties collected during the related
Prepayment Period, (d) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in the
related Loan Group that was repurchased by the Seller pursuant to Sections 2.02
and 2.03 or by EMC pursuant to Section 3.18, (e) the aggregate of all
Substitution Adjustment Amounts for the related Determination Date in connection
with the substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.03(c), (f) all
Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries collected during the related
Prepayment Period (to the extent such Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent
Recoveries relate to principal), in each case to the extent remitted by the
Master Servicer to the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement and (g)
amounts in respect of principal paid by EMC pursuant to Section 10.01, minus
(ii) all amounts required to be reimbursed pursuant to Sections 4.02 and 4.05 or
as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

         PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENT: Any Mortgagor payment or other recovery of (or
proceeds with respect to) principal on a Mortgage Loan (including loans
purchased or repurchased under Sections 2.02, 2.03, 3.18 and 10.01 hereof) that
is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date and is not accompanied by an
amount as to interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates
in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Partial Principal
Prepayments shall be applied by the Master Servicer, as appropriate, in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.

         PRINCIPAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT: With respect to each Distribution Date,
the sum of the amounts listed in clauses (a) through (f) of the definition of
Principal Funds.

         PRIVATE CERTIFICATES: Each of the Class M-7A, Class M-7B, Class P,
Class CE and Residual Certificates.

         PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES: The Class M-7A Certificates and Class
M-7B Certificates, offered pursuant to the Private Placement Memorandum, dated
August 31, 2004.

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         PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT: The Prospectus Supplement dated August 26, 2004
relating to the public offering of the Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2, Class I-A-3,
Class II-A, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5 and Class M-6
Certificates.

         PROTECTED ACCOUNT: The separate Eligible Account established and
maintained by the Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO
Property in accordance with Section 4.01 hereof.

         PUD: A Planned Unit Development.

         PURCHASE PRICE: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (x) required to be
repurchased by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.02 or 2.03 hereof or (y) that
EMC has a right to purchase pursuant to Section 3.18 hereof, an amount equal to
the sum of (i) 100% of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as
of the date of such purchase (or if the related Mortgaged Property was acquired
with respect thereto, 100% of the Outstanding Principal Balance at the date of
the acquisition), plus (ii) accrued interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage
Rate through the first day of the month in which the Purchase Price is to be
distributed to Certificateholders, reduced by any portion of the Servicing Fee,
Servicing Advances and Advances payable to the purchaser of the Mortgage Loan
plus (iii) any costs and damages (if any) incurred by the Trust in connection
with any violation of such Mortgage Loan of any anti-predatory lending laws.

         RATING AGENCY: Each of Moody's and S&P. If any such organization or its
successor is no longer in existence, "Rating Agency" shall be a nationally
recognized statistical rating organization, or other comparable Person,
designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the
Trustee. References herein to a given rating category of a Rating Agency shall
mean such rating category without giving effect to any modifiers.

         REALIZED LOSS: With respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which a Final
Recovery Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to
(i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the commencement of
the calendar month in which the Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (ii)
accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the
Mortgagor through the end of the calendar month in which such Final Recovery
Determination was made, calculated in the case of each calendar month during
such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was
then accruing on such Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the
Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on
the Distribution Date during such calendar month, minus (v) the proceeds, if
any, received in respect of such Mortgage Loan during the calendar month in
which such Final Recovery Determination was made, net of amounts that are
payable therefrom to the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement. In
addition, to the extent the Master Servicer receives Subsequent Recoveries with
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of the Realized Loss with respect to
that Mortgage Loan will be reduced to the extent such recoveries are applied to
reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Certificates on any
Distribution Date.

         With respect to any REO Property as to which a Final Recovery
Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the
unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date of
acquisition of such REO Property on behalf of REMIC I, plus

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(ii) accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by
the Mortgagor in respect of the related Mortgage Loan through the end of the
calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO
Property was acquired, calculated in the case of each calendar month during such
period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was then
accruing on the related Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the
Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the close of
business on the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) REO
Imputed Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with
the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending with the
calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, minus (iv)
the aggregate of all unreimbursed Advances and Servicing Advances.

         With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a
Deficient Valuation, the difference between the principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan outstanding immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation and the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient Valuation.

         With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a
Debt Service Reduction, the portion, if any, of the reduction in each affected
Monthly Payment attributable to a reduction in the Mortgage Rate imposed by a
court of competent jurisdiction. Each such Realized Loss shall be deemed to have
been incurred on the Due Date for each affected Monthly Payment.

         RECORD DATE: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Class A,
Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5 and Class M-6
Certificates, so long as such Classes of Certificates are Book-Entry
Certificates, the Business Day preceding such Distribution Date, and otherwise,
the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the month
in which such Distribution Date occurs. With respect to the Class M-7, Class CE,
Class P and Residual Certificates and (a) the first Distribution Date, the
Closing Date and (b) with respect to any other Distribution Date, the close of
business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.

         REFERENCE BANKS: Shall mean leading banks selected by the Trustee and
engaged in transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency
market (i) with an established place of business in London, (ii) which have been
designated as such by the Trustee and (iii) which are not controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with, the Depositor, the Seller or the
Master Servicer.

         REFERENCE BANK RATE: With respect to any Accrual Period shall mean the
arithmetic mean, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of
0.03125%, of the offered rates for United States dollar deposits for one month
that are quoted by the Reference Banks as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on
the related Interest Determination Date to prime banks in the London interbank
market for a period of one month in an amount approximately equal to the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates and Class M
Certificates for such Accrual Period, provided that at least two such Reference
Banks provide such rate. If fewer than two offered rates appear, the Reference
Bank Rate will be the arithmetic mean, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
nearest whole multiple of 0.03125%, of the rates quoted by one or

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more major banks in New York City, selected by the Trustee, as of 11:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on such date for loans in United States dollars to leading
European banks for a period of one month in amounts approximately equal to the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates and Class M
Certificates for such Accrual Period.

         REGULAR CERTIFICATE: Any Certificate other than a Residual Certificate.

         REGULAR INTEREST: A "regular interest" in a REMIC within the meaning of
Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.

         RELIEF ACT: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended, or similar
state law.

         RELIEF ACT INTEREST SHORTFALL: With respect to any Distribution Date
and any Mortgage Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest collectible on
such Mortgage Loan for the most recently ended Due Period as a result of the
application of the Relief Act.

         REMAINING EXCESS SPREAD: With respect to any Distribution Date, the
Excess Spread less any Extra Principal Distribution Amount, in each case for
such Distribution Date.

         REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning
of section 860D of the Code.

         REMIC I: The segregated pool of assets described in Section 5.06(a).

         REMIC I INTEREST LOSS ALLOCATION AMOUNT: With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount (subject to adjustment based on the actual number
of days elapsed in the respective Accrual Period) equal to (a) the product of
(i) 50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties then outstanding and (ii) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through
Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest AA minus the Marker Rate, divided by (b) 12.

         REMIC I MARKER ALLOCATION PERCENTAGE: 50% of any amount payable or loss
attributable from the Mortgage Loans, which shall be allocated to REMIC I
Regular Interest AA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-1, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-A-2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3, REMIC I Regular Interest II-A, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest
M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC I Regular Interest M-5, REMIC I Regular
Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7B and
REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ.

         REMIC I OVERCOLLATERALIZATION AMOUNT: With respect to any date of
determination, (i) 0.50% of the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balances of
the REMIC I Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interest P) minus (ii)
the aggregate of the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular
Interest I-A-1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3,
REMIC I Regular Interest II-A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I Regular
Interest M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC
I Regular Interest M-5 and REMIC I Regular Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular
Interest M-7A and REMIC I Regular Interest M-7B in each case as of such date of
determination.

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         REMIC I PRINCIPAL LOSS ALLOCATION AMOUNT: With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) 50% of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then
outstanding and (ii) 1 minus a fraction, the numerator of which is two times the
aggregate of the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest
I-A-1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3, REMIC I
Regular Interest II-A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest
M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC I Regular
Interest M-5, REMIC I Regular Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A and
REMIC I Regular Interest M-7B and the denominator of which is the aggregate of
the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-1, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-A-2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3, REMIC I Regular Interest
II-A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest M-2, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC I Regular Interest
M-5, REMIC I Regular Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-7B and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST: Any of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
"regular interest" in REMIC I. Each REMIC I Regular Interest shall accrue
interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto. The designations for the respective REMIC I Regular Interests are set
forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST AA: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest AA shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST I-A-1: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I . REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-1 shall accrue
interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST I-A-2: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I . REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-2 shall accrue
interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST I-A-3: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC

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I. REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3 shall accrue interest at the related
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall
be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal
Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST II-A: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I . REMIC I Regular Interest II-A shall accrue
interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST M-1: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-1 shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST M-2: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-2 shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST M-3: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-3 shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST M-4: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-4 shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST M-5: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-5 shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

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         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST M-6: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-6 shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST M-7A: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST M-7B: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-7B shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST P: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest P shall accrue interest at
the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST XX: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest XX shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST ZZ: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST 1A: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest 1A shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the

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terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST 1B: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest 1B shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST 2A: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest 2A shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST 2B: One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest 2B shall accrue interest
at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to
time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.

         REMIC I SUB WAC ALLOCATION PERCENTAGE: 50% of any amount payable or
loss attributable from the Mortgage Loans, which shall be allocated to REMIC I
Regular Interest 1A, REMIC I Regular Interest 1B, REMIC I Regular Interest 2A,
REMIC I Regular Interest 2B and REMIC I Regular Interest XX.

         REMIC I SUBORDINATED BALANCE RATIO: The ratio among the Uncertificated
Principal Balances of each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the designation
"A" (other than REMIC I Regular Interest II-A), equal to the ratio among, with
respect to each such REMIC I Regular Interest, the excess of (x) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group I or the Mortgage
Loans in Loan Group II, as applicable over (y) the current Certificate Principal
Balance of related Class A Certificates.

         REMIC I REQUIRED OVERCOLLATERALIZATION AMOUNT: 0.50% of the
Overcollateralization Target Amount.

         REMIC II:  The segregated pool of assets described in Section 5.06(a).

         REMIC II CERTIFICATE: Any Regular Certificate (other than the Class CE
Certificate and Class P Certificate).

         REMIC II CERTIFICATEHOLDER: The Holder of any REMIC II Certificate.

         REMIC II REGULAR INTEREST: Any Class A Certificate, Class M
Certificate, the Class CE

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Interest or Class P Interest.

         REMIC III: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class CE
Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the
Class CE Certificates and the Class RX Certificate (in respect of the Class R-3
Interest), with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

         REMIC III CERTIFICATE: Any Class CE Certificate or Class RX Certificate
(in respect of the Class R-3 Interest).

         REMIC IV: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class P
Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the
Class P Certificates and the Class RX Certificate (in respect of the Class R-4
Interest), with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

         REMIC IV CERTIFICATE: Any Class P Certificate or Class RX Certificate
(in respect of the Class R-4 Interest).

         REMIC OPINION: Shall mean an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the
proposed action will not cause any of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV
to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding.

         REMIC PROVISIONS: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to
real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at sections 860A through
860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and
proposed, temporary and final regulations and published rulings, notices and
announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time as well as provisions of applicable state laws.

         REMITTANCE DATE: Shall mean the Business Day immediately preceding the
Distribution Account Deposit Date.

         REO IMPUTED INTEREST: As to any REO Property, for any calendar month
during which such REO Property was at any time part of REMIC I, one month's
interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of
such REO Property (or, in the case of the first such calendar month, of the
related Mortgage Loan, if appropriate) as of the close of business on the
Distribution Date in such calendar month.

         REO PROPERTY: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Master Servicer
through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a
defaulted Mortgage Loan.

         REPLACEMENT MORTGAGE LOAN: A Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans in the
aggregate substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, which must, on
the date of such substitution, as confirmed in a Request for Release, (i) have a
Stated Principal Balance, after deduction of the principal portion of the
Scheduled Payment due in the month of substitution, not in excess of, and not
less than 90% of, the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan;
(ii) if the Replacement Mortgage Loan is a fixed rate Mortgage Loan, have a
fixed Mortgage Rate not less than or more than 1% per annum higher than the
Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have the same or higher credit
quality characteristics than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) have a
Loan-to-Value Ratio no higher than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (v) have a
remaining term to maturity no greater than (and not more than one year less
than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (vi) not permit conversion of the
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Rate from a fixed rate to a variable rate; (vii) have the same lien priority as
the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (viii) constitute the same occupancy type as the
Deleted Mortgage Loan or be owner occupied; (ix) if the Replacement Mortgage
Loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Maximum Mortgage Rate not less
than the Maximum Mortgage Rate on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (x) if the
Replacement Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Minimum
Mortgage Rate not less than the Minimum Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan, (xi) if the Replacement Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
have a Gross Margin equal to or greater than the Gross Margin of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan, (xii) if the Replacement Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, have a next Adjustment Date not more than two months later than
the next Adjustment Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xiii) comply with each
representation and warranty set forth in Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement and (xiv) the Custodian has delivered a Final Certification noting no
defects or exceptions.

         REQUEST FOR RELEASE: The Request for Release to be submitted by the
Seller or the Master Servicer to the Custodian substantially in the form of
Exhibit H. Each Request for Release furnished to the Custodian by the Seller or
the Master Servicer shall be in duplicate and shall be executed by an officer of
such Person or a Servicing Officer (or, if furnished electronically to the
Custodian, shall be deemed to have been sent and executed by an officer of such
Person or a Servicing Officer) of the Master Servicer.

         REQUIRED INSURANCE POLICY: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any
insurance policy that is required to be maintained from time to time under this
Agreement.

         RESERVE FUND: Shall mean the separate trust account created and
maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.20 hereof.

         RESIDUAL CERTIFICATES: The Class R-1, Class R-2 and Class RX
Certificates (representing ownership of the Class R-3 Interest and Class R-4
Interest) each evidencing the sole class of "residual interests" (within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code) in the related REMIC.

         RESIDUAL INTEREST: The sole class of "residual interests" in a REMIC
within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

         RESPONSIBLE OFFICER: With respect to the Trustee, any Vice President,
any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, or any
Trust Officer with specific responsibility for the transactions contemplated
hereby, any other officer customarily performing functions similar to those
performed by any of the above designated officers or other officers of the
Trustee specified by the Trustee, as to whom, with respect to a particular
matter, such matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject.

         S&P: Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
and any successor thereto.

         SCHEDULED PAYMENT: The scheduled monthly payment on a Mortgage Loan due
on any Due Date allocable to principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan.

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         SECURITIES ACT: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         SELLER: EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its
successors and assigns, in its capacity as seller of the Mortgage Loans to the
Depositor.

         SENIOR CERTIFICATES: The Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2, Class I-A-3 and
Class II-A Certificates.

         SERVICING ADVANCES: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of
pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) incurred in the
performance by the Master Servicer of its servicing obligations hereunder,
including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration and
protection of a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial
proceedings, including foreclosures, and including any expenses incurred in
relation to any such proceedings that result from the Mortgage Loan being
registered in the MERS(R) System, (iii) the management and liquidation of any
REO Property (including, without limitation, realtor's commissions) and (iv)
compliance with any obligations under Section 3.07 hereof to cause insurance to
be maintained.

         SERVICING FEE: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to 1/12th of the Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the Stated
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the last day of the related Due
Period or, in the event of any payment of interest that accompanies a Principal
Prepayment in full during the related Due Period made by the Mortgagor
immediately prior to such prepayment, interest at the Servicing Fee Rate on the
Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan for the period covered by such
payment of interest.

         SERVICING FEE RATE: 0.500% per annum.

         SERVICING MODIFICATION: With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is in
default or, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer, as to which
default is reasonably foreseeable, any modification which is effected by the
Master Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement which results in
any change in the outstanding Stated Principal Balance, any change in the
Mortgage Rate or any extension of the term of such Mortgage Loan.

         SERVICING OFFICER: Any officer of the Master Servicer involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name and facsimile signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to
the Trustee by the Master Servicer on the Closing Date pursuant to this
Agreement, as such list may from time to time be amended.

         STARTUP DAY: The Startup Day for each REMIC formed hereunder shall be
the Closing Date.

         STATED PRINCIPAL BALANCE: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or related
REO Property and any Distribution Date, the Cut-off Date Principal Balance
thereof minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of the Scheduled Payments due
with respect to such Mortgage Loan during each Due Period ending prior to such
Distribution Date (and irrespective of any delinquency in their payment), (ii)
all Principal Prepayments with respect to such Mortgage Loan received prior to
or during the related Prepayment Period, and all Liquidation Proceeds to the
extent applied by the Master Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance
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such Mortgage Loan, that were received by the Master Servicer as of the close of
business on the last day of the Prepayment Period related to such Distribution
Date and (iii) any Realized Losses on such Mortgage Loan incurred during the
related Prepayment Period. The Stated Principal Balance of a Liquidated Loan
equals zero.

         STEPDOWN DATE: The later to occur of (a) the Distribution Date in
September 2007 and (b) the first Distribution Date on which the Current
Specified Enhancement Percentage (calculated for this purpose only, prior to
distributions on the Certificates but following distributions on the Mortgage
Loans for the related Due Period) is greater than or equal to 38.00% .

         SUBORDINATED CERTIFICATES: The Class M Certificates, Class CE
Certificates and Residual Certificates.

         SUBSEQUENT RECOVERIES: As of any Distribution Date, amounts received by
the Master Servicer (net of any related expenses permitted to be reimbursed
pursuant to Section 4.02) or surplus amounts held by the Master Servicer to
cover estimated expenses (including, but not limited to, recoveries in respect
of the representations and warranties made by the Seller pursuant to the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement) specifically related to a Mortgage Loan that
was the subject of a liquidation or final disposition of any REO Property prior
to the related Prepayment Period that resulted in a Realized Loss.

         SUBSERVICING AGREEMENT: Any agreement entered into between the Master
Servicer and a subservicer with respect to the subservicing of any Mortgage Loan
hereunder by such subservicer.

         SUBSTITUTION ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT: The meaning ascribed to such term
pursuant to Section 2.03(c).

         SUCCESSOR MASTER SERVICER: The meaning ascribed to such term pursuant
to Section 8.01.

         TAX MATTERS PERSON: The person designated as "tax matters person" in
the manner provided under Treasury regulation ss. 1.860F-4(d) and temporary
Treasury regulation ss.301.6231(a)(7)-1T. The holder of the greatest Percentage
Interest in a Class of Residual Certificates shall be the Tax Matters Person for
the related REMIC. The Trustee, or any successor thereto or assignee thereof
shall serve as tax administrator hereunder and as agent for the related Tax
Matters Person.

         TRANSFER: Any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any Ownership
Interest in a Certificate.

         TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT: As defined in Section 6.02(c).

         TRIGGER EVENT: With respect to any Distribution Date after the Stepdown
Date, a Trigger Event exists if (i) a Delinquency Event shall have occurred and
be continuing or (ii) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses on the Mortgage
Loans since the Cut-off Date as a percentage of the initial aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date exceeds the
applicable percentages set forth below with respect to such Distribution Date:

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         DISTRIBUTION DATE                                    PERCENTAGE
         -----------------                                    ----------
         September 2007 to August 2008               3.00%
         September 2008 to August 2009               4.50%
         September 2009 to August 2010               5.75%
         September 2010 to August 2011               6.00%
         September 2011 and thereafter               6.25%

         TRUST FUND: The corpus of the trust created hereunder consisting of (i)
the Mortgage Loans and all interest accruing and principal due with respect
thereto after the Cut-off Date to the extent not applied in computing the
Cut-off Date Principal Balance thereof; (ii) the Distribution Account, the Class
P Certificate Account, the Reserve Fund and the Protected Account and all
amounts deposited therein pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Agreement; (iii) property that secured a Mortgage Loan and has been acquired by
foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise; (iv) the mortgagee's
rights under the Insurance Policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (v) the
rights under the Yield Maintenance Agreements; (vi) the rights under the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; and (vii) all proceeds of the foregoing,
including proceeds of conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the
foregoing into cash or other liquid property.

         TRUSTEE: LaSalle Bank National Association, a national banking
association, not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as
trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders under this Agreement, and any
successor thereto, and any corporation or national banking association resulting
from or surviving any consolidation or merger to which it or its successors may
be a party and any successor trustee as may from time to time be serving as
successor trustee hereunder.

         TRUSTEE FEE: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, a fee
per annum equal to 0.0018% multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan as of the last day of the related Due Period.

         UNCERTIFICATED ACCRUED INTEREST: With respect to each REMIC I Regular
Interest on each Distribution Date, an amount equal to one month's interest at
the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on the Uncertificated Principal
Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest. In each case, Uncertificated Accrued
Interest will be reduced by any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and Relief Act
Interest Shortfalls (allocated to such REMIC I Regular Interests as set forth in
Section 5.06).

         UNCERTIFICATED NOTIONAL BALANCE: With respect to the Class CE Interest
and any Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC I
Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interest P) for such Distribution
Date.

         UNCERTIFICATED PRINCIPAL BALANCE: The amount of the REMIC I Regular
Interests outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date,
the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest shall
equal the amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial
uncertificated principal balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated
Principal Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interest shall be reduced by all
distributions of principal made on such REMIC I Regular Interest on such
Distribution Date

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pursuant to Section 5.06 and, if and to the extent necessary and appropriate,
shall be further reduced on such Distribution Date by Realized Losses as
provided in Section 5.04A and the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I
Regular Interest ZZ shall be increased by interest deferrals as provided in
Section 5.06(b)(1)(i). The Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC I
Regular Interest shall never be less than zero. With respect to the Class CE
Interest as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess, if any,
of (A) the then aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balances of the REMIC I
Regular Interests over (B) the then aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of
the Class A Certificates, the Class M Certificates and the Class P Interest then
outstanding.

         UNCERTIFICATED REMIC I PASS-THROUGH RATE: With respect to REMIC I
Regular Interest AA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-1, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-A-2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3, REMIC I Regular Interest II-A, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest
M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC I Regular Interest M-5, REMIC I Regular
Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7B,
REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ, REMIC I Regular Interest 1A, REMIC I Regular
Interest 2A and REMIC I Regular Interest XX, the weighted average of the Net
Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest
1B, the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans in Loan
Group I. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest 2B, the weighted average of
the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group II. With respect to
REMIC I Regular Interest P, 0.00%.

         UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT: The Underwriting Agreement, dated as of April
26, 2004, among the Depositor, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. ("Bear Stearns") and
WaMu Capital Corp. ("WaMu"), together with the related Terms Agreement, dated as
of August 26, 2004 among the Depositor, Bear Stearns and WaMu.

         UNPAID REALIZED LOSS AMOUNT: With respect to any Class A Certificates
and as to any Distribution Date, is the excess of Applied Realized Loss Amounts
with respect to such Class over the sum of all distributions in reduction of the
Applied Realized Loss Amounts on all previous Distribution Dates. Any amounts
distributed to the Class A Certificates in respect of any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount shall not be applied to reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of such
Class.
         VOTING RIGHTS: The portion of the voting rights of all the Certificates
that is allocated to any Certificate for purposes of the voting provisions
hereunder. Voting Rights shall be allocated (i) 93% to the Class A Certificates
and Class M Certificates, (ii) 3% to the Class CE Certificates until paid in
full, and (iii) 1% to each Class of Residual Certificates and Class P
Certificates, with the allocation among the Certificates (other than the Class
CE, Class P and the Residual Certificates) to be in proportion to the
Certificate Principal Balance of each Class relative to the Certificate
Principal Balance of all other such Classes. Voting Rights will be allocated
among the Certificates of each such Class in accordance with their respective
Percentage Interests.

         YIELD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS: The two Yield Maintenance Agreements,
each dated August 31, 2004 between the Trust (on behalf of the Class I-A
Certificateholders and Class M Certificateholders) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

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         Section 1.02 ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN INTEREST SHORTFALLS.

         For purposes of calculating the amount of Current Interest for the
Class A Certificates, the Class M Certificates and the Class CE Certificates for
any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 5.02) and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in
respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated
first, to the Class CE Certificates based on, and to the extent of, one month's
interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the Certificate
Notional Amount thereof and, thereafter, among the Offered Certificates, in each
case on a PRO RATA basis based on, and to the extent of, one month's interest at
the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the respective Certificate
Principal Balance of each such Certificate.

         For purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Accrued
Interest for the REMIC I Regular Interests for any Distribution Date:

         (a) The REMIC I Marker Allocation Percentage of the aggregate amount of
any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the
Master Servicer pursuant to Section 5.02) and the REMIC I Marker Allocation
Percentage of any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the
Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated among REMIC I
Regular Interest I-A-1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-2, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-A-3, REMIC I Regular Interest II-A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest
M-4, REMIC I Regular Interest M-5, REMIC I Regular Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular
Interest M-7A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7B and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ,
PRO RATA, based on, and to the extent of, one month's interest at the then
applicable respective Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on the respective
Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest;

         (b) The REMIC I Sub WAC Allocation Percentage of the aggregate amount
of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by
the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 5.02) and the REMIC I Sub WAC Allocation
Percentage of any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the
Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated to Uncertificated
Accrued Interest payable to REMIC I Regular Interest 1A, REMIC I Regular
Interest 1B, REMIC I Regular Interest 2A, REMIC I Regular Interest 2B and REMIC
I Regular Interest XX, PRO RATA, based on, and to the extent of, one month's
interest at the then applicable respective Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through
Rate on the respective Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC I
Regular Interest; and

         (c) The aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the
extent not covered by payments by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 5.02)
and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls allocated to the Class CE Certificates
shall be deemed allocated to the Class CE Interest.

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                                   ARTICLE II

                            CONVEYANCE OF TRUST FUND
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         Section 2.01 CONVEYANCE OF TRUST FUND.

         Pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Seller sold,
transferred, assigned, set over and otherwise conveyed to the Depositor, without
recourse, all the right, title and interest of the Seller in and to the assets
in the Trust Fund.

         The Seller has entered into this Agreement in consideration for the
purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor pursuant to the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement and has agreed to take the actions specified herein.

         The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
hereby sells, transfers, assigns, sets over and otherwise conveys to the Trustee
for the use and benefit of the Certificateholders, without recourse, all the
right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Fund.

         In connection with such sale, the Depositor has delivered to, and
deposited with, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, the following
documents or instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan so assigned: (i) the
original Mortgage Note, including any riders thereto, endorsed without recourse
to the order of "LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for
certificateholders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 2004-HE7," and showing an unbroken chain of endorsements
from the original payee thereof to the Person endorsing it to the Trustee, (ii)
the original Mortgage and, if the related Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, noting
the presence of the MIN and language indicating that such Mortgage Loan is a MOM
Loan, which shall have been recorded (or if the original is not available, a
copy), with evidence of such recording indicated thereon (or if clause (x) in
the proviso below applies, shall be in recordable form), (iii) unless the
Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, the assignment (either an original or a copy, which
may be in the form of a blanket assignment if permitted in the jurisdiction in
which the Mortgaged Property is located) to the Trustee of the Mortgage with
respect to each Mortgage Loan in the name of "LaSalle Bank National Association,
as Trustee for certificateholders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC
Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE7," which shall have been recorded (or
if clause (x) in the proviso below applies, shall be in recordable form) (iv) an
original or a copy of all intervening assignments of the Mortgage, if any, with
evidence of recording thereon, (v) the original policy of title insurance or
mortgagee's certificate of title insurance or commitment or binder for title
insurance, if available, or a copy thereof, or, in the event that such original
title insurance policy is unavailable, a photocopy thereof, or in lieu thereof,
a current lien search on the related Mortgaged Property and (vi) originals or
copies of all available assumption, modification or substitution agreements, if
any; provided, however, that in lieu of the foregoing, the Seller may deliver
the following documents, under the circumstances set forth below: (x) if any
Mortgage, assignment thereof to the Trustee or intervening assignments thereof
have been delivered or are being delivered to recording offices for recording
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time to permit their delivery as specified above, the Depositor may deliver a
true copy thereof with a certification by the Seller or the title company
issuing the commitment for title insurance, on the face of such copy,
substantially as follows: "Certified to be a true and correct copy of the
original, which has been transmitted for recording"; and (y) in lieu of the
Mortgage Notes relating to the Mortgage Loans identified in the list set forth
in Exhibit J, the Depositor may deliver a lost note affidavit and indemnity and
a copy of the original note, if available; and provided, further, however, that
in the case of Mortgage Loans which have been prepaid in full after the Cut-off
Date and prior to the Closing Date, the Depositor, in lieu of delivering the
above documents, may deliver to the Trustee and its Custodian a certification of
a Servicing Officer to such effect and in such case shall deposit all amounts
paid in respect of such Mortgage Loans, in the Protected Account or in the
Distribution Account on the Closing Date. In the case of the documents referred
to in clause (x) above, the Depositor shall deliver such documents to the
Trustee or its Custodian promptly after they are received. The Seller shall
cause, at its expense, the Mortgage and intervening assignments, if any, and to
the extent required in accordance with the foregoing, the assignment of the
Mortgage to the Trustee to be submitted for recording promptly after the Closing
Date; provided that the Seller need not cause to be recorded (a) any assignment
in any jurisdiction under the laws of which, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel addressed to the Trustee delivered by the Seller to the Trustee and the
Rating Agencies, the recordation of such assignment is not necessary to protect
the Trustee's interest in the related Mortgage Loan or (b) if MERS is identified
on the Mortgage or on a properly recorded assignment of the Mortgage as the
mortgagee of record solely as nominee for Seller and its successors and assigns.
In the event that the Seller, the Depositor or the Master Servicer gives written
notice to the Trustee that a court has recharacterized the sale of the Mortgage
Loans as a financing, the Seller shall submit or cause to be submitted for
recording as specified above each such previously unrecorded assignment to be
submitted for recording as specified above at the expense of the Trust. In the
event a Mortgage File is released to the Master Servicer as a result of such
Person having completed a Request for Release, the Custodian shall, if not so
completed, complete the assignment of the related Mortgage in the manner
specified in clause (iii) above.

         In connection with the assignment of any Mortgage Loan registered on
the MERS(R) System, the Seller further agrees that it will cause, at the
Seller's own expense, within 30 days after the Closing Date, the MERS(R) System
to indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Seller to the
Depositor and by the Depositor to the Trustee in accordance with this Agreement
for the benefit of the Certificateholders by including (or deleting, in the case
of Mortgage Loans which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement) in
such computer files (a) the code in the field which identifies the specific
Trustee and (b) the code in the field "Pool Field" which identifies the series
of the Certificates issued in connection with such Mortgage Loans. The Seller
further agrees that it will not, and will not permit the Master Servicer to, and
the Master Servicer agrees that it will not, alter the codes referenced in this
paragraph with 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 or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

         Section 2.02 ACCEPTANCE OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS.

         (a) Based on the Initial Certification received by it from the
Custodian, the Trustee acknowledges receipt of, subject to the further review
and exceptions reported by the Custodian

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pursuant to the procedures described below, the documents (or certified copies
thereof) delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf pursuant to
Section 2.01 and declares that it holds and will continue to hold directly or
through a custodian those documents and any amendments, replacements or
supplements thereto and all other assets of the Trust Fund delivered to it in
trust for the use and benefit of all present and future Holders of the
Certificates. On the Closing Date, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf
will deliver an Initial Certification in the form of Exhibit One to the
Custodial Agreement confirming whether or not it has received the Mortgage File
for each Mortgage Loan, but without review of such Mortgage File, except to the
extent necessary to confirm whether such Mortgage File contains the original
Mortgage Note or a lost note affidavit and indemnity in lieu thereof. No later
than 90 days after the Closing Date, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf
shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, review each Mortgage File
delivered to it and execute and deliver to the Seller, the Master Servicer and,
if reviewed by the Custodian, the Trustee, an Interim Certification
substantially in the form of Exhibit Two to the Custodial Agreement. In
conducting such review, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf will
ascertain whether all required documents have been executed and received and
whether those documents relate, determined on the basis of the Mortgagor name,
original principal balance and loan number, to the Mortgage Loans identified in
Exhibit B to this Agreement, as supplemented (provided, however, that with
respect to those documents described in subclauses (iv) and (vi) of Section
2.01, such obligations shall extend only to documents actually delivered
pursuant to such subclauses). In performing any such review, the Trustee and the
Custodian may conclusively rely on the purported due execution and genuineness
of any such document and on the purported genuineness of any signature thereon.
If the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf finds any document constituting
part of the Mortgage File not to have been executed or received, or to be
unrelated to the Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B or to appear to be
defective on its face, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf shall include
such information in the exception report attached to the Interim Certification.
The Seller shall correct or cure any such defect or, if prior to the end of the
second anniversary of the Closing Date, the Seller may substitute for the
related Mortgage Loan a Replacement Mortgage Loan, which substitution shall be
accomplished in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in Section
2.03 or shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the
Trustee to the effect that such defect does not materially or adversely affect
the interests of the Certificateholders in such Mortgage Loan within 60 days
from the date of notice from the Trustee of the defect and if the Seller fails
to correct or cure the defect or deliver such opinion within such period, the
Seller will, subject to Section 2.03, within 90 days from the notification of
the Trustee purchase such Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price; provided,
however, that if such defect relates solely to the inability of the Seller to
deliver the Mortgage, assignment thereof to the Trustee, or intervening
assignments thereof with evidence of recording thereon because such documents
have been submitted for recording and have not been returned by the applicable
jurisdiction, the Seller shall not be required to purchase such Mortgage Loan if
the Seller delivers such documents promptly upon receipt, but in no event later
than 360 days after the Closing Date.

         (b) No later than 180 days after the Closing Date, the Trustee or the
Custodian on its behalf will review, for the benefit of the Certificateholders,
the Mortgage Files and will execute and deliver or cause to be executed and
delivered to the Seller, the Master Servicer and, if reviewed by the Custodian,
the Trustee, a Final Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit Three to
the Custodial Agreement. In conducting such review, the Trustee or the Custodian
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behalf will ascertain whether each document required to be recorded has been
returned from the recording office with evidence of recording thereon and the
Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf has received either an original or a copy
thereof, as required in Section 2.01 (provided, however, that with respect to
those documents described in subclauses (iv) and (vi) of Section 2.01, such
obligations shall extend only to documents actually delivered pursuant to such
subclauses). If the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf finds any document
with respect to a Mortgage Loan has not been received, or to be unrelated,
determined on the basis of the Mortgagor name, original principal balance and
loan number, to the Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B or to appear
defective on its face, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf shall note
such defect in the exception report attached to the Final Certification and
shall promptly notify the Seller. The Seller shall correct or cure any such
defect or, if prior to the end of the second anniversary of the Closing Date,
the Seller may substitute for the related Mortgage Loan a Replacement Mortgage
Loan, which substitution shall be accomplished in the manner and subject to the
conditions set forth in Section 2.03 or shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion
of Counsel addressed to the Trustee to the effect that such defect does not
materially or adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders in such
Mortgage Loan within 60 days from the date of notice from the Trustee of the
defect and if the Seller is unable within such period to correct or cure such
defect, or to substitute the related Mortgage Loan with a Replacement Mortgage
Loan or to deliver such opinion, the Seller shall, subject to Section 2.03,
within 90 days from the notification of the Trustee, purchase such Mortgage Loan
at the Purchase Price; provided, however, that if such defect relates solely to
the inability of the Seller to deliver the Mortgage, assignment thereof to the
Trustee or intervening assignments thereof with evidence of recording thereon,
because such documents have not been returned by the applicable jurisdiction,
the Seller shall not be required to purchase such Mortgage Loan, if the Seller
delivers such documents promptly upon receipt, but in no event later than 360
days after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the
Trustee shall have no responsibility with respect to the custody or review of
Mortgage Files held by the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial Agreement. The
Trustee shall have no liability for the failure of the Custodian to perform its
obligations under the Custodial Agreement.

         (c) In the event that a Mortgage Loan is purchased by the Seller in
accordance with subsections 2.02(a) or (b) above or Section 2.03, the Seller
shall remit the applicable Purchase Price to the Master Servicer for deposit in
the Protected Account and shall provide written notice to the Trustee detailing
the components of the Purchase Price, signed by a Servicing Officer. Upon
deposit of the Purchase Price in the Protected Account and upon receipt of a
Request for Release with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the Trustee or the
Custodian will release to the Seller the related Mortgage File and the Trustee
shall execute and deliver all instruments of transfer or assignment, without
recourse, representation or warranty furnished to it by the Seller, as are
necessary to vest in the Seller title to and rights under the Mortgage Loan.
Such purchase shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which the deposit
into the Protected Account was made. The Trustee shall promptly notify the
Rating Agencies of such repurchase. The obligation of the Seller to cure,
repurchase or substitute for any Mortgage Loan as to which a defect in a
constituent document exists shall be the sole remedies respecting such defect
available to the Certificateholders or to the Trustee on their behalf.

         (d) The Seller shall deliver to the Trustee or the Custodian on its
behalf, and Trustee agrees to accept the Mortgage Note and other documents
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respect to any Replacement Mortgage Loan, which the Trustee or the Custodian
will review as provided in subsections 2.02(a) and 2.02(b), provided, that the
Closing Date referred to therein shall instead be the date of delivery of the
Mortgage File with respect to each Replacement Mortgage Loan.

         Section 2.03 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE MASTER
SERVICER AND THE SELLER.

         (a) The Master Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the
Depositor, the Trustee as follows, as of the Closing Date:

                  (i) It is duly organized and is validly existing and in good
         standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly authorized
         and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this
         Agreement to be conducted by it in any state in which a Mortgaged
         Property is located or is otherwise not required under applicable law
         to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with
         the doing business laws of any such state, to the extent necessary to
         ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan, to service the
         Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to
         perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance
         with the terms hereof or thereof.

                  (ii) It has the full corporate power and authority to service
         each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter
         into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
         has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part the
         execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this
         Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
         hereof by the other parties hereto or thereto, as applicable,
         constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
         against it in accordance with its terms, except that (a) the
         enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
         moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors'
         rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and
         injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to
         equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any
         proceeding therefor may be brought.

                  (iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, the
         servicing of the Mortgage Loans by it under this Agreement, the
         consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof
         and thereof are in its ordinary course of business and will not (A)
         result in a breach of any term or provision of its charter or by-laws
         or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of,
         or result in a default under, the terms of any other material agreement
         or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or
         (C) constitute a violation of any statute, order or regulation
         applicable to it of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency
         or governmental body having jurisdiction over it; and it is not in
         breach or violation of any material indenture or other material
         agreement or instrument, or in violation of any statute, order or
         regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
         governmental body having jurisdiction over it which

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         breach or violation may materially impair its ability to perform or
         meet any of its obligations under this Agreement.

                  (iv) It is an approved servicer of conventional mortgage loans
         for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and is a mortgagee approved by the
         Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203 and
         211 of the National Housing Act.

                  (v) No litigation is pending or, to the best of its knowledge,
         threatened, against it that would materially and adversely affect the
         execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or its ability
         to service the Mortgage Loans or to perform any of its other
         obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

                  (vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court
         or governmental agency or body is required for its execution, delivery
         and performance of, or compliance with, this Agreement or the
         consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or if
         any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, it has
         obtained the same.

                  (vii) The Master Servicer for each Group II Loan has fully
         furnished, and will continue to fully furnish, in accordance with the
         Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate
         and complete information (i.e. favorable and unfavorable) on its
         borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit
         Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly
         basis.

         (b) The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the
Trustee as follows, as of the Closing Date:

                  (i) The Seller is duly organized as a Delaware corporation and
         is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
         Delaware and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all
         business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Seller
         in any state in which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise
         not required under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in
         any event, is in compliance with the doing business laws of any such
         state, to the extent necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each
         Mortgage Loan, to sell the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms
         of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and to perform any of its other
         obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

                  (ii) The Seller has the full corporate power and authority to
         sell each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to
         enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
         the part of the Seller the execution, delivery and performance of this
         Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization,
         execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto or thereto,
         as applicable, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
         Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms,
         except that (a) the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
         insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to
         creditors' rights generally and

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         (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms
         of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
         discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
         brought.

                  (iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
         Seller, the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller under the Mortgage
         Loan Purchase Agreement, the consummation of any other of the
         transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of or
         compliance with the terms hereof and thereof are in the ordinary course
         of business of the Seller and will not (A) result in a material breach
         of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the Seller or (B)
         conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or
         result in a default under, the terms of any other material agreement or
         instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which it may be bound,
         or (C) constitute a violation of any statute, order or regulation
         applicable to the Seller of any court, regulatory body, administrative
         agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Seller; and
         the Seller is not in breach or violation of any material indenture or
         other material agreement or instrument, or in violation of any statute,
         order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative
         agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which breach or
         violation may materially impair the Seller's ability to perform or meet
         any of its obligations under this Agreement.

                  (iv) The Seller is an approved seller of conventional mortgage
         loans for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and is a mortgagee approved by the
         Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203 and
         211 of the National Housing Act.

                  (v) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Seller's
         knowledge, threatened, against the Seller that would materially and
         adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this
         Agreement or the ability of the Seller to sell the Mortgage Loans or to
         perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance
         with the terms hereof or thereof.

                  (vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court
         or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery
         and performance by the Seller of, or compliance by the Seller with,
         this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
         hereby or thereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or
         order is required, the Seller has obtained the same.

                  (vii) With respect to each Mortgage Loan as of the Closing
         Date (or such other date as may be specified in Section 7 of the
         Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement), the Seller hereby remakes and
         restates each of the representations and warranties set forth in
         Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to the Depositor and
         the Trustee to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.

         (c) Upon discovery by any of the parties hereto of a breach of a
representation or warranty set forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
with respect to the Mortgage Loans that materially and adversely affects the
interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan, the party discovering
such breach shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other parties. Any
breach of a representation or warranty contained in clauses (gg) through (mm)

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of Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in respect of a Group II
Loan, shall be deemed to materially adversely affect the interests of the
Certificateholders. The Seller hereby covenants with respect to the
representations and warranties set forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
with respect to the Mortgage Loans, that within 90 days of the discovery of a
breach of any representation or warranty set forth therein that materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan,
it shall cure such breach in all material respects and, if such breach is not so
cured, (i) if such 90 day period expires prior to the second anniversary of the
Closing Date, remove such Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") from the
Trust Fund and substitute in its place a Replacement Mortgage Loan, in the
manner and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section; or (ii)
repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans from the Trustee at the
Purchase Price in the manner set forth below; provided that any such
substitution pursuant to (i) above or repurchase pursuant to (ii) above shall
not be effected prior to the delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel if
required by Section 2.05 hereof and any such substitution pursuant to (i) above
shall not be effected prior to the additional delivery to the Trustee of a
Request for Release. The Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the parties
hereto of the Seller's failure to cure such breach as set forth in the preceding
sentence. The Seller shall promptly reimburse the Master Servicer and the
Trustee for any expenses reasonably incurred by the Master Servicer or the
Trustee in respect of enforcing the remedies for such breach. To enable the
Master Servicer to amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Seller shall, unless it
cures such breach in a timely fashion pursuant to this Section 2.03, promptly
notify the Master Servicer whether it intends either to repurchase, or to
substitute for, the Mortgage Loan affected by such breach. With respect to the
representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans that are made
to the best of the Seller's knowledge, if it is discovered by any of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Seller, the Trustee or the Custodian that
the substance of such representation and warranty is inaccurate and such
inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage
Loan, notwithstanding the Seller's lack of knowledge with respect to the
substance of such representation or warranty, the Seller shall nevertheless be
required to cure, substitute for or repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan in
accordance with the foregoing.

