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                                                                   Exhibit 10.10

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

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                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

                                   dated as of

                                  April 6, 2007

                                     between

                               CAMBREX CORPORATION

                      The SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS Party Hereto

                     The SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS Party Hereto

                            The LENDERS Party Hereto

                                       and

                           JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
                             as Administrative Agent

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                                  $200,000,000

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                          J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,
                    as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner

                                 CITIBANK, N.A.
                                       and
                          KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                            as Co-Syndication Agents

                                  CITIZENS BANK
                                       and
                              FORTIS CAPITAL CORP.,
                           as Co-Documentation Agents

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I  DEFINITIONS.......................................................................................1

  SECTION 1.01.  Defined Terms...............................................................................1
  SECTION 1.02.  Classification of Loans and Borrowings.....................................................23
  SECTION 1.03.  Terms Generally............................................................................23
  SECTION 1.04.  Accounting Terms; GAAP.....................................................................24
  SECTION 1.05.  Currencies; Currency Equivalents; Provisions Relating to European Monetary Union...........24

ARTICLE II  THE CREDITS.....................................................................................25

  SECTION 2.01.  The Commitments............................................................................25
  SECTION 2.02.  Loans and Borrowings.......................................................................25
  SECTION 2.03.  Requests for Syndicated Borrowings.........................................................26
  SECTION 2.04.  Swingline Loans............................................................................27
  SECTION 2.05.  Letters of Credit..........................................................................29
  SECTION 2.06.  Funding of Borrowings......................................................................34
  SECTION 2.07.  Interest Elections.........................................................................35
  SECTION 2.08.  Termination, Reduction and Increase of the Commitments.....................................36
  SECTION 2.09.  Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.......................................................39
  SECTION 2.10.  Prepayment of Loans........................................................................40
  SECTION 2.11.  Fees.......................................................................................41
  SECTION 2.12.  Interest...................................................................................42
  SECTION 2.13.  Alternate Rate of Interest.................................................................43
  SECTION 2.14.  Increased Costs............................................................................43
  SECTION 2.15.  Break Funding Payments.....................................................................45
  SECTION 2.16.  Taxes..................................................................................... 45
  SECTION 2.17.  Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs................................48
  SECTION 2.18.  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.............................................51
  SECTION 2.19.  Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers........................................................51

ARTICLE III  GUARANTEE......................................................................................53

  SECTION 3.01.  The Guarantee..............................................................................53
  SECTION 3.02.  Obligations Unconditional..................................................................54
  SECTION 3.03.  Reinstatement..............................................................................55
  SECTION 3.04.  Subrogation................................................................................55
  SECTION 3.05.  Remedies...................................................................................55
  SECTION 3.06.  Instrument for the Payment of Money........................................................56
  SECTION 3.07.  Continuing Guarantee.......................................................................56
  SECTION 3.08.  Rights of Contribution.....................................................................56
  SECTION 3.09.  General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations................................................56

ARTICLE IV  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..................................................................57
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  SECTION 4.01.  Organization; Powers.......................................................................57
  SECTION 4.02.  Authorization; Enforceability..............................................................57
  SECTION 4.03.  Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.......................................................57
  SECTION 4.04.  Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change............................................58
  SECTION 4.05.  Properties.................................................................................58
  SECTION 4.06.  Litigation and Environmental Matters.......................................................58
  SECTION 4.07.  Compliance with Laws and Agreements........................................................59
  SECTION 4.08.  Investment Company Status..................................................................59
  SECTION 4.09.  Taxes......................................................................................59
  SECTION 4.10.  ERISA......................................................................................59
  SECTION 4.11.  Disclosure.................................................................................59
  SECTION 4.12.  Use of Credit..............................................................................60
  SECTION 4.13.  Subsidiaries...............................................................................60
  SECTION 4.14.  Labor Matters..............................................................................60
  SECTION 4.15.  Representations and Warranties Affecting Certain Subsidiary Borrowers......................60

ARTICLE V  CONDITIONS.......................................................................................61

  SECTION 5.01.  Effective Date.............................................................................61
  SECTION 5.02.  Each Credit Event..........................................................................63

ARTICLE VI  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS...........................................................................63

  SECTION 6.01.  Financial Statements and Other Information.................................................64
  SECTION 6.02.  Notices of Material Events.................................................................65
  SECTION 6.03.  Existence; Conduct of Business.............................................................66
  SECTION 6.04.  Payment of Obligations.....................................................................66
  SECTION 6.05.  Maintenance of Properties; Insurance.......................................................66
  SECTION 6.06.  Books and Records; Inspection Rights.......................................................66
  SECTION 6.07.  Compliance with Laws.......................................................................66
  SECTION 6.08.  Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit......................................................66
  SECTION 6.09.  Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries; Further Assurances............................67

ARTICLE VII  NEGATIVE COVENANTS.............................................................................68

  SECTION 7.01.  Indebtedness...............................................................................68
  SECTION 7.02.  Liens......................................................................................69
  SECTION 7.03.  Mergers, Consolidations, etc.; Changes in Lines of Business................................71
  SECTION 7.04.  Disposition of Assets......................................................................71
  SECTION 7.05.  Investments and Acquisitions...............................................................72
  SECTION 7.06.  Restricted Payments........................................................................73
  SECTION 7.07.  Transactions with Affiliates...............................................................74
  SECTION 7.08.  Restrictive Agreements.....................................................................74
  SECTION 7.09.  Certain Financial Covenants................................................................74
  SECTION 7.10.  Sale and Leaseback Transactions............................................................75

ARTICLE VIII  EVENTS OF DEFAULT.............................................................................75
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ARTICLE IX  THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT........................................................................78

ARTICLE X  MISCELLANEOUS....................................................................................80

  SECTION 10.01.  Notices...................................................................................80
  SECTION 10.02.  Waivers; Amendments.......................................................................81
  SECTION 10.03.  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver........................................................82
  SECTION 10.04.  Successors and Assigns....................................................................84
  SECTION 10.05.  Survival..................................................................................87
  SECTION 10.06.  Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness..................................................87
  SECTION 10.07.  Severability..............................................................................88
  SECTION 10.08.  Right of Setoff...........................................................................88
  SECTION 10.09.  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc..........................................................88
  SECTION 10.10.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL......................................................................89
  SECTION 10.11.  Judgment Currency.........................................................................90
  SECTION 10.12.  Headings..................................................................................90
  SECTION 10.13.  Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.........................................90
  SECTION 10.14.  USA PATRIOT Act...........................................................................91
  SECTION 10.15.  Waiver of Immunity........................................................................91
  SECTION 10.16.  Appointment of Company as Agent...........................................................92
  SECTION 10.17.  Lender Representation - Professional Market Party.........................................92
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SCHEDULE 1.01      -   Commitments
SCHEDULE 2.05(l)   -   Existing Letters of Credit
SCHEDULE 4.06(a)   -   Litigation
SCHEDULE 4.06(b)       Environmental Matters
SCHEDULE 4.13      -   Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 7.01      -   Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 7.02      -   Liens
SCHEDULE 7.05      -   Investments
SCHEDULE 7.08      -   Restrictive Agreements

EXHIBIT A     -   Form of Assignment and Acceptance
EXHIBIT B     -   Form of Pledge Agreement
EXHIBIT C     -   Form of Guarantee Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT D-1   -   Form of Opinion of General Counsel of the Obligors
EXHIBIT D-2   -   Form of Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Obligors
EXHIBIT E     -   Form of Opinion of Special New York Counsel to JPMCB
EXHIBIT F     -   Form of Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter
EXHIBIT G     -   Form of Subsidiary Borrower Termination Letter

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      CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of April 6, 2007, between CAMBREX CORPORATION,
the SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS party hereto, the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto,
the LENDERS party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative
Agent.

      The Company (as hereinafter defined) has requested that the Lenders (as so
defined) extend credit to it, under the guarantee of the Subsidiary Guarantors
(as so defined), in an aggregate principal or face amount not exceeding
$200,000,000, for the purposes specified herein. The Lenders are prepared to
extend such credit upon the terms and conditions hereof, and, accordingly, the
parties hereto agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

      SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms have the meanings specified below:

      "ABR", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan, or the Loans constituting such Borrowing, are denominated in Dollars
and bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

      "Acquired Entity" means any business, assets or Person subject to an
Acquisition.

      "Acquisition" means any transaction, or any series of related
transactions, consummated after the date hereof, by which the Company and/or any
of its Subsidiaries (a) acquires any going business or all or substantially all
of the assets of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture or other entity or any division of any corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, joint venture or other entity or the right to use or
manage or otherwise exploit any such business or assets, whether through
purchase or lease of assets, merger or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly
acquires ownership or Control of at least a majority (in number of votes) of
Capital Stock which has ordinary voting power for the election of directors or
other managers of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture or other entity.

      "Adjusted LIBO Rate" means, for the Interest Period for any Eurocurrency
Borrowing, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied
by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate for such Interest Period.

      "Administrative Agent" means JPMCB, in its capacity as administrative
agent for the Lenders hereunder.

      "Administrative Agent's Account" means, for each currency, an account in
respect of such currency designated by the Administrative Agent in a notice to
the Company and the Lenders.

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      "Administrative Questionnaire" means an Administrative Questionnaire in a
form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

      "Affiliate" means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is
Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

      "Agreed Foreign Currency" means, at any time, any of Pounds Sterling,
euro, Japanese Yen and, with the agreement of each Lender, any other Foreign
Currency, so long as, in respect of any such specified currency or other Foreign
Currency, at such time (a) such currency is dealt with in the London interbank
deposit market, (b) such currency is freely transferable and convertible into
Dollars in the London foreign exchange market and (c) no central bank or other
governmental authorization in the country of issue of such currency (including,
in the case of the euro, any authorization by the European Central Bank) is
required to permit use of such currency by any Lender for making any Loan
hereunder and/or to permit the relevant Borrower to borrow and repay the
principal thereof and to pay the interest thereon, unless such authorization has
been obtained and is in full force and effect.

      "Agreed Swingline Foreign Currency" means, at any time, any of Pounds
Sterling and euro.

      "Alternate Base Rate" means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the
greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds
Effective Rate for such day plus 0.50%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate
due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be
effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate
or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, as the case may be.

      "Applicable Percentage" means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage
of the total Commitments represented by such Lender's Commitment. If the
Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be
determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to
any assignments.

      "Applicable Rate" means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan
(including any Swingline Loan that bears interest based upon the Alternate Base
Rate) or Eurocurrency Loan (including any Swingline Loan that bears interest
based upon the Swingline Multicurrency Rate), or with respect to the facility
fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set
forth below under the caption "ABR Spread", "Eurocurrency Spread" or "Facility
Fee Rate", respectively, based upon the Leverage Ratio as of the most recent
determination date; provided that from and after the Effective Date to but
excluding the third Business Day after delivery of the financial statements for
the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2007, the "Applicable Rate" shall be
deemed to be in Category 2:

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                 Leverage Ratio       Spread          Spread          Fee Rate
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Category 1       < 1.75x              0.025           1.025%           0.225%

Category 2       > or = 1.75x         0.225           1.225%           0.275%
                 < 2.50x

Category 3       > or = 2.50x          0.45            1.45%            0.30%
                 < 3.00x

Category 4       > or = 3.00x         0.675           1.675%           0.325%
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For purposes of the foregoing, (i) the Leverage Ratio shall be determined as of
the end of each fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Company, as applicable,
based upon the Company's consolidated financial statements delivered pursuant to
Section 6.01(a) or (b) and (ii) subject to the proviso set forth above in this
definition, each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the
Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on and including
the date three Business Days after delivery to the Administrative Agent of such
consolidated financial statements (and the related compliance certificate
required under Section 6.01(c)) indicating such change and ending on the date
immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; provided that
(A) the Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be in Category 4 at any time that an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (B) if the Company fails to
deliver the consolidated financial statements required to be delivered by it
pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) (and/or the related compliance certificate
required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 6.01(c)), any adjustment in
the Applicable Rate shall be delayed until the delivery thereof and shall be
retroactively applied for the period from the expiration of the time for
delivery thereof until the date of such delivery.

      "Approved Fund" means any Person (other than a natural person) that is
engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar
extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is
administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an
entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

      "Assignment and Acceptance" means an assignment and acceptance entered
into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is
required by Section 10.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the
form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

      "Assuming Lender" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).

      "Availability Period" means the period from and including the Effective
Date to but excluding the earlier of the Commitment Termination Date and the
date of termination of the Commitments.

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      "Bio Transaction" means the sale by the Company of the Biopharma and
Bioproducts business segments, consummated as of February 6, 2007.

      "Board" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the
United States of America.

      "Borrowers" means the Company and the Subsidiary Borrowers.

      "Borrowing" means (a) all Syndicated ABR Loans made, converted or
continued on the same date, (b) all Eurocurrency Loans denominated in the same
currency that have the same Interest Period or (c) a Swingline Loan.

      "Borrowing Request" means a request by a Borrower for a Syndicated
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

      "Business Day" means any day (a) that is not a Saturday, Sunday or (other
than with respect to determining any Interest Period) other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain
closed, (b) if such day relates to a borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of
principal of or interest on, a continuation or conversion of or into, or the
Interest Period for, a Eurocurrency Borrowing, or to a notice by the relevant
Borrower with respect to any such borrowing, payment, prepayment, continuation,
conversion, or Interest Period, that is also a day on which dealings in deposits
denominated in the currency of such Borrowing are carried out in the London
interbank market and (c) (i) if such day relates to a borrowing or continuation
of, a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on, or the Interest
Period for, any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in any Foreign Currency
(other than euros), or to a notice by the relevant Borrower with respect to any
such borrowing, continuation, payment, prepayment or Interest Period, that is
also a day on which commercial banks and the London foreign exchange market
settle payments in the Principal Financial Center for such Foreign Currency or
(ii) if such day relates to a borrowing or continuation of, a payment or
prepayment of principal of or interest on, or the Interest Period for, any
Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in euros, or to a notice by the relevant
Borrower with respect to any such borrowing, continuation, payment, prepayment
or Interest Period, that is also a TARGET Day.

      "Capital Lease Obligations" of any Person means the obligations of such
Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement
conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof,
which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital
leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such
obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance
with GAAP.

      "Capital Stock" means any and all shares, interests, participations or
other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any
and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation)
and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

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      "Change in Control" means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or
indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the
meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof),
of shares representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power
represented by the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company or (b)
occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of
directors of the Company by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board
of directors of the Company nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated.

      "Change in Law" means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation
after the date hereof, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the
interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the
date hereof or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Lender (or, for
purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such
Lender's or the Issuing Lender's holding company, if any) with any request,
guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any
Governmental Authority made or issued after the date hereof.

      "Change in Tax Law" means, with respect to any Person, a change in or
amendment to the Code or a change in, or amendment to, or the entering into of,
an income tax treaty between the United States of America and the jurisdiction
where such Person is a tax resident, or a change in or amendment to the treasury
regulations, in each case that occurred after such Person became a party to this
Agreement.

      "Class", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans constituting such Borrowing, are Syndicated
Loans or Swingline Loans.

      "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.

      "Commitment" means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such
Lender to make Syndicated Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of
Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the
maximum aggregate amount of such Lender's Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder,
as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section
2.08(b), (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08(e), and (c)
reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such
Lender pursuant to Section 10.04. The initial amount of each Lender's Commitment
is set forth on Schedule 1.01, or in the Assignment and Acceptance (or in any
confirmation or agreement of a Lender under Section 2.08(e)) pursuant to which
such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate
amount of the Lenders' Commitments is $200,000,000 as of the Effective Date.

      "Commitment Increase" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).

      "Commitment Increase Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).

      "Commitment Termination Date" means April 6, 2012.

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      "Company" means Cambrex Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

      "Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, the sum, for the Company and
its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in
accordance with GAAP), of the following: (a) Consolidated Net Income for such
period plus (b) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining
such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for
such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period, (iii) all amounts
attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period, (iv) all
extraordinary losses, (v) all non-cash amounts attributable to the impairment of
goodwill or other intangibles or to the expensing of in-process research and
development in connection with any acquisition, (vi) all non-cash losses
associated with the sale or write-down of assets not in the ordinary course of
business, (vii) all non-cash losses associated with foreign currency
translations (including as a result of marking to market any investment or any
hedging arrangement relating thereto), (viii) all non-cash expenses in
connection with or as a result of any equity, equity-like or equity-linked
grants or awards by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to its directors,
officers, employees or consultants, (ix) all non-cash expenses, losses or
write-downs attributable to restructuring charges, plant shut-downs or
discontinued operations, in each case, that are non-recurring, unusual or
extraordinary, (x) one-time costs and charges (other than charges of the types
covered under clause (xi) below) incurred in connection with the consummation of
the Bio Transaction not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate, (xi) cash
severance, retention and change of control payments in connection with the Bio
Transaction not exceeding $30,000,000 in the aggregate, provided that accruals
for such payments shall be made no later than 13 months after the date of the
consummation of the Bio Transaction, and (xii) cash charges relating to
discontinued operations not exceeding $10,000,000 in the aggregate; provided
that such charges shall be incurred within the 24 month period following the
Effective Date, and minus (c) without duplication and to the extent included in
determining such Consolidated Net Income, (i) all non-cash gains associated with
the sale or write-down of assets not in the ordinary course of business
(including all such gains measured in accordance with GAAP as a result of the
Bio Transaction), (ii) all extraordinary gains for such period and (iii) all
non-cash gains associated with foreign currency translations (including as a
result of marking to market any investment or any hedging arrangement relating
thereto; provided that, without duplication, if during any period for which
Consolidated EBITDA is being determined, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
shall have made any Disposition or Acquisition (in one or a series of related
transactions) or shall have acquired one or more income producing assets as part
of a single transaction, in each case, in excess of $25,000,000 in fair market
value, Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined for purposes of this Agreement by
(x) with respect to any such Disposition, excluding the Consolidated EBITDA of
the Disposed Entity (to the extent not already excluded in the relevant
financial statements of the Company) or (y) in the case of any such Acquisition
or acquisition of income producing assets, including the Consolidated EBITDA of
the Acquired Entity or the earnings associated with such assets, as applicable,
for such period, in each case, as if the relevant transaction had been made or
consummated on the first day of such period; provided further that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with
Section 7.09 at any time prior to June 30, 2007, to the extent applicable to
such determination, (I) Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2006 shall be deemed to be $12,643,000, (II) Consolidated EBITDA
for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006 shall be

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deemed to be $13,547,000, (III) (except as provided in clause (IV) below)
Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 shall be
determined by excluding the Consolidated EBITDA of the businesses and assets
disposed of in the Bio Transaction (to the extent not already excluded in the
relevant financial statements of the Company) for such fiscal quarter, as if the
Bio Transaction had been consummated on the first day of such fiscal quarter and
(IV) for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007, corporate overhead expense
will be deemed to be the sum of (A) the actual aggregate amount of corporate
overhead expense for the period from and including February 7, 2007 through
March 31, 2007 plus (B) an assumed amount of corporate overhead expense of
$1,800,000 (of which $103,000 is assumed to be depreciation).

      "Consolidated Funded Indebtedness" means, as of any date, all
interest-bearing Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) of the
Company and its Subsidiaries classified as indebtedness in accordance with GAAP
on the Company's consolidated balance sheet minus an amount equal to (i) the
excess (if any) of (x) the aggregate amount of all cash deposits (regardless of
currency or location) held in accounts owned by and under the control of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries on such date over (y) $5,000,000, minus (ii)
an amount equal to the United States federal income tax liability (if any) that
would be imposed on such amount in the event such amount was transferred to the
United States, as reasonably estimated by the Company.

      "Consolidated Interest Expense" means, for any period, the sum, for the
Company and its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis without
duplication in accordance with GAAP), of the following: (a) all interest in
respect of Indebtedness (including the interest component of any payments in
respect of Capital Lease Obligations) accrued or capitalized during such period
(whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (b) the net amount
payable (or minus the net amount receivable) under Hedging Agreements relating
to interest during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during
such period).

      "Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the net income or loss of
the Company and its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP) for such period; provided that there shall be excluded the
income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company or any
other Person Controlled by the Company) in which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any such
income is actually received by the Company or such Subsidiary in the form of
dividends or similar distributions.

      "Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
"Controlling" and "Controlled" have meanings correlative thereto.

      "Currency Valuation Date" means the first Business Day of each calendar
month.

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      "Default" means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of
Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or
waived, become an Event of Default.

      "Disposed Entity" means any business, assets or Person subject to a
Disposition.

