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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

FORM OF MASTER SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

MASTER SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

among

 

[ ] TRUST 200[ ]-[ ],

 

Issuer,

 

GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.,

Initial Beneficial Holder,

 

and

 

[ ],

 

Master Servicer

 

Dated as of [ ], 200[ ]

 

 

  

  

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PAGE

 

	
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

	
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SECTION 1.1.

	
Definitions

	
1

	
SECTION 1.2.

	
Other Definitional Provisions

	
17

	
SECTION 1.3.

	
Interest Calculations

	
18

	  	  
	
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

	
18

	  	  
	
SECTION 2.1.

	
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans

	
18

	
SECTION 2.2.

	
Acceptance by Trustee

	
20

	
SECTION 2.3.

	
Representations and Warranties of the Initial Beneficial Holder Regarding the Mortgage Loans

	
20

	
SECTION 2.4.

	
Substitution of Mortgage Loans

	
20

	  	  
	
ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS

	
20

	  	  
	
SECTION 3.1.

	
Duties of Master Servicer

	
20

	
SECTION 3.2.

	
Collection and Allocation of Mortgage Loan Payments

	
21

	
SECTION 3.3.

	
Withdrawals From Each Collection Account

	
22

	
SECTION 3.4.

	
Maintenance of Hazard Insurance; Property Protection Expenses

	
23

	
SECTION 3.5.

	
Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy

	
23

	
SECTION 3.6.

	
Fidelity Bond

	
24

	
SECTION 3.7.

	
Management and Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans

	
24

	
SECTION 3.8.

	
Trustee to Cooperate

	
25

	
SECTION 3.9.

	
Servicing Fee

	
25

	
SECTION 3.10.

	
Master Servicer’s Certificate

	
26

	
SECTION 3.11.

	
Annual Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Default

	
26

	
SECTION 3.12.

	
Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Report

	
26

	
SECTION 3.13.

	
Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding Mortgage Loans

	
27

	
SECTION 3.14.

	
Master Servicer Expenses

	
27

	
SECTION 3.15.

	
Advances by the Master Servicer

	
27

	
SECTION 3.16.

	
Superior Liens

	
28

	
SECTION 3.17.

	
Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges

	
28

	
SECTION 3.18.

	
Appointment of Sub-Servicer

	
28

	  	  
	
ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS; RESERVE ACCOUNT; STATEMENTS TO  CERTIFICATEHOLDERS AND NOTEHOLDERS

	
29

	  	  
	
SECTION 4.1.

	
Establishment of Trust Accounts

	
29

	
SECTION 4.2.

	
Application of Collections

	
30

	
SECTION 4.3.

	
Additional Deposits

	
31

	
SECTION 4.4.

	
Distributions

	
31

	
SECTION 4.5.

	
Reserve Account

	
32

	
SECTION 4.6.

	
Statements to Certificateholders and Noteholders

	
32

	
SECTION 4.7.

	
Net Deposits

	
33

 

  

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ARTICLE V THE INITIAL BENEFICIAL HOLDER

	
33

	  	  
	
SECTION 5.1.

	
Representations of Initial Beneficial Holder

	
33

	
SECTION 5.2.

	
Limitation on Liability of Initial Beneficial Holder and Others

	
34

	
SECTION 5.3.

	
Initial Beneficial Holder May Own Certificates or Notes

	
35

	  	  
	
ARTICLE VI THE MASTER SERVICER

	
35

	  	  
	
SECTION 6.1.

	
Representations of Master Servicer

	
35

	
SECTION 6.2.

	
Indemnities of Master Servicer

	
36

	
SECTION 6.3.

	
Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Master Servicer

	
37

	
SECTION 6.4.

	
Limitation on Liability of Master Servicer and Others

	
37

	
SECTION 6.5.

	
[  ] Not to Resign as Master Servicer

	
38

	  	  
	
ARTICLE VII DEFAULT

	
38

	  	  
	
SECTION 7.1.

	
Servicer Default

	
38

	
SECTION 7.2.

	
Appointment of Successor

	
39

	
SECTION 7.3.

	
Payment of Servicing Fee

	
40

	
SECTION 7.4.

	
Notification to Noteholders and Certificateholders

	
40

	
SECTION 7.5.

	
Waiver of Past Defaults

	
40

	  	  
	
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION

	
41

	  	  
	
SECTION 8.1.

	
Optional Purchase of All Mortgage Loans

	
41

	  	  
	
ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF THE MASTER SERVICER

	
42

	  	  
	
SECTION 9.1.

	
Administrative Duties

	
42

	
SECTION 9.2.

	
Records

	
44

	
SECTION 9.3.

	
Additional Information to Be Furnished to the Issuer

	
44

	  	  
	
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

	
44

	  	  
	
SECTION 10.1.

	
Amendment

	
44

	
SECTION 10.2.

	
Protection of Title to Trust

	
45

	
SECTION 10.3.

	
Notices

	
47

	
SECTION 10.4.

	
Assignment

	
47

	
SECTION 10.5.

	
Limitations on Rights of Others

	
47

	
SECTION 10.6.

	
Severability

	
47

	
SECTION 10.7.

	
Separate Counterparts

	
47

	
SECTION 10.8.

	
Headings

	
47

	
SECTION 10.9.

	
Governing Law

	
47

	
SECTION 10.10.

	
Assignment to Trustee

	
48

	
SECTION 10.11.

	
Nonpetition Covenant

	
48

	
SECTION 10.12.

	
Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Trustee

	
48

	
SECTION 10.13.

	
Independence of The Master Servicer

	
48

	
SECTION 10.14.

	
No Joint Venture

	
48

	  	  
	
ARTICLE XI EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING

	
49

	  	  
	
SECTION 11.1.

	
Filing Obligations

	
49

	
SECTION 11.2.

	
Form 10-D Filings

	
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SECTION 11.3.

	
Form 8-K Filings

	
50

	
SECTION 11.4.

	
Form 10-K Filings

	
50

	
SECTION 11.5.

	
Sarbanes-Oxley Certification

	
51

	
SECTION 11.6.

	
Form 15 Filing

	
52

	
SECTION 11.7.

	
Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation

	
52

	
SECTION 11.8.

	
Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors

	
54

	
SECTION 11.9.

	
Amendments

	
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MASTER SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of [                ], 200[  ], among [                                    ] TRUST 200[  ]-[  ], a Delaware business trust (the “Issuer”), and GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP., as Initial Beneficial Holder (the “Initial Beneficial Holder” or “IBH”), and [                                      ] as Master Servicer (the “Master Servicer”).

 

WHEREAS, The Issuer desires to purchase a portfolio of mortgage loans from the Initial Beneficial Holder; and

 

WHEREAS, the Master Servicer is willing to service such mortgage loans.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.1.   Definitions.  Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

“Aggregate Net Losses” means with respect to a Due Period, the aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans newly designated during such Due Period as Liquidated Mortgage Loans minus Liquidation Proceeds collected during such Due Period with respect to all Liquidated Mortgage Loans.

 

“Agreement” means this Master Servicing Agreement, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

 

“Assignment of Mortgage” means, with respect to any Mortgage, an assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the sale of the Mortgage to the Issuer, which assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket assignments covering the Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the same jurisdiction.

 

“Available Principal” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the following amounts without duplication:  (a) that portion of all collections on the Mortgage Loans allocable to principal in respect of the preceding Due Period; (b) Liquidation Proceeds attributable to the principal amount of Mortgage Loans which became Liquidated Mortgage Loans during the preceding Due Period in accordance with the Master Servicer’s customary servicing procedures; and (c) to the extent attributable to principal, the Purchase Price of each Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Initial Beneficial Holder or purchased by the Master Servicer during the preceding Due Period; provided, however, that in calculating the Available Principal, all payments and proceeds (including Liquidation Proceeds) of any Mortgage Loans repurchased by the Initial Beneficial Holder or purchased by the Master Servicer the Purchase Price of which has been included in the Available Principal in a prior Due Period shall be excluded.

 

 

  

  

  

“Basic Documents” means this Agreement, the Certificate of Trust, the Trust Agreement, the Indenture, the Depository Agreements and other documents and certificates delivered in connection therewith.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or [Wilmington, Delaware] are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.

 

“Certificate” means a Trust Certificate (as defined in the Trust Agreement).

 

“Certificate Balance” equals, initially, $[  ] and, thereafter, equals the initial Certificate Balance, reduced by all amounts allocable to principal previously distributed to Certificateholders.

 

“Certificate Distribution Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Trust Agreement.

 

“Certificate Rate” means [           ]% per annum.

 

“Certificateholder” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Trust Agreement.

 

“Certificateholders’ Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the Certificateholders’ Interest Distributable Amount and the Certificateholders’ Principal Distributable Amount.

 

“Certificateholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of the Certificateholders’ Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for the preceding Distribution Date and any outstanding Certificateholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall on such preceding Distribution Date, over the amount in respect of interest at the Certificate Rate that is actually deposited in the Certificate Distribution Account on such preceding Distribution Date, plus interest on such excess, to the extent permitted by law, at the Certificate Rate from and including such preceding Distribution Date to but excluding the current Distribution Date.

 

“Certificateholders’ Interest Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the Certificateholders’ Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date and the Certificateholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall for such Distribution Date.

 

“Certificateholders’ Monthly Interest Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, thirty (30) days of interest (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, interest accrued from and including the Closing Date to but excluding such Distribution Date) at the Certificate Rate on the Certificate Balance on the immediately preceding Distribution Date, after giving effect to all payments of principal to the Certificateholders on or prior to such Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance on the Closing Date).

 

 

  

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“Certificateholders’ Monthly Principal Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the Certificateholders’ Percentage of the Principal Distribution Amount or, with respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Distribution Date on which the outstanding principal balance of the Class [  ] Notes is reduced to zero, [  ]% of the Principal Distribution Amount (less any amount required on the first such Distribution Date to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Class [  ] Notes to zero, which shall be deposited into the Note Distribution Account).

 

“Certificateholders’ Percentage” means 100% minus the Noteholders’ Percentage.

 

“Certificateholders’ Principal Carryover Shortfall” means, as of the close of any Distribution Date, the excess of the Certificateholders’ Monthly Principal Distributable Amount and any outstanding Certificateholders’ Principal Carryover Shortfall from the preceding Distribution Date, over the amount in respect of principal that is actually deposited in the Certificate Distribution Account on such current Distribution Date.

 

“Certificateholders’ Principal Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the Certificateholders’ Monthly Principal Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date and the Certificateholders’ Principal Carryover Shortfall as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date; provided, however, that the Certificateholders’ Principal Distributable Amount shall not exceed the Certificate Balance.  In addition, on the Certificate Final Scheduled Distribution Date, the principal required to be distributed to Certificateholders will include the lesser of (a) any payments of principal due and remaining unpaid on each Mortgage Loan in the Trust as of [  ], 200[  ] and (b) the portion of the amount that is necessary (after giving effect to the other amounts to be deposited in the Certificate Distribution Account on such Distribution Date and allocable to principal) to reduce the Certificate Balance to zero, in either case after giving effect to any required distribution of the Noteholders’ Principal Distributable Amount to the Note Distribution Account.  In addition, on any Distribution Date on which, after giving effect to all distributions to the Master Servicer, the Noteholders and the Certificateholders on such Distribution Date, (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Notes is zero and (ii) the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account is equal to or greater than the Certificate Balance, Certificateholders’ Principal Distributable Amount shall include an amount equal to such Certificate Balance.

 

“Charge-off Rate” means, with respect to a Due Period, the Aggregate Net Losses with respect to the Mortgage Loans expressed, on an annualized basis, as a percentage of the average of:  (x) the Pool Balance on the last day of the immediately preceding Due Period; and (y) the Pool Balance on the last day in such Due Period.

 

“Civil Relief Act” means the Servicemembers Relief Act, as amended.

 

“Closing Date” means [                           ], 200[  ].

 

“Collection Account” means the account designated as such, established and maintained pursuant to Section 3.2(c) below.

 

“Cut-off Date” means [                           ], 200[  ].

 

 

  

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“Cut-off Date Principal Balance” means with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance thereof as of the Cut-Off Date (or as of the applicable date of substitution with respect to an Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to either Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 below).

 

“Debt Service Reduction” means with respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction by a court of competent jurisdiction of the Monthly Payment due on such Mortgage Loan.

 

“Defective Mortgage Loan” means any Mortgage Loan subject to repurchase or substitution pursuant to either Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 below.

 

“Delinquency Percentage” means, with respect to a Due Period, the ratio of:  (a) the outstanding principal balance of all outstanding Mortgage Loans 60 days or more delinquent (which amount shall include Mortgage Loans in respect of Mortgaged Properties that have been repossessed but not yet sold or otherwise liquidated) as of the last day of such Due Period, determined in accordance with the Master Servicer’s normal practices, divided by (b) the outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans on the last day of such Due Period.

 

“Delivery” when used with respect to Trust Account Property means:

 

(a)           with respect to bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit and other obligations that constitute “instruments” within the meaning of Section 9.105(1)(i) of the UCC and are susceptible of physical delivery, transfer thereof to the Trustee or its nominee or custodian by physical delivery to the Trustee or its nominee or custodian endorsed to, or registered in the name of, the Trustee or its nominee or custodian or endorsed in blank, and, with respect to a certificated security (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) transfer thereof (i) by delivery of such certificated security endorsed to, or registered in the name of, the Trustee or its nominee or custodian or endorsed in blank to a financial intermediary (as defined in Section 8-313 of the UCC) and the making by such financial intermediary of entries on its books and records identifying such certificated securities as belonging to the Trustee or its nominee or custodian and the sending by such financial intermediary of a confirmation of the purchase of such certificated security by the Trustee or its nominee or custodian, or (ii) by delivery thereof to a “clearing corporation” (as defined in Section 8-102(3) of the UCC) and the making by such clearing corporation of appropriate entries on its books reducing the appropriate securities account of the transferor and increasing the appropriate securities account of a financial intermediary by the amount of such certificated security, the identification by the clearing corporation of the certificated securities for the sole and exclusive account of the financial intermediary, the maintenance of such certificated securities by such clearing corporation or a “custodian bank” (as defined in Section 8-102(4) of the UCC) or the nominee of either subject to the clearing corporation’s exclusive control, the sending of a confirmation by the financial intermediary of the purchase by the Trustee or its nominee or custodian of such securities and the making by such financial intermediary of entries on its books and records identifying such certificated securities as belonging to the Trustee or its nominee or custodian (all of the foregoing, Physical Property), and, in any event, any such Physical Property in registered form shall be in the name of the Trustee or its nominee or custodian; and such additional or alternative procedures as may hereafter become appropriate to effect the complete

 

 

  

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transfer of ownership of any such Trust Account Property to the Trustee or its nominee or custodian, consistent with changes in applicable law or regulations or the interpretation thereof;

 

(b)           with respect to any securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae that is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to federal book-entry regulations, the following procedures, all in accordance with applicable law, including applicable federal regulations and Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC:  book-entry registration of such Trust Account Property to an appropriate book-entry account maintained with a Federal Reserve Bank by a financial intermediary which is also a “depository” pursuant to applicable federal regulations and issuance by such financial intermediary of a deposit advice or other written confirmation of such book-entry registration to the Trustee or its nominee or custodian of the purchase by the Trustee or its nominee or custodian of such book-entry securities; the making by such financial intermediary of entries in its books and records identifying such book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to federal book-entry regulations as belonging to the Trustee or its nominee or custodian and indicating that such custodian holds such Trust Account Property solely as agent for the Trustee or its nominee or custodian; and such additional or alternative procedures as may hereafter become appropriate to effect complete transfer of ownership of any such Trust Account Property to the Trustee or its nominee or custodian, consistent with changes in applicable law or regulations or the interpretation thereof; and

 

(c)           with respect to any item of Trust Account Property that is an uncertificated security under Article 8 of the UCC and that is not governed by clause (b) above, registration on the books and records of the issuer thereof in the name of the financial intermediary, the sending of a confirmation by the financial intermediary of the purchase by the Trustee or its nominee or custodian of such uncertificated security, the making by such financial intermediary of entries on its books and records identifying such uncertificated certificates as belonging to the Trustee or its nominee or custodian.

 

“Depository Agreements” mean the Certificate Depository Agreement and the Note Depository Agreement.

 

“Determination Date” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the [     ] Business Day prior to each Distribution Date.

 

“Distribution Date” means, with respect to each Due Period, the [  ] day of the following month, or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day, commencing on [  ], 200[  ].