         With respect to any Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Seller
shall deliver to the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf for the benefit of
the Certificateholders such documents and agreements as are required by Section
2.01. No substitution will be made in any calendar month after the Determination
Date for such month. Scheduled Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage
Loans in the Due Period related to the Distribution Date on which such proceeds
are to be distributed shall not be part of the Trust Fund and will be retained
by the Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to
Certificateholders will include the Scheduled Payment due on any Deleted
Mortgage Loan for the related Due Period and thereafter the Seller shall be
entitled to retain all amounts received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage
Loan. The Master Servicer shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the benefit
of the Certificateholders to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan
and the substitution of the Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and the Master
Servicer shall deliver the amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee and the
Custodian. Upon such substitution, the Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans shall
be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Seller shall
be deemed to have made with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans,
as of the date of substitution, the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with respect to such Mortgage

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Loan. Upon any such substitution and the deposit into the Protected Account of
the amount required to be deposited therein in connection with such substitution
as described in the following paragraph and receipt by the Trustee of a Request
for Release for such Mortgage Loan, the Trustee or the Custodian shall release
to the Seller the Mortgage File relating to such Deleted Mortgage Loan and held
for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee shall execute and
deliver at the Seller's direction such instruments of transfer or assignment as
have been prepared by the Seller, in each case without recourse, representation
or warranty as shall be necessary to vest in the Seller, or its respective
designee, title to the Trustee's interest in any Deleted Mortgage Loan
substituted for pursuant to this Section 2.03.

         For any month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement
Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer will determine
the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all the
Replacement Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the
Stated Principal Balance (after application of the principal portion of the
Scheduled Payment due in the month of substitution) of such Deleted Mortgage
Loan. An amount equal to the aggregate of such deficiencies, described in the
preceding sentence for any Distribution Date (such amount, the "Substitution
Adjustment Amount") shall be deposited into the Protected Account, by the Seller
delivering such Replacement Mortgage Loan on the Determination Date for the
Distribution Date relating to the Prepayment Period during which the related
Mortgage Loan became required to be purchased or replaced hereunder.

         In the event that the Seller shall have repurchased a Mortgage Loan,
the Purchase Price therefor shall be deposited into the Protected Account, on
the Determination Date for the Distribution Date in the month following the
month during which the Seller became obligated to repurchase or replace such
Mortgage Loan and upon such deposit of the Purchase Price, the delivery of an
Opinion of Counsel if required by Section 2.05 and the receipt of a Request for
Release, the Trustee or the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage File
held for the benefit of the Certificateholders to the Seller, and the Trustee
shall execute and deliver at such Person's direction the related instruments of
transfer or assignment prepared by the Seller, in each case without recourse, as
shall be necessary to transfer title from the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and transfer the Trustee's interest to the Seller to any
Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Section 2.03. It is understood and
agreed that the obligation under this Agreement of the Seller to cure,
repurchase or replace any Mortgage Loan as to which a breach has occurred and is
continuing shall constitute the sole remedies against the Seller respecting such
breach available to the Certificateholders, the Depositor or the Trustee.

         (d) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.03
hereof shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Loans and Mortgage
Files to the Trustee or the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

         Section 2.04 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE DEPOSITOR.

         The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Master Servicer,
the Trustee as follows, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:

                  (i) The Depositor is duly organized and is validly existing as
         a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the
         State of Delaware and has full

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         power and authority necessary to own or hold its properties and to
         conduct its business as now conducted by it and to enter into and
         perform its obligations under this Agreement.

                  (ii) The Depositor has the full power and authority to
         execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the
         transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and has duly authorized,
         by all necessary corporate action on its part, the execution, delivery
         and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due
         authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties
         hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
         Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its
         terms, subject, as to enforceability, to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
         reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors'
         rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of
         whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law.

                  (iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
         Depositor, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof
         and thereof are in the ordinary course of business of the Depositor and
         will not (A) result in a material breach of any term or provision of
         the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of
         the Depositor or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or
         acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any other
         material agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or
         by which it may be bound or (C) constitute a violation of any statute,
         order or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any court,
         regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
         jurisdiction over the Depositor; and the Depositor is not in breach or
         violation of any material indenture or other material agreement or
         instrument, or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any
         court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body
         having jurisdiction over it which breach or violation may materially
         impair the Depositor's ability to perform or meet any of its
         obligations under this Agreement.

                  (iv) No litigation is pending, or, to the best of the
         Depositor's knowledge, threatened, against the Depositor that would
         materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or
         enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Depositor to
         perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the
         terms hereof or thereof.

                  (v) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court
         or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery
         and performance by the Depositor of, or compliance by the Depositor
         with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
         contemplated hereby or thereby, or if any such consent, approval,
         authorization or order is required, the Depositor has obtained the
         same.

         The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee as of the
Closing Date, following the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to it by the Seller,
the Depositor had good title to the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage
Notes were subject to no offsets, claims, defenses or counterclaims.

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         It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set
forth in this Section 2.04 shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Files to the
Trustee or the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Upon
discovery by the Depositor, the Trustee of a breach of such representations and
warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice
to the others and to each Rating Agency.

         Section 2.05 DELIVERY OF OPINION OF COUNSEL IN CONNECTION WITH
SUBSTITUTIONS AND REPURCHASES.

         (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, with
respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not in default or as to which default is
not imminent, no repurchase or substitution pursuant to Sections 2.02 or 2.03
shall be made unless the Seller delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel,
addressed to the Trustee, to the effect that such repurchase or substitution
would not (i) result in the imposition of the tax on "prohibited transactions"
of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV or contributions after the Closing
Date, as defined in sections 860F(a)(2) and 860G(d) of the Code, respectively or
(ii) cause any of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV to fail to qualify as
a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding. Any Mortgage Loan as
to which repurchase or substitution was delayed pursuant to this paragraph shall
be repurchased or the substitution therefor shall occur (subject to compliance
with Sections 2.02 or 2.03) upon the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a default
or imminent default with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (b) receipt by the
Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee to the effect that
such repurchase or substitution, as applicable, will not result in the events
described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence.

         (b) Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Seller or the Master Servicer
that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the
meaning of section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall
promptly (and in any event within 5 Business Days of discovery) give written
notice thereof to the other parties and the Trustee. In connection therewith,
the Trustee shall require the Seller, at the Seller's option, to either (i)
substitute, if the conditions in Section 2.03 with respect to substitutions are
satisfied, a Replacement Mortgage Loan for the affected Mortgage Loan, or (ii)
repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of such discovery in the
same manner as it would a Mortgage Loan for a breach of representation or
warranty in accordance with Section 2.03. The Trustee shall reconvey to the
Seller the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto (and the Custodian shall
deliver the related Mortgage File) in the same manner, and on the same terms and
conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a
representation or warranty in accordance with Section 2.03.

         Section 2.06 COUNTERSIGNATURE AND DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES.

         (a) The Trustee acknowledges the sale, transfer and assignment to it of
the Trust Fund and, concurrently with such transfer and assignment, has
executed, countersigned and delivered, to or upon the order of the Depositor,
the Certificates in authorized denominations evidencing the entire ownership of
the Trust Fund. The Trustee agrees to hold the Trust Fund and exercise the
rights referred to above for the benefit of all present and future Holders of
the Certificates and to perform the duties set forth in this Agreement in
accordance with its terms.

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         (b) The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the
Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in
and to the REMIC I Regular Interests, and the other assets of REMIC II for the
benefit of the holders of the REMIC II Regular Interests and the Class R-2
Certificates. The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC I Regular Interests
(which are uncertificated) and the other assets of REMIC II and declares that it
holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the
holders of the REMIC II Regular Interests and the Class R-2 Certificates.

         (c) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the
Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in
and to the Class CE Interest for the benefit of the holders of the REMIC III
Certificates. The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the Class CE Interest (which
are uncertificated) and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust
for the exclusive use and benefit of the holders of the REMIC III Certificates.

         (d) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the
Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in
and to the Class P Interest for the benefit of the holders of the REMIC IV
Certificates. The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the Class P Interest (which
are uncertificated) and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust
for the exclusive use and benefit of the holders of the REMIC IV Certificates.

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                                  ARTICLE III

               ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS

         Section 3.01 THE MASTER SERVICER TO ACT AS MASTER SERVICER.

         The Master Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage
loan servicers in the respective states in which the related Mortgaged
Properties are located. In connection with such servicing and administration,
the Master Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone and/or
through subservicers as provided in Section 3.03, to do or cause to be done any
and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such
servicing and administration, including but not limited to, the power and
authority, subject to the terms hereof (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of
the Certificateholders and the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other
instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any related Mortgaged
Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only
in the manner provided herein), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and
other Liquidation Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries, and (iv) subject to Section
3.09, to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the
Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Master Servicer
shall take no action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of
the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan or the rights and
interests of the Depositor or the Trustee under this Agreement.

         Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer,
in its own name or in the name of the Trust, the Depositor or the Trustee, is
hereby authorized and empowered by the Trust, the Depositor and the Trustee,
when the Master Servicer believes it appropriate in its reasonable judgment, to
execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee, the Depositor, the
Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or
cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge and all other
comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, and with respect to
the Mortgaged Properties held for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The
Master Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Depositor and/or the Trustee
such documents requiring execution and delivery by any or all of them as are
necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer to service and administer
the Mortgage Loans. Upon receipt of such documents, the Depositor and/or the
Trustee shall execute such documents and deliver them to the Master Servicer.

         In accordance with the standards of the first paragraph of this Section
3.01, the Master Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as
necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on
the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be reimbursable in the first
instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 5.03,
and further as provided in Section 5.02. All costs incurred by the Master
Servicer, if any, in effecting the timely payments of taxes and assessments on
the Mortgaged Properties and related insurance premiums shall not, for the
purpose of calculating monthly distributions to the Certificateholders, be added
to the Stated Principal Balance under the related Mortgage Loans,
notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans so permit.

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         Section 3.02 DUE-ON-SALE CLAUSES; ASSUMPTION AGREEMENTS.

         (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.02, when any
property subject to a Mortgage has been or is about to be conveyed by the
Mortgagor, the Master Servicer shall to the extent that it has knowledge of such
conveyance, enforce any due-on-sale clause contained in any Mortgage Note or
Mortgage, to the extent permitted under applicable law and governmental
regulations, but only to the extent that such enforcement will not adversely
affect or jeopardize coverage under any Required Insurance Policy.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer is not required to exercise
such rights with respect to a Mortgage Loan if the Person to whom the related
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed satisfies the
terms and conditions contained in the Mortgage Note and Mortgage related thereto
and the consent of the mortgagee under such Mortgage Note or Mortgage is not
otherwise so required under such Mortgage Note or Mortgage as a condition to
such transfer. In the event that the Master Servicer is prohibited by law from
enforcing any such due-on-sale clause, or if coverage under any Required
Insurance Policy would be adversely affected, or if nonenforcement is otherwise
permitted hereunder, the Master Servicer is authorized, subject to Section
3.02(b), to take or enter into an assumption and modification agreement from or
with the person to whom such property has been or is about to be conveyed,
pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, unless
prohibited by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon,
provided that the Mortgage Loan shall continue to be covered (if so covered
before the Master Servicer enters such agreement) by the applicable Required
Insurance Policies. The Master Servicer, subject to Section 3.02(b), is also
authorized with the prior approval of the insurers under any Required Insurance
Policies to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with such Person,
pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such
Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall not be deemed to be in
default under this Section 3.02(a) by reason of any transfer or assumption that
the Master Servicer reasonably believes it is restricted by law from preventing.

         (b) Subject to the Master Servicer's duty to enforce any due-on-sale
clause to the extent set forth in Section 3.02(a), in any case in which a
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed to a Person by a Mortgagor, and such Person
is to enter into an assumption agreement or modification agreement or supplement
to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage that requires the signature of the Trustee, or
if an instrument of release signed by the Trustee is required releasing the
Mortgagor from liability on the related Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall
prepare and deliver or cause to be prepared and delivered to the Trustee for
signature and shall direct, in writing, the Trustee to execute the assumption
agreement with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property is to be conveyed and
such modification agreement or supplement to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or
other instruments as are reasonable or necessary to carry out the terms of the
Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise to comply with any applicable laws
regarding assumptions or the transfer of the Mortgaged Property to such Person.
In connection with any such assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note
(including, but not limited to, the Mortgage Rate, the amount of the Scheduled
Payment and any other term affecting the amount or timing of payment on the
Mortgage Loan) may be changed. In addition, the substitute Mortgagor and the
Mortgaged Property must be acceptable to the Master Servicer in accordance with
its servicing standards as then in effect. The Master Servicer shall notify the
Trustee that any such substitution or assumption agreement has been completed by
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the original of such substitution or assumption agreement, which in the case of
the original 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. Any fee collected
by the Master Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of
liability agreement will be retained by the Master Servicer as additional
servicing compensation.

         Section 3.03 SUBSERVICERS.

         The Master Servicer shall perform all of its servicing responsibilities
hereunder or may cause a subservicer to perform any such servicing
responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Master Servicer of a
subservicer shall not release the Master Servicer from any of its obligations
hereunder and the Master Servicer shall remain responsible hereunder for all
acts and omissions of each subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions
were those of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall pay all fees of
each subservicer from its own funds, and a subservicer's fee shall not exceed
the Servicing Fee payable to the Master Servicer hereunder.

         At the cost and expense of the Master Servicer, without any right of
reimbursement from its Protected Account, the Master Servicer shall be entitled
to terminate the rights and responsibilities of a subservicer and arrange for
any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor subservicer;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or
prohibit the Master Servicer, at the Master Servicer's option, from electing to
service the related Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Master
Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated
pursuant to Section 8.03, the Master Servicer shall at its own cost and expense
terminate the rights and responsibilities of each subservicer effective as of
the date of termination of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall pay
all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and
responsibilities of each subservicer from the Master Servicer's own funds
without reimbursement from the Trust Fund.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall not be
relieved of its obligations hereunder and shall be obligated to the same extent
and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and
administering the Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to enter
into an agreement with a subservicer for indemnification of the Master Servicer
by the subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to
limit or modify such indemnification.

         Any subservicing agreement and any other transactions or services
relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a subservicer shall be deemed to be
between such subservicer and the Master Servicer alone, and the Trustee shall
not have any obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to such subservicer
including any obligation, duty or liability of the Trustee to pay such
subservicer's fees and expenses. Each subservicing agreement shall provide that
such agreement may be assumed or terminated without cause or penalty by the
Trustee or other Successor Master Servicer in the event the Master Servicer is
terminated in accordance with this Agreement. For purposes of remittances to the
Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have
received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when a subservicer has received such
payment.

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         Section 3.04 DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND FUNDS IN POSSESSION OF THE MASTER
SERVICER TO BE HELD FOR TRUSTEE.

         Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Master
Servicer shall transmit to the Trustee or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee
as required by this Agreement all documents and instruments in respect of a
Mortgage Loan coming into the possession of the Master Servicer from time to
time and shall account fully to the Trustee for any funds received by the Master
Servicer or that otherwise are collected by the Master Servicer as Liquidation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries in respect of any such
Mortgage Loan. All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the
control of, the Master Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from
the collection of principal and interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds
or Subsequent Recoveries, including but not limited to, any funds on deposit in
the Protected Account, shall be held by the Master Servicer for and on behalf of
the Trustee and shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the
Trustee, subject to the applicable provisions of this Agreement. The Master
Servicer also agrees that it shall not create, incur or subject any Mortgage
File or any funds that are deposited in the Protected Account or in any Escrow
Account, or any funds that otherwise are or may become due or payable to the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to any claim, lien, security
interest, judgment, levy, writ of attachment or other encumbrance, or assert by
legal action or otherwise any claim or right of set off against any Mortgage
File or any funds collected on, or in connection with, a Mortgage Loan, except,
however, that the Master Servicer shall be entitled to set off against and
deduct from any such funds any amounts that are properly due and payable to the
Master Servicer under this Agreement.

         Section 3.05 MAINTENANCE OF HAZARD INSURANCE.

         The Master Servicer shall cause to be maintained, for each Mortgage
Loan, hazard insurance on buildings upon, or comprising part of, the Mortgaged
Property against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other
hazards as are customary in the area where the related Mortgaged Property is
located with an insurer which is licensed to do business in the state where the
related Mortgaged Property is located. Each such policy of standard hazard
insurance shall contain, or have an accompanying endorsement that contains, a
standard mortgagee clause. The Master Servicer shall also cause flood insurance
to be maintained on property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of
foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, to the extent described below. Pursuant to
Section 4.01, any amounts collected by the Master Servicer under any such
policies (other than the amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of
the related Mortgaged Property or property thus acquired or amounts released to
the Mortgagor in accordance with the Master Servicer's normal servicing
procedures) shall be deposited in the Protected Account. Any cost incurred by
the Master Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose
of calculating monthly distributions to the Certificateholders or remittances to
the Trustee for their benefit, be added to the principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of the Mortgage Loan so permit. Such costs
shall be recoverable by the Master Servicer out of late payments by the related
Mortgagor or out of Liquidation Proceeds to the extent permitted by Section
4.02. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional
insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired
in respect of a Mortgage other than pursuant to such applicable laws and
regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such
additional insurance. If the Mortgaged Property is located at the

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time of origination of the Mortgage Loan in a federally designated special flood
hazard area and such area is participating in the national flood insurance
program, the Master Servicer shall cause flood insurance to be maintained with
respect to such Mortgage Loan. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal
to the least of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan,
(ii) minimum amount required to compensate for damage or loss on a replacement
cost basis or (iii) the maximum amount of such insurance available for the
related Mortgaged Property under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as
amended.

         In the event that the Master Servicer shall obtain and maintain a
blanket policy insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, it
shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in
the first sentence of this Section 3.05, it being understood and agreed that
such policy may contain a deductible clause on terms substantially equivalent to
those commercially available and maintained by comparable servicers. If such
policy contains a deductible clause, the Master Servicer shall, in the event
that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a
policy complying with the first sentence of this Section 3.05, and there shall
have been a loss that would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the
Protected Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy
because of such deductible clause. Such deposit shall be from the Master
Servicer's own funds without reimbursement therefor. In connection with its
activities as administrator and servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Master
Servicer agrees to present, on behalf of itself, the Depositor and the Trustee
for the benefit of the Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket policy.

         Section 3.06 PRESENTMENT OF CLAIMS AND COLLECTION OF PROCEEDS.

         The Master Servicer shall prepare and present on behalf of the Trustee
and the Certificateholders all claims under the Insurance Policies and take such
actions (including the negotiation, settlement, compromise or enforcement of the
insured's claim) as shall be necessary to realize recovery under such Insurance
Policies. Any proceeds disbursed to the Master Servicer in respect of such
Insurance Policies shall be promptly deposited in the Protected Account upon
receipt, except that any amounts realized that are to be applied to the repair
or restoration of the related Mortgaged Property as a condition precedent to the
presentation of claims on the related Mortgage Loan to the insurer under any
applicable Insurance Policy need not be so deposited (or remitted).

         Section 3.07 MAINTENANCE OF THE PRIMARY MORTGAGE INSURANCE POLICIES.

         (a) The Master Servicer shall not take any action that would result in
noncoverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss
which, but for the actions of the Master Servicer would have been covered
thereunder. The Master Servicer shall use its best efforts to keep in force and
effect (to the extent that the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain
such insurance), Primary Mortgage Insurance applicable to each Mortgage Loan.
The Master Servicer shall not cancel or refuse to renew any such Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy that is in effect at the date of the initial issuance
of the Mortgage Note and is required to be kept in force hereunder.

         (b) The Master Servicer agrees to present on behalf of the Trustee, the
Certificateholders, claims to the insurer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance
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this regard, to take such reasonable action as shall be necessary to permit
recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies respecting defaulted
Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to Section 4.01, any amounts collected by the Master
Servicer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies shall be deposited in the
Protected Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof.

         Section 3.08 FIDELITY BOND, ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE.

         The Master Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket
fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage
with responsible companies on all officers, employees or other persons acting in
any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loans and who handle funds, money,
documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. The fidelity bond and
errors and omissions insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's
Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Master Servicer against losses,
including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and
negligent acts of such persons. Such fidelity bond shall also protect and insure
the Master Servicer against losses in connection with the failure to maintain
any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or
satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan which is not in accordance with Accepted
Servicing Practices. No provision of this Section 3.08 requiring the fidelity
bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Master
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 least
equal to the corresponding amounts required by Accepted Servicing Practices. The
Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate from the surety and
the insurer as to the existence of the fidelity bond and errors and omissions
insurance policy and shall obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer
that such fidelity bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or
materially modified without thirty days prior written notice to the Trustee. The
Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee within five business days of receipt of
notice that such fidelity bond or insurance policy will be, or has been,
materially modified or terminated. The Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders must be named as loss payees on the fidelity bond and as
additional insured on the errors and omissions policy.

         Section 3.09 REALIZATION UPON DEFAULTED MORTGAGE LOANS; DETERMINATION
OF EXCESS LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS AND REALIZED LOSSES; REPURCHASES OF CERTAIN
MORTGAGE LOANS.

         (a) The Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to foreclose upon
or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the
Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no
satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments. In
connection with such foreclosure or other conversion, the Master Servicer shall
follow such practices and procedures as it shall deem necessary or advisable and
as shall be normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities and
the requirements of the insurer under any Required Insurance Policy; provided
that the Master Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in
connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration of any property
unless it shall determine (i) that such restoration and/or foreclosure will
increase the proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to
itself of such expenses and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable to it
through Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have
priority for purposes of withdrawals from the Protected Account pursuant to
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reasonably believes that Liquidation Proceeds with respect to any such Mortgage
Loan would not be increased as a result of such foreclosure or other action,
such Mortgage Loan will be charged-off and will become a Liquidated Loan. The
Master Servicer will give notice of any such charge-off to the Trustee. The
Master Servicer shall be responsible for all other costs and expenses incurred
by it in any such proceedings; provided that such costs and expenses shall be
Servicing Advances and that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from
the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated
in Section 4.02. If the Master Servicer has knowledge that a Mortgaged Property
that the Master Servicer is contemplating acquiring in foreclosure or by deed-
in-lieu of foreclosure is located within a one-mile radius of any site with
environmental or hazardous waste risks known to the Master Servicer, the Master
Servicer will, prior to acquiring the Mortgaged Property, consider such risks
and only take action in accordance with its established environmental review
procedures.

         With respect to any REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall
be taken in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders
(or the Trustee's nominee on behalf of the Certificateholders). The Trustee's
name shall be placed on the title to such REO Property solely as the Trustee
hereunder and not in its individual capacity. The Master Servicer shall ensure
that the title to such REO Property references this Agreement and the Trustee's
capacity hereunder. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the
Master Servicer shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Master
Servicer protect and conserve such REO Property in the same manner and to such
extent as is customary in the locality where such REO Property is located and
may, incident to its conservation and protection of the interests of the
Certificateholders, rent the same, or any part thereof, as the Master Servicer
deems to be in the best interest of the Master Servicer and the
Certificateholders for the period prior to the sale of such REO Property. The
Master Servicer shall prepare for and deliver to the Trustee a statement with
respect to each REO Property that has been rented showing the aggregate rental
income received and all expenses incurred in connection with the management and
maintenance of such REO Property at such times as is necessary to enable the
Trustee to comply with the reporting requirements of the REMIC Provisions. The
net monthly rental income, if any, from such REO Property shall be deposited in
the Protected Account no later than the close of business on each Determination
Date. The Master Servicer shall perform the tax reporting and withholding
related to foreclosures, abandonments and cancellation of indebtedness income as
specified by Sections 1445, 6050J and 6050P of the Code by preparing and filing
such tax and information returns, as may be required.

         In the event that the Trust Fund acquires any Mortgaged Property as
aforesaid or otherwise in connection with a default or imminent default on a
Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall dispose of such Mortgaged Property
prior to three years after its acquisition by the Trust Fund or, at the expense
of the Trust Fund, request more than 60 days prior to the day on which such
three-year period would otherwise expire, an extension of the three-year grace
period unless the Trustee shall have been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel
addressed to the Trustee (such opinion not to be an expense of the Trustee) to
the effect that the holding by the Trust Fund of such Mortgaged Property
subsequent to such three-year period will not result in the imposition of taxes
on "prohibited transactions" of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV as
defined in section 860F of the Code or cause any of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III
or REMIC IV to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are
outstanding, in which case the Trust Fund may continue to hold such Mortgaged
Property (subject to any conditions

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contained in such Opinion of Counsel). Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, no Mortgaged Property acquired by the Trust Fund shall be rented
(or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used for the production of
income by or on behalf of the Trust Fund in such a manner or pursuant to any
terms that would (i) cause such Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify as
"foreclosure property" within the meaning of section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or
(ii) subject any of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV to the imposition
of any federal, state or local income taxes on the income earned from such
Mortgaged Property under section 860G(c) of the Code or otherwise, unless the
Master Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund with
respect to the imposition of any such taxes.

         The decision of the Master Servicer to foreclose on a defaulted
Mortgage Loan shall be subject to a determination by the Master Servicer that
the proceeds of such foreclosure would exceed the costs and expenses of bringing
such a proceeding. The income earned from the management of any Mortgaged
Properties acquired through foreclosure or other judicial proceeding, net of
reimbursement to the Master Servicer for expenses incurred (including any
property or other taxes) in connection with such management and net of
unreimbursed Servicing Fees, Advances, Servicing Advances and any management fee
paid or to be paid with respect to the management of such Mortgaged Property,
shall be applied to the payment of principal of, and interest on, the related
defaulted Mortgage Loans (with interest accruing as though such Mortgage Loans
were still current) and all such income shall be deemed, for all purposes in the
Agreement, to be payments on account of principal and interest on the related
Mortgage Notes and shall be deposited into the Protected Account. To the extent
the income received during a Prepayment Period is in excess of the amount
attributable to amortizing principal and accrued interest at the related
Mortgage Rate on the related Mortgage Loan, such excess shall be considered to
be a partial Principal Prepayment for all purposes hereof.

         The Liquidation Proceeds from any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, net
of any payment to the Master Servicer as provided above, shall be deposited in
the Protected Account on the next succeeding Determination Date following
receipt thereof for distribution on the related Distribution Date, except that
any Excess Liquidation Proceeds shall be retained by the Master Servicer as
additional servicing compensation.

         The proceeds of any Liquidated Loan, as well as any recovery resulting
from a partial collection of Liquidation Proceeds or any income from an REO
Property, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to
reimburse the Master Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances
and Servicing Fees, pursuant to Section 4.02 or this Section 3.09; second, to
reimburse the Master Servicer for any unreimbursed Advances, pursuant to Section
4.02 or this Section 3.09; third, to accrued and unpaid interest (to the extent
no Advance has been made for such amount) on the Mortgage Loan or related REO
Property, at the Net Mortgage Rate to the first day of the month in which such
amounts are required to be distributed; and fourth, as a recovery of principal
of the Mortgage Loan.

         (b) On each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall determine the
respective aggregate amounts of Excess Liquidation Proceeds and Realized Losses,
if any, for the related Prepayment Period.

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         (c) The Master Servicer has no intent to foreclose on any Mortgage Loan
based on the delinquency characteristics as of the Closing Date; provided, that
the foregoing does not prevent the Master Servicer from initiating foreclosure
proceedings on any date hereafter if the facts and circumstances of such
Mortgage Loans including delinquency characteristics in the Master Servicer's
discretion so warrant such action.

         Section 3.10 SERVICING COMPENSATION.

         As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Master Servicer shall
be entitled to retain or withdraw from the Protected Account out of each payment
of interest on a Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund an amount equal to the
Servicing Fee.

         Additional servicing compensation in the form of any Excess Liquidation
Proceeds, assumption fees, late payment charges, all income and gain net of any
losses realized from Permitted Investments with respect to funds in or credited
to the Protected Account shall be retained by the Master Servicer to the extent
not required to be deposited in the Protected Account pursuant to Section 4.02.
The Master Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in
connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including payment of any
premiums for hazard insurance, as required by Section 3.05 and maintenance of
the other forms of insurance coverage required by Section 3.07) and shall not be
entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided in Section
4.02.

         Section 3.11 REO PROPERTY.

         (a) In the event the Trust Fund acquires ownership of any REO Property
in respect of any related Mortgage Loan, the deed or certificate of sale shall
be issued to the Trustee, or to its nominee, on behalf of the related
Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall sell any REO Property as
expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Master
Servicer shall protect and conserve such REO Property in the manner and to the
extent required herein, in accordance with the REMIC Provisions.

         (b) The Master Servicer shall deposit all funds collected and received
in connection with the operation of any REO Property into the Protected Account.

         (c) The Master Servicer, upon the final disposition of any REO
Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related unreimbursed
Advances, unreimbursed Servicing Advances or Servicing Fees from Liquidation
Proceeds received in connection with the final disposition of such REO Property;
provided, that any such unreimbursed Advances or Servicing Fees as well as any
unpaid Servicing Fees may be reimbursed or paid, as the case may be, prior to
final disposition, out of any net rental income or other net amounts derived
from such REO Property.

         Section 3.12 LIQUIDATION REPORTS.

         Upon the foreclosure of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition
thereof by the Trust Fund pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the Master
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report to the Trustee containing such information as shall be mutually
acceptable to the Master Servicer and the Trustee with respect to such Mortgaged
Property.

         Section 3.13 ANNUAL CERTIFICATE AS TO COMPLIANCE.

         (a) The Master Servicer will deliver to the Trustee and the Rating
Agencies not later than March 1, 2005 and not later than March 1 of each year
thereafter, a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating, as to each signatory
thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Master Servicer during the
preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of its performance under this
Agreement has been made under such officer's supervision, and (ii) to the best
of such officer's knowledge, based on such review, the Master Servicer has
fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement in all material respects
throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a default in the
fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such
officer and the nature and status thereof except for such defaults as such
officer in its good faith judgment believe to be immaterial.

         (b) Copies of such statements shall be provided to any
Certificateholder upon request by the Master Servicer or by the Trustee at the
Master Servicer's expense if the Master Servicer failed to provide such copies
(unless (i) the Master Servicer shall have failed to provide the Trustee with
such statement or (ii) the Trustee shall be unaware of the Master Servicer's
failure to provide such statement).

         Section 3.14 ANNUAL INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS' SERVICING
REPORT.

         Not later than March 1, 2005 and not later than March 1 of each year
thereafter, the Master Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of independent
public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Trustee, the Rating Agencies to
the effect that, with respect to the preceding calendar year, such firm has
examined certain documents and records relating to the Master Servicer's
servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
servicing agreements substantially similar to this Agreement, which agreements
may include this Agreement, and that, on the basis of such an examination,
conducted substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation
Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm is of the opinion that the Master
Servicer's servicing has been conducted in compliance with the agreements
examined pursuant to this Section 3.14, except for (i) such exceptions as such
firm shall believe to be immaterial,(ii) such other exceptions as shall be set
forth in such statement and (iii) such exceptions that the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers requires it to report. Copies of such
statements shall be provided to any Certificateholder upon request by the Master
Servicer or by the Trustee at the Master Servicer's expense if the Master
Servicer failed to provide such copies (unless (i) the Master Servicer shall
have failed to provide the Trustee with such statement or (ii) the Trustee shall
be unaware of the Master Servicer's failure to provide such statement).

         Section 3.15 BOOKS AND RECORDS.

         The Master Servicer shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall
maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans which shall
be appropriately identified in the Master Servicer's computer system to clearly
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Trust. In particular, the Master Servicer shall maintain in its possession,
available for inspection by the Trustee and shall deliver to the Trustee upon
demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes
of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents
maintained by the Master Servicer may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche
or such other reliable means of recreating original documents, including, but
not limited to, optical imagery techniques so long as the Master Servicer
complies with the requirements of Accepted Servicing Practices.

         The Master Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan
and shall make available for inspection by the Trustee the related servicing
file during the time such Mortgage Loan is subject to this Agreement and
thereafter in accordance with applicable law.

         Section 3.16 REPORTS FILED WITH SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

         (a) The Depositor shall prepare or cause to be prepared the initial
current report on Form 8-K. Within 15 days after each Distribution Date, the
Trustee shall, in accordance with industry standards, file with the Commission
via the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System ("EDGAR"), a Form 8-K
with a copy of the monthly statement to be furnished by the Trustee to the
Certificateholders for such Distribution Date as an exhibit thereto. Prior to
January 30 in each year commencing in 2005, the Trustee shall, in accordance
with industry standards, file a Form 15 Suspension Notice with respect to the
Trust Fund, if applicable. Prior to (i) March 15, 2005 and (ii) unless and until
a Form 15 Suspension Notice shall have been filed, prior to March 15 of each
year thereafter, the Master Servicer shall provide the Trustee with a Master
Servicer Certification, together with a copy of the annual independent
accountant's servicing report and annual statement of compliance to be delivered
by the Master Servicer pursuant to Sections 3.13 and 3.14. Prior to (i) March
31, 2005 and (ii) unless and until a Form 15 Suspension Notice shall have been
filed, March 31 of each year thereafter, the Trustee shall, subject to
subsection (d) below, file a Form 10K, in substance conforming to industry
standards, with respect to the Trust Fund. Such Form 10K shall include the
Master Servicer Certification and other documentation provided by the Master
Servicer pursuant to the second preceding sentence and the Form 10K
certification signed by the Depositor. The Depositor hereby grants to the
Trustee a limited power of attorney to execute and file each such document on
behalf of the Depositor. Such power of attorney shall continue until either the
earlier of (i) receipt by the Trustee from the Depositor of written termination
of such power of attorney and (ii) the termination of the Trust Fund. The
Depositor agrees to promptly furnish to the Trustee, from time to time upon
request, such further information, reports and financial statements within its
control related to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans as the Trustee reasonably
deems appropriate to prepare and file all necessary reports with the Commission.
The Trustee shall have no responsibility to file any items other than those
specified in this Section 3.16; provided, however, the Trustee will cooperate
with the Depositor in connection with any additional filings with respect to the
Trust Fund as the Depositor deems necessary under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Copies of all reports filed by the
Trustee under the Exchange Act shall be sent to: the Depositor c/o Bear, Stearns
& Co. Inc., Attn: Managing Director-Analysis and Control, One Metrotech Center
North, Brooklyn, New York 11202-3859. Fees and expenses incurred by the Trustee
in connection with this Section 3.16 shall not be reimbursable from the Trust
Fund.

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         (b) In connection with the filing of any 10-K hereunder, the Trustee
shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L) for the
Depositor regarding certain aspects of the Form 10-K certification signed by the
Depositor, provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to
undertake an analysis of any accountant's report attached as an exhibit to the
Form 10-K.

         (c) (i) The Trustee shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and
its officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a
breach of the Trustee's obligations under this Section 3.16 or the Trustee's
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.

                  (ii) The Depositor shall indemnify and hold harmless the
         Trustee and its officers, directors and affiliates from and against any
         losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
         necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and
         expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the obligations of
         the Depositor under this Section 3.16 or the Depositor's negligence,
         bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.

                  (iii) The Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless
         the Trustee and the Depositor and their respective officers, directors
         and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
         forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs,
         judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a
         breach of the obligations of the Master Servicer under this Section
         3.16 or the Master Servicer's negligence, bad faith or willful
         misconduct in connection therewith.

                  (iv) If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable
         or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or the Trustee, as
         applicable, then the defaulting party, in connection with a breach of
         its respective obligations under this Section 3.16 or its respective
         negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith,
         agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
         other parties as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities
         of the other party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
         relative fault and the relative benefit of the Depositor on the one
         hand and the Trustee on the other.

         (d) Nothing shall be construed from the foregoing subsections (a), (b)
and (c) to require the Trustee or any officer, director or Affiliate thereof to
sign any Form 10-K or any certification contained therein. Furthermore, the
inability of the Trustee to file a Form 10-K as a result of the lack of required
information as set forth in Section 3.16(a) or required signatures on such Form
10-K or any certification contained therein shall not be regarded as a breach by
the Trustee of any obligation under this Agreement.

         (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.01, this Section 3.16
may be amended without the consent of the Certificateholders.

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         Section 3.17 UCC.

         The Trustee agrees to file continuation statements for any Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements which the Seller has informed the Trustee
were filed on the Closing Date in connection with the Trust. The Seller shall
file any financing statements or amendments thereto required by any change in
the Uniform Commercial Code.

         Section 3.18 OPTIONAL PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MORTGAGE LOANS.

         With respect to any Mortgage Loans which as of the first day of a
Calendar Quarter is delinquent in payment by 90 days or more or is an REO
Property, EMC shall have the right to purchase any Mortgage Loan from the Trust
which becomes 90 days or more delinquent or becomes an REO Property at a price
equal to the Purchase Price; provided however (i) that such Mortgage Loan is
still 90 days or more delinquent or 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 not be 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 related Calendar
Quarter.

         In addition, EMC shall, at its option, purchase any Mortgage Loan from
the Trust if the first Due Date for such Mortgage Loan is subsequent to the
Cut-off Date and the initial Scheduled Payment is not made within thirty (30)
days of such Due Date. Such purchase shall be made at a price equal to the
Purchase Price.

         If at any time EMC remits to the Master Servicer a payment for deposit
in the Protected Account covering the amount of the Purchase Price for such a
Mortgage Loan, and EMC provides to the Trustee a certification signed by a
Servicing Officer stating that the amount of such payment has been deposited in
the Protected Account, then the Trustee shall execute the assignment of such
Mortgage Loan prepared and delivered to the Trustee, at the request of EMC,
without recourse, representation or warranty, to EMC which shall succeed to all
the Trustee's right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loan, and all
security and documents relative thereto. Such assignment shall be an assignment
outright and not for security. EMC will thereupon own such Mortgage, and all
such security and documents, free of any further obligation to the Trustee or
the Certificateholders with respect thereto.

         Section 3.19 OBLIGATIONS OF THE MASTER SERVICER IN RESPECT OF MORTGAGE
RATES AND SCHEDULED PAYMENTS.

         In the event that a shortfall in any collection on or liability with
respect to any Mortgage Loan results from or is attributable to adjustments to
Mortgage Rates, Scheduled Payments or Stated Principal Balances that were made
by the Master Servicer in a manner not consistent with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note and this Agreement, the Master Servicer, upon discovery or receipt
of notice thereof, immediately shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit in the
Distribution Account from its own funds the amount of any such shortfall and
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Depositor and
any successor Master Servicer in respect of any such liability. Such indemnities
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this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3.19 shall not limit
the ability of the Master Servicer to seek recovery of any such amounts from the
related Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, to
the extent permitted by applicable law.

         Section 3.20 RESERVE FUND.

         (a) On or before the Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish a
Reserve Fund on behalf of the Holders of the Certificates. The Reserve Fund must
be an Eligible Account. The Reserve Fund shall be entitled "Reserve Fund,
LaSalle Bank National Association as Trustee for the benefit of holders of Bear
Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2004-HE7". The Trustee shall demand payment of all money payable by Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. (the "Counterparty") under the Yield Maintenance Agreements. The
Trustee shall deposit in the Reserve Fund all payments received from the
Counterparty pursuant to the Yield Maintenance Agreements. On each Distribution
Date the Trustee shall remit amounts received from the Counterparty to the
Holders of the Class A, Class M and Class CE Certificates in the manner provided
in clause (b) below. In addition, on each Distribution Date as to which there is
a Basis Risk Shortfall Carry Forward Amount payable to any of the Class A and/or
Class M Certificates, the Trustee shall deposit the amounts distributable
pursuant to clauses (C) and (D) of Section 5.04(a)(4) into the Reserve Fund and
the Trustee has been directed by the Class CE Certificateholder to distribute
such amounts to the Holders of the Class A and/or Class M Certificates in the
amounts and priorities set forth in clauses (C) and (D) of Section 5.04(a)(4).
Any amount paid to the Holders of Class A and/or Class M Certificates pursuant
to the preceding sentence in respect of Basis Risk Shortfall Carry Forward
Amount shall be treated as distributed to the Class CE Certificateholder in
respect of the Class CE Certificates and paid by the Class CE Certificateholder
to the Holders of the Class A and/or Class M Certificates. Any payments to the
Holders of the Class A and/or Class M Certificates in respect of Basis Risk
Shortfall Carry Forward Amount, whether pursuant to the second preceding
sentence or pursuant to subsection (b) below, shall not be payments with respect
to a "regular interest" in a REMIC within the meaning of Code Section
860(G)(a)(1).

         (b) Amounts received from the Counterparty under the Yield Maintenance
Agreements shall be distributed on each Distribution Date in the following
manner and order of priority:

                  (i) FIRST, (A) from amounts received under the Yield
                  Maintenance Agreement related to the Class I-A Certificates,
                  to the Class I-A Certificates, pro rata based on the amount of
                  any Basis Risk Shortfall Carry Forward Amount for such Classes
                  of Certificates for such Distribution Date and (B) from
                  amounts received under the Yield Maintenance Agreement related
                  to the Class M Certificates, sequentially to the Class M-1,
                  Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class
                  M-7A and Class M-7B Certificates, in that order, the amount of
                  any Basis Risk Shortfall Carry Forward Amount for such Classes
                  of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

                  (ii) SECOND, from any remaining amounts received under the
                  non-related Yield Maintenance Agreement, to the Class A
                  Certificates and Class M Certificates, as applicable, pro
                  rata, based on the aggregate amount of Basis Risk Shortfall
                  Carry Forward Amounts for the Class A Certificates and Class M
                  Certificates, as applicable, for such Distribution Date to the
                  extent not covered in clause (i) above, which amounts so
                  allocated shall be paid in the case of the Class I-A
                  Certificates and the Class M Certificates in the order of
                  priority in clause (i) first (A) and (B) above; and

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                  (iii) THIRD, any remaining amounts received under the Yield
                  Maintenance Agreements, to the Class CE Certificates.

         (c) The Reserve Fund is an "outside reserve fund" within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation ss.1.860G-2(h) and shall be an asset of the Trust Fund but
not an asset of any REMIC. The Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall be the
nominal owner of the Reserve Fund. The Class CE Certificateholder shall be the
beneficial owner of the Reserve Fund, subject to the power of the Trustee to
transfer amounts under Section 5.04. Amounts in the Reserve Fund shall, at the
direction of the Class CE Certificateholder, be invested in Permitted
Investments that mature no later than the Business Day prior to the next
succeeding Distribution Date. All net income and gain from such investments
shall be distributed to the Class CE Certificateholder, not as a distribution in
respect of any interest in any REMIC, on such Distribution Date. All amounts
earned on amounts on deposit in the Reserve Fund shall be taxable to the Class
CE Certificateholder. Any losses on such investments shall be deposited in the
Reserve Fund by the Class CE Certificateholder out of its own funds immediately
as realized.