      "Disposition" means any sale, lease, license, transfer, assignment or
other disposition of all or a material portion of the business, assets, rights,
revenues or property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether in one or a series of transactions.

      "Dollar Equivalent" means, with respect to any Borrowing denominated in
any Foreign Currency, the amount of Dollars that would be required to purchase
the amount of the Foreign Currency of such Borrowing on the date two Business
Days prior to the date of such Borrowing (or, in the case of any determination
made under Section 2.10(b) or redenomination under the last sentence of Section
2.17(a), on the date of determination or redenomination therein referred to),
based upon the spot selling rate at which the Person serving as Administrative
Agent offers to sell such Foreign Currency for Dollars in the London foreign
exchange market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, for delivery two
Business Days later.

      "Dollars" or "$" refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

      "Domestic Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary (other than a Receivables
Subsidiary) that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

      "Effective Date" means the date (which shall not be later than April 30,
2007) on which the conditions specified in Section 5.01 are satisfied (or waived
in accordance with Section 10.02).

      "Environmental Laws" means all laws, rules, regulations, codes,
ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding
agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority,
relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural
resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Material or to health and safety matters.

      "Environmental Liability" means any liability, contingent or otherwise
(including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines,
penalties or indemnities), of the Company or any Subsidiary directly or
indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law,
(b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials,
(d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the
environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement
pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the
foregoing.

      "Equity Rights" means, with respect to any Person, any subscriptions,
options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind
(including any

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shareholders' or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration
or voting of, or securities convertible into, any additional shares of Capital
Stock of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in,
such Person.

      "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.

      "ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer
under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302
of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.

      "ERISA Event" means (a) any "reportable event", as defined in Section 4043
of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than
an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with
respect to any Plan of an "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the
filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an
application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any
Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any
liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan;
(e) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan
administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or
Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the
Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the
withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the
receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by
any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice,
concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a
Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization,
within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

      "euro" means the single currency of Participating Member States of the
European Union, which shall be an Agreed Foreign Currency and a Foreign Currency
under this Agreement.

      "Eurocurrency", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans constituting such Borrowing, bear interest at a
rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or (in the case of any
Swingline Loan denominated in an Agreed Swingline Foreign Currency) the
Swingline Multicurrency Rate.

      "Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Article VIII.

      "Excluded Taxes" means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender, the Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made (a)
by or on account of any obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary Borrower,
(i) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income, net
profit, net worth (however denominated), and franchise or capital taxes imposed,
in each case, by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the
laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is
located or, in the

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case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located and (ii)
any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar
tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any such
Subsidiary Borrower that is a Domestic Subsidiary is located, (b) by or on
account of the Company, a Domestic Subsidiary or a Subsidiary Borrower organized
in the Netherlands, income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its
net income, net profit, net worth (however denominated), and franchise or
capital taxes imposed, in each case, by a jurisdiction in which such Person is
doing business (unless such Person would not have been subject to such Tax in
such jurisdiction but for (i) the transactions contemplated hereunder or under
any other Loan Document or (ii) such Person performing any obligations,
receiving any payments or enforcing any rights hereunder or thereunder), (c) by
or on account of any obligation of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary that
is a Subsidiary Borrower, in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an
assignee pursuant to a request by the Company under Section 2.18(b)), any
withholding tax that (i) is in effect and would apply to amounts payable to such
Foreign Lender by the Company or any such Domestic Subsidiary at the time such
Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending
office for purposes hereof), other than any withholding tax imposed on any
payment by the Company or any such Domestic Subsidiary to the extent that such
Foreign Lender, in the case of a designation of a new lending office (or its
assignor, in the case of an assignment) was entitled as a result of a Change in
Tax Law, at the time of such designation (or assignment, as the case may be), to
receive additional amounts from the Company or any such Domestic Subsidiary with
respect to any withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.16(a), or (ii) is
attributable to such Foreign Lender's failure or inability (other than as a
result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 2.16(e), and (d) by or on
account of any obligation of any Subsidiary Borrower that is organized under the
laws of the Netherlands, in the case of any Lender that first becomes a party to
this Agreement after a change in withholding tax law imposed by the Netherlands
(other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Company under Section
2.18(b)), any withholding tax imposed by the Netherlands to the extent that such
tax exceeds the Netherlands withholding tax to which such Lender's assignor
would have been subject or that is imposed by the Netherlands solely by reason
of such Lender's failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in
Law) to comply with Section 2.16(f).

      "Federal Funds Effective Rate" means, for any day, the weighted average
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on
overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business
Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so
published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

      "Financial Officer" means the chief financial officer, treasurer, vice
president-finance or corporate controller of the Company.

      "First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary" mean any Foreign Subsidiary that is owned
directly by the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary.

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      "Foreign Currency" means at any time any currency other than Dollars.

      "Foreign Currency Equivalent" means, with respect to any amount in
Dollars, the amount of any Foreign Currency that could be purchased with such
amount of Dollars using the reciprocal of the foreign exchange rate(s) specified
in the definition of the term "Dollar Equivalent", as determined by the
Administrative Agent.

      "Foreign Lender" means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than that in which the Company is located. For purposes of
this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the
District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

      "Foreign Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws
of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, a State thereof or
the District of Columbia.

      "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America.

      "Governmental Authority" means the government of the United States of
America, or of any other nation, or any political subdivision thereof, whether
state, local or foreign, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory
body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or
pertaining to government.

      "Guarantee" of or by any Person (the "guarantor") means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic
effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person
(the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and
including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase
or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such
Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds
for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or
lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of
such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain
working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or
liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such
Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party or applicant in
respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such
Indebtedness or obligation; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include
endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

      "Guarantee Assumption Agreement" means a Guarantee Assumption Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit C by an entity that, pursuant to Section
6.09, is required to become a "Subsidiary Guarantor" hereunder in favor of the
Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders.

      "Guarantors" means the Company (with respect to its obligations as a
guarantor under Article III) and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

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      "Hazardous Materials" means all explosive or radioactive substances or
wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants,
including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing
materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes
and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any
Environmental Law.

      "Hedging Agreement" means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign
currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other
interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.

      "Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary" means any Domestic Subsidiary that has
less than $5,000,000 of assets and revenues, determined (in the case of assets)
as of the end of and (in the case of revenues) for the most recently completed
fiscal quarter of the Company.

      "Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary" means any Foreign Subsidiary that has less
than $5,000,000 of assets and revenues, determined (in the case of assets) as of
the end of and (in the case of revenues) for the most recently completed fiscal
quarter of the Company.

      "Immaterial Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that has less than $500,000
of assets and revenues, determined (in the case of assets) as of the end of and
(in the case of revenues) for the most recently completed fiscal quarter for
which consolidated financial statements of the Company are available.

      "Increasing Lender" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).

      "Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all
obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention
agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of
such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services
(excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of
such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured
by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the
Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such Person
of Indebtedness of others of the type included within this definition (other
than this clause (f)), (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party or
applicant in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty and similar
instruments, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in
respect of bankers' acceptances, (j) the liquidation value of any mandatorily
redeemable preferred Capital Stock of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries
held by any Person (other than such Person or any of its Subsidiaries) that is
redeemable in whole or in part at any time prior to December 31, 2012, but only
if such liquidation value exceeds $5,000,000 and (k) all obligations under
Hedging Agreements; provided that the amount of Indebtedness under clauses (e)
and (f) above shall be the lesser of (i) the amount of such Indebtedness of such
other Person and (ii)(x) in the case of clause (e), the fair market value of the
property subject to such Lien and (y) in the

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case of clause (f), the actual obligation of such other Person. The Indebtedness
of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any
partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person
is liable therefor as a result of such Person's ownership interest in or other
relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such
Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

      "Indemnified Taxes" means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

      "Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as at any date, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters ending on or most
recently ended prior to such date to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such
period.

      "Interest Election Request" means a request by the relevant Borrower to
convert or continue a Syndicated Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07.

      "Interest Payment Date" means (a) with respect to any Syndicated ABR Loan
or Eurocurrency Loan, each Quarterly Date, (b) with respect to any Swingline
Loan denominated in Dollars, the last Business Day of each month and (c) with
respect to any Swingline Loan denominated in an Agreed Swingline Foreign
Currency, the last day of each Interest Period therefor.

      "Interest Period" means (a) for any Eurocurrency Loan or Borrowing (other
than any Swingline Loan denominated in an Agreed Swingline Foreign Currency),
the period commencing on the date of such Loan or Borrowing and ending on the
numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or
six months thereafter or, with respect to such portion of any Eurocurrency Loan
or Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency that is scheduled to be repaid on
the Commitment Termination Date, a period of less than one month's duration
commencing on the date of such Loan or Borrowing and ending on the Commitment
Termination Date, as specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or Interest
Election Request and (b) for any Swingline Loan denominated in an Agreed
Swingline Foreign Currency, the period commencing on the date of such Loan and
ending on the day that is designated in the relevant notice delivered pursuant
to Section 2.04(b) with respect to such Loan, which shall not be later than the
seventh day thereafter; provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a
day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the
next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall
in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the
next preceding Business Day, and (ii) any Interest Period (other than an
Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign
Currency that ends on the Commitment Termination Date that is permitted to be of
less than one month's duration as provided in this definition) that commences on
the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no
numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest
Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such
Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Loan initially shall be the
date on which such Loan is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of
the most recent conversion or continuation of such Loan, and the date of a
Syndicated Borrowing comprising Loans that have been converted or continued
shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of
such Loans.

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      "Investment" means, for any Person: (a) the acquisition (whether for cash,
property, services or securities or otherwise) of Capital Stock, bonds, notes,
debentures, partnership or other ownership interests or other securities of any
other Person or any agreement to make any such acquisition (including any "short
sale" or any sale of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned
by the Person entering into such sale); (b) the making of any deposit with, or
advance, loan or other extension of credit to, any other Person (including the
purchase of property from another Person subject to an understanding or
agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such property to such Person), but
excluding any such advance, loan or extension of credit having a term not
exceeding 180 days arising in connection with the sale of inventory or supplies
by such Person in the ordinary course of business; (c) the entering into of any
Guarantee of, or other contingent obligation with respect to, Indebtedness or
any other liability of any other Person and (without duplication) any amount
committed to be advanced, lent or extended to such Person; or (d) the entering
into of any Hedging Agreement.

      "Issuing Lender" means JPMCB, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of
Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section
2.05(j).

      "JPMCB" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

      "LC Disbursement" means a payment made by the Issuing Lender pursuant to a
Letter of Credit.

      "LC Exposure" means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn
amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate
amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf
of the relevant Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time
shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.

      "Lender Affiliate" means, with respect to any Lender, (i) an Affiliate of
such Lender or (ii) any entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or
otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing
in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its
business and is administered or managed by such Lender or an Affiliate of such
Lender.

      "Lenders" means the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01 and any other Person
that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance
or as an Assuming Lender pursuant to Section 2.08(e), other than any such Person
that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the term "Lenders" includes the Swingline
Lender.

      "Letter of Credit" means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this
Agreement.

      "Letter of Credit Documents" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit,
collectively, any application therefor and any other agreements, instruments,
guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only
to such Letter of Credit) governing

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or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at
risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for
any of such obligations, each as the same may be modified and supplemented and
in effect from time to time.

      "Leverage Ratio" means, as at any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated
Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of
four fiscal quarters ending on or most recently ended prior to such date.

      "LIBO Rate" means, for the Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing
denominated in any currency, the rate appearing on the Screen at approximately
11:00 a.m., London time, on the Quotation Date prior to the commencement of such
Interest Period, as LIBOR for deposits denominated in such currency with a
maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not
available on the Screen at such time for any reason, then the LIBO Rate for such
Interest Period shall be the rate at which deposits in such currency in the
amount of $5,000,000 (or the Foreign Currency Equivalent) and for a maturity
comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of
the Person serving as Administrative Agent in immediately available funds to
leading banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London
time, on the Quotation Date prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

      "LIBOR" means, for any currency, the rate at which deposits denominated in
such currency are offered to leading banks in the London interbank market.

      "Lien" means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust,
lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or
of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional
sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing)
relating to such asset.

      "Loan Documents" means, collectively, this Agreement, each promissory note
(if any) issued under Section 2.09(e), the Letter of Credit Documents and the
Security Documents.

      "Loans" means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers
pursuant to this Agreement.

      "Local Time" means (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in or any
payment to be made in Dollars, local time in New York, New York, (b) with
respect to any Loan denominated in or any payment to be made in any Foreign
Currency (other than euro), the local time in the Principal Financial Center for
the currency in which such Loan is denominated or such payment is to be made and
(c) with respect to any Loan denominated in or any payment to be made in euro,
the local time in London, England.

      "Margin Stock" means "margin stock" within the meaning of Regulations T, U
and X of the Board.

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      "Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the
Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Obligor to
perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents to which it is a party or (c) the rights of or benefits available to
the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

      "Material Indebtedness" means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and
Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements,
of any one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal
amount exceeding $10,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness,
the "principal amount" of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in
respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate
amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, would be required to pay if such Hedging
Agreement were terminated at such time.

      "Money Market Rate" means such rate of interest per annum (if any) as the
Swingline Lender may quote from time to time on any single commercial borrowing
for a period of up to 90 days.

      "Multiemployer Plan" means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

      "National Currency" means the currency, other than the euro, of a
Participating Member State.

      "Obligors" means the Borrowers and the Guarantors.

      "Other Taxes" means any and all present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising
from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or
enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

      "Participating Member State" means any member state of the European
Community that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in
accordance with the legislation of the European Union relating to the European
Monetary Union.

      "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and
defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

      "Permitted Encumbrances" means:

      (a) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments and governmental charges
   or levies that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with
   Section 6.04;

      (b) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's,
   landlords' and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary
   course of business

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   and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 45 days or are
   being contested in compliance with Section 6.04;

      (c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
   compliance with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other
   social security laws or regulations;

      (d) Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than
   for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds,
   performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the
   ordinary course of business;

      (e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event
   of Default under clause (k) of Article VIII;

      (f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances
   on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business
   that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract
   from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary
   conduct of business of the Company or any Subsidiary;

      (g) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the
   Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering
   only the assets so leased;

      (h) licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases granted to third parties
   in the ordinary course that do not materially interfere with the ordinary
   conduct of business by the Company or any Subsidiary;

      (i) Liens arising from the filing of precautionary UCC financing
   statements regarding operating leases;

      (j) Liens arising out of the consignment or similar arrangement for the
   sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

      (k) set-off, charge-back and other statutory or common law rights of
   depository and collection banks and other regulated financial institutions
   with respect to money or instruments of the Company or its Subsidiaries on
   deposit with or in the possession of such institutions; and

      (l) Liens arising under any indenture governing Indebtedness solely in
   favor of the trustee named therein for its own benefit (and not for the
   benefit of the holders of any such Indebtedness);

provided that the term "Permitted Encumbrances" shall not include any Lien
securing Indebtedness.

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      "Permitted Investments" means:

      (a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on
   which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by
   any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full
   faith and credit of the United States of America) or any member state of the
   European Union and rated at least investment grade, in each case maturing
   within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

      (b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date
   of acquisition thereof and rated, at such date of acquisition, A-2 or better
   by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or P-2 or better by Moody's Investors
   Service, Inc.;

      (c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances and time
   deposits maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued
   or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or
   offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the
   laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a
   combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than
   $250,000,000; and

      (d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more
   than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) of this definition and
   entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described
   in clause (c) of this definition.

      "Permitted Securitization" means any transaction or series of transactions
that may be entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to
which the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, may sell, convey or
otherwise transfer to (a) a Receivables Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) intended to be a true sale transaction
and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables
Subsidiary), and any Receivables Subsidiary may transfer, or grant a security
interest in, any receivables (whether now existing or arising in the future) of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any assets related thereto, including
all collateral securing such receivables, all contracts and all guarantees or
other obligations in respect of such receivables and the proceeds of such
receivables; provided that (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
Indebtedness of the Receivables Subsidiaries incurred in connection with such
transactions shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding, (ii) there
shall be no recourse under such securitization to the Company or any of its
other Subsidiaries other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings
and (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that the terms
of such securitization are in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.

      "Person" means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority
or other entity.

      "Plan" means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer
Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code
or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate is (or, if such plan were

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terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an "employer" as
defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

      "Pledge Agreement" means a Pledge Agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit B between the Company and the Administrative Agent (or such other pledge
or similar agreement between the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary, as
applicable, and the Administrative Agent (or a sub-agent of the Administrative
Agent) providing for the pledge of certain Capital Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary
and entered into pursuant to Section 5.01(f) or Section 6.09(b), in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).

      "Prime Rate" means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from
time to time by JPMCB as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New
York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including
the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

      "Principal Financial Center" means, in the case of any Foreign Currency,
the principal financial center where such currency is cleared and settled, as
reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and notified to the Company
prior to any relevant payment date.

      "Prior Credit Agreement" means the Credit Agreement dated as of October 7,
2005 among the Company, the lenders party thereto, JPMCB, as administrative
agent and the other parties thereto, which was terminated and paid off on
February 6, 2007.

      "Priority Indebtedness" means, without duplication, (a) all Indebtedness
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries secured by a Lien on property owned by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any such Indebtedness
permitted under clauses (e), (f) and (h) of Section 7.01); (b) all Indebtedness
of any Subsidiary that is not an Obligor (other than Indebtedness permitted
under clause (g) of Section 7.01, unless the relevant standby letter of credit
supports Indebtedness); and (c) all rental payments or other scheduled amounts
required to be paid (valued at their present value, discounted at an applicable
market rate, as of the later of the date such transaction is entered into or the
end of the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company) by the Company or
any Subsidiary in connection with any sale-and-leaseback transaction or
Synthetic Lease referred to in Section 7.10.

      "Purchase Price" means, with respect to any Acquisition, the aggregate
consideration, whether cash, property or securities (including, without
limitation, any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.01), paid or
delivered by the Company and its Subsidiaries (but excluding any fees or
expenses payable) in connection with such Acquisition.

      "Quarterly Dates" means the last Business Day of January, April, July and
October in each year, the first of which shall be the first such day after the
date hereof.

      "Quotation Date" means, for any Eurocurrency Interest Period, (a) for
Dollars or any Agreed Foreign Currency other than Pounds Sterling, the date two
Business Days prior to the commencement of such Eurocurrency Interest Period and
(b) for Pounds Sterling, the first day of such Eurocurrency Interest Period,
provided that if market practice differs in the relevant

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interbank market for any currency, the "Quotation Date" for such currency shall
be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice in
the relevant interbank market (and if quotations would normally be given by
leading banks in the relevant interbank market on more than one date, the
"Quotation Date" shall be the last of such days).

      "Receivables Subsidiary" means a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company
which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of
receivables and which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as
a Receivables Subsidiary, (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other
obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by the Company
or any other Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of obligations, other than the
principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness, under Standard Securitization
Undertakings), (ii) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any other
Subsidiary in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization
Undertakings or (iii) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any other
Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the
satisfaction thereof, other than the receivables and related rights sold into
the applicable Permitted Securitization and other than pursuant to Standard
Securitization Undertakings and (b) to which neither the Company nor any other
Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity's financial
condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results.
Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be evidenced
to the Administrative Agent by filing with the Administrative Agent a certified
copy of the resolution of such Board of Directors giving effect to such
designation and an officers' certificate of the Company certifying that such
designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

      "Register" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04(c).

      "Related Parties" means, with respect to any specified Person, such
Person's Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents
and advisors of such Person and such Person's Affiliates.

      "Required Lenders" means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit
Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the
total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.

      "Requirement of Law" means, as to any Person, the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such
Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an
arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable
to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or
any of its property is subject.

      "Restricted Payment" means any dividend or other distribution (whether in
cash, securities or other property) with respect to any shares of any class of
Capital Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash,
securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on
account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or
termination of any such shares of Capital Stock of the

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Company or any Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any
such shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary.

      "Revolving Credit Exposure" means, with respect to any Lender at any time,
the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender's Syndicated Loans
and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

      "Screen" means, for any currency, the relevant display page for LIBOR for
such currency (as determined by the Administrative Agent) on the Telerate
Service; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines that there is no
such relevant display page for LIBOR for such currency, "Screen" means the
relevant display page for LIBOR for such currency (as determined by the
Administrative Agent) on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service.

      "Security Documents" means, collectively, each Pledge Agreement, each
other pledge, security or similar agreement entered into pursuant hereto in
favor of the Administrative Agent, and all Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements and/or other filings, registrations or the like required by the terms
of any such agreement to be made with respect to the security interests in
personal property created pursuant thereto.