 

“Due Period” means a calendar month, except with respect to the first Due Period, which shall be the period from the Cut-off Date to [  ], 200[  ].  Any amount stated “as of the close of business on the last day of a Due Period” shall give effect to the following calculations as determined as of the end of the day on such last day:  (1) all applications of collections and (2) all distributions to be made on the immediately following Distribution Date.

 

“Eligible Deposit Account” means either (a) a segregated account with an Eligible Institution or (b) a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository

 

 

  

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institution (other than the Initial Beneficial Holder or any affiliate of the Initial Beneficial Holder) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in such account, so long as any of the securities of such depository institution have a credit rating from each Rating Agency in one of its generic rating categories which signifies investment grade.

 

“Eligible Institution” means a depository institution (other than the Initial Beneficial Holder or any affiliate of the Initial Beneficial Holder) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), which has (i) either a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of [  ] or a short-term senior unsecured debt or certificate of deposit rating of [  ] or better by [  ] and (1) a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of [  ] or better and (2) a short-term senior unsecured debt rating of [  ] or better by [  ], or any other long-term, short-term or certificate of deposit rating acceptable to the Rating Agencies and (ii) whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  If so qualified, the Owner Trustee or the Trustee may be considered an Eligible Institution.

 

“Eligible Investments” mean book-entry securities, negotiable instruments or securities represented by instruments in bearer or registered form which evidence:

 

(a)           direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment by, the United States of America;

 

(b)           demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit of any depository institution (including the Initial Beneficial Holder or any Affiliate of the Initial Beneficial Holder) or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank) and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking or depository institution authorities (including depository receipts issued by any such institution or trust company as custodian with respect to any obligation referred to in clause (a) above or portion of such obligation for the benefit of the holders of such depository receipts); provided, however, that at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein (which shall be deemed to be made again each time funds are reinvested following each Distribution Date), the commercial paper or other short-term senior unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations the rating of which is based on the credit of a Person other than such depository institution or trust company) of such depository institution or trust company shall have a credit rating from [  ] of [  ] and from [  ] of [  ];

 

(c)           commercial paper (including commercial paper of the Initial Beneficial Holder or any Affiliate of the Initial Beneficial Holder) having, at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating from [  ] of [  ] and from [  ] of [  ];

 

(d)           investments in money market funds (including funds for which the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Trustee or the Owner Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates is investment manager or advisor) having a rating from [  ] of [  ] and from [  ] of [  ];

 

 

  

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(e)           bankers’ acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company referred to in clause (b) above;

 

(f)           repurchase obligations with respect to any security that is a direct obligation of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof 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) referred to in clause (b) above; and

 

(g)           any other investment which would not cause any Rating Agency to downgrade or withdraw its then current rating of any class of Notes or the Certificates.

 

“Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan” means a Mortgage Loan substituted by the Initial Beneficial Holder for a Defective Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding Principal Balance not in excess of and not more than [  ]% less than the Principal Balance of the Defective Mortgage Loan; (ii) have a current Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate of the Defective Mortgage Loan and not more than [  ]% in excess of the Mortgage Rate of such Defective Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a Mortgage of the same or higher level of lien priority as the Mortgage relating to the Defective Mortgage Loan at the time such Mortgage was transferred to the Trust; (iv) have a remaining term to maturity not more than six months earlier and not later than the remaining term to maturity of the Defective Mortgage Loan; (v) comply with each representation and warranty set forth in Section 2.3 (deemed to be made as of the date of substitution); and (vi) have an original Loan-to-Value Ratio not greater than that of the Defective Mortgage Loan.

 

“Fannie Mae” means Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor thereto.

 

“Final Scheduled Distribution Date” means with respect to [List All Classes of Notes] and their Respective Final Scheduled Distribution Dates.

 

“Final Scheduled Maturity Date” means [      ], 20[   ].

 

“First Lien” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan which is a second priority lien, the mortgage loan relating to the corresponding Mortgaged Property having a first priority lien.

 

“Foreclosure Profits” means, with respect to a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate of the related Net Liquidation Proceeds exceeds (ii) the related Principal Balance (plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Rate from the date interest was last paid through the date of receipt of the final Liquidation Proceeds) of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan immediately prior to the final recovery of its Liquidation Proceeds.

 

“Freddie Mac” means the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

 

  

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“Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of [     ], 200[  ], between the Issuer and the Trustee, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

 

“Initial Beneficial Holder” or “IBH” means GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as the initial beneficial holder of the Mortgage Loans and seller of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, and each successor GS Mortgage Securities Corp. (in the same capacity) to the extent permitted hereunder.

 

“Insolvency Event” means, with respect to a specified Person, (a) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver (including any receiver appointed under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended), liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of such Person’s affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (b) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

 

“Insurance Proceeds” means proceeds paid by any insurer pursuant to any insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, or amounts required to be paid by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.5, net of any component thereof (i) covering any expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Master Servicer in connection with obtaining such proceeds, (ii) that is applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property, (iii) released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Master Servicer’s normal servicing procedures or (iv) required to be paid to any holder of a mortgage senior to such Mortgage Loan.

 

“Interest Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the following amounts without duplication:  (a) that portion of all collections on the Mortgage Loans allocable to interest in respect of the preceding Due Period; (b) Liquidation Proceeds attributable to interest on the Mortgage Loans which became Liquidated Mortgage Loans during the preceding Due Period in accordance with the Master Servicer’s customary servicing procedures; (c) the Purchase Price of each Mortgage Loan that became a Purchased Mortgage Loan during the preceding Due Period to the extent attributable to accrued interest on such Mortgage Loan; (d) Recoveries for such Due Period and (e) Investment Earnings for such Distribution Date; provided, however, that in calculating the Interest Distribution Amount, all payments and proceeds (including Liquidation Proceeds) of any Purchased Mortgage Loans the Purchase Price of which has been included in the Interest Distribution Amount in a prior Due Period shall be excluded.

 

 

  

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“Investment Earnings” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the investment earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) on amounts on deposit in the Trust Accounts and the Certificate Distribution Account to be deposited into the Collection Account on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.1(b).

 

“Issuer” means [                                                   ] Trust 200[  ]-[  ].

 

“Lien” means a security interest, lien, charge, pledge or encumbrance of any kind, other than tax liens, mechanics’ liens and any liens which attach to the respective Mortgage Loan by operation of law as a result of any act or omission by the related Mortgagor.

 

“Liquidated Mortgage Loan” means, as to any Distribution Date, any Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Master Servicer has determined, in accordance with the servicing procedures specified herein, as of the end of the related Due Period that all Liquidation Proceeds which it expects to recover with respect to the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or disposition of the related REO Property have been recovered.

 

“Liquidation Proceeds” means proceeds (including Insurance Proceeds) received in connection with the liquidation of any Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, whether through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise.

 

“Loan-to-Value Ratio” means 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.

 

“Master Servicer” means [  ], the Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and each successor to [  ] (in the same capacity) pursuant to Section 6.3 or 7.2.

 

“Master Servicer’s Certificate” means an Officers’ Certificate of the Master Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 3.10.

 

“Monthly Advance” means an advance made by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.15 hereof.

 

“Monthly Payment” means the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or interest required to be made by a Mortgagor on the related Mortgage Loan.

 

“Mortgage” means the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first or second lien on an estate in fee simple interest in real property securing a Mortgage Loan.

 

“Mortgage File” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, collectively, the following documents (and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement):  (i) The original Mortgage Note, with all prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsements from the originator of the Mortgage Loan to the Person so endorsing the Mortgage Loan to the Trustee, endorsed by such Person “Pay to the order of, [  ], as Trustee for [  ] Trust 200[  ]-[  ] without recourse” and signed, by facsimile or manual signature, in the name of the Initial Beneficial Holder by a Responsible Officer; (ii) any of:  (1) the original Mortgage, and related power of attorney, if any, with

 

 

  

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evidence of recording thereon, (2) a copy of the Mortgage and related power of attorney, if any, certified as a true copy of the original Mortgage or power of attorney by a Responsible Officer of the Initial Beneficial Holder or by the closing attorney by facsimile or manual signature, or by an officer of the title insurer or agent of the title insurer that issued the related title insurance policy if the original has been transmitted for recording until such time as the original is returned by the public recording office or (3) a copy of the Mortgage and related power of attorney, if any, certified by the public recording office; (iii) the original Assignment of Mortgage in recordable form, to “[  ], as Trustee for [  ] Trust 200[  ]-[  ]”, provided that any such Assignments of Mortgage may be made by blanket assignments for Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties in the same county, if permitted by applicable law; (iv) the original lender’s policy of title insurance or a true copy thereof, or if such original lender’s title insurance policy has been lost, a copy thereof certified by the appropriate title insurer to be true and complete, or if such lender’s title insurance policy has not been issued as of the Closing Date, a marked up commitment (binder) to issue such policy; (v) all intervening assignments, if any, showing a complete chain of assignments from the originator to the Initial Beneficial Holder, including any recorded warehousing assignments, with evidence of recording thereon, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Initial Beneficial Holder by facsimile or manual signature as a true copy of the original of such intervening assignments; and (vi) originals of all assumption, written assurance, substitution and modification agreements, if any.

 

“Mortgage Loan” means a fixed rate mortgage loan identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

“Mortgage Loan Schedule” means with respect to any date, the schedule of Mortgage Loans included in the Trust on such date.  The initial schedule of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date is the schedule set forth herein as Exhibit A, which schedule sets forth as to each Mortgage Loan (i) the Cut-Off Date Principal Balance, (ii) the account number, (iii) the original principal amount, (iv) the Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, (v) the Due Date, (vi) the Mortgage Rate, (vii) the first date on which a Monthly Payment is due under the Mortgage Note, (viii) the original stated maturity date of the Mortgage Note, (ix) the remaining number of months to maturity as of the Cut-off Date, (x) the state in which the related Mortgaged Property is situated, (xi) the type of property, and (xii) the lien status.

 

“Mortgage Note” means the originally executed note or other evidence of indebtedness evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan.

 

“Mortgage Rate” means the rate per annum at which interest accrues with respect to a Mortgage Loan.

 

“Mortgaged Property” means the land and improvements securing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan.

 

“Mortgagor” means the obligor or obligors on a Mortgage Note.

 

 

  

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“Net Liquidation Proceeds” means, with respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, Liquidation Proceeds net of unreimbursed Servicing Fees, unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances with respect thereto.

 

“Net Rate” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to any day, the Mortgage Rate less the related Servicing Fee Rate.

 

“Nonrecoverable Advances” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan:  (i) any Monthly Advance previously made and not reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.2(c) or 3.3(ii), or (ii) a Servicing Advance or Monthly Advance proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property which, in the good faith business judgment of the Master Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not be ultimately recoverable pursuant to Section 3.2(c) or 3.3(ii).

 

“Note Distribution Account” means the account designated as such, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1.

 

“Noteholders’ Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the Noteholders’ Principal Distributable Amount and the Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount.

 

“Noteholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of the Noteholders’ Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for the preceding Distribution Date and any outstanding Noteholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall on such preceding Distribution Date, over the amount in respect of interest that is actually deposited in the Note Distribution Account on such preceding Distribution Date, plus interest on the amount of interest due but not paid to Noteholders on the preceding Distribution Date, to the extent permitted by law, at the respective Interest Rate borne by each class of Notes from such preceding Distribution Date through the current Distribution Date.

 

“Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the Noteholders’ Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date and the Noteholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall for such Distribution Date.

 

“Noteholders’ Monthly Interest Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the product of (i)(A) in the case of the Class [  ] Notes, the product of the Interest Rate for such class and a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from and including the prior Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is [  ] and (B) in the case of each other class of Notes, of the Interest Rate for such class (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Interest Rate for such class multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from and including the Closing Date to but excluding such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is [  ]) and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Notes of such class on the immediately preceding Distribution Date, after giving effect to all distributions of principal to Noteholders of such class on such Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, on the Closing Date).

 

 

  

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“Noteholders’ Monthly Principal Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the Noteholders’ Percentage of Principal Distribution Amount.

 

“Noteholders’ Percentage” means 100% until the point in time at which [List All Classes of Notes] have been paid in full and zero thereafter.

 

“Noteholders’ Principal Carryover Shortfall” means, as of the close of any Distribution Date, the excess of the Noteholders’ Monthly Principal Distributable Amount and any outstanding Noteholders’ Principal Carryover Shortfall from the preceding Distribution Date over the amount in respect of principal that is actually deposited in the Note Distribution Account.

 

“Noteholders’ Principal Distributable Amount” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the Noteholder’s Monthly Principal Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date and the Noteholders’ Principal Carryover Shortfall as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date; provided, however, that the Noteholders’ Principal Distributable Amount shall not exceed the outstanding principal balance of the Notes.  In addition, on the Final Scheduled Distribution Date of each class of Notes, the principal required to be deposited in the Note Distribution Account will include the amount necessary (after giving effect to the other amounts to be deposited in the Note Distribution Account on such Distribution Date and allocable to principal) to reduce the Current Principal Amount of such class of Notes to zero.

 

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by:  (a) the chairman of the board, the president, the vice chairman of the board, any executive vice president, any senior vice president or any vice president and (b) a cashier, assistant cashier, secretary or assistant secretary of the Initial Beneficial Holder or the Master Servicer, as appropriate, provided that no one person may sign in a capacity fulfilling both clause (a) and clause (b).

 

“Opinion of Counsel” means one or more written opinions of counsel who may be an employee of or counsel to the Initial Beneficial Holder or the Master Servicer, which counsel shall be acceptable to the Trustee, the Owner Trustee or the Rating Agencies, as applicable.

 

“Original Pool Balance” means the Pool Balance as of the Cut-off Date which is $[      ].

 

“Original Value” means the value of the Mortgaged Property at the time of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, such value being the lower of the value of such property set forth in an appraisal acceptable to the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the sales price of such property at the time of origination or, in the case of a refinancing, the value of such property set forth in an appraisal acceptable to the originator.

 

“Owner Trust Estate” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Trust Agreement.

 

“Owner Trustee” means [         ], not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, its successors in interest or any successor Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement.

 

 

  

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“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

“Physical Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Delivery above.

 

“Pool Balance” as of the close of business on the last day of a Due Period means the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (excluding Purchased Mortgage Loans and Liquidated Mortgage Loans).

 

“Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy” means the certificate of primary mortgage insurance relating to a particular Mortgage Loan, or any replacement policy therefor.

 

“Principal Balance” means as to any Mortgage Loan other than a Liquidated Mortgage Loan and any day, the related Cut-Off Date Principal Balance (or unpaid principal balance as of the date of substitution), minus all collections credited against the Principal Balance of any such Mortgage Loan.  For purposes of this definition, a Liquidated Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to have a Principal Balance equal to the Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan immediately prior to the final recovery of related Liquidation Proceeds and a Principal Balance of zero thereafter.

 

“Principal Distribution Amount means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the following amounts, without duplication, in respect of the preceding Due Period:  (a) that portion of all collections on Mortgage Loans allocable to principal, (b) Liquidation Proceeds attributable to the principal amount of Mortgage Loans which became Liquidated Mortgage Loans during such Due Period in accordance with the Master Servicer’s customary servicing procedures, plus the amount of Realized Losses with respect to such Liquidated Mortgage Loans, (c) to the extent attributable to principal, the Purchase Price of each Mortgage Loan that became a Purchased Mortgage Loan during such Due Period and (d) on the Final Scheduled Distribution Date for the Certificates, any amounts advanced by the Master Servicer on such Final Scheduled Distribution Date with respect to principal on the Mortgage Loans; provided, however, that in calculating the Principal Distribution Amount the following will be excluded:  (i) all payments and proceeds (including Liquidation Proceeds) of any Purchased Mortgage Loans the Purchase Price of which has been included in the Principal Distribution Amount in a prior Due Period and (ii) Recoveries.

 

“Purchase Price” means as to any Defective Mortgage Loan repurchased on any date pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.3, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid Principal Balance thereof, (ii) the greater of (a) all unpaid accrued interest thereon and (b) [  ] days’ interest thereon, computed at the applicable Mortgage Rate and (iii) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to such Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that if at the time of repurchase the Initial Beneficial Holder or an Affiliate is the Master Servicer, the amount described in clause (ii) shall be computed at the Net Rate.

 

 

  

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“Purchased Mortgage Loan” means a Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Initial Beneficial Holder pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

“Rating Agency” means [  ], [  ] or [  ] and/or any other rating agency requested by the Initial Beneficial Holder or an affiliate thereof to rate the Notes and/or the Certificates.  If no such organization or successor is any longer in existence, Rating Agency shall be a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or other comparable Person designated by the Initial Beneficial Holder, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Master Servicer.