         Section 3.21 ADVANCING FACILITY.

         (a) The Master Servicer and/or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund,
in either case, with the consent of the Master Servicer in the case of the
Trustee and, in each case, with notice to the Rating Agencies, is hereby
authorized to enter into a facility (the "Advancing Facility") with any Person
which provides that such Person (an "Advancing Person") may fund Advances and/or
Servicing Advances to the Trust Fund under this Agreement, although no such
facility shall reduce or otherwise affect the Master Servicer's obligation to
fund such Advances and/or Servicing Advances. If the Master Servicer enters into
such an Advancing Facility pursuant to this Section 3.21, upon reasonable
request of the Advancing Person, the Trustee shall execute a letter of
acknowledgment, confirming its receipt of notice of the existence of such
Advancing Facility. To the extent that an Advancing Person funds any Advance or
any Servicing Advance and provides the Trustee with notice acknowledged by the
Servicer that such Advancing Person is entitled to reimbursement, such Advancing
Person shall be entitled to receive reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement for
such amount to the extent provided in Section 3.21(b). Such notice from the
Advancing Person must specify the amount of the reimbursement, the Section of
this Agreement that permits the applicable Advance or Servicing Advance to be
reimbursed and the section(s) of the Advancing Facility that entitle the
Advancing Person to request reimbursement from the Trustee, rather than the
Master Servicer, and include the Master Servicer's acknowledgment thereto or
proof of an Event of Default under the Advancing Facility. The Trustee shall
have no duty or liability with respect to any calculation of any reimbursement
to be paid to an Advancing Person and shall be entitled to rely without
independent investigation on the Advancing Person's notice provided pursuant to
this Section 3.21. An Advancing Person whose obligations hereunder are limited
to the funding of Advances and/or Servicing Advances shall not be required to
meet the qualifications of a Master Servicer or a subservicer pursuant to
Section 8.02 hereof and will not be deemed to be a subservicer under this
Agreement.

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         (b) If an Advancing Facility is entered into, then the Master Servicer
shall not be permitted to reimburse itself therefor under Section 4.02(a)(ii),
Section 4.02(a)(iii) and Section 4.02(a)(v) prior to the remittance to the Trust
Fund, but instead the Master Servicer shall include such amounts in the
applicable remittance to the Trustee made pursuant to Section 4.02. The Trustee
is hereby authorized to pay to the Advancing Person, reimbursements for Advances
and Servicing Advances from the Distribution Account to the same extent the
Master Servicer would have been permitted to reimburse itself for such Advances
and/or Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 4.02(a)(ii), Section
4.02(a)(iii) or Section 4.02(a)(v), as the case may be, had the Master Servicer
itself funded such Advance or Servicing Advance. The Trustee is hereby
authorized to pay directly to the Advancing Person such portion of the Servicing
Fee as the parties to any advancing facility agree.

         (c) All Advances and Servicing Advances made pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement shall be deemed made and shall be reimbursed on a "first in-first
out" (FIFO) basis.

         (d) Any amendment to this Section 3.21 or to any other provision of
this Agreement that may be necessary or appropriate to effect the terms of an
Advancing Facility as described generally in this Section 3.21, including
amendments to add provisions relating to a successor master servicer, may be
entered into by the Trustee and the Master Servicer without the consent of any
Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement.

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                                   ARTICLE IV

                                    ACCOUNTS

         Section 4.01 COLLECTION OF MORTGAGE LOAN PAYMENTS; PROTECTED ACCOUNT.

         (a) The Master Servicer shall make reasonable efforts in accordance
with customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders in
the respective states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located to collect
all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans to
the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms
and provisions of any related Required Insurance Policy. Consistent with the
foregoing, the Master Servicer may in its discretion (i) waive any late payment
charge and (ii) extend the due dates for payments due on a Mortgage Note for a
period not greater than 125 days. In the event of any such arrangement, the
Master Servicer shall make Advances on the related Mortgage Loan during the
scheduled period in accordance with the amortization schedule of such Mortgage
Loan without modification thereof by reason of such arrangements, and shall be
entitled to reimbursement therefor in accordance with Section 5.01. The Master
Servicer shall not be required to institute or join in litigation with respect
to collection of any payment (whether under a Mortgage, Mortgage Note or
otherwise or against any public or governmental authority with respect to a
taking or condemnation) if it reasonably believes that enforcing the provision
of the Mortgage or other instrument pursuant to which such payment is required
is prohibited by applicable law. In addition, if (x) a Mortgage Loan is in
default or default is imminent or (y) the Master Servicer delivers to the
Trustee a certification addressed to the Trustee, based on the advice of counsel
or certified public accountants, in either case, that have a national reputation
with respect to taxation of REMICs, that a modification of such Mortgage Loan
will not result in the imposition of taxes on or disqualify any of REMIC I,
REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV, the Master Servicer may, (A) amend the related
Mortgage Note to reduce the Mortgage Rate applicable thereto, provided that such
reduced Mortgage Rate shall in no event be lower than 5.00% with respect to any
Mortgage Loan and (B) amend any Mortgage Note to extend to the maturity thereof.

         The Master Servicer shall not waive (or permit a sub-servicer to waive)
any Prepayment Charge unless: (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar
laws relating to creditors' rights generally, (ii) the enforcement thereof is
illegal, or any local, state or federal agency has threatened legal action if
the prepayment penalty is enforced, (iii) the collectability thereof shall have
been limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other
involuntary payment or (iv) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing
similar Mortgage Loans and relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable
default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer, maximize
recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment
Charge and the related Mortgage Loan. In no event will the Master Servicer waive
a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is
not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default. If a Prepayment
Charge is waived, but does not meet the standards described above, then the
Master Servicer is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge,
for the benefit of the Class P Certificates, by remitting such amount to the
Trustee by the Distribution Account Deposit Date.

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         (b) The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain a Protected
Account (which shall at all times be an Eligible Account) with a depository
institution in the name of the Master Servicer for the benefit of the Trustee on
behalf of the Certificateholders and designated "EMC Mortgage Corporation, as
Master Servicer, for the benefit of LaSalle Bank National Association, in trust
for registered holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC,
Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2004-HE7". The Master Servicer shall deposit or
cause to be deposited into the Protected Account on a daily basis within one
Business Day of receipt, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the
following payments and collections remitted by subservicers or received by it in
respect of the Mortgage Loans subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in
respect of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the
Cut-off Date) and the following amounts required to be deposited hereunder:

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

                  (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans
         net of the Servicing Fee permitted under Section 3.10 and LPMI Fees, if
         any;

                  (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and
         Insurance Proceeds, other than proceeds to be applied to the
         restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the
         Mortgagor in accordance with the Master Servicer's normal servicing
         procedures;

                  (iv) any amount required to be deposited by the Master
         Servicer pursuant to Section 4.01(c) in connection with any losses on
         Permitted Investments;

                  (v) any amounts required to be deposited by the Master
         Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05;

                  (vi) any Prepayment Charges collected on the Mortgage Loans;
         and

                  (vii) any other amounts required to be deposited hereunder.

         The foregoing requirements for remittance by the Master Servicer into
the Protected Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late
payment charges or assumption fees, if collected, need not be remitted by the
Master Servicer. In the event that the Master Servicer shall remit any amount
not required to be remitted and not otherwise subject to withdrawal pursuant to
Section 4.02, it may at any time withdraw or direct the institution maintaining
the Protected Account, to withdraw such amount from the Protected Account, any
provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Such withdrawal or direction
may be accomplished by delivering written notice thereof to the institution
maintaining the Protected Account, that describes the amounts deposited in error
in the Protected Account. The Master Servicer shall maintain adequate records
with respect to all withdrawals made pursuant to this Section. All funds
deposited in the Protected Account shall be held in trust for the
Certificateholders until withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02.

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         (c) The institution that maintains the Protected Account shall invest
the funds in the Protected Account, in the manner directed by the Master
Servicer, in Permitted Investments which shall mature not later than the
Remittance Date and shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity. All
such Permitted Investments shall be made in the name of the Trustee, for the
benefit of the Certificateholders. All income and gain net of any losses
realized from any such investment shall be for the benefit of the Master
Servicer as servicing compensation and shall be remitted to it monthly as
provided herein. The amount of any losses incurred in the Protected Account in
respect of any such investments shall be deposited by the Master Servicer into
the Protected Account, out of the Master Servicer's own funds.

         (d) The Master Servicer shall give at least 30 days advance notice to
the Trustee, the Seller, each Rating Agency and the Depositor of any proposed
change of location of the Protected Account prior to any change thereof.

         Section 4.02 PERMITTED WITHDRAWALS FROM THE PROTECTED ACCOUNT.

         (a) The Master Servicer may from time to time make withdrawals from the
Protected Account for the following purposes:

                  (i) to pay itself (to the extent not previously paid to or
         withheld by the Master Servicer), as servicing compensation in
         accordance with Section 3.10, that portion of any payment of interest
         that equals the Servicing Fee for the period with respect to which such
         interest payment was made, and, as additional servicing compensation,
         those other amounts set forth in Section 3.10;

                  (ii) to reimburse the Master Servicer for Advances made by it
         with respect to the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that the Master
         Servicer's right of reimbursement pursuant to this subclause (ii) shall
         be limited to amounts received on particular Mortgage Loan(s)
         (including, for this purpose, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds
         and Subsequent Recoveries) that represent late recoveries of payments
         of principal and/or interest on such particular Mortgage Loan(s) in
         respect of which any such Advance was made;

                  (iii) to reimburse the Master Servicer for any previously made
         portion of a Servicing Advance or an Advance made by the Master
         Servicer that, in the good faith judgment of the Master Servicer, will
         not be ultimately recoverable by it from the related Mortgagor, any
         related Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or otherwise (a
         "Nonrecoverable Advance"), to the extent not reimbursed pursuant to
         clause (ii) or clause (v);

                  (iv) to reimburse the Master Servicer from Insurance Proceeds
         for Insured Expenses covered by the related Insurance Policy;

                  (v) to pay the Master Servicer any unpaid Servicing Fees and
         to reimburse it for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances, provided,
         however, that the Master Servicer's right to reimbursement for
         Servicing Advances pursuant to this subclause (v) with respect to any
         Mortgage Loan shall be limited to amounts received on particular
         Mortgage

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         Loan(s) (including, for this purpose, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance
         Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and purchase and repurchase proceeds)
         that represent late recoveries of the payments for which such Servicing
         Advances were made;

                  (vi) to pay to the Seller, the Depositor or itself, as
         applicable, with respect to each Mortgage Loan or property acquired in
         respect thereof that has been purchased pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03
         or 3.18 of this Agreement, all amounts received thereon and not taken
         into account in determining the related Stated Principal Balance of
         such repurchased Mortgage Loan;

                  (vii) to pay any expenses recoverable by the Master Servicer
         pursuant to Section 7.04 of this Agreement;

                  (viii) to withdraw pursuant to Section 4.01 any amount
         deposited in the Protected Account and not required to be deposited
         therein; and

                  (ix) to clear and terminate the Protected Account upon
         termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof.

         In addition, no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on the Distribution
Account Deposit Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Protected
Account and remit to the Trustee the amount of Interest Funds for each Loan
Group (without taking into account any reduction in the amount of Interest Funds
attributable to the application of clause (c) of the definition thereof
contained in Article I of this Agreement) and Principal Funds for each Loan
Group collected, to the extent on deposit, and the Trustee shall deposit such
amount in the Distribution Account. In addition, on or before the Distribution
Account Deposit Date, the Master Servicer shall remit to the Trustee for deposit
in the Distribution Account any Advances or any payments of Compensating
Interest required to be made by the Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage
Loans. Furthermore, on each Distribution Account Deposit Date, the Master
Servicer shall remit to the Trustee all Prepayment Charges collected by the
Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment
Period.

         The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a
Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any
withdrawal from the Protected Account pursuant to subclauses (i), (ii), (iv),
(v), (vi) and (vii) above. Prior to making any withdrawal from the Protected
Account pursuant to subclause (iii), the Master Servicer shall deliver to the
Trustee an Officer's Certificate of a Servicing Officer indicating the amount of
any previous Advance or Servicing Advance determined by the Master Servicer to
be a Nonrecoverable Advance and identifying the related Mortgage Loan(s), and
their respective portions of such Nonrecoverable Advance.

         Section 4.03 COLLECTION OF TAXES; ASSESSMENTS AND SIMILAR ITEMS; ESCROW
ACCOUNTS.

         With respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the extent required by the
related Mortgage Note, the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or
more accounts (each, an "Escrow Account") and deposit and retain therein all
collections from the Mortgagors (or advances by the Master Servicer) for the
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comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors. Nothing herein shall require
the Master Servicer to compel a Mortgagor to establish an Escrow Account in
violation of applicable law.

         Withdrawals of amounts so collected from the Escrow Accounts may be
made only to effect timely payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance
premiums, condominium or PUD association dues, or comparable items, to reimburse
the Master Servicer out of related collections for any payments made with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.01 (with respect to taxes
and assessments and insurance premiums) and Section 3.05 (with respect to hazard
insurance), to refund to any Mortgagors for any Mortgage Loans any sums as may
be determined to be overages, to pay interest, if required by law or the terms
of the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note, to such Mortgagors on balances in the
Escrow Account or to clear and terminate the Escrow Account at the termination
of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01 thereof. The Escrow Account
shall not be a part of the Trust Fund.

         Section 4.04 DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT.

         (a) The Trustee shall establish and maintain in the name of the
Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Distribution Account as
a segregated trust account or accounts.

         (b) All amounts deposited to the Distribution Account shall be held by
the Trustee in the name of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this
Agreement.

         (c) The Distribution Account shall constitute an Eligible Account of
the Trust Fund segregated on the books of the Trustee and held by the Trustee
and the Distribution Account and the funds deposited therein shall not be
subject to, and shall be protected from, all claims, liens, and encumbrances of
any creditors or depositors of the Trustee (whether made directly, or indirectly
through a liquidator or receiver of the Trustee). The amount at any time
credited to the Distribution Account may be invested in the name of the Trustee,
in such Permitted Investments, or deposited in demand deposits with such
depository institutions, as determined by the Trustee. All Permitted Investments
shall mature or be subject to redemption or withdrawal on or before, and shall
be held until, the next succeeding Distribution Date if the obligor for such
Permitted Investment is the Trustee or, if such obligor is any other Person, the
Business Day preceding such Distribution Date. All investment earnings on
amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account or benefit from funds uninvested
therein from time to time shall be for the account of the Trustee. The Trustee
shall be permitted to withdraw or receive distribution of any and all investment
earnings from the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date. If there is
any loss on a Permitted Investment or demand deposit, the Trustee shall deposit
the amount of the loss in the Distribution Account not later than the applicable
Distribution Date on which the moneys so invested are required to be distributed
to the Certificateholders. With respect to the Distribution Account and the
funds deposited therein, the Trustee shall take such action as may be necessary
to ensure that the Certificateholders shall be entitled to the priorities
afforded to such a trust account (in addition to a claim against the estate of
the Trustee) as provided by 12 U.S.C. ss. 92a(e), and applicable regulations
pursuant thereto, if applicable, or any applicable comparable state statute
applicable to state chartered banking corporations.

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         Section 4.05 PERMITTED WITHDRAWALS AND TRANSFERS FROM THE DISTRIBUTION
ACCOUNT.

         (a) The Trustee will make or cause to be made such withdrawals or
transfers from the Distribution Account for the following purposes:

                  (i) to pay to itself the Trustee Fee;

                  (ii) to reimburse the Trustee for expenses, costs and
         liabilities incurred by or reimbursable to it pursuant to this
         Agreement;

                  (iii) to pay investment income to the Trustee;

                  (iv) to remove amounts deposited in error; and

                  (v) to clear and terminate the Distribution Account pursuant
         to Section 10.01.

         (b) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall distribute Interest
Funds and Principal Funds in the Distribution Account for each Loan Group to the
holders of the Certificates in accordance with Section 5.04.

         Section 4.06 CLASS P CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT.

         (a) The Trustee shall establish and maintain in the name of the
Trustee, for the benefit of the Class P Certificateholders, the Class P
Certificate Account as a segregated trust account or accounts.

         (b) On the Closing Date, the Depositor will deposit, or cause to be
deposited in the Class P Certificate Account, an amount equal to $100. All
amounts deposited to the Class P Certificate Account shall be held by the
Trustee in the name of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Class P
Certificateholders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this
Agreement. The amount on deposit in the Class P Certificate Account shall be
held uninvested.

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                                   ARTICLE V

                           DISTRIBUTIONS AND ADVANCES

         Section 5.01 ADVANCES.

         The Master Servicer shall, or shall cause the related subservicer
pursuant to the Subservicing Agreement to, make an Advance and deposit such
Advance in the Protected Account. Each such Advance shall be remitted to the
Distribution Account no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on the Distribution
Account Deposit Date in immediately available funds. The Master Servicer shall
be obligated to make any such Advance only to the extent that such advance would
not be a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Master Servicer shall have determined
that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that a proposed Advance or a lesser
portion of such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master
Servicer shall deliver (i) to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders funds constituting the remaining portion of such Advance, if
applicable, and (ii) to the Depositor, each Rating Agency and the Trustee an
Officer's Certificate setting forth the basis for such determination. Subject to
the Master Servicer's recoverability determination, in the event that a
subservicer fails to make a required Advance, the Master Servicer shall be
required to remit the amount of such Advance to the Distribution Account.

         In lieu of making all or a portion of such Advance from its own funds,
the Master Servicer may (i) cause to be made an appropriate entry in its records
relating to the Protected Account that any Amount Held for Future Distributions
has been used by the Master Servicer in discharge of its obligation to make any
such Advance and (ii) transfer such funds from the Protected Account to the
Distribution Account. Any funds so applied and transferred shall be replaced by
the Master Servicer by deposit in the Distribution Account, no later than the
close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Distribution
Date on which such funds are required to be distributed pursuant to this
Agreement.

         The Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the
Protected Account for all Advances of its own funds made pursuant to this
Section as provided in Section 4.02. The obligation to make Advances with
respect to any Mortgage Loan shall continue until such Mortgage Loan is paid in
full or the related Mortgaged Property or related REO Property has been
liquidated or until the purchase or repurchase thereof (or substitution
therefor) from the Trust Fund pursuant to any applicable provision of this
Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.01.

         Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII
hereof, in the event the Master Servicer fails to make such Advance, then the
Trustee, as Successor Master Servicer, shall be obligated to make such Advance,
subject to the provisions of this Section 5.01.

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         Section 5.02 COMPENSATING INTEREST PAYMENTS.

         In the event that there is a Prepayment Interest Shortfall arising from
a voluntary Principal Prepayment in part or in full by the Mortgagor with
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall, to the extent of the
Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date, deposit into the Distribution Account,
as a reduction of the Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date, no later than
the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Prepayment Interest Shortfall; and in
case of such deposit, the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to any recovery
or reimbursement from the Depositor, the Trustee, the Seller, the Trust Fund or
the Certificateholders.

         Section 5.03 REMIC DISTRIBUTIONS.

         On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall be deemed to have allocated
distributions to the REMIC I Regular Interests in accordance with Section 5.06
hereof.

         Section 5.04 DISTRIBUTIONS.

         (a) On each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Interest Funds
and Principal Funds for each Loan Group for such Distribution Date shall be
withdrawn by the Trustee from the Distribution Account and distributed in the
following order of priority:

                  (1) Interest Funds shall be distributed in the following
         manner and order of priority:

                           (A) From Interest Funds in respect of:

                           (ii) Loan Group I, to the Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2
                           and Class I-A-3 Certificates, the Current Interest
                           and any Interest Carry Forward Amount for each such
                           Class, pro rata in accordance with the amount of
                           accrued interest due thereon; and

                           (iii) Loan Group II, to the Class II-A Certificates,
                           the Current Interest and any Interest Carry Forward
                           Amount for such Class.

                           (B) From remaining Interest Funds in respect of the
                  non-related Loan Group, to the Class I-A Certificates and
                  Class II-A Certificates, the remaining Current Interest, if
                  any, and the remaining Interest Carry Forward Amount, if any,
                  for each such Class, pro rata in accordance with the amount of
                  accrued interest due thereon; and

                           (C) From remaining Interest Funds in respect of both
                  Loan Groups, sequentially, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class
                  M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7A and Class
                  M-7B Certificates, in that order, the Current Interest for
                  each such Class.

         Any Excess Spread to the extent necessary to meet a level of
overcollateralization equal to the Overcollateralization Target Amount will be
the Extra Principal Distribution Amount and will be included as part of the
Principal Distribution Amount. Any Remaining Excess Spread together with any
Overcollateralization Release Amount will be applied as Excess Cashflow and
distributed pursuant to clauses (4)(A) through (G) below.

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         On any Distribution Date, any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls and any
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls to the extent not covered by Compensating
Interest will be allocated as set forth in the definition of "Current Interest"
herein.

         (2) The Principal Distribution Amount, shall be shall be distributed in
the following manner and order of priority:

                  (A) For each Distribution Date (i) prior to the Stepdown Date
         or (ii) on which a Trigger Event is in effect:

                  (i) To the Class A Certificates, the Principal Distribution
                  Amount for such Distribution Date to be distributed as
                  follows:

                           (1) the Group I Principal Distribution Amount for
                           such Distribution Date, concurrently on a pro rata
                           basis, based on the respective Certificate Principal
                           Balances thereof, as follows:

                                    (a) to the Class I-A-1 Certificates and
                           Class I-A-2 Certificates, sequentially, in that
                           order, in each case until the Certificate Principal
                           Balance of such Class is reduced to zero; and

                                    (b) to the Class I-A-3 Certificates, until
                           the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class is
                           reduced to zero; and

                           (2) the Group II Principal Distribution Amount for
                           such Distribution Date, to the Class II-A
                           Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance
                           of such Class is reduced to zero;

                  (ii) To the Class M-1 Certificates, any remaining Principal
                  Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups for such
                  Distribution Date, the remaining Principal Distribution
                  Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class
                  is reduced to zero;

                  (iii) To the Class M-2 Certificates, any remaining Principal
                  Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups for such
                  Distribution Date, the remaining Principal Distribution
                  Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class
                  is reduced to zero;

                  (iv) To the Class M-3 Certificates, any remaining Principal
                  Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups for such
                  Distribution Date, the remaining Principal Distribution
                  Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class
                  is reduced to zero;

                  (v) To the Class M-4 Certificates, any remaining Principal
                  Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups for such
                  Distribution Date, the remaining Principal Distribution
                  Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class
                  is reduced to zero;

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                  (vi) To the Class M-5 Certificates, any remaining Principal
                  Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups for such
                  Distribution Date, the remaining Principal Distribution
                  Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class
                  is reduced to zero;

                  (vii) To the Class M-6 Certificates, any remaining Principal
                  Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups for such
                  Distribution Date, the remaining Principal Distribution
                  Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class
                  is reduced to zero;

                  (viii) Sequentially, to the Class M-7 Certificates and Class
                  M-7B Certificates, in that order, any remaining Principal
                  Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups for such
                  Distribution Date, the remaining Principal Distribution
                  Amount, in each case until the Certificate Principal Balance
                  of such Class is reduced to zero.

                  (B) For each Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date,
         so long as a Trigger Event is not in effect:

                  (i) To the Class A Certificates, the Principal Distribution
                  Amount for such Distribution Date to be distributed as
                  follows:

                           (1) from the Group I Principal Distribution Amount
                           for such Distribution Date, concurrently on a pro
                           rata basis, based on the respective Certificate
                           Principal Balances thereof as follows:

                                    (a) to the Class I-A-1 Certificates and
                           Class I-A-2 Certificates, in that order, in each case
                           until the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class
                           is reduced to zero; and

                                    (b) to the Class I-A-3 Certificates, until
                           the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class is
                           reduced to zero; and

                           (2) from the Group II Principal Distribution Amount
                           for such Distribution Date, to the Class II-A
                           Certificates, the Class II-A Principal Distribution
                           Amount for such Distribution Date, until the
                           Certificate Principal Balance of such Class is
                           reduced to zero;

                  (ii) To the Class M-1 Certificates, from any remaining
                  Principal Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups
                  for such Distribution Date, the Class M-1 Principal
                  Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the
                  Certificate Principal Balance of such Class is reduced to
                  zero;

                  (iii) To the Class M-2 Certificates, from any remaining
                  Principal Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups
                  for such Distribution Date, the Class M-2 Principal
                  Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the
                  Certificate Principal Balance of such Class is reduced to
                  zero;

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                  (iv) To the Class M-3 Certificates, from any remaining
                  Principal Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups
                  for such Distribution Date, the Class M-3 Principal
                  Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the
                  Certificate Principal Balance of such Class is reduced to
                  zero;

                  (v) To the Class M-4 Certificates, from any remaining
                  Principal Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups
                  for such Distribution Date, the Class M-4 Principal
                  Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the
                  Certificate Principal Balance of such Class is reduced to
                  zero;

                  (vi) To the Class M-5 Certificates, from any remaining
                  Principal Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups
                  for such Distribution Date, the Class M-5 Principal
                  Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the
                  Certificate Principal Balance of such Class is reduced to
                  zero;

                  (vii) To the Class M-6 Certificates, from any remaining
                  Principal Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups
                  for such Distribution Date, the Class M-6 Principal
                  Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the
                  Certificate Principal Balance of such Class is reduced to
                  zero;

                  (viii) Sequentially, to the Class M-7A Certificates and Class
                  M-7B Certificates, in that order, from any remaining Principal
                  Distribution Amount in respect of both Loan Groups for such
                  Distribution Date, the Class M-7 Principal Distribution
                  Amount, in each case until the Certificate Principal Balance
                  of such Class is reduced to zero.

         (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (2)(A) and (B) above, if
on any Distribution Date the Class A Certificates related to a Loan Group are no
longer outstanding, the pro rata portion of applicable the Principal
Distribution Amount or the applicable Class A Principal Distribution Amount, as
applicable, otherwise allocable to such Class A Certificates will be allocated
among the remaining group of Class A Certificates pro rata in the same manner
and order of priority described above.

         (4) Any Excess Cashflow shall be distributed in the following manner
and order of priority:

                  (A) To the Class A Certificates, (a) first, any remaining
         Interest Carry Forward Amount for such Classes, pro rata, in accordance
         with the Interest Carry Forward Amount due with respect to each such
         Class, to the extent not fully paid pursuant to clauses (1) (A) and (B)
         above and (b) second, any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount for such Classes
         for such Distribution Date, pro rata, in accordance with the Applied
         Realized Loss Amount allocated to each such Class;

                  (B) From any remaining Excess Cashflow, sequentially, to the
         Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class
         M-7A and Class M-7B Certificates, in that order, an amount equal to the
         Interest Carry Forward Amount for each such Class for such Distribution
         Date;

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                  (C) From any remaining Excess Cashflow otherwise distributable
         to the Class CE Certificates, to the Reserve Fund to pay to the Class
         I-A Certificates and Class II-A Certificates, any Basis Risk Shortfall
         Carry Forward Amount for each such Class for such Distribution Date, on
         a pro rata basis, based on the amount of the Basis Risk Shortfall Carry
         Forward Amount for each such Class, and in the case of the Class I-A
         Certificates to the extent not covered by the Yield Maintenance
         Agreements;

                  (D) From any remaining Excess Cashflow otherwise distributable
         to the Class CE Certificates, to the Reserve Fund to pay to the Class
         M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7A
         and Class M-7B Certificates, sequentially in that order, any Basis Risk
         Shortfall Carry Forward Amount for each such Class for such
         Distribution Date, if any, in each case to the extent not covered by
         the Yield Maintenance Agreements;

                  (E) From any remaining Excess Cashflow, to the Class A
         Certificates, on a pro rata basis, based on the entitlement of each
         such Class, and then sequentially to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class
         M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7A and Class M-7B
         Certificates, in that order, the amount of Relief Act Shortfalls and
         any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls allocated to such Classes of
         Certificates, to the extent not previously reimbursed;

                  (F) From any remaining Excess Cashflow, to the Class CE
         Certificates, an amount equal to the Class CE Distribution Amount
         reduced by amounts distributed in clauses (C) and (D) above; and

                  (G) any remaining amounts to each of the Class R-1, Class R-2
         and Class RX Certificates, based on the related REMIC in which such
         amounts remain.

         On each Distribution Date, all amounts in respect of Prepayment Charges
shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class P Certificates, provided that
such distributions shall not be in reduction of the principal balance thereof.
On the Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the latest
Prepayment Charge term as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, any amount
on deposit in the Class P Certificate Account will be distributed to the Holders
of the Class P Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof.

         In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, on any Distribution Date
after the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of a
Class of Offered Certificates has been reduced to zero, that Class of Offered
Certificates will be retired and will no longer be entitled to distributions,
including distributions in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or Basis
Risk Shortfall Carry Forward Amounts.

         (b) In addition to the foregoing distributions, with respect to any
Subsequent Recoveries, the Master Servicer shall deposit such funds into the
Protected Account pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(iii). If, after taking into
account such Subsequent Recoveries, the amount of a Realized Loss is reduced,
the amount of such Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to increase the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates with the highest
payment priority to which Realized Losses

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have been allocated, but not by more than the amount of Realized Losses
previously allocated to that Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 5.04A.
The amount of any remaining Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to increase
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates with the next
highest payment priority, up to the amount of such Realized Losses previously
allocated to that Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 5.04A, and so on.
Holders of such Certificates will not be entitled to any payment in respect of
Current Interest on the amount of such increases for any Interest Accrual Period
preceding the Distribution Date on which such increase occurs. Any such
increases shall be applied to the Certificate Principal Balance of each
Certificate of such Class in accordance with its respective Percentage Interest.

         (c) Subject to Section 10.02 hereof respecting the final distribution,
on each Distribution Date the Trustee shall make distributions to each
Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date either by wire transfer
in immediately available funds to the account of such holder at a bank or other
entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Holder has so notified
the Trustee at least 5 Business Days prior to the related Record Date, or, if
not, by check mailed by first class mail to such Certificateholder at the
address of such holder appearing in the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, but subject to Section 10.02 hereof respecting the final
distribution, distributions with respect to Certificates registered in the name
of a Depository shall be made to such Depository in immediately available funds.

         (d) On or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the fifth Business Day
immediately preceding each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall deliver
a report to the Trustee in electronic form (or by such other means as the Master
Servicer and the Trustee may agree from time to time) containing such data and
information, as agreed to by the Master Servicer and the Trustee such as to
permit the Trustee to prepare the Monthly Statement to Certificateholders and to
make the required distributions for the related Distribution Date.

         Section 5.04A ALLOCATION OF REALIZED LOSSES.

         (a) All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to any REMIC I
Regular Interest pursuant to Section 5.04A(b) on the Mortgage Loans shall be
allocated by the Trustee on each Distribution Date as follows: first, to Excess
Spread; second, to the Class CE Certificates, until the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; third, to the Class M-7A Certificates
and Class M-7B Certificates, on a pro rata basis, until the Certificate
Principal Balances thereof have been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Class M-6
Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced
to zero; fifth, to the Class M-5 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; sixth, to the Class M-4 Certificates,
until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
seventh, to the Class M-3 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero; eighth, to the Class M-2 Certificates, until
the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; ninth, to
the Class M-1 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has
been reduced to zero; tenth, to related Class or Classes of Class A
Certificates, on a pro rata basis, until the Certificate Principal Balances
thereof have been reduced to zero; and eleventh, to the unrelated Class or
Classes of Class A Certificates, on a pro rata basis, until the Certificate
Principal Balances thereof have been reduced to zero. All Realized Losses to be
allocated to the Certificate Principal Balances of all Classes on any
Distribution Date shall be so allocated after the actual distributions to be
made on such date as

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provided above. All references above to the Certificate Principal Balance of any
Class of Certificates shall be to the Certificate Principal Balance of such
Class immediately prior to the relevant Distribution Date, before reduction
thereof by any Realized Losses, in each case to be allocated to such Class of
Certificates, on such Distribution Date.

         (b) Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class of Certificates on any
Distribution Date shall be made by reducing the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof by the amount so allocated; any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class
CE Certificates shall be made by reducing the amount otherwise payable in
respect thereof pursuant to clause (F) of Section 5.04(a)(4). No allocations of
any Realized Losses shall be made to the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class P Certificates.

         As used herein, an allocation of a Realized Loss on a "pro rata basis"
among two or more specified Classes of Certificates means an allocation on a pro
rata basis, among the various Classes so specified, to each such Class of
Certificates on the basis of their then outstanding Certificate Principal
Balances prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution
Date. All Realized Losses and all other losses allocated to a Class of
Certificates hereunder will be allocated among the Certificates of such Class in
proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced thereby.

         (c) (i) The REMIC I Marker Percentage of all Realized Losses on the
Mortgage Loans (without duplication of losses allocated pursuant to Section
1.02) shall be allocated by the Trustee on each Distribution Date to the
following REMIC I Regular Interests in the specified percentages, as follows:
first, to Uncertificated Accrued Interest payable to the REMIC I Regular
Interest AA and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to
the REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount, 98.00% and 2.00%, respectively;
second, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of the REMIC I Regular Interest
AA and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC
I Principal Loss Allocation Amount, 98.00% and 2.00%, respectively; third, to
the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest AA, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-7A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7B and REMIC I Regular
Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 0.50%, 0.50% and 1.00%, respectively, until the
Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A and REMIC I
Regular Interest M-7B have been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Uncertificated
Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest AA, REMIC I Regular Interest M-6
and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until
the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest M-6 has been
reduced to zero; fifth to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I
Regular Interest AA, REMIC I Regular Interest M-5 and REMIC I Regular Interest
ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal
Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest M-5 has been reduced to zero; sixth, to the
Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest AA, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-4 and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%,
respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular
Interest M-4 has been reduced to zero; seventh to the Uncertificated Principal
Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest AA, REMIC I Regular Interest M-3 and REMIC
I Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00%, and 1.00%, respectively, until the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest M-3 has been
reduced to zero; eighth to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I
Regular Interest AA, REMIC I Regular Interest M-2 and REMIC I Regular Interest
ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal

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Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest M-2 has been reduced to zero; ninth to the
Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest AA, REMIC I
Regular Interest M-1 and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%,
respectively, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular
Interest M-1 has been reduced to zero; and tenth with respect to any Realized
Losses on the Mortgage Loans, to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I
Regular Interest AA, 98.00%, to the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I
Regular Interests I-A-1, I-A-2, I-A-3 and II-A, 1.00% pro rata, and to the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ, 1.00%, until
the Uncertificated Principal Balances of REMIC I Regular Interests I-A-1, I-A-2,
I-A-3 and II-A have been reduced to zero.

                  (ii) The REMIC I Sub WAC Allocation Percentage of all Realized
         Losses shall be applied after all distributions have been made on each
         Distribution Date first, so as to keep the Uncertificated Principal
         Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the designation
         "B" equal to 0.01% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
         Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group; second, to each REMIC I
         Regular Interest ending with the designation "A" (other than REMIC I
         Regular Interest II-A) so that the Uncertificated Principal Balance of
         each such REMIC I Regular Interest is equal to 0.01% of the excess of
         (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the
         related Loan Group over (y) the current Certificate Principal Balance
         of the Class A Certificates related to such Loan Group (except that if
         any such excess is a larger number than in the preceding distribution
         period, the least amount of Realized Losses shall be applied to such
         REMIC I Regular Interests such that the REMIC I Subordinated Balance
         Ratio is maintained); and third, any remaining Realized Losses shall be
         allocated to REMIC I Regular Interest XX.

         Section 5.05 MONTHLY STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS.

         (a) Not later than each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall prepare
and make available to each Holder of Certificates, the Master Servicer and the
Depositor a statement setting forth for the Certificates:

                  (i) the amount of the related distribution to Holders of each
         Class allocable to principal, separately identifying (A) the aggregate
         amount of any Principal Prepayments included therein, (B) the aggregate
         of all scheduled payments of principal included therein and (C) the
         Extra Principal Distribution Amount (if any);

                  (ii) the amount of such distribution to Holders of each Class
         allocable to interest and the portion thereof, if any, provided by the
         Yield Maintenance Agreements;

                  (iii) the Interest Carry Forward Amount and any Basis Risk
         Shortfall Carry Forward Amount for each Class of Certificates;

                  (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance or Certificate Notional
         Balance of each Class after giving effect (i) to all distributions
         allocable to principal on such Distribution Date and (ii) the
         allocation of any Applied Realized Loss Amounts for such Distribution
         Date;

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                  (v) for each Loan Group, the aggregate of the Stated Principal
         Balances of (A) all of the Mortgage Loans in such Loan Group, (B) the
         first lien Mortgage Loans in such Loan Group, (C) the second lien
         Mortgage Loans in such Loan Group, and (D) the Adjustable Rate Mortgage
         Loans in such Loan Group, for the following Distribution Date;

                  (vi) the related amount of the Servicing Fees paid to or
         retained by the Master Servicer for the related Due Period;

                  (vii) the Pass-Through Rate for each Class of Offered
         Certificates with respect to the current Accrual Period, and, if
         applicable, whether such Pass-Through Rate was limited by the
         applicable Net Rate Cap;

                  (viii) the amount of Advances included in the distribution on
         such Distribution Date;

                  (ix) the cumulative amount of Applied Realized Loss Amounts to
         date;

                  (x) the number and aggregate Stated Principal Balances of
         Mortgage Loans in each Loan Group (A) Delinquent (exclusive of Mortgage
         Loans in foreclosure and bankruptcy) (1) 31 to 60 days, (2) 61 to 90
         days and (3) 91 or more days, (B) in foreclosure and delinquent (1) 31
         to 60 days, (2) 61 to 90 days and (3) 91 or more days and (C) in
         bankruptcy and delinquent (1) 31 to 60 days, (2) 61 to 90 days and (3)
         91 or more days, in each case as of the close of business on the last
         day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date and
         separately identifying such information for the (1) first lien Mortgage
         Loans, (2) second lien Mortgage Loans, and (3) Adjustable Rate Mortgage
         Loans, in each such Loan Group;

                  (xi) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that was liquidated
         during the preceding calendar month, the loan number and Stated
         Principal Balance of, and Realized Loss on, such Mortgage Loan as of
         the close of business on the Determination Date preceding such
         Distribution Date;

                  (xii) the total number and principal balance of any real
         estate owned or REO Properties as of the close of business on the
         Determination Date preceding such Distribution Date;

                  (xiii) the three month rolling average of the percent
         equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate
         stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in each Loan Group that
         are 60 days or more delinquent or are in bankruptcy or foreclosure or
         are REO Properties, and the denominator of which is the aggregate
         Stated Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans in such Loan
         Group as of the last day of such Distribution Date and separately
         identifying such information for the (1) first lien Mortgage Loans, (2)
         second lien Mortgage Loans, and (3) Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, in
         each such Loan Group;

                  (xiv) the Realized Losses during the related Prepayment Period
         and the cumulative Realized Losses through the end of the preceding
         month;

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                  (xv) whether a Trigger Event exists; and

                  (xvi) the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution
         Date to the Holders of the Class P Certificates allocable to Prepayment
         Charges.

         The Trustee may make the foregoing Monthly Statement (and, at its
option, any additional files containing the same information in an alternative
format) available each month to Certificateholders via the Trustee's internet
website. The Trustee's internet website shall initially be located at
"www.etrustee.net". Assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling
the Trustee's customer service desk at (312) 904-8162. Parties that are unable
to use the above distribution options are entitled to have a paper copy mailed
to them via first class mail by calling the customer service desk and indicating
such. The Trustee may change the way Monthly Statements are distributed in order
to make such distributions more convenient or more accessible to the above
parties.

         (b) The Trustee's responsibility for making the above information
available to the Certificateholders is limited to the availability, timeliness
and accuracy of the information derived from the Master Servicer. The Trustee
will make available a copy of each statement provided pursuant to this Section
5.05 to each Rating Agency.

         (c) Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar
year, the Trustee shall cause to be furnished upon request to each Person who at
any time during the calendar year was a Certificateholder, a statement
containing the information set forth in clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this
Section 5.05 aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof
during which such Person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Trustee
shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially
comparable information shall be provided by the Trustee pursuant to any
requirements of the Code as from time to time in effect.

         (d) Upon filing with the Internal Revenue Service, the Trustee shall
furnish to the Holders of the Residual Certificates the applicable Form 1066 and
each applicable Form 1066Q and shall respond promptly to written requests made
not more frequently than quarterly by any Holder of a Residual Certificate with
respect to the following matters:

                  (i) The original projected principal and interest cash flows
         on the Closing Date on each Class of regular and residual interests
         created hereunder and on the Mortgage Loans, based on the Prepayment
         Assumption;

                  (ii) The projected remaining principal and interest cash flows
         as of the end of any calendar quarter with respect to each Class of
         regular and residual interests created hereunder and the Mortgage
         Loans, based on the Prepayment Assumption;

                  (iii) The applicable Prepayment Assumption and any interest
         rate assumptions used in determining the projected principal and
         interest cash flows described above;

                  (iv) The original issue discount (or, in the case of the
         Mortgage Loans, market discount) or premium accrued or amortized
         through the end of such calendar quarter with respect to each Class of
         regular or residual interests created hereunder and to the

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         Mortgage Loans, together with each constant yield to maturity used in
         computing the same;

                  (v) The treatment of losses realized with respect to the
         Mortgage Loans or the regular interests created hereunder, including
         the timing and amount of any cancellation of indebtedness income of a
         REMIC with respect to such regular interests or bad debt deductions
         claimed with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

                  (vi) The amount and timing of any non-interest expenses of a
         REMIC; and

                  (vii) Any taxes (including penalties and interest) imposed on
         the REMIC, including, without limitation, taxes on "prohibited
         transactions," "contributions" or "net income from foreclosure
         property" or state or local income or franchise taxes.

         The information pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above
shall be provided by the Depositor pursuant to Section 9.12.

         Section 5.06 REMIC DESIGNATIONS AND REMIC DISTRIBUTIONS.

         (a) The Trustee shall elect that each of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III
and REMIC IV shall be treated as a REMIC under Section 860D of the Code. Any
inconsistencies or ambiguities in this Agreement or in the administration of
this Agreement shall be resolved in a manner that preserves the validity of such
REMIC elections. The assets of REMIC I shall include the Mortgage Loans and all
interest owing in respect of and principal due thereon, the Distribution
Account, the Protected Account, any REO Property, any proceeds of the foregoing
and any other assets subject to this Agreement (other than the Reserve Fund).
The REMIC I Regular Interests shall constitute the assets of REMIC II. The Class
CE Interest shall constitute the assets of REMIC III and the Class P Interest
shall constitute the assets of REMIC IV.