      "Special Dividend" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.06(b).

      "Standard Securitization Undertakings" means representations, warranties,
covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary that are
reasonably customary in the non-recourse securitization of receivables
transactions.

      "Statutory Reserve Rate" means, for the Interest Period for any
Eurocurrency Borrowing, a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of
which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the
arithmetic mean, taken over each day in such Interest Period, of the aggregate
of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency
or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to
which the Person serving as Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency
funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency liabilities" in Regulation D of
the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to
such Regulation D. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency
funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or
credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to
time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The
Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the
effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

      "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person (the "parent") at any date,
(a) any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or
other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the
parent in the parent's consolidated financial statements if such financial
statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date and (b) any
other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other
entity of which Capital Stock having ordinary voting power (other than Capital
Stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to
elect a majority of the board of

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directors or other managers of such corporation, limited liability company,
association or other entity are, as of such date, owned or Controlled, directly
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.
Unless otherwise specified, "Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Company.

      "Subsidiary Borrower" means each of the Subsidiaries of the Company
identified under the caption "SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS" on the signature pages
hereto and each Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a "Subsidiary Borrower"
after the date hereof pursuant to Section 2.19, in each case so long as such
entity shall remain a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder.

      "Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter" means a Subsidiary Borrower
Designation Letter entered into by the Company and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of
the Company pursuant to Section 2.19(a), pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall
(subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.19) be designated as a
Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F or any other form approved by
the Administrative Agent.

      "Subsidiary Borrower Termination Letter" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.19(c).

      "Subsidiary Guarantor" means each of the Subsidiaries of the Company
identified under the caption "SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS" on the signature pages
hereto and each Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a "Subsidiary Guarantor"
after the date hereof pursuant to Section 6.09.

      "Swingline Exposure" means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of
all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any
Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline
Exposure at such time.

      "Swingline Lender" means JPMCB, in its capacity as lender of Swingline
Loans hereunder.

      "Swingline Loan" means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04.

      "Swingline Multicurrency Rate" means, with respect to any Swingline Loan
denominated in an Agreed Swingline Foreign Currency having an Interest Period of
1 day to 7 days, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent on
the date of such Swingline Loan at which deposits in the currency of such
Swingline Loan are offered by JPMCB for such Interest Period to major banks in
the London interbank market.

      "Swingline Subsidiary Borrower" means Cambrex Netherlands B.V. (but
effective only upon the designation of Cambrex Netherlands B.V. as a Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.19).

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      "Syndicated", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans constituting such Borrowing, are made pursuant
to Section 2.01.

      "Synthetic Lease" means a lease of property or assets by the Company or
any Subsidiary with any Person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary)
designed to permit the lessee (a) to claim depreciation and amortization on such
property or assets under U.S. tax law and (b) to treat such lease as an
operating lease or not to reflect the leased property or assets on the lessee's
balance sheet under GAAP.

      "TARGET Day" means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time
Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system (or any successor settlement
system as determined by the Administrative Agent) is open for the settlement of
payments in euro.

      "Taxes" means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts,
duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental
Authority.

      "Transactions" means the execution, delivery and performance by each
Obligor of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Obligor is
intended to be a party, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof
and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

      "Type", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans constituting such Borrowing,
is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate or
(in the case of Swingline Loans only) a Money Market Rate.

      "Withdrawal Liability" means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result
of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms
are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

      SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this
Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a "Syndicated
Loan"), by Type (e.g., an "ABR Loan") or by Class and Type (e.g., a "Syndicated
ABR Loan"). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a
"Syndicated Borrowing"), by Type (e.g., an "ABR Borrowing") or by Class and Type
(e.g., a "Syndicated ABR Borrowing"). Loans and Borrowings may also be
identified by currency.

      SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply
equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the
context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. The words "include", "includes" and "including" shall
be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation". The word "will"
shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word "shall".
Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any
agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended,
supplemented or

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otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements
or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall
be construed to include such Person's successors and assigns, (c) the words
"herein", "hereof" and "hereunder", and words of similar import, shall be
construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular
provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and
Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits
and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words "asset" and "property" shall
be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all
tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities,
accounts and contract rights.

      SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be
construed in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, as in effect from time
to time; provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that
the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the
effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the
application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative
Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any
provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is
given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then
such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and
applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such
notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance
herewith. To enable the ready and consistent determination of compliance with
the covenants set forth in Article VII, the Company will not change the last day
of its fiscal year from December 31, or the last days of the first three fiscal
quarters in each of its fiscal years from March 31, June 30 and September 30,
respectively.

      SECTION 1.05. Currencies; Currency Equivalents; Provisions Relating to
European Monetary Union. (a) At any time, any reference in the definition of the
term "Agreed Foreign Currency" or in any other provision of this Agreement to
the currency of any particular nation means the lawful currency of such nation
at such time whether or not the name of such currency is the same as it was on
the date hereof. Except as provided in Section 2.10(b) and the last sentence of
Section 2.17(a), for purposes of determining (i) whether the amount of any
Borrowing, together with all other Borrowings then outstanding or to be borrowed
at the same time as such Borrowing, would exceed the aggregate amount of the
Commitments, (ii) the aggregate unutilized amount of the Commitments and (iii)
the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Borrowings, the outstanding
principal amount of any Borrowing that is denominated in any Foreign Currency
shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the Foreign
Currency of such Borrowing determined as of the date of such Borrowing
(determined in accordance with the last sentence of the definition of the term
"Interest Period").

      (b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing or Loan an
amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars,
but such Borrowing or Loan is denominated in a Foreign Currency, such amount
shall be the relevant Foreign Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded
to the nearest 1,000 units of such Foreign Currency), as determined by the
Administrative Agent.

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      (c) Each obligation hereunder of any party hereto that is denominated in
the National Currency of a state that is not a Participating Member State on the
date hereof shall, effective from the date on which such state becomes a
Participating Member State, be redenominated in euro in accordance with the
legislation of the European Union applicable to the European Monetary Union;
provided that, if and to the extent that any such legislation provides that any
such obligation of any such party payable within such Participating Member State
by crediting an account of the creditor can be paid by the debtor either in
euros or such National Currency, such party shall be entitled to pay or repay
such amount either in euros or in such National Currency. If the basis of
accrual of interest or fees expressed in this Agreement with respect to an
Agreed Foreign Currency of any country that becomes a Participating Member State
after the date on which such currency becomes an Agreed Foreign Currency shall
be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the interbank market for the
basis of accrual of interest or fees in respect of the euro, such convention or
practice shall replace such expressed basis effective as of and from the date on
which such state becomes a Participating Member State; provided that, with
respect to any Borrowing denominated in such currency that is outstanding
immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect at the end of
the Interest Period therefor. Without prejudice to the respective liabilities of
the Company to the Lenders and the Lenders to the Company under or pursuant to
this Agreement, each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such
reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to
time reasonably specify to be necessary or appropriate to reflect the
introduction or changeover to the euro in any country that becomes a
Participating Member State after the date hereof; provided that the
Administrative Agent shall provide the Company and the Lenders with prior notice
of the proposed change with an explanation of such change in sufficient time to
permit the Company and the Lenders an opportunity to respond to such proposed
change.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                   THE CREDITS

      SECTION 2.01. The Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Syndicated Loans in Dollars or in any
Agreed Foreign Currency to the Company and/or any Subsidiary Borrower from time
to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that
will not result in (a) such Lender's Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such
Lender's Commitment, (b) the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the
total Commitments or (c) the total Revolving Credit Exposures in respect of
extensions of credit hereunder to the Subsidiary Borrowers exceeding
$75,000,000. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Syndicated
Loans.

      SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.

      (a) Obligations of Lenders. Each Syndicated Loan shall be made to any
Borrower as part of a Borrowing by such Borrower consisting of Loans of the same
currency and

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Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective
Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by
it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided
that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be
responsible for any other Lender's failure to make Loans as required.

          (b) Type of Loans. Subject to Section 2.13, each Syndicated Borrowing
shall be constituted entirely of ABR Loans or of Eurocurrency Loans denominated
in a single currency as the relevant Borrower may request in accordance
herewith. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan, a Eurocurrency Borrowing or
a Money Market Rate Borrowing, as applicable. Each ABR Loan (whether a
Syndicated Loan or a Swingline Loan) shall be denominated in Dollars. Each
Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or
foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any
exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay
such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

          (c) Minimum Amounts; Limitation on Number of Borrowings. Each
Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of $2,000,000 or a larger
multiple of $500,000. Each Syndicated ABR Borrowing shall be in an aggregate
amount equal to $250,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; provided that a
Syndicated ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the
entire unused balance of the total Commitments or that is required to finance
the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(f). Each
Swingline Loan shall be in an amount equal to $100,000 or a larger multiple
thereof. Borrowings of more than one Class, currency and Type may be outstanding
at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total
of twenty Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding.

          (d) Limitations on Interest Periods. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, the Borrowers shall not be entitled to request (or
to elect to convert to or continue as a Eurocurrency Borrowing) any Borrowing if
the Interest Period requested therefor would end after the Commitment
Termination Date.

          SECTION 2.03. Requests for Syndicated Borrowings.

          (a) Notice by the Borrowers. To request a Syndicated Borrowing, any
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (i)
in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars, not later than
12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the
proposed Borrowing, (ii) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in
a Foreign Currency, not later than 12:00 noon, London time, four Business Days
before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (iii) in the case of a Syndicated
ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of the
proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable
and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the
Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the
Administrative Agent and signed by the Company.

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          (b) Content of Borrowing Requests. Each telephonic and written
Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with
Section 2.02:

          (i) the name of the relevant Borrower;

          (ii) the aggregate amount and currency of the requested Borrowing;

          (iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

          (iv) in the case of a Syndicated Borrowing denominated in Dollars,
     whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency
     Borrowing;

          (v) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period
     therefor, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the
     term "Interest Period" and permitted under Section 2.02(d); and

          (vi) the location and number of such Borrower's account to which funds
     are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section
     2.06.

          (c) Notice by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders. Promptly
following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the
amount of such Lender's Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

          (d) Failure to Elect. If no election as to the currency of a
Syndicated Borrowing is specified, then the requested Syndicated Borrowing shall
be denominated in Dollars. If no election as to the Type of a Syndicated
Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing
unless an Agreed Foreign Currency has been specified, in which case the
requested Syndicated Borrowing shall be a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in
such Agreed Foreign Currency. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to
any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, (i) if the currency specified for such
Borrowing is Dollars (or if no currency has been so specified), the requested
Borrowing shall be made instead as a Syndicated ABR Borrowing, and (ii) if the
currency specified for such Borrowing is an Agreed Foreign Currency, the
relevant Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month's duration.

          SECTION 2.04. Swingline Loans.

          (a) Agreement to Make Swingline Loans. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans
from time to time during the Availability Period to (A) the Company in Dollars
and (B) the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower in any Agreed Swingline Foreign
Currency, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not
result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans made
to the Company exceeding $20,000,000, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Swingline Loans made to the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower exceeding

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$20,000,000, (iii) the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total
Commitments or (iv) the total Revolving Credit Exposures in respect of
extensions of credit hereunder to the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower exceeding
$75,000,000; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a
Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan; provided further that
the Swingline Lender at its option may make any Swingline Loan to the Swingline
Subsidiary Borrower by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of
JPMCB to make such Swingline Loan, provided that any exercise of such option
shall not affect the obligation of the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower to repay
such Swingline Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Within the
foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Company or the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow
Swingline Loans. Each Swingline Loan to the Company shall be an ABR Borrowing
unless, prior to requesting a Swingline Loan, the Company shall have requested a
Money Market Rate Borrowing and the Swingline Lender shall have quoted a Money
Market Rate therefor which the Company shall select in its notice delivered
pursuant to paragraph (b) below, provided that the Swingline Lender shall be
required to provide interest rate quotes for a Money Market Rate Borrowing only
subject to the availability of Money Market Rates by the Swingline Lender. Each
Swingline Loan to the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower shall be a Eurocurrency
Borrowing.

          (b) Notice of Swingline Loans. To request a Swingline Loan, the
Company or the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than (i)
in the case of a Swingline Loan to the Company, 12:00 noon, New York City time
and (ii) in the case of a Swingline Loan to the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower,
11:00 a.m., London time, on the date of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such
notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify for the requested Swingline Loan
the requested borrowing date (which shall be a Business Day), the amount, the
Type and (in the case of a Swingline Loan to the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower)
the currency and the Interest Period to be applicable thereto. The
Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such
notice received from the Company or the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower. The
Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the relevant
Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of such Borrower
with the Swingline Lender or as otherwise instructed by such Borrower (or, in
the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement by the Company of
an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(f), by remittance to the Issuing
Lender) by 3:00 p.m., Local Time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

          (c) Participations by Lenders in Swingline Loans. The Swingline Lender
may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00
a.m., Local Time, on any Business Day require the Lenders to acquire
participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans
outstanding. Such notice to the Administrative Agent shall specify the aggregate
amount of Swingline Loans and the currency thereof in which Lenders will
participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will
give notice thereof to each Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender's
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Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans and the currency thereof.
Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice
as provided above in this paragraph, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for
account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender's Applicable Percentage of such
Swingline Loan or Loans in the relevant currency. Each Lender acknowledges and
agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant
to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default
or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall
be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each
Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with
respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis
mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative
Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it
from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the relevant Borrower of
any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph,
and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the
Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by
the Swingline Lender from any Borrower in respect of a Swingline Loan after
receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations
therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts
received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the
Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant
to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear.
The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph
shall not relieve the Company or the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower of any
default in the payment thereof.

          SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit.

          (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in
addition to the Loans provided for in Section 2.01, any Borrower may request the
Issuing Lender to issue, at any time and from time to time during the
Availability Period, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in any Agreed
Foreign Currency for its own account in such form as is acceptable to the
Issuing Lender in its reasonable determination. Letters of Credit issued
hereunder shall constitute utilization of the Commitments.

          (b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal or Extension. To request
the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an
outstanding Letter of Credit), any Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or
transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been
approved by the Issuing Lender) to the Issuing Lender and the Administrative
Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment,
renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or
identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and
specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be
a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which
shall comply with paragraph (d) of this Section), the amount and currency of
such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such
other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such
Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Lender, the relevant Borrower also
shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Lender's standard
form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. In the event of any
inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms
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application or other agreement submitted by the relevant Borrower to, or entered
into by such Borrower and/or the Company with, the Issuing Lender relating to
any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

          (c) Limitations on Amounts. A Letter of Credit shall be issued,
amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension of each Letter of Credit the Company shall be deemed to represent and
warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension (i) the aggregate LC Exposure of the Issuing Lender (determined for
these purposes without giving effect to the participations therein of the
Lenders pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section) shall not exceed $50,000,000,
(ii) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total
Commitments and (iii) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures in respect of
extensions of credit hereunder to the Subsidiary Borrowers shall not exceed
$75,000,000.

          (d) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to
the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date two years after the date of
the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or
extension of a Letter of Credit which had an original expiration date twelve
months after the date of the issuance thereof and which has been renewed or
extended for one or more for additional twelve-month periods, the date twelve
months after the then-current expiration date of such Letter of Credit, so long
as such renewal or extension occurs within three months of such then-current
expiration date) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the
Commitment Termination Date.

          (e) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an
amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) by the Issuing
Lender, and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Lender or the
Lenders, the Issuing Lender hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby
acquires from the Issuing Lender, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal
to such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be
drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of
Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any
Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or
termination of the Commitments.

          In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender
hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent,
for account of the Issuing Lender, such Lender's Applicable Percentage of each
LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Lender promptly upon the request of the
Issuing Lender at any time from the time of such LC Disbursement until such LC
Disbursement is reimbursed by the relevant Borrower or at any time after any
reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to the relevant Borrower for
any reason. Such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement,
withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each such payment shall be made in the same
manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender
(and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of
the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing
Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following
receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the relevant Borrower

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pursuant to the next following paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall
distribute such payment to the Issuing Lender or, to the extent that the Lenders
have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Lender,
then to such Lenders and the Issuing Lender as their interests may appear. Any
payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing
Lender for any LC Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve
any Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

          (f) Reimbursement. If the Issuing Lender shall make any LC
Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars issued by
it for account of the Company or any Borrower that is a Domestic Subsidiary, the
relevant Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Lender in respect of such LC
Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC
Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on (i) the Business
Day that the relevant Borrower receives notice that such LC Disbursement has
been made, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time,
or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the relevant
Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such
time; provided that, if such LC Disbursement is made in respect of such a Letter
of Credit, then the Company or the relevant Borrower, as the case may be, may,
subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance
with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with all or any portion
of a Syndicated ABR Borrowing or a Swingline Loan, as applicable, in an amount
permitted under Section 2.02(c) and, to the extent so financed, such Borrower's
obligation to make such payment in respect of such reimbursement obligation
shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Syndicated ABR Borrowing or
Swingline Loan (or the applicable portion thereof).

          If the Issuing Lender shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a
Letter of Credit issued by it for account of any Borrower denominated in an
Agreed Foreign Currency, the Company or the relevant Borrower, as the case may
be, shall reimburse the Issuing Lender in respect of such LC Disbursement by
paying to the Issuing Lender in the Currency in which such Letter of Credit is
denominated an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon,
Local Time of the Issuing Lender, on the Business Day immediately following the
day that the relevant Borrower receives notice of such LC Disbursement, if such
notice is received prior to 5:00 p.m., Local Time of the Issuing Lender or (ii)
the Business Day which is two Business Days after the day that the relevant
Borrower and the Company receive such notice, if such notice is not received
prior to such time. The Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative
Agent of the amount and date of each such reimbursement.

          If the relevant Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the
Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement,
the payment then due from such Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender's
Applicable Percentage thereof.

          Without limiting any other obligations of any Borrower hereunder, the
relevant Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Issuing Lender of each Letter
of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency and issued for the account of such
Borrower for any and all costs, expenses and losses incurred by it as a result
of receiving payment or reimbursement for any LC Disbursement thereunder from
any Person in a currency other than the currency in which such

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Letter of Credit was originally denominated. Any such amount payable to any
Issuing Lender shall be payable within 10 days after demand by such Issuing
Lender.

          (g) Obligations Absolute. Each Borrower's obligation to reimburse LC
Disbursements as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and
irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of
Credit, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document
presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid
in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any
respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit against
presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply strictly with the
terms of such Letter of Credit, and (iv) any other event or circumstance
whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for
the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of
such Borrower's obligations hereunder.

          Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Lender,
nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by
reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit
by the Issuing Lender or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder
(irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding
sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission
or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any
Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder),
any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from
causes beyond the control of the Issuing Lender; provided that the foregoing
shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Lender from liability to the
relevant Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to
consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by such
Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by such Borrower
that are caused by the Issuing Lender's gross negligence or willful misconduct
when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of
Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that:

          (i) the Issuing Lender may accept documents that appear on their face
     to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit
     without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice
     or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of
     documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with
     the terms of such Letter of Credit;

          (ii) the Issuing Lender shall have the right, in its sole discretion,
     to decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such
     documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of
     Credit; and

          (iii) this sentence shall establish the standard of care to be
     exercised by the Issuing Lender when determining whether drafts and other
     documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof
     (and the parties hereto hereby waive, to

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     the extent permitted by applicable law, any standard of care inconsistent
     with the foregoing).

          (h) Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Lender shall, within a
reasonable time following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting
to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Lender
shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the
Company by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and
whether the Issuing Lender has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder;
provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not
relieve any Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Lender and the
Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

          (i) Interim Interest. If the Issuing Lender shall make any LC
Disbursement, then, unless the Company or the relevant Borrower shall reimburse
such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the
unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the
date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Company or
the relevant Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum
then applicable to Syndicated ABR Loans (if such amount is denominated in
Dollars) or at the overnight London interbank offered rate for the relevant
Agreed Foreign Currency determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith (if
such amount is denominated in such currency); provided that, if the Company
fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (f) of
this Section, then Section 2.12(d) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to
this paragraph shall be for account of the Issuing Lender, except that interest
accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e)
of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Lender shall be for account of such
Lender to the extent of such payment.