 

“Rating Agency Condition” with respect to any event or circumstance and Rating Agency, means either (a) written confirmation (which may be in the form of a letter, a press release or other publication, or a change in the Rating Agency’s published ratings criteria to this effect) by that Rating Agency that the occurrence of such event or circumstance will not cause the Rating Agency to downgrade, qualify or withdraw its rating assigned to any Class of the Notes or (b) that the Rating Agency has been given notice of the event or circumstance at least [ten] calendar days prior to the occurrence of the event or circumstance (or, if ten days’ advance notice is impracticable, as much advance notice as is practicable and is acceptable to the Rating Agency) and the Rating Agency has not issued any written notice that the occurrence of the event or circumstance will itself cause it to downgrade, qualify or withdraw its rating assigned to any Class of the Notes.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Rating Agency has any duty to review any notice given with respect to any event, and it is understood that the Rating Agency may not actually review notices received by it prior to or after the expiration of the [ten] calendar day period described in (b) above. Further, each Rating Agency retains the right to downgrade, qualify or withdraw its rating assigned to all or any Class of the Notes at any time in its sole judgment even if the Rating Agency Condition with respect to an event had been previously satisfied pursuant to clause (a) or clause (b) above

 

“Realized Losses” means the excess of the Principal Balance of any Liquidated Mortgage Loan over Liquidation Proceeds to the extent allocable to principal.

 

“Recoveries” means, with respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, monies collected in respect thereof, from whatever source, during any Due Period following the Due Period in which such Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, net of the sum of any amounts expended by the Master Servicer for the account of the Mortgagor and any amounts required by law to be remitted to the Mortgagor.

 

“REO Property” means a Mortgaged Property that is acquired by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee in foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.

 

“Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds” means, as to any Mortgage Loan, proceeds received by the Master Servicer in connection with (a) a taking of an entire Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation or (b) any release of part of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, whether by partial condemnation, sale or otherwise, which are not released to the Mortgagor in accordance with applicable law, mortgage servicing standards the Master Servicer would use in servicing mortgage loans for its own account and this Agreement.

 

 

  

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“Reserve Account” means the account designated as such, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1.

 

“Reserve Account Initial Deposit” means, with respect to the Closing Date, $[          ].

 

“Reserve Account Transfer Amount” means an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of cash or other immediately available funds on deposit in the Reserve Account on such Distribution Date (before giving effect to any withdrawals therefrom relating to such Distribution Date) or (ii) the amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of the Total Servicing Fee, the Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount, the Certificateholders’ Interest Distributable Amount, the Noteholders’ Principal Distributable Amount and the Certificateholders’ Principal Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the sum of the Interest Distribution Amount and the Available Principal for such Distribution Date.

 

“Responsible Officer” means respect to any entity the President, any Vice President or officer performing similar functions on behalf of such entity.

 

“Servicer Default” means an event specified in Section 7.1.

 

“Servicing Advances” means all reasonable and customary “out of pocket” costs and expenses incurred in the performance by the Master Servicer of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (iii) the management and liquidation of the REO Property, including reasonable fees paid to any independent contractor in connection therewith, (iv) compliance with the obligations under Sections 3.4 or 3.7 and (v) in connection with the liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, expenditures relating to the purchase or maintenance of the First Lien pursuant to Section 3.16.

 

“Servicing Compensation” means the Servicing Fee, the Supplemental Servicing Fee and any other amounts to which the Master Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 3.9.

 

“Servicing Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.9.

 

“Servicing Fee Rate” means a rate of [     ]% per annum.

 

“Servicing Officer” means any officer of the Master Servicer or a sub-servicer through which all or part of the Master Servicer’s servicing responsibilities are carried out, 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 from time to time be amended in accordance with the foregoing.

 

“Specified Reserve Account Balance” means, with respect to (i) any Distribution Date prior to the Distribution Date on which the Current Principal Amount of the Class [  ] Notes has been paid in full, $[  ] and (ii) any Distribution Date on or after the Distribution Date on which the Current Principal Amount of the Class [  ] Notes has been paid in full, the greater of (a) [  ]% of the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each class of Notes plus the outstanding Certificate Balance on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments on

 

 

  

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the Notes and distributions with respect to the Certificates to be made on such Distribution Date); or (b) [  ]% of the sum of the aggregate initial principal of the Notes plus the initial Certificate Balance except that, if on any Distribution Date (x) the average of the Charge off Rates for the [  ] preceding Due Periods exceeds [  ]% or (y) the average of the Delinquency Percentages for the [  ] preceding Due Periods exceeds [  ]%, then the Specified Reserve Account Balance shall be an amount equal to [  ]% of the sum of the aggregate Current Principal Amount of each class of Notes and the aggregate outstanding Certificate Balance on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments on the Notes and distributions with respect to the Certificates to be made on such Distribution Date).

 

“Supplemental Servicing Fee” means the fee payable to the Master Servicer for certain services rendered during the respective Due Period, determined pursuant to and defined in Section 3.9.

 

“Total Servicing Fee” means with respect to each Distribution Date the Servicing Fee for the related Due Period and all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees for prior Due Periods.

 

“Total Distribution Amount” means, for each Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Interest Distribution Amount, (ii) the Available Principal and (iii) the Reserve Account Transfer Amount, in each case in respect of such Distribution Date; provided, however, that if on the Class [  ] Final Scheduled Distribution Date, the Total Distribution Amount (as defined above) would be insufficient to pay the Total Servicing Fee, Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount, Certificateholders’ Interest Distributable Amount and the Noteholders’ Principal Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date, then the Total Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date will include, in addition to the Total Distribution Amount (as defined above), an amount, up to the amount necessary to pay any such items, of the Interest Distribution Amount and the Available Principal on deposit (or, if the conditions specified in Section 3.2(c) have been satisfied, that would have been required to have been deposited but for the satisfaction of such conditions) in the Collection Account on the Determination Date relating to such Class A-1 Final Scheduled Distribution Date which would have constituted the Interest Distribution Amount or Available Principal, as the case may be, for the Due Period relating to the succeeding Distribution Date and the Interest Distribution Amount and Available Principal, as the case may be, for such succeeding Distribution Date will be reduced accordingly.

 

“Transfer Date” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the Business Day preceding such Distribution Date.

 

“Trust” means the Issuer.

 

“Trust Account Property” means the Trust Accounts, all amounts and investments held from time to time in any Trust Account (whether in the form of deposit accounts, Physical Property, book-entry securities, uncertificated securities or otherwise), including the Reserve Account Initial Deposit, and all proceeds of the foregoing.

 

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“Trust Agreement” means the Trust Agreement dated as of [     ], 200[  ] between the Initial Beneficial Holder and the Owner Trustee,  as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

 

“Trust Officer” means, (i) in the case of the Trustee, any Officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, including any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Secretary or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) in the case of the Owner Trustee, any officer in the corporate trust office of the Owner Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents on behalf of the Owner Trustee.

 

“Trustee” means the Person acting as Trustee under the Indenture, its successors in interest and any successor trustee under the Indenture, or, if at the date of determination instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Notes have been executed as provided in Section 4.1 of the Indenture, then Trustee shall mean the Owner Trustee.

 

SECTION 1.2.   Other Definitional Provisions.

 

(a)           Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture, or, if not defined therein, in the Trust Agreement.

 

(b)           All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any instrument governed hereby and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

 

(c)           As used in this Agreement, in any instrument governed hereby and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Agreement or in any such instrument, certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined in this Agreement or in any such instrument, certificate or other document to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the date of this Agreement or any such instrument, certificate or other document, as applicable.  To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Agreement or in any such instrument, certificate or other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Agreement or in any such instrument, certificate or other document shall control.

 

(d)           The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; Section and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; and the term “including” shall mean “including without limitation.”

 

 

  

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(e)           The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

 

SECTION 1.3.   Interest Calculations.  Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Mortgage Note, Mortgage or Mortgage File, all calculations of interest hereunder that are made in respect of the Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan or in respect of the Notes or the Certificates shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.  The calculation of the Servicing Fee shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year assumed to consist of 365 days.

 

ARTICLE II

 

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

 

SECTION 2.1.   Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.

 

(a)           In consideration of the Issuer’s delivery to or upon the order of the Initial Beneficial Holder on the Closing Date of the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes and the Certificates and the other amounts to be distributed from time to time to the Initial Beneficial Holder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Initial Beneficial Holder does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Issuer, without recourse (subject to the obligations herein):  (A) all right, title and interest of the Initial Beneficial Holder in and to the Mortgage Loans, and all moneys received thereon, on or after the Cut-off Date; (B) all right, title and interest of the Initial Beneficial Holder in the security interests in the Mortgaged Properties granted by Mortgagors pursuant to the Mortgage Loans and any other interest of the Initial Beneficial Holder in the Mortgaged Properties; (C) the interest of the Initial Beneficial Holder in any proceeds with respect to the Mortgage Loans from claims on any physical damage, theft, credit life or disability insurance policies covering Mortgaged Properties or Mortgagors; (D) all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Certificate Distribution Account, in the Trust Accounts, including the Reserve Account Initial Deposit, and in all investments and proceeds thereof (including all income thereon); and (E) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.  In connection with such transfer, assignment and conveyance by the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Initial Beneficial Holder shall deliver to, and deposit with the Trustee, on or before the Closing Date, the following documents or instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan (the “Related Documents”):  (i) the original Mortgage Note, with all prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsements from the originator of the Mortgage Loan to the Person so endorsing the Mortgage Loan to the Trustee, endorsed by such Person “Pay to the order of [  ], as Trustee for [  ] 200[  ]-[  ] without recourse” and signed, by facsimile or manual signature, in the name of the Initial Beneficial Holder by a Responsible Officer; (ii) any of:  (1) the original Mortgage, and related power of attorney, if any, with evidence of recording thereon, (2) a copy of the Mortgage and related power of attorney, if any, certified as a true copy of the original Mortgage or power of attorney by a Responsible Officer of the Initial Beneficial Holder or by the closing attorney by facsimile or manual signature, or by an officer of the title insurer or agent of the title insurer that issued the related title insurance policy if the original has been transmitted for recording until such time as the original is returned by the public recording office or (3) a copy of the Mortgage and related power of attorney, if any,

 

 

  

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certified by the public recording office; (iii) the original Assignment of Mortgage in recordable form, to “[  ], as Trustee for [  ] Trust 200[  ]-[  ]”.  Any such Assignments of Mortgage may be made by blanket assignments for Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties in the same county, if permitted by applicable law; (iv) the original lender’s policy of title insurance or a true copy thereof, or if such original lender’s title insurance policy has been lost, a copy thereof certified by the appropriate title insurer to be true and complete, or if such lender’s title insurance policy has not been issued as of the Closing Date, a marked up commitment (binder) to issue such policy; (v) all intervening assignments, if any, showing a complete chain of assignments from the originator to the Initial Beneficial Holder, including any recorded warehousing assignments, with evidence of recording thereon, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Initial Beneficial Holder by facsimile or manual signature as a true copy of the original of such intervening assignments; and (vi) originals of all assumption, written assurance, substitution and modification agreements, if any.  In instances where the original recorded Mortgage cannot be delivered by the Initial Beneficial Holder to the Trustee prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement due to a delay in connection with recording, the Initial Beneficial Holder may in lieu of delivering such original recorded Mortgage, deliver to the Trustee a copy thereof, provided that the Initial Beneficial Holder certifies that the original Mortgage has been delivered to a title insurance company for recordation after receipt of its policy of title insurance or binder therefor.  In all such instances, the Initial Beneficial Holder will deliver or cause to be delivered the original recorded Mortgage to the Trustee promptly upon receipt of the original recorded Mortgage but in no event later than one year after the Closing Date.

 

(b)           The Trustee agrees, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, within 90 days after execution and delivery of this Agreement, to review the Mortgage Files to ascertain that all required documents set forth in paragraphs (i)-(v) of Section 2.1(a) have been executed and received, and that the Mortgage Notes have been endorsed as set forth in Section 2.1(a), and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and in so doing the Trustee may rely on the purported due execution and genuineness of any signature thereon.  If within such 90-day period the Trustee finds any document constituting a part of a Mortgage File not to have been executed or received or to be unrelated to the Mortgage Loans identified in said Mortgage Loan Schedule or, if in the course of its review, the Trustee determines that such Mortgage File is otherwise defective in any material respect, the Trustee shall promptly upon the conclusion of its review notify the Initial Beneficial Holder, and the Initial Beneficial Holder shall have a period of 90 days after such notice within which to correct or cure any such defect.

 

(c)           The Trustee shall have no responsibility for reviewing any Mortgage File except as expressly provided in Section 2.1(b).  Without limiting the effect of the preceding sentence, in reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to such subsection, the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form (except, if applicable, to determine if the Trustee is the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, but shall only be required to determine whether a document has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where applicable,

 

 

  

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that it purports to be recorded, but shall not be required to determine whether any Person executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature thereon is genuine.

 

SECTION 2.2.   Acceptance by Trustee.  The Trustee hereby acknowledges, subject to the review and period for delivery provided for in Section 2.1, its receipt of the Mortgage Files, and declares that the Trustee holds and will hold such documents and all amounts received by it thereunder and hereunder in trust, upon the terms herein set forth, for the use and benefit of all present and future Noteholders and Certificateholders.  [Provide deal-specific enforcement mechanisms for breaches of representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans.]

 

SECTION 2.3.   Representations and Warranties of the Initial Beneficial Holder Regarding the Mortgage Loans.  The Initial Beneficial Holder represents and warrants to the Issuer as follows as of the Closing Date:  [Insert representations and warranties regarding the Mortgage Loans.].

 

SECTION 2.4.   Substitution of Mortgage Loans.

 

(a)           [Provide deal-specific substitution procedures in connection with breaches of representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans.]

 

ARTICLE III

 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS

 

SECTION 3.1.   Duties of Master Servicer.

 

(a)           The Master Servicer, as agent for the Issuer (to the extent provided herein) shall supervise, or take such actions as are necessary to ensure, the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Property in accordance with this Agreement and the customary and usual standards of an institution prudently servicing mortgage loans for its own account and shall have full authority to do anything it reasonably deems appropriate in connection with such servicing and administration.  The Master Servicer shall maintain servicing standards equivalent to those required for approval by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.  The Master Servicer may perform its responsibilities relating to servicing through other agents or independent contractors, but shall not thereby be released from any of its responsibilities as hereinafter set forth.  The authority of the Master Servicer, in its capacity as Master Servicer, shall include the power to (i) supervise the filing and collection of insurance claims and take or cause to be taken such actions on behalf of the insured person thereunder as shall be reasonably necessary to prevent the denial of coverage thereunder, and (ii) effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing a related Mortgage Loan, including the employment of attorneys, the institution of legal proceedings, the collection of deficiency judgments, the acceptance of compromise proposals, the filing of claims under any Primary Insurance Policy and any other matter pertaining to a delinquent Mortgage Loan.  The authority of the Master Servicer shall include the power to: (i) execute and deliver customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents; (ii) consent to transfers of any related Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the related Mortgage Notes and Security Instruments

 

 

  

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(but only in the manner provided in this Agreement) and (iii) collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer is authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of itself, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Trustee, the Certificateholders and the Noteholders or any of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to such Mortgage Loans or to the Mortgaged Properties securing such Mortgage Loans.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1(a), the Master Servicer shall not take any action inconsistent with the interest of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loans or with the rights and interests of the Owner Trustee, the Trustee, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders under this Agreement.

 

(c)           The Owner Trustee shall furnish the Master Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents in form as provided to it necessary or appropriate (as certified to the Owner Trustee by the Master Servicer) to enable the Master Servicer to service and administer the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property.

 

SECTION 3.2.   Collection and Allocation of Mortgage Loan Payments.

 

(a)           The Master Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans as and when the same shall become due and shall follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to all mortgage loans in its servicing portfolio comparable to the Mortgage Loans that it services for itself or others.