         (b) (1) On each Distribution Date, the following amounts, in the
following order of priority, shall be distributed by REMIC I to REMIC II on
account of the REMIC I Regular Interests or withdrawn from the Distribution
Account and distributed to the holders of the Class R-1 Certificates, as the
case may be:

                  (i) to Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest AA, REMIC Regular
         Interest I-A-1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-2, REMIC I Regular
         Interest I-A-3, REMIC I Regular Interest II-A, REMIC I Regular Interest
         M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest M-3, REMIC
         I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC I Regular Interest M-5, REMIC I Regular
         Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A, REMIC I Regular Interest
         M-7B and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ, PRO RATA, in an amount equal to
         (A) the Uncertificated Accrued Interest for such Distribution Date,
         plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous
         Distribution Dates. Amounts payable as Uncertificated Accrued Interest
         in respect of REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ shall be reduced when the
         REMIC I Overcollateralization Amount is less than the REMIC I Required
         Overcollateralization Amount, by the lesser of (x) the amount of such
         difference and (y) the Maximum Uncertificated Accrued Interest Deferral
         Amount and such amount will be payable to the Holders of REMIC I
         Regular Interest I-A-1, REMIC I

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         Regular Interest I-A-2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-3, REMIC I Regular
         Interest II-A, REMIC I Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest
         M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC
         I Regular Interest M-5, REMIC I Regular Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular
         Interest M-7A and REMIC I Regular Interest M-7B in the same proportion
         as the Overcollateralization Increase Amount is allocated to the
         Corresponding Certificates and the Uncertificated Principal Balance of
         REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ shall be increased by such amount;

                  (ii) to Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest 1A, REMIC I
         Regular Interest 1B, REMIC I Regular Interest 2A, REMIC I Regular
         Interest 2B and REMIC I Regular Interest XX, pro rata, an amount equal
         to (A) the Uncertificated Accrued Interest for such Distribution Date,
         plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous
         Distribution Dates;

                  (iii) to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interests, in an
         amount equal to the remainder of the REMIC I Marker Allocation
         Percentage of the Interest Funds and Principal Funds for all Loan
         Groups for such Distribution Date after the distributions made pursuant
         to clause (i) above, allocated as follows:

                  (A) 98% of such remainder to the Holders of REMIC I Regular
         Interest AA, until the

         Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest is
         reduced to zero;

                  (B) 2% of such remainder, first, to the Holders of REMIC I
         Regular Interest I-A-1,REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-2, REMIC I Regular
         Interest I-A-3, REMIC I Regular Interest II-A, REMIC I Regular Interest
         M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest M-3, REMIC
         I Regular Interest M-4, REMIC I Regular Interest M-5, REMIC I Regular
         Interest M-6, REMIC I Regular Interest M-7A and REMIC I Regular
         Interest M-7B, in an aggregate amount equal to 1% of and in the same
         proportion as principal payments are allocated to the Corresponding
         Certificates, until the Uncertificated Principal Balances of such REMIC
         I Regular Interests are reduced to zero; and second, to the Holders of
         REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance
         of such REMIC I Regular Interest is reduced to zero; then

                  (C) any remaining amount to the Holders of the Class R-1
         Certificates;

                  (iv) to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interests, in an amount
         equal to the remainder of the REMIC I Sub WAC Allocation Percentage of
         the Interest Funds and Principal Funds for all Loan Groups for such
         Distribution Date after the distributions made pursuant to clause (ii)
         above, first, so as to keep the Uncertificated Principal Balance of
         each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the designation "B" equal to
         0.01% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
         in the related Loan Group; second, to each REMIC I Regular Interest
         ending with the designation "A," so that the Uncertificated Principal
         Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest is equal to 01% of the
         excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
         Loans in the related Loan Group over (y) the current Certificate
         Principal Balance of the

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         Class A Certificate related to such Loan Group (except that if any such
         excess is a larger number than in the preceding distribution period,
         the least amount of principal shall be distributed to such REMIC I
         Regular Interests such that the REMIC I Subordinated Balance Ratio is
         maintained); and third, any remaining principal to REMIC I Regular
         Interest XX.

         (c) On each Distribution Date, all amounts representing Prepayment
Charges deemed distributed in respect of the Class P Interest shall be deemed
distributed in respect of REMIC I Regular Interest P, provided that such amounts
shall not reduce the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular
Interest P. On the Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the
latest Prepayment Charge term as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, $100
shall be deemed distributed in respect of REMIC I Regular Interest P in
reduction of the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof.

         (d) On each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the amounts
distributed pursuant to Sections 5.04(a)(4)(C), (D) and (F) on such date shall
be deemed distributed from REMIC II to REMIC III in respect of the Class CE
Distribution Amount distributable to the Class CE Interest.

         (e) On each Distribution Date, 100% of the amounts deemed distributed
on REMIC I Regular Interest P shall be deemed distributed by REMIC II to REMIC
IV in respect of the Class P Interest.

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                                   ARTICLE VI

                                THE CERTIFICATES

         Section 6.01 THE CERTIFICATES.

         The Certificates shall be substantially in the forms attached hereto as
Exhibits A-1 through A-5. The Certificates shall be issuable in registered form,
in the minimum dollar denominations, integral dollar multiples in excess thereof
(except that one Certificate of each Class may be issued in a different amount
which must be in excess of the applicable minimum dollar denomination) and
aggregate dollar denominations as set forth in the following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                             INTEGRAL MULTIPLE IN     ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE
        CLASS         MINIMUM DENOMINATION    EXCESS OF MINIMUM        PRINCIPAL BALANCE
        -----         --------------------    -----------------        -----------------
<S>                          <C>                     <C>                <C>
        I-A-1                $25,0000                $1.00              $  37,284,000.00
        I-A-2                $25,0000                $1.00              $  47,737,000.00
        I-A-3                $25,0000                $1.00              $ 207,000,000.00
        II-A                 $25,0000                $1.00              $ 500,129,250.00
         M-1                 $25,0000                $1.00              $  56,233,000.00
         M-2                 $25,0000                $1.00              $  46,453,000.00
         M-3                 $25,0000                $1.00              $  12,713,000.00
         M-4                 $25,0000                $1.00              $  11,736,000.00
         M-5                 $25,0000                $1.00              $   9,780,000.00
         M-6                 $25,0000                $1.00              $   8,312,000.00
        M-7A                 $25,0000                $1.00              $   7,579,500.00
        M-7B                 $25,0000                $1.00              $   7,579,500.00
         CE                   10%                     1%                $  25,427,258.33
          P                  $    100                 N/A               $         100.00
         R-1                 100%                     N/A                      N/A
         R-2                 100%                     N/A                      N/A
         RX                  100%                     N/A                      N/A
</TABLE>

         The Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on
behalf of the Trustee by an authorized officer. Certificates bearing the manual
or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such
signatures were affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trustee shall bind
the Trustee, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to
be so authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates
or did not hold such offices at the date of such authentication and delivery. No
Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement, or be valid
for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate the countersignature
of the Trustee by manual signature, and such countersignature upon any
Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Certificate has been duly countersigned and delivered hereunder. All
Certificates shall be dated the date of their countersignature. On the Closing
Date, the Trustee shall authenticate the Certificates to be issued at the
written direction of the Depositor, or any affiliate thereof.

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         The Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Trustee on
a continuous basis, an adequate inventory of Certificates to facilitate
transfers.

         Section 6.02 CERTIFICATE REGISTER; REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND
EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES.

         (a) The Trustee shall maintain, or cause to be maintained in accordance
with the provisions of Section 6.09 hereof, a Certificate Register for the Trust
Fund in which, subject to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) below and to
such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Trustee shall provide for
the registration of Certificates and of Transfers and exchanges of Certificates
as herein provided. Upon surrender for registration of Transfer of any
Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the
designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates of the same
Class and of like aggregate Percentage Interest.

         At the option of a Certificateholder, Certificates may be exchanged for
other Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing
the same aggregate Percentage Interest upon surrender of the Certificates to be
exchanged at the office or agency of the Trustee. Whenever any Certificates are
so surrendered for exchange, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate, and
deliver the Certificates that the Certificateholder making the exchange is
entitled to receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration
of Transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of Transfer
in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the holder thereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing.

         No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any
registration of Transfer or exchange of Certificates, but payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any Transfer or exchange of Certificates may be required.

         All Certificates surrendered for registration of Transfer or exchange
shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Trustee in accordance with
the Trustee's customary procedures.

         (b) No Transfer of a Private Certificate shall be made unless such
Transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the
registration requirements under the Securities Act and such state securities
laws. In the event that a Transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption
from the Securities Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the
Securities Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such
Transfer and such Certificateholder's prospective transferee shall each certify
to the Trustee in writing the facts surrounding the Transfer by (x)(i) the
delivery to the Trustee by the Certificateholder desiring to effect such
transfer of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit E (the
"Transferor Certificate") and (ii) the delivery by the Certificateholder's
prospective transferee of (A) a letter in substantially the form of Exhibit F
(the "Investment Letter") if the prospective transferee is an Institutional
Accredited Investor or (B) a letter in substantially the form of Exhibit G (the
"Rule 144A and Related Matters Certificate") if the prospective transferee is a
QIB or (y) there shall be delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel
addressed to the Trustee that such Transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption
from the Securities Act, which Opinion of Counsel shall not

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be an expense of the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer or the Trustee.
The Depositor shall provide to any Holder of a Private Certificate and any
prospective transferee designated by any such Holder, information regarding the
related Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and such other information as shall
be necessary to satisfy the condition to eligibility set forth in Rule
144A(d)(4) for Transfer of any such Certificate without registration thereof
under the Securities Act pursuant to the registration exemption provided by Rule
144A. The Trustee and the Master Servicer shall cooperate with the Depositor in
providing the Rule 144A information referenced in the preceding sentence,
including providing to the Depositor such information regarding the
Certificates, the Mortgage Loans and other matters regarding the Trust Fund as
the Depositor shall reasonably request to meet its obligation under the
preceding sentence. Each Holder of a Private Certificate desiring to effect such
Transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor,
the Seller and the Master Servicer against any liability that may result if the
Transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and
state laws.

         No Transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate shall be made unless
either (i) the Trustee and the Master Servicer shall have received a
representation from the transferee of such Certificate acceptable to and in form
and substance satisfactory to the Trustee and the Master Servicer, to the effect
that such transferee is not an employee benefit plan subject to Section 406 of
ERISA and/or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or a Person acting on
behalf of any such plan or using the assets of any such plan, or (ii) in the
case of any such ERISA Restricted Certificate presented for registration in the
name of an employee benefit plan subject to ERISA, or a plan subject to Section
4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent enactments), or a
trustee of any such plan or any other person acting on behalf of any such plan,
the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel for the benefit of the
Trustee and the Master Servicer and on which they may rely, satisfactory to the
Trustee, to the effect that the purchase and holding of such ERISA Restricted
Certificate will not constitute or result in the assets of the Trust being
deemed to be "plan assets" under ERISA or the Code, will not result in any
prohibited transactions under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not
subject the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Depositor to any obligation in
addition to those expressly undertaken in this Agreement, which Opinion of
Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the
Depositor. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, any purported
transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate to or on behalf of an employee
benefit plan subject to Section 406 of ERISA and/or a plan subject to Section
4975 of the Code without the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel as described
above shall be void and of no effect; provided that the restriction set forth in
this sentence shall not be applicable if there has been delivered to the Trustee
an Opinion of Counsel meeting the requirements of clause (ii) of the first
sentence of this paragraph. Neither the Trustee nor the Master Servicer shall be
required to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with the transfer
restrictions with respect to any ERISA Restricted Certificate that is a
Book-Entry Certificate, and neither the Trustee nor the Master Servicer shall
have any liability for transfers of any such Book-Entry Certificates made
through the book-entry facilities of any Depository or between or among
participants of the Depository or Certificate Owners made in violation of the
transfer restrictions set forth herein. Neither the Trustee nor the Master
Servicer shall be under any liability to any Person for any registration of
transfer of any ERISA Restricted Certificate that is in fact not permitted by
this Section 6.02(b) or for making any payments due on such Certificate to the
Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to such Holder under the
provisions of this Agreement. The Trustee shall be entitled, but not obligated,
to recover from any Holder of any ERISA Restricted Certificate that

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was in fact an employee benefit plan subject to Section 406 of ERISA or a plan
subject to Section 4975 of the Code or a Person acting on behalf of any such
plan at the time it became a Holder or, at such subsequent time as it became
such a plan or Person acting on behalf of such a plan, all payments made on such
ERISA Restricted Certificate at and after either such time. Any such payments so
recovered by the Trustee shall be paid and delivered by the Trustee to the last
preceding Holder of such Certificate that is not such a plan or Person acting on
behalf of a plan.

         (c) Each beneficial owner of a Class M Certificate or any interest
therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or
holding of that certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a
Plan or investing with "Plan Assets", (ii) it has acquired and is holding such
certificate in reliance on the Exemption, and that it understands that there are
certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including that the
certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or
its equivalent) by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and the certificate is so rated and in
the case of the Class M-7A Certificates and Class M-7B Certificates that the
transferee is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of
Regulation D issued under the Securities Act and will obtain a representation
from any transferee that such transferee is an accredited investor so long as it
is required to obtain a representation regarding compliance with the Securities
Act or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to
acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an "insurance company
general account," as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE
95-60 have been satisfied.

         (d) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such
Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions, and
the rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:

                  (i) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in
         a Residual Certificate shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall
         promptly notify the Trustee of any change or impending change in its
         status as a Permitted Transferee.

                  (ii) No Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate may be
         registered on the Closing Date or thereafter transferred, and the
         Trustee shall not register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate
         unless, in addition to the certificates required to be delivered to the
         Trustee under subparagraph (b) above, the Trustee shall have been
         furnished with an affidavit (a "Transfer Affidavit") of the initial
         owner or the proposed transferee in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
         D.

                  (iii) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest
         in a Residual Certificate shall agree (A) to obtain a Transfer
         Affidavit from any other Person to whom such Person attempts to
         Transfer its Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, (B) to
         obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any Person for whom such Person is
         acting as nominee, trustee or agent in connection with any Transfer of
         a Residual Certificate and (C) not to Transfer its Ownership Interest
         in a Residual Certificate or to cause the Transfer of an Ownership
         Interest in a Residual Certificate to any other Person if it has actual
         knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee.

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                  (iv) Any attempted or purported Transfer of any Ownership
         Interest in a Residual Certificate in violation of the provisions of
         this Section 6.02(c) shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest
         no rights in the purported Transferee. If any purported transferee
         shall become a Holder of a Residual Certificate in violation of the
         provisions of this Section 6.02(d), then the last preceding Permitted
         Transferee shall be restored to all rights as Holder thereof
         retroactive to the date of registration of Transfer of such Residual
         Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for
         any registration of Transfer of a Residual Certificate that is in fact
         not permitted by Section 6.02(b) and this Section 6.02(d) or for making
         any payments due on such Certificate to the Holder thereof or taking
         any other action with respect to such Holder under the provisions of
         this Agreement so long as the Transfer was registered after receipt of
         the related Transfer Affidavit. The Trustee shall be entitled but not
         obligated to recover from any Holder of a Residual Certificate that was
         in fact not a Permitted Transferee at the time it became a Holder or,
         at such subsequent time as it became other than a Permitted Transferee,
         all payments made on such Residual Certificate at and after either such
         time. Any such payments so recovered by the Trustee shall be paid and
         delivered by the Trustee to the last preceding Permitted Transferee of
         such Certificate.

                  (v) The Master Servicer shall make available within 60 days of
         written request from the Trustee, all information necessary to compute
         any tax imposed under Section 860E(e) of the Code as a result of a
         Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to any
         Holder who is not a Permitted Transferee.

         The restrictions on Transfers of a Residual Certificate set forth in
this Section 6.02(c) shall cease to apply (and the applicable portions of the
legend on a Residual Certificate may be deleted) with respect to Transfers
occurring after delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel addressed to
the Trustee, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee,
the Seller or the Master Servicer to the effect that the elimination of such
restrictions will not cause REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV, as
applicable, to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are
outstanding or result in the imposition of any tax on the Trust Fund, a
Certificateholder or another Person. Each Person holding or acquiring any
ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate hereby consents to any amendment of
this Agreement that, based on an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee and
furnished to the Trustee, is reasonably necessary (a) to ensure that the record
ownership of, or any beneficial interest in, a Residual Certificate is not
transferred, directly or indirectly, to a Person that is not a Permitted
Transferee and (b) to provide for a means to compel the Transfer of a Residual
Certificate that is held by a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee to a
Holder that is a Permitted Transferee.

         (e) The preparation and delivery of all certificates and opinions
referred to above in this Section 6.02 shall not be an expense of the Trust
Fund, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller or the Master Servicer.

         Section 6.03 MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST OR STOLEN CERTIFICATES.

         If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Trustee, or the
Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft
of any Certificate and of the ownership

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thereof and (b) there is delivered to the Trustee such security or indemnity as
may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of
notice to the Trustee that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for
or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new
Certificate of like Class, tenor and Percentage Interest. In connection with the
issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 6.03, the Trustee may require
the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the
fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith. Any replacement
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall constitute complete and
indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust Fund, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time. All Certificates surrendered to the Trustee under the terms of this
Section 6.03 shall be canceled and destroyed by the Trustee in accordance with
its standard procedures without liability on its part.

         Section 6.04 PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.

         The Trustee and any agent of the Trustee may treat the person in whose
name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the
purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all
other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Trustee nor any agent of the Trustee
shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

         Section 6.05 ACCESS TO LIST OF CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' NAMES AND ADDRESSES.

         If three or more Certificateholders (a) request such information in
writing from the Trustee, (b) state that such Certificateholders desire to
communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to their rights under
this Agreement or under the Certificates, and (c) provide a copy of the
communication that such Certificateholders propose to transmit or if the
Depositor or the Master Servicer shall request such information in writing from
the Trustee, then the Trustee shall, within ten Business Days after the receipt
of such request, provide the Depositor, the Master Servicer or such
Certificateholders at such recipients' expense the most recent list of the
Certificateholders of the Trust Fund held by the Trustee, if any. The Depositor
and every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agree that
the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any
such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless
of the source from which such information was derived.

         Section 6.06 BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES.

         The Regular Certificates (other than the Class M-7, Class CE and Class
P Certificates), upon original issuance, shall be issued in the form of one or
more typewritten Certificates representing the Book-Entry Certificates, to be
delivered to the Depository by or on behalf of the Depositor. Such Certificates
shall initially be registered on the Certificate Register in the name of the
Depository or its nominee, and no Certificate Owner of such Certificates will
receive a definitive certificate representing such Certificate Owner's interest
in such Certificates, except as provided in Section 6.08. Unless and until
definitive, fully registered Certificates ("Definitive Certificates") have been
issued to the Certificate Owners of such Certificates pursuant to Section 6.08:

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         (a) the provisions of this Section shall be in full force and effect;

         (b) the Depositor and the Trustee may deal with the Depository and the
Depository Participants for all purposes (including the making of distributions)
as the authorized representative of the respective Certificate Owners of such
Certificates;

         (c) registration of the Book-Entry Certificates may not be transferred
by the Trustee except to another Depository;

         (d) the rights of the respective Certificate Owners of such
Certificates shall be exercised only through the Depository and the Depository
Participants and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements
between the Owners of such Certificates and the Depository and/or the Depository
Participants. Pursuant to the Depository Agreement, unless and until Definitive
Certificates are issued pursuant to Section 6.08, the Depository will make
book-entry transfers among the Depository Participants and receive and transmit
distributions of principal and interest on the related Certificates to such
Depository Participants;

         (e) the Depository may collect its usual and customary fees, charges
and expenses from its Depository Participants;

         (f) the Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon
information furnished by the Depository with respect to its Depository
Participants; and

         (g) to the extent that the provisions of this Section conflict with any
other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section shall
control.

         For purposes of any provision of this Agreement requiring or permitting
actions with the consent of, or at the direction of, Certificateholders
evidencing a specified percentage of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
any Class of Certificates, such direction or consent may be given by Certificate
Owners (acting through the Depository and the Depository Participants) owning
Book-Entry Certificates evidencing the requisite percentage of principal amount
of such Class of Certificates.

         Section 6.07 NOTICES TO DEPOSITORY.

         Whenever any notice or other communication is required to be given to
Certificateholders of a Class with respect to which Book-Entry Certificates have
been issued, unless and until Definitive Certificates shall have been issued to
the related Certificate Owners, the Trustee shall give all such notices and
communications to the Depository.

         Section 6.08 DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES.

         If, after Book-Entry Certificates have been issued with respect to any
Certificates, (a) the Depositor or the Depository advises the Trustee that the
Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its
responsibilities under the Depository Agreement with respect to such
Certificates and the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor or (b)
the Depositor, at its sole option, advises the Trustee that it elects to
terminate the book-entry system with respect to such Certificates through the
Depository, then the Trustee shall notify all Certificate Owners of

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such Certificates, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any such event
and of the availability of Definitive Certificates to applicable Certificate
Owners requesting the same. The Depositor shall provide the Trustee with an
adequate inventory of certificates to facilitate the issuance and transfer of
Definitive Certificates. Upon surrender to the Trustee of any such Certificates
by the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions from the Depository
for registration, the Trustee shall countersign and deliver such Definitive
Certificates. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee shall be liable for any
delay in delivery of such instructions and each may conclusively rely on, and
shall be protected in relying on, such instructions.

         In addition, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
each Certificate Owner materially adversely affected thereby may at its option
request a Definitive Certificate evidencing such Certificate Owner's Voting
Rights in the related Class of Certificates. In order to make such request, such
Certificate Owner shall, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository,
provide the Depository or the related Depository Participant with directions for
the Trustee to exchange or cause the exchange of the Certificate Owner's
interest in such Class of Certificates for an equivalent Voting Right in fully
registered definitive form. Upon receipt by the Trustee of instructions from the
Depository directing the Trustee to effect such exchange (such instructions to
contain information regarding the Class of Certificates and the Certificate
Principal Balance being exchanged, the Depository Participant account to be
debited with the decrease, the registered holder of and delivery instructions
for the definitive Certificate, and any other information reasonably required by
the Trustee), (i) the Trustee shall instruct the Depository to reduce the
related Depository Participant's account by the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the definitive Certificate, (ii) the Trustee shall execute,
authenticate and deliver, in accordance with the registration and delivery
instructions provided by the Depository, a definitive Certificate evidencing
such Certificate Owner's Voting Rights in such Class of Certificates and (iii)
the Trustee shall execute and authenticate a new Book-Entry Certificate
reflecting the reduction in the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class of
Certificates by the amount of the definitive Certificates.

         Section 6.09 MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.

         The Trustee will maintain or cause to be maintained at its expense an
office or offices or agency or agencies at the Corporate Trust Office where
Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange. The
Trustee initially designates its Corporate Trust Office, as the office for such
purposes. The Trustee will give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders
of any change in such location of any such office or agency.

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                                  ARTICLE VII

                      THE DEPOSITOR AND THE MASTER SERVICER

         Section 7.01 LIABILITIES OF THE DEPOSITOR AND THE MASTER SERVICER. Each
of the Depositor and the Master Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith
only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken
by it herein.

         Section 7.02 MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE DEPOSITOR OR THE MASTER
SERVICER.

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

         (b) Any Person into which the Depositor or the Master Servicer may be
merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or
consolidation to which the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall be a party, or
any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor or the Master Servicer,
shall be the successor of the Depositor or the Master Servicer hereunder,
without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of any
of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

         Section 7.03 INDEMNIFICATION OF THE TRUSTEE AND THE MASTER SERVICER.

         (a) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Persons
for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
(including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred on their
part that may be sustained in connection with, arising out of, or relating to,
any claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal
action) relating to this Agreement, including any powers of attorney delivered
pursuant to this Agreement, the Custodial Agreement or the Certificates (i)
related to the Master Servicer's failure to perform its duties in compliance
with this Agreement (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be
otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) or (ii) incurred by reason of
the Master Servicer's willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder, provided, in each case, that with respect to
any such claim or legal action (or pending or threatened claim or legal action),
the Trustee shall have given the Master Servicer and the Seller written notice
thereof promptly after the Trustee shall have with respect to such claim or
legal action knowledge thereof; provided, however that the failure to give such
notice shall not relieve the Master Servicer of its indemnification obligations
hereunder. This indemnity shall survive the resignation or removal of the
Trustee or Master Servicer and the termination of this Agreement.

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         (b) The Seller will indemnify any Indemnified Person for any loss,
liability or expense of any Indemnified Person not otherwise paid or covered
pursuant to Subsection (a) above.

         Section 7.04 LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER
SERVICER AND OTHERS. Subject to the obligation of the Master Servicer to
indemnify the Indemnified Persons pursuant to Section 7.03:

         (a) Neither the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor any of the
directors, officers, employees or agents of the Depositor and the Master
Servicer shall be under any liability to the Indemnified Persons, the Trust Fund
or the Certificateholders for taking any action or for refraining from taking
any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment;
provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the
Master Servicer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or
representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by
reason of such Person's willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in
the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and
duties hereunder.

         (b) The Depositor, the Master Servicer and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Depositor and the Master Servicer may rely in good
faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by
any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.

         (c) The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Custodian and
any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
the Trustee, the Custodian shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless
thereby against any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable legal fees
and disbursements of counsel) incurred on their part that may be sustained in
connection with, arising out of, or related to, any claim or legal action
(including any pending or threatened claim or legal action) relating to this
Agreement, the Custodial Agreement or the Certificates, other than (i) in the
case of the Master Servicer, (x) any such loss, liability or expense related to
the Master Servicer's failure to perform its duties in compliance with this
Agreement (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise
reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) or (y) any such loss, liability or
expense incurred by reason of the Master Servicer's willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties hereunder, or by reason
of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder, (ii) in the case of
the Trustee, any such loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of the
Trustee's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its
duties hereunder, or by reason of its reckless disregard of obligations and
duties hereunder and (iii) in the case of the Custodian, any such loss,
liability or expense incurred by reason of the Custodian's willful misfeasance,
bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties under the Custodial
Agreement, or by reason of its reckless disregard of obligations and duties
thereunder.

         (d) Neither the Depositor nor the Master Servicer shall be under any
obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not
incidental to its duties under this Agreement and that in its opinion may
involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, the Master Servicer
may in its discretion, with the consent of the Trustee (which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld), undertake any such action which it may deem necessary
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desirable with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the
parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such
event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting
therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the
Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the Protected
Account as provided by Section 4.02. Nothing in this Subsection 7.04(d) shall
affect the Master Servicer's obligation to service and administer the Mortgage
Loans pursuant to Article III.

         (e) In taking or recommending any course of action pursuant to this
Agreement, unless specifically required to do so pursuant to this Agreement, the
Master Servicer shall not be required to investigate or make recommendations
concerning potential liabilities which the Trust might incur as a result of such
course of action by reason of the condition of the Mortgaged Properties but
shall give notice to the Trustee if it has notice of such potential liabilities.

         Section 7.05 MASTER SERVICER NOT TO RESIGN. Except as provided in
Section 7.07, the Master Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and
duties hereby imposed on it except (i) with the prior consent of the Trustee
(which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld) or (ii) upon a determination
that any such duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law
and such impermissibility cannot be cured. Any such determination permitting the
resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel,
addressed to and delivered to, the Trustee. No such resignation by the Master
Servicer shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor to the Master
Servicer reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee shall have assumed the
responsibilities and obligations of the Master Servicer in accordance with
Section 8.02 hereof. The Trustee shall notify the Rating Agencies of the
resignation of the Master Servicer.

         Section 7.06 SUCCESSOR MASTER SERVICER. In connection with the
appointment of any successor Master Servicer or the assumption of the duties of
the Master Servicer, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation
of such successor master servicer out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as the
Trustee and such successor master servicer shall agree. If the successor master
servicer does not agree that such market value is a fair price, such successor
master servicer shall obtain two quotations of market value from third parties
actively engaged in the servicing of single-family mortgage loans. In no event
shall the compensation of any successor master servicer exceed that permitted
the Master Servicer hereunder without the consent of all of the
Certificateholders.

         Section 7.07 SALE AND ASSIGNMENT OF MASTER SERVICING. The Master
Servicer may sell and assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations
in its entirety as Master Servicer under this Agreement; provided, however,
that: (i) the purchaser or transferee accepting such assignment and delegation
(a) shall be a Person which shall be qualified to service mortgage loans for
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; (b) shall have a net worth of not less than
$10,000,000 (unless otherwise approved by each Rating Agency pursuant to clause
(ii) below); (c) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (as evidenced
in a writing signed by the Trustee); and (d) shall execute and deliver to the
Trustee an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee, which contains an assumption by such Person of the due and punctual
performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or
observed by it as master servicer under this Agreement, any custodial agreement
from and after the effective date of such agreement; (ii) each Rating Agency
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the proposed successor to the Master Servicer and each Rating Agency's rating of
the Certificates in effect immediately prior to such assignment, sale and
delegation will not be downgraded, qualified or withdrawn as a result of such
assignment, sale and delegation, as evidenced by a letter to such effect
delivered to the Master Servicer and the Trustee; and (iii) the Master Servicer
assigning and selling the master servicing shall deliver to the Trustee an
Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee, each
stating that all conditions precedent to such action under this Agreement have
been completed and such action is permitted by and complies with the terms of
this Agreement. No such assignment or delegation shall affect any liability of
the Master Servicer arising prior to the effective date thereof.

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                                  ARTICLE VIII

                     DEFAULT; TERMINATION OF MASTER SERVICER

         Section 8.01 EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

         "Event of Default," wherever used herein, means any one of the
following events:

                  (i) any failure by the Master Servicer to remit to the Trustee
         any amounts received or collected by the Master Servicer in respect of
         the Mortgage Loans and required to be remitted by it hereunder (other
         than any Advance), which failure shall continue unremedied for one
         Business Day after the date on which written notice of such failure
         shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the Trustee or the
         Depositor, or to the Trustee and the Master Servicer by the Holders of
         Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights
         evidenced by the Certificates;

                  (ii) any failure by the Master Servicer to observe or perform
         in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the
         part of the Master Servicer contained in this Agreement or any breach
         of a representation or warranty by the Master Servicer, which failure
         or breach shall continue unremedied for a period of 60 days after the
         date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to
         Master Servicer by the Trustee or the Depositor, or to the Trustee and
         the Master Servicer by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less
         than 25% of the Voting Rights evidenced by the Certificates;

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

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

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

                  (vi) the Master Servicer assigns or delegates its duties or
         rights under this Agreement in contravention of the provisions
         permitting such assignment or delegation under Sections 7.05 or 7.07;
         or

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                  (vii) The Master Servicer fails to deposit, or cause to be
         deposited, in the Distribution Account any Advance (other than a
         Nonrecoverable Advance) by 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the
         Distribution Account Deposit Date.

         If an Event of Default shall occur, then, and in each and every such
case, so long as such Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Trustee
may, and at the direction of the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less
than 25% of the Voting Rights evidenced by the Certificates, the Trustee shall
in the case of any Event of Default described in clauses (i) through (vii)
above, by notice in writing to the Master Servicer (with a copy to each Rating
Agency), terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer
under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof,
other than its rights as a Certificateholder hereunder. On or after the receipt
by the Master Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the
Master Servicer hereunder, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or
otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee, or any successor
appointed pursuant to Section 8.02 (a "Successor Master Servicer"). Such
Successor Master Servicer shall thereupon if such Successor Master Servicer is a
successor to the Master Servicer, make any Advance required by Article V,
subject, in the case of the Trustee, to Section 8.02. The Trustee is hereby
authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the terminated
Master Servicer, as attorney- in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and
other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to
complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of any Mortgage Loans and
related documents, or otherwise. Unless expressly provided in such written
notice, no such termination shall affect any obligation of the Master Servicer
to pay amounts owed pursuant to Article VII or Article IX. The Master Servicer
agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master
Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation,
the transfer to the applicable Successor Master Servicer of all cash amounts
which shall at the time be credited to the Protected Account maintained pursuant
to Section 4.02, or thereafter be received with respect to the applicable
Mortgage Loans. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies of the
occurrence of an Event of Default known to the Trustee.

         Notwithstanding any termination of the activities of the Master
Servicer hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive, out of any
late collection of a Scheduled Payment on a Mortgage Loan that was due prior to
the notice terminating the Master Servicer's rights and obligations as Master
Servicer hereunder and received after such notice, that portion thereof to which
the Master Servicer would have been entitled pursuant to Sections 4.02 and to
receive any other amounts payable to the Master Servicer hereunder the
entitlement to which arose prior to the termination of its activities hereunder.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default described in
clause (vii) of this Section 8.01 shall occur, the Trustee shall, by notice in
writing to the Master Servicer, which may be delivered by telecopy, immediately
terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer thereafter
arising under this Agreement, but without prejudice to any rights it may have as
a Certificateholder or to reimbursement of Advances and other advances of its
own funds, and the Trustee shall act as provided in Section 8.02 to carry out
the duties of the Master Servicer, including the obligation to make any Advance
the nonpayment of which was an Event

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of Default described in clause (vii) of this Section 8.01. Any such action taken
by the Trustee must be prior to the distribution on the relevant Distribution
Date.

         Section 8.02 TRUSTEE TO ACT; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR.

         On and after the time the Master Servicer receives a notice of
termination pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof the Trustee shall automatically
become the successor to the Master Servicer with respect to the transactions set
forth or provided for herein and after a transition period (not to exceed 90
days), shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities
relating thereto placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions
hereof; provided, however that, pursuant to Article V hereof, the Trustee in its
capacity as successor Master Servicer shall be responsible for making any
Advances required to be made by the Master Servicer immediately upon the
termination of the Master Servicer and any such Advance shall be made on the
Distribution Date on which such Advance was required to be made by the
predecessor Master Servicer. Effective on the date of such notice of
termination, as compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all
compensation, reimbursement of expenses and indemnification that the Master
Servicer would have been entitled to if it had continued to act hereunder,
provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be (i) liable for any acts or
omissions of the Master Servicer, (ii) obligated to make Advances if it is
prohibited from doing so under applicable law, (iii) responsible for expenses of
the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 2.03 or (iv) obligated to deposit losses
on any Permitted Investment directed by the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it
is prohibited by applicable law from making Advances pursuant to Article V or if
it is otherwise unable to so act, appoint, or petition a court of competent
jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan servicing institution the
appointment of which does not adversely affect the then current rating of the
Certificates by each Rating Agency as the successor to the Master Servicer
hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties
or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Any Successor Master Servicer
shall (i) be an institution that is a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac approved
seller/servicer in good standing, that has a net worth of at least $15,000,000,
(ii) be acceptable to the Trustee (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) and (iii) be willing to act as successor servicer of any Mortgage
Loans under this Agreement, and shall have executed and delivered to the
Depositor and the Trustee an agreement accepting such delegation and assignment,
that contains an assumption by such Person of the rights, powers, duties,
responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Master Servicer (other than
any liabilities of the Master Servicer hereof incurred prior to termination of
the Master Servicer under Section 8.01 or as otherwise set forth herein), with
like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement, provided that
each Rating Agency shall have acknowledged in writing that its rating of the
Certificates in effect immediately prior to such assignment and delegation will
not be qualified or reduced as a result of such assignment and delegation. If
the Trustee assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Master Servicer in
accordance with this Section 8.02, the Trustee shall not resign as Master
Servicer until a Successor Master Servicer has been appointed and has accepted
such appointment. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer
hereunder, the Trustee, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting,
shall act in such capacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such
appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the
compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans or otherwise as
it and such successor shall agree; provided that no such compensation unless
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Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such
action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any
such succession. Neither the Trustee nor any other Successor Master Servicer
shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or
any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any
failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities
hereunder, in either case caused by the failure of the Master Servicer to
deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash,
information, documents or records to it.

         The costs and expenses of the Trustee in connection with the
termination of the Master Servicer, appointment of a Successor Master Servicer
and, if applicable, any transfer of servicing, including, without limitation,
all costs and expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing
data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as
may be required by the Trustee to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the
servicing data or otherwise to enable the Trustee or the Successor Master
Servicer to service the related Mortgage Loans properly and effectively, to the
extent not paid by the terminated Master Servicer, shall be payable to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 9.05. Any successor to the Master Servicer as
successor servicer under any Subservicing Agreement shall give notice to the
applicable Mortgagors of such change of servicer and shall, during the term of
its service as successor servicer maintain in force the policy or policies that
the Master Servicer is required to maintain pursuant to Section 3.08.

         Section 8.03 NOTIFICATION TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS.

         (a) Upon any termination of or appointment of a successor to the Master
Servicer, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to
Certificateholders and to each Rating Agency.

         (b) Within 60 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the
Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders notice of each such
Event of Default hereunder actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived.

         Section 8.04 WAIVER OF DEFAULTS.

         The Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders, within 60
days after the occurrence of any Event of Default actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee, unless such Event of Default shall have been
cured, notice of each such Event of Default hereunder known to the Trustee. The
Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 51% of the Voting Rights may,
on behalf of all Certificateholders, waive any default by the Master Servicer in
the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consequences thereof,
except a default in the making of or the causing to be made of any required
distribution on the Certificates. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such
default shall be deemed to cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been timely remedied for every purpose of this
Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or
impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.
The Trustee shall give notice of any such waiver to the Rating Agencies.

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                                   ARTICLE IX

                             CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

         Section 9.01 DUTIES OF TRUSTEE.

         (a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and
after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default which may have occurred,
undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Agreement as duties of the Trustee. If an Event of Default has
occurred and has not been cured or waived, the Trustee shall exercise such of
the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and the same degree of
care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise under the
circumstances in the conduct of such Person's own affairs.

         (b) Upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements,
opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments which are specifically
required to be furnished to the Trustee pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement, the Trustee shall examine them to determine whether they are in the
form required by this Agreement; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not
be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate,
statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the
Master Servicer; provided, further, that the Trustee shall not be responsible
for the accuracy or verification of any calculation provided to it pursuant to
this Agreement.

         (c) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall make monthly
distributions and the final distribution to the Certificateholders from funds in
the Distribution Account as provided in Sections 5.04 and 10.01 herein.

         (d) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the
Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure
to act or its own willful misconduct; provided, however, that:

                  (i) Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, and after
         the curing or waiver of all such Events of Default which may have
         occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined
         solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee shall
         not be liable except for the performance of their respective duties and
         obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied
         covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the
         Trustee and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee,
         the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements
         and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any
         certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the
         requirements of this Agreement;

                  (ii) The Trustee shall not be liable in its individual
         capacity for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible
         Officer or Responsible Officers of the

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         Trustee unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in
         ascertaining the pertinent facts;

                  (iii) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any
         action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
         accordance with the directions of the Holders of Certificates
         evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of the
         Certificates (or such other percentage as specifically set forth
         herein), if such action or non-action relates to the time, method and
         place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
         Trustee or exercising any trust or other power conferred upon the
         Trustee under this Agreement;

                  (iv) The Trustee shall not be required to take notice or be
         deemed to have notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default
         unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge
         thereof. In the absence of such knowledge, the Trustee may conclusively
         assume there is no such default or Event of Default;

                  (v) The Trustee shall not in any way be liable by reason of
         any insufficiency in any Account held by or in the name of Trustee
         unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a
         non-appealable judgment that the Trustee's negligence or willful
         misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency (except to the
         extent that the Trustee is obligor and has defaulted thereon);

                  (vi) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
         notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable for special,
         indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever
         (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee has
         been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of
         the form of action; and

                  (vii) None of the Master Servicer, the Seller, the Depositor
         or the Trustee shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of the
         other, it being understood that this Agreement shall not be construed
         to render them partners, joint venturers or agents of one another.

The Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or
in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground
for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against
such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, and none of the
provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee to
perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the
obligations of the Master Servicer.

         (e) All funds received by the Trustee and required to be deposited in
the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement will be promptly so
deposited by the Trustee.

         Section 9.02 CERTAIN MATTERS AFFECTING THE TRUSTEE.

         (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.01:

                  (i) The Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or
         refraining from acting in reliance on any resolution or certificate of
         the Seller or the Master Servicer, any

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         certificates of auditors or any other certificate, statement,
         instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
         appraisal, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
         and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

                  (ii) The Trustee may consult with counsel and any advice of
         such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete
         authorization and protection with respect to any action taken or
         suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance
         with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;

                  (iii) The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to
         exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement,
         other than its obligation to give notices pursuant to this Agreement,
         or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in
         relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the
         Certificateholders pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless
         such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable
         security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which
         may be incurred therein or thereby. Nothing contained herein shall,
         however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of
         an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has
         actual knowledge (which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such
         of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the
         same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person
         would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of his own
         affairs;

                  (iv) The Trustee shall not be liable in its individual
         capacity for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith
         and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights
         or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

                  (v) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation
         into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate,
         statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent,
         order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in
         writing to do so by Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than
         25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of the Certificates and provided
         that the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs,
         expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of
         such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee reasonably assured
         to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this
         Agreement. The Trustee may require reasonable indemnity against such
         expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The
         reasonable expense of every such examination shall be paid by the
         Certificateholders requesting the investigation;

                  (vi) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
         hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or through
         Affiliates, agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the Trustee
         may not appoint any paying agent to perform any paying agent functions
         under this Agreement without the express written consent of the Master
         Servicer, which consents will not be unreasonably withheld. The Trustee
         shall not be liable or responsible for the misconduct or negligence of
         any of the Trustee's agents or attorneys or paying agent appointed
         hereunder by the Trustee with due care and, when required, with the
         consent of the Master Servicer;

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                  (vii) Should the Trustee deem the nature of any action
         required on its part to be unclear, the Trustee may require prior to
         such action that it be provided by the Depositor with reasonable
         further instructions; the right of the Trustee to perform any
         discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed
         as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be accountable for other than its
         negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act;

                  (viii) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or
         surety with respect to the execution of the trust created hereby or the
         powers granted hereunder, except as provided in Subsection 9.07; and

                  (ix) The Trustee shall not have any duty to conduct any
         affirmative investigation as to the occurrence of any condition
         requiring the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan by any Person pursuant to
         this Agreement, or the eligibility of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of
         this Agreement.

         (b) The Trustee is hereby directed by the Depositor to execute and
deliver the Yield Maintenance Agreements. Amounts payable by the Trust on the
Closing Date pursuant to the Yield Maintenance Agreement shall be paid by the
Depositor or its designee. The Trustee in its individual capacity shall have no
responsibility for any of the undertakings, agreements or representations with
respect to the Yield Maintenance Agreement, including, without limitation, for
making any payments thereunder.

         Section 9.03 TRUSTEE NOT LIABLE FOR CERTIFICATES OR MORTGAGE LOANS.