          (j) Replacement of the Issuing Lender. The Issuing Lender may be
replaced at any time by written agreement between the Company, the
Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Lender and the successor Issuing
Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such
replacement of the Issuing Lender. At the time any such replacement shall become
effective, the Company shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for account of the
replaced Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(b). From and after the
effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Lender shall
have all the rights and obligations of the replaced Issuing Lender under this
Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii)
references herein to the term "Issuing Lender" shall be deemed to refer to such
successor or to any previous Issuing Lender, or to such successor and all
previous Issuing Lenders, as the context shall require. After the replacement of
an Issuing Lender hereunder, the replaced Issuing Lender shall remain a party
hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing
Lender under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior
to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of
Credit.

          (k) Cash Collateralization. If either (i) an Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing and the Company receives notice from the Administrative
Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been
accelerated, Lenders with LC Exposure representing more than 50% of the total LC
Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph,
or (ii) the Company shall, or shall cause the Subsidiary Borrowers to,

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provide cover for LC Exposure pursuant to Section 2.10, the Company shall
immediately deposit into an account established and maintained on the books and
records of the Administrative Agent, which account may be a "securities account"
(within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect
in the State of New York), in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the
benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to, in the case of an Event of
Default, the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest
thereon and, in the case of cover pursuant to Section 2.10, the amount required
under Section 2.10; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral
shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately
due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence
of any Event of Default with respect to any Obligor described in clause (h) or
(i) of Article VIII. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as
collateral for the LC Exposure under this Agreement and thereafter for the
payment of the "Secured Obligations" under and as defined in the Pledge
Agreement, and for these purposes the Borrowers hereby grant a security interest
to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in such collateral
account and in any financial assets (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code)
or other property held therein.

          (l) Existing Letters of Credit. The outstanding letters of credit
listed on Schedule 2.05(l) issued by JPMCB for the account of the Company shall,
effective as of the Effective Date, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions to effectiveness of the obligations of the Lenders hereunder set
forth in Article V, be deemed to be "Letters of Credit" issued hereunder, and as
of the Effective Date each Lender shall have a participation interest therein
equal to such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the undrawn face amount of each
such Letter of Credit.

          SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings.

          (a) Funding by Lenders. Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by
it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately
available funds by 3:00 p.m., Local Time, to the account of the Administrative
Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders;
provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.04. The
Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the relevant Borrower by
promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of such
Borrower designated in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that
Syndicated ABR Borrowings made to finance the reimbursement of an LC
Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(f) shall be remitted by the
Administrative Agent to the Issuing Lender.

          (b) Presumption by the Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative
Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to any Borrowing that such
Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender's share
of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made
such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this
Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the
relevant Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in
fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative
Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Company severally agree to pay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest
thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available
to the relevant Borrower to but excluding the

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date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender,
the Federal Funds Effective Rate or (ii) in the case of the Company, the
interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the
Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender's Loan
included in such Borrowing.

          SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections.

          (a) Elections by the Borrowers for Syndicated Borrowings. The Loans
constituting each Syndicated Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified
in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing, shall have the Interest Period specified in such Borrowing Request.
Thereafter, the relevant Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a
Borrowing of a different Type or to continue such Borrowing as a Borrowing of
the same Type and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect the
Interest Period therefor, all as provided in this Section; provided that (i) a
Syndicated Borrowing denominated in one currency may not be continued as, or
converted to, a Syndicated Borrowing in a different currency, (ii) no
Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency may be continued if,
after giving effect thereto, the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures would
exceed the aggregate Commitments, and (iii) a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated
in a Foreign Currency may not be converted to a Borrowing of a different Type.
The relevant Borrower may elect different options with respect to different
portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be
allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans constituting such
Borrowing, and the Loans constituting each such portion shall be considered a
separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which
may not be converted or continued.

          (b) Notice of Elections. To make an election pursuant to this Section,
the relevant Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by
telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section
2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Syndicated Borrowing of the Type
resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election.
Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be
confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a
written Interest Election Request in a format approved by the Administrative
Agent and signed by the Company.

          (c) Content of Interest Election Requests. Each telephonic and written
Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance
with Section 2.02:

          (i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and,
     if different options are being elected with respect to different portions
     thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing
     (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii)
     and (iv) of this paragraph shall be specified for each resulting
     Borrowing);

          (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest
     Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

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          (iii) whether, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the
     resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
     and

          (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the
     Interest Period therefor after giving effect to such election, which shall
     be a period contemplated by the definition of the term "Interest Period"
     and permitted under Section 2.02(d).

          (d) Notice by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders. Promptly
following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent
shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender's portion of
each resulting Borrowing.

          (e) Failure to Elect; Events of Default. If any Borrower fails to
deliver a timely and complete Interest Election Request with respect to a
Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period therefor, then,
unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, (i) if such Borrowing is
denominated in Dollars, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall
be converted to a Syndicated ABR Borrowing, and (ii) if such Borrowing is
denominated in a Foreign Currency, such Borrower shall be deemed to have
selected an Interest Period of one month's duration. Notwithstanding any
contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so
notifies the Company, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (A) no
outstanding Syndicated Borrowing denominated in Dollars may be converted to or
continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (B) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency
Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be converted to a Syndicated ABR
Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period therefor and (C) no outstanding
Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency may have an Interest
Period of more than one month's duration.

          SECTION 2.08. Termination, Reduction and Increase of the Commitments.

          (a) Scheduled Termination. Unless previously terminated, the
Commitments shall terminate on the Commitment Termination Date.

          (b) Voluntary Termination or Reduction. The Company may at any time
terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each
reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is $2,000,000 or a
larger multiple of $1,000,000 and (ii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce
the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the
Syndicated Loans in accordance with Section 2.10, the total Revolving Credit
Exposures would exceed the total Commitments.

          (c) Notice of Voluntary Termination or Reduction. The Company shall
notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the
Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days
prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such
election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any
notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents
thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be
irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered
by the Company may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness
of other credit facilities, in which

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case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative
Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not
satisfied.

          (d) Effect of Termination or Reduction. Any termination or reduction
of the Commitments shall be permanent.

          (e) Increase of the Commitments.

          (i) Requests for Increase. The Company may, at any time, propose that
the total Commitments hereunder be increased (each such proposed increase being
a "Commitment Increase") by notice to the Administrative Agent, specifying each
existing Lender (each an "Increasing Lender") and/or each additional lender
(each an "Assuming Lender") that shall have agreed to an additional Commitment
and the date on which such increase is to be effective (the "Commitment Increase
Date"), which shall be a Business Day at least three Business Days after
delivery of such notice and 30 days prior to the Commitment Termination Date;
provided that no Lender shall have any obligation hereunder to become an
Increasing Lender and any election to do so shall be in the sole discretion of
each Lender; provided further that:

               (A) that the minimum amount of the Commitment of any Assuming
          Lender, and the minimum amount of the increase of the Commitment of
          any Increasing Lender, as part of such Commitment Increase shall be
          $5,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000;

               (B) immediately after giving effect to such Commitment Increase,
          the aggregate amount of Commitment Increases hereunder shall not
          exceed $50,000,000;

               (C) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such
          Commitment Increase Date or shall result from the proposed Commitment
          Increase; and

               (D) the representations and warranties contained in this
          Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Commitment
          Increase Date as if made on and as of such date (or, if any such
          representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of
          a specific date, as of such specific date).

          (ii) Effectiveness of Commitment Increase. The Assuming Lender, if
any, shall become a Lender hereunder as of such Commitment Increase Date and the
Commitment of any Increasing Lender and such Assuming Lender shall be increased
as of such Commitment Increase Date; provided that:

               (x) the Administrative Agent shall have received on or prior to
          9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Commitment Increase Date a
          certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Company stating that
          each of the applicable conditions to such Commitment Increase set
          forth in this paragraph (e) has been satisfied;

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               (y) with respect to each Assuming Lender, the Administrative
          Agent shall have received, on or prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City
          time, on such Commitment Increase Date, an agreement, in form and
          substance satisfactory to the Company and the Administrative Agent,
          pursuant to which such Assuming Lender shall, effective as of such
          Commitment Increase Date, undertake a Commitment, duly executed by
          such Assuming Lender and the Company and acknowledged by the
          Administrative Agent; and

               (z) each Increasing Lender shall have delivered to the
          Administrative Agent, on or prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on
          such Commitment Increase Date, confirmation in writing satisfactory to
          the Administrative Agent as to its increased Commitment, with a copy
          of such confirmation to the Company.

          (iii) Recordation into Register. Upon its receipt of confirmation from
a Lender that it is increasing its Commitment hereunder, together with the
certificate referred to in clause (ii)(x) above, the Administrative Agent shall
(A) record the information contained therein in the Register and (B) give prompt
notice thereof to the Company. Upon its receipt of an agreement referred to in
clause (ii)(y) above executed by an Assuming Lender, together with the
certificate referred to in clause (ii)(x) above, the Administrative Agent shall,
if such agreement has been completed, accept such agreement, record the
information contained therein in the Register and give prompt notice thereof to
the Company.

          (iv) Adjustments of Borrowings upon Effectiveness of Increase. In the
event that the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Company
as to any agreement with respect to a Commitment Increase on or prior to the
relevant Commitment Increase Date and the actions provided for in clauses
(ii)(x) through (ii)(z) above shall have occurred by 9:00 a.m., New York City
time, on such Commitment Increase Date, the Administrative Agent shall notify
the Lenders (including any Assuming Lenders) of the occurrence of such
Commitment Increase Date promptly on such date by facsimile transmission or
electronic messaging system. On the date of such Commitment Increase, the
Borrowers shall simultaneously (A) prepay the then outstanding Syndicated Loans
(if any) in full held by the Lenders immediately prior to giving effect to such
Commitment Increase, (B) if any Borrower shall so request in accordance with the
terms hereof, borrow new Syndicated Loans from all Lenders (including any
Assuming Lenders) in an aggregate amount at least equal to such prepayment, so
that, after giving effect thereto, the Syndicated Loans are held ratably by the
Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments (after giving effect to
such Commitment Increase) and (C) pay to the Lenders the amounts, if any,
payable under Section 2.15. To the extent that on the date of such Commitment
Increase any participations in Swingline Loans are outstanding under Section
2.04(c) or any Letters of Credit are outstanding under Section 2.05, the
participations of the Lenders in such Swingline Loans and/or Letters of Credit
shall be deemed re-allocated among the Lenders in accordance with their
respective Commitments (after giving effect to such Commitment Increase).

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          SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

          (a) Repayment.

          (i) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay on the
Commitment Termination Date to the Administrative Agent for account of the
Lenders the outstanding principal amount of the Syndicated Loans made to such
Borrower.

          (ii) The Company and the Swingline Subsidiary Borrower (as applicable)
hereby unconditionally promise to pay (A) (in the case of Swingline Loans made
to the Company) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each
Swingline Loan made by it on the earlier of the Commitment Termination Date and
the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of
a calendar month and is at least two Business Days after such Swingline Loan is
made and (B) (in the case of Swingline Loans made to the Swingline Subsidiary
Borrower) to the Swingline Lender on the earlier of the Commitment Termination
Date and the last day of the Interest Period therefor.

          (b) Maintenance of Records by Lenders. Each Lender shall maintain in
accordance with its usual practice records evidencing the indebtedness of the
Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including
the amounts and currency of principal and interest payable and paid to such
Lender from time to time hereunder.

          (c) Maintenance of Records by the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent shall maintain records in which it shall record (i) the
amount and currency of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and
each Interest Period therefor, (ii) the amount and currency of any principal or
interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each
Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount and currency of any sum received by the
Administrative Agent hereunder for account of the Lenders and each Lender's
share thereof.

          (d) Effect of Entries. The entries made in the records maintained
pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence
of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that
the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such records
or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any
Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

          (e) Promissory Notes. Any Lender may request that Loans made by it to
any Borrower be evidenced by a promissory note of such Borrower. In such event,
such Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory
note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and
its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon
shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 10.04) be
represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee
named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee
and its registered assigns).

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          SECTION 2.10. Prepayment of Loans.

          (a) Optional Prepayments. Each Borrower shall have the right at any
time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing by such Borrower in whole or
in part, subject to the requirements of this Section.

          (b) Mandatory Prepayments in respect of Currency Fluctuation.

          (i) Determination of Amount Outstanding. On each Currency Valuation
     Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine the aggregate Revolving
     Credit Exposure (including the Dollar Equivalent of any portion thereof
     that is denominated in Foreign Currencies). For the purpose of this
     determination, the outstanding principal amount of any Loan that is
     denominated in any Foreign Currency shall be deemed to be the Dollar
     Equivalent of the amount in the Foreign Currency of such Loan, determined
     as of the relevant Currency Valuation Date. Upon making such determination,
     the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Company
     thereof.

          (ii) Prepayment. If on the date of such determination the aggregate
     Revolving Credit Exposure (including the Dollar Equivalent of any portion
     thereof that is denominated in Foreign Currencies) exceeds 105% of the
     aggregate amount of the Commitments as then in effect, the Company shall,
     and shall cause the Subsidiary Borrowers to, if requested by the Required
     Lenders (through the Administrative Agent), prepay the Syndicated Loans and
     Swingline Loans (and/or provide cover for LC Exposure as specified in
     Section 2.05(k)) in such amounts as shall be necessary so that after giving
     effect thereto the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure does not exceed the
     Commitments.

Any prepayment pursuant to this paragraph shall be applied, first, to Swingline
Loans outstanding, second, to Syndicated Loans outstanding and third, as cover
for LC Exposure.

          (c) Notices, Etc. The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent
(and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by
telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of
prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars, not later than 12:00 noon,
Local Time, two Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of
prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing in a Foreign Currency, not later than
12:00 noon, Local Time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (iii)
in the case of prepayment of a Syndicated ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00
noon, Local Time, on the date of prepayment or (iv) not later than (i) in the
case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan made to the Company, 12:00 noon, Local
Time and (ii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan made to the
Swingline Subsidiary Borrower, 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on the date of
prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the
prepayment date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be
prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed
calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that, if a notice of
prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of
the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.08, then such notice of prepayment
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Section 2.08. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a
Syndicated Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the
contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount
that would be permitted in the case of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided
in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a
mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Syndicated Borrowing shall be applied
ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be
accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12. If the
relevant Borrower fails to make a timely selection of the Borrowing or
Borrowings to be prepaid, such prepayment shall be applied, first, to pay any
outstanding ABR Borrowings of such Borrower and, second, to other Borrowings of
such Borrower in the order of the remaining duration of their respective
Interest Periods (the Borrowing with the shortest remaining Interest Period to
be repaid first).

          SECTION 2.11. Fees.

          (a) Facility Fee. The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent for account of each Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at the
Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the Commitment of such Lender (whether
used or unused) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but
excluding the earlier of the date such Commitment terminates and the Commitment
Termination Date. Accrued facility fees shall be payable on each Quarterly Date
and on the earlier of the date the Commitments terminate and the Commitment
Termination Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date
hereof. All facility fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days
and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first
day but excluding the last day).

          (b) Letter of Credit Fees. Each Borrower that is an account party in
respect of any Letter of Credit agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent
for account of each Lender a participation fee with respect to such Lender's
participations in each such Letter of Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per
annum equal to the Applicable Rate applicable to interest on Eurocurrency Loans
on the average daily amount of such Lender's LC Exposure (excluding any portion
thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from
and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which
such Lender's Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to
have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to the Issuing Lender a fronting fee, which shall
accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the average daily amount of the LC
Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC
Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but
excluding the later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date
on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as the Issuing Lender's
standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of
any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees
and fronting fees accrued through and including each Quarterly Date shall be
payable on the third Business Day following such Quarterly Date, commencing on
the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such
fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate and any
such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be
payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Lender pursuant to this
paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees
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be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day).

          (c) Administrative Agent Fees. The Company agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at
the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the Administrative
Agent.

          (d) Payment of Fees. All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the
dates due, in Dollars and immediately available funds, to the Administrative
Agent (or to the Issuing Lender, in the case of fees payable to it) for
distribution, in the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the
Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any
circumstances.

          SECTION 2.12. Interest.

          (a) ABR Loans. The Loans (other than Swingline Loans) constituting
each ABR Borrowing (other than any Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at a rate
per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

          (b) Eurocurrency Loans. The Loans (other than Swingline Loans)
constituting each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum
equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period for such Borrowing plus
the Applicable Rate.

          (c) Swingline Loans. The Swingline Loans shall bear interest at a rate
per annum equal to (i) the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate, (ii)
the Swingline Multicurrency Rate plus the Applicable Rate or (iii) the Money
Market Rate, as applicable.

          (d) Default Interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal
of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by any Borrower
hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration,
by mandatory prepayment or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest,
after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case
of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such
Loan as provided above or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate
applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

          (e) Payment of Interest. Accrued interest on each Loan shall be
payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case
of Syndicated Loans, upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i)
interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on
demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than
a prepayment of a Syndicated ABR Loan prior to the Commitment Termination Date),
accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on
the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any
conversion of any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars prior to the end
of the Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Borrowing shall be
payable on the effective date of such conversion.

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          (f) Computation. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis
of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the
Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime
Rate and interest on all Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling shall be computed
on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each
case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first
day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted
LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

          SECTION 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement
of the Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing (the currency of such
Borrowing herein called the "Affected Currency"):

          (a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be
     conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not
     exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Affected Currency for
     such Interest Period; or

          (b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that
     the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Affected Currency for such Interest Period
     will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making
     or maintaining their respective Loans included in such Borrowing for such
     Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Company and the
Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and,
until the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Syndicated Borrowing to, or
the continuation of any Syndicated Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing
denominated in the Affected Currency shall be ineffective and (A) if the
Affected Currency is Dollars, such Syndicated Borrowing (unless prepaid) shall
be continued as, or converted to, a Syndicated ABR Borrowing and (B) if the
Affected Currency is a Foreign Currency, such Syndicated Borrowing shall be
prepaid, (ii) if the Affected Currency is Dollars and any Borrowing Request
requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Borrowing shall
be made as a Syndicated ABR Borrowing and (iii) if the Affected Currency is a
Foreign Currency, any Borrowing Request that requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing
denominated in the Affected Currency shall be ineffective.

               SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs.

               (a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

               (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special
          deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for
          account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve
          requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing
          Lender; or

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               (ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Lender or the London
          interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or
          Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or
          participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such
Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or of maintaining its
obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or the
Issuing Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit
or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the
Issuing Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) other
than any such increase relating to Taxes (which shall be governed exclusively by
Section 2.16), by an amount which such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case
may be, deems in its sole discretion to be material, then, subject to the
delivery of a certificate contemplated by paragraph (c) below, the Company will
pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, in Dollars, such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing
Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction
suffered.

          (b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the Issuing Lender
determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would
have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender's or the Issuing
Lender's capital or on the capital of such Lender's or the Issuing Lender's
holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made
by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters
of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender
or the Issuing Lender or such Lender's or the Issuing Lender's holding company
could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such
Lender's or the Issuing Lender's policies and the policies of such Lender's or
the Issuing Lender's holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then,
subject to the delivery of a certificate contemplated by paragraph (c) below,
from time to time the Company will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as
the case may be, in Dollars, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender's or the Issuing
Lender's holding company for any such reduction suffered.

          (c) Certificates from Lenders. A certificate of a Lender or the
Issuing Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts, in
Dollars, necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or its
holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of
this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent
manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the
case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 20 days
after receipt thereof.

          (d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or
the Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not
constitute a waiver of such Lender's or the Issuing Lender's right to demand
such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate
a Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs
or reductions incurred more than 120 days prior to the date that such Lender or
the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in
Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender's or
the Issuing Lender's intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further
that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such

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increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 120-day period referred
to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

          SECTION 2.15. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment
of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an
Interest Period therefor (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the
conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest
Period therefor, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any
Syndicated Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto
(regardless of whether such notice is permitted to be revocable under Section
2.10(c) and is revoked in accordance herewith) (other than as a result of
Section 2.13), or (d) the assignment as a result of a request by the Company
pursuant to Section 2.18(b) of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day
of an Interest Period therefor, then, in any such event, the Company shall
compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such
event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, the loss to any Lender attributable
to any such event shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender
to be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that such
Lender would pay for a deposit equal to the principal amount of such Loan
denominated in the currency of such Loan for the period from the date of such
payment, conversion, failure or assignment to the last day of the then current
Interest Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert
or continue, the duration of the Interest Period that would have resulted from
such borrowing, conversion or continuation) if the interest rate payable on such
deposit were equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such currency for such Interest
Period, over (ii) the amount of interest that such Lender would earn on such
principal amount for such period if such Lender were to invest such principal
amount for such period at the interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or
an affiliate of such Lender) for deposits denominated in such currency from
other banks in the eurocurrency market at the commencement of such period. A
certificate of any Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for and
calculation of any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive
pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be
conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender the amount
shown as due on any such certificate within 20 days after receipt thereof.