 

(b)           Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Master Servicer’s determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the interests of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders; provided, however, that the Master Servicer may not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, defer or forgive the payment of any principal or interest (unless in connection with the liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan) or extend the Final Scheduled Maturity Date on the Mortgage Loan.  No costs incurred by the Master Servicer in respect of Servicing Advances shall for the purposes of distributions to Noteholders or Certificateholders be added to the amount owing under the related Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)           The Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Collection Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders.  The Collection Account shall initially be established with the Trustee.  The Master Servicer shall on the Closing Date deposit into the Collection Account any amounts representing payments on and any collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans received on or after the Cut-off Date and prior to the Closing Date, and thereafter shall use its best efforts to deposit within one Business Day, and shall in any event deposit within [three] Business Days following receipt thereof the

 

 

  

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following payments and collections received or made by it (without duplication) with respect to the Mortgage Loans:  (i) all payments received on and after the Cut-off Date on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans and all full or partial prepayments collected after the Cut-off Date; (ii) all payments received on and after the Cut-off Date on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans; (iii) all Net Liquidation Proceeds net of Foreclosure Profits; (iv) all Insurance Proceeds; (v) all Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds; (vi) any amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan; and any amount required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.5, 3.7, 3.15, or 8.1; provided, however, that (x) with respect to each Due Period, the Master Servicer shall be permitted to retain from payments in respect of interest on the Mortgage Loans, the Servicing Fee for such Due Period and (y) the Master Servicer shall be permitted to retain late collections, including Liquidation Proceeds, Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds, to the extent of any unpaid Servicing Fees, unreimbursed Monthly Advances and/or Servicing Advances with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.  The foregoing requirements respecting deposits to the Collection Account are exclusive, it being understood that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer need not deposit in the Collection Account amounts representing Foreclosure Profits, fees (including annual fees), late charges or penalties payable by Mortgagors, or amounts received by the Master Servicer for the accounts of Mortgagors for application towards the payment of taxes, insurance premiums, assessments and similar items.

 

SECTION 3.3.   Withdrawals From Each Collection Account.  The Trustee shall withdraw or cause to be withdrawn funds from the Collection Account for the following purposes with respect to the Mortgage Loans:  (i) the deposits and distributions required by Section 4.4(d); (ii) to the extent not retained by the Master Servicer as provided in Section 3.2(c), to reimburse the Master Servicer for any accrued unpaid Servicing Fees and for unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances.  The Master Servicer’s right to reimbursement for unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed Servicing Advances shall be limited to late collections on the related Mortgage Loan, including Liquidation Proceeds, Released Mortgaged Property Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Master Servicer from the related Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan in respect of which such reimbursed amounts are owed.  If a Monthly Advance was made net of the Servicing Fee as permitted by Section 3.15 hereof, no additional Servicing Fee for the related Mortgage Loan and Due Period shall be payable.  The Master Servicer’s right to reimbursement from such Collection Account for unreimbursed Monthly Advances shall be limited to late collections of interest on any Mortgage Loan and to Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds on related Mortgage Loans; (iii) to withdraw any amount received from a Mortgagor that is recoverable and sought to be recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code in accordance with a final, nonappealable order of a court having competent jurisdiction; (iv) (a) to make investments in Eligible Investments and (b) to pay to the Master Servicer interest earned in respect of Eligible Investments or on funds deposited in the Collection Account; (v) to withdraw any funds deposited in such Collection Account that were not required to be deposited therein (such as Servicing Compensation) or were deposited therein in error and to pay such funds to the appropriate Person; (vi) to pay the Master Servicer Servicing Compensation pursuant to Section 3.9 hereof to the extent not retained or paid pursuant to Section 3.2(c); (vii) to withdraw funds necessary for the conservation and disposition of REO Property pursuant to Section 3.7; and to clear and terminate such Collection Account

 

 

  

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upon the termination of this Agreement and to pay any amounts remaining therein in accordance with Section 8.1(b).

 

SECTION 3.4.   Maintenance of Hazard Insurance; Property Protection Expenses.  The Master Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance naming the Master Servicer as loss payee thereunder providing extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of:  (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan from time to time, (ii) the combined principal balance owing on such Mortgage Loan and any related First Lien and (iii) the minimum amount required to compensate for damage or loss on a replacement cost basis.  The Master Servicer shall also maintain on property acquired upon foreclosure, or by deed in-lieu of foreclosure, hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of:  (i) the maximum insurable value from time to time of the improvements which are a part of such property, (ii) the combined principal balance owing on such Mortgage Loan and any related First Lien and (iii) the minimum amount required to compensate for damage or loss on a replacement cost basis at the time of such foreclosure, fire and or deed in lieu of foreclosure plus accrued interest and the good-faith estimate of the Master Servicer of related Servicing Advances to be incurred in connection therewith.  Amounts collected by the Master Servicer under any such policies shall be deposited in the Collection Account to the extent called for by Section 3.2.  In cases in which any Mortgaged Property is located in a federally designated flood area, the hazard insurance to be maintained for the related Mortgage Loan shall include flood insurance to the extent such flood insurance is available and the Master Servicer has determined such insurance to be necessary in accordance with accepted mortgage loan servicing standards for mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans.  All such flood insurance shall be in amounts equal to the least of the amount in clause (i) above, clause (ii) above and the maximum amount of insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended.  The Master Servicer shall be under no obligation to require that any Mortgagor maintain earthquake or other additional insurance and shall be under no obligation itself to maintain any such additional insurance on property acquired in respect of a Mortgage 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.

 

SECTION 3.5.   Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy.  In the event that the Master Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy with an insurer having a General Policy rating of A:VIII or better in Best’s Key Rating Guide insuring against fire and hazards of extended coverage on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy names the Master Servicer as loss payee and provides coverage in an amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal balance on the Mortgage Loans without co-insurance, and otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 3.4, the Master Servicer shall be deemed conclusively to have satisfied its obligations with respect to fire and hazard insurance coverage under Section 3.4, it being understood and agreed that such blanket policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a policy complying with Section 3.4, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Collection Account the difference, if any, between the amount that would have been payable under a policy complying with Section 3.4 and the amount paid under such blanket policy.  Upon the request of the Owner Trustee or the Trustee, the Master Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Owner

 

 

  

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Trustee or the Trustee a certified true copy of such policy.  In connection with its activities as administrator and servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Owner Trustee, the Trustee, the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, claims under any such policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy.

 

SECTION 3.6.   Fidelity Bond.  The Master Servicer shall maintain with a responsible company, and at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, in a minimum amount acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or otherwise in an amount as is commercially available at a cost that is not generally regarded as excessive by industry standards, with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers relating to the Mortgage Loans (“Master Servicer Employees”).  Any such fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall protect and insure the Master Servicer against losses, including losses resulting from forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such Master Servicer Employees.  Such fidelity bond shall also protect and insure the Master Servicer against losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby.  No provision of this Section 3.6 requiring such 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.  Upon the request of the Owner Trustee or the Trustee, the Master Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Owner Trustee or the Trustee a certified true copy of such fidelity bond and insurance policy.

 

SECTION 3.7.   Management and Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.  On behalf of the Issuer, the Master Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Noteholders and the Certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prudent and prompt disposition and sale.  The Master Servicer shall, either itself or through an agent selected by the Master Servicer, manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed.  The Master Servicer shall attempt to sell the same (and may temporarily rent the same) on such terms and conditions as the Master Servicer deems to be in the best interests of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders.  The Master Servicer shall cause to be deposited, no later than [three] Business Days after the receipt thereof, in the Collection Account, all revenues received with respect to the related REO Property and shall retain, or cause the Trustee to withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the REO Property and the fees of any managing agent acting on behalf of the Master Servicer.  The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Master Servicer for cash at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Master Servicer deems to be in the best interests of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders and, as soon as practicable thereafter, the expenses of such sale shall be paid.  The cash proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the Collection Account, net of Foreclosure Profits and of any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed Monthly Advances payable to the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 3.3, for distribution to the Noteholders and the Certificateholders in accordance with Section 4.4 hereof.  The Master Servicer shall foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert to ownership

 

 

  

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Mortgaged Properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default when no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 3.2.  In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued to the Owner Trustee, or to its nominee on behalf of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders.

 

SECTION 3.8.   Trustee to Cooperate.  Upon payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer is authorized to execute, pursuant to the authorization contained in Section 3.1, if the related Assignment of Mortgage has been recorded as required hereunder, an instrument of satisfaction regarding the related Mortgage, which instrument of satisfaction shall be recorded by the Master Servicer if required by applicable law and be delivered to the Person entitled thereto.  It is understood and agreed that no expenses incurred in connection with such instrument of satisfaction or transfer shall be reimbursed from amounts deposited in the Collection Account.  If the Trustee is holding the Mortgage Files, from time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, the Trustee shall, upon request of the Master Servicer and delivery to the Trustee of a Request for Release, in the form approved by the Trustee signed by a Servicing Officer, release the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer, and the Trustee shall execute such documents, in the forms provided by the Master Servicer, as shall be necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings or the taking of other servicing actions.  Such Request for Release shall obligate the Master Servicer to return the Mortgage File to the Trustee when the need therefor by 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 Request for Release shall be released by the Trustee to the Master Servicer.  In order to facilitate the foreclosure of the Mortgage securing any Mortgage Loan that is in default following recordation of the related Assignment of Mortgage in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Trustee shall, if so requested in writing by the Master Servicer, execute an appropriate assignment in the form provided to the Trustee by the Master Servicer to assign such Mortgage Loan for the purpose of collection to the Master Servicer (any such assignment shall unambiguously indicate that the assignment is for the purpose of collection only), and upon such assignment, such assignee for collection will thereupon bring all required actions in its own name and otherwise enforce the terms of the Mortgage Loan and deposit or credit the Net Liquidation Proceeds, exclusive of Foreclosure Profits, received with respect thereto in the Collection Account.  In the event that all delinquent payments due under any such Mortgage Loan are paid by the Mortgagor and any other defaults are cured then the assignee for collection shall promptly reassign such Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and return it to the place where the related Mortgage File was being maintained.

 

SECTION 3.9.   Servicing Fee.  The servicing fee for a Distribution Date shall equal the product of:  (a) one-twelfth, (b) the Servicing Fee Rate and (c) the Pool Balance as of the first day of the preceding Due Period (the “Servicing Fee”).  The Master Servicer shall also be entitled to all late payment charges and other administrative fees or similar charges, including without limitation, Foreclosure Profits, allowed by applicable law with respect to Mortgage Loans, collected (from whatever source) on the Mortgage Loans (the “Supplemental Servicing Fee”).  The Master Servicer also shall be entitled to and may retain from Collections the Servicing Fee, as provided herein.  The Master Servicer, in its discretion at its election, may defer receipt of all or any portion of the Servicing Fee or Supplemental Servicing Fee for any Due Period to and until a later Due Period for any reason, including in order to avoid a shortfall

 

 

  

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in any payments due on any Notes or Certificates.  Any such deferred amount shall be payable to (or may be retained from subsequent collections by) the Master Servicer on demand.

 

SECTION 3.10.   Master Servicer’s Certificate.  On each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Owner Trustee, the Trustee and the Initial Beneficial Holder, with a copy to the Rating Agencies, a Master Servicer’s Certificate containing all information necessary to make the distributions pursuant to Sections 4.5 and 4.6 for the Due Period preceding the date of such Master Servicer’s Certificate.  Mortgage Loans to be purchased by the Master Servicer or to be repurchased by the Initial Beneficial Holder shall be identified by the Master Servicer by account number with respect to such Mortgage Loan (as specified in Exhibit A).

 

SECTION 3.11.   Annual Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Default.

 

(a)           The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee, on or before of each year beginning [  ], 200[  ], an Officers’ Certificate, dated as of December 31 of the preceding year, stating that:  (i) a review of the activities of the Master Servicer during the preceding twelve-month period (or, in the case of the first such report, during the period from the Closing Date to December 31, 200[  ]) and of its performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers’ supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Master Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officers and the nature and status thereof.  The Trustee shall send a copy of such certificate and the report referred to in Section 3.10 to the Rating Agencies.  A copy of such certificate and the report referred to in Section 3.10 may be obtained by any Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Owner Trustee addressed to the Corporate Trust Office (as defined in the Trust Agreement) or by any Noteholder by a request in writing to the Trustee addressed to the Corporate Trust Office.  Upon the telephone request of the Owner Trustee, the Trustee will promptly furnish the Owner Trustee a list of Noteholders as of the date specified by the Owner Trustee.

 

(b)           The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Owner Trustee, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies, promptly after having obtained knowledge thereof, but in no event later than [five] Business Days thereafter, written notice in an Officers’ Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default under Section 7.1(a) or (b).

 

SECTION 3.12.   Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Report.  The Master Servicer shall cause a firm of independent certified public accountants, which may also render other services to the Master Servicer or the Initial Beneficial Holder, to deliver to the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Owner Trustee and the Trustee on or before of each year beginning [  ], 200[  ], a letter addressed to the Master Servicer, the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Owner Trustee and the Trustee and each Rating Agency, to the effect that such firm has with respect to the Master Servicer’s overall servicing operations examined such operations in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Single Audit Program for Mortgage Bankers during the preceding calendar year (or, in the case of the first such report, during the period from the Closing Date to December 31, 200[  ]), and stating such firm’s conclusions relating thereto.  Such report will also indicate that the firm is independent of the Master Servicer within the

 

 

  

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meaning of the Code of Professional Ethics of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

 

SECTION 3.13.   Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding Mortgage Loans.  The Master Servicer shall provide to the Certificateholders and Noteholders access to the Mortgage Files in such cases where the Certificateholders or Noteholders shall be required by applicable statutes or regulations to review such documentation as demonstrated by evidence satisfactory to the Master Servicer in its reasonable judgment.  Access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request and during the normal business hours at the respective offices of the Master Servicer.  Nothing in this Section 3.13 shall affect the obligation of the Master Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors and the failure of the Master Servicer to provide access to information as provided in this Section 3.13 as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.13.

 

SECTION 3.14.   Master Servicer Expenses.  The Master Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder, including fees and disbursements of independent accountants, taxes imposed on the Master Servicer and expenses incurred in connection with distributions and reports to Certificateholders and Noteholders.

 

SECTION 3.15.   Advances by the Master Servicer.

 

(a)           Not later than the close of business on the [second] Business Day preceding each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall remit to the Trustee for deposit in the Collection Account an amount, to be distributed on the related Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.4(d), equal to the sum of (a) the interest accrued on each Mortgage Loan at the Mortgage Rate (or at such lower rate as may be in effect for such Mortgage Loan pursuant to application of the Civil Relief Act and/or any Debt Service Reduction) through the related Due Date, but not received as of the close of business on the Determination Date for such Distribution Date (net of the Servicing Fee) and (b) with respect to each REO Property which was acquired during or prior to the related Due Period and as to which a final disposition did not occur during the related Due Period, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of interest on the Principal Balance of such REO Property at the Net Rate for the most recently ended Due Period prior to the related Determination Date for the related Mortgage Loan over the net income from the REO Property transferred to the Collection Account for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.4; such sum being defined herein as the “Monthly Advance.”  The Master Servicer may fund all or a portion of the Monthly Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loans by instructing the Trustee on such Determination Date to use funds deposited in the Collection Account which are not part of the Total Distribution Amount for the related Distribution Date; provided that if such funds are so used the Master Servicer shall replace such funds on or before any subsequent Determination Date on which such funds are required to be part of the Total Distribution Amount.

 

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SECTION 3.16.   Superior Liens.  The Master Servicer shall file (or cause to be filed) of record a request for notice of any action by a superior lienholder under a First Lien for the protection of the Issuer’s interest, where permitted by local law and whenever applicable state law does not require that a junior lienholder be named as a party defendant in foreclosure proceedings in order to foreclose such junior lienholder’s equity of redemption.  If the Master Servicer is notified that any superior lienholder has accelerated or intends to accelerate the obligations secured by the First Lien, or has declared or intends to declare a default under the mortgage or the promissory note secured thereby, or has filed or intends to file an election to have the Mortgaged Property sold or foreclosed, the Master Servicer shall take, on behalf of the Trust, whatever actions are necessary to protect the interests of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, and/or to preserve the security of the related Mortgage Loan.  The Master Servicer shall advance the necessary funds to cure the default or reinstate the superior lien, if the Master Servicer reasonably believes such advance is in the best interests of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders.  The Master Servicer shall not make such an advance except to the extent that it determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that the advance would be recoverable from Liquidation Proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan.

 

SECTION 3.17.   Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting fire and hazard insurance coverage.  With respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer maintains escrow accounts, the Master Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of primary mortgage guaranty insurance premiums, if any, and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in any escrow account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Master Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage.  To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide for escrow payments, the Master Servicer shall, if it has received notice of a default or deficiency, monitor such payments to determine if they are made by the Mortgagor.

 

SECTION 3.18.   Appointment of Sub-Servicer.  The Master Servicer may at any time appoint a sub-servicer to perform all or any portion of its obligations as Master Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied in connection therewith; provided further that the Master Servicer shall remain obligated and be liable to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Trustee, the Certificateholders and the Noteholders for the servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions hereof without diminution of such obligation and liability by virtue of the appointment of such sub-servicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Master Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans.  The fees and expenses of the sub-servicer shall be as agreed between the Master Servicer and its sub-servicer from time to

 

 

  

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time and none of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Noteholders shall have any responsibility therefor.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

DISTRIBUTIONS; RESERVE ACCOUNT; STATEMENTS TO

CERTIFICATEHOLDERS AND NOTEHOLDERS

 

SECTION 4.1.    Establishment of Trust Accounts.