         The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the
signature and countersignature of the Trustee on the Certificates) shall be
taken as the statements of the Depositor, and the Trustee shall not have any
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representation as to
the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates (other than the signature and
countersignature of the Trustee on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan
except as expressly provided in Sections 2.02 and 2.06 hereof; provided,
however, that the foregoing shall not relieve the Trustee, or the Custodian on
its behalf, of the obligation to review the Mortgage Files pursuant to Section
2.02 of this Agreement. The Trustee's signature and countersignature (or
countersignature of its agent) on the Certificates shall be solely in its
capacity as Trustee and shall not constitute the Certificates an obligation of
the Trustee in any other capacity. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the
use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the
proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid
to the Depositor with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Subject to Section 2.06,
the Trustee shall not be responsible for the legality or validity of this
Agreement or any document or instrument relating to this Agreement, the validity
of the execution of this Agreement or of any supplement hereto or instrument of
further assurance, or the validity, priority, perfection or sufficiency of the
security for the Certificates issued hereunder or intended to be issued
hereunder. The Trustee shall not at any time have any responsibility or
liability for or with respect to the legality, validity and enforceability of
any Mortgage or any Mortgage Loan, or the perfection and priority of any
Mortgage or the maintenance of any such perfection and priority, or for or with
respect to the sufficiency of the Trust Fund or its ability to generate the
payments to be distributed to Certificateholders, under this Agreement. The
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responsible for filing any financing or continuation statement in any public
office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any
security interest or lien granted to it hereunder or to record this Agreement.

         Section 9.04 TRUSTEE MAY OWN CERTIFICATES.

         The Trustee in its individual capacity or in any capacity other than as
Trustee hereunder may become the owner or pledgee of any Certificates with the
same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee and may otherwise deal with
the parties hereto.

         Section 9.05 TRUSTEE'S FEES AND EXPENSES.

         The Trustee will be entitled to recover from the Distribution Account
pursuant to Section 4.05, the Trustee Fee, all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses, disbursements and advances and the expenses of the Trustee in
connection with any Event of Default (or anything related thereto, including any
determination that an Event of Default does or does not exist), any breach of
this Agreement or any claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened
claim or legal action) incurred or made by the Trustee in the administration of
the trusts hereunder (including the reasonable compensation, expenses and
disbursements of its counsel) except any such expense, disbursement or advance
as may arise from its negligence or intentional misconduct or which is the
responsibility of the Certificateholders hereunder. If funds in the Distribution
Account are insufficient therefor, the Trustee shall recover such expenses,
disbursements or advances from the Depositor and the Depositor hereby agrees to
pay such expenses, disbursements or advances. Such compensation and
reimbursement obligation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard
to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust.

         Section 9.06 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRUSTEE.

         The Trustee and any successor Trustee shall during the entire duration
of this Agreement be a state bank or trust company or a national banking
association organized and doing business under the laws of a state or the United
States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust
powers, having a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of at least
$50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority
and rated "BBB" or higher by Fitch with respect to their long-term rating and
rated "BBB" or higher by Standard & Poor's and "Baa2" or higher by Moody's with
respect to any outstanding long-term unsecured unsubordinated debt, and, in the
case of a successor Trustee other than pursuant to Section 9.10, rated in one of
the two highest long-term debt categories of, or otherwise acceptable to, each
of the Rating Agencies (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). The
Trustee shall not be an Affiliate of the Master Servicer. If the Trustee
publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the
purposes of this Section 9.06 the combined capital and surplus of such
corporation shall be deemed to be its total equity capital (combined capital and
surplus) as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In
case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 9.06, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the
manner and with the effect specified in Section 9.08.

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         Section 9.07 INSURANCE.

         The Trustee, at its own expense, shall at all times maintain and keep
in full force and effect: (i) fidelity insurance, (ii) theft of documents
insurance and (iii) forgery insurance (which may be collectively satisfied by a
"Financial Institution Bond" and/or a "Bankers' Blanket Bond"); provided, that
such insurance may be provided through self-insurance so long as the Trustee is
rated "A" or better by S&P and "A1" or better by Moody's. All such insurance
shall be in amounts, with standard coverage and subject to deductibles, as are
customary for insurance typically maintained by banks or their affiliates which
act as custodians for investor-owned mortgage pools. A certificate of an officer
of the Trustee as to the Trustee's compliance with this Section 9.07 shall be
furnished to any Certificateholder upon reasonable written request.

         Section 9.08 RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE.

         The Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the Trust
hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Seller and
the Master Servicer, with a copy to the Rating Agencies. Upon receiving such
notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor trustee
by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be
delivered to each of the resigning Trustee and the successor trustee. If no
successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment
within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning
Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of
a successor trustee.

         If at any time (i) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of Section 9.06 hereof and shall fail to resign after
written request thereto by the Depositor, (ii) the Trustee shall become
incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a
receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public
officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or
affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or
(iii)(A) a tax is imposed with respect to the Trust Fund by any state in which
the Trustee or the Trust Fund is located, (B) the imposition of such tax would
be avoided by the appointment of a different trustee and (C) the Trustee fails
to indemnify the Trust Fund against such tax, then the Depositor or the Master
Servicer may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written
instrument, in multiple copies, a copy of which instrument shall be delivered to
the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the successor trustee.

         The Holders evidencing at least 51% of the Voting Rights of each Class
of Certificates may at any time remove the Trustee and appoint a successor
trustee by written instrument or instruments, in multiple copies, signed by such
Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which
instruments shall be delivered by the successor trustee to the Master Servicer,
the Trustee so removed and the successor trustee so appointed. Notice of any
removal of the Trustee shall be given to each Rating Agency by the Trustee or
successor trustee.

         Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 9.08 shall
become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as
provided in Section 9.09 hereof.

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         Section 9.09 SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE.

         Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 9.08 hereof
shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, to its predecessor
trustee, the Master Servicer an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder
and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become
effective and such successor trustee without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and
obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally
named as trustee herein.

         No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this
Section 9.09 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall
be eligible under the provisions of Section 9.07 hereof and its appointment
shall not adversely affect the then current rating of the Certificates.

         Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in
this Section 9.09, the successor trustee shall mail notice of the succession of
such trustee hereunder to all Holders of Certificates. If the successor trustee
fails to mail such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment, the
Depositor shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Trust Fund.

         Section 9.10 MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF TRUSTEE.

         Any corporation, state bank or national banking association into which
the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or
any corporation, state bank or national banking association resulting from any
merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or
any corporation, state bank or national banking association succeeding to
substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the
successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such corporation shall be
eligible under the provisions of Section 9.06 hereof without the execution or
filing of any paper or further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

         Section 9.11 APPOINTMENT OF CO-TRUSTEE OR SEPARATE TRUSTEE.

         Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at any time,
for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which
any part of the Trust Fund or property securing any Mortgage Note may at the
time be located, the Master Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have
the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more
Persons approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees jointly with
the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the
Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, such title to the Trust Fund or any part
thereof, whichever is applicable, and, subject to the other provisions of this
Section 9.11, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master
Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master
Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the
receipt by it of a request to do so, or in the case an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make
such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required
to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 9.06 and
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Certificateholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee
shall be required under Section 9.09.

         Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by
law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:

                  (i) All rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or
         imposed upon the Trustee, except for the obligation of the Trustee
         under this Agreement to advance funds on behalf of the Master Servicer,
         shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the
         Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being
         understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized
         to act separately without the Trustee joining in such act), except to
         the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any
         particular act or acts are to be performed (whether a Trustee hereunder
         or as a Successor Master Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be
         incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event
         such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of
         title to the Trust Fund or any portion thereof in any such
         jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate
         trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Trustee;

                  (ii) No trustee hereunder shall be held personally liable by
         reason of any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder; and\

                  (iii) The Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or
         remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.

         Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be
deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees,
as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any
separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions
of this Article IX. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of
the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in
its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as
may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy thereof given to the
Master Servicer and the Depositor.

         Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the
Trustee its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the
extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this
Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co- trustee
shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or
successor trustee.

                  Section 9.12 TAX MATTERS.

         It is intended that the Trust Fund shall constitute, and that the
affairs of the Trust Fund shall be conducted so that each REMIC formed hereunder
qualifies as, a "real estate mortgage

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investment conduit" as defined in and in accordance with the REMIC Provisions.
In furtherance of such intention, the Trustee covenants and agrees that it shall
act as agent (and the Trustee is hereby appointed to act as agent) on behalf of
the Trust Fund. The Trustee, as agent on behalf of the Trust Fund, shall do or
refrain from doing, as applicable, the following: (a) the Trustee shall prepare
and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, in a timely manner, U.S. Real
Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax Returns (Form 1066 or any
successor form adopted by the Internal Revenue Service) and prepare and file or
cause to be prepared and filed with the Internal Revenue Service and applicable
state or local tax authorities income tax or information returns for each
taxable year with respect to each such REMIC containing such information and at
the times and in the manner as may be required by the Code or state or local tax
laws, regulations, or rules, and furnish or cause to be furnished to
Certificateholders the schedules, statements or information at such times and in
such manner as may be required thereby; (b) the Trustee shall apply for an
employer identification number with the Internal Revenue Service via a Form SS-4
or other comparable method for each REMIC that is or becomes a taxable entity,
and within thirty days of the Closing Date, furnish or cause to be furnished to
the Internal Revenue Service, on Forms 8811 or as otherwise may be required by
the Code, the name, title, address, and telephone number of the person that the
holders of the Certificates may contact for tax information relating thereto,
together with such additional information as may be required by such Form, and
update such information at the time or times in the manner required by the Code
for the Trust Fund; (c) the Trustee shall make or cause to be made elections, on
behalf of each REMIC formed hereunder to be treated as a REMIC on the federal
tax return of such REMIC for its first taxable year (and, if necessary, under
applicable state law); (d) the Trustee shall prepare and forward, or cause to be
prepared and forwarded, to the Certificateholders and to the Internal Revenue
Service and, if necessary, state tax authorities, all information returns and
reports as and when required to be provided to them in accordance with the REMIC
Provisions, including without limitation, the calculation of any original issue
discount using the Prepayment Assumption; (e) the Trustee shall provide
information necessary for the computation of tax imposed on the transfer of a
Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, or an agent
(including a broker, nominee or other middleman) of a Person that is not a
Permitted Transferee, or a pass-through entity in which a Person that is not a
Permitted Transferee is the record holder of an interest (the reasonable cost of
computing and furnishing such information may be charged to the Person liable
for such tax); (f) the Trustee shall, to the extent under its control, conduct
the affairs of the Trust Fund at all times that any Certificates are outstanding
so as to maintain the status of each REMIC formed hereunder as a REMIC under the
REMIC Provisions; (g) the Trustee shall not knowingly or intentionally take any
action or omit to take any action that would cause the termination of the REMIC
status of any REMIC formed hereunder; (h) the Trustee shall pay, from the
sources specified in the penultimate paragraph of this Section 9.12, the amount
of any federal, state and local taxes, including prohibited transaction taxes as
described below, imposed on any REMIC formed hereunder prior to the termination
of the Trust Fund when and as the same shall be due and payable (but such
obligation shall not prevent the Trustee or any other appropriate Person from
contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings and shall not prevent the
Trustee from withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the
outcome of such proceedings); (i) the Trustee shall maintain records relating to
each REMIC formed hereunder including but not limited to the income, expenses,
assets and liabilities of each such REMIC and adjusted basis of the Trust Fund
property determined at such intervals as may be required by the Code, as may be
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prepare the foregoing returns, schedules, statements or information; (j) the
Trustee shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records with
respect to the REMICs on a calendar year and on an accrual basis; (k) the
Trustee shall not enter into any arrangement not otherwise provided for in this
Agreement by which the REMICs will receive a fee or other compensation for
services nor permit the REMICs to receive any income from assets other than
"qualified mortgages" as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or "permitted
investments" as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code; and (l) as and when
necessary and appropriate, the Trustee, at the expense of the Trust Fund, shall
represent the Trust Fund in any administrative or judicial proceedings relating
to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority, request an
administrative adjustment as to any taxable year of any REMIC formed hereunder,
enter into settlement agreements with any governmental taxing agency, extend any
statute of limitations relating to any tax item of the Trust Fund, and otherwise
act on behalf of each REMIC formed hereunder in relation to any tax matter
involving any such REMIC.

         In order to enable the Trustee to perform its duties as set forth
herein, the Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Trustee
within 10 days after the Closing Date all information or data that the Trustee
requests in writing and determines to be relevant for tax purposes to the
valuations and offering prices of the Certificates, including, without
limitation, the price, yield, prepayment assumption and projected cash flows of
the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans. Thereafter, the Depositor shall provide
to the Trustee promptly upon written request therefor, any such additional
information or data that the Trustee may, from time to time, request in order to
enable the Trustee to perform its duties as set forth herein. The Depositor
hereby indemnifies the Trustee for any losses, liabilities, damages, claims or
expenses of the Trustee arising from any errors or miscalculations of the
Trustee that result from any failure of the Depositor to provide, or to cause to
be provided, accurate information or data to the Trustee on a timely basis.

         In the event that any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions" of
any of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV as defined in Section 860F(a)(2)
of the Code, on the "net income from foreclosure property" of the Trust Fund as
defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contribution to any of REMIC I,
REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV after the startup day pursuant to Section
860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is imposed, including, without limitation,
any federal, state or local tax or minimum tax imposed upon any of REMIC I,
REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV, and is not paid as otherwise provided for
herein, such tax shall be paid by (i) the Trustee, if any such other tax arises
out of or results from a breach by the Trustee of any of its obligations under
this Agreement, (ii) any party hereto (other than the Trustee) to the extent any
such other tax arises out of or results from a breach by such other party of any
of its obligations under this Agreement or (iii) in all other cases, or in the
event that any liable party hereto fails to honor its obligations under the
preceding clauses (i) or (ii), any such tax will be paid first with amounts
otherwise to be distributed to the Class R Certificateholders, and second with
amounts otherwise to be distributed to all other Certificateholders in the
following order of priority: first, to the Class M-7A Certificates and Class
M-7B Certificates (pro rata based on their then outstanding Certificate
Principal Balances prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on such
Distribution Date), second, to the Class M-6 Certificates, third, to the Class
M-5 Certificates, fourth, to the Class M-4 Certificates, fifth, to the Class M-3
Certificates, sixth, to the Class M-2 Certificates, seventh to the Class M-1
Certificates, and eighth to the Class A Certificates (pro rata based on the
amounts to be distributed). Notwithstanding anything to the

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contrary contained herein, to the extent that such tax is payable by the Holder
of any Certificates, the Trustee is hereby authorized to retain on any
Distribution Date, from the Holders of the Class R Certificates (and, if
necessary, second, from the Holders of the other Certificates in the priority
specified in the preceding sentence), funds otherwise distributable to such
Holders in an amount sufficient to pay such tax. The Trustee shall promptly
notify in writing the party liable for any such tax of the amount thereof and
the due date for the payment thereof.

         The Trustee agrees that, in the event it should obtain any information
necessary for the other party to perform its obligations pursuant to this
Section 9.12, it will promptly notify and provide such information to such other
party.

                                   ARTICLE X

                                   TERMINATION

         Section 10.01 TERMINATION UPON LIQUIDATION OR REPURCHASE OF ALL
MORTGAGE LOANS.

         Subject to Section 10.03, the obligations and responsibilities of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Seller and the Trustee created hereby with
respect to the Trust Fund shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the purchase
by the Master Servicer of all of the Mortgage Loans (and REO Properties)
remaining in the Trust Fund at a price (the "Mortgage Loan Purchase Price")
equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage
Loan (other than in respect of REO Property), (ii) accrued interest thereon at
the applicable Mortgage Rate to, but not including, the first day of the month
of such purchase, (iii) the appraised value of any REO Property in the Trust
Fund (up to the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan), such
appraisal to be conducted by an appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Master
Servicer and the Trustee, (iv) unreimbursed out-of pocket costs of the Master
Servicer, including unreimbursed servicing advances and the principal portion of
any unreimbursed Advances, made on the Mortgage Loans prior to the exercise of
such repurchase right and (v) any unreimbursed costs and expenses of the Trustee
payable pursuant to Section 9.05 and (b) the later of (i) the maturity or other
liquidation (or any Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan
remaining in the Trust Fund and the disposition of all REO Property and (ii) the
distribution to Certificateholders of all amounts required to be distributed to
them pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable. In no event shall the trusts
created hereby continue beyond the earlier of (i) the expiration of 21 years
from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the
late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the
date hereof and (ii) the Latest Possible Maturity Date.

         The right to repurchase all Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant
to clause in the preceding paragraph shall be conditioned upon the Stated
Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans in the Trust Fund, at the time of
any such repurchase, aggregating 10% or less of the aggregate Cut- off Date
Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans.

         Section 10.02 FINAL DISTRIBUTION ON THE CERTIFICATES.

         If on any Determination Date, (i) the Master Servicer determines that
there are no Outstanding Mortgage Loans and no other funds or assets in the
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in the Protected Account, the Master Servicer shall direct the Trustee to send a
final distribution notice promptly to each Certificateholder or (ii) the Trustee
determines that a Class of Certificates shall be retired after a final
distribution on such Class, the Trustee shall notify the Certificateholders
within five (5) Business Days after such Determination Date that the final
distribution in retirement of such Class of Certificates is scheduled to be made
on the immediately following Distribution Date. Any final distribution made
pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence will be made only upon
presentation and surrender of the related Certificates at the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee. If the Master Servicer elects to terminate the Trust Fund
pursuant to Section 10.01, at least 20 days prior to the date notice is to be
mailed to the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer shall notify the Depositor
and the Trustee of the date the Master Servicer intends to terminate the Trust
Fund. The Master Servicer shall remit the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price to the
Trustee on the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date for such Optional
Termination by the Master Servicer.

         Notice of any termination of the Trust Fund, specifying the
Distribution Date on which Certificateholders may surrender their Certificates
for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly
by the Trustee by letter to Certificateholders mailed not later than two
Business Days after the Determination Date in the month of such final
distribution. Any such notice shall specify (a) the Distribution Date upon which
final distribution on the Certificates will be made upon presentation and
surrender of Certificates at the office therein designated, (b) the amount of
such final distribution, (c) the location of the office or agency at which such
presentation and surrender must be made and (d) that the Record Date otherwise
applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, distributions being made
only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office therein
specified. The Trustee will give such notice to each Rating Agency at the time
such notice is given to Certificateholders.

         In the event such notice is given, the Master Servicer shall cause all
funds in the Protected Account to be remitted to the Trustee for deposit in the
Distribution Account on the Business Day prior to the applicable Distribution
Date in an amount equal to the final distribution in respect of the
Certificates. Upon such final deposit with respect to the Trust Fund and the
receipt by the Trustee of a Request for Release therefor, the Trustee or the
Custodian shall promptly release to EMC as applicable the Mortgage Files for the
Mortgage Loans and the Trustee shall execute and deliver any documents prepared
and delivered to it which are necessary to transfer any REO Property.

         Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Trustee shall
cause to be distributed to Certificateholders of each Class the amounts
allocable to such Certificates held in the Distribution Account in the order and
priority set forth in Section 5.04 hereof on the final Distribution Date and in
proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

         In the event that any affected Certificateholders shall not surrender
Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date specified in the
above mentioned written notice, the Trustee shall give a second written notice
to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for
cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within
six months after the second notice all the applicable Certificates shall not
have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee may take appropriate steps,
or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining
Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates, and

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the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other assets that remain a
part of the Trust Fund. If within one year after the second notice all
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Class R
Certificateholders shall be entitled to all unclaimed funds and other assets of
the Trust Fund that remain subject hereto.

         Section 10.03 ADDITIONAL TERMINATION REQUIREMENTs.

         (a) Upon exercise by the Master Servicer of its purchase option as
provided in Section 10.01, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with
the following additional requirements, unless the Trustee have been supplied
with an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee, at the expense of the
Master Servicer, to the effect that the failure of the Trust Fund to comply with
the requirements of this Section 10.03 will not (i) result in the imposition of
taxes on "prohibited transactions" of a REMIC, or (ii) cause a REMIC to fail to
qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding:

         (1) The Master Servicer shall establish a 90-day liquidation period and
notify the Trustee thereof, and the Trustee shall in turn specify the first day
of such period in a statement attached to the tax return for each of REMIC I,
REMIC II, REMIC III and REMIC IV pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section
1.860F-1. The Master Servicer shall satisfy all the requirements of a qualified
liquidation under Section 860F of the Code and any regulations thereunder, as
evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel obtained at the expense of the Master
Servicer;

         (2) During such 90-day liquidation period, and at or prior to the time
of making the final payment on the Certificates, the Trustee shall sell all of
the assets of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III and REMIC IV for cash; and

         (3) At the time of the making of the final payment on the Certificates,
the Trustee shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited,
to the Holders of the Residual Certificates all cash on hand (other than cash
retained to meet claims), and REMIC I shall terminate at that time.

         (b) By their acceptance of the Certificates, the Holders thereof hereby
authorize the adoption of a 90-day liquidation period for REMIC I, REMIC II,
REMIC III and REMIC IV, which authorization shall be binding upon all successor
Certificateholders.

         (c) The Trustee as agent for each REMIC hereby agrees to adopt and sign
such a plan of complete liquidation upon the written request of the Master
Servicer, and the receipt of the Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section
10.03(a)(1) and to take such other action in connection therewith as may be
reasonably requested by the Master Servicer.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         Section 11.01 AMENDMENT.

         This Agreement may be amended from time to time by parties hereto
without the consent of any of the Certificateholders to cure any ambiguity, to
correct or supplement any provisions

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herein (including to give effect to the expectations of investors), to change
the manner in which the Protected Account is maintained or to make such other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as
shall not be inconsistent with any other provisions herein if such action shall
not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee, adversely
affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder; provided
that any such amendment shall be deemed not to adversely affect in any material
respect the interests of the Certificateholders and no such Opinion of Counsel
shall be required if the Person requesting such amendment obtains a letter from
each Rating Agency stating that such amendment would not result in the
downgrading or withdrawal of the respective ratings then assigned to the
Certificates.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the
Certificateholders, the parties hereto may at any time and from time to time
amend this Agreement to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to
such extent as shall be necessary or appropriate to maintain the qualification
of each of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III and REMIC IV as a REMIC under the Code
or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any tax on any of REMIC I,
REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV pursuant to the Code that would be a claim
against any of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV at any time prior to the
final redemption of the Certificates, provided that the Trustee has been
provided an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee, which opinion shall be
an expense of the party requesting such opinion but in any case shall not be an
expense of the Trustee or the Trust Fund, to the effect that such action is
necessary or appropriate to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize
the risk of the imposition of such a tax.

         This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties
hereto with the consent of the Holders of each Class of Certificates affected
thereby evidencing over 50% of the Voting Rights of such Class or Classes for
the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating
any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights
of the Holders of Certificates; provided that no such amendment shall (i) reduce
in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments required to be
distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the Holder of such
Certificate, (ii) cause either REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III or REMIC IV to cease
to qualify as a REMIC or (iii) reduce the aforesaid percentages of Certificates
of each Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment
without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then
outstanding.

         Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the Trustee
shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first
received an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee, which opinion shall be
an expense of the party requesting such amendment but in any case shall not be
an expense of the Trustee, to the effect that such amendment will not (other
than an amendment pursuant to clause (ii) of, and in accordance with, the
preceding paragraph) cause the imposition of any tax on REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC
III or REMIC IV or the Certificateholders or cause REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III
or REMIC IV to cease to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are
outstanding. Further, nothing in this Agreement shall require the Trustee to
enter into an amendment without receiving an Opinion of Counsel, satisfactory to
the Trustee that (i) such amendment is permitted and is not

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prohibited by this Agreement and that all requirements for amending this
Agreement (including any consent of the applicable Certificateholders) have been
complied with.

         Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement
requiring the consent of Certificateholders, the Trustee shall furnish written
notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder and
each Rating Agency.

         It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under
this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it
shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The
manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the
execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable
regulations as the Trustee may prescribe.

         Section 11.02 RECORDATION OF AGREEMENT; COUNTERPARTS.

         To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to
recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all
of 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. The Master Servicer shall effect such recordation at the
Trust's expense upon the request in writing of a Certificateholder, but only if
such direction is accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense
of the Certificateholder requesting recordation) to the effect that such
recordation would materially and beneficially affect the interests of the
Certificateholders or is required by law.

         For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as
herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed
simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall
be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and
the same instrument.

         Section 11.03 GOVERNING LAW.

         THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY
THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND
TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAWS).

         Section 11.04 INTENTION OF PARTIES.

         It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of
the Mortgage Notes, Mortgages, assignments of Mortgages, title insurance
policies and any modifications, extensions and/or assumption agreements and
private mortgage insurance policies relating to the Mortgage Loans by the Seller
to the Depositor, and by the Depositor to the Trustee be, and be construed as,
an absolute sale thereof to the Depositor or the Trustee, as applicable. It is,
further, not the intention of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a
pledge thereof by the Seller to the

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Depositor, or by the Depositor to the Trustee. However, in the event that,
notwithstanding the intent of the parties, such assets are held to be the
property of the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable, or if for any other
reason the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Agreement is held or deemed
to create a security interest in such assets, then (i) the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement and this Agreement shall each be deemed to be a security
agreement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New
York and (ii) the conveyance provided for in the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement from the Seller to the Depositor, and the conveyance provided for in
this Agreement from the Depositor to the Trustee, shall be deemed to be an
assignment and a grant by the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable, for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, of a security interest in all of the assets
that constitute the Trust Fund, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

         The Depositor for the benefit of the Certificateholders shall, to the
extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to
ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the
assets of the Trust Fund, such security interest would be deemed to be a
perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be
maintained as such throughout the term of the Agreement.

         Section 11.05 NOTICES.

         (a) Trustee shall use its best efforts to promptly provide notice to
each Rating Agency with respect to each of the following of which a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge:

                  (i) Any material change or amendment to this Agreement;

                  (ii) The occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been
         cured;

                  (iii) The resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or
         the Trustee and the appointment of any successor;

                  (iv) The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant
         to Sections 2.02, 2.03, 3.18 and 10.01; and

                  (v) The final payment to Certificateholders.

         (b) All directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered at or mailed by
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by recognized
overnight courier, or by facsimile transmission to a number provided by the
appropriate party if receipt of such transmission is confirmed to (i) in the
case of the Depositor, Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, 383 Madison
Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention: Chief Counsel; (ii) in the case of
the Seller or the Master Servicer, EMC Mortgage Corporation, 909 Hidden Ridge
Drive, Irving, Texas 75038, Attention: Ralene Ruyle or such other address as may
be hereafter furnished to the other parties hereto by the Master Servicer in
writing; (iii) in the case of the Trustee, at each Corporate Trust Office or
such other address as the Trustee may hereafter furnish to the other parties
hereto; and (iv) in the case of the Rating Agencies, (x) Moody's Investors
Service, Inc., 99 Church Street, New York, New York 10007, Attention: Home
Equity Monitoring and (y) Standard & Poor's, 55 Water

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Street, 41st Floor, New York, New York 10041, Attention: Mortgage Surveillance
Group. Any notice delivered to the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee
under this Agreement shall be effective only upon receipt. Any notice required
or permitted to be mailed to a Certificateholder, unless otherwise provided
herein, shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of
such Certificateholder as shown in the Certificate Register; any notice so
mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively
presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives
such notice.

         Section 11.06 SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

         If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of
this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the
remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall
in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

         Section 11.07 ASSIGNMENT.

         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as
provided pursuant to Section 7.02, this Agreement may not be assigned by the
Master Servicer, the Seller or the Depositor.

         Section 11.08 LIMITATION ON RIGHTS OF CERTIFICATEHOLDERS.

         The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to
terminate this Agreement or the Trust Fund, nor entitle such Certificateholder's
legal representative or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or
commence any proceeding in any court for a petition or winding up of the Trust
Fund, or otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties
hereto or any of them.

         No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as provided
herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the
Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein
set forth or contained in the terms of the Certificates be construed so as to
constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an
association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third
party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to
any provision hereof.

         No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue or by availing
itself of any provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or
proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement,
unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice
of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided,
the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights
evidenced by the Certificates shall also have made written request to the
Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee
hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it
may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein
or thereby, and the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice,
request and offer of indemnity shall have neglected or refused to institute any
such action, suit or proceeding; it being

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understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by each
Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no
one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatever
by virtue or by availing itself or themselves of any provisions of this
Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other
of the Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference
to any other such Holder or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in
the manner herein provided and for the common benefit of all Certificateholders.
For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 11.08, each
and every Certificateholder or the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as
can be given either at law or in equity.

         Section 11.09 INSPECTION AND AUDIT RIGHTS.

         The Master Servicer agrees that, on reasonable prior notice, it will
permit any representative of the Depositor, the Trustee during the Master
Servicer's normal business hours, to examine all the books of account, records,
reports and other papers of the Master Servicer relating to the Mortgage Loans,
to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by
independent certified public accountants selected by the Depositor, the Trustee
and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts relating to such Mortgage
Loans with its officers, employees and independent public accountants (and by
this provision the Master Servicer hereby authorizes such accountants to discuss
with such representative such affairs, finances and accounts), all at such
reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested. Any out-of-pocket
expense incident to the exercise by the Depositor, the Trustee of any right
under this Section 11.09 shall be borne by the party requesting such inspection,
subject to such party's right to reimbursement hereunder (in the case of the
Trustee, pursuant to Section 9.05 hereof).

         Section 11.10 CERTIFICATES NONASSESSABLE AND FULLY PAID.

         It is the intention of the Depositor that Certificateholders shall not
be personally liable for obligations of the Trust Fund, that the interests in
the Trust Fund represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any
reason whatsoever, and that the Certificates, upon due authentication thereof by
the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully paid.

                                      * * *

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

                                  BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC,
                                           as Depositor

                                  By:
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                  Name:    Joseph T. Jurkowski, Jr.
                                  Title:   Vice President

                                  EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
                                           as Seller and Master Servicer

                                  By:
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                  Name:    Sue Stepanek
                                  Title:   Executive Vice President

                                  LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                           as Trustee

                                  By:
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                  Name:
                                  Title:

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STATE OF NEW YORK            )
                             ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK           )

         On this 31st day of August, 2004, before me, a notary public in and for
said State, appeared Joe Jurkowski, Jr., personally known to me on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be an authorized representative of Bear Stearns Asset
Backed Securities I LLC, one of the companies that executed the within
instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of
such limited liability company and acknowledged to me that such limited
liability company executed the within instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

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STATE OF TEXAS           )
                         ) ss.:
COUNTY OF DALLAS         )

         On this 31st day of August, 2004, before me, a notary public in and for
said State, appeared Sue Stepanek, personally known to me on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be an authorized representative of EMC Mortgage
Corporation, one of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and
also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such corporation
and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

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STATE OF ILLINOIS         )
                          ) ss.:
COUNTY OF COOK            )

         On this 31st day of August, 2004, before me, a notary public in and for
said State, appeared , personally known to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be an authorized representative of LaSalle Bank National Association
that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of such corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

                                   EXHIBIT A-1

                          Form of Class A Certificates

                  SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE
IS A "REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").

                  THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE
DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON AND REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE HERETO.
ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION
SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE TRUSTEE NAMED HEREIN.

                  UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITOR OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

                                     A-1-1

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                        <C>
Certificate No. 1                                          Variable Pass-Through Rate

Class [I-A-1][I-A-2][I-A-3][II-A] Senior

Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement                    Aggregate Initial Certificate  Principal Balance of this
and Cut-off Date:                                          Certificate as of the Cut-off Date:
August 1, 2004                                             $[_____]

First Distribution Date:                                   Initial   Certificate    Principal   Balance   of   this
September 27, 2004                                         Certificate as of the Cut-off Date:
                                                           $[-----]

Master Servicer:                                           CUSIP: [_____]
EMC Mortgage Corporation

Last Scheduled Distribution Date:
August 25, 2034
</TABLE>

                            ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATE
                                 SERIES 2004-HE7

         evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions
         allocable to the Class [I-A-1][I-A-2][I-A-3][II-A] Certificates with
         respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of conventional,
         closed-end one- to four-family first and second lien, fixed and
         adjustable interest rate mortgage loans sold by BEAR STEARNS ASSET
         BACKED SECURITIES I LLC.

                  This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the
Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of
their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the
underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity
or by Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or the
Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or any of their affiliates
will have any obligation with respect to any certificate or other obligation
secured by or payable from payments on the Certificates.

                  This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the
Percentage Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of
Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund")
generally consisting of conventional, closed-end first and second lien, fixed
and adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by one- to four- family residences
(collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by Bear Stearns Asset Backed
Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"). The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage
Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS I. EMC will act as master servicer of the Mortgage
Loans (the "Master Servicer," which

                                     A-1-2
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term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The
Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as
depositor (the "Depositor"), EMC Mortgage Corporation as seller and Master
Servicer and LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a
summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.
To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and
is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which
Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of its acceptance hereof
assents and by which such Holder is bound.

                  Interest on this Certificate will accrue from and including
the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or with respect to the First
Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to and including the day prior to the
current Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal Balance hereof at a per
annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth above. The Trustee will
distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business
Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "Distribution Date"),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the
Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date so long as such
Certificate remains in book-entry form (and otherwise, the close of business on
the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such
Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest
evidenced by this Certificate and the amount (of interest and principal, if any)
required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as
this Certificate.

                  Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Trustee
by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests
by notifying the Trustee in writing as specified in the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be
made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such distribution and
only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency
appointed by the Trustee for that purpose and designated in such notice. The
initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate is set forth above.
The Certificate Principal Balance hereof will be reduced to the extent of
distributions allocable to principal hereon and any realized losses applicable
hereto.

                  This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates").
The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership
interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement.

                  The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate,
agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that
the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under
this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the
Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

                  This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement
and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations
of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.

                                     A-1-3
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                  The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor and the rights of the Certificateholders under the
Agreement from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the
Holders of each Class of Certificates affected thereby evidencing over 50% of
the Voting Rights of such Class or Classes. Any such consent by the Holder of
this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all
future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the
transfer hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.

                  As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
with the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer
at the offices or agencies maintained by the Trustee for such purposes, duly
endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates
in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Percentage Interest
will be issued to the designated transferee.

                  The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the
same Class and in the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.

                  No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for
any such registration of transfer, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of any
of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the
owner hereof for all purposes, and none of Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

                  The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to
Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall
terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other
liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan
remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the
remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase
by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets
of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional
repurchase may be made only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date.
The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates.
In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue
beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified
in the Agreement.

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                  Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee by manual signature, this Certificate shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to
be duly executed.

Dated: _____________, ____                  LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                            not in its individual capacity but
                                            solely as Trustee

                                            By:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                    Authorized Signatory

                          CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
                          -----------------------------

                  This is one of the Class [I-A-1][I-A-2][I-A-3][II-A]
Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

                                            LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                            Authorized signatory of LaSalle Bank
                                            National Association, not in its
                                            individual capacity but solely as
                                            Trustee

                                            By:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                    Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   ASSIGNMENT
                                   ----------

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto __________________________________ (Please print or
typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee) a Percentage
Interest evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Certificate and hereby authorizes
the transfer of registration of such interest to assignee on the Certificate
Register of the Trust Fund.

                  I (We) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and
deliver such Certificate to the following address:

Dated:
                           ----------------------------------------------------
                                 Signature by or on behalf of assignor

                                     ------------------------------------------
                                                Signature Guaranteed

                            DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

                  The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:

                  Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account
of _________________________ account number _____________, or, if mailed by
check, to ______________________________. Applicable statements should be mailed
to _____________________________________________.

                  This information is provided by __________________, the
assignee named above, or ________________________, as its agent.

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT A-2

             Form of Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7A][7B] Certificates

                  THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE
SENIOR CERTIFICATES [,] [AND] [CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES] [,] [AND] [CLASS M-2
CERTIFICATES] [,] [AND] [CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES] [,] [AND] [CLASS M-4
CERTIFICATES] [,] [AND] [CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATES] [,] [AND] [CLASS M-6
CERTIFICATES] [AND] [CLASS M-7A CERTIFICATES] AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT (AS
DEFINED BELOW).

                  SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE
IS A "REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").

                  THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE
DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON AND REALIZED LOSSES APPLICABLE
THERETO. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE
CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE
DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS
CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE TRUSTEE NAMED HEREIN.

                  [FOR CLASS M-1, CLASS M-2, CLASS M-3, CLASS M-4, CLASS M-5 AND
CLASS M-6] EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL
BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THAT
CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING
WITH "PLAN ASSETS", (II) IT HAS ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING SUCH CERTIFICATE IN
RELIANCE ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION 2002-41 AS AMENDED ("EXEMPTION"),
AND THAT IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF
THE EXEMPTION, INCLUDING THAT THE CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT THE TIME OF
PURCHASE, NOT LOWER THAN "BBB-" (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY S&P, FITCH RATINGS OR
MOODY'S, AND THE CERTIFICATE IS SO RATED OR (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE
COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR
INTEREST THEREIN IS AN "INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT," AS SUCH TERM IS
DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 95-60, AND (3) THE
CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

                  [FOR CLASS M-1, CLASS M-2, CLASS M-3, CLASS M-4, CLASS M-5 AND
CLASS M-6] [UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED

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REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITOR OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS
MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]

                  [FOR CLASS M-7A AND CLASS M-7B] [THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN
AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY
PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED,
RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES
ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS
A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"),
PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB,
WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR
OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF
AVAILABLE) OR (3) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR"
WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D
UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH
PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY THE TRUSTEE OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM
PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND (B) THE RECEIPT BY THE TRUSTEE OF SUCH OTHER
EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER
IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH
CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND
ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.]

                  [FOR CLASS M-7A AND CLASS M-7B] [EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A
CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY
VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THAT CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN,
THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH "PLAN ASSETS", (II) IT HAS
ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING SUCH CERTIFICATE IN RELIANCE ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTION
EXEMPTION 2002-41 AS AMENDED ("EXEMPTION"), THAT IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE
CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION, INCLUDING THAT THE
CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT THE

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TIME OF PURCHASE, NOT LOWER THAN "BBB-" (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY S&P, FITCH
RATINGS OR MOODY'S, AND THE CERTIFICATE IS SO RATED AND THAT IT IS AN
"ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1) OF REGULATION D ISSUED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND WILL OBTAIN A REPRESENTATION FROM ANY TRANSFEREE THAT
SUCH TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR SO LONG AS IT IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A
REPRESENTATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT OR (III) (1) IT IS
AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE
CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN "INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT," AS
SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 95-60,
AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.]

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<S>                                                       <C>
Certificate No.1                                          Variable Pass-Through Rate

Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7A][7B] Subordinate

Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Cut-off Date: Aggregate Initial  Certificate  Principal Balance of this
August 1, 2004                                            Certificate as of the Cut-off Date:
                                                          $[----------]

First Distribution Date:                                  Initial    Certificate    Principal   Balance   of   this
September 27, 2004                                        Certificate as of the Cut-off Date:
                                                          $[----------]

Master Servicer:                                          CUSIP:  [_____]
EMC Mortgage Corporation

Last Scheduled Distribution Date:
[----------]
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                            ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATE
                                 SERIES 2004-HE7

         evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions
         allocable to the Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7A][7B] Certificates with
         respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of conventional,
         closed-end one- to four-family first and second lien, fixed and
         adjustable interest rate mortgage loans sold by BEAR STEARNS ASSET
         BACKED SECURITIES I LLC.

                  This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the
Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of
their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the
underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity
or by Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or the
Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or any of their affiliates
will have any obligation with respect to any certificate or other obligation
secured by or payable from payments on the Certificates.

                  This certifies that _________________ is the registered owner
of the Percentage Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest
of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust
Fund") generally consisting of conventional, closed-end first and second lien,
fixed and adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by one- to four- family

                                     A-2-4
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residences (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by Bear Stearns Asset
Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"). The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC
Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS I. EMC will act as master servicer of the
Mortgage Loans (in that capacity, the "Master Servicer," which term includes any
successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was
created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Cut-off
Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the
"Depositor"), EMC Mortgage Corporation as seller and Master Servicer and LaSalle
Bank National Association as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of
the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not
defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to
them in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the
terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder
of this Certificate by virtue of its acceptance hereof assents and by which such
Holder is bound.

                  [For Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5 and
Class M-6] [Interest on this Certificate will accrue from and including the
immediately preceding Distribution Date (or with respect to the First
Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to and including the day prior to the
current Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal Balance hereof at a per
annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth above. The Trustee will
distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business
Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "Distribution Date"),
commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the
Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date so long as such
Certificate remains in book-entry form (and otherwise, the close of business on
the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such
Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest
evidenced by this Certificate and the amount (of interest and principal, if any)
required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as
this Certificate.]

                  [For Class M-7A and Class M-7B] [Interest on this Certificate
will accrue from and including the immediately preceding Distribution Date (or
with respect to the First Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to and including
the day prior to the current Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal
Balance hereof at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth
above. The Trustee will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such
25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a
"Distribution Date"), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above,
to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of
business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month
of such Distribution date so long as this Certificate remains in non-book entry
form (and otherwise, the close of business on the Business Day immediately
preceding such Distribution Date) an amount equal to the product of the
Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount (of interest
and principal, if any) required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates
of the same Class as this Certificate.]

                  Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Trustee
by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests
by notifying the Trustee in writing as specified in the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be

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made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such distribution and
only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency
appointed by the Trustee for that purpose and designated in such notice. The
initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate is set forth above.
The Certificate Principal Balance hereof will be reduced to the extent of
distributions allocable to principal hereon and any Realized Losses allocable
hereto and any realized losses applicable hereto.

                  This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates").
The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership
interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement.

                  The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate,
agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that
the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under
this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the
Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

                  This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement
and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations
of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.

                  The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor and the rights of the Certificateholders under the
Agreement from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the
Holders of the Class or Classes of Certificates affected thereby evidencing over
50% of the Voting Rights of such Class or Classes. Any such consent by the
Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and
upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon
the transfer hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.

                  As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
with the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer
at the offices or agencies maintained by the Trustee for such purposes, duly
endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates
in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Percentage Interest
will be issued to the designated transferee.

                  [For Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5 and
Class M-6][Each beneficial owner of a Certificate or any interest therein shall
be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of that
certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or investing
with "Plan Assets," (ii) it has acquired and is holding such certificate in
reliance on the Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain
conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including that the certificate
must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its
equivalent) by S&P, Fitch Ratings or Moody's, and the certificate is so rated or
(iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to

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<PAGE>

acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an "insurance company
general account," as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE
95-60 have been satisfied.]

                  [For Class M-7A and Class M-7B] [No transfer of this Class
M-7[A][B] Certificate will be made unless such transfer is (i) exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any
applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with said Act and laws
and (ii) made in accordance with Section 6.02 of the Agreement. In the event
that such transfer is to be made the Trustee shall register such transfer if,
prior to such transfer, (i) the transferor has delivered to the Trustee the
Transferor Certificate (as defined in the Agreement) and (ii) such transfer is
made to a transferee (A) who has provided the Trustee with evidence as to its
QIB status by delivery of the Rule 144A and related Matters Certificate or (B)
which is an Institutional Accredited Investor and has delivered to the Trustee
an Investment Letter; provided that if based upon an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that (i) and (ii) above are not sufficient to confirm that such transfer
is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to,
the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable laws,
the Trustee shall as a condition of the registration of any such transfer
require the transferor to furnish such other certifications, legal opinions or
other information prior to registering the transfer of this Certificate as shall
be set forth in such Opinion of Counsel.]