          SECTION 2.16. Taxes.

          (a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of
any obligation of any Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes; provided that if any Borrower shall be required to deduct any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable
shall be increased as necessary so that after making all such required
deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under
this Section) the Administrative Agent, each Lender or the Issuing Lender (as
the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had
no such deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such deductions and
(iii) such Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

          (b) Payment of Other Taxes. In addition, each Borrower shall pay any
Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable
law.

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          (c) Indemnification by the Borrowers. Each Borrower shall indemnify
the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Lender, within 20 days
after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on
or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, and
any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with
respect thereto ; provided that upon the request, and at the sole expense of,
any Borrower, the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as
the case may be, shall reasonably afford such Borrower the opportunity to
contest (at such Borrower's expense), and reasonably cooperate with such
Borrower in contesting, the imposition of any Taxes giving rise to such amount;
provided that (i) to the extent that any such Taxes are required by applicable
law to be paid prior to commencing any such contest, such Borrower shall pay or
reimburse such Taxes whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed
or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority, (ii) such Borrower shall
have confirmed in writing to such Person its obligation to pay such indemnity
amounts pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) such Person shall have received at
such Borrower's sole expense an opinion, in a form reasonably satisfactory to
such Person, of independent tax counsel selected by such Borrower and reasonably
acceptable to such Person to the effect that there exists a reasonable basis for
such contest, (iv) such Borrower shall reimburse such Person for its reasonable
attorneys' and accountants' fees and disbursements incurred in so cooperating
with such Borrower in so contesting and (v) nothing in this paragraph (c) shall
be construed to require such Person to rearrange its tax affairs other than as
it sees fit in its sole discretion or to disclose or provide its tax returns or
other information it reasonably considers confidential or proprietary to any
Person. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount of such
payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Lender or the Issuing Lender,
or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the
Issuing Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

          (d) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by any Borrower to a Governmental Authority,
such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a
certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing
such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of
such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

          (e) U.S. Law Exemptions; Required Certificates. Any Foreign Lender
that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the
law of the jurisdiction in which the Company or any Subsidiary Borrower that is
a Domestic Subsidiary is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a
party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the
Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times
prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Company, such
properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as
will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.

          Without limiting the foregoing, each Foreign Lender, with respect to
Loans made to the Company or any Subsidiary Borrower that is a Domestic
Subsidiary, or Letters of Credit

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issued for the account of the Company or any such Subsidiary Borrower, shall
deliver to the Company and each such Subsidiary Borrower, with copies to the
Administrative Agent, two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, or, in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming exemption
from the withholding of U.S. federal income tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c)
of the Code with respect to payments of "portfolio interest," a certificate
representing that such Foreign. Lender is not (i) a "bank" for purposes of
Section 881(c) of the Code, (ii) a ten-percent shareholder of the Company
(within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code) or (iii) a controlled
foreign corporation related to the Company (within the meaning of Section
864(d)(4) of the Code), and a Form W-8BEN, or any subsequent versions thereof or
successors thereto, in all cases properly completed and duly executed by such
Foreign Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of,
withholding of U.S. federal income tax on all payments by or on account of any
obligation of the Company or (if applicable) such Subsidiary Borrower under this
Agreement or under any other Loan Document. Such forms shall be delivered by
each such Foreign Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this
Agreement. In addition, each such Foreign Lender shall deliver such forms
immediately prior to the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously
delivered by such Foreign Lender. Each such Foreign Lender shall promptly notify
the Company and (if applicable) such Subsidiary Borrower at any time it
determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously
delivered certificate to the Person(s) to whom such certificate was previously
delivered (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing
authorities for such purpose).

          (f) Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Exemptions; Required Certificates. If
the Administrative Agent or any Lender is entitled to an exemption from or
reduction in the rate of the imposition, deduction or withholding of any
Indemnified Tax or Other Tax under the laws of the jurisdiction in which any
Subsidiary Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary is organized or engaged in
business, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to
payments by such Subsidiary Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, then the Administrative Agent or such Lender (as the case may be)
shall deliver to such Subsidiary Borrower or the relevant Governmental
Authority, in the manner and at the time or times prescribed by applicable law
or as reasonably requested by the Company (at least 60 days prior to the due
date required for submission thereof), such properly completed and executed
documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the
Company as will permit such payments to be made without the imposition,
deduction or withholding of such Indemnified Tax or Other Tax or at a reduced
rate, provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender is legally entitled
to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in its reasonable
judgment such completion, execution or submission would not materially prejudice
its commercial or legal position or require disclosure of information it
considers confidential or proprietary.

          (g) Refunds. If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing
Lender determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund
of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Borrower
or with respect to which any Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to
this Section, it shall pay over such refund to such Borrower (but only to the
extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Borrower
under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such
refund),

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net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or
the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any
interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such
refund); provided that such Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative
Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over
to such Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the
relevant Governmental Authority, other than any such penalties, interest or
other charges attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as applicable) to the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender in the event the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender is required to repay
such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section shall not be construed
to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender to make
available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which
it deems confidential or proprietary) to any Borrower or any other Person.

          SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of
Set-offs.

          (a) Payments by the Obligors. Each Obligor shall make each payment
required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or
reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or under Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16, or
otherwise) or under any other Loan Document (except to the extent otherwise
provided therein) prior to 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the date when due, in
immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts
received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the
Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding
Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments
shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent's Account,
except as otherwise expressly provided in the relevant Loan Document and except
payments to be made directly to the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender as
expressly provided herein and payments pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and
10.03, which shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The
Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for
account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following
receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a
Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon
shall be payable for the period of such extension. All amounts owing under this
Agreement (including facility fees, payments required under Section 2.14, and
payments required under Section 2.15 relating to any Loan denominated in
Dollars, but not including principal of, and interest on, any Loan denominated
in any Foreign Currency or payments relating to any such Loan required under
Section 2.15, which are payable in such Foreign Currency) or under any other
Loan Document (except to the extent otherwise provided therein) are payable in
Dollars. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Borrower shall fail to pay any
principal of any Loan when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by
mandatory prepayment or otherwise) or shall fail to pay any reimbursement
obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when due, the unpaid portion of
such Loan or reimbursement obligation shall, if such Loan or reimbursement
obligation is not denominated in Dollars, automatically be redenominated in
Dollars on the due date thereof (or, if such due date is a day other than the
last day of the Interest Period therefor, on the last day of such Interest
Period) in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent thereof on the date of such
redenomination and such principal or reimbursement obligation shall be payable
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demand; and if any Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan that is
not denominated in Dollars or on any LC Disbursement made pursuant to a Letter
of Credit that is not denominated in Dollars, such interest shall automatically
be redenominated in Dollars on the due date therefor (or, if such due date is a
day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor, on the last day of
such Interest Period) in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent thereof on the
date of such redenomination and such interest shall be payable on demand.

          (b) Application of Insufficient Payments. If at any time insufficient
funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all
amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due
hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, to pay interest and fees then
due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the
amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, to pay
principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among
the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and
unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

          (c) Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided
herein: (i) each Syndicated Borrowing shall be made from the Lenders, each
payment of facility fee under Section 2.11 shall be made for account of the
Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Commitments
under Section 2.08 shall be applied to the respective Commitments of the
Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments; (ii)
each Syndicated Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders
according to the amounts of their respective Commitments (in the case of the
making of Syndicated Loans) or their respective Loans that are to be included in
such Borrowing (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (iii)
each payment or prepayment of principal of Syndicated Loans by any Borrower
shall be made for account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the
respective unpaid principal amounts of the Syndicated Loans held by them; and
(iv) each payment of interest on Syndicated Loans by any Borrower shall be made
for account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest
on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders.

          (d) Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising
any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of
any principal of or interest on any of its Syndicated Loans or participations in
LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment
of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Syndicated Loans and
participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest
thereon then due than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the
Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value)
participations in the Syndicated Loans and participations in LC Disbursements
and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit
of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with
the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective
Syndicated Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans;
provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any
portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations
shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such
recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not
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accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a
Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any
of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or
participant, other than to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof
(as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each Obligor
consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so
under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the
foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Obligor rights of set-off and
counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were
a direct creditor of such Obligor in the amount of such participation.

          (e) Presumptions of Payment. Unless the Administrative Agent shall
have received notice from the relevant Borrower prior to the date on which any
payment is due to the Administrative Agent for account of the Lenders or the
Issuing Lender hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such
date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption,
distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount
due. In such event, if the relevant Borrower has not in fact made such payment,
then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, severally
agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so
distributed to such Lender or the Issuing Lender with interest thereon, for each
day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but
excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds
Effective Rate.

          (f) Certain Deductions by the Administrative Agent. If any Lender
shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section
2.04(c), 2.05(e), 2.06(b) or 2.17(e), then the Administrative Agent may, in its
discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts
thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for account of such Lender to
satisfy such Lender's obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied
obligations are fully paid.

          (g) Payments in Foreign Currencies by the Administrative Agent
Generally. With respect to the payment of any amount denominated in euros or in
a National Currency, the Administrative Agent shall not be liable to the
Borrowers or any of the Lenders in any way whatsoever for any delay, or the
consequences of any delay, in the crediting to any account of any amount
required by this Agreement to be paid by the Administrative Agent if the
Administrative Agent shall have taken all relevant steps to achieve, on the date
required by this Agreement, the payment of such amount in immediately available,
freely transferable, cleared funds (in euros or in such National Currency, as
the case may be) to the account of any Lender in the Principal Financial Center
in the Participating Member State which the relevant Borrower or such Lender, as
the case may be, shall have specified for such purpose. For the purposes of this
paragraph, "all relevant steps" means all such steps as may be prescribed from
time to time by the regulations or operating procedures of such clearing or
settlement system as the Administrative Agent may from time to time determine
for the purpose of clearing or settling payments in euros or such National
Currency.

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          SECTION 2.18. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

          (a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests
compensation under Section 2.14, or if the Company is required to pay any
additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for account of any
Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts
to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans
hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its
offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such
designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant
to Section 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not
subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise
be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Company hereby agrees to pay, within 20
days after written demand therefor, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment; provided
that such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to notify the Company in advance
before incurring such cost or expense which such Lender deems to be material.

          (b) Replacement of Lenders. If (i) any Lender requests compensation
under Section 2.14, (ii) the Company is required to pay any additional amount to
any Lender or any Governmental Authority for account of any Lender pursuant to
Section 2.16, (iii) any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans
hereunder or (iv) any Lender refuses to consent to any amendment, modification
or waiver of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents that pursuant hereto or
thereto requires the consent of all of the Lenders (or all of the Lenders
affected thereby), then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon
notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to
assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the
restrictions contained in Section 10.04), all its interests, rights and
obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such
obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such
assignment); provided that (i) the Company shall have received the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Commitment is being assigned, the
Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably
be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to
the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements
and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other
amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such
outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company (in the case
of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting
from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made
pursuant to Section 2.16, such assignment will result in a reduction in such
compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such
assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such
Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such
assignment and delegation cease to apply.

          SECTION 2.19. Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers.

          (a) Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Section (including paragraph (b) of this Section), the
Company may, at any time or from time to time upon not less than 10 Business
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other period which is acceptable to the Administrative Agent), request that a
wholly-owned Subsidiary specified in such notice become a party to this
Agreement as a Borrower; provided that each such designation shall be subject to
the prior approval of the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld). The Administrative Agent shall upon receipt of such
notice from the Company promptly notify each Lender of the Company's
designation. Upon such approval and the satisfaction of the conditions specified
in paragraph (b) of this Section, such Subsidiary shall become a party to this
Agreement as a Borrower hereunder and shall be entitled to borrow Loans or
request the issuance of Letters of Credit on and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
the Lenders of such designation.

          (b) Conditions Precedent to Designation Effectiveness. The designation
by the Company of any wholly-owned Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder
shall not become effective until the date on which the Administrative Agent
shall have received each of the following documents (each of which shall be
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in form and substance):

          (i) Designation Letter. A Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter, duly
     completed and executed by the Company and the relevant Subsidiary,
     delivered to the Administrative Agent at least 5 Business Days before the
     date on which such Subsidiary is proposed to become a Subsidiary Borrower;

          (ii) Opinion of Counsel. If requested by the Administrative Agent, a
     favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the
     Lenders and appropriately dated) of counsel to such Subsidiary satisfactory
     to the Administrative Agent in the jurisdiction in which such Subsidiary is
     organized (the "Relevant Jurisdiction"), (and the Company and such
     Subsidiary Borrower hereby and by delivery of such Subsidiary Borrower
     Designation Letter instruct such counsel to deliver such opinion to the
     Lenders and the Administrative Agent, if such opinion is so requested), as
     to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request
     (which may include the due incorporation of such Subsidiary under the laws
     of the Relevant Jurisdiction, the due authorization, execution and delivery
     by such Subsidiary of such Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter and of
     any extensions of credit to made by it hereunder, the obtaining of all
     licenses, approvals and consents of, and the making of all filings and
     registrations with, any applicable Governmental Authority required in
     connection therewith (or the absence of any thereof), the legality,
     validity and binding effect and enforceability thereof and the absence of
     any withholding or similar tax under the laws of the Relevant Jurisdiction
     in respect of payments by such Subsidiary Borrower hereunder);

          (iii) Corporate Documents. Such documents and certificates as the
     Administrative Agent may reasonably request (including certified copies of
     the organizational documents of such Subsidiary and of resolutions of its
     board of directors authorizing such Subsidiary becoming a Borrower
     hereunder, and of all documents evidencing all other necessary corporate or
     other action required with respect to such Subsidiary Borrower becoming
     party to this Agreement); and

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          (iv) Other Documents. Receipt of such other documents relating thereto
     as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request, which
     may include other documents that are consistent with conditions for
     Subsidiary Borrowers set forth in Section 4.01.

          (c) Termination of Subsidiary Borrowers. The Company may, at any time
at which a Subsidiary Borrower shall not be an account party with respect to an
outstanding Letter of Credit and which shall have no unpaid LC Disbursements or
unpaid interest on any LC Disbursements and no Loans or any other amounts
hereunder or under any other Loan Documents shall be outstanding to such
Subsidiary Borrower, terminate such Subsidiary Borrower as a Borrower hereunder
by delivering to the Administrative Agent an executed notice thereof (each a
"Subsidiary Borrower Termination Letter"), substantially in the form of Exhibit
G. Any Subsidiary Borrower Termination Letter furnished hereunder shall be
effective upon receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly
so notify the Lenders and the Issuing Lender), whereupon all commitments of the
Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit for account of such Subsidiary
Borrower and all commitments of the Lenders to make Loans to such Subsidiary
Borrower and all of rights of such Subsidiary Borrower hereunder shall terminate
and such Subsidiary Borrower shall immediately cease to be a Borrower hereunder.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the delivery of a Subsidiary
Borrower Termination Letter with respect to any Subsidiary Borrower shall not
terminate (i) any obligation of such Subsidiary Borrower that remains unpaid at
the time of such delivery (including any obligation arising thereafter in
respect of such Subsidiary Borrower under Section 2.16) or (ii) the obligations
of the Company under Article III with respect to any such unpaid obligations.

                                   ARTICLE III

                                    GUARANTEE

          SECTION 3.01. The Guarantee.

          (a) The Company hereby guarantees to each Lender and the
Administrative Agent and their respective successors and assigns the prompt
payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) of the principal of and interest on the Loans made by the Lenders to
each Subsidiary Borrower, all reimbursement obligations in respect of LC
Disbursements and all interest thereon payable by each Subsidiary Borrower, and
all other amounts from time to time owing by each Subsidiary Borrower to the
Lenders or the Administrative Agent under any of the other Loan Documents or to
any Lender or any Affiliate thereof under Hedging Agreements, in each case
strictly in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations being herein
collectively called the "Company Guaranteed Obligations"). The Company hereby
further agrees that if any Subsidiary Borrower shall fail to pay in full when
due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the
Company Guaranteed Obligations owing by such Subsidiary, the Company will
promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the
case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Company
Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full

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when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in
accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

          (b) The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantee
to each Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective successors and
assigns the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest on the Loans made by
the Lenders to each Borrower (other than such Subsidiary Guarantor), all
reimbursement obligations in respect of LC Disbursements and all interest
thereon payable by each such Borrower and all other amounts from time to time
owing to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent by each such Borrower under
this Agreement and under any of the other Loan Documents, in each case strictly
in accordance with the terms thereof (such obligations being herein collectively
called the "Subsidiary Borrower Guaranteed Obligations" and, together with the
Company Guaranteed Obligations, the "Guaranteed Obligations"). The Subsidiary
Guarantors hereby further jointly and severally agree that if any Borrower shall
fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) any of the Subsidiary Borrower Guaranteed Obligations, the Subsidiary
Guarantors will promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever,
and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of
the Subsidiary Borrower Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid
in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in
accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

          SECTION 3.02. Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the
Guarantors under Section 3.01 are absolute and unconditional, joint and several,
irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability
of the obligations of any Borrower under this Agreement or any other agreement
or instrument referred to herein, or any substitution, release or exchange of
any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and,
also to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any
other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of
this Section that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute
and unconditional, joint and several, under any and all circumstances. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, the occurrence of any one or more of the
following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Guarantors hereunder,
which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

          (i) at any time or from time to time, without notice to the
     Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the
     Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance
     shall be waived;

          (ii) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this
     Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein shall be
     done or omitted;

          (iii) the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be
     accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be modified,
     supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under this Agreement
     or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein shall be waived or
     any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or

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     any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or
     otherwise dealt with; or

          (iv) any lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, the
     Administrative Agent or any Lender or Lenders as security for any of the
     Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected.

The Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment,
protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that the Administrative
Agent or any Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any
Borrower under this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to
herein, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security
for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

          SECTION 3.03. Reinstatement. The obligations of the Guarantors under
this Article shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any
reason any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed
Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of
the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy
or reorganization or otherwise, and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree
that they will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender on demand for
all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel)
incurred by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with such
rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in
defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference,
fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar law.

          SECTION 3.04. Subrogation. The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally
agree that until the payment and satisfaction in full of all Guaranteed
Obligations and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of the Lenders
under this Agreement they shall not exercise any right or remedy arising by
reason of any performance by them of their guarantee in Section 3.01, whether by
subrogation or otherwise, against any Borrower or any other guarantor of any of
the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed
Obligations.

          SECTION 3.05. Remedies. The Guarantors jointly and severally agree
that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of the
Borrowers under this Agreement may be declared to be forthwith due and payable
as provided in Article VIII (and shall be deemed to have become automatically
due and payable in the circumstances provided in Article VIII) for purposes of
Section 3.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition
preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due
and payable) as against any Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration
(or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable),
such obligations (whether or not due and payable by any Borrower) shall
forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 3.01.

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            SECTION 3.06. Instrument for the Payment of Money. Each Guarantor
hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article constitutes an instrument
for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Lender or the
Administrative Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such
Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to
bring motions and/or actions under New York CPLR Section 3213.

            SECTION 3.07. Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article is
a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever
arising.

            SECTION 3.08. Rights of Contribution. The Subsidiary Guarantors
hereby agree, as between themselves, that if any Subsidiary Guarantor shall
become an Excess Funding Guarantor (as defined below) by reason of the payment
by such Subsidiary Guarantor of any Guaranteed Obligations, each other
Subsidiary Guarantor shall, on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but
subject to the next sentence), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount
equal to such Subsidiary Guarantor's Pro Rata Share (as defined below and
determined, for this purpose, without reference to the properties, debts and
liabilities of such Excess Funding Guarantor) of the Excess Payment (as defined
below) in respect of such Guaranteed Obligations. The payment obligation of a
Subsidiary Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this Section shall be
subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the
obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the other provisions of this
Article and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right or remedy
with respect to such excess until payment and satisfaction in full of all of
such obligations.