 

(a)           (i) The Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Noteholders, shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Note Distribution Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Noteholders.  The Note Distribution Account shall initially be established with the Trustee.

 

(ii)           The Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee an Eligible Deposit Account (the “Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders.  The Reserve Account shall be maintained with the Trustee as long as the Trustee is an Eligible Institution.

 

(b)           Funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Note Distribution Account and the Reserve Account (collectively, the “Trust Accounts”) and the Certificate Distribution Account shall be invested by the Trustee with respect to Trust Accounts and by the Owner Trustee with respect to the Certificate Distribution Account (or any custodian with respect to funds on deposit in any such account) in Eligible Investments selected in writing by the Master Servicer (pursuant to standing instructions or otherwise); provided, however, it is understood and agreed that neither the Trustee nor the Owner Trustee shall be liable for any loss arising from such investment in Eligible Investments.  All such Eligible Investments shall be held by or on behalf of the Trustee or the Owner Trustee, as applicable, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders, as applicable; provided that on each Distribution Date all interest and other investment income (net of losses and investment expenses) on funds on deposit therein shall be deposited into the Collection Account and shall be deemed to constitute a portion of the Interest Distribution Amount.  Other than as permitted by the Rating Agencies, funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Note Distribution Account, the Certificate Distribution Account and the Reserve Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments that will mature so that such funds will be available at the close of business on the Transfer Date preceding the following Distribution Date.  Funds deposited in a Trust Account or the Certificate Distribution Account on a Transfer Date which immediately precedes a Distribution Date upon the maturity of any Eligible Investments are not required to be invested overnight.

 

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Estate.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the Trust Accounts shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, or the Noteholders, as the case may be.  If, at any time, any of the Trust Accounts or the Certificate Distribution Account ceases to be an Eligible Deposit Account, the Trustee (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) or the Owner Trustee, as applicable, shall within [30] Business Days (or such longer period as to which each Rating Agency may consent) establish a new Trust Account or a new Certificate Distribution Account, as applicable, as an Eligible Deposit Account and shall transfer any cash and/or any investments to such new Trust Account or a new Certificate Distribution Account, as applicable.  In connection with the foregoing, the Master Servicer agrees that, in the event that any of the Trust Accounts are not accounts with the Trustee, the Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee in writing promptly upon any of such Trust Accounts ceasing to be an Eligible Deposit Account.

 

(ii)           With respect to the Trust Account Property, the Trustee, and with respect to the Certificate Distribution Account, the Owner Trustee, agrees, by its respective acceptance hereof, that:  (A) any Trust Account Property or any property in the Certificate Distribution Account that is held in deposit accounts shall be held solely in the Eligible Deposit Accounts subject to the penultimate sentence of Section 4.1(c)(i); and, except as otherwise provided herein, each such Eligible Deposit Account shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control of the Trustee with respect to the Trust Accounts and the Owner Trustee with respect to the Certificate Distribution Account, and the Trustee or the Owner Trustee, as applicable, shall have sole signature authority with respect thereto; (B) any Trust Account Property that constitutes Physical Property shall be delivered to the Trustee in accordance with paragraph (a) of the definition of Delivery and shall be held, pending maturity or disposition, solely by the Trustee or a securities intermediary (as such term is defined in Section 8-102(14) of the UCC) acting solely for the Trustee; (C) any Trust Account Property that is a book-entry security held through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to federal book-entry regulations shall be delivered in accordance with paragraph (b) of the definition of Delivery and shall be maintained by the Trustee, pending maturity or disposition, through continued book-entry registration of such Trust Account Property as described in such paragraph; and (D) any Trust Account Property that is an “uncertificated security” under Article 8 of the UCC and that is not governed by clause (C) above shall be delivered to the Trustee in accordance with paragraph (c) of the definition of Delivery and shall be maintained by the Trustee, pending maturity or disposition, through continued registration of the Trustee’s (or its nominee’s) ownership of such security.

 

(iii)           The Master Servicer shall have the power, revocable by the Trustee or by the Owner Trustee with the consent of the Trustee, to instruct the Trustee to make withdrawals and payments from the Trust Accounts for the purpose of permitting the Master Servicer or the Owner Trustee to carry out its respective duties hereunder or permitting the Trustee to carry out its duties under the Indenture.

 

SECTION 4.2.   Application of Collections.  All collections for the Due Period shall be applied by the Master Servicer to interest and then to principal.  All Liquidation Proceeds shall be applied to the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Master Servicer’s customary servicing procedures.

 

 

  

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SECTION 4.3.   Additional Deposits.  The Master Servicer and the Initial Beneficial Holder shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Collection Account the aggregate Purchase Price with respect to Purchased Mortgage Loans and the Initial Beneficial Holder shall deposit therein all amounts to be paid under Section 8.1.  The Master Servicer will deposit the aggregate Purchase Price with respect to Purchased Mortgage Loans within [five] Business Days after such obligations become due, unless the Master Servicer shall not be required to make deposits within two Business Days of receipt pursuant to Section 3.2(c) (in which case such deposit will be made by the related Transfer Date).  All such other deposits shall be made on the Transfer Date following the end of the related Due Period.

 

SECTION 4.4.   Distributions.

 

(a)           On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall cause to be transferred to the Collection Account, in immediately available funds, the aggregate prepayments for the related Due Period, pursuant to Section 4.2, and any additional amounts required by Section 4.3, in the amounts set forth in the Master Servicer’s Certificate for such Distribution Date.  A single, net transfer may be made.

 

(b)           On each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall calculate all amounts required to determine the amounts to be deposited from the Reserve Account into the Collection Account and from the Collection Account into the Note Distribution Account and the Certificate Distribution Account.

 

(c)           On or before each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee (based on the information contained in the Master Servicer’s Certificate delivered on the related Determination Date pursuant to Section 3.10) to withdraw from the Reserve Account and deposit in the Collection Account and the Trustee shall so withdraw and deposit the Reserve Account Transfer Amount for such Distribution Date.

 

(d)           On each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee (based on the information contained in the Master Servicer’s Certificate delivered on the related Determination Date pursuant to Section 3.10) to make, and the Trustee shall make, the following deposits and distributions from the Collection Account for deposit in the applicable Account by [  ] [A.M.][P.M.], to the extent of the Total Distribution Amount, in the following order of priority:  (i) to the Master Servicer, from the Total Distribution Amount, the Total Servicing Fee; (ii) to the Note Distribution Account, from the Total Distribution Amount remaining after the application of clause (i), the Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount; (iii) to the Owner Trustee for deposit in the Certificate Distribution Account, from the Total Distribution Amount remaining after the application of clause (i) and clause (ii), the Certificateholders’ Interest Distributable Amount; (iv) to the Note Distribution Account, from the Total Distribution Amount remaining after the application of clauses (i) through (iii), the Noteholders’ Principal Distributable Amount; and (v) to the Owner Trustee for deposit in the Certificate Distribution Account, from the Total Distribution Amount remaining after the application of clauses (i) through (iv), the Certificateholders’ Principal Distributable Amount; provided, however, that following the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 5.1(i), 5.1(ii), 5.1(iv) or 5.1(v) of the Indenture or an acceleration of the Notes pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Indenture, amounts on deposit in the Collection Account will be deposited in the Note Distribution Account

 

 

  

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to the extent necessary to pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes and then, to the extent funds are available therefore, principal on the Notes until the principal balance of each class of Notes has been reduced to zero, before any amounts are deposited in the Certificate Distribution Account.  Following the payment in full of the Notes, amounts on deposit in the Collection Account will be deposited in the Certificate Distribution Account to the extent necessary to pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Certificates and then, to the extent funds are available therefore, principal on the Certificates until the principal balance thereof has been reduced to zero.  In the event that the Collection Account is maintained with an institution other than the Trustee, the Master Servicer shall instruct and cause such institution to make all deposits and distributions pursuant to this Section 4.4(c) on the related Transfer Date.

 

SECTION 4.5.   Reserve Account.

 

(a)           On the Closing Date, the Initial Beneficial Holder shall deposit the Reserve Account Initial Deposit into the Reserve Account.

 

(b)           If the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account on any Distribution Date (after giving effect to any withdrawals therefrom on such Distribution Date) is greater than the Specified Reserve Account Balance for such Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to distribute, and the Trustee shall distribute, the amount of the excess to the Initial Beneficial Holder.  Amounts properly distributed to the Initial Beneficial Holder pursuant to this Section 4.5(b) shall be deemed released from the Trust and the security interest therein granted to the Trustee and the Initial Beneficial Holder shall in no event thereafter be required to refund any such distributed amounts.

 

SECTION 4.6.   Statements to Certificateholders and Noteholders.  On each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall provide to the Trustee (with a copy to the Rating Agencies) for the Trustee to forward to each Noteholder of record, to each Paying Agent, if any, and to the Owner Trustee for the Owner Trustee to forward to each Certificateholder of record, a statement setting forth at least the following information as to the Notes and the Certificates to the extent applicable:  (i) the amount of such distribution allocable to principal of each class of Notes and to the Certificate Balance of the Certificates; (ii) the amount of such distribution allocable to interest on or with respect to each class of Notes and to the Certificates; (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of each class of the Notes and the Certificate Balance after giving effect to payments allocated to principal reported under (i) above; (iv) the amount of the Total Servicing Fee paid to the Master Servicer with respect to the related Due Period; (v) the amount of the Monthly Advances payment to be made on the Determination Date; (vi) the amount of the aggregate Realized Losses, if any, for such Due Period; (vii) the Reserve Account Transfer Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date, the average of the Charge-off Rates and the Delinquency Percentages for the three preceding Due Periods, the Specified Reserve Account Balance for such Distribution Date, the amount distributed to the Initial Beneficial Holder from the Reserve Account on such Distribution Date, and the balance of the Reserve Account (if any) on such Distribution Date, after giving effect to changes therein on such Distribution Date; (viii) the Noteholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall, the Certificateholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall, the Noteholders’ Principal Carryover Shortfall, and the Certificateholders’ Principal Carryover Shortfall; (ix) the amounts which are reimbursable to the Master Servicer for Reimbursable Amounts and Nonrecoverable Advances; (x) the amount of Servicing Advances

 

 

  

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for the preceding Due Period; and (xi) the aggregate Purchase Price paid by the Initial Beneficial Holder or the Master Servicer with respect to the related Due Period.  Each amount set forth pursuant to paragraph (i), (ii), (vi) or (xi) above shall be expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of the initial principal balance of the Notes (or class thereof) or the initial Certificate Balance, as applicable.

 

SECTION 4.7.   Net Deposits.  As an administrative convenience, unless the Master Servicer is required to remit collections within [three] Business Days of receipt thereof, the Master Servicer will be permitted to make the deposit of collections on the Mortgage Loans and Purchase Prices for or with respect to the Due Period net of distributions to be made to the Master Servicer with respect to the Due Period.  However, the Master Servicer will account to the Owner Trustee, the Trustee, the Noteholders and the Certificateholders as if all deposits, distributions and transfers were made individually.

 

ARTICLE V

 

THE INITIAL BENEFICIAL HOLDER

 

SECTION 5.1.   Representations of Initial Beneficial Holder.  The Initial Beneficial Holder makes the following representations on which the Issuer is deemed to have relied in acquiring the Mortgage Loans.  The representations speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Issuer and the pledge thereof to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.

 

(a)           Organization and Good Standing.  The Initial Beneficial Holder is duly organized and validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with the corporate power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire and own the Mortgage Loans.

 

(b)           Due Qualification.  The Initial Beneficial Holder is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business shall require such qualifications.

 

(c)           Power and Authority of the Initial Beneficial Holder.  The Initial Beneficial Holder has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under each of the Basic Documents to which the Initial Beneficial Holder is a party; the Initial Beneficial Holder has full corporate power and authority to sell and assign the property to be sold and assigned to and deposited with the Issuer and the Initial Beneficial Holder has duly authorized such sale and assignment to the Issuer by all necessary corporate action; and the execution, delivery and performance of each of the Basic Documents to which the Initial Beneficial Holder is a party has been duly authorized by the Initial Beneficial Holder by all necessary corporate action.

 

 

  

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(d)           Binding Obligation.  This Agreement and each of the Basic Documents to which the Initial Beneficial Holder is a party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Initial Beneficial Holder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

(e)           No Violation.  The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof do not result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Initial Beneficial Holder, or any material indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Initial Beneficial Holder is a party or by which it shall be bound; or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than pursuant to the Basic Documents); or violate any law or, to the best of its knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Initial Beneficial Holder of any court or of any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Initial Beneficial Holder or its properties.

 

(f)           No Proceedings.  There are no proceedings or investigations pending against the Initial Beneficial Holder or, to its best knowledge, threatened against the Initial Beneficial Holder, before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Initial Beneficial Holder or its properties:  (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, the Notes or the Certificates, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the performance by the Initial Beneficial Holder of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of the Basic Documents, the Notes or the Certificates or (iv) seeking to affect adversely the federal or state income tax or ERISA attributes of the Issuer, the Notes or the Certificates.

 

(g)           All Consents.  All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of or registrations or declarations with any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other government instrumentality required to be obtained, effected or given by the Initial Beneficial Holder in connection with the execution and delivery by the Initial Beneficial Holder of this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents to which it is a party and the performance by the Initial Beneficial Holder of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents to which it is a party, have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect, except where failure to obtain the same would not have a material adverse effect upon the rights of the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders.

 

SECTION 5.2.   Limitation on Liability of Initial Beneficial Holder and Others.  The Initial Beneficial Holder and any director or officer or employee or agent of the Initial Beneficial Holder may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document of any kind, prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising under any Basic Document (provided that such reliance shall not limit in any way the Initial

 

 

  

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Beneficial Holder’s obligations under Sections 2.2 and 2.5).  The Initial Beneficial Holder shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that shall not be incidental to its obligations under this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability.

 

SECTION 5.3.   Initial Beneficial Holder May Own Certificates or Notes.  The Initial Beneficial Holder and any Affiliate thereof may in its individual or any other capacity become the owner or pledgee of Certificates or Notes with the same rights as it would have if it were not the Initial Beneficial Holder or an Affiliate thereof, except as expressly provided herein or in any Basic Document.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

THE MASTER SERVICER

 

SECTION 6.1.   Representations of Master Servicer.  The Master Servicer makes the following representations on which the Issuer is deemed to have relied in acquiring the Mortgage Loans.  The representations speak as of the execution and delivery of the Agreement and shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Issuer and the pledge thereof to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.

 

(a)           Organization and Good Standing.  The Master Servicer is duly organized and validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of [  ] with the corporate power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and has, the power, authority and legal right to service the Mortgage Loans.

 

(b)           Due Qualification.  The Master Servicer is duly qualified to do business and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business (including the servicing of the Mortgage Loans as required by this Agreement) shall require such qualifications.

 

(c)           Power and Authority of The Master Servicer.  The Master Servicer has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Master Servicer by all necessary corporate action.  All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of or registrations or declarations with any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other government instrumentality required to be obtained, effected or given by the Master Servicer in connection with the execution and delivery by the Master Servicer of this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents to which it is a party and the performance by the Master Servicer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents to which it is a party, have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect, except where failure to obtain the same would not have a material adverse effect upon the rights of the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders.

 

 

  

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(d)           Binding Obligation.  This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and subject to general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding of law or in equity).

 

(e)           No Violation.  The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof do not result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under its charter document or by-laws of the Master Servicer, or any material indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Master Servicer is a party or by which it shall be bound; nor result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than pursuant to the Basic Documents); or violate any law or, to the best of its knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Master Servicer of any court or of any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Master Servicer or its properties.

 

(f)           No Proceedings.  There are no proceedings or investigations pending against the Master Servicer, or, to its best knowledge, threatened against the Master Servicer, before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Master Servicer or its properties:  (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, the Notes or the Certificates, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the performance by the Master Servicer of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, the Notes or the Certificates or (iv) seeking to affect adversely the federal or state income tax or ERISA attributes of the Issuer, the Notes or the Certificates.