                  [For Class M-7A and Class M-7B] [Each beneficial owner of a
Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by
virtue of its acquisition or holding of that certificate or interest therein,
that either (i) it is not a Plan or investing with "Plan Assets", (ii) it has
acquired and is holding such certificate in reliance on the Exemption, that it
understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the
Exemption, including that the certificate must be rated, at the time of
purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by S&P, Fitch Ratings or
Moody's, and the certificate is so rated and that it is an "accredited investor"
as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D issued under the Securities Act and
will obtain a representation from any transferee that such transferee is an
accredited investor so long as it is required to obtain a representation
regarding compliance with the Securities Act or (iii) (1) it is an insurance
company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or
interest therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is
defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the
conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.]

                  The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the
same Class and in the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.

                  No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for
any such registration of transfer, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of any
of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is

                                     A-2-7
<PAGE>

registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.

                  The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to
Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall
terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other
liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan
remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the
remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase
by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets
of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional
repurchase may be made only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date.
The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates.
In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue
beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified
in the Agreement.

                  Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee by manual signature, this Certificate shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.

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<PAGE>

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.

Dated: ______________, _____                LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                            not in its individual capacity but
                                            solely as Trustee

                                            By:________________________________
                                                    Authorized Signatory

                          CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
                          -----------------------------

         This is one of the Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7A][7B] Certificates
referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

                                            LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                            Authorized signatory of LaSalle Bank
                                            National Association, not in its
                                            individual capacity but solely as
                                            Trustee

                                            By:________________________________
                                                    Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   ASSIGNMENT
                                   ----------

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto __________________________________ (Please print or
typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee) a Percentage
Interest evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Certificate and hereby authorizes
the transfer of registration of such interest to assignee on the Certificate
Register of the Trust Fund.

                  I (We) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and
deliver such Certificate to the following address:

Dated:
                           ----------------------------------------------------
                                 Signature by or on behalf of assignor

                                     ------------------------------------------
                                                Signature Guaranteed

                            DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

                  The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:

                  Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account
of _________________________ account number _____________, or, if mailed by
check, to ______________________________. Applicable statements should be mailed
to _____________________________________________.

                  This information is provided by __________________, the
assignee named above, or ________________________, as its agent.

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT A-3

                           Form of Class P Certificate

                  SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE
IS A "REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").

                  THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE
DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL
ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE
ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY
INQUIRY OF THE TRUSTEE NAMED HEREIN.

                  THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY
STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES
THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY
(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON
THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN
THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB
PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE,
THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON
RULE 144A, (2) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (3) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN
"INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE
501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH
ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR
DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY
THE TRUSTEE OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND
(B) THE RECEIPT BY THE TRUSTEE OF SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE TRUSTEE
THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
JURISDICTION.

                                     A-3-1
<PAGE>

                  NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE TO ANY PERSON,
UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES EITHER A CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 6.02
OF THE AGREEMENT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE THAT THE
PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW,
WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER
SECTION 406 OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED
("ERISA") OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE TRUSTEE, MASTER
SERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE
UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT.

                                     A-3-2
<PAGE>

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<S>                                                        <C>
Certificate No.1                                           Percentage Interest: 100%

Class P

Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Cut-off Date:  Aggregate Initial Certificate  Principal Balance of this
August 1, 2004                                             Certificate as of the Cut-off Date:
                                                           $100.00

First Distribution Date:                                   Initial   Certificate    Principal   Balance   of   this
September 27, 2004                                         Certificate as of the Cut-off Date:
                                                           $100.00

Master Servicer:                                           CUSIP:  [_____]
EMC Mortgage Corporation

Last Scheduled Distribution Date:
August 25, 2034
</TABLE>

                            ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATE
                                 SERIES 2004-HE7

         evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions
         allocable to the Class P Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund
         consisting primarily of a pool of conventional, closed-end one- to
         four-family first and second lien, fixed and adjustable interest rate
         mortgage loans sold by BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC.

                  This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the
Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of
their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the
underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity
or by Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or any of their affiliates
will have any obligation with respect to any certificate or other obligation
secured by or payable from payments on the Certificates.

                  This certifies that ___________________ is the registered
owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership
interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the
"Trust Fund") generally consisting of conventional, closed-end first and second
lien, fixed and adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by one- to four- family
residences (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by Bear Stearns Asset
Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"). The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC
Mortgage Corporation

                                     A-3-3
<PAGE>

("EMC") to BSABS I. EMC will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (in
that capacity, the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto
under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above
(the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Depositor"), EMC Mortgage
Corporation as seller and Master Servicer and LaSalle Bank National Association,
as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of
which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. This
Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

                  Each Holder of this Certificate will be deemed to have agreed
to be bound by the restrictions set forth in the Agreement to the effect that
(i) each person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Certificate
must be a United States Person and a Permitted Transferee, (ii) the transfer of
any Ownership Interest in this Certificate will be conditioned upon the delivery
to the Trustee of, among other things, an affidavit to the effect that it is a
United States Person and Permitted Transferee, (iii) any attempted or purported
transfer of any Ownership Interest in this Certificate in violation of such
restrictions will be absolutely null and void and will vest no rights in the
purported transferee, and (iv) if any person other than a United States Person
and a Permitted Transferee acquires any Ownership Interest in this Certificate
in violation of such restrictions, then the Depositor will have the right, in
its sole discretion and without notice to the Holder of this Certificate, to
sell this Certificate to a purchaser selected by the Depositor, which purchaser
may be the Depositor, or any affiliate of the Depositor, on such terms and
conditions as the Depositor may choose.

                  The Trustee will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or,
if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day
(each, a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the First Distribution Date
specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at
the close of business on the last day (or if such last day is not a Business
Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such last day) of the calendar month
immediately preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs, an amount
equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate
and the amounts required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the
same Class as this Certificate.

                  Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Trustee
by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests
by notifying the Trustee in writing as specified in the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be
made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such distribution and
only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency
appointed by the Trustee for that purpose and designated in such notice.

                  No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the
transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made
in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In
the event that

                                     A-3-4
<PAGE>

such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or
qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is
purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written
certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the
transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the
forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit E and either Exhibit F or G, as
applicable, and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to
it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification
(which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the
Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer in their respective capacities as
such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the
Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective
transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. Neither the Depositor
nor the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates
specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or
to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the
transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder
desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify
the Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller and the Master Servicer against any
liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in
accordance with such federal and state laws.

                  No transfer of this Class P Certificate will be made unless
the transferee provides either a certification pursuant to section 6.02(b) of
the Agreement or an Opinion of Counsel under Section 6.02(b) of the Agreement
satisfactory to the Trustee that the purchase of this Certificate is permissible
under applicable law, will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited
transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not
subject the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Depositor to any obligation or
liability in addition to those undertaken in the agreement.

                  This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates").
The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership
interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement.

                  The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate,
agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that
the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under
this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the
Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

                  This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement
and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations
of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.

                  The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor and the rights of the Certificateholders under the
Agreement from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the
Holders of the Class or Classes of Certificates affected thereby evidencing over
50% of the Voting Rights of such Class or Classes. Any such consent by the
Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and
upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon
the transfer hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such

                                     A-3-5
<PAGE>

consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment
thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates.

                  As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
with the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer
at the offices or agencies maintained by the Trustee for such purposes, duly
endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates
in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Percentage Interest
will be issued to the designated transferee.

                  The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the
same Class and in the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.

                  No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for
any such registration of transfer, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of any
of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the
owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

                  The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to
Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall
terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other
liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan
remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the
remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase
by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets
of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional
repurchase may be made only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal
to 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the
Cut-off Date. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the
Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement
continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons
identified in the Agreement.

                  Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee by manual signature, this Certificate shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.

                                     A-3-6
<PAGE>

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to
be duly executed.

Dated: ___________, ____                    LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                            not in its individual capacity but
                                            solely as Trustee

                                            By:________________________________
                                                    Authorized Signatory

                          CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
                          -----------------------------

                  This is one of the Class P Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.

                                            LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                            Authorized signatory of LaSalle Bank
                                            National Association, not in its
                                            individual capacity but solely as
                                            Trustee

                                            By:________________________________
                                                    Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   ASSIGNMENT
                                   ----------

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto __________________________________ (Please print or
typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee) a Percentage
Interest evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Certificate and hereby authorizes
the transfer of registration of such interest to assignee on the Certificate
Register of the Trust Fund.

                  I (We) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and
deliver such Certificate to the following address:

Dated:
                           ----------------------------------------------------
                                 Signature by or on behalf of assignor

                                     ------------------------------------------
                                                Signature Guaranteed

                            DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

                  The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:

                  Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account
of _________________________ account number _____________, or, if mailed by
check, to ______________________________. Applicable statements should be mailed
to _____________________________________________.

                  This information is provided by __________________, the
assignee named above, or ________________________, as its agent.

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT A-4

                          Form of Class CE Certificates

                  THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE
SENIOR CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M CERTIFICATES AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT
(AS DEFINED BELOW).

                  SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE
IS A "REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").

                  THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY
STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES
THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY
(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON
THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN
THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB
PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE,
THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON
RULE 144A, (2) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (3) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN
"INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE
501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH
ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR
DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY
THE TRUSTEE OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND
(B) THE RECEIPT BY THE TRUSTEE OF SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE TRUSTEE
THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
JURISDICTION.

                  NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE TO ANY PERSON,
UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES EITHER A CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 6.02
OF THE AGREEMENT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE THAT THE
PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW,

                                     A-4-1
<PAGE>

WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER
SECTION 406 OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED
("ERISA") OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE TRUSTEE, MASTER
SERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE
UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT.

                                     A-4-2
<PAGE>

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<CAPTION>

<S>                                                        <C>
Certificate No.1                                           Percentage Interest: 100%

Class CE                                                   Variable Pass-Through Rate

Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Cut-off Date:  Initial    Certificate    Notional   Balance   of   this
August 1, 2004                                             Certificate as of the Cut-off Date:
                                                           $[----------]

First Distribution Date:                                   Aggregate   Certificate   Notional   Balance   of   this
September 27, 2004                                         Certificate as of the Cut-off Date:
                                                           $[----------]

Master Servicer:                                           CUSIP:  [_____]
EMC Mortgage Corporation

Last Scheduled Distribution Date:
August 25, 2034
</TABLE>

                            ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATE
                                 SERIES 2004-HE7

         evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions
         allocable to the Class CE Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund
         consisting primarily of a pool of conventional, closed-end one- to
         four-family first and second lien, fixed and adjustable interest rate
         mortgage loans sold by BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC.

                  This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the
Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of
their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the
underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity
or by Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or the
Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or any of their affiliates
will have any obligation with respect to any certificate or other obligation
secured by or payable from payments on the Certificates.

                  This certifies that __________________ is the registered owner
of the Percentage Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest
of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust
Fund") generally consisting of conventional, closed-end first and second lien,
fixed and adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by one- to four- family
residences (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by Bear Stearns Asset
Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"). The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage
Corporation ("EMC") to

                                     A-4-3
<PAGE>

BSABS I. EMC will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (in that
capacity, the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto
under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Cut-off Date specified
above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Depositor"), EMC
Mortgage Corporation as seller and Master Servicer and LaSalle Bank National
Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent
provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein,
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the
Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of
this Certificate by virtue of its acceptance hereof assents and by which such
Holder is bound.

                  The Trustee will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or,
if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day
(each, a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the First Distribution Date
specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at
the close of business on the last day (or if such last day is not a Business
Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such last day) of the calendar month
immediately preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs, an amount
equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate
and the amounts required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the
same Class as this Certificate.

                  Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Trustee
by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests
by notifying the Trustee in writing as specified in the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be
made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such distribution and
only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency
appointed by the Trustee for that purpose and designated in such notice.

                  No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the
transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made
in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In
the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such
transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933
Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to
effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee,
substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit D and either
Exhibit E or F, as applicable, and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of
Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such
registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense
of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer in
their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written
certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the
transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of
Counsel is based. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee is obligated to register
or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933
Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required
under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without
registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this
Certificate shall be

                                     A-4-4
<PAGE>

required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller and the Master
Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt
or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

                  No transfer of this Class CE Certificate will be made unless
the transferee provides either a certification pursuant to section 6.02 of the
Agreement or an Opinion of Counsel under Section 6.02 of the Agreement
satisfactory to the Trustee that the purchase of this Certificate is permissible
under applicable law, will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited
transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not
subject the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Depositor to any obligation or
liability in addition to those undertaken in the agreement.

                  This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates").
The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership
interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement.

                  The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate,
agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that
the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under
this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the
Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

                  This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement
and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations
of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.

                  The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor and the rights of the Certificateholders under the
Agreement from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the
Holders of the Class or Classes of Certificates affected thereby evidencing over
50% of the Voting Rights of such Class or Classes. Any such consent by the
Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and
upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon
the transfer hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.

                  As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
with the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer
at the offices or agencies maintained by the Trustee for such purposes, duly
endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates
in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Percentage Interest
will be issued to the designated transferee.

                  The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more

                                     A-4-5
<PAGE>

new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Percentage
Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

                  No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for
any such registration of transfer, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of any
of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the
owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

                  The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to
Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall
terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other
liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan
remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the
remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase
by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets
of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional
repurchase may be made only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal
to 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the
Cut-off Date. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the
Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement
continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons
identified in the Agreement.

                  Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee by manual signature, this Certificate shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.

                                     A-4-6
<PAGE>

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.

Dated: ___________, ____                    LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                            not in its individual capacity but
                                            solely as Trustee

                                            By:________________________________
                                                    Authorized Signatory

                          CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
                          -----------------------------

         This is one of the Class CE Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.

                                            LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                            Authorized signatory of LaSalle Bank
                                            National Association, not in its
                                            individual capacity but solely as
                                            Trustee

                                            By:________________________________
                                                    Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   ASSIGNMENT
                                   ----------

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto __________________________________ (Please print or
typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee) a Percentage
Interest evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Certificate and hereby authorizes
the transfer of registration of such interest to assignee on the Certificate
Register of the Trust Fund.

                  I (We) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and
deliver such Certificate to the following address:

Dated:
                           ----------------------------------------------------
                                 Signature by or on behalf of assignor

                                     ------------------------------------------
                                                Signature Guaranteed

                            DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

                  The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:

                  Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account
of _________________________ account number _____________, or, if mailed by
check, to ______________________________. Applicable statements should be mailed
to _____________________________________________.

                  This information is provided by __________________, the
assignee named above, or ________________________, as its agent.

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                                   EXHIBIT A-5

                          Form of Class R Certificates

                  THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE HELD BY OR TRANSFERRED TO A
NON-UNITED STATES PERSON OR A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION (AS DEFINED BELOW).

                  SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE
IS A "RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT" AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").

                  NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE TO ANY PERSON,
UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES EITHER A CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 6.02
OF THE AGREEMENT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE THAT THE
PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW,
WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER
SECTION 406 OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED
("ERISA") OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE TRUSTEE, MASTER
SERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE
UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT.

                  ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE
MAY BE MADE ONLY IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES A TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT TO THE
MASTER SERVICER AND THE TRUSTEE THAT (1) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT (A) THE UNITED
STATES, ANY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, ANY POSSESSION OF THE UNITED
STATES, OR ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING (OTHER THAN AN
INSTRUMENTALITY WHICH IS A CORPORATION IF ALL OF ITS ACTIVITIES ARE SUBJECT TO
TAX AND EXCEPT FOR FREDDIE MAC, A MAJORITY OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOT
SELECTED BY SUCH GOVERNMENTAL UNIT), (B) A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, ANY INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF EITHER OF THE FOREGOING, (C)
ANY ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN CERTAIN FARMERS' COOPERATIVES DESCRIBED IN SECTION
521 OF THE CODE) WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM THE TAX IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE
UNLESS SUCH ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE
CODE (INCLUDING THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE CODE ON UNRELATED BUSINESS
TAXABLE INCOME), (D) RURAL ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 1381(A)(2)(C) OF THE CODE, (E) AN ELECTING LARGE PARTNERSHIP UNDER
SECTION 775(A) OF THE CODE (ANY SUCH PERSON DESCRIBED IN THE

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FOREGOING CLAUSES (A), (B), (C), (D) OR (E) BEING HEREIN REFERRED TO AS A
"DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION"), OR (F) AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION,
(2) NO PURPOSE OF SUCH TRANSFER IS TO IMPEDE THE ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAX
AND (3) SUCH TRANSFEREE SATISFIES CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REGISTRATION
IN THE CERTIFICATE REGISTER OR ANY TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION, SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OF NO LEGAL FORCE OR
EFFECT WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A CERTIFICATEHOLDER
FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF
DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE. EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE
OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
PARAGRAPH.

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<S>                                                        <C>
Certificate No.1

Class R[-1][-2][RX]                                        Percentage Interest: 100%

Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Cut-off Date:
August 1, 2004

First Distribution Date:
September 27, 2004

Master Servicer:                                           CUSIP:  [_____]
EMC Mortgage Corporation

Last Scheduled Distribution Date:
August 25, 2034
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                            ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATE
                                 SERIES 2004-HE7

         evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions
         allocable to the Class R[-1][-2][RX] Certificates with respect to a
         Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of conventional, closed-end
         one- to four-family first and second lien, fixed and adjustable
         interest rate mortgage loans sold by BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED
         SECURITIES I LLC.

                  This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the
Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of
their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the
underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity
or by Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Master Servicer or any of their affiliates
will have any obligation with respect to any certificate or other obligation
secured by or payable from payments on the Certificates.

                  This certifies that Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. is the
registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial
ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a
trust (the "Trust Fund") generally consisting of conventional, closed-end first
and second lien, fixed and adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by one- to
four- family residences (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by Bear
Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"). The Mortgage Loans were sold
by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS I. EMC will act as master servicer
of the Mortgage Loans (in that capacity,

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the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the
Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the
"Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Depositor"), EMC Mortgage
Corporation as seller and Master Servicer and LaSalle Bank National Association
as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of
which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. This
Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

                 Each Holder of this Certificate will be deemed to have agreed
to be bound by the restrictions set forth in the Agreement to the effect that
(i) each person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Certificate
must be a United States Person and a Permitted Transferee, (ii) the transfer of
any Ownership Interest in this Certificate will be conditioned upon the delivery
to the Trustee of, among other things, an affidavit to the effect that it is a
United States Person and Permitted Transferee, (iii) any attempted or purported
transfer of any Ownership Interest in this Certificate in violation of such
restrictions will be absolutely null and void and will vest no rights in the
purported transferee, and (iv) if any person other than a United States Person
and a Permitted Transferee acquires any Ownership Interest in this Certificate
in violation of such restrictions, then the Depositor will have the right, in
its sole discretion and without notice to the Holder of this Certificate, to
sell this Certificate to a purchaser selected by the Depositor, which purchaser
may be the Depositor, or any affiliate of the Depositor, on such terms and
conditions as the Depositor may choose.

                  The Trustee will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or,
if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day
(each, a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the First Distribution Date
specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at
the close of business on the last day (or if such last day is not a Business
Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such last day) of the calendar month
immediately preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs, an amount
equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate
and the amounts required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the
same Class as this Certificate.

                  Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Trustee
by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests
by notifying the Trustee in writing as specified in the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be
made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such distribution and
only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency
appointed by the Trustee for that purpose and designated in such notice.

                  No transfer of this Class R Certificate will be made unless
the transferee provides either a certification pursuant to section 6.02 of the
Agreement or an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee that the purchase
of this Certificate will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited
transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and

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will not subject the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Depositor to any
obligation or liability in addition to those undertaken in the agreement.

                  This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates").
The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership
interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement.

                  The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate,
agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that
the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under
this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the
Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

                  This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement
and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations
of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.

                  The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor and the rights of the Certificateholders under the
Agreement from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the
Holders of the Class or Classes of Certificates affected thereby evidencing over
50% of the Voting Rights of such Class or Classes. Any such consent by the
Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and
upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon
the transfer hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.

                  As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
with the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer
at the offices or agencies maintained by the Trustee for such purposes, duly
endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates
in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Percentage Interest
will be issued to the designated transferee.

                  The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the
same Class and in the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.

                  No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for
any such registration of transfer, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of any
of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the
owner hereof for all purposes, and none of Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

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                  The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to
Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall
terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other
liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan
remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the
remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase
by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets
of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional
repurchase may be made only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal
to 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the
Cut-off Date. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the
Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement
continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons
identified in the Agreement.

                  Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee by manual signature, this Certificate shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.

Dated: ____________, ____                   LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                            not in its individual capacity but
                                            solely as Trustee

                                            By:________________________________
                                                    Authorized Signatory

                          CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
                          -----------------------------

         This is one of the Class R[-1][-2][RX] Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.

                                            LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                            Authorized signatory of LaSalle Bank
                                            National Association, not in its
                                            individual capacity but solely as
                                            Trustee

                                            By:________________________________
                                                    Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   ASSIGNMENT
                                   ----------

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto __________________________________ (Please print or
typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee) a Percentage
Interest evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Certificate and hereby authorizes
the transfer of registration of such interest to assignee on the Certificate
Register of the Trust Fund.

                  I (We) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and
deliver such Certificate to the following address:

Dated:
                           ----------------------------------------------------
                                 Signature by or on behalf of assignor

                                     ------------------------------------------
                                                Signature Guaranteed

                            DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

                  The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:

                  Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account
of _________________________ account number _____________, or, if mailed by
check, to ______________________________. Applicable statements should be mailed
to _____________________________________________.

                  This information is provided by __________________, the
assignee named above, or ________________________, as its agent.

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT B

                             MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                             [provided upon request]

                                      B-1
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                                    EXHIBIT C

                                   [RESERVED]

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                                    EXHIBIT D

                           FORM OF TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT

                                            Affidavit pursuant to Section
                                            860E(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue
                                            Code of 1986, as amended, and for
                                            other purposes

STATE OF          )
                  )ss:
COUNTY OF         )

         [NAME OF OFFICER], being first duly sworn, deposes and says:

         1. That he/she is [Title of Officer] of [Name of Investor] (the
"Investor"), a [savings institution] [corporation] duly organized and existing
under the laws of [the State of _____] [the United States], on behalf of which
he makes this affidavit.

         2. That (i) the Investor is not a "disqualified organization" as
defined in Section 860E(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"), and will not be a disqualified organization as of [Closing Date]
[date of purchase]; (ii) it is not acquiring the Bear Stearns Asset-Backed
Securities I LLC Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE7, Class R-__
Certificates (the "Residual Certificates") for the account of a disqualified
organization; (iii) it consents to any amendment of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement that shall be deemed necessary by Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities
I LLC (upon advice of counsel) to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure
that the Residual Certificates will not be owned directly or indirectly by a
disqualified organization; and (iv) it will not transfer such Residual
Certificates unless (a) it has received from the transferee an affidavit in
substantially the same form as this affidavit containing these same four
representations and (b) as of the time of the transfer, it does not have actual
knowledge that such affidavit is false.

         3. That the Investor is one of the following: (i) a citizen or resident
of the United States, (ii) a corporation or partnership (including an entity
treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes) created
or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States or any state thereof or
the District of Columbia (except, in the case of a partnership, to the extent
provided in regulations), provided that no partnership or other entity treated
as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes shall be treated
as a United States Person unless all persons that own an interest in such
partnership either directly or through any entity that is not a corporation for
United States federal income tax purposes are United States Persons, (iii) an
estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of
its source, or (iv) a trust other than a "foreign trust," as defined in Section
7701 (a)(31) of the Code.

         4. That the Investor's taxpayer identification number is
______________________.

         5. That no purpose of the acquisition of the Residual Certificates is
to avoid or impede the assessment or collection of tax.

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         6. That the Investor understands that, as the holder of the Residual
Certificates, the Investor may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows
generated by such Residual Certificates.

         7. That the Investor intends to pay taxes associated with holding the
Residual Certificates as they become due.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf, pursuant to authority of its Board of Directors, by its
[Title of Officer] this ____ day of _________, 20__.

                                           [NAME OF INVESTOR]

                                           By:
                                                -------------------------------
                                                 [Name of Officer]
                                                 [Title of Officer]
                                                 [Address of Investor for
                                                 receipt of distributions]

                                                 Address of Investor for receipt
                                                 of tax information:

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         Personally appeared before me the above-named [Name of Officer], known
or proved to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and
to be the [Title of Officer] of the Investor, and acknowledged to me that he/she
executed the same as his/her free act and deed and the free act and deed of the
Investor.

         Subscribed and sworn before me this ___ day of _________, 20___.

NOTARY PUBLIC

COUNTY OF

STATE OF

My commission expires the ___ day of ___________________, 20___.

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                                    EXHIBIT E

                         FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

                              ______________,200___

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1625
Chicago, Illinois 60603

Attention: Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2004-HE7

         Re:      Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC
                  Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE7, Class[ ]_
                  -----------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         In connection with the sale by ___________ (the "Seller") to ________
(the "Purchaser") of $_________ Initial Certificate Principal Balance of
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE7, Class _____ (the "Certificates"),
issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement"), dated as of August 1, 2004, among Bear Stearns Asset
Backed Securities I LLC, as depositor (the "Depositor"), EMC Mortgage
Corporation, as seller and master servicer and LaSalle Bank National
Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Seller hereby certifies, represents
and warrants to, a covenants with, the Depositor and the Trustee that:

         Neither the Seller nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered,
pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate, any
interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any
manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition or
other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other
similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or
negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or
any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) has made any
general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or
(e) has taken any other action, that (as to any of (a) through (e) above) would
constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "Act"), that would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of
Section 5 of the Act or any state securities law, or that would require
registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Seller will not act in any
manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to any Certificate. The
Seller has not and will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates,
except in compliance with the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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                                        Very truly yours,

                                        ___________________________________
                                        (Seller)

                                        By:________________________________

                                        Name:______________________________

                                        Title:_____________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT F

                     FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER-NON RULE 144A

                                                                          [Date]

[SELLER]

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1625
Chicago, Illinois 60603

         Re:      Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust 2004-HE7,
                  Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE7 (the
                  "Certificates"), including the Class __ Certificates (the
                  "Privately Offered Certificates")
                  ---------------------------------

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

         In connection with our purchase of Privately Offered Certificates, we
confirm that:

                  (i)      we understand that the Privately Offered Certificates
                           are not being registered under the Securities Act of
                           1933, as amended (the "Act") or any applicable state
                           securities or "Blue Sky" laws, and are being sold to
                           us in a transaction that is exempt from the
                           registration requirements of such laws;

                  (ii)     any information we desired concerning the
                           Certificates, including the Privately Offered
                           Certificates, the trust in which the Certificates
                           represent the entire beneficial ownership interest
                           (the "Trust") or any other matter we deemed relevant
                           to our decision to purchase Privately Offered
                           Certificates has been made available to us;

                  (iii)    we are able to bear the economic risk of investment
                           in Privately Offered Certificates; we are an
                           institutional "accredited investor" as defined in
                           Section 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the
                           Act and a sophisticated institutional investor;

                  (iv)     we are acquiring Privately Offered Certificates for
                           our own account, not as nominee for any other person,
                           and not with a present view to any distribution or
                           other disposition of the Privately Offered
                           Certificates;

                  (v)      we agree the Privately Offered Certificates must be
                           held indefinitely by us (and may not be sold,
                           pledged, hypothecated or in any way disposed of)
                           unless subsequently registered under the Act and any
                           applicable state securities or "Blue Sky" laws or an
                           exemption from the registration

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                           requirements of the Act and any applicable state
                           securities or "Blue Sky" laws is available;

                  (vi)     we agree that in the event that at some future time
                           we wish to dispose of or exchange any of the
                           Privately Offered Certificates (such disposition or
                           exchange not being currently foreseen or
                           contemplated), we will not transfer or exchange any
                           of the Privately Offered Certificates unless:

                                    (A) (1) the sale is to an Eligible Purchaser
                           (as defined below), (2) if required by the Pooling
                           and Servicing Agreement (as defined below) a letter
                           to substantially the same effect as either this
                           letter or, if the Eligible Purchaser is a Qualified
                           Institutional Buyer as defined under Rule 144A of the
                           Act, the Rule 144A and Related Matters Certificate in
                           the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing
                           Agreement (as defined below) (or such other
                           documentation as may be acceptable to the Trustee) is
                           executed promptly by the purchaser and delivered to
                           the addressees hereof and (3) all offers or
                           solicitations in connection with the sale, whether
                           directly or through any agent acting on our behalf,
                           are limited only to Eligible Purchasers and are not
                           made by means of any form of general solicitation or
                           general advertising whatsoever; and

                                    (B) if the Privately Offered Certificate is
                           not registered under the Act (as to which we
                           acknowledge you have no obligation), the Privately
                           Offered Certificate is sold in a transaction that
                           does not require registration under the Act and any
                           applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws and,
                           if LaSalle Bank National Association (the "Trustee")
                           so requests, a satisfactory Opinion of Counsel is
                           furnished to such effect, which Opinion of Counsel
                           shall be an expense of the transferor or the
                           transferee;

                  (vii)    we agree to be bound by all of the terms (including
                           those relating to restrictions on transfer) of the
                           Pooling and Servicing, pursuant to which the Trust
                           was formed; we have reviewed carefully and understand
                           the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

                  (viii)   we either: (i) are not acquiring the Privately
                           Offered Certificate directly or indirectly by, or on
                           behalf of, an employee benefit plan or other
                           retirement arrangement which is subject to Title I of
                           the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
                           as amended, and/or section 4975 of the Internal
                           Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or (ii) in the case
                           of the Class M-7A Certificates or the Class M-7B
                           Certificates, (A) we hereby represent to the Trustee
                           that we have acquired and are holding the Class M-7A
                           Certificate or the Class M-7B Certificate in reliance
                           on the Exemption, that we understand that there are
                           certain conditions to the availability of the
                           Exemption, including that such Class M-7A Certificate
                           or Class M-7B Certificate must be rated, at the time
                           of purchase, not lower than "BBB-"

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                           (or its equivalent) by Standard & Poor's, Fitch
                           Ratings or Moody's and that we are an "accredited
                           investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation
                           D issued under the Securities Act and we will obtain
                           a representation from any transferee that such
                           transferee is an accredited investor so long as it is
                           required to obtain a representation regarding
                           compliance with the Securities Act or (B) we hereby
                           represent to the Trustee that (1) we are an insurance
                           company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or
                           hold the Class M-7A Certificate or the Class M-7B
                           Certificate or interest therein is an "insurance
                           company general account", as such term is defined in
                           PTE 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and
                           III of PTE 95-60 have been satisfied or (iii) in the
                           case of the Privately Offered Certificates (other
                           than the Class M-7A Certificates and Class M-7B
                           Certificates), have provided the Opinion of Counsel
                           required by the Agreement.

                  (ix)     We understand that each of the Privately Offered
                           Certificates bears, and will continue to bear, a
                           legend to substantiate the following effect: "THIS
                           CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED
                           UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
                           "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES
                           LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS
                           CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
                           REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
                           ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE

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                           SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1)
                           PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE
                           144A") TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY
                           BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN
                           THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"), PURCHASING FOR
                           ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT
                           OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE,
                           THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS
                           BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) PURSUANT TO
                           AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144
                           UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (3) IN
                           CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED
                           INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE
                           501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE
                           ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS
                           COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR
                           DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
                           SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY THE TRUSTEE OF A LETTER
                           SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT
                           AND (B) THE RECEIPT BY THE TRUSTEE OF SUCH OTHER
                           EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH REOFFER,
                           RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
                           SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH
                           CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES
                           LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
                           JURISDICTION. [In the case of the Class M-7A
                           Certificates and the Class M-7B Certificates: THIS
                           CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED DIRECTLY OR
                           INDIRECTLY BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
                           PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT WHICH IS SUBJECT
                           TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY
                           ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE
                           INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, UNLESS THE
                           PURCHASER OF A PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATE
                           REPRESENTS THAT (OR IS DEEMED TO REPRESENT IN THE
                           CASE OF A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE) (I) SUCH PRIVATELY
                           OFFERED CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED AND IS BEING
                           HELD IN RELIANCE ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION
                           2002-41 AS AMENDED (THE "EXEMPTION"), AT THE TIME OF
                           PURCHASE, SUCH PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATE IS RATED
                           NOT LOWER THAN "BBB-" (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY S&P,
                           FITCH RATINGS OR MOODY'S AND THAT THE PURCHASER IS AN
                           "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1) OF
                           REGULATION D ISSUED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND WILL
                           OBTAIN A REPRESENTATION FROM ANY TRANSFEREE THAT SUCH
                           TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR SO LONG AS IT IS
                           REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A REPRESENTATION REGARDING
                           COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (II) (1) IT IS
                           AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO
                           ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN
                           IS AN "INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT," AS SUCH
                           TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS
                           EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN
                           SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN
                           SATISFIED.] [In the case of the Class P and Class CE
                           Certificates]: NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
                           MADE TO ANY PERSON, UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES
                           EITHER A CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 6.02 OF
                           THE AGREEMENT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY
                           TO THE TRUSTEE THAT THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS
                           CERTIFICATE IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WILL
                           NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED
                           TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF THE EMPLOYEE
                           RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED
                           ("ERISA") OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT
                           SUBJECT THE TRUSTEE, MASTER SERVICER OR

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                           THE DEPOSITOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN
                           ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT.]

         "Eligible Purchaser" means a corporation, partnership or other entity
which we have reasonable grounds to believe and do believe (i) can make
representations with respect to itself to substantially the same effect as the
representations set forth herein, and (ii) is either a Qualified Institutional
Buyer as defined under Rule 144A of the Act or an institutional "Accredited
Investor" as defined under Rule 501 of the Act.

         Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2004, among
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as depositor, EMC Mortgage
Corporation, as seller and master and LaSalle Bank National Association, as
Trustee (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement').

         If the Purchaser proposes that its Certificates be registered in the
name of a nominee on its behalf, the Purchaser has identified such nominee
below, and has caused such nominee to complete the Nominee Acknowledgment at the
end of this letter.

Name of Nominee (if any):
                          ---------------------------

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this document has been executed by the undersigned
who is duly authorized to do so on behalf of the undersigned Eligible Purchaser
on the ___ day of ________, 20___.

                                            Very truly yours,

                                            [PURCHASER]

                                            By:
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                     (Authorized Officer)

                                            By:
                                               --------------------------------
                                                     (Attorney-in-fact)

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                             Nominee Acknowledgment

         The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that as to the
Certificates being registered in its name, the sole beneficial owner thereof is
and shall be the Purchaser identified above, for whom the undersigned is acting
as nominee.

                                           [NAME OF NOMINEE]

                                              By:
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                    (Authorized Officer)

                                              By:
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                    (Attorney-in-fact)

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                                    EXHIBIT G

                FORM OF RULE 144A AND RELATED MATTERS CERTIFICATE

[SELLER]

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1625
Chicago, Illinois 60603

         Re:      Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-HE7,
                  Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE7 (the
                  "Certificates"), including the Class __ Certificates (the
                  "Privately Offered Certificates")
                  ---------------------------------

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

         In connection with our purchase of Privately Offered Certificates, the
undersigned certifies to each of the parties to whom this letter is addressed
that it is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act")) as follows:

1.       It owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis eligible securities
(excluding affiliate's securities, bank deposit notes and CD's, loan
participations, repurchase agreements, securities owned but subject to a
repurchase agreement and swaps), as described below:

         Date: ______________, 20__ (must be on or after the close of its most
recent fiscal year)

         Amount: $ _____________________; and

2.       The dollar amount set forth above is:

         a.       greater than $100 million and the undersigned is one of the
                  following entities:

                  (x)      __       an insurance company as defined in Section
                                    2(13) of the Act1; or

                  (y)      __       an investment company registered under the
                                    Investment Company Act or any business
                                    development company as defined in Section
                                    2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act of
                                    1940; or

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1        A purchase by an insurance company for one or more of its separate
accounts, as defined by Section 2(a)(37) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
which are neither registered nor required to be registered thereunder, shall be
deemed to be a purchase for the account of such insurance company.

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                  (z)      __       a Small Business Investment Company
                                    licensed by the U.S. Small Business
                                    Administration under Section 301(c) or (d)
                                    of the Small Business Investment Act of
                                    1958; or

                  (aa)     __       a plan (i) established and maintained by a
                                    state, its political subdivisions, or any
                                    agency or instrumentality of a state or its
                                    political subdivisions, the laws of which
                                    permit the purchase of securities of this
                                    type, for the benefit of its employees and
                                    (ii) the governing investment guidelines of
                                    which permit the purchase of securities of
                                    this type; or

                  (bb)     __       a business development company as defined in
                                    Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment
                                    Advisers Act of 1940; or

                  (cc)     __       a corporation (other than a U.S. bank,
                                    savings and loan association or equivalent
                                    foreign institution), partnership,
                                    Massachusetts or similar business trust, or
                                    an organization described in Section
                                    501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or

                  (dd)     __       a U.S. bank, savings and loan association
                                    or equivalent foreign institution, which has
                                    an audited net worth of at least $25 million
                                    as demonstrated in its latest annual
                                    financial statements; or

                  (ee)     __       an investment adviser registered under the
                                    Investment Advisers Act; or

         b.       __       greater than $10 million, and the undersigned is a
                           broker-dealer registered with the SEC; or

         c.       __       less than $ 10 million, and the undersigned is a
                           broker-dealer registered with the SEC and will only
                           purchase Rule 144A securities in transactions in
                           which it acts as a riskless principal (as defined in
                           Rule 144A); or

         d.       __       less than $100 million, and the undersigned is an
                           investment company registered under the Investment
                           Company Act of 1940, which, together with one or more
                           registered investment companies having the same or an
                           affiliated investment adviser, owns at least $100
                           million of eligible securities; or

         e.       __       less than $100 million, and the undersigned is an
                           entity, all the equity owners of which are qualified
                           institutional buyers.

         The undersigned further certifies that it is purchasing a Privately
Offered Certificate for its own account or for the account of others that
independently qualify as "Qualified Institutional Buyers" as defined in Rule
144A. It is aware that the sale of the Privately Offered Certificates is being
made in reliance on its continued compliance with Rule 144A. It is aware that
the transferor may rely on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the
Act provided by

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Rule 144A. The undersigned understands that the Privately Offered Certificates
may be resold, pledged or transferred only to (i) a person reasonably believed
to be a Qualified Institutional Buyer that purchases for its own account or for
the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer to whom notice is given that the
resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance in Rule 144A, or (ii) an
institutional "accredited investor," as such term is defined under Rule 501 of
the Act in a transaction that otherwise does not constitute a public offering.

         The undersigned agrees that if at some future time it wishes to dispose
of or exchange any of the Privately Offered Certificates, it will not transfer
or exchange any of the Privately Offered Certificates to a Qualified
Institutional Buyer without first obtaining a Rule 144A and Related Matters
Certificate in the form hereof from the transferee and delivering such
certificate to the addressees hereof. Prior to making any transfer of Privately
Offered Certificates, if the proposed Transferee is an institutional "accredited
investor," the transferor shall obtain from the transferee and deliver to the
addressees hereof an Investment Letter in the form attached to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2004, among Bear Stearns Asset Backed
Securities I LLC, EMC Mortgage Corporation and LaSalle Bank National
Association, as Trustee, pursuant to which the Certificates were issued.

         The undersigned certifies that it either: (i) is not acquiring the
Privately Offered Certificate directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, an
employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement which is subject to Title
I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or section
4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or (ii) in the case of
the Class M-7A Certificates or Class M-7B Certificates, (A) hereby represent to
the Trustee that it has acquired and is holding the Class M-7A Certificate or
Class M-7B Certificate in reliance on the Exemption, that it understands that
there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including
that such Class M-7A Certificate or Class M-7B Certificate must be rated, at the
time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Standard &
Poor's, Fitch Ratings or Moody's and that the transferee is an "accredited
investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D issued under the
Securities Act and will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor so long as it is required to obtain a
representation regarding compliance with the Securities Act or (B) hereby
represent to the Trustee that (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of
funds used to acquire or hold the Class M-7A Certificate or the Class M-7B
Certificate or interest therein is an "insurance company general account", as
such term is defined in PTE 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III
of PTE 95-60 have been satisfied or (iii) in the case of the Privately Offered
Certificates (other than the Class M-7A Certificates or the Class M-7B
Certificates), has provided the Opinion of Counsel required by the Agreement.

         If the Purchaser proposes that its Certificates be registered in the
name of a nominee on its behalf, the Purchaser has identified such nominee
below, and has caused such nominee to complete the Nominee Acknowledgment at the
end of this letter.

Name of Nominee (if any):
                          ---------------------------

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this document has been executed by the undersigned who is
duly authorized to do so on behalf of the undersigned Eligible Purchaser on the
____ day of ___________, 20___.

                                      Very truly yours,

                                      [PURCHASER]

                                      By:
                                          -------------------------------------
                                               (Authorized Officer)

                                      By:
                                          -------------------------------------
                                                (Attorney-in-fact)

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                             Nominee Acknowledgment

         The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that as to the
Certificates being registered in its name, the sole beneficial owner thereof is
and shall be the Purchaser identified above, for whom the undersigned is acting
as nominee.

                                       [NAME OF NOMINEE]

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                (Authorized Officer)

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                (Attorney-in-fact)

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                                    EXHIBIT H

                           FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE

To:      LaSalle Bank National Association
         135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1625
         Chicago, Illinois 60603

RE:      Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2004, among Bear
         Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as Depositor, EMC Mortgage
         Corporation, as seller and master servicer and LaSalle Bank National
         Association, as Trustee
         ----------------------------------------------------------------------

         In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you
pursuant to the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we request the
release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Mortgage File for the Mortgage
Loan described below, for the reason indicated.

Mortgage Loan Number:
---------------------

Mortgagor Name, Address & Zip Code:

Reason for Requesting Documents (check one):

_____         1.       Mortgage Paid in Full and proceeds have been deposited
                       into the Custodial Account

_____         2.       Foreclosure

_____         3.       Substitution

_____         4.       Other Liquidation

_____         5.       Nonliquidation               Reason:
                                                           --------------------

_____         6.       California Mortgage Loan paid in full

                                       By:
                                           ------------------------------------
                                                (authorized signer)

                                       Issuer:
                                                -------------------------------
                                       Address:
                                                 ------------------------------

                                       Date:
                                             ----------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT I

                          DTC Letter of Representations
                             [provided upon request]

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                                    EXHIBIT J

                   Schedule of Mortgage Loans with Lost Notes
                             [provided upon request]

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                                    EXHIBIT K

                           FORM OF CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
                           ---------------------------

                  THIS CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT (as amended and supplemented from
time to time, the "Agreement"), dated as of August 31, 2004, by and among
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not individually but solely as trustee under
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement defined below (including its successors
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement defined below, the "Trustee"), BEAR
STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, as depositor (together with any successor
in interest, the "Depositor"), EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as seller (in that
capacity, the "Seller") and master servicer (together with any successor in
interest or successor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to
below, the "Master Servicer") and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
custodian (together with any successor in interest or any successor appointed
hereunder, the "Custodian").