            For purposes of this Section, (i) "Excess Funding Guarantor" means,
in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, a Subsidiary Guarantor that has paid
an amount in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed Obligations, (ii)
"Excess Payment" means, in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, the amount
paid by an Excess Funding Guarantor in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such
Guaranteed Obligations and (iii) "Pro Rata Share" means, for any Subsidiary
Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (x) the amount by which the
aggregate present fair saleable value of all properties of such Subsidiary
Guarantor (excluding any shares of stock of any other Subsidiary Guarantor)
exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor
(including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but
excluding the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder and any
obligations of any other Subsidiary Guarantor that have been guaranteed by such
Subsidiary Guarantor) to (y) the amount by which the aggregate fair saleable
value of all properties of all of the Subsidiary Guarantors exceeds the amount
of all the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured
and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Company and
the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) of all
of the Subsidiary Guarantors, determined (A) with respect to any Subsidiary
Guarantor that is a party hereto on the Effective Date, as of the Effective
Date, and (B) with respect to any other Subsidiary Guarantor, as of the date
such Subsidiary Guarantor becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.

            SECTION 3.09. General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any
action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state or Federal
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of
creditors generally, if the obligations of any

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Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 3.01 would otherwise, taking into account the
provisions of Section 3.08, be held or determined to be void, invalid or
unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account
of the amount of its liability under Section 3.01, then, notwithstanding any
other provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall,
without any further action by such Subsidiary Guarantor, any Lender, the
Administrative Agent or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced
to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the
claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

            The Company represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

            SECTION 4.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) (a) is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business
as now conducted and (c) is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing
in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except, in the case
of clause (b) or (c) above, where the failure to do so, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.

            SECTION 4.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are
within each Obligor's corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate and, if required, by all necessary shareholder action. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Obligor and constitutes,
and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party when executed and
delivered by such Obligor will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation
of such Obligor, enforceable against each Obligor in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability affecting
the enforcement of creditors' rights and (b) the application of general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law).

            SECTION 4.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions
(a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or
any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except for (i) such as have
been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) filings and
recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents,
(b) will not violate any Requirement of Law applicable to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries), (c) will not violate
or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument
binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial
Subsidiaries) or assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any
payment to be made by any such Person, and (d) except for the Liens

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created pursuant to the Security Documents, will not result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

            SECTION 4.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.

            (a) Financial Condition. The Company has heretofore furnished to the
Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders'
equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006,
reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants. Such
financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of such date and for such period in accordance with GAAP.

            (b) No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2006, there has
been no material adverse change in the business, assets, operations or
condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole (other than as a result of the consummation of the Bio Transaction).

            SECTION 4.05. Properties.

            (a) Property Generally. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) has good title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business,
subject only to Liens permitted by Section 7.02 and except for minor defects in
title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as
currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.

            (b) Intellectual Property. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) owns, or is licensed to use, all
trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property
material to its business, and the use thereof by the Company and its
Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for
any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

            SECTION 4.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters.

            (a) Actions, Suits and Proceedings. There are no actions, suits or
proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority now pending
against or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable
possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a
Material Adverse Effect (other than the actions, suits and proceedings disclosed
in Schedule 4.06(a)) or (ii) that involve this Agreement, any other Loan
Document or the Transactions.

            (b) Environmental Matters. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
has obtained all environmental, health and safety permits, licenses and other
authorizations required under all Environmental Laws to carry on its business as
now being or as proposed to be conducted, except to the extent failure to have
any such permit, license or authorization,

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individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect. Each of such permits, licenses and authorizations is
in full force and effect and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in
compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, and is also in compliance with
all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions,
requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in any applicable
Environmental Law or in any regulation, code, plan, order, decree, judgment,
injunction, notice or demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder, except to the extent failure to comply therewith, individually or in
the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect (other than the matters disclosed in Schedule 4.06(b)).

            (c) Disclosed Matters. Since the date hereof, there has been no
change in the status of the actions, suits, proceedings and other matters
disclosed in Schedules 4.06(a) and 4.06(b) that, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

            SECTION 4.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and
orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all
indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property,
except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has
occurred and is continuing.

            SECTION 4.08. Investment Company Status. Neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries is an "investment company" as defined in, or subject to
regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

            SECTION 4.09. Taxes. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has
timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have
been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been
paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which such Person has set aside on its books
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure
to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.

            SECTION 4.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for
which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated
benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date
of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more
than $40,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the
present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans
(based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial
statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $40,000,000 the fair
market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

            SECTION 4.11. Disclosure. The Company has disclosed to the Lenders
all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or
any of its Subsidiaries

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is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information
furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Obligors to the Administrative Agent
or the Lenders in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or
supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material
misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial
information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in
good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

            SECTION 4.12. Use of Credit. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in
the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental
or ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of
any extension of credit hereunder will be used to buy or carry any Margin Stock.

            SECTION 4.13. Subsidiaries. Set forth in Schedule 4.13 is a complete
and correct list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company as of the date
hereof, together with, for each Subsidiary, (i) the jurisdiction of organization
of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding ownership interests in such
Subsidiary and (iii) the nature of the ownership interests held by each such
Person and the percentage of ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such
ownership interests. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.13, (x) each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries owns, free and clear of Liens (other than Liens
created pursuant to the Security Documents and Permitted Encumbrances), and has
the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding ownership interests in each
Subsidiary shown to be held by it in Schedule 4.13, (y) all of the issued and
outstanding Capital Stock of each Subsidiary organized as a corporation is
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and (z) there are no outstanding
Equity Rights with respect to each such Subsidiary.

            SECTION 4.14. Labor Matters. There are no strikes or other labor
disputes against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened, other than any thereof that (individually
or in the aggregate) could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Company and
its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or
any other applicable law, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority
dealing with such matters that (individually or in the aggregate) could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due
from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on account of employee health and
welfare insurance that (individually or in the aggregate) could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect if not paid have been paid or
accrued as a liability on the books of the Company or the relevant Subsidiary.

            SECTION 4.15. Representations and Warranties Affecting Certain
Subsidiary Borrowers. In the case of each Subsidiary Borrower that is a Foreign
Subsidiary: (a) no authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or
registrations with, any Governmental Authority are necessary for the execution,
delivery or performance by such Subsidiary Borrower

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of the Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter to which it is a party (if
applicable), this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or for the validity or
enforceability of any thereof or for the Borrowings (if any) by or other
extensions of credit to such Subsidiary Borrower hereunder; (b) to ensure the
legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of this
Agreement against such Subsidiary Borrower, it is not necessary that this
Agreement or any other document be filed or recorded with any Governmental
Authority or that any stamp or similar tax be paid on or in respect of this
Agreement, or any other document other than such filings and recordations that
have already been made and such stamp or similar taxes that have already been
paid; (c) each of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such
Subsidiary Borrower is a party is in proper legal form under the law of the
jurisdiction of organization of each Subsidiary Borrower for the enforcement
thereof against each Subsidiary Borrower, and all formalities required in the
jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary Borrower for the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement and such other Loans Documents (including any
necessary registration, recording or filing with any court or other authority in
such jurisdiction) have been accomplished, and no Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes are required to be paid to such jurisdiction, or any political subdivision
thereof or therein, and no notarization is required, for the validity and
enforceability thereof; (d) such Subsidiary Borrower is subject to
administrative civil and commercial law with respect to its obligations under
the Loan Documents, and the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan
Documents by such Subsidiary Borrower constitute private and commercial acts
rather than public or governmental acts (to the extent that these concepts are
applicable under the law of its jurisdiction of organization); and (e) under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which such Subsidiary Borrower is located, such
Subsidiary Borrower is not entitled to immunity on the ground of sovereignty or
the like from the jurisdiction of any court or from any action, suit or
proceeding, or the service of process in connection therewith, arising under the
Loan Documents.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                   CONDITIONS

            SECTION 5.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make
Loans and of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not
become effective until the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have
received each of the following documents, each of which shall be satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent (and to the extent specified below, to each Lender) in
form and substance (or such condition shall have been waived in accordance with
Section 10.02):

            (a) Executed Counterparts. From each party hereto either (i) a
      counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii)
      written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may
      include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page to this
      Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

            (b) Opinion of Counsel to the Obligors. An opinion, addressed to the
      Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date, of (i)
      Peter Thauer,

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      Esq., General Counsel of the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit
      D-1, (ii) Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, special New York counsel to the
      Obligors, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 and (iii) Graham,
      Thompson & Co., Bahamas counsel to the Company, in form and substance
      satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in form and substance
      satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, in each case covering such
      other matters relating to the Company, the other Obligors, this Agreement
      or the Transactions as the Required Lenders shall reasonably request (and
      the Company hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinion to the
      Lenders and the Administrative Agent).

            (c) Opinion of Special New York Counsel to JPMCB. An opinion, dated
      the Effective Date, of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, special New
      York counsel to JPMCB, substantially in the form of Exhibit E (and JPMCB
      hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinion to the Lenders).

            (d) Corporate Documents. Such documents and certificates as the
      Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the
      organization, existence and good standing of each Obligor, the
      authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to
      the Obligors, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and
      substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

            (e) Officer's Certificate. A certificate, dated the Effective Date
      and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of
      the Company, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in the
      lettered clauses of the first sentence of Section 5.02.

            (f) Pledge Agreement. A Pledge Agreement in respect of 66% of the
      capital stock of Cambrex Bahamas, Inc., in substantially the form of
      Exhibit B, duly executed and delivered by the Company and the
      Administrative Agent, together with the certificate in respect of such
      capital stock accompanied by an undated stock power executed in blank. In
      addition, the Company shall have taken such other action as the
      Administrative Agent shall have requested in order to perfect the security
      interests created pursuant to such Pledge Agreement.

            (g) Financial Information. (i) A pro forma consolidated balance
      sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2006, adjusted to give pro forma
      effect to the consummation of the Bio Transaction, the payment of the
      Special Dividend (with up to $150,000,000 to be funded by Loans hereunder)
      and the repayment of loans under, and the termination of, the Prior Credit
      Agreement; and (ii) a certificate of the Company, executed by its chief
      financial officer, confirming that, based on then available unaudited
      financial statements prepared in good faith by the Company, pro forma
      Consolidated EBITDA for (A) the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
      ending December 31, 2006 (assuming corporate overhead expense of
      $17,500,000 (including $1,000,000 of depreciation) for such period,
      adjusted to give effect to the Bio Transaction) will be at least
      $49,000,000 and (B) for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2007 (it being
      understood that, for purposes of such calculation, corporate overhead
      expense will be deemed to be the sum of (i) the actual aggregate amount of
      corporate overhead expense

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      for the period from and including February 7, 2007 through March 31, 2007
      plus (ii) an assumed amount of corporate overhead expense of $1,800,000
      (of which $103,000 is assumed to be depreciation)) will be at least
      $10,000,000.

            (h) Other Documents. Such other documents as the Administrative
      Agent or special New York counsel to JPMCB may reasonably request.

            The obligation of each Lender to make its initial extension of
credit hereunder is also subject to the payment by the Company of such fees as
the Company shall have agreed to pay to any Lender or the Administrative Agent
in connection herewith, including the reasonable fees and expenses of Milbank,
Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, special New York counsel to JPMCB, in connection
with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents and the extensions of credit hereunder (to the extent
that statements for such fees and expenses have been delivered to the Company).
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the
Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

            SECTION 5.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to
make any Loan, and of the Issuing Lender to issue, amend, renew or extend any
Letter of Credit, is additionally subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:

            (a) each of the representations and warranties made by the Company
      in this Agreement, and by each Obligor in each of the other Loan Documents
      to which it is a party, shall be true and complete on and as of the date
      of such Loan or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of
      such Letter of Credit, as applicable, with the same force and effect as if
      made on and as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is
      expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such
      specific date); and

            (b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Loan
      or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit,
      as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of
Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the
Company on the date thereof as to the matters specified in the preceding
sentence.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                              AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

            Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the
principal of and interest on each Loan and all other amounts owing hereunder
shall have been paid
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Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements
shall have been reimbursed, the Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders
that:

            SECTION 6.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The
Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent (and upon receipt thereof the
Administrative Agent will promptly furnish to each Lender):

            (a) within 100 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
      Company, the audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of
      operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its
      Subsidiaries as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in
      each case in comparative form the figures for (or, in the case of the
      balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all reported on
      by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent public accountants of
      recognized national standing (without a "going concern" or like
      qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as
      to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial
      statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition
      and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a
      consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

            (b) within 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
      quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, the consolidated balance
      sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
      flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of and for such
      fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of such fiscal year, setting
      forth in each case in comparative form the figures for (or, in the case of
      the balance sheet, as of the end of) the corresponding period or periods
      of the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the
      Company as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial
      condition and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries on
      a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject
      to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

            (c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under
      clause (a) or (b) of this Section, a certificate of a Financial Officer
      (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has
      occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed
      to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed
      calculations demonstrating compliance with Sections 7.01, 7.02, 7.05, 7.09
      and 7.10, (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application
      thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements
      referred to in Section 4.04 and, if any such change has occurred,
      specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements
      accompanying such certificate and (iv) setting forth the name of any
      Subsidiary formed or acquired during the three-month period ending on the
      last day of the relevant fiscal quarter or fiscal year and its
      jurisdiction of organization;

            (d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under
      clause (a) of this Section, a certificate of the accounting firm that
      reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained
      knowledge during the course of their examination of such

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      financial statements of any Default (which certificate may be limited to
      the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines);

            (e) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all
      periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by
      the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the
      functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or
      distributed by the Company to its shareholders generally; and

            (f) promptly following any request therefor, such other information
      regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the
      Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of this
      Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any
      Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request.

            SECTION 6.02. Notices of Material Events. The Company will furnish
to the Administrative Agent (and upon receipt thereof the Administrative Agent
will promptly furnish to each Lender) prompt written notice of the following:

            (a) the occurrence of any Default;

            (b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by
      or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting
      the Company or any of its Affiliates that, if adversely determined, could
      reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company and its
      Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $15,000,000;

            (c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with
      any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to
      result in liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate
      amount exceeding $15,000,000;

            (d) the assertion of any environmental matter by any Person against,
      or with respect to the activities of, the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries and any violation of or non-compliance with any Environmental
      Laws or any permits, licenses or authorizations, other than any
      environmental matter or alleged violation that could not reasonably be
      expected to (either individually or in the aggregate) result in liability
      of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding
      $15,000,000; and

            (e) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be
      expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of
a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the
details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken
or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

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            SECTION 6.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Company will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal
existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material
to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit
any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section
7.03.

            SECTION 6.04. Payment of Obligations. The Company will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including tax
liabilities, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where
(a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings, (b) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its
books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the
failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.

            SECTION 6.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Company
will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all
property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain, with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against
such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or
similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

            SECTION 6.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Company
will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record
and account in which full, true and correct entries in accordance with GAAP and
all Requirements of Law are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to
its business and activities. The Company will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to (i) not more than once per any fiscal quarter for any Lender or
the Administrative Agent (unless any Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing), permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent
or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its
properties, to examine and (if doing so shall be reasonably related to this
Agreement) make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs,
finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at
such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested and (ii) not more
than once per any fiscal quarter (unless any Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing), permit the Administrative Agent or any
representatives designated by the Administrative Agent to conduct a
comprehensive field audit of its books, records, properties and assets.

            SECTION 6.07. Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders
of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, Environmental
Laws) applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect.

            SECTION 6.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of
the Loans will be used for the general corporate purposes of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, including to pay fees and expenses payable in connection herewith,
and to fund up to $150,000,000 of the Special Dividend. No part of the proceeds
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Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that
entails a violation of any of the regulations of the Board, including, without
limitation, Regulations T, U and X. Letters of Credit will be issued only for
general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

            SECTION 6.09. Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries; Further
Assurances.

            (a) Domestic Subsidiary Guarantors. The Company will take such
action, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to take such action, from time
to time as shall be necessary to ensure that all Domestic Subsidiaries of the
Company (other than an Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary) are "Subsidiary
Guarantors" hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the
event that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall form or acquire any new
Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary) after the
Effective Date, the Company and its Subsidiaries will cause such new Domestic
Subsidiary, promptly but in no event later than 45 days following the formation
or acquisition of such new Domestic Subsidiary, to

            (i) become a "Subsidiary Guarantor" hereunder, pursuant to a
      Guarantee Assumption Agreement, and

            (ii) deliver such proof of corporate action, incumbency of officers,
      opinions of counsel and other documents as is consistent with those
      delivered by each Obligor pursuant to Section 5.01 on the Effective Date
      or as the Administrative Agent shall have requested.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary; (A) if at any time the
aggregate assets or revenues of Domestic Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary
Guarantors hereunder exceed $20,000,000 (as determined (in the case of assets)
as of the end of and (in the case of revenues) for the most recently completed
fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Company), the Company will cause one or
more Domestic Subsidiaries that are not then Subsidiary Guarantors to become a
Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder pursuant to this Section 6.09(a) so that such
condition no longer exists, promptly but in no event later than 45 days
following the delivery of the financial statements of the Company for such
fiscal quarter or fiscal year and (B) if at any time any Domestic Subsidiary
that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall no longer be an Immaterial
Domestic Subsidiary (as determined (in the case of assets) as of the end of and
(in the case of revenues) for the most recently completed fiscal quarter or
fiscal year of the Company), the Company will cause such Domestic Subsidiary to
become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to this Section 6.09(a), promptly but in
no event later than 45 days following the delivery of the financial statements
of the Company for such fiscal quarter or fiscal year.

            (b) Foreign Subsidiaries. The Company will take such action, and
will cause each of its Domestic Subsidiaries to take such action, from time to
time as shall be necessary to ensure that (i) 66% of the voting Capital Stock of
any First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary)
and (ii) so long as the pledge thereof could not have any adverse tax
consequences for the Company, 100% of all other Capital Stock of such Foreign
Subsidiary shall be pledged in favor of the Administrative Agent (or a sub-agent
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benefit of the Lenders, pursuant to a Pledge Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Company or any of its
Domestic Subsidiaries shall form or acquire any new First-Tier Foreign
Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary) after the Effective
Date, the Company will or cause such Domestic Subsidiary to, comply with the
requirements of this Section 6.09(b) promptly but in no event later than 45 days
following the formation or acquisition of such Foreign Subsidiary, and in that
connection the Company or such Domestic Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall
deliver such proof of corporate action, incumbency of officers, opinions of
counsel and other documents as is consistent with those delivered by each
Obligor pursuant to Section 5.01 on the Effective Date or as the Administrative
Agent shall have requested. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary; (A)
if at any time the aggregate assets or revenues of First-Tier Foreign
Subsidiaries the shares of Capital Stock of which have not been pledged pursuant
to this Agreement exceed $20,000,000 (as determined (in the case of assets) as
of the end of and (in the case of revenues) for the most recently completed
fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Company), the Company will, or cause the
relevant Domestic Subsidiary to, pledge the Capital Stock of one or more such
First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 6.09(b) so that such
condition no longer exists, promptly but in no event later than 45 days
following the delivery of the financial statements of the Company for such
fiscal quarter or fiscal year and (B) if at any time any First-Tier Foreign
Subsidiary (the capital stock of which has not been pledged pursuant to this
Agreement) shall no longer be an Immaterial Foreign Subsidiary (as determined
(in the case of assets) as of the end of and (in the case of revenues) for the
most recently completed fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Company), the
Company will, or cause the relevant Domestic Subsidiary to, comply with the
requirements of this Section 6.09(b) with respect to the Capital Stock of such
First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary, promptly but in no event later than 45 days
following the delivery of the financial statements of the Company for such
fiscal quarter or fiscal year.

            (c) Further Assurances. The Company will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall reasonably be
requested by the Administrative Agent to effectuate the purposes and objectives
of this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                               NEGATIVE COVENANTS

            Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal
of and interest on each Loan and all other amounts owing hereunder have been
paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC
Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Company covenants and agrees with
the Lenders that:

            SECTION 7.01. Indebtedness. The Company will not, nor will it permit
any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Indebtedness, except:

            (a) Indebtedness created hereunder and under the other Loan
      Documents;

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            (b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and listed in Schedule
      7.01 and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness
      that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

            (c) Indebtedness of the Company owing to any Subsidiary or of any
      Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Subsidiary;

            (d) Guarantees by the Company or any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of
      the Company or any other Subsidiary;

            (e) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary incurred to finance the
      acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets,
      including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in
      connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on
      any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals
      and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the
      outstanding principal amount thereof; provided that (i) such Indebtedness
      is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the
      completion of such construction or improvement and (ii) the aggregate
      principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (e) shall not
      exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding;

            (f) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the
      date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such
      Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount
      thereof; provided that such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person
      becomes a Subsidiary and is not created in contemplation of or in
      connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary;

            (g) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary as an account
      party or applicant in respect of letters of credit in an aggregate face
      amount not exceeding $10,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies)
      at any time outstanding;

            (h) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary arising in respect
      of Permitted Securitizations;

            (i) Priority Indebtedness not exceeding $10,000,000 in the aggregate
      at any time outstanding;

            (j) Indebtedness under Hedging Agreements entered into by the
      Company or any Subsidiary Borrower in the ordinary course of business and
      not for speculative purposes; and

            (k) other unsecured Indebtedness not exceeding $5,000,000 in the
      aggregate at any time outstanding.