 

(g)           No Amendment or Waiver.  No provision of any Mortgage Loan has been waived, altered or modified in any respect, except pursuant to a document, instrument or writing included in the relevant Mortgage File, and no such amendment, waiver, alteration or modification causes such Mortgage Loan not to conform to the other warranties contained in this Section or those of the Initial Beneficial Holder contained in Section 2.3.

 

SECTION 6.2.   Indemnities of Master Servicer.  The Master Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Master Servicer under this Agreement.  The Master Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Trustee, the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Certificateholders and the Noteholders and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Trustee or the Initial Beneficial Holder from any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the extent arising out of, or imposed upon any such Person through, the negligence, willful misfeasance or bad faith of the Master Servicer in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or in the performance of the obligations and duties of any sub-servicer under any sub-servicing agreement or by reason of the reckless disregard of its

 

 

  

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obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of the reckless disregard of the obligations of any sub-servicer under any sub-servicing agreement, where the final determination that any such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arose out of, or was imposed upon any such Person through, any such negligence, willful misfeasance, bad faith or recklessness on the part of the Master Servicer or any sub-servicer, is established by a court of law, by an arbitrator or by way of settlement agreed to by the Master Servicer.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Master Servicer is rendered unable, in whole or in part, by virtue of an act of God, act of war, act of domestic or international terrorism, fires, earthquake or other natural disasters, to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall not be deemed to have breached any such obligation upon the sending of written notice of such event to the other parties hereto, for so long as the Master Servicer remains unable to perform such obligation as a result of such event.  This provision shall not be construed to limit the Master Servicer’s or any other party’s rights, obligations, liabilities, claims or defenses which arise as a matter of law or pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement.  The Master Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Trustee, the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Certificateholders and the Noteholders or any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Trustee or the Initial Beneficial Holder from any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the extent arising out of or imposed upon any such Person as a result of any compensation payable to any sub-servicer (including any fees payable in connection with the termination of the servicing activities of such sub-servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan) whether pursuant to the terms of any sub-servicing agreement or otherwise.

 

SECTION 6.3.   Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Master Servicer.  Any Person:  (a) into which the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated, (b) which may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Master Servicer shall be a party or (c) which may succeed to the properties and assets of the Master Servicer, substantially as a whole, shall be the successor to the Master Servicer without the execution or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Master Servicer hereby covenants that it will not consummate any of the foregoing transactions except upon satisfaction of the following:  (i) the surviving Master Servicer (if other than [  ]) executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.1 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the Master Servicer shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, and that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such transaction, (iv) the surviving Master Servicer shall have a consolidated net worth at least equal to that of the predecessor Master Servicer, and (v) such transaction will not result in a material adverse federal or state tax consequence to the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders.

 

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liability to the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders, except as provided under this Agreement, for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action by the Master Servicer or any sub-servicer 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 liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement.  The Master Servicer or any sub-servicer and any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising under this Agreement.  Except as provided in this Agreement the Master Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that shall be incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Master Servicer, may (but shall not be required to) undertake any reasonable action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of the Basic Documents to protect the interests of the Certificateholders under this Agreement and the Noteholders under the Indenture.

 

SECTION 6.5.   [  ] Not to Resign as Master Servicer.  Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3, [  ], hereby agrees not to resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it as Master Servicer under this Agreement except upon determination that the performance of its duties hereunder shall no longer be permissible under applicable law or if such resignation is required by regulatory authorities.  Notice of any such determination permitting the resignation of [  ], as Master Servicer shall be communicated to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee at the earliest practicable time (and, if such communication is not in writing, shall be confirmed in writing at the earliest practicable time) and any such determination shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee concurrently with or promptly after such notice.  No such resignation shall become effective until the earlier of the Trustee or a successor Master Servicer having assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the resigning Master Servicer in accordance with Section 7.2 or the date upon which any regulatory authority requires such resignation.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

DEFAULT

 

SECTION 7.1.   Servicer Default.  If any one of the following events (a “Servicer Default”) shall occur and be continuing:  (a) any failure by the Master Servicer to deliver to the Trustee for deposit in any of the Trust Accounts or the Certificate Distribution Account any required payment or to direct the Trustee to make any required distributions therefrom (other than a Monthly Advance required to be made from its own funds) that shall continue unremedied for a period of [three] Business Days after written notice of such failure is received by the Master Servicer from the Owner Trustee or the Trustee or after discovery of such failure by an Authorized Officer of the Master Servicer; or (b) failure by the Master Servicer to make any required Servicing Advance which failure continues unremedied for a period of [30] days, or failure on the part of the Master Servicer duly to observe or to perform in any material respect any other covenants or agreements of the Master Servicer set forth in this Agreement or any other Basic Document, which failure shall:  (i) materially and adversely affect the rights of

 

 

  

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either the Certificateholders or Noteholders and (ii) continue unremedied for a period of [30] days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given:  (A) to the Master Servicer by the Owner Trustee or the Trustee or (B) to the Master Servicer and to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than [66 2/3]% of the Current Principal Amount of the Notes or Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than [66 2/3]% of the outstanding Certificate Balance, as applicable (or for such longer period, not in excess of [30] days, as may be reasonably necessary to remedy such default; provided that such default is capable of remedy within [30] days and the Master Servicer delivers an Officers’ Certificate to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee to such effect and to the effect that the Master Servicer has commenced or will promptly commence, and will diligently pursue, all reasonable efforts to remedy such default); or (c) any failure of the Master Servicer to pay any Monthly Advance required to be made from its own funds pursuant to Section 3.15 that continues unremedied for a period of one Business Day; or (d) an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Master Servicer or any successor; then, and in each and every case, so long as the Servicer Default shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee, or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than [66 2/3]% of the Current Principal Amount of the Notes, by notice then given in writing to the Master Servicer and the Owner Trustee (and to the Trustee if given by the Noteholders) may terminate all the rights and obligations (other than the obligations set forth in Section 6.2) of the Master Servicer under this Agreement.  On or after the receipt by the Master Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Notes, the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall, without further action, pass to and be vested in the Trustee or such successor Master Servicer as may be appointed under Section 7.2; and, without limitation, the Trustee and the Owner Trustee are hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the predecessor 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 of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise.  The predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Owner Trustee in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the predecessor Master Servicer under this Agreement, including the transfer to the successor Master Servicer for administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be held by the predecessor Master Servicer for deposit, or shall thereafter be received by it with respect to a Mortgage Loan.  All reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with transferring the Mortgage Files to the successor Master Servicer and amending this Agreement to reflect such succession as Master Servicer pursuant to this Section shall be paid by the predecessor Master Servicer upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses.  Upon receipt of notice of the occurrence of a Servicer Default, the Owner Trustee shall give notice thereof to the Rating Agencies.

 

SECTION 7.2.   Appointment of Successor.

 

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in the case of resignation, until the earlier of:  (i) the date [90] days from the delivery to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee of written notice of such resignation (or written confirmation of such notice) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) the date upon which the predecessor Master Servicer shall become unable to act as Master Servicer, as specified in the notice of resignation and accompanying Opinion of Counsel.  In the event of the Master Servicer’s termination hereunder, the Trustee shall appoint a successor Master Servicer, and the successor Master Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in form acceptable to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee.  In the event that a successor Master Servicer has not been appointed at the time when the predecessor Master Servicer has ceased to act as Master Servicer in accordance with this Section, the Trustee without further action shall automatically be appointed the successor Master Servicer and the Trustee shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee.  Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee shall, if it shall be unwilling or unable so to act, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established institution, having a net worth of not less than $[250,000,000] and whose regular business shall include the servicing of Mortgage Loans and REO Property, as the successor to the Master Servicer under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Upon appointment, the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee acting as successor Master Servicer) shall be the successor in all respects to the predecessor Master Servicer and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities arising thereafter relating thereto placed on the predecessor Master Servicer and shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee and all the rights granted to the predecessor Master Servicer by the terms and provisions of this Agreement.  No successor Master Servicer shall be liable for any acts or omissions of any predecessor Master Servicer.

 

(c)           The Master Servicer may not resign unless it is prohibited from serving as such by law or by requirement of any regulatory authority.

 

SECTION 7.3.   Payment of Servicing Fee.  If the Master Servicer shall change, the predecessor Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees through the date of the successor Master Servicer’s acceptance hereunder in accordance with Section 3.9.

 

SECTION 7.4.   Notification to Noteholders and Certificateholders.  Upon any termination of, or appointment of a successor to, the Master Servicer pursuant to this Article VII, the Owner Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders and the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to Noteholders subject to the Rating Agency Condition.

 

SECTION 7.5.   Waiver of Past Defaults.  The Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Current Principal Amount of the Notes (or the Holders (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the outstanding Certificate Balance, as applicable, in the case of any default which does not adversely affect the Trustee or the Noteholders) may, on behalf of all Noteholders and Certificateholders, waive in writing any default by the Master Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences, except a default in making any required deposits to or payments from any of the Trust Accounts in accordance with this Agreement.  Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Servicer Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to

 

 

  

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have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement.  No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

TERMINATION

 

SECTION 8.1.    Optional Purchase of All Mortgage Loans.

 

(a)           On the last day of any Due Period immediately preceding a Determination Date as of which the then outstanding Pool Balance is [10]% or less of the Original Pool Balance, the Initial Beneficial Holder shall have the option to purchase the Owner Trust Estate, other than the Trust Accounts and the Certificate Distribution Account.  To exercise such option, the Initial Beneficial Holder shall deposit pursuant to Section 4.3 in the Collection Account an amount which, when added to the amounts on deposit in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date, equals the sum of:  (a) the unpaid principal amount of the then outstanding Class [  ] Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, plus (b) the Certificate Balance plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.  The Class [  ] Notes and the Certificates will be redeemed concurrently therewith.

 

(b)           Upon any sale of the assets of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Trust Agreement, the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to deposit the proceeds from such sale after all payments and reserves therefrom (including the expenses of such sale) have been made (the “Insolvency Proceeds”) in the Collection Account.  On the Distribution Date on which the Insolvency Proceeds are deposited in the Collection Account (or, if such proceeds are not so deposited on a Distribution Date, on the Distribution Date immediately following such deposit), the Master Servicer shall instruct the Trustee to make, and the Trustee shall make, the following deposits and distributions (after the application on such Distribution Date of the Total Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.4) from the Insolvency Proceeds and any funds remaining on deposit in the Reserve Account (including the proceeds of any sale of investments therein):  (i) to the Note Distribution Account, any portion of the Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount not otherwise deposited into the Note Distribution Account on such Distribution Date; (ii) to the Note Distribution Account, the outstanding principal balance of the Notes (after giving effect to the reduction in the outstanding principal balance of the Notes to result from the deposits made in the Note Distribution Account on such Distribution Date); (iii) to the Owner Trustee for deposit in the Certificate Distribution Account, any portion of the Certificateholders’ Interest Distributable Amount not otherwise deposited into the Certificate Distribution Account on such Distribution Date; and (iv) to the Owner Trustee for deposit in the Certificate Distribution Account, the Certificate Balance and any Certificateholders’ Principal Carryover Shortfall Amount (after giving effect to the reduction in the Certificate Balance to result from the deposits made in the Certificate Distribution Account on such Distribution Date).  Any Insolvency Proceeds remaining after the deposits described above shall be paid to the [Initial Beneficial Holder].

 

(c)           Notice of any termination of the Trust shall be given by the Master Servicer to the Owner Trustee, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies as soon as practicable after the Master Servicer has received notice thereof.

 

 

  

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(d)           Following the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture and the payment in full of the principal of and interest on the Notes, the Certificateholders will succeed to the rights of the Noteholders hereunder and the Owner Trustee will succeed to the rights of, and assume the obligations of, the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF THE MASTER SERVICER

 

SECTION 9.1.   Administrative Duties.

 

(a)           Duties With Respect to the Indenture and Depository Agreements.  The Master Servicer shall perform all its duties and the duties of the Issuer under the Depository Agreements.  In addition, the Master Servicer shall consult with the Owner Trustee as the Master Servicer deems appropriate regarding the duties of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Depository Agreements.  The Master Servicer shall monitor the performance of the Issuer and shall advise the Owner Trustee when action is necessary to comply with the Issuer’s duties under the Indenture and the Depository Agreements.  The Master Servicer shall prepare for execution by the Issuer or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate Persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuer to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Indenture and the Depository Agreements.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall take all appropriate action that is the duty of the Issuer to take pursuant to the Indenture.

 

(b)           Duties with Respect to the Issuer.

 

(i)           In addition to the duties of the Master Servicer set forth in this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, the Master Servicer shall perform such calculations and shall prepare for execution by the Issuer or the Owner Trustee or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate Persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, and at the request of the Owner Trustee shall take all appropriate action that it is the duty of the Issuer to take pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents.  In accordance with the directions of the Owner Trustee, the Master Servicer shall administer, perform or supervise the performance of such other activities in connection with the Collateral (including the Basic Documents) as are not covered by any of the foregoing provisions and as are expressly requested by the Owner Trustee and are reasonably within the capability of the Master Servicer.

 

(ii)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall be responsible for promptly notifying the Owner Trustee in the event that any withholding tax is imposed on the Issuer’s payments (or allocations of income) to an Owner (as defined in the Trust Agreement) as contemplated in Section 5.2(c) of the Trust Agreement.  Any such notice shall specify the amount of any withholding tax required to be withheld by the Owner Trustee pursuant to such provision.

 

 

  

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(iii)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Basic Documents to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall be responsible for performance of the duties of the Owner Trustee and the Initial Beneficial Holder set forth in Sections 5.6(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Trust Agreement with respect to, among other things, accounting and reports to Owners (as defined in the Trust Agreement); provided, however, that the Owner Trustee shall retain responsibility for the distribution of the Schedule K necessary to enable each Certificateholder to prepare its federal and state income tax returns.

 

(iv)           The Master Servicer shall perform the duties of the Master Servicer specified in Section 10.2 of the Trust Agreement required to be performed in connection with the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee, and any other duties expressly required to be performed by the Master Servicer under this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents.

 

(v)           In carrying out the foregoing duties or any of its other obligations under this Agreement, the Master Servicer may enter into transactions with or otherwise deal with any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that the terms of any such transactions or dealings shall be in accordance with any directions received from the Issuer and shall be, in the Master Servicer’s opinion, no less favorable to the Issuer in any material respect.

 

(c)           Tax Matters.  The Master Servicer shall prepare and file, on behalf of the Initial Beneficial Holder, all tax returns, tax elections, financial statements and such annual or other reports of the Issuer as are necessary for preparation of tax reports as provided in Article V of the Trust Agreement, including without limitation forms 1099 and 1066.  All tax returns will be signed by the Initial Beneficial Holder.

 

(d)           Non-Ministerial Matters.  With respect to matters that in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer are non-ministerial, the Master Servicer shall not take any action pursuant to this Article IX unless within a reasonable time before the taking of such action, the Master Servicer shall have notified the Owner Trustee and the Trustee of the proposed action and the Owner Trustee and, with respect to items (A), (B), (C) and (D) below, the Trustee shall not have withheld consent or provided an alternative direction.  For the purpose of the preceding sentence, “non-ministerial matters” shall include:  (A) the amendment of or any supplement to the Indenture; (B) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Issuer and the compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Issuer (other than in connection with the collection of the Mortgage Loans); (C) the amendment, change or modification of this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents; (D) the appointment of successor Note Registrars, successor Paying Agents and successor Trustees pursuant to the Indenture or the appointment of successor Master Servicers or the consent to the assignment by the Note Registrar, Paying Agent or Trustee of its obligations under the Indenture; and (E) the removal of the Trustee.

 

(e)           Exceptions.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein or in the other Basic Documents, the Master Servicer, in its capacity hereunder, shall not be obligated to, and shall not:  (A) make any payments to the

 

 

  

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Noteholders or Certificateholders under the Basic Documents, (B) sell the Indenture Trust Estate pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Indenture, (C) take any other action that the Issuer directs the Master Servicer not to take on its behalf or (D) in connection with its duties hereunder, assume any indemnification obligation of any other Person.

 

SECTION 9.2.   Records.  The Master Servicer shall maintain appropriate books of account and records relating to services performed under this Agreement, which books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by the Issuer at any time during normal business hours.

 

SECTION 9.3.   Additional Information to Be Furnished to the Issuer.  The Master Servicer shall furnish to the Issuer from time to time such additional information regarding the Collateral as the Issuer shall reasonably request.