                                WITNESSETH THAT:
                                ----------------

                  WHEREAS, the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer and
the Trustee have entered into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
August 1, 2004, relating to the issuance of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities
I Trust 2004-HE7, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE7 (as in effect on
the date of this Agreement, the "Original Pooling and Servicing Agreement," and
as amended and supplemented from time to time, the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement"); and

                  WHEREAS, the Custodian has agreed to act as agent for the
Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders for the purposes of receiving and
holding certain documents and other instruments delivered by the Depositor, the
Seller or the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the
Servicers under their respective Servicing Agreements, all upon the terms and
conditions and subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth;

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Trustee, the
Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer and the Custodian hereby agree as
follows:

                                   ARTICLE I.
                                   DEFINITIONS

                  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Original Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, unless otherwise required by the context herein.

                                  ARTICLE II.
                          CUSTODY OF MORTGAGE DOCUMENTS

                  Section 2.1. CUSTODIAN TO ACT AS AGENT: ACCEPTANCE OF MORTGAGE
FILES. The custodian, as the duly appointed custodial agent of the Trustee for
these purposes, acknowledges (subject to any exceptions noted in the Initial
Certification referred to in Section 2.3(a)) receipt

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of the Mortgage Files relating to the Mortgage Loans identified on the schedule
attached hereto (the "Mortgage Files") and declares that it holds and will hold
such Mortgage Files as agent for the Trustee, in trust, for the use and benefit
of all present and future Certificateholders.

                  Section 2.2. RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS. If any Mortgage File
includes one or more assignments of Mortgage that have not been recorded
pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan is not a MOM Loan or the related
Mortgaged Properties are located in jurisdictions specifically excluded by the
Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each such assignment shall be delivered by the
Custodian to the Seller for the purpose of recording it in the appropriate
public office for real property records, and the Seller, at no expense to the
Custodian, shall promptly cause to be recorded in the appropriate public office
for real property records each such assignment of Mortgage and, upon receipt
thereof from such public office, shall return each such assignment of Mortgage
to the Custodian.

                  Section 2.3. REVIEW OF MORTGAGE FILES.

                  (a) On or prior to the Closing Date, in accordance with
Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Custodian shall deliver
to the Seller and the Trustee an Initial Certification in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit One evidencing receipt (subject to any exceptions noted
therein) of a Mortgage File for each of the Mortgage Loans listed on the
Schedule attached hereto (the "Mortgage Loan Schedule").

                  (b) Within 90 days of the Closing Date, the Custodian agrees,
for the benefit of Certificateholders, to review, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each such
document, and shall deliver to the Seller, the Master Servicer and the Trustee
an Interim Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit Two to the effect
that all such documents have been executed and received and that such documents
relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, except
for any exceptions listed on Schedule A attached to such Interim Certification.
The Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine
said documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that the
same are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or
that they have actually been recorded or that they are other than what they
purport to be on their face.

                  (c) Not later than 180 days after the Closing Date, the
Custodian shall review, for the benefit of Certificateholders, the Mortgage
Files as provided in Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and
deliver to the Seller, the Master Servicer and the Trustee a Final Certification
in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit Three evidencing the completeness of the
Mortgage Files.

                  (d) In reviewing the Mortgage Files as provided herein and in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Custodian shall make no representation
as to and shall not be responsible to verify (i) the validity, legality,
enforceability, due authorization, recordability, sufficiency or genuineness of
any of the documents included in any Mortgage File or (ii) the collectibility,
insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any of the documents in any
Mortgage File.

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         Upon receipt of written request from the Trustee, the Custodian shall
as soon as practicable supply the Trustee with a list of all of the documents
relating to the Mortgage Loans missing from the Mortgage Files.

                  Section 2.4. NOTIFICATION OF BREACHES OF REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES. Upon discovery by the Custodian of a breach of any representation or
warranty made by the Depositor as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement with respect to a Mortgage Loan relating to a Mortgage File, the
Custodian shall give prompt written notice to the Depositor, the Master Servicer
and the Trustee.

                  Section 2.5. CUSTODIAN TO COOPERATE: RELEASE OF MORTGAGE
FILES. Upon receipt of written notice from the Trustee that the Seller has
repurchased a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Article II of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, and a request for release (a "Request for Release") confirming that
the purchase price therefore has been deposited in the Protected Account or the
Distribution Account, then the Custodian agrees to promptly release to the
Seller the related Mortgage File.

                  Upon the Custodian's receipt of a Request for Release
substantially in the form of Exhibit H to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, stating that it has
received payment in full of a Mortgage Loan or that payment in full will be
escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Custodian agrees promptly
to release to the Master Servicer, the related Mortgage File. The Depositor
shall deliver to the Custodian and the Custodian agrees to review in accordance
with the provisions of the Custodial Agreement the Mortgage Note and other
documents constituting the Mortgage File with respect to any Replacement
Mortgage Loan.

                  From time to time as is appropriate for the servicing or
foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under
any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, the Master Servicer shall
deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer
requesting that possession of all of the Mortgage File be released to the Master
Servicer and certifying as to the reason for such release and that such release
will not invalidate any insurance coverage provided in respect of the Mortgage
Loan under any of the Insurance Policies. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the
Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage File to the Master Servicer. The Master
Servicer shall cause each Mortgage File or any document therein so released to
be returned to the Custodian when the need therefore by the Master Servicer no
longer exists, unless (i) the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the
Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the
Protected Account or the Distribution Account or (ii) 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 Master Servicer has delivered to the
Custodian 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.

                  At any time that the Master Servicer is required to deliver to
the Custodian a Request for Release, the Master Servicer shall deliver two
copies of the Request for Release if

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delivered in hard copy or the Master Servicer may furnish such Request for
Release electronically to the Custodian, in which event the Servicing Officer
transmitting the same shall be deemed to have signed the Request for Release. In
connection with any Request for Release of a Mortgage File because of a
repurchase of a Mortgage Loan, such Request for Release shall be accompanied by
an assignment of mortgage, without recourse, representation or warranty from the
Trustee to the Seller (unless such Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan) and the related
Mortgage Note shall be endorsed without recourse, representation or warranty by
the Trustee and be returned to the Seller. In connection with any Request for
Release of a Mortgage File because of the payment in full of a Mortgage Loan,
such Request for Release shall be accompanied by a certificate of satisfaction
or other similar instrument to be executed by or on behalf of the Trustee and
returned to the Master Servicer.

                  Section 2.6. ASSUMPTION AGREEMENTS. In the event that any
assumption agreement, substitution of liability agreement or sale of servicing
agreement is entered into with respect to any Mortgage Loan subject to this
Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, to the extent provided in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, shall notify the Custodian that such assumption or
substitution agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Custodian the
original of such assumption or substitution agreement, which shall be added to
the related Mortgage File and, for all purposes, shall be considered a part of
such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments
constituting parts thereof.

                                  ARTICLE III.
                            CONCERNING THE CUSTODIAN

                  Section 3.1. CUSTODIAN A BAILEE AND AGENT OF THE TRUSTEE. With
respect to each Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other documents constituting each
Mortgage File which are delivered to the Custodian, the Custodian is exclusively
the bailee and custodial agent of the Trustee and has no instructions to hold
any Mortgage Note or Mortgage for the benefit of any person other than the
Trustee and the Certificateholders and undertakes to perform such duties and
only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Except upon compliance with the provisions of
Section 2.5 of this Agreement, no Mortgage Note, Mortgage or Mortgage File shall
be delivered by the Custodian to the Seller, the Depositor or the Master
Servicer or otherwise released from the possession of the Custodian.

                  Section 3.2. RESERVED.

                  Section 3.3. CUSTODIAN MAY OWN CERTIFICATES. The Custodian in
its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of
Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not Custodian.

                  Section 3.4. MASTER SERVICER TO PAY CUSTODIAN'S FEES AND
EXPENSES. The Master Servicer covenants and agrees to pay to the Custodian from
time to time, and the Custodian shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation
for all services rendered by it in the exercise and performance of any of the
powers and duties hereunder of the Custodian, and the Master Servicer will pay
or reimburse the Custodian upon its request for all reasonable expenses,

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disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Custodian in accordance with
any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the reasonable compensation
and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all persons not
regularly in its employ), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as
may arise from its negligence or bad faith or to the extent that such cost or
expense is indemnified by the Depositor pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.

                  Section 3.5. CUSTODIAN MAY RESIGN; TRUSTEE MAY REMOVE
CUSTODIAN. The Custodian may resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed upon it as such obligations and duties relate to its acting as Custodian
of the Mortgage Loans. Upon receiving such written notice of resignation, the
Trustee shall either take custody of the Mortgage Files itself and give prompt
written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Custodian,
or promptly appoint a successor Custodian by written instrument, in duplicate,
one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Custodian and
one copy to the successor Custodian. If the Trustee shall not have taken custody
of the Mortgage Files and no successor Custodian shall have been so appointed
and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such written
notice of resignation, the resigning Custodian may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Custodian.

                  The Trustee, at the direction of 25% of the
Certificateholders, shall remove the Custodian at any time upon 60 days prior
written notice to Custodian. In such event, the Trustee shall appoint, or
petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor Custodian
hereunder. Any successor Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authority shall be able to
satisfy the other requirements contained in Section 3.7 and shall be
unaffiliated with the Master Servicer and the Depositor.

                  Any resignation or removal of the Custodian and appointment of
a successor Custodian pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 3.5
shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor
Custodian. The Trustee shall give prompt notice to the Depositor and the Master
Servicer of the appointment of any successor Custodian. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary set forth herein, no successor Custodian shall be appointed by
the Trustee without the prior approval of the Depositor and the Master Servicer.
Section 3.6. MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF CUSTODIAN. Any Person into which the
Custodian may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or
any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the
Custodian shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the
Custodian, shall be the successor of the Custodian hereunder, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

                  Section 3.7. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CUSTODIAN. The Custodian
hereby represents that it is a depository institution subject to supervision or
examination by a federal or state authority, has a combined capital and surplus
of at least $15,000,000 and is qualified to do business in the jurisdictions in
which it will hold any Mortgage File.

                  Section 3.8. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. Neither the Custodian
nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees, shall be liable for any
action taken or omitted to be

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taken by it or them hereunder or in connection herewith in good faith and
believed (which belief may be based upon the opinion or advice of counsel
selected by it in the exercise of reasonable care) by it or them to be within
the purview of this Agreement, except for its or their own negligence, lack of
good faith or willful misconduct. The Custodian and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Custodian may rely in good faith on any document of any
kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any
matters arising hereunder. In no event shall the Custodian or its directors,
officers, agents and employees be held liable for any special, indirect or
consequential damages resulting from any action taken or omitted to be taken by
it or them hereunder or in connection herewith even if advised of the
possibility of such damages.

                  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Custodian
agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Trustee and each of their respective
officers, directors and agents for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, payments, costs or expenses of any kind whatsoever that may be imposed
on, incurred by or asserted against the Trustee or Trust Fund, due to any act or
omission by the Custodian with respect to the Mortgage Files; provided, however,
that the Custodian shall not be liable to any of the foregoing Persons for any
amount and any portion of any such amount resulting from the willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of such Person. The provisions of this
Section 3.8 shall survive the termination of this Custodial Agreement.

                  The Custodian and its directors, officers, employees and
agents shall be entitled to indemnification and defense from the Trust Fund for
any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct,
bad faith on their part, arising out of, or in connection with, the acceptance
or administration of the custodial arrangement created hereunder, including the
costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability in
connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties
hereunder.

                                  ARTICLE IV.
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                  Section 4.1. NOTICES. All notices, requests, consents and
demands and other communications required under this Agreement or pursuant to
any other instrument or document delivered hereunder shall be in writing and,
unless otherwise specifically provided, may be delivered personally, by telegram
or telex, or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, at the addresses specified on the signature page hereof (unless
changed by the particular party whose address is stated herein by similar notice
in writing), in which case the notice will be deemed delivered when received.

                  Section 4.2. AMENDMENTS. No modification or amendment of or
supplement to this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless the same is in
writing and signed by all parties hereto. The Trustee shall give prompt notice
to the Custodian of any amendment or supplement to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and furnish the Custodian with written copies thereof.

                  Section 4.3. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES

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THEREOF OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

                  Section 4.4. RECORDATION OF AGREEMENT. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate
public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable
jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are
situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere,
such recordation to be effected by the Depositor and at the Trust's expense, but
only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the Depositor to the effect that the failure to effect such recordation is
likely to materially and adversely affect the interests of the
Certificateholders.

                  For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this
Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be
executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which
counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.

                  Section 4.5. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. If any one or more of
the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for
any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions
or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements,
provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates
or the rights of the holders thereof.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the date
first above written.

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<S>                                                         <C>
Address:                                                    LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not individually
                                                            but solely as Trustee
135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
                                                            By:
Attention:                                                  Name:  Christopher Lewis
                  BSABS I 2004-HE7                          Title:  Assistant Vice President
Telecopy:
Confirmation:
Address:                                                    BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC

383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179                                    By:
                                                            Name:    Joseph T. Jurkowski, Jr.
                                                            Title:   Vice President

Address:                                                    EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION

909 Hidden Ridge Drive, Suite 200
Irving, Texas 75038                                         By:
                                                            Name:    Sue Stepanek
                                                            Title: Executive Vice President

Address:                                                    WELLS FARGO BANK,
                                                            NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian
1015 Tenth Avenue Southeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414                                By:
                                                            Name:    Leigh Taylor
                                                            Title:   Assistant Vice President
</TABLE>

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STATE OF ILLINOIS         )
                          ) ss:
COUNTY OF COOK            )

                  On the 31st day of August 2004 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Christopher Lewis, known to me to be an
Assistant Vice President of LaSalle Bank National Association, one of the
parties that executed the within agreement, and also known to me to be the
person who executed the within agreement on behalf of said party and
acknowledged to me that such party executed the within instrument.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                                _______________________________
                                                         Notary Public

[SEAL]

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STATE OF NEW YORK            )
                             ) ss:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK           )

                  On the 31st day of August 2004 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Joseph T. Jurkowski, Jr., known to me to
be a Vice President of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, and also
known to me to be the person who executed the within instrument on behalf of
said party, and acknowledged to me that such party executed the within
instrument.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                                _______________________________
                                                         Notary Public

[SEAL]

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STATE OF TEXAS            )
                          ) ss:
COUNTY OF DALLAS          )

                  On the 31st day of August 2004 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Sue Stepanek, known to me to be a Vice
President of EMC Mortgage Corporation, one of the parties that executed the
within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed the within
instrument on behalf of said party, and acknowledged to me that such party
executed the within instrument.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                                _______________________________
                                                         Notary Public

[SEAL]

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STATE OF MINNESOTA           )
                             ) ss:
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN           )

                  On the 31st day of August 2004 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Leigh Taylor, known to me to be an
Assistant Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, one of the
national parties that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be
the person who executed it on behalf of said party, and acknowledged to me that
such party executed the within instrument.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

                                                _______________________________
                                                         Notary Public

[SEAL]

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                                   EXHIBIT ONE

                     FORM OF CUSTODIAN INITIAL CERTIFICATION

                                                               August 31, 2004

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603

EMC Mortgage Corporation
909 Hidden Ridge Drive, Suite 200
Irving, Texas 75038

Attention: Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Series 2004-HE7

         Re:      Custodial Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2004, by and among
                  LaSalle Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National
                  Association, Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC and
                  EMC Mortgage Corporation relating to Bear Stearns Asset Backed
                  Securities I Trust 2004-HE7, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
                  2004-HE7
                  -------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  In accordance with Section 2.3(a) of the above-captioned
Custodial Agreement, and subject to Section 2.02(a) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that it has received
a Mortgage File (which contains an original Mortgage Note or lost note
affidavit) to the extent required in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule, with any exceptions listed on Schedule A attached hereto.

                  Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Custodial Agreement.

                                      WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                      By:______________________________________
                                      Name:____________________________________
                                      Title:___________________________________

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                                   EXHIBIT TWO

                     FORM OF CUSTODIAN INTERIM CERTIFICATION

                                                                 August 31, 2004

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603

EMC Mortgage Corporation
909 Hidden Ridge Drive, Suite 200
Irving, Texas 75038

Attention: Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Series 2004-HE7

         Re:      Custodial Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2004, by and among
                  LaSalle Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National
                  Association, Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC and
                  EMC Mortgage Corporation relating to Bear Stearns Asset Backed
                  Securities I Trust 2004-HE7, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
                  2004-HE7
                  --------------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  In accordance with Section 2.3(b) of the above-captioned
Custodial Agreement and subject to Section 2.02(a) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that it has received
a Mortgage File to the extent required pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan listed in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, and it has reviewed the Mortgage File and the Mortgage
Loan Schedule and has determined that: all required documents have been executed
and received and that such documents related to the Mortgage Loans identified on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule, with any exceptions listed on Schedule A attached
hereto.

                  Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Custodial Agreement.

                                  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                  By:__________________________________________
                                  Name:________________________________________
                                  Title:_______________________________________

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                                  EXHIBIT THREE

                      FORM OF CUSTODIAN FINAL CERTIFICATION

                                                               August 31, 2004

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603

EMC Mortgage Corporation
909 Hidden Ridge Drive, Suite 200
Irving, Texas 75038

Attention: Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Series 2004-HE7

         Re:      Custodial Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2004, by and among
                  LaSalle Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National
                  Association, Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC and
                  EMC Mortgage Corporation relating to Bear Stearns Asset Backed
                  Securities I Trust 2004-HE7, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
                  2004-HE7
                  -------------------------------------------------------------

                  In accordance with Section 2.3(c) of the above-captioned
Custodial Agreement and, subject to Section 2.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that it has received
a Mortgage File to the extent required pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan listed in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, and it has reviewed the Mortgage File and the Mortgage
Loan Schedule and has determined that: all required documents have been executed
and received and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule, with any exceptions listed on Schedule A attached
hereto.

                  Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Custodial Agreement
or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

                                  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                  By:_________________________________________
                                  Name:_______________________________________
                                  Title:______________________________________

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                                   SCHEDULE A
                             (Provided upon request)

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                                    EXHIBIT L

             FORM OF BACK-UP CERTIFICATION TO FORM 10-K CERTIFICATE

         This certificate is being delivered pursuant to Section 3.13 of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2004 (the "Agreement"),
among Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as depositor, EMC Mortgage
Corporation (the "Company"), as seller and servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as master servicer and securities administrator, and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

         I, [identify the certifying individual], on behalf of LaSalle Bank
National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee") certify that:

         1. I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
[___], and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports
filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by that annual report,
of the trust (the "Trust") created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated August 1, 2004 (the "P&S Agreement"), among Bear Stearns Asset
Backed Securities I LLC, as depositor (the "Depositor"), EMC Mortgage
Corporation as seller (in that capacity, the "Seller") and master servicer (in
that capacity, the "Master Servicer") and LaSalle Bank National Association as
trustee (the "Trustee"); and

         2. Based on my knowledge, the distribution information in these reports
and any other information provided by the Trustee for inclusion in these
reports, taken as a whole, does 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 the statements were made, not misleading
as of the last day of the period covered by that annual report.

                             Date:_______________________________________

                             [Signature]
                             Name:
                             Title:

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                                    EXHIBIT M

                    FORM OF MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                  MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of August 31, 2004,
as amended and supplemented by any and all amendments hereto (collectively,
"THIS AGREEMENT"), by and between EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the "MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER") and BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "PURCHASER").

                  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to
purchase, certain conventional, closed-end, fixed rate and adjustable rate,
first and second lien mortgage loans secured by one- to four-family residences
(collectively, the "MORTGAGE Loans") as described herein. The Purchaser intends
to deposit the Mortgage Loans into a trust fund (the "TRUST Fund") and create
Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust 2004-HE7, Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2004-HE7 (the "CERTIFICATES"), under a pooling and
servicing agreement, to be dated as of August 1, 2004 (the "POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT"), among the Purchaser, as depositor, the Mortgage Loan
Seller, as seller and master servicer (in that capacity, the "MASTER SERVICER")
and LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee (the "TRUSTEE").

                  The Purchaser has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "COMMISSION") a registration statement on Form S-3 (Number
333-113636) relating to its Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and the offering
of certain series thereof (including certain classes of the Certificates) from
time to time in accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder
(the "SECURITIES ACT"). Such registration statement, when it became effective
under the Securities Act, and the prospectus relating to the public offering of
certain classes of the Certificates by the Purchaser (the "PUBLIC OFFERING"), as
each may be amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the Securities
Act or otherwise, are referred to herein as the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" and the
"PROSPECTUS," respectively. The "PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT" shall mean that
supplement, dated August 26, 2004, to the Prospectus, dated April 26, 2004,
relating to certain classes of the Certificates. With respect to the Public
Offering of certain classes of the Certificates, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. ("BEAR
STEARNS") and the Purchaser have entered into a terms agreement, dated as of
August 26, 2004, among Bear Stearns, WaMu Capital Corp. ("WaMu") and the
Purchaser and an underwriting agreement, dated April 28, 2004 among Bear
Stearns, WaMu and the Purchaser (collectively, the "UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT").

                  Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                  SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. Certain terms are defined herein.
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings
specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The following other terms are
defined as follows:

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                  ACQUISITION PRICE: Cash in an amount equal to
$___________________ (plus $____________________ in accrued interest).

                  BEAR STEARNS: Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

                  CLOSING DATE: August 31, 2004.

                  CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT: An agreement, dated as of July 30, 2004,
among the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Custodian.

                  CUT-OFF DATE: August 1, 2004.

                  CUT-OFF DATE BALANCE: Shall mean $977,963,508.

                  DELETED MORTGAGE LOAN: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be
replaced by a Replacement Mortgage Loan.

                  DUE DATE: As to any Mortgage Loan, the date in each month on
                  which the related Scheduled Payment is due, as set forth in
                  the related Mortgage Note.

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

                  MERS(R) SYSTEM: The system of recording transfers of Mortgages
electronically maintained by MERS.

                  MOODY'S: Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or its successors in
interest.

                  MORTGAGE: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument
creating a first or second lien on or first or second priority ownership
interest in an estate in fee simple in real property securing a Mortgage Note.

                  MORTGAGE FILE: The items referred to in EXHIBIT 1 pertaining
to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required to be added
to such documents pursuant to this Agreement.

                  MORTGAGE RATE: The annual rate of interest borne by a Mortgage
Note as stated herein.

                  MORTGAGOR: The obligor(s) on a Mortgage Note.

                  NET MORTGAGE RATE: As to each Mortgage Loan, and at any time,
the per annum rate equal to the Mortgage Rate less the sum of (i) the Servicing
Fee Rate, (ii) the Trustee Fee Rate and (iii) the rate at which the LPMI Fee is
calculated, if any.

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* Please contact Bear Stearns for pricing information.

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                  OPINION OF COUNSEL: A written opinion of counsel, who may be
counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser, reasonably acceptable to
the Trustee.

                  PERSON: Any legal person, including any individual,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.

                  PURCHASE PRICE: With respect to any Mortgage Loan required to
be purchased by the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the applicable provisions
of this Agreement, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal
remaining unpaid on such Mortgage Loan as of the date of purchase (including if
a foreclosure has already occurred, the principal balance of the related
Mortgage Loan at the time the Mortgaged Property was acquired), (ii) accrued and
unpaid interest thereon at the Mortgage Interest Rate through and including the
last day of the month of purchase and (iii) any costs and damages (if any)
incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation of such Mortgage Loan of
any anti-predatory lending laws.

                  RATING AGENCIES: Standard & Poor's and Moody's, each a "RATING
AGENCY."

                  REPLACEMENT MORTGAGE LOAN: A mortgage loan substituted for a
Deleted Mortgage Loan which must meet on the date of such substitution the
requirements stated herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; upon such
substitution, such mortgage loan shall be a "Mortgage Loan" hereunder.

                  SECURITIES ACT: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

                  STANDARD & POOR'S: Standard & Poor's, a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or its successors in interest.

                  VALUE: The value of the Mortgaged Property at the time of
origination of the related Mortgage Loan, such value being the lesser of (i) the
value of such property set forth in an appraisal accepted by the applicable
originator of the Mortgage Loan or (ii) the sales price of such property at the
time of origination.

                  SECTION 2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS AND RELATED
RIGHTS. (a) Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 10 hereof,
the Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase
Mortgage Loans having an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the
Cut-off Date equal to the Cut-off Date Balance.

                  (b) The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage
Loans and the closing for the issuance of the Certificates will take place on
the Closing Date at the office of the Purchaser's counsel in New York, New York
or such other place as the parties shall agree.

                  (c) Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 10 hereof, on the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay to the Mortgage
Loan Seller the Acquisition Price for the Mortgage Loans in immediately
available funds by wire transfer to such account or accounts as shall be
designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

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                  SECTION 3. MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULES. The Mortgage Loan Seller
agrees to provide to the Purchaser as of the date hereof a preliminary listing
of the Mortgage Loans (the "PRELIMINARY MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE") setting forth
the information listed on Exhibit 3 to this Agreement with respect to each of
the Mortgage Loans being sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If there are changes
to the Preliminary Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall
provide to the Purchaser as of the Closing Date a final schedule (the "FINAL
MORTGAGE LOAN Schedule") setting forth the information listed on EXHIBIT 3 to
this Agreement with respect to each of the Mortgage Loans being sold by the
Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. The Final Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be
delivered to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, shall be attached to an
amendment to this Agreement to be executed on the Closing Date by the parties
hereto and shall be in form and substance mutually agreed to by the Mortgage
Loan Seller and the Purchaser (the "AMENDMENT"). If there are no changes to the
Preliminary Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Preliminary Mortgage Loan Schedule shall
be the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule for all purposes hereof.

                  SECTION 4. MORTGAGE LOAN TRANSFER.

                  (a) The Purchaser will be entitled to all scheduled payments
of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date
(regardless of when actually collected) and all payments thereof. The Mortgage
Loan Seller will be entitled to all scheduled payments of principal and interest
on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date (including payments
collected after the Cut-off Date) and all payments thereof. Such principal
amounts and any interest thereon belonging to the Mortgage Loan Seller as
described above will not be included in the aggregate outstanding principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date as set forth on the Final
Mortgage Loan Schedule.

                  (b) Pursuant to various conveyancing documents to be executed
on the Closing Date and pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the
Purchaser will assign on the Closing Date all of its right, title and interest
in and to the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders. In connection with the transfer and assignment of the
Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered or will deliver or cause
to be delivered to the Trustee, or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, by
the Closing Date or such later date as is agreed to by the Purchaser and the
Mortgage Loan Seller (each of the Closing Date and such later date is referred
to as a "MORTGAGE FILE DELIVERY DATE"), the items of each Mortgage File,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in lieu of the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller may
deliver the following documents, under the circumstances set forth below: (x) in
lieu of the original Mortgage, assignments to the Trustee or intervening
assignments thereof which have been delivered, are being delivered or will upon
receipt of recording information relating to the Mortgage required to be
included thereon, be delivered to recording offices for recording and have not
been returned in time to permit their delivery as specified above, the Mortgage
Loan Seller may deliver a true copy thereof with a certification by the Mortgage
Loan Seller or the Master Servicer, on the face of such copy, substantially as
follows: "Certified to be a true and correct copy of the original, which has
been transmitted for recording;" (y) in lieu of the Mortgage, assignments to the
Trustee or intervening assignments thereof, if the applicable jurisdiction
retains the originals of such documents or if the originals are lost (in each
case, as evidenced by a certification from the Mortgage Loan Seller or the
Master Servicer to such effect), the Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver
photocopies of such documents containing an

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original certification by the judicial or other governmental authority of the
jurisdiction where such documents were recorded; and (z) in lieu of the Mortgage
Notes relating to the Mortgage Loans, each identified in the list delivered by
the Purchaser to the Trustee on the Closing Date and attached hereto as EXHIBIT
6 the Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver lost note affidavits and indemnities of
the Mortgage Loan Seller; and provided further, however, that in the case of
Mortgage Loans which have been prepaid in full after the Cut-off Date and prior
to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller, in lieu of delivering the above
documents, may deliver to the Trustee a certification by the Mortgage Loan
Seller or the Master Servicer to such effect. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall
deliver such original documents (including any original documents as to which
certified copies had previously been delivered) or such certified copies to the
Trustee, or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, promptly after they are
received. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause the Mortgage and intervening
assignments, if any, and the assignment of the Mortgage to be recorded not later
than 180 days after the Closing Date unless such assignment is not required to
be recorded under the terms set forth in Section 6(a) hereof.

                  (c) In connection with the assignment of any Mortgage Loan
registered on the MERS(R) System, the Mortgage LoaN Seller further agrees that
it will cause, at the Mortgage Loan Seller's own expense, within 30 days after
the Closing Date, the MERS(R) System to indicate that such Mortgage Loans have
been assigned by the Mortgage LoaN Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser
to the Trustee in accordance with this Agreement for the benefit of the
Certificateholders by including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loans
which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement) in such computer files
(a) the code in the field which identifies the specific Trustee and (b) the code
in the field "Pool Field" which identifies the series of the Certificates issued
in connection with such Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Loan Seller further agrees
that it will not, and will not permit the Master Servicer to, and the Master
Servicer agrees that it will not, alter the codes referenced in this paragraph
with respect to any Mortgage Loan during the term of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement unless and until such Mortgage Loan is repurchased in accordance with
the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

                  (d) The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge
hereunder that all of the Mortgage Loans will ultimately be assigned to LaSalle
Bank National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders,
on the date hereof.

                  SECTION 5. EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES.

                  (a) On or before the Mortgage File Delivery Date, the Mortgage
Loan Seller will have made the Mortgage Files available to the Purchaser or its
agent for examination which may be at the offices of the Trustee or the Mortgage
Loan Seller and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller's custodian. The fact that the
Purchaser or its agent has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or
complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the Purchaser's
rights to demand cure, repurchase, substitution or other relief as provided in
this Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall
make the Mortgage Files available to the Purchaser or its agent from time to
time so as to permit the Purchaser to confirm the Mortgage Loan Seller's
compliance with the delivery and recordation requirements of this Agreement and
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In addition, upon request of the Purchaser,
the Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to provide to the Purchaser, Bear Stearns and to
any investors

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or prospective investors in the Certificates information regarding the Mortgage
Loans and their servicing, to make the Mortgage Files available to the
Purchaser, Bear Stearns and to such investors or prospective investors (which
may be at the offices of the Mortgage Loan Seller and/or the Mortgage Loan
Seller's custodian) and to make available personnel knowledgeable about the
Mortgage Loans for discussions with the Purchaser, Bear Stearns and such
investors or prospective investors, upon reasonable request during regular
business hours, sufficient to permit the Purchaser, Bear Stearns and such
investors or potential investors to conduct such due diligence as any such party
reasonably believes is appropriate.

                  (b) Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, on the
Closing Date the Trustee (or the Custodian as obligated under the Custodial
Agreement) for the benefit of the Certificateholders will review items of the
Mortgage Files as set forth on EXHIBIT 1 and will deliver to the Mortgage Loan
Seller an initial certification in the form attached as Exhibit One to the
Custodial Agreement.

                  (c) Within 90 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee or the
Custodian on its behalf shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, deliver to the Mortgage Loan Seller and
the Trustee an Interim Certification in the form attached as Exhibit Two to the
Custodial Agreement to the effect that all such documents have been executed and
received and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, except for any exceptions listed on Schedule A attached
to such Interim Certification. The Custodian shall be under no duty or
obligation to inspect, review or examine said documents, instruments,
certificates or other papers to determine that the same are genuine,
enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they have
actually been recorded or that they are other than what they purport to be on
their face.

                  (d) The Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf will review the
Mortgage Files within 180 days of the Closing Date and will deliver to the
Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer, and if reviewed by the Custodian,
the Trustee, a final certification substantially in the form of Exhibit Three to
the Custodial Agreement. If the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf is unable
to deliver a final certification with respect to the items listed in EXHIBIT 1
due to any document that is missing, has not been executed, is unrelated,
determined on the basis of the Mortgagor name, original principal balance and
loan number, to the Mortgage Loans identified in the Final Mortgage Loan
Schedule (a "MATERIAL DEFECT"), the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf shall
notify the Mortgage Loan Seller of such Material Defect. The Mortgage Loan
Seller shall correct or cure any such Material Defect within 90 days from the
date of notice from the Trustee, the Depositor or the Master Servicer of the
Material Defect and if the Mortgage Loan Seller does not correct or cure such
Material Defect within such period and such defect materially and adversely
affects the interests of the Certificateholders in the related Mortgage Loan,
the Mortgage Loan Seller will, in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, within 90 days of the date of notice, provide the Trustee
with a Replacement Mortgage Loan (if within two years of the Closing Date) or
purchase the related Mortgage Loan at the applicable Purchase Price; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that if such defect relates solely to the inability of the Mortgage
Loan Seller to deliver the original security instrument or intervening
assignments thereof, or a certified copy because the originals of such
documents, or a certified copy, have not been returned by the applicable
jurisdiction, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to purchase such
Mortgage Loan if the Mortgage Loan Seller delivers such original

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documents or certified copy promptly upon receipt, but in no event later than
360 days after the Closing Date. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not
apply in the event that the Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver such original or
copy of any document submitted for recording to the appropriate recording office
in the applicable jurisdiction because such document has not been returned by
such office; provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall instead deliver a
recording receipt of such recording office or, if such receipt is not available,
a certificate of Mortgage Loan Seller or a Servicing Officer confirming that
such documents have been accepted for recording, and delivery to the Trustee
shall be effected by the Mortgage Loan Seller within thirty days of its receipt
of the original recorded document.

                  (e) At the time of any substitution, the Mortgage Loan Seller
shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Replacement Mortgage Loan, the
related Mortgage File and any other documents and payments required to be
delivered in connection with a substitution pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. At the time of any purchase or substitution, the Trustee
shall (i) assign the selected Mortgage Loan to the Mortgage Loan Seller and
shall release or cause the Custodian to release the documents (including, but
not limited to, the Mortgage, Mortgage Note and other contents of the Mortgage
File) in the possession of the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable relating
to the Deleted Mortgage Loan and (ii) execute and deliver such instruments of
transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to
vest in the Mortgage Loan Seller title to such Deleted Mortgage Loan.

                  SECTION 6. RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE.

                  (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller will, promptly after the Closing
Date, cause each Mortgage and each assignment of Mortgage from the Mortgage Loan
Seller to the Trustee, and all unrecorded intervening assignments, if any,
delivered on or prior to the Closing Date, to be recorded in all recording
offices in the jurisdictions where the related Mortgaged Properties are located;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the Mortgage Loan Seller need not cause to be recorded any
assignment which relates to a Mortgage Loan that is a MOM Loan or for which the
related Mortgaged Property is located in any jurisdiction under the laws of
which, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered by the Mortgage Loan
Seller to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies, the recordation of such
assignment is not necessary to protect the Trustee's interest in the related
Mortgage Loan; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, notwithstanding the delivery of any Opinion of
Counsel, each assignment of Mortgage shall be submitted for recording by the
Mortgage Loan Seller in the manner described above, at no expense to the Trust
Fund or Trustee, upon the earliest to occur of (i) reasonable direction by the
Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less
than 25% of the Trust, (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (iii) the
occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating to the Mortgage
Loan Seller under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (iv) the occurrence of a
servicing transfer or an assignment of the servicing as described in Section
7.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (iv) with respect to any one
assignment of Mortgage, the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or
foreclosure relating to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage.

                  While each such Mortgage or assignment is being recorded, if
necessary, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall leave or cause to be left with the
Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf a certified copy of such Mortgage or
assignment. In the event that, within 180 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee
has not been provided with an Opinion of Counsel as described above

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or received evidence of recording with respect to each Mortgage Loan delivered
to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof or as set forth above and the
related Mortgage Loan is not a MOM Loan, the failure to provide evidence of
recording or such Opinion of Counsel shall be considered a Material Defect, and
the provisions of Section 5(c) and (d) shall apply. All customary recording fees
and reasonable expenses relating to the recordation of the assignments of
mortgage to the Trustee or the Opinion of Counsel, as the case may be, shall be
borne by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

                  (b) It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the
conveyance of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser,
as contemplated by this Agreement be, and be treated as, a sale. It is, further,
not the intention of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of the
Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or
other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller. However, in the event that,
notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Mortgage Loans are held by a
court to continue to be property of the Mortgage Loan Seller, then (a) this
Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of
Articles 8 and 9 of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code; (b) the transfer of
the Mortgage Loans provided for herein shall be deemed to be a grant by the
Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser of a security interest in all of the
Mortgage Loan Seller's right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans
and all amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with
the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary,
of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property, to the
extent the Purchaser would otherwise be entitled to own such Mortgage Loans and
proceeds pursuant to Section 4 hereof, including all amounts, other than
investment earnings, from time to time held or invested in any accounts created
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, whether in the form of cash,
instruments, securities or other property; (c) the possession by the Purchaser
or the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf) of Mortgage Notes and such other
items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or
chattel paper shall be deemed to be "possession by the secured party" for
purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to Section 9-305 (or
comparable provision) of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code; and (d)
notifications to persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or
confirmations from persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications
to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial
intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the
purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. Any
assignment of the interest of the Purchaser pursuant to any provision hereof or
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall also be deemed to be an
assignment of any security interest created hereby. The Mortgage Loan Seller and
the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such
actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were
deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security
interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest of first priority
under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

                  SECTION 7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MORTGAGE LOAN
SELLER CONCERNING THE MORTGAGE LOANS. The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents
and warrants to the Purchaser as of the Closing Date or such other date as may
be specified below with respect to each Mortgage Loan being sold by it:

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                  (a) The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule on
the Closing Date is complete, true and correct.

                  (b) All payments required to be made prior to the Cut-off Date
with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been made and no Mortgage Loan is
delinquent thirty one or more days; and the Mortgage Loan Seller has not
advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of 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 under
any Mortgage Loan.

                  (c) Except with respect to taxes, insurance and other amounts
previously advanced by a prior servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan, there
are no delinquent taxes, water charges, sewer rents, assessments, insurance
premiums, leasehold payments, including assessments payable in future
installments, or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged
Property.

                  (d) 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 in the case of the Mortgage Loans are in the Mortgage File and
have been or will be recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the
Trustee, and which have been or will be delivered to the Trustee, all in
accordance with this Agreement. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the title insurer, to the extent required by
the related policy. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except
in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the title insurer, to the
extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement in the case of the
Mortgage Loans is part of the Mortgage File.

                  (e) The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of
usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage
unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto.

                  (f) All buildings upon, or comprising part of, the Mortgaged
Property are insured by an insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are
customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, and such insurer
is licensed to do business in the state where the Mortgaged Property is located.
All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the
originator, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and Mortgage Loan Seller has
received no notice that all premiums thereon have not been paid. If upon
origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property was, or was
subsequently deemed to be, in an area identified in the Federal Register by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such
flood insurance has been made available), which require under applicable law
that a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines
of the Federal Insurance Administration (or any successor thereto) be obtained,
such flood insurance policy is in effect which policy is with a generally
acceptable carrier in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of
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minimum amount required to compensate for damage or loss on a replacement cost
basis, or (C) the maximum amount of insurance that is available under the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder
to maintain all such insurance at 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 Mortgagor's cost and expense and to obtain reimbursement
therefor from the Mortgagor.

                  (g) Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local
law including, without limitation, usury, truth in lending, real estate
settlement procedures including, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of
1974, as amended, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity,
disclosure and reporting laws and all anti-predatory lending laws applicable to
the Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects.

                  (h) The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled,
subordinated, or rescinded, in whole or in part, 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,
subordination or rescission.

                  (i) The Mortgage is a valid, existing and enforceable first or
second lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the
Mortgaged Property, if any, subject only to (1) the lien of current real
property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (2) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the
public record as of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which do
not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property and (3) other
matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially
interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the
Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right to sell and assign the
Mortgage to the Purchaser.

                  (j) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and
each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or general principles
of equity. (k) All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had the legal
capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan transaction and to execute and deliver
the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have
been duly and properly executed by such parties.

                  (l) The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been 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 improvement and as
to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All
costs, 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.

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                  (m) Immediately prior to the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans
by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser hereunder, the Mortgage Loan Seller
was the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage Loan; the related Originator or
the Mortgage Loan Seller was the custodian of the related escrow account, if
applicable; the Mortgage Loan had neither been assigned nor pledged, and the
Mortgage Loan Seller had good and marketable title thereto, and had full right
to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan and the related servicing rights to the
Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim
or security interest subject to the applicable servicing agreement and had full
right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement
with, any other party, to sell and assign the Mortgage Loan and the related
servicing rights, subject to the applicable servicing agreement, to the
Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

                  (n) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage,
whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period
in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance with
any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein
the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) organized under the laws of such
state, qualified to do business in such state, a federal savings and loan
association or national bank having principal offices in such state or not
deemed to be doing business in such state under applicable law.

                  (o) The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title
insurance policy or equivalent form acceptable to the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, or any successor thereto, and qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the
exceptions contained in clause (i) above) the Mortgage Loan Seller (as
assignee), its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the
Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan. Additionally,
such lender's title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress,
and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest
therein. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller (as
assignee) is the sole insured of such lender's title insurance policy, and such
lender's title insurance policy is in full force and effect. No claims have been
made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the
related Mortgage, including the Mortgage Loan Seller, has done, by act or
omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title
insurance policy.

                  (p) Except as provided in clause (b), immediately prior to the
Cut-off Date, there was no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration
existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and there was no event which,
with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure
period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration,
and the Mortgage Loan Seller has not waived any default, breach, violation or
event of acceleration.

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

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                  (r) At the time of origination, each Mortgaged Property was
the subject of a full appraisal which conformed to the underwriting requirements
of the originator of the Mortgage Loan. All improvements which were considered
in any appraisal which was used in determining the Appraised Value of the
related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building
restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining
properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property.

                  (s) The origination, servicing and collection practices with
respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage including, the establishment,
maintenance and servicing of the escrow accounts and escrow payments, if any,
since origination, have been conducted in all respects in accordance with the
terms of Mortgage Note and in compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations and, unless otherwise required by law or Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac
standards, in accordance with the proper, prudent and customary practices in the
mortgage origination and servicing business. With respect to the escrow accounts
and escrow payments, if any, and a Mortgage Loan all such payments are in the
possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller (including pursuant
to a Subservicing Agreement) and there exists no deficiencies in connection
therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been
made. Any interest required to be paid pursuant to state and local law has been
properly paid and credited.