            SECTION 7.02. Liens. The Company will not, nor will it permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any
property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any
income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any
thereof, except:

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            (a) Liens created hereunder or under any of the other Loan
      Documents;

            (b) Permitted Encumbrances;

            (c) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed in Schedule 7.02,
      and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the
      outstanding principal amount secured thereby, provided that (i) no such
      Lien shall extend to any other property or asset of the Company or any of
      its Subsidiaries and (ii) any such Lien shall secure only those
      obligations which it secures on the date hereof;

            (d) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the
      acquisition thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary or existing on any
      property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date
      hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that
      (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with
      such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be,
      (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the
      Company or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those
      obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date
      such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and extensions,
      renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding
      principal amount thereof;

            (e) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or
      improved by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such security
      interests secure (x) Indebtedness of the Company permitted by Section
      7.09(b) and (y) Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries permitted by clause (e)
      of Section 7.01, (ii) such security interests and the Indebtedness secured
      thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or
      the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness
      secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring,
      constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such
      security interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of the
      Company or any Subsidiary;

            (f) Liens arising in connection with Permitted Securitizations;

            (g) Liens securing Priority Indebtedness permitted under Section
      7.01(i);

            (h) Liens securing obligations under Hedging Agreements referred to
      in Section 7.01(j); and

            (i) Liens incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in
      addition to Liens incurred under the foregoing clauses (a) through (h) of
      this Section, provided that neither (i) the aggregate outstanding
      principal amount of the obligations secured thereby nor (ii) the aggregate
      fair market value (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred) of the
      property subject thereto shall exceed (as to the Company and all
      Subsidiaries) $5,000,000 at any time outstanding.

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            SECTION 7.03. Mergers, Consolidations, etc.; Changes in Lines of
Business.

            (a) The Company will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, merge or consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person, or liquidate, wind
up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) or take any
other action having a similar effect, except:

            (i) any Subsidiary may merge into the Company in a transaction in
      which the Company is the surviving corporation;

            (ii) any Subsidiary may merge into another Subsidiary;

            (iii) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Company
      determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the
      best interests of the Company and not materially disadvantageous to the
      Lenders; and

            (iv) the Company may merge with any Person (other than a Subsidiary)
      in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation;
      provided that (A) prior to the consummation of any such merger, the
      Company has provided the Administrative Agent with pro forma financial
      statements demonstrating compliance by the Company with Section 7.09,
      together with a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Company
      certifying compliance by the Company therewith after giving effect to such
      merger, and the other requirements of this Section and (B) both
      immediately prior to such merger and after giving effect thereto, no
      Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

            (b) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, engage in any business if, as a result, the general nature of
the business in which the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole would
then be engaged would be substantially changed from the general nature of the
business in which the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are engaged
as of the date hereof including the business of research and development,
manufacturing, sales or marketing of drugs or medical devices (including the
conduct of clinical trials and the application for, and the processing of,
governmental approvals related thereto).

            SECTION 7.04. Disposition of Assets. The Company will not, nor will
it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Disposition, except:

            (a) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business upon
      customary credit terms;

            (b) any Disposition of scrap or obsolete property, materials or
      equipment;

            (c) any Disposition of property of any Subsidiary to the Company or
      any other Subsidiary; and

            (d) Dispositions of property having an aggregate book value
      (disregarding any write-downs of such book value other than ordinary
      depreciation and amortization) not

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      exceeding $20,000,000, provided that, both immediately before such
      transaction and after giving effect thereto, no Default shall have
      occurred and be continuing.

            SECTION 7.05. Investments and Acquisitions. (a) The Company will
not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Investments,
except:

            (i) extensions of trade credit made in the ordinary course of
      business on customary credit terms and commission, travel and similar
      advances (having a tenor not exceeding 365 days) made to its officers and
      employees in the ordinary course of business;

            (ii) Investments outstanding on the date hereof and listed in
      Schedule 7.05;

            (iii) operating deposit accounts with banks;

            (iv) Investments in cash and Permitted Investments;

            (v) Investments by the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than any
      Receivables Subsidiary) in the Company and its Subsidiaries or in respect
      of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary
      (including, without limitation, Subsidiaries formed or organized after the
      date hereof);

            (vi) Investments consisting of Indebtedness permitted under Section
      7.01(c) or (d) or Indebtedness related to Letters of Credit;

            (vii) Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
      business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management
      of its liabilities;

            (viii) Investments in Capital Stock of the Company which is held by
      the Company as treasury stock and is restored to unissued status or is
      eliminated from authorized shares, or options in respect thereof;

            (ix) Investments constituting capital expenditures;

            (x) Investments consisting of security deposits with utilities and
      other like Persons, and Investments in respect of Guarantees of, or
      contingent obligations with respect to, indemnification and contribution
      agreements, "take or pay" or similar agreements, surety and appeal bonds,
      performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature and contracts for
      the purchase or use of equipment, inventory and supplies required by the
      Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case made in the ordinary course of
      business or in connection with other transactions permitted hereunder;

            (xi) accommodation guarantees for the benefit of trade creditors of
      the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

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            (xii) Guarantees of collectibility in respect of accounts receivable
      or notes receivable up to face value;

            (xiii) Investments in connection with any Acquisition (subject to
      compliance with the requirements of Section 7.05(b)) or any Disposition
      (subject to compliance with the requirements of Section 7.04);

            (xiv) Indebtedness of any Person which is the purchaser in
      connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder that is issued to the
      Company or any Subsidiary as consideration in whole or in part in respect
      of the purchase price thereof; and

            (xv) Investments in any Person (including Capital Stock or any debt
      securities convertible into Capital Stock) that is not, and as a result of
      such Investment does not become, a Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not
      exceeding $15,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency),
      provided that such Person is engaged in a line of business permitted under
      Section 7.03(b).

            (b) The Company will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, make any Acquisition with respect to which the Purchase Price paid by the
Company and its Subsidiaries exceeds $25,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in
any other currency), unless (i) such Acquisition, if the Acquired Entity is a
publicly held corporation, shall have been approved by the board of directors of
such Acquired Entity, (ii) after giving effect to any such Acquisition of
Capital Stock, the Acquired Entity becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of
the Company, (iii) the Acquired Entity is engaged in a line of business
permitted under Section 7.03(b), or is otherwise acceptable to the Required
Lenders, (iv) both immediately prior to such Acquisition and after giving effect
thereto, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (v) not less than
three Business Days prior to the consummation of such Acquisition, the Company
has furnished to the Administrative Agent (x) pro forma financial statements
demonstrating compliance with Section 7.09 after giving effect to such
Acquisition and (y) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Company
certifying compliance with this Section 7.05(b), after giving effect to such
Acquisition.

            SECTION 7.06. Restricted Payments. The Company will not, nor will it
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make,
directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment; provided that:

            (a) the Company may declare and pay dividends with respect to its
      Capital Stock payable solely in additional shares of its Capital Stock;

            (b) the Company may declare and pay within 30 days after the
      Effective Date a special one-time cash dividend or distribution to its
      shareholders (the "Special Dividend") in an aggregate amount not exceeding
      the sum of (i) the cash proceeds received by the Company and its
      Subsidiaries from the Bio Transaction (after deducting therefrom the
      amount of all related transaction costs payable in connection with the Bio
      Transaction, any change of control payments, if any, payable to officers
      of the Company following the consummation of the Bio Transaction, and all
      amounts paid under the Prior

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      Credit Agreement in connection with the termination and pay-off thereof)
      plus (ii) $150,000,000 (but only to the extent funded by the proceeds of
      Loans hereunder) plus (iii) an amount up to $30,000,000 from existing cash
      deposits of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (net of United States
      federal income tax liabilities (if any) resulting from the transfer of all
      or any portion of such cash deposits to the United States, as reasonably
      estimated by the Company); provided that, both immediately prior to such
      declaration and such payment and after giving effect thereto, no Default
      shall have occurred and be continuing; and

            (c) the Company may make, pay, declare or authorize any other
      Restricted Payment if, both immediately before and after giving effect to
      such Restricted Payment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit the making of any Restricted Payment
by any Subsidiary to the Company or to any of its shareholders.

            SECTION 7.07. Transactions with Affiliates. The Company will not,
nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer
any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property
or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its
Affiliates, except (a) transactions in the ordinary course of business at prices
and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary
than could be obtained on an arm's-length basis from unrelated third parties,
(b) transactions between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries not involving
any other Affiliate and (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.06.

            SECTION 7.08. Restrictive Agreements. The Company will not, and will
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur
or permit to exist any agreement or other consensual arrangement that prohibits,
restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Subsidiary to pay
dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its Capital Stock
or to make or repay loans or advances to the Company or any other Subsidiary or
to guarantee Indebtedness of the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that
the foregoing shall not apply to (a) restrictions and conditions imposed by law
(including any Requirement of Law) or by this Agreement, (b) restrictions and
conditions existing on the date hereof and identified in Schedule 7.08 (and any
extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification to, any such
restriction or condition that does not expand in any material respect the scope
thereof) and (c) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements
relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided that such
restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and
such sale is permitted hereunder.

            SECTION 7.09. Certain Financial Covenants.

            (a) Interest Coverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the
Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 3.00 to 1.0 at any time.

            (b) Leverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio
to be greater than 3.50:1.0 at any time.

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            SECTION 7.10. Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Company will not,
nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, become or remain liable in any
way, whether directly or by assignment or as a guarantor or other contingent
obligor, for the obligations of the lessee or user under any lease or contract
for the use of any real or personal property if such property was owned by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries for more than 90 days prior to the date such
Person became liable for such obligation and has been or is to be sold or
transferred to any other Person and was, is or will be used by the Company or
any such Subsidiary for substantially the same purpose as such property was used
by the Company or such Subsidiary prior to such sale or transfer or to enter
into any Synthetic Lease, except to the extent any such transaction is permitted
under Section 7.01(i).

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                EVENTS OF DEFAULT

            If any of the following events ("Events of Default") shall occur:

            (a) any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any
      reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the
      same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a
      date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

            (b) any Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any
      fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of
      this Article) payable under this Agreement or under any other Loan
      Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such
      failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five or more Business
      Days;

            (c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on
      behalf of any Obligor in or in connection with this Agreement or any other
      Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, or in
      any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished
      pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
      Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, shall prove
      to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or
      furnished;

            (d) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant,
      condition or agreement contained in Section 6.02(a), 6.03 (with respect to
      the Company's existence) or 6.08 (other than the second sentence thereof)
      or in Article VII; or any Guarantor shall default in the performance of
      any of its obligations contained herein; or the Company shall fail to
      observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in
      Section 6.09 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 15
      or more days;

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            (e) any Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant,
      condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those
      specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article) or any other Loan
      Document and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 or
      more days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent
      (given at the request of any Lender) to the Company;

            (f) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any
      Immaterial Subsidiary) shall fail to make any payment (whether of
      principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material
      Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable (after
      taking into account any applicable grace period);

            (g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material
      Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables
      or permits (after taking into account any applicable grace period) the
      holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on
      its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or
      to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof,
      prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (g) shall not
      apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the
      voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such
      Indebtedness;

            (h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary
      petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other
      relief in respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than
      any Immaterial Subsidiary) or its debts, or of all or a substantial part
      of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
      receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the
      appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator
      or similar official for the Company or any such Subsidiary or for all or a
      substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or
      petition shall continue undismissed for a period of 60 or more days or an
      order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be
      entered;

            (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any
      Immaterial Subsidiary) shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or
      file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief
      under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership
      or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution
      of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding
      or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or
      consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian,
      sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any such
      Subsidiary or for all or a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an
      answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it
      in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of
      creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the
      foregoing;

            (j) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any
      Immaterial Subsidiary) shall become unable, admit in writing its inability
      or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

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            (k) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate
      amount in excess of $10,000,000 shall be rendered against the Company or
      any of its Subsidiaries or any combination thereof and the same shall
      remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which such
      judgment shall not be effectively bonded or stayed, or any action shall be
      legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of
      the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enforce any such judgment;

            (l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the
      Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that
      have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the
      Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $20,000,000;

            (m) a Change in Control shall occur; or

            (n) any Lien created by the Security Documents shall at any time not
      constitute a valid and perfected Lien on the collateral intended to be
      covered thereby (to the extent perfection by filing, registration,
      recordation or possession is required herein or therein) in favor of the
      Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, free and clear of
      all other Liens (other than Permitted Encumbrances) or, except for
      expiration in accordance with its terms, any of the Security Documents
      shall for whatever reason be terminated or cease to be in full force and
      effect, or the enforceability of any Loan Document shall be contested by
      any Obligor party thereto;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to any Obligor
described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter
during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the
request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Company, take either or
both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the
Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii)
declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part,
in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter
be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so
declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all
fees and other obligations of the Obligors accrued hereunder, shall become due
and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of
any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Obligor; and in case of any
event with respect to any Obligor described in clause (h) or (i) of this
Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the
Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and
other obligations of the Obligors accrued hereunder, shall automatically become
due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Obligor.

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                                   ARTICLE IX

                            THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

            Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably
appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on
its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative
Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as
are reasonably incidental thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender
hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver
the Pledge Agreements (and/or any amendments thereto) contemplated by Section
5.01(f) and, if applicable, Section 6.09(b) and/or to take such other steps with
respect to the pledge of Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary thereunder as
the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine (and the Lenders hereby
approve and ratify the terms of each such Pledge Agreement).

            The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have
the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and
may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such
Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally
engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other
Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

            The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations
except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not
be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a
Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not
have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary
powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or
by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to
exercise in writing by the Required Lenders, and (c) except as expressly set
forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not
have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose,
any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is
communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any
of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable
for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of
the Required Lenders (or, to the extent required by this Agreement, all of the
Lenders) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default
unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by
the Company or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible
for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or
representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document
delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii)
the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms
or conditions set forth herein or therein, (iv) the validity, enforceability,
effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any
other agreement, instrument or document, or

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(v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article V or elsewhere herein
or therein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be
delivered to the Administrative Agent.

            The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall
not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate,
consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative
Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and
believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any
liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal
counsel (who may be counsel for an Obligor), independent accountants and other
experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not
taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or
experts.

            The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and
exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents
appointed by the Administrative Agent (and which may include any of its
Affiliates and, without limiting the foregoing, it is agreed that as of the date
hereof (and until such appointment may be revoked by the Administrative Agent)
J.P. Morgan Europe Limited will act for the purposes of performing certain
administrative functions with respect to extensions of credit hereunder to be
made in currencies other than Dollars). The Administrative Agent and any such
sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers
through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the
preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related
Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to
their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit
facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

            The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the
Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the
Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to
appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the
Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after
the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the
retiring Administrative Agent's resignation shall nonetheless become effective
and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties
and obligations hereunder and (2) the Required Lenders shall perform the duties
of the Administrative Agent (and all payments and communications provided to be
made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to
each Lender directly) until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a
successor agent as provided for above in this paragraph. Upon the acceptance of
its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor
shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and
duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent and the retiring
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this
paragraph). The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent
shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed
between the Company and such successor. After the Administrative Agent's
resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.03 shall
continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to
be taken by it while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

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            Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and
information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its
own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished
hereunder or thereunder.

            Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.02(b) with respect to
this Agreement, the Administrative Agent may, with the prior consent of the
Required Lenders (but not otherwise), consent to any modification, supplement or
waiver under any of the Loan Documents, provided that, without the prior consent
of each Lender, the Administrative Agent shall not, and shall not consent to any
modification, supplement or waiver of any of the Security Documents to, except
as provided herein or in the Security Documents, release all or substantially
all of the collateral or otherwise terminate all or substantially all of the
Liens under any Security Document providing for collateral security, except that
no such consent shall be required, and the Administrative Agent is hereby
authorized, to (or to consent to, as the case may be) release any Lien covering
property that is the subject of either a disposition of property permitted
hereunder or a disposition to which the Required Lenders have consented and
provided, further, that no such consent shall be required for any amendment or
modification to any Security Document as contemplated by the last sentence of
the first paragraph of this Article.

            Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Sole Lead
Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Co-Documentation
Agents named on the cover page of this Agreement shall not have any duties or
liabilities under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except in their
respective capacity (if any) as a Lender.

                                    ARTICLE X

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

            SECTION 10.01. Notices. (a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of
notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone,
all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and
shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or
registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

            (i) if to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, to it at One
      Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073, Attention of Anup
      Gupta, Treasurer (Telecopy No. 201-804-3015; Telephone No. (201)
      804-3081);

            (ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
      10 South Dearborn, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603-2003, Attention of Loan
      and Agency Services

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      Group, Cely T. Navarro (Telecopy No. 312-385-7107; Telephone No.
      312-385-7058) and, if such notice or other communication relates to
      borrowings of, or payments or prepayments of, or the duration of Interest
      Periods for, Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency, also to J.P. Morgan
      Europe Limited, Attention: Ashish Baluja (Telecopy No. 44-207-777-2360;
      Telephone No. 44-207-777-9662);

            (iii) if to the Issuing Lender, to it at 277 Park Avenue, New York,
      NY 10017, Attention of Brendan Walsh (Telecopy No. 212-622-3618; Telephone
      No. 646-534-0696);

            (iv) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set
      forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

            (b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to
the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications
pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the
foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise
agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative
Agent or the Company may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other
communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to
procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be
limited to particular notices or communications.

            (c) Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address
or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to
the other parties hereto (or, in the case of any such change by a Lender, by
notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent). All notices and other
communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

            SECTION 10.02. Waivers; Amendments.

            (a) No Deemed Waivers; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay by
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, any Lender or any Obligor in
exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any
abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power,
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Lender, the Lenders or any Obligor hereunder are cumulative and are not
exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of
any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Obligor
therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by
paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or
issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any
Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the
Issuing Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

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            (b) Amendments. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may
be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in
writing entered into by the Company and the Required Lenders or by the Company
and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided
that no such agreement shall

            (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written
      consent of such Lender,

            (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or
      reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder,
      without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby,

            (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount
      of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees
      payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such
      payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment,
      without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby,

            (iv) change Section 2.17(c) without the consent of each Lender
      affected thereby,

            (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage
      in the definition of the term "Required Lenders" or any other provision
      hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive,
      amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant
      any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, or

            (vi) release the Company from its guarantee obligations under
      Article III, release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors
      from their guarantee obligations under Article III or release all or
      substantially all of the collateral, in each case without the written
      consent of each Lender;

provided further that (x) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise
affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or
the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender, as the case
may be, and (y) any modification or supplement of Article III shall require the
consent of each Subsidiary Guarantor.

            SECTION 10.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

            (a) Costs and Expenses. The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates,
including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the
Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit
facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or
waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender

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in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter
of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder, (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender,
including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender, in connection with the
enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in
connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including
in connection with any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect thereof
and (iv) all reasonable costs, expenses, taxes, assessments and other charges
incurred in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of
any security interest contemplated by any Security Document or any other
document referred to therein.

            (b) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and each Lender, and each Related Party
of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an "Indemnitee"),
against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and
disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against
any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the
execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument
contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective
obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use
of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Lender to honor
a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in
connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter
of Credit) or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation
or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort
or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto;
provided that (x) such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available
to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses
are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable
judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
such Indemnitee and (y) such indemnity shall not apply to Taxes, which shall
governed exclusively by Section 2.16.

            (c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Company fails
to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender's
Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;
provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage,
liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted
against the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender in
its capacity as such.

            (d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, no Obligor shall assert, and each Obligor hereby waives, any
claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages)
arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this

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Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions,
any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

            (e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable
promptly after written demand therefor.

            SECTION 10.04. Successors and Assigns.