 

ARTICLE X

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

SECTION 10.1.   Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended by the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Master Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Trustee (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld), but without the consent of any of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders, to cure any ambiguity or defect, to correct or supplement any provisions in this Agreement or for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions in this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders; provided, however, that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder.  This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Master Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Trustee, the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than [a majority] of the Current Principal Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Holders (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of Certificates evidencing not less than [a majority] of the Certificate Balance 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 Noteholders or the Certificateholders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:  (a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on Mortgage Loans or distributions that shall be required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Current Principal Amount of the Notes and the Certificate Balance, the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all the outstanding Notes and the Holders (as defined in the Trust Agreement) of all the outstanding Certificates of each class affected thereby.  Prior to the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to the Rating Agencies.  Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Certificateholder and the Trustee.  It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders or Noteholders pursuant to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent,

 

 

  

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but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.  Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner Trustee and 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 that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such amendment have been satisfied and the Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 10.2(i)(1) has been delivered.  The Owner Trustee and the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

SECTION 10.2.   Protection of Title to Trust.

 

(a)           The Initial Beneficial Holder shall execute and file such financing statements and cause to be executed and filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and protect the interest of the Issuer and the interests of the Trustee in the Mortgage Loans and in the proceeds thereof.  The Initial Beneficial Holder shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing.

 

(b)           Neither the Initial Beneficial Holder nor the Master Servicer shall change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner that would, could or might make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with Section 10.2(a) above seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-506(1) of the UCC, unless it shall have given the Owner Trustee and the Trustee at least [30] days’ prior written notice thereof and shall have promptly filed appropriate amendments to all previously filed financing statements or continuation statements.

 

(c)           [Each of the Initial Beneficial Holder and the Master Servicer shall have an obligation to give the Owner Trustee and the Trustee at least [30] days’ prior written notice of any relocation of its principal executive office if, as a result of such relocation, the applicable provisions of the UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing statement and shall promptly file any such amendment.] The Master Servicer shall at all times maintain each office from which it shall service Mortgage Loans, and its principal executive office, within the United States of America.

 

(d)           The Master Servicer shall maintain accounts and records as to each Mortgage Loan accurately and in sufficient detail to permit:  (i) the reader thereof to know at any time the status of such Mortgage Loan, including payments and recoveries made and payments owing (and the nature of each) and (ii) reconciliation between payments or recoveries on (or with respect to) each Mortgage Loan and the amounts from time to time deposited in the Collection Account in respect of such Mortgage Loan.

 

(e)           The Master Servicer shall maintain its computer systems so that, from and after the time of sale under this Agreement of the Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer’s master computer records (including any backup archives) that refer to a Mortgage Loan shall indicate clearly the interest of the Issuer and the Trustee in such Mortgage Loan and that such Mortgage

 

 

  

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Loan is owned by the Issuer and has been pledged to the Trustee.  Indication of the Issuer’s and the Trustee’s interest in a Mortgage Loan shall be deleted from or modified on the Master Servicer’s computer systems when, and only when, the related Mortgage Loan shall have been paid in full or repurchased by the Initial Beneficial Holder or purchased by the Master Servicer.

 

(f)           If at any time the Initial Beneficial Holder or the Master Servicer shall propose to sell, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any interest in mortgage loans to any prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee, the Master Servicer shall give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee computer tapes, records or printouts (including any restored from backup archives) that, if they shall refer in any manner whatsoever to any Mortgage Loan, shall indicate clearly that such Mortgage Loan has been sold and is owned by the Issuer and has been pledged to the Trustee.

 

(g)           The Master Servicer shall permit the Trustee and its agents at any time during normal business hours to inspect, audit and make copies of and abstracts from the Master Servicer’s records regarding any Mortgage Loan.

 

(h)           Upon request at any time the Owner Trustee or the Trustee shall have reasonable grounds to believe that such request is necessary in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents, the Master Servicer shall furnish to the Owner Trustee or to the Trustee, within [  ] Business Days, a list of all Mortgage Loans (by contract number and name of Mortgagor) then held as part of the Trust, together with a reconciliation of such list to the Mortgage Loan Schedule and to each of the Master Servicer’s Certificates furnished before such request indicating removal of Mortgage Loans from the Trust.

 

(i)           The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Trustee:  (1) promptly after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and of each amendment thereto, an Opinion of Counsel either: (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Owner Trustee and the Trustee in the Mortgage Loans, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest; and (2) within [90] days after the beginning of each calendar year beginning with the first calendar year beginning more than three months after the Cut-off Date, an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of a date during such [90]-day period, either:  (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Owner Trustee and the Trustee in the Mortgage Loans, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest.  Each Opinion of Counsel referred to in clause (l) or (2) above shall specify any action necessary (as of the date of such opinion) to be taken in the following year to preserve and protect such interest.

 

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Section 12(b) or Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act within the time periods specified in such sections.

 

SECTION 10.3.   Notices.  All demands, notices and communications upon or to the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Master Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Trustee or the Rating Agencies under this Agreement shall be in writing, personally delivered, sent by overnight courier or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt:  (a) in the case of the Initial Beneficial Holder to [GS Mortgage Securities Corp., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10004, Attention:  [            ], (b) in the case of the Master Servicer to [             ], Attention:  [             ], (c) in the case of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office (as defined in the Trust Agreement), (c) in the case of the Trustee, at [             ], (d) in the case of the Rating Agencies to [             ], Attention:  [             ].

 

SECTION 10.4.   Assignment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided in Sections 5.4 and 6.3 and as provided in the provisions of this Agreement concerning the resignation of the Master Servicer, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Initial Beneficial Holder or the Master Servicer.

 

SECTION 10.5.   Limitations on Rights of Others.  The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Initial Beneficial Holder, the Master Servicer, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Noteholders, as third-party beneficiaries, and nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give to any other Person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim in the Owner Trust Estate or under or in respect of this Agreement or any covenants, conditions or provisions contained herein.

 

SECTION 10.6.   Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 10.7.   Separate Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

SECTION 10.8.   Headings.  The headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

SECTION 10.9.   Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

 

  

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SECTION 10.10.   Assignment to Trustee.  The Initial Beneficial Holder hereby acknowledges and consents to any mortgage, pledge, assignment and grant of a security interest by the Issuer to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders of all right, title and interest of the Issuer in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and/or the assignment of any or all of the Issuer’s rights and obligations hereunder to the Trustee.

 

SECTION 10.11.   Nonpetition Covenant.  Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Master Servicer and the Initial Beneficial Holder shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Issuer, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer.

 

SECTION 10.12.   Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Trustee.

 

(a)           Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been countersigned by the Owner Trustee not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee of the Issuer and in no event shall the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity or, except as expressly provided in the Trust Agreement, as Owner Trustee have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.  For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder or in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Issuer hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Articles VI, VII and VIII of the Trust Agreement.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been accepted by the Trustee not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee and in no event shall the Trustee have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.

 

SECTION 10.13.   Independence of The Master Servicer.  For all purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be an independent contractor and shall not be subject to the supervision of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee with respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its obligations hereunder.  Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the Master Servicer shall have no authority to act for or represent the Issuer or the Owner Trustee in any way and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee.

 

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of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate entity, (ii) shall be construed to impose any liability as such on any of them or (iii) shall be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of the others.

 

ARTICLE XI

EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING

 

SECTION 11.1.   Filing Obligations.  Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Master Servicer and the Initial Beneficial Holder shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Issuer, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer.

 

The Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Owner Trustee and each seller shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of the Depositor’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act with respect to the Trust. In addition to the information specified below, if so requested by the Depositor to satisfy its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Owner Trustee, and each seller shall (and the Master Servicer shall cause each subservicer to) provide the Depositor (a) with any information available to such person without unreasonable effort or expense and within the timeframe reasonably requested by the Depositor to comply with the Depositor’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, and (b) to the extent the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Owner Trustee, or a Seller is a party (and the Depositor is not a party) to any agreement or amendment required to be filed, copies of the agreement or amendment in EDGAR-compatible form.

 

SECTION 11.2.   Form 10-D Filings.  Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Master Servicer and the Initial Beneficial Holder shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Issuer, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer.

 

(a)           The Trustee shall prepare for filing and file reports on Form 10-D as required by [Section [   ] of [         ]].

 

(b)           No later than each Payment Date, each of the Master Servicer, the Trustee, and the Owner Trustee shall notify (and the Master Servicer shall cause any subservicer to notify) the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee of any Form 10-D Disclosure Item,

 

 

  

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together with a description of the Form 10-D Disclosure Item in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Depositor. In addition to the information the Master Servicer and the Trustee are obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested by the Depositor, each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall provide any information available to it without unreasonable effort or expense regarding the performance or servicing of the Mortgage Loans (in the case of the Trustee, based on the information provided by the Master Servicer) reasonably required to facilitate preparation of distribution reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB. This information shall be provided concurrently with the information provided pursuant to Section [    ] in the case of the Master Servicer and the Monthly Statement in the case of the Trustee, beginning with the first report due not less than five Business Days following the request.

 

(c)           The Trustee shall not have any responsibility to file any items (other than those generated by it) that have not been received in a format suitable (or readily convertible into a format suitable) for electronic filing via the EDGAR system and shall not have any responsibility to convert any such items to a format suitable (or readily convertible into a format suitable) for electronic filing via the EDGAR system. The Trustee shall have no liability to the Noteholders, the Certificateholders, the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Depositor with respect to any failure to properly prepare or file any of Form 10-D to the extent that the failure is not the result of any negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct on its part.

 

SECTION 11.3.   Form 8-K Filings.  Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Master Servicer and the Initial Beneficial Holder shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Issuer, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer.

 

(a)           The Master Servicer shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 8-K required by the Exchange Act. Each Form 8-K must be signed by the Master Servicer. Each of the Master Servicer (and the Master Servicer shall cause any subservicer to promptly notify) and the Trustee shall promptly notify the Depositor and the Master Servicer (if the notifying party is not the Master Servicer), but in no event later than two Business Days after its occurrence, of any Reportable Event relating to it of which it (in the case of the Trustee, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, or in the case of the Owner Trustee, any officer of the Owner Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of the Trust or with knowledge or familiarity with the particular subject) has actual knowledge. A person has actual knowledge of a Reportable Event to the extent that it relates to it or any action or failure to act by it.

 

(b)           [Reserved].

 

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acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer.

 

(a)           Before [          ]th of each year, beginning in [          ] (or any earlier date required by the Exchange Act), the Depositor shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. A senior officer in charge of the servicing function of the Master Servicer shall sign each Form 10-K filed on behalf of the Trust. The Form 10-K shall include as exhibits each

 

(i)           annual compliance statement described under Section [   ],

 

(ii)           annual Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report described under Section 11.7, and

 

(iii)           annual Accountant’s Attestation described under Section 11.7.

 

Each Form 10-K shall also include any Sarbanes-Oxley Certification required to be included with it, as described in Section 11.5.

 

(b)           If the Item 1119 Parties have changed since the Closing Date, by no later than March 1 of each year, the Master Servicer shall provide each of the Trustee and the Owner Trustee with an updated list of the Item 1119 Parties.

 

(c)           No later than [          ] of each year, beginning in [          ], the Master Servicer, the Trustee, and the Owner Trustee shall notify (and the Master Servicer shall cause any subservicer to notify) the Depositor and the Master Servicer of any Form 10-K Disclosure Item, together with a description of it in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Depositor. Additionally, each of the Master Servicer, the Trustee, and the Owner Trustee shall provide, and shall cause each Reporting Subcontractor retained by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, and in the case of the Master Servicer shall cause each subservicer, to provide the following information no later than [          ] of each year in which a Form 10-K is required to be filed on behalf of the Trust:

 

(i)           if the report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.7 or related registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 11.7 relating to the relevant person identifies any material instance of noncompliance, notification of the instance of noncompliance and

 

(ii)           if the report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria or related registered public accounting firm attestation report relating to the relevant person is not provided to be filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-K, information detailing the explanation why the report is not included.

 

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(a)           Each Form 10-K shall include a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification. No later than [         ] of each year, beginning in [         ], the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall (unless it is the Certifying Person), and the Master Servicer shall cause each subservicer and Reporting Subcontractor and the Trustee shall cause each Reporting Subcontractor to, provide to the Certifying Person a Performance Certification on which the Certification Parties may reasonably rely.

 

(b)           The senior officer in charge of the servicing function of the Master Servicer shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Depositor will request delivery of a certification under this Section unless the Depositor is required under the Exchange Act to file an annual report on Form 10-K with respect to the Trust. If before the filing date of the Form 10-K in March of each year, a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Depositor has actual knowledge of information material to the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification, the Trustee or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Master Servicer and the Depositor. The respective parties to this Agreement agree to cooperate with all reasonable requests made by any Certifying Person or Certification Party in connection with the Certifying Person’s or Certification Party’s attempt to conduct any due diligence that it reasonably believes to be appropriate to allow it to deliver any Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to the Trust.

 

SECTION 11.6.   Form 15 Filing.

 

Before January 30 of the first year in which the Depositor is able to do so under applicable law, the Depositor shall file a Form 15 relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act.

 

SECTION 11.7.   Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.

 

(a)           On or before [       ] of each year, beginning in 2008 and continuing until the year in which a Form 15 is file pursuant to Section 11.6:

 

(i)           Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall deliver to the Depositor and the Master Servicer a Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report for the previous year so long as a Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report is required by Regulation AB. The Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report shall be signed by an authorized officer of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit F delivered to the Depositor concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. To the extent any of the Servicing Criteria are not applicable to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving it and that are backed by the same asset type backing the Notes, the report shall include a statement to that effect. The Depositor and the Master Servicer, and each of their respective officers and directors, will be entitled to rely on each Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report.

 

 

  

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(ii)           Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall deliver to the Depositor and the Master Servicer an Accountant’s Attestation with respect to the Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report furnished by Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable. To the extent any of the Servicing Criteria are not applicable to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving it and that are backed by the same asset type backing the Notes, the Accountant’s Attestation shall include a statement that that effect.

 

(iii)           The Master Servicer shall cause each subservicer and each Reporting Subcontractor to deliver to the Depositor a Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report and an Accountant’s Attestation as and when provided in Section 11.7(a)(i) and (ii).

 

(iv)           The Trustee shall cause each Reporting Subcontractor to deliver to the Depositor and the Master Servicer a Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report and an Accountant’s Attestation as and when provided in Section 11.7(a)(i) and (ii).

 

(v)           The Master Servicer and the Trustee shall execute (and the Master Servicer shall cause each subservicer to execute, and the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall cause each Reporting Subcontractor to execute) a reliance certificate in the form of Exhibit [  ] to enable the Certification Parties to rely on each

 

(A)           annual compliance statement provided pursuant to Section [      ], if applicable,

 

(B)           Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report provided pursuant to this Section 11.7, and

 

(C)           Accountant’s Attestation provided pursuant to this Section 11.7,

 

and shall include a certification that each Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report discloses any deficiencies or defaults described to the applicable registered public accountants to enable them to render the Accountant’s Attestation provided for in this Section 11.7.

 

(b)           If the Master Servicer, any subservicer, the Trustee, or any Reporting Subcontractor is terminated or resigns during the term of this Agreement, that person shall provide documents and information required by this Section 11.7 with respect to the period it was subject to this Agreement or provided services with respect to the Trust, the Notes, or the Mortgage Loans.

 

(c)           Each Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report provided by a subservicer pursuant to Section 11.7(a)(iii) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit [  ] delivered to the Depositor concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the case of a subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or before the date of its appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor pursuant to Section 11.7(a)(iii) or (iv) need not address any elements of the

 

 

  

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Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 11.7(a)(i).

 

SECTION 11.8.   Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors.

 

(a)           The Master Servicer shall cause any subservicer used by the Master Servicer (or by any subservicer) for the benefit of the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Section [     ] and this Article XI to the same extent as if it were the Master Servicer (except with respect to the Master Servicer’s duties with respect to preparing and filing any Exchange Act Reports or as the Certifying Person). The Master Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each subservicer and delivering to the Depositor any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered by the subservicer under Section [     ], any a Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report and Accountant’s Attestation required to be delivered by the subservicer under Section 11.7, and any certification required to be delivered to the Certifying Person under Section 11.5 as and when required to be delivered.

 

No person may become a successor subservicer in connection with this Agreement (whether by merger or consolidation with an existing subservicer or by appointment as a successor to any subservicer) unless the Master Servicer has notified the Depositor at least 15 days before the effective date of the succession or appointment of the successor and has provided all information reasonably requested by the Depositor to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to the succession or appointment of the successor subservicer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor.