                  (t) The Mortgaged Property is free of material damage and
waste and there is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation
thereof.

                  (u) The Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions
to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the
realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security
intended to be provided thereby, including, (1) in the case of a Mortgage
designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (2) otherwise by judicial
foreclosure. There is no other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would
interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or
the right to foreclose the Mortgage. The Mortgagor has not notified the Mortgage
Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any relief
requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

                  (v) The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any
collateral except the lien of the applicable Mortgage.

                  (w) [Reserved]

                  (x) In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a
trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly
designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or
expenses are or will become payable by the Certificateholders to the trustee
under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale after
default by the Mortgagor.

                  (y) No Mortgage Loan contains a permanent or temporary
"buydown" provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan.

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                  (z) The Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials
required by applicable law with respect to the making of the Mortgage Loan.

                  (aa) No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the
construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property.

                  (bb) To the best of Mortgage Loan Seller's knowledge, the
Mortgaged Property is 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, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities.

                  (cc) The assignment of Mortgage with respect to a Mortgage
Loan is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located.

                  (dd) The Mortgaged Property consists of a single parcel of
real property with or without a detached single family residence erected
thereon, or an individual condominium unit, or a 2-4 family dwelling, or an
individual unit in a planned unit development as defined by Fannie Mae or a
townhouse, each structure of which is permanently affixed to the Mortgaged
Property, and is legally classified as real estate.

                  (ee) Each Mortgage Loan at the time of origination was
underwritten in general in accordance with guidelines not inconsistent with the
guidelines set forth in the Prospectus Supplement and generally accepted credit
underwriting guidelines.

                  (ff) No error, omission, misrepresentation, fraud or similar
occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the
Mortgage Loan Seller or the related Originator.

                  (gg) None of the Mortgage Loans are (a) loans subject to 12
CFR Part 226.31, 12 CFR Part 226.32 or 12 CFR Part 226.34 of Regulation Z, the
regulation implementing TILA, which implements the Home Ownership and Equity
Protection Act of 1994 ("HOEPA") or (b) classified and/or defined as a "high
cost home loan" under any federal, state, or local law, including, but not
limited to, the States of Georgia or North Carolina.

                  (hh) None of the Mortgage Loans originated on or after October
1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003 was secured by property located in the State of
Georgia.

                  (ii) None of the Group II Loans originated before October 1,
2002 imposes a Prepayment Charge for a term exceeding five years; none of the
Group II Loans originated on or after October 1, 2002 imposes a Prepayment
Charge for a term exceeding three years.

                  (jj) No proceeds from any Group II Loan were used to finance
single-premium credit insurance policies.

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                  (kk) The conforming one- to four-family mortgage loans in Loan
Group II, which may include the balance of any subordinated lien, each have an
original principal balance that does not exceed Freddie Mac's dollar amount
limits.

                  (ll) With respect to any mortgage loans in Loan Group II
originated on or after August 1, 2004 and underlying the Security, neither the
related mortgage nor the related mortgage note requires the borrower to submit
to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to
the mortgage loan transaction;

                  (mm) None of the Mortgage Loans secured by property in the
state of New Jersey are considered "high-cost home loans" under the New Jersey
Home Ownership Security Act of 2002. None of the Mortgage Loans that are non-
purchase money loans secured by property in the state of New Jersey are
considered "covered home loans" under the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act
of 2002.

                  (nn) None of the Mortgage Loans contains provisions pursuant
to which monthly payments are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in
any separate account established by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the mortgagor, or
anyone on behalf of the mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other than the
mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions which may constitute a
"buydown" provision. None of the Mortgage Loans is a graduated payment mortgage
loan and no Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation or other contingent interest
feature;

                  (oo) Each Mortgage Loan that contains a provision for the
assumption substitution of liability, pursuant to which the original mortgagor
is released from liability and another person is substituted as the mortgagor
and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note, shall be effective only if such
person satisfies the then current underwriting practices and procedures of
prudent mortgage lenders in a state in which the mortgaged property is located.

                  (pp) The Mortgaged Property and all improvements thereon
comply with all requirements of any applicable zoning and subdivision laws and
ordinances.

                  (qq) Each Mortgage is a valid and enforceable first lien on
the property securing the related Mortgage Note and each Mortgaged Property is
owned by the Mortgagor in fee simple (except with respect to common areas in the
case of condominiums, PUDs and de minimis PUDs) or by leasehold for a term
longer than the term of the related Mortgage, subject only to (i) the lien of
current real property taxes and assessments, (ii) covenants, conditions and
restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record as of
the date of recording of such Mortgage, such exceptions being acceptable to
mortgage lending institutions generally or specifically reflected in the
appraisal obtained in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage
Loan or referred to in the lender's title insurance policy delivered to the
originator of the related Mortgage Loan and (iii) other matters to which like
properties are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage;Appraisal Form
1004 or Form 2055 with an interior inspection for first lien Mortgage Loans has
been obtained. Form 704, 2065 or 2055 with an exterior only inspection for
junior lien Mortgage Loans has been obtained.

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                  (rr) Each Prepayment Charge is enforceable and was originated
in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.

                  (ss) With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a
provision permitting imposition of a premium upon a prepayment prior to
maturity, the prepayment premium is disclosed to the borrower in the loan
documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law.

                  (tt) No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as
applicable (as such terms are defined in Appendix E of the Standard & Poor's
Glossary For File Format For LEVELS(R) Version 5.6 Revised attached hereto aS
Exhibit 7).

(uu) None of the Mortgage Loans secured by property in the state of New Jersey
are considered "high-cost home loans" under the New Jersey Home Ownership
Security Act of 2002. None of the Mortgage Loans that are non- purchase money
loans secured by property in the state of New Jersey are considered "covered
home loans" under the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002.

                  It is understood and agreed that the representations and
warranties set forth in this Section 7 will inure to the benefit of the
Purchaser, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding any restrictive or
qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or assignment of Mortgage or the
examination of any Mortgage File. Upon any substitution for a Mortgage Loan, the
representations and warranties set forth above shall be deemed to be made by the
Mortgage Loan Seller as to any Replacement Mortgage Loan as of the date of
substitution.

                  Upon discovery or receipt of notice by the Mortgage Loan
Seller, the Purchaser or the Trustee of a breach of any representation or
warranty of the Mortgage Loan Seller set forth in this Section 7 which
materially and adversely affects the value of the interests of the Purchaser,
the Certificateholders or the Trustee in any of the Mortgage Loans delivered to
the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, the party discovering or receiving
notice of such breach shall give prompt written notice to the others. It is
understood and agreed that a breach of any one of the representations contained
in clauses (gg) through (mm) above in respect of a Group II Loan will be deemed
to materially adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders. In the
case of any such breach of a representation or warranty set forth in this
Section 7, within 90 days from the date of discovery by the Mortgage Loan
Seller, or the date the Mortgage Loan Seller is notified by the party
discovering or receiving notice of such breach (whichever occurs earlier), the
Mortgage Loan Seller will (i) cure such breach in all material respects, (ii)
purchase the affected Mortgage Loan at the applicable Purchase Price or (iii) if
within two years of the Closing Date, substitute a qualifying Replacement
Mortgage Loan in exchange for such Mortgage Loan; provided that, (A) in the case
of a breach of the representation and warranty concerning the Mortgage Loan
Schedule contained in clause (a) of this Section 7, if such breach is material
and relates to any field on the Mortgage Loan Schedule which identifies any
Prepayment Charge or (B) in the case of a breach of the representation contained
in clause (rr) of this Section 7, then, in each case, in lieu of purchasing such
Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price, the Mortgage Loan
Seller shall pay the amount of the Prepayment Charge (net of any amount
previously collected by or paid to the Trust Fund in respect of such Prepayment
Charge) from its own funds and without reimbursement therefor, and the Mortgage
Loan Seller shall have no obligation to repurchase or substitute for such
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Loan Seller to cure, purchase or substitute a qualifying Replacement Mortgage
Loan shall constitute the Purchaser's, the Trustee's and the Certificateholder's
sole and exclusive remedy under this Agreement or otherwise respecting a breach
of representations or warranties hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans,
except for the obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to indemnify the Purchaser
for such breach as set forth in and limited by Section 13 hereof.

                  Any cause of action against the Mortgage Loan Seller or
relating to or arising out of a breach by the Mortgage Loan Seller of any
representations and warranties made in this Section 7 shall accrue as to any
Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the Mortgage Loan Seller or
notice thereof by the party discovering such breach and (ii) failure by the
Mortgage Loan Seller to cure such breach, purchase such Mortgage Loan or
substitute a qualifying Replacement Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms hereof.

                  SECTION 8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE
MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER. As of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, the
Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser as to itself in
the capacity indicated as follows:

                  (a) the Mortgage Loan Seller (i) is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and (ii) is qualified and in good standing to do business in each
jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except where the failure so
to qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the Mortgage Loan Seller's business as presently conducted or on the Mortgage
Loan Seller's ability to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;

                  (b) the Mortgage Loan Seller has full power to own its
property, to carry on its business as presently conducted and to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement;

                  (c) the execution and delivery by the Mortgage Loan Seller of
this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
the Mortgage Loan Seller; and neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions herein or therein
contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions hereof or thereof, will
conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any of
the provisions of any law, governmental rule, regulation, judgment, decree or
order binding on the Mortgage Loan Seller or its properties or the charter or
by-laws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, except those conflicts, breaches or
defaults which would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the Mortgage Loan Seller's ability to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;

                  (d) the execution, delivery and performance by the Mortgage
Loan Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby do not require the consent or approval of, the
giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other action in
respect of, any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except
those consents, approvals, notices, registrations or other actions as have
already been obtained, given or made and, in connection with the recordation of
the Mortgages, powers of attorney or assignments of Mortgages not yet completed;

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                  (e) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Mortgage Loan Seller and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
the Purchaser or the parties thereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation
of the Mortgage Loan Seller enforceable against it in accordance with its terms
(subject to applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors generally);

                  (f) there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to
the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, threatened against the Mortgage Loan
Seller, before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or
governmental body (i) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or (ii) with respect to any other matter which in the judgment of
the Mortgage Loan Seller could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely
to the Mortgage Loan Seller and if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan
Seller materially and adversely affect the Mortgage Loan Seller's ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Mortgage Loan Seller is
not in default with respect to any order of any court, administrative agency,
arbitrator or governmental body so as to materially and adversely affect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

                  (g) the Mortgage Loan Seller's Information (as defined in
Section 13(a) hereof) does not include any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

                  SECTION 9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE
PURCHASER. As of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, the Purchaser
represents and warrants to the Mortgage Loan Seller as follows:

                  (a) the Purchaser (i) is a limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and (ii) is qualified and in good standing to do business in each
jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except where the failure so
to qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the Purchaser's business as presently conducted or on the Purchaser's ability to
enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby;

                  (b) the Purchaser has full power to own its property, to carry
on its business as presently conducted and to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement;

                  (c) the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this
Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the
Purchaser; and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, nor compliance
with the provisions hereof or thereof, will conflict with or result in a breach
of, or constitute a default under, any of the provisions of any law,
governmental rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order binding on the
Purchaser or its properties or the certificate of formation or limited liability
company agreement of the Purchaser, except those conflicts, breaches or defaults
which would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Purchaser's ability to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby;

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                  (d) the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby do not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to,
the registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any
state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except those consents,
approvals, notices, registrations or other actions as have already been
obtained, given or made;

                  (e) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Purchaser and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
Mortgage Loan Seller, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the
Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to
applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of the rights of creditors generally);

                  (f) there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to
the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser, before or by
any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body (i) with
respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) with
respect to any other matter which in the judgment of the Purchaser could
reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Purchaser and if
determined adversely to the Purchaser materially and adversely affect the
Purchaser's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the
Purchaser is not in default with respect to any order of any court,
administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body so as to materially and
adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

                  (g) the Purchaser's Information (as defined in Section 13(b)
hereof) does not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

                  SECTION 10. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.

                  (a) The obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement will
be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the
following conditions:

                           (1) Each of the obligations of the Mortgage Loan
Seller required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement shall have been duly performed and complied with in all
material respects; all of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage
Loan Seller under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date or
dates specified in all material respects; and no event shall have occurred
which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute a default under this
Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and the Purchaser shall have
received certificates to that effect signed by authorized officers of the
Mortgage Loan Seller.

                           (2) The Purchaser shall have received all of the
following closing documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably
acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the
Purchaser as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof:

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                                    (i) If required pursuant to Section 3
         hereof, the Amendment dated as of the Closing Date and any documents
         referred to therein;

                                    (ii) If required pursuant to Section 3
         hereof, the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule containing the information set
         forth on EXHIBIT 3 hereto, one copy to be attached to each counterpart
         of the Amendment;

                                    (iii) The Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
         in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the
         Purchaser, and all documents required thereby duly executed by all
         signatories;

                                    (iv) A certificate of an officer of the
         Mortgage Loan Seller dated as of the Closing Date, in a form reasonably
         acceptable to the Purchaser and attached thereto the resolutions of the
         Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement, together with copies of the articles of incorporation,
         by-laws and certificate of good standing of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

                                    (v) One or more opinions of counsel from the
         Mortgage Loan Seller's counsel otherwise in form and substance
         reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, the Trustee and each Rating
         Agency;

                                    (vi) A letter from each of the Rating
         Agencies giving each Class of Certificates set forth on Schedule A
         hereto the rating set forth therein; and

                                    (vii) Such other documents, certificates
         (including additional representations and warranties) and opinions as
         may be reasonably necessary to secure the intended ratings from each
         Rating Agency for the Certificates.

                           (3) The Certificates to be sold to Bear Stearns
pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and the Purchase Agreement shall have
been issued and sold to the Bear Stearns.

                           (4) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have furnished to
the Purchaser such other certificates of its officers or others and such other
documents and opinions of counsel to evidence fulfillment of the conditions set
forth in this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as the
Purchaser and its counsel may reasonably request.

                  (b) The obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this
Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date,
of the following conditions:

                           (1) The obligations of the Purchaser required to be
performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall have been duly performed and complied with in all material
respects, and all of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser under
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date, and no event shall have occurred which would
constitute a breach by it of the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received a
certificate to that effect signed by an authorized officer of the Purchaser.

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                           (2) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received
copies of all of the following closing documents, in such forms as are agreed
upon and reasonably acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller, duly executed by all
signatories other than the Mortgage Loan Seller as required pursuant to the
respective terms thereof:

                                    (i) If required pursuant to Section 3
         hereof, the Amendment dated as of the Closing Date and any documents
         referred to therein;

                                    (ii) The Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in
         form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Mortgage Loan Seller
         and the Trustee, and all documents required thereby duly executed by
         all signatories;

                                    (iii) A certificate of an officer of the
         Purchaser dated as of the Closing Date, in a form reasonably acceptable
         to the Mortgage Loan Seller, and attached thereto the written consent
         of the member of the Purchaser authorizing the transactions
         contemplated by this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
         together with copies of the Purchaser's certificate of formation,
         limited liability company agreement and evidence as to the good
         standing of the Purchaser dated as of a recent date;

                                    (iv) One or more opinions of counsel from
         the Purchaser's counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
         to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies; and

                                    (v) Such other documents, certificates
         (including additional representations and warranties) and opinions as
         may be reasonably necessary to secure the intended rating from each
         Rating Agency for the Certificates.

                  SECTION 11. FEES AND EXPENSES. Subject to Section 16 hereof,
the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay on the Closing Date or such later date as may
be agreed to by the Purchaser (i) the fees and expenses of the Mortgage Loan
Seller's attorneys and the reasonable fees and expenses of the Purchaser's
attorneys, (ii) the fees and expenses of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (iii) the fee
for the use of Purchaser's Registration Statement based on the aggregate
original principal amount of the Certificates and the filing fee of the
Commission as in effect on the date on which the Registration Statement was
declared effective, (iv) the fees and expenses including counsel's fees and
expenses in connection with any "blue sky" and legal investment matters, (v) the
fees and expenses of the Trustee which shall include without limitation the fees
and expenses of the Trustee (and the fees and disbursements of its counsel) with
respect to (A) legal and document review of this Agreement, the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the Certificates and related agreements, (B) attendance at
the Closing and (C) review of the Mortgage Loans to be performed by the Trustee
or the Custodian on its behalf, (vi) the expenses for printing or otherwise
reproducing the Certificates, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement,
(vii) the fees and expenses of each Rating Agency (both initial and ongoing),
(viii) the fees and expenses relating to the preparation and recordation of
mortgage assignments (including intervening assignments, if any and if
available, to evidence a complete chain of title from the originator to the
Trustee) from the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Trustee or the expenses relating
to the Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 6(a) hereof, as the case may be
and (ix) Mortgage File due diligence expenses and other out-of-pocket expenses
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with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and by Bear Stearns in connection with
the sale of the Certificates. The Mortgage Loan Seller additionally agrees to
pay directly to any third party on a timely basis the fees provided for above
which are charged by such third party and which are billed periodically.

                  SECTION 12. ACCOUNTANTS' LETTERS.

                  (a) Deloitte & Touche LLP will review the characteristics of a
sample of the Mortgage Loans described in the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule and
will compare those characteristics to the description of the Mortgage Loans
contained in the Prospectus Supplement under the captions "Summary--The Mortgage
Loans" and "The Mortgage Pool" and in Schedule A thereto. The Mortgage Loan
Seller will cooperate with the Purchaser in making available all information and
taking all steps reasonably necessary to permit such accountants to complete the
review and to deliver the letters required of them under the Underwriting
Agreement. Deloitte & Touche LLP will also confirm certain calculations as set
forth under the caption "Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations" in the
Prospectus Supplement.

                  (b) To the extent statistical information with respect to the
Mortgage Loan Seller's servicing portfolio is included in the Prospectus
Supplement under the caption "Servicing of the Mortgage Loans--The Master
Servicer--Delinquency and Foreclosure Experience of EMC," a letter from the
certified public accountant for the Mortgage Loan Seller will be delivered to
the Purchaser dated the date of the Prospectus Supplement, in the form
previously agreed to by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, with respect
to such statistical information.

                  SECTION 13. INDEMNIFICATION.

                  (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Purchaser and its directors, officers and controlling persons (as defined in
Section 15 of the Securities Act) from and against any loss, claim, damage or
liability or action in respect thereof, to which they or any of them may become
subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon (i) any untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER'S INFORMATION
as identified in EXHIBIT 4, the omission to state in the Prospectus Supplement
or Prospectus (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto approved by the
Mortgage Loan Seller and in which additional Mortgage Loan Seller's Information
is identified), in reliance upon and in conformity with Mortgage Loan Seller's
Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading, (ii) any representation or warranty assigned or made by the
Mortgage Loan Seller in Section 7 or Section 8 hereof being, or alleged to be,
untrue or incorrect, or (iii) any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform
its obligations under this Agreement; and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall
reimburse the Purchaser and each other indemnified party for any legal and other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action.

                  The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any
liability which the Mortgage Loan Seller otherwise may have to the Purchaser or
any other such indemnified party.

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                  (b) The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Mortgage Loan Seller and its respective directors, officers and controlling
persons (as defined in Section 15 of the Securities Act) from and against any
loss, claim, damage or liability or action in respect thereof, to which they or
any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar
as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon
(i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the PURCHASER'S
INFORMATION as identified in EXHIBIT 5, the omission to state in the Prospectus
Supplement or Prospectus (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto
approved by the Purchaser and in which additional Purchaser's Information is
identified), in reliance upon and in conformity with the Purchaser's
Information, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading, (ii) any representation or warranty made by the Purchaser in
Section 9 hereof being, or alleged to be, untrue or incorrect, or (iii) any
failure by the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and
the Purchaser shall reimburse the Mortgage Loan Seller, and each other
indemnified party for any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by them
in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action. The foregoing indemnity agreement is
in addition to any liability which the Purchaser otherwise may have to the
Mortgage Loan Seller, or any other such indemnified party.

                  (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under
subsection (a) or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under such subsection, notify each party against whom
indemnification is to be sought in writing of the commencement thereof (but the
failure so to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 13 except to the extent that it
has been prejudiced in any material respect by such failure or from any
liability which it may have otherwise). In case any such action is brought
against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein and, to the extent it may elect by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly (but, in any event, within 30 days) after receiving
the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof
with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to employ
its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such
counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party or parties unless (i)
the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by one of
the indemnifying parties in connection with the defense of such action, (ii) the
indemnifying parties shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the
defense of such action within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of
the action, or (iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably
concluded that there is a conflict of interest between itself or themselves and
the indemnifying party in the conduct of the defense of any claim or that the
interests of the indemnified party or parties are not substantially co-extensive
with those of the indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying parties
shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the
indemnified party or parties), in any of which events such fees and expenses
shall be borne by the indemnifying parties (PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
indemnifying party shall be liable only for the fees and expenses of one counsel
in addition to one local counsel in the jurisdiction involved. Anything in this
subsection to the contrary notwithstanding, an indemnifying party shall not be

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liable for any settlement or any claim or action effected without its written
consent; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such consent was not unreasonably withheld.

                  (d) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and
(b) of this Section 13 shall for any reason be unavailable to an indemnified
party in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in
respect thereof, referred to in Section 13, then the indemnifying party shall in
lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or
liability, or action in respect thereof, in such proportion as shall be
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Mortgage Loan
Seller on the one hand and the Purchaser on the other from the purchase and sale
of the Mortgage Loans, the offering of the Certificates and the other
transactions contemplated hereunder. No person found liable for a fraudulent
misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any person who is not
also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation.

                  (e) The parties hereto agree that reliance by an indemnified
party on any publicly available information or any information or directions
furnished by an indemnifying party shall not constitute negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct by such indemnified party.

                  SECTION 14. NOTICES. All demands, notices and communications
hereunder shall be in writing but may be delivered by facsimile transmission
subsequently confirmed in writing. Notices to the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be
directed to EMC Mortgage Corporation, 909 Hidden Ridge Drive, Suite 200 Irving,
Texas 75038, (Telecopy: (972-444-2880)), and notices to the Purchaser shall be
directed to Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New
York, New York 10179, (Telecopy: (212-272-7206)), Attention: Chief Counsel; or
to any other address as may hereafter be furnished by one party to the other
party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall
be deemed to have been received on the date 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) provided that it is received on a business day
during normal business hours and, if received after normal business hours, then
it shall be deemed to be received on the next business day.

                  SECTION 15. TRANSFER OF MORTGAGE LOANS. The Purchaser retains
the right to assign the Mortgage Loans and any or all of its interest under this
Agreement to the Trustee without the consent of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and,
upon such assignment, the Trustee shall succeed to the applicable rights and
obligations of the Purchaser hereunder; provided, however, the Purchaser shall
remain entitled to the benefits set forth in Sections 11, 13 and 17 hereto and
as provided in Section 2(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sole and
exclusive right and remedy of the Trustee with respect to a breach of
representation or warranty of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be the cure,
purchase or substitution obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in
Sections 5 and 7 hereof.

                  SECTION 16. TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated (a)
by the mutual consent of the parties hereto prior to the Closing Date, (b) by
the Purchaser, if the conditions to the Purchaser's obligation to close set
forth under Section 10(a) hereof are not fulfilled as and when required to be
fulfilled or (c) by the Mortgage Loan Seller, if the conditions to the Mortgage
Loan Seller's obligation to close set forth under Section 10(b) hereof are not

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fulfilled as and when required to be fulfilled. In the event of termination
pursuant to clause (b), the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay, and in the event of
termination pursuant to clause (c), the Purchaser shall pay, all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the other in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In the event of a termination pursuant to clause
(a), each party shall be responsible for its own expenses.

                  SECTION 17. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS TO
SURVIVE DELIVERY. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in
this Agreement, or contained in certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan
Seller submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and
effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser (and by
the Purchaser to the Trustee). Subsequent to the delivery of the Mortgage Loans
to the Purchaser, each of the Mortgage Loan Seller's representations and
warranties contained herein with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be deemed
to relate to the Mortgage Loans actually delivered to the Purchaser and included
in the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule and any Replacement Mortgage Loan and not to
those Mortgage Loans deleted from the Preliminary Mortgage Loan Schedule
pursuant to Section 3 hereof prior to the Closing.

                  SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement
shall be prohibited or invalid under applicable law, this Agreement shall be
ineffective only to such extent, without invalidating the remainder of this
Agreement.

                  SECTION 19. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which will be an original, but which together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.

                  SECTION 20. AMENDMENT. This Agreement cannot be amended or
modified in any manner without the prior written consent of each party.

                  SECTION 21. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to conflict of laws principles thereof other than Section 5-1401 of the
New York General Obligations Law.

                  SECTION 22. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each of the parties agrees to
execute and deliver such instruments and take such actions as another party may,
from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to
carry out the terms of this Agreement including any amendments hereto which may
be required by either Rating Agency.

                  SECTION 23. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

                  (a) This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and
be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser and their permitted
successors and assigns and, to the extent specified in Section 13 hereof, Bear
Stearns, and their directors, officers and controlling persons (within the
meaning of federal securities laws), to the extent of its rights as a third
party beneficiary hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees
that the Purchaser may assign its rights under this Agreement (including,
without limitation, with respect

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to the Mortgage Loan Seller's representations and warranties respecting the
Mortgage Loans) to the Trustee. Any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller
may be merged or consolidated (or any person resulting from any merger or
consolidation involving the Mortgage Loan Seller), any person resulting from a
change in form of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any person succeeding to the
business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be considered the "successor" of the
Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder and shall be considered a party hereto without
the execution or filing of any paper or any further act or consent on the part
of any party hereto. Except as provided in the two preceding sentences, this
Agreement cannot be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by either party hereto
without the written consent of the other parties to this Agreement and any such
assignment or purported assignment shall be deemed null and void.

                  SECTION 24. THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER. The Mortgage Loan Seller
will keep in full force and effect its existence, all rights and franchises as a
corporation under the laws of the State of its incorporation and will obtain and
preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary to perform its obligations
under this Agreement.

                  SECTION 25. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the
entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements,
understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written,
of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof.

                  SECTION 26. NO PARTNERSHIP. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties
hereto.

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

                                    EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION

                                    By:________________________________________
                                    Name:   Sue Stepanek
                                    Title:  Executive Vice President

                                    BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC

                                    By:________________________________________
                                    Name:   Joseph T. Jurkowski, Jr.
                                    Title:  Vice President

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT 1
                                    ---------
                            CONTENTS OF MORTGAGE FILE
                            -------------------------

         With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser or its designee, and which shall be delivered to the Purchaser or its
designee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

                                    (i) The original Mortgage Note, including
         any riders thereto, endorsed without recourse to the order of "LaSalle
         Bank National Association", as Trustee for certificateholders of Bear
         Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC Asset Backed Certificates, Series
         2004-HE7," and showing to the extent available to the Mortgage Loan
         Seller an unbroken chain of endorsements from the original payee
         thereof to the Person endorsing it to the Trustee;

                                    (ii) the original Mortgage and, if the
         related Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, noting the presence of the MIN and
         language indicating that such Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, which shall
         have been recorded (or if the original is not available, a copy), with
         evidence of such recording indicated thereon (or if clause (x) in the
         proviso below applies, shall be in recordable form);

                                    (iii) unless the Mortgage Loan is a MOM
         Loan, the assignment (either an original or a copy, which may be in the
         form of a blanket assignment if permitted in the jurisdiction in which
         the Mortgaged Property is located) to the Trustee of the Mortgage with
         respect to each Mortgage Loan in the name of "LaSalle Bank National
         Association", as Trustee for certificateholders of Bear Stearns Asset
         Backed Securities I LLC Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2004-HE7,"
         which shall have been recorded (or if clause (x) in the proviso below
         applies, shall be in recordable form);

                                    (iv) an original or a copy of all
         intervening assignments of the Mortgage, if any, to the extent
         available to the Mortgage Loan Seller, with evidence of recording
         thereon;

                                    (v) the original policy of title insurance
         or mortgagee's certificate of title insurance or commitment or binder
         for title insurance, if available, or a copy thereof, or, in the event
         that such original title insurance policy is unavailable, a photocopy
         thereof, or in lieu thereof, a current lien search on the related
         Mortgaged Property and

                                    (vi) originals or copies of all available
         assumption, modification or substitution agreements, if any; provided,
         however, that in lieu of the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller may
         deliver the following documents, under the circumstances set forth
         below: x) if any Mortgage, assignment thereof to the Trustee or
         intervening assignments thereof have been delivered or are being
         delivered to recording offices for recording and have not been returned
         in time to permit their delivery as specified above, the Purchaser may
         deliver a true copy thereof with a certification by the Mortgage Loan
         Seller or the title company issuing the commitment for title insurance,
         on the face of such copy, substantially as follows: "Certified to be a
         true and correct copy of the original,

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         which has been transmitted for recording"; and (y) in lieu of the
         Mortgage Notes relating to the Mortgage Loans identified in the list
         set forth in Exhibit J to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the
         Purchaser may deliver a lost note affidavit and indemnity and a copy of
         the original note, if available; and provided, further, however, that
         in the case of Mortgage Loans which have been prepaid in full after the
         Cut-Off Date and prior to the Closing Date, the Purchaser, in lieu of
         delivering the above documents, may deliver to the Trustee and its
         Custodian a certification of a Servicing Officer to such effect and in
         such case shall deposit all amounts paid in respect of such Mortgage
         Loans, in the Protected Account or in the Distribution Account on the
         Closing Date. In the case of the documents referred to in clause (x)
         above, the Purchaser shall deliver such documents to the Trustee or its
         Custodian promptly after they are received. The Mortgage Loan Seller
         shall cause, at its expense, the Mortgage and intervening assignments,
         if any, and to the extent required in accordance with the foregoing,
         the assignment of the Mortgage to the Trustee to be submitted for
         recording promptly after the Closing Date; provided that the Mortgage
         Loan Seller need not cause to be recorded any assignment (a) in any
         jurisdiction under the laws of which, as evidenced by an Opinion of
         Counsel addressed to the Trustee delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller
         to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies, the recordation of such
         assignment is not necessary to protect the Trustee's interest in the
         related Mortgage Loan or (b) if MERS is identified on the Mortgage or
         on a properly recorded assignment of the Mortgage as mortgagee of
         record solely as nominee for Mortgage Loan Seller and its successors
         and assigns. In the event that the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser
         or the Master Servicer gives written notice to the Trustee that a court
         has recharacterized the sale of the Mortgage Loans as a financing, the
         Mortgage Loan Seller shall submit or cause to be submitted for
         recording as specified above or, should the Mortgage Loan Seller fail
         to perform such obligations, the Master Servicer shall cause each such
         previously unrecorded assignment to be submitted for recording as
         specified above at the expense of the Trust. In the event a Mortgage
         File is released to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Master Servicer as
         a result of such Person having completed a Request for Release, the
         Custodian shall, if not so completed, complete the assignment of the
         related Mortgage in the manner specified in clause (iii) above.

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                                    EXHIBIT 2
                                    ---------
                                   [Reserved]

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                                    EXHIBIT 3
                                    ---------
                       MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE INFORMATION
                       ----------------------------------

         The Preliminary and Final Mortgage Loan Schedules shall set forth the
following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan:

                           (vii) the loan number;

                           (viii) the Mortgage Rate in effect as of the Cut-off
         Date;

                           (ix) the Servicing Fee Rate;

                           (x) the Trustee Fee Rate;

                           (xi) the LPMI Fee, if applicable;

                           (xii) the Net Mortgage Rate in effect as of the
         Cut-off Date;

                           (xiii) the maturity date;

                           (xiv) the original principal balance;

                           (xv) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance;

                           (xvi) the original term;

                           (xvii) the remaining term;

                           (xviii) the property type;

                           (xix) the MIN with respect to each MOM Loan;

                           (xx) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
         Loan, the Minimum Mortgage Rate;

                           (xxi) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
         Loan, the Maximum Mortgage Rate;

                           (xxii) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
         Loan, the Gross Margin;

                           (xxiii) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
         Loan, the next Adjustment Date;

                           (xxiv) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
         Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap;

                           (xxv) the Loan Group; and

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                           (xxvi) a code indicating whether such Mortgage Loan
         is a first lien Mortgage Loan or a second lien Mortgage Loan.

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                                    EXHIBIT 4
                                    ---------
                       MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER'S INFORMATION
                       ----------------------------------

         All information in the Prospectus Supplement described under the
following captions: "SUMMARY -- The Mortgage Loans," "THE MORTGAGE POOL" and
"SCHEDULE A -- Mortgage Loan Statistical Data."

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                                    EXHIBIT 5
                                    ---------
                             PURCHASER'S INFORMATION
                             -----------------------

         All information in the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus, except
the Mortgage Loan Seller's Information.

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                                    EXHIBIT 6
                                    ---------
                             SCHEDULE OF LOST NOTES
                             ----------------------

                             Available Upon Request

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                                   SCHEDULE A

                 REQUIRED RATINGS FOR EACH CLASS OF CERTIFICATES

                               PUBLIC CERTIFICATES

           Class                              S&P                     Moody's
           -----                              ---                     -------
           I-A-1                              AAA                       Aaa
           I-A-2                              AAA                       Aaa
           I-A-3                              AAA                       Aaa
           II-A                               AAA                       Aaa
            M-1                               AA+                       Aa2
            M-2                               AA-                        A2
            M-3                               A+                         A3
            M-4                                A                        Baa1
            M-5                               A-                        Baa2
            M-6                              BBB+                       Baa3

None of the above ratings has been lowered, qualified or withdrawn since the
dates of issuance of such ratings by the Rating Agencies.

                              PRIVATE CERTIFICATES

          Class                              S&P                     Moody's
          -----                              ---                     -------
          M-7A                              BBB-                       Ba2
          M-7B                              BBB-                       Ba2
           CE                             Not Rated                 Not Rated
            P                             Not Rated                 Not Rated
           R-1                            Not Rated                 Not Rated
           R-2                            Not Rated                 Not Rated
           RX                             Not Rated                 Not Rated

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                                    EXHIBIT 7

         APPENDIX E - STANDARD & POOR'S ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING CATEGORIZATION

Standard & Poor's has categorized loans governed by anti-predatory lending laws
in the Jurisdictions listed below into three categories based upon a combination
of factors that include (a) the risk exposure associated with the assignee
liability and (b) the tests and thresholds set forth in those laws. Note that
certain loans classified by the relevant statute as Covered are included in
Standard & Poor's High Cost Loan Category because they included thresholds and
tests that are typical of what is generally considered High Cost by the
industry.

<TABLE>
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       STATE/JURISDICTION           NAME OF ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW/EFFECTIVE       CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE
                                                         DATE                          ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>                                               <C>
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Arkansas                           Arkansas  Home Loan  Protection  Act,  Ark. Code  High Cost Home Loan
                                   Ann. ss.ss. 23-53-101 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective July 16, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Cleveland Heights, OH              Ordinance  No.  72-2003  (PSH),   Mun.  Codess.ss.Covered Loan
                                   757.01 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective June 2, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Colorado                           Consumer Equity Protection,  Colo. Stat. Ann.ss.ss.Covered Loan
                                   5-3.5-101 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective  for covered  loans offered or entered
                                   into  on  or  after   January  1,  2003.   Other
                                   provisions  of the Act  took  effect  on June 7,
                                   2002
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Connecticut                        Connecticut  Abusive Home Loan Lending Practices  High Cost Home Loan
                                   Act, Conn. Gen. Stat.ss.ss.36a-746 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective October 1, 2001
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
District of Columbia               Home  Loan   Protection   Act,   D.C.   Codess.ss.Covered Loan
                                   26-1151.01 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective  for loans closed on or after  January
                                   28, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Florida                            Fair Lending Act,  Fla.  Stat.  Ann.ss.ss.494.0078  High Cost Home Loan
                                   et SEQ.

                                   Effective October 2, 2002
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Georgia  (Oct.  1, 2002 -          Georgia  Fair  Lending  Act,  Ga.  Code             High Cost Home Loan
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
</TABLE>

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       STATE/JURISDICTION           NAME OF ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW/EFFECTIVE       CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE
                                                         DATE                          ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>                                               <C>
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Mar. 6, 2003)                       Ann.ss.ss. 7-6A-1 ET SEQ.

                                    Effective October 1, 2002 - March 6, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Georgia as amended  (Mar. 7, 2003  Georgia  Fair  Lending  Act,  Ga.  Code Ann.ss.ss.High Cost Home Loan
- current)                         7-6A-1 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective  for loans closed on or after March 7,
                                   2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
HOEPA Section 32                   Home  Ownership  and  Equity  Protection  Act of  High Cost Loan
                                   1994, 15 U.S.C.ss.1639, 12 C.F.R.ss.ss.226.32 and
                                   226.34

                                   Effective October 1, 1995, amendments October
                                   1, 2002
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Illinois                           High Risk Home Loan Act, Ill. Comp.  Stat.  tit.  High Risk Home Loan
                                   815,ss.ss.137/5 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective  January 1, 2004  (prior to this date,
                                   regulations under  Residential  Mortgage License
                                   Act effective from May 14, 2001)
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Kansas                             Consumer   Credit  Code,   Kan.  Stat.  Ann.ss.ss.High  Loan  to  Value  Consumer
                                   16a-1-101 ET SEQ.                                 Loan (ID.ss.16a-3-207) and;

                                   Sections 16a-1-301 and 16a-3-207 became           High APR  Consumer  Loan (ID.ss.
                                   effective April 14, 1999; Section 16a-3-308a      16a-3-308a)
                                   became effective July 1, 1999
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Kentucky                           2003 KY H.B.  287 - High Cost Home Loan Act, Ky.  High Cost Home Loan
                                   Rev. Stat.ss.ss.360.100 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective June 24, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Maine                              Truth in Lending,  Me. Rev.  Stat.  tit. 9-A,ss.ss.High Rate High Fee Mortgage
                                   8-101 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective September 29, 1995 and as amended
                                   from time to time
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Massachusetts                      Part 40 and  Part  32,  209  C.M.R.ss.ss.32.00 ET  High Cost Home Loan
                                   seq. and 209 C.M.R.ss.ss.40.01 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective  March 22, 2001 and amended  from time
                                   to time
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
</TABLE>

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<CAPTION>

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       STATE/JURISDICTION           NAME OF ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW/EFFECTIVE       CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE
                                                         DATE                          ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>                                               <C>
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Nevada                             Assembly  Bill  No.  284,  Nev.  Rev.  Stat.ss.ss.Home Loan
                                   598D.010 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective October 1, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
New Jersey                         New Jersey Home Ownership  Security Act of 2002,  High Cost Home Loan
                                   N.J. Rev. Stat.ss.ss.46:10B-22 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective for loans closed on or after  November
                                   27, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
New Mexico                         Home Loan  Protection  Act, N.M.  Rev.  Stat.ss.ss.High Cost Home Loan
                                   58-21A-1 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective  as of January 1, 2004;  Revised as of
                                   February 26, 2004
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
New York                           N.Y. Banking Law Article 6-l                      High Cost Home Loan

                                   Effective  for  applications  made  on or  after
                                   April 1, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
North Carolina                     Restrictions  and  Limitations on High Cost Home  High Cost Home Loan
                                   Loans, N.C. Gen. Stat.ss.ss.24-1.1E ET SEQ.

                                   Effective July 1, 2000; amended October 1,
                                   2003 (adding open-end lines of credit)
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Ohio                               H.B. 386  (codified  in various  sections of the  Covered Loan
                                   Ohio  Code),  Ohio Rev.  Code Ann.ss.ss.1349.25 ET
                                   SEQ.

                                   Effective May 24, 2002
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Oklahoma                           Consumer   Credit  Code   (codified  in  various  Subsection 10 Mortgage
                                   sections of Title 14A)

                                   Effective July 1, 2000; amended effective
                                   January 1, 2004
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
South Carolina                     South  Carolina  High  Cost  and  Consumer  Home  High Cost Home Loan
                                   Loans Act, S.C. Code Ann.ss.ss.37-23-10 ET SEQ.
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
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       STATE/JURISDICTION           NAME OF ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW/EFFECTIVE       CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE
                                                         DATE                          ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>                                               <C>
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
                                   Effective  for loans  taken on or after  January
                                   1, 2004
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
West Virginia                      West  Virginia   Residential   Mortgage  Lender,  West  Virginia   Mortgage  Loan
                                   Broker and  Servicer  Act,  W. Va.  Code Ann.ss.ss.Act Loan
                                   31-17-1 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective June 5, 2002
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------

<CAPTION>

STANDARD & POOR'S COVERED LOAN CATEGORIZATION

---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
       STATE/JURISDICTION           NAME OF ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW/EFFECTIVE       CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE
                                                         DATE                          ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>                                               <C>
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Georgia  (Oct.  1, 2002 - Mar. 6,  Georgia  Fair  Lending  Act,  Ga.  Code Ann.ss.ss.Covered Loan
2003)                              7-6A-1 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective October 1, 2002 - March 6, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
New Jersey                         New Jersey Home Ownership  Security Act of 2002,  Covered Home Loan
                                   N.J. Rev. Stat.ss.ss.46:10B-22 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective November 27, 2003 - July 5, 2004
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------

<CAPTION>

STANDARD & POOR'S HOME LOAN CATEGORIZATION

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       STATE/JURISDICTION           NAME OF ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW/EFFECTIVE       CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE
                                                         DATE                          ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>                                               <C>
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Georgia  (Oct.  1, 2002 - Mar. 6,  Georgia  Fair  Lending  Act,  Ga.  Code Ann.ss.ss.Home Loan
2003)                              7-6A-1 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective October 1, 2002 - March 6, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
New Jersey                         New Jersey Home Ownership  Security Act of 2002,  Home Loan
                                   N.J. Rev. Stat.ss.ss.46:10B-22 ET SEQ.
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
</TABLE>

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<CAPTION>

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       STATE/JURISDICTION           NAME OF ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW/EFFECTIVE       CATEGORY UNDER APPLICABLE
                                                         DATE                          ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAW
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>                                               <C>
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
                                   Effective for loans closed on or after  November
                                   27, 2003
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
New Mexico                         Home Loan  Protection  Act, N.M.  Rev.  Stat.ss.ss.Home Loan
                                   58-21A-1 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective  as of January 1, 2004;  Revised as of
                                   February 26, 2004
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
North Carolina                     Restrictions  and  Limitations on High Cost Home  Consumer Home Loan
                                   Loans, N.C. Gen. Stat.ss.ss.24-1.1E ET SEQ.

                                   Effective July 1, 2000; amended October 1,
                                   2003 (adding open-end lines of credit)
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
South Carolina                     South  Carolina  High  Cost  and  Consumer  Home  Consumer Home Loan
                                   Loans Act, S.C. Code Ann.ss.ss.37-23-10 ET SEQ.

                                   Effective  for loans  taken on or after  January
                                   1, 2004
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
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