 

(b)           It shall not be necessary for the Master Servicer, any subservicer, or the Trustee to seek the consent of the Depositor or any other party to the use of any Subcontractor. The Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall promptly on request provide to the Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as the Master Servicer or administrator) a description (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor used by the Master Servicer or the Trustee (or in the case of the Master Servicer, any Subservicer). The description shall specify for each Subcontractor

 

(i)           its identity,

 

(ii)           whether it is “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and

 

(iii)           which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Reports provided by it if it is “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

(c)           Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall use any Subcontractor (or in the case of the Master Servicer, any subservicer) that would be a Reporting Subcontractor unless the Subcontractor (or subservicer) agrees for the benefit of the Depositor to comply with Sections 11.7 and 11.9 to the same extent as if the Subcontractor (or subservicer) were the Master Servicer (except with respect to the Master Servicer’s duties with respect to preparing and filing any Exchange Act Reports or as the Certifying Person) or the Trustee with respect to the actions being performed by the Subcontractor (or subservicer), as applicable. The Master

 

 

  

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Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the Depositor and the Master Servicer any Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report and Accountant’s Attestation required to be delivered by the Subcontractor under Section 11.5 and Section 11.7, in each case as and when required to be delivered.

 

SECTION 11.9.   Amendments.

 

(a)           If the parties to this Agreement desire to further clarify or amend any provision of this Article XI, this Agreement shall be amended to reflect the new agreement between the parties covering matters in this Article XI, which amendment shall not require any Opinion of Counsel or the satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition or the consent of any Noteholder.

 

(b)            The Depositor shall assume the obligations and responsibilities of the Master Servicer in this Article XI with respect to the preparation and filing of the Exchange Act Reports and acting as the Certifying Person if

 

(i)           during the period that the Depositor is required to file Exchange Act Reports with respect to the Trust, the Master Servicer is no longer an Affiliate of the Depositor,

 

(ii)           the successor Master Servicer has agreed to provide a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification to the Depositor substantially in the form of Exhibit [  ],

 

(iii)           the successor Master Servicer has agreed to provide the Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Reports and Accountant’s Attestations as provided in Section 11.7(a)(i) and (ii) and the reliance certificate as provided in Section 11.7(a)(v),

 

(iv)           the successor Master Servicer has agreed to cause each subservicer and each Reporting Subcontractor used by it to provide the Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Reports and Accountant’s Attestations as provided in Section 11.7(a)(iv), and

 

(v)           the Depositor has received indemnity from the successor Master Servicer satisfactory to the Depositor.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	
[              ] TRUST 200[  ]-[  ]

	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  [                           ], not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: 	 
	 	 	Title: 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

	 	
GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.,

Initial Beneficial Holder

	 
	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: 	 
	 	 	Title: 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

	 	
[                    ], Master Servicer

	 
	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	 	 
	 	 	Name: 	 
	 	 	Title: 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

Acknowledged and Accepted:

 

[                  ], not in its individual

capacity but solely as Trustee,

 

By:__________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

  

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Acknowledged and Accepted:

 

[                  ], not in its individual

capacity but solely as Owner Trustee,

 

 

By:__________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

  

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EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULEOne Technology Drive / P.O. Box 188 / Rogers, CT06263-0188
/ 860.774.9605 / Fax: 860.779.5777

 

 

GENERAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

This General Release and Settlement Agreement
(hereinafter "Agreement") is made as of the Effective Date (as defined in Section 6(f) below) by and between
Dennis M. Loughran (hereinafter "Loughran") and Rogers Corporation (hereinafter "Rogers" or the
“Company”). The purpose of this Agreement is to fully and finally dispose of all issues regarding Loughran’s
employment and separation from employment with Rogers as described below.

 

1.                 
The parties agree and acknowledge that there is good and sufficient consideration for the settlement of any and all issues
between Loughran and Rogers and for the mutual promises contained herein. Also, the parties agree and acknowledge that the terms
of this Agreement are fair and equitable, reflecting both the corporate interests of Rogers and its recognition of Loughran’s
years of valuable service.

 

2.                 
Loughran is voluntarily entering into this Agreement of his own free will and without influence by Rogers or any of its
present or former officers, representatives, agents or employees. Loughran was advised of his right to be represented by his own
legal counsel regarding this matter. Loughran understands that he may take as long as twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement
before signing it. Loughran’s execution of this Agreement before the expiration of that period will constitute his representation
and warranty that he has decided that he does not need any additional time to decide whether to execute this Agreement.

 

3.                 
This Agreement constitutes the complete understanding between the parties. The purpose of this Agreement is to resolve any
and all disputes or potential disputes without any party incurring additional time and expense. All agree that full settlement
would best serve all interests.

 

4.                 
Loughran represents and warrants that he has the authority to enter into this Agreement, and that he has not assigned any
claims being released under this Agreement to any person or entity.

 

5.                 
Neither the negotiation, undertaking or execution of this Agreement shall constitute an admission by Rogers of a violation
of any federal or state constitution, statute or regulation, or common law right, whether in contract or in tort.

 

6.       By accepting the terms of this
Agreement, Loughran, for himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, releases and forever discharges Rogers, all of its
related companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, their successors and assigns, and all of its and their present former and
future officers, representatives, agents or employees(the “Released Parties”)of and from any and all
liability in manner of suits, claims, charges, actions or causes of action or demands of any nature whatsoever, whether the
underlying facts are known or unknown, whether in law or in equity, under federal,

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

 

state and municipal constitutions, statutes, charters, regulations and common law, including,
but not limited to, the Family and Medical Leave Act under Federal and State laws, discrimination or retaliation claims under the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. § 621 etseq. (the "ADEA"), the Older
Workers Benefit Protection Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 etseq., the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 etseq., the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.
§ 12101 etseq., the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46 (a) - 51 etseq.,
all as amended, any and all claims for violation of any public policy having any bearing whatsoever on the terms or conditions
of Loughran’s employment or cessation of employment by Rogers; all claims for relief or other benefits under any federal,
state, or local statute, ordinance, regulation, rule of decision, or principle of common law, all claims that the Released Parties
engaged in conduct prohibited on any basis under any federal, state, or local statute, ordinance, regulation, rule of decision,
or principle of common law, and all claims against the Released Parties, whether in contract, expressed or implied, or in tort,
including, but not limited to, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, breach of contract - expressed or implied, defamation,
slander, the tortious or wrongful discharge from employment, claims for outplacement services, the intentional or negligent infliction
of emotional or mental distress, claims of inducement, promissory estoppel, collateral estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation - negligent
or intentional, and including any claims for attorneys' fees or costs. This is a good and final release of all claims of every
nature and kind whatsoever, and, by this Agreement, Loughran releases the Released Parties from all claims that are known and unknown,
suspected and unsuspected, arising out of his employment and separation from employment with Rogers, except for claims for unemployment
or workers’ compensation, unpaid wages and retirement benefits (e.g., 401(k) and pension benefits).

 

Loughran acknowledges that this is a general,
and not a limited release.

 

Loughran acknowledges that certain states provide
that a general release of claims does not extend to claims which the person executing the release does not know or suspect to exist
in his favor at the time of executing the release which, if known by him, may have materially affected his entering the release
of claims. Being aware that such statutory protection may be available to him, Loughran expressly, voluntarily and knowingly waives
any arguable benefit or protection of any such statute in executing this Agreement, known or unknown.

Loughran acknowledges and agrees that the following provisions are applicable to and made a part of this Agreement and the foregoing
general release and waiver, and that:

 

(a)               
he is not waiving rights or claims for age discrimination under the ADEA that may arise after the date he signs this Agreement;

 

(b)              
he is waiving rights or claims for age discrimination under the ADEA in exchange for the consideration set forth in Section
13 of this Agreement, which is in addition to anything of value to which he is already entitled;

 

(c)               
he is hereby advised to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement;

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

 

(d)              
he has twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Agreement, which will expire at 11:59 p.m. and must be postmarked
or received in person by June 2, 2014;

 

(e)               
he understands that for a period of seven (7) days after his execution of this Agreement, he may revoke this Agreement
after execution by notifying Rogers in writing. Such writing must be received by Rogers by 11:59 p.m. on the seventh consecutive
day after his execution of this Release of Claims at the following address:

 

Gary M. Glandon

Vice President and Chief Human Resources
Officer

Rogers Corporation

PO Box 188

Rogers, CT06263-0188

 

(f)               
he understands that this Agreement will not become effective or enforceable unless and until he has not revoked it and the
applicable revocation period set forth above has expired. The date on which the revocation period expires, if Loughran does not
first revoke it, is the Effective Date of this Agreement;

 

(g)              
he understands that nothing in this Agreement restricts his right to challenge the validity of the General Release of ADEA
claims, to file a charge with the EEOC or to participate or cooperate in EEOC investigations or proceedings; and

 

(h)              
the release of claims under the ADEA is subject to the special waiver protections under 29 U.S.C § 626(f). In accordance
with such section, Loughran specifically agrees that he is knowingly and voluntarily releasing and waiving any rights of discrimination
under the ADEA.

 

7.                 
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Loughran agrees not to sue or to institute or cause to be instituted any action
in any federal, state or local agency or court against any or all of the Released Parties regarding any matter arising from his
employment with Rogers and separation therefrom with Rogers, or regarding the matters covered by the release contained in Section
6 above (except to enforce the terms of this Agreement or to challenge the ADEA release), provided, however, that this Agreement
shall not preclude Loughran from seeking unemployment compensation or workers’ compensation benefits, nor shall it constitute
a waiver with respect to any claims he may have for retirement benefits (e.g., 401(k) and pension benefits). While Loughran
may file a charge with state or federal agencies, Loughran agrees not to seek or accept damages or relief upon the filing of any
such administrative charges or complaints (or judicial proceedings arising from such charges).

 

8.                    
Loughran acknowledges and agrees that the Employment, Invention, Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreement with Rogers,
dated February 1, 2006, which is specifically incorporated herein as terms of this Agreement, is a valid agreement supported by
adequate consideration, and he agrees to abide in full with the terms and conditions of such agreement.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

 

9.                    
Loughran agrees to cooperate with Rogers in the truthful and honest prosecution and/or defense of any claim in which the
Released Parties may have an interest (subject to reasonable limitations concerning time and place), which may include without
limitation: making himself available on a timely basis, on reasonable notice by Rogers, for interviews, meetings and other communications
with auditors and outside counsel acting on behalf of Rogers in connection with any such matter; providing documents to Rogers
related to any such matter; and voluntarily appearing, without a subpoena and at Rogers’s request, for a deposition or to
give testimony in any hearing, trial, investigation or arbitration at the request of Rogers for any such matter. If Loughran becomes
legally compelled to testify or provide an interview on any matter related to Rogers, whether by subpoena or otherwise, Loughran
agrees to provide Rogers with prompt, written notice of such legal requirement so that Rogers may, if it so wishes, seek a protective
order or other remedy. To the extent that Rogers requests Loughran’s cooperation, Rogers shall reimburse Loughran for reasonable
expenses consistent with Rogers’s expense reimbursement policy there in effect.

 

10.                
Loughran agrees to promptly return all of Rogers’s property in his possession including, but not limited to, credit
cards, keys, company files and internal documents (including books and manuals), and any electronic equipment (even if such electronic
equipment has been available for his personal use).

 

11.             
This Agreement may be used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding in which any of the parties allege a breach of this Agreement.

 

12.             
Loughran acknowledges and agrees that his last day of employment with Rogers was on May 12, 2014 (the “Termination
Date”), and that he will, if requested by Rogers, execute documents to evidence his resignation from any positions he
may hold as an officer or director of any Rogers affiliated entity.

 

13.             
In consideration of entering into this Agreement, following the Effective Date, Rogers will provide the payments and benefits
described below (collectively, the “Enhanced Severance Benefits”) in return for the releases and waivers set
forth herein subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in Sections 14 below:

 

(a)Continued payment of salary
for 52 weeks paid in bi-weekly amounts consistent with Rogers’s regular payroll practices (provided that the first installment
shall not be paid prior to the first possible payroll cycle after the Effective Date), with appropriate withholding for taxes and
deductions for applicable benefit plan coverages;

 

(b)the target bonus under the
Rogers Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (“AICP”) applicable to Loughran for fiscal year 2014 if
he had remained employed (i.e., 50% of salary), payable at the same time and according to the same terms as bonuses are paid to
Rogers’ active employees; provided, however, that such bonus will not be paid if no bonuses are paid to corporate officers
pursuant to AICP with respect to 2014, and provided further that the amount of such bonus (i.e., 50% of salary) will not be subject
to reduction or increase as a result of the actual performance of the Company during 2014 or

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

 

as a result of the exercise of any
discretion provided in AICP related to individual performance goals based upon subjective or discretionary determinations;

 

(c)continued payment of the premium
cost, at the same rate that Rogers contributes to the premium cost for active executives and dependents, of coverage of Loughran
and his dependents under each group health plan for which a timely COBRA election has been made until the earlier of (x) May 12,
2015 and (y) commencement of employment that offers Loughran eligibility for a corresponding group health plan coverage that terminates
COBRA eligibility as determined under applicable law, it being understood that his period of continued benefits shall run concurrently
with (and shall count against) Rogers obligation to provide continuation coverage under COBRA and that a COBRA election may be
made solely with respect to Rogers’ medical, dental and vision insurance plans;

 

(d)an immediate credit of one
additional year of employment for purposes of determining the extent to which Loughran’s time-based restricted stock unit
awards will vest, with any amounts that vest due to such service credit payable as per the terms of the applicable award agreements.
As a direct consequence of this credit, shares will vest with respect to the Award ID’s indicated on the dates and in the
amounts shown below, and it is understood that there will be not additional future vesting with respect to any equity awards;

		·	Award ID 2071- Awarded 02/09/2012, with 3-Year Cliff Vesting. 2,730 shares
will vest on 02/09/2015

		·	Award ID 2230- Awarded 02/18/2013, with 1/1/1 ratable vesting.1,360 shares
will vest on 02/18/2015 

		·	Award ID 2462- Awarded 02/11/2014 with 1/1/1 ratable Vesting. 1,134 shares
will vest on 02/11/2015 

 

(e)executive outplacement consulting
services for a period of up to six (6) months after the Termination Date by a firm chosen by Rogers.

 

14.             
The Enhanced Severance Benefits are conditional upon strict compliance with Loughran’s obligations and covenants under
the Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreement and the Agreement, including but not limited to Section 9 (cooperation) and Section
10 (return of company property). Loughran understands and acknowledges that a breach of any of these obligations and covenants
shall result in cessation of the Enhanced Severance Benefits. All compensation payments, whether or not part of the Enhanced Severance
Benefits, shall remain subject to the Rogers Corporation Compensation Recovery Policy, as amended from time to time.

 

15.             
Loughran has carefully read this Agreement and fully understands its contents and significance, and he acknowledges that
he has not relied upon any representation or statement, written or oral, not set forth in this document. He fully understands that
this Agreement constitutes a waiver of all rights available under federal and state statutes, municipal charter and common law,
with regard to any matter related to his employment with Rogers, and separation therefrom with Rogers.

 

16.             
Loughran agrees not to disclose the contents of the provisions of this Agreement, its terms or conditions or the circumstances
that resulted in or followed Loughran’s separation from

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

 

employment,
to any party, excluding immediate family, except as required by law or as is reasonably necessary for purposes of securing counsel
from his attorney, accountant or financial adviser. Loughran and Rogers both agree not to make any statement, publicly or privately,
written or verbal, to any third parties which may disparage or injure the goodwill, reputation and business standing of you or
the Company. In the event of any violation of this provision, either party may seek all appropriate legal and equitable relief.
Nothing in this Section 16 is intended to impose restrictions on either party beyond those that are permitted by law.

 

17.          
Loughran acknowledges and agrees that he is not entitled to any payments and benefits except as provided in the Letter Agreement.
This Agreement and the Letter Agreement represent the complete understanding of the parties with respect to the termination of
Loughran’s employment, and no other promises, or agreements, shall be binding or shall modify this Agreement or the Letter
Agreement, unless in writing, signed by these parties.

 

18.          
The Company shall have the right to deduct and withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement or referred to in
this Agreement such federal, state, local or other taxes as are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

 

19.             
Loughran agrees that the terms of this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut.

 

20.             
If any term or provision of this Agreement, or any application thereof to any circumstances, is declared invalid, in whole
or in part, or otherwise unenforceable, such term or provision or application shall be deemed to have been modified to the minimum
extent necessary for it to be enforceable, and shall not affect other terms or provisions or applications of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

	 	 
		\s\   Dennis
    M. Loughran
	 	 
	 	 
	 	May 28, 2014
	 	Date
	 	 
	 	 
	 	ROGERS CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By : \s\  Sara
    Dionne
	 	 
	 	Its: HR Director
	 	 
	 	May 28, 2014

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