            (a) Assignments Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Obligor may assign or
otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any
Obligor without such consent shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement,
expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than
the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby
and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders) any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

            (b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may assign to one or more
assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to
it) with the prior written consent (such consent in each case not to be
unreasonably withheld) of (x) the Company, provided that no consent of the
Company shall be required (i) for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a
Lender or an Approved Fund or (ii) if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b),
(h) or (i) of Article VIII has occurred and is continuing, for an assignment to
any other Person and (y) the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the
Swingline Lender, provided that assignments shall be subject to the following
additional conditions:

            (A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or a Lender
      Affiliate or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning
      Lender's Commitment, the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender
      subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment
      and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the
      Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the
      Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent (provided that no
      such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default under
      clause (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Article VIII has occurred and is
      continuing),

            (B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a
      proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's rights and obligations
      under this Agreement,

            (C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the
      Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a
      processing and recordation fee of $3,500,

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            (D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the
      Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and

            (E) so long as any Borrower is organized under the laws of the
      Netherlands, in the case of any assignment to an Affiliate of a Lender or
      an Approved Fund, such assignee shall be capable of making the
      representation contemplated in Section 10.17 (and the relevant assignee
      Lender and such assignee agrees to provide reasonable prior notice of such
      assignment to such Borrower, and provide such information to such Borrower
      relating to such representation as such Borrower shall reasonably
      request).

Upon acceptance and recording pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section, from
and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the
assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest
assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a
Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the
extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released
from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under
this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue
to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 10.03). Any
assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement
that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this
Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and
obligations in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section. The Company shall
not be liable for any costs or expenses of any Lender in effecting any
assignment under this Section.

            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any
Lender (a "Granting Lender") may grant to a special purpose vehicle (an "SPV")
of such Granting Lender, identified as such in writing from time to time by the
Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Company, the option to
provide to any Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender
would otherwise be obligated to make to such Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01,
provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPV to
make any Loan, (ii) if an SPV elects not to exercise such option or otherwise
fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be
obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) any Borrower
may bring any proceeding against either the Granting Lender or the SPV in order
to enforce any rights of such Borrower under any of the Loan Documents. The
making of a Loan by an SPV hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the
Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by the
Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPV shall be liable for
any payment under this Agreement for which a Lender would otherwise be liable,
for so long as, and to the extent, the related Granting Lender makes such
payment. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which
agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the
date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding
commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPV, it will not institute
against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPV any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings
or similar proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof
arising out of any claim against such SPV under this Agreement. In addition,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, any SPV may
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prior written consent of, the Company or the Administrative Agent and without
paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in
any Loans to its Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to
by the Company and the Administrative Agent, which consent, in each case, shall
not be unreasonably withheld) providing liquidity and/or credit support (if any)
with respect to commercial paper issued by such SPV to fund such Loans and such
SPV may disclose, on a confidential basis, confidential information with respect
to the Company and its Subsidiaries to any rating agency, commercial paper
dealer or provider of a surety, guarantee or credit liquidity enhancement to
such SPV. This paragraph may not be amended without the consent of any SPV at
the time holding Loans under this Agreement.

            (c) Maintenance of Register by the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers,
shall maintain at one of its offices in New York City a copy of each Assignment
and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names
and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the
Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof
from time to time (the "Register"). The entries in the Register shall be
conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and
the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register
pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be
available for inspection by the Borrowers, the Issuing Lender and any Lender, at
any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

            (d) Effectiveness of Assignments. Upon its receipt of a duly
completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an
assignee, the assignee's completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the
assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation
fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such
assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent
shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information contained
therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this
Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this
paragraph.

            (e) Participations. Any Lender may, without the consent of the
Company, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender,
sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a "Participant") in
all or a portion of such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment and
the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender's obligations under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender
shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance
of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly
with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Any agreement or instrument
pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such
Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or
instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the
Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the
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proviso to Section 10.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph
(f) of this Section, the Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled
to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 to the same extent as if it were
a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b)
of this Section. The Borrowers shall not be liable for any costs or expenses of
any Lender in effecting any participation under this Section.

            (f) Limitations on Rights of Participants. A Participant shall not
be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.14 or 2.16 than the
applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the
participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to
such Participant is made with the Company's prior written consent. A Participant
shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless the Company is
notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant
agrees, for the benefit of the Borrowers, to comply with Section 2.16(e) and (f)
as though it were a Lender.

            (g) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a
security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to
secure obligations of such Lender, including any such pledge or assignment to a
Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or
assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of
a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder
or substitute any such assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

            (h) No Assignments to the Obligors or Affiliates. Anything in this
Section to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender may assign or participate any
interest in any Loan or LC Exposure held by it hereunder to the Company or any
of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries without the prior consent of each Lender.

            SECTION 10.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations
and warranties made by the Obligors herein and in the certificates or other
instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be
considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans
and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by
any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender may have had notice or
knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any
credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as
long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any
other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any
Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired
or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 3.03, 10.03, 10.11
and 10.13 and Article IX shall survive and remain in full force and effect
regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the
repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit
and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision
hereof.

            SECTION 10.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on
different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of
which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and
any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the

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Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract between and among the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous
agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter
hereof. Except as provided in Section 5.01, this Agreement shall become
effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when
the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when
taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and
thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart
of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery
of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

            SECTION 10.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in
a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.

            SECTION 10.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and
from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply
any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final)
at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or
for the credit or the account of any Obligor against any of and all the
obligations of any Obligor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held
by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any
demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The
rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and
remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have. Each
Lender agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent as promptly as
practicable after any such set-off and application made by such Lender, provided
that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such
set-off and application.

            SECTION 10.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

            (a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

            (b) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each Obligor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York
County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New
York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement
of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent
permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that
a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner
provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender may otherwise have to
bring any action

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or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Obligor or its properties
in the courts of any jurisdiction.

            (c) Waiver of Venue. Each obligor hereby irrevocable and
unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do
so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of
any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in
any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties
hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding
in any such court.

            (d) Appointment of Agent for Service of Process. Each Subsidiary
Borrower irrevocably designates and appoints the Company as its authorized
agent, to accept and acknowledge on its behalf, service of any and all process
which may be served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to
in Section 10.09(b) in any federal or New York State court sitting in New York
City. The Company hereby agrees to accept such appointment by each Subsidiary
Borrower party hereto from time to time and to give such Subsidiary Borrower
prompt notice upon receipt of, and to forward promptly to such Subsidiary
Borrower, all papers served upon the Company pursuant to such appointment. Said
designation and appointment shall be irrevocable by each such Subsidiary
Borrower until all Loans, all reimbursement obligations, interest thereon and
all other amounts payable by such Subsidiary Borrower hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full in accordance with the
provisions hereof and thereof and such Subsidiary Borrower shall have been
terminated as a Borrower hereunder pursuant to Section 2.19. If the Company
shall cease so to act as such agent, each such Subsidiary Borrower covenants and
agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly thereof and to designate
irrevocably and appoint without delay another such agent satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and to deliver promptly to the Administrative Agent
evidence in writing of such other agent's acceptance of such appointment.

            (e) Service of Process. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably
consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section
10.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this
Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

            SECTION 10.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT
AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

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            SECTION 10.11. Judgment Currency. This is an international loan
transaction in which the specification of Dollars or any Foreign Currency, as
the case may be (the "Specified Currency"), and payment in New York City or the
country of the Specified Currency, as the case may be (the "Specified Place"),
is of the essence, and the Specified Currency shall be the currency of account
in all events relating to Loans denominated in the Specified Currency. The
payment obligations of each Obligor under this Agreement shall not be discharged
or satisfied by an amount paid in another currency or in another place, whether
pursuant to a judgment or otherwise, to the extent that the amount so paid on
conversion to the Specified Currency and transfer to the Specified Place under
normal banking procedures does not yield the amount of the Specified Currency at
the Specified Place due hereunder. If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in
any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in the Specified
Currency into another currency (the "Second Currency"), the rate of exchange
that shall be applied shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal
banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the Specified
Currency with the Second Currency on the Business Day next preceding the day on
which such judgment is rendered. The obligation of each Obligor in respect of
any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or
under any other Loan Document (in this Section called an "Entitled Person")
shall, notwithstanding the rate of exchange actually applied in rendering such
judgment, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following
receipt by such Entitled Person of any sum adjudged to be due hereunder in the
Second Currency such Entitled Person may in accordance with normal banking
procedures purchase and transfer to the Specified Place the Specified Currency
with the amount of the Second Currency so adjudged to be due; and each Obligor
hereby, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, agrees
to indemnify such Entitled Person against, and to pay such Entitled Person on
demand, in the Specified Currency, the amount (if any) by which the sum
originally due to such Entitled Person in the Specified Currency hereunder
exceeds the amount of the Specified Currency so purchased and transferred.

            SECTION 10.12. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table
of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of
this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

            SECTION 10.13. Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.

            (a) Treatment of Certain Information. The Borrowers acknowledge that
from time to time the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in connection with the
performance of its duties or the exercise of its rights relating to this
Agreement, may employ the services of one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of
the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and the Company
hereby authorizes each Lender to share any information delivered to such Lender
by the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, or in connection
with the decision of such Lender to enter into this Agreement, to any such
subsidiary or affiliate, it being understood that any such subsidiary or
affiliate receiving such information shall be bound by the provisions of
paragraph (b) of this Section as if it were a Lender hereunder. Such
authorization shall survive the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or
termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of
this Agreement or any provision hereof.

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            (b) Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Lender and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information
(as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its and its
Affiliates' directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants,
legal counsel and other advisors reasonably necessary in connection with this
Agreement (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made
will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and will be
provided to such Person upon the understanding that such Information will be
kept confidential), (ii) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority,
(iii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any
subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party to this Agreement,
(v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other
Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or
any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder,
(vi) subject to an agreement in writing containing provisions substantially the
same as those of this paragraph and for the benefit of the Company, to (a) any
assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in,
any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (b) any actual or
prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction
relating to the Borrowers and their respective obligations, (vii) with the
consent of the Company or (viii) to the extent such Information (A) becomes
publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this paragraph or (B)
becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender
on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than an Obligor not known by such
Person to be in breach of a confidentiality agreement; provided that each Lender
shall, unless prohibited by any Requirement of Law and except in the normal
course of bank examinations, use reasonable efforts to notify the Company of any
request or requirement for disclosure of Information under clause (ii) or (iii)
above prior to such disclosure. For the purposes of this paragraph,
"Information" means all information received from or on behalf of any Obligor
relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
businesses, other than any such information that is available to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender on a nonconfidential
basis prior to disclosure by or on behalf of an Obligor. Any Person required to
maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be
considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has
exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such
Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

            SECTION 10.14. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the
Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of
Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), such Lender may be required
to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which
information includes the names and addresses of the Borrowers and other
information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrowers in accordance
with said Act.

            SECTION 10.15. Waiver of Immunity. To the extent that any Subsidiary
Borrower that is a Foreign Subsidiary may be or become entitled to claim for
itself or its property any immunity on the ground of sovereignty or the like
from suit, court jurisdiction, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid
of execution of a judgment or execution of a judgment, and to the extent that in
any such jurisdiction there may be attributed such an immunity (whether or not
claimed), such Subsidiary Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees not to

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claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity with respect to its
obligations under this Agreement.

            SECTION 10.16. Appointment of Company as Agent. Each Subsidiary
Borrower designated as a "Borrower" pursuant to Section 2.19, by its
acknowledgment to the Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter relating to such
Subsidiary Borrower, as applicable:

            (a) appoints and authorizes the Company for the purposes of (i)
      signing documents deliverable by or on behalf of such Subsidiary Borrower
      hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (ii) providing notices to or
      making requests of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any
      Lender on behalf of such Subsidiary Borrower, (iii) receiving notices and
      documents from the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender
      on behalf of such Subsidiary Borrower, and (iv) taking any other action on
      behalf such Subsidiary Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan
      Document, in each case to the extent specifically provided for hereunder
      or thereunder, and such Subsidiary Borrower agrees to be irrevocably bound
      by all such actions being taken on behalf of such Subsidiary Borrower by
      the Company and all such notices received by the Company on behalf of such
      Subsidiary Borrower; provided that another Person may be appointed to act
      in substitution for the Company with the power and authority granted
      thereto by such Subsidiary Borrower under this clause (a) so long as such
      Person shall have been certified as such in a single writing executed by
      such Subsidiary Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent;

            (b) authorizes the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and each
      Lender to treat (i) each document signed by, each notice given or received
      by, each document delivered or received by and each request made by the
      Company on its behalf and (ii) each other action which specifically
      provides herein or therein that the Company acts on behalf, or at the
      direction, of such Subsidiary Borrower as if such Subsidiary Borrower (and
      not the Company) had in fact signed such document, given or received such
      notice, delivered or received such document, made such request or taken
      such action; and

            (c) acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender
      and each Lender are relying upon the appointments and authorizations set
      forth in this Section in connection with the making of their Commitments
      and credit extensions hereunder.

In the event the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender
reasonably believes that it has received a conflicting notice or instruction
from the Company and/or its designees, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Lender or such Lender may refrain from action upon such notice or instruction
and shall promptly request the Company for clarification regarding such notice
or instruction.

            SECTION 10.17. Lender Representation - Professional Market Party.
Each Lender represents and warrants to each Borrower incorporated or resident in
The Netherlands on the date of this Agreement that it is a Professional Market
Party and each new Lender or other entity to whom a Lender assigns or transfers
any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (if on the date
such assignment or transfer becomes effective it is a requirement

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under Dutch law that such new Lender is a Professional Market Party) will be
deemed to have represented and warranted to each Borrower incorporated or
resident in The Netherlands that on such date it is a Professional Market Party.
For purposes of this Section, (i) "Exemption Regulation" means the Dutch
exemption regulation dated 26 June 2002 (Vrijstellingsregeling Wtk 1992) (as
amended from time to time) as promulgated in connection with the WTK; (ii)
"Professional Market Party" means a professional market party (professionele
marktpartij) within the meaning of the Exemption Regulation; and (iii) "WTK"
means the Dutch Act on the Supervision of Credit Institutions 1992 (Wet toezicht
kredietwezen 1992) (as amended from time to time).

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

                                     CAMBREX CORPORATION

                                     By_____________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                     SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS

                                     [NONE]

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                                     SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

                                     CAMBREX CHARLES CITY, INC.
                                     CAMBREX NORTH BRUNSWICK, INC.
                                     CBM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                     By_____________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                     LENDERS

                                     JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
                                        individually, as Swingline Lender and as
                                        Administrative Agent

                                     By_____________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                     CITIBANK, N.A.

                                     By_____________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                     KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                     By_____________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                     CITIZENS BANK of PENNSYLVANIA

                                     By_____________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                     FORTIS CAPITAL CORP.

                                     By_____________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                     NATIONAL CITY BANK

                                     By_____________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                     SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN AB (PUBL)

                                     By_____________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                                                   SCHEDULE 1.01

                                   Commitments

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name of Lender                                     Commitment ($)
--------------------------------                   --------------
<S>                                                 <C>
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.                           $ 40,000,000
Citibank, N.A.                                      $ 35,000,000
Keybank, National Association                       $ 35,000,000
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania                       $ 27,500,000
Fortis Capital Corp.                                $ 27,500,000
National City Bank                                  $ 20,000,000
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Publ)                     $ 15,000,000

TOTAL                                               $200,000,000
</TABLE>

                        Schedule 1.01 to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

                                                                SCHEDULE 2.05(l)

                           Existing Letters of Credit

See Schedule 7.01 - Indebtedness.

                      Schedule 2.05(l) to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

                                                                SCHEDULE 4.06(a)

                                   Litigation

See the Contingencies footnote in the Cambrex Corporation Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ending December 31, 2006; including without limitation the
Litigation and Other Matters section.

                      Schedule 4.06(a) to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

                                                                SCHEDULE 4.06(b)

                              Environmental Matters

See the Contingencies footnote in the Cambrex Corporation Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ending December 31, 2006, including without limitation the
Environmental section.

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                                                                   SCHEDULE 4.13

                                  Subsidiaries

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Nature of
                                                        Person holding ownership     ownership   Percent of
        Name of Subsidiary             Jurisdiction             interests            interests    ownership
----------------------------------    ---------------   -------------------------   -----------  ------------
<S>                                   <C>               <C>                         <C>          <C>
Cambrex Corporation                   Delaware                      -                   -            -
Cambrex Charles City, Inc.            Iowa              Cambrex Corporation         Direct         100%
Cambrex North Brunswick, Inc.         Delaware          Cambrex Corporation         Direct         100%
Cambrex International, Inc.           New Jersey        Cambrex Corporation         Direct         100%
CasChem, Inc.                         Delaware          Rutherford Chemicals, Inc.  Direct         100%
CBM Intellectual Properties, Inc.     Nevada            Cambrex Corporation         Direct         100%
CBM Technologies, Inc.                Nevada            Cambrex Corporation         Direct         100%
Cosan Chemical Corporation            New Jersey        Rutherford Chemicals, Inc.  Direct         100%
The Humphrey Chemical Co., Inc.       Delaware          Cambrex Corporation         Direct         100%
Nepera, Inc.                          New York          Rutherford Chemicals, Inc.  Direct         100%
Nepcam, Inc.                          New York          Nepera, Inc.                Direct         100%
Nordic Synthesis, Inc.                Delaware          Cambrex Corporation         Direct         100%
Rutherford Chemicals, Inc.            Delaware          Cambrex Corporation         Direct         100%
Zeeland Chemicals, Inc.               Michigan          Rutherford Chemicals, Inc.  Direct         100%
Cambrex Absorption Systems, Inc.      Delaware          Cambrex Corporation         Direct         100%
Cambrex Bahamas, Inc.                 Bahamas           Cambrex Corporation         Direct         100%
Cambrex Limited                       U.K.              Cambrex Bahamas, Inc.       Direct         100%
Cambrex (UK & Eire) Limited           U.K.              Cambrex Limited             Direct         100%
CasChem Limited                       U.K.              Cambrex Limited             Direct         100%
Cosan Limited                         U.K.              Cambrex Limited             Direct         100%
Dutyfocus Limited                     U.K.              Cambrex Limited             Direct         100%
Nepera Limited                        U.K.              Cambrex Limited             Direct         100%
</TABLE>

                        Schedule 4.13 to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Nature of
                                                        Person holding ownership     ownership   Percent of
       Name of Subsidiary              Jurisdiction            interests             interests    ownership
----------------------------------    ---------------   -------------------------   -----------  ------------
<S>                                   <C>               <C>                         <C>          <C>
Cambrex Holdings Limited              U.K.              Cambrex Limited             Direct         100%
CBM Denmark I/S                       Denmark           Partnership - Cambrex       Direct         99% (C.I.)
                                                        (C.I.) Ltd and
                                                        Cambrex                                    and
                                                        (Jersey) Ltd.                              1%
                                                                                                   Jersey
Cambrex DK ApS                        Denmark           Cambrex B.V.                Direct         100%
Cambrex OCB Limited                   Mauritius         Cambrex Bahamas,            Direct         80% /
                                                        Inc.
                                                        Cambrex (Jersey) Ltd.                      20%
Cambrex (Jersey) Limited              Channel           Cambrex Bahamas, Inc.       Direct         100%
                                      Islands, U.K.
Cambrex (C.I.) Limited                Channel           Cambrex (Jersey) Ltd.       Direct         100%
                                      Islands, U.K.
Nepera Foreign Sales Corporation      US Virgin         Nepera, Inc.                Direct         100%
                                      Islands
Cambrex AB                            Sweden            Cambrex Netherlands B.V.    Direct         100%
Cambrex Karlskoga International AB    Sweden            Cambrex AB                  Direct         100%
Cambrex Karlskoga AB                  Sweden            Cambrex Karlskoga           Direct         100%
                                                        International AB
Cambrex GmbH                          Germany           Cambrex Netherlands B.V.    Direct         100%
Cambrex B.V.                          The Netherlands   Cambrex Netherlands B.V.    Direct         100%
Cambrex Netherlands B.V.              The Netherlands   Cambrex Holdings Ltd.       Direct         100%
Cambrex Profarmaco Milano, S.r.l.     Italy             Cambrex Netherlands B.V.    Direct         95% (Nether-lands) and
                                                        and Cambrex BV                             5% (BV)
Cambrex Profarmaco Research S.r.l.    Italy             Cambrex Profarmaco Milano   Direct         100%
                                                        S.r.l.
</TABLE>

                        Schedule 4.13 to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Nature of
                                                        Person holding ownership     ownership    Percent of
       Name of Subsidiary              Jurisdiction            interests             interests     ownership
----------------------------------    ---------------   -------------------------   -----------  -------------
<S>                                   <C>               <C>                         <C>          <C>
Cambrex  SARL                         France            Cambrex B.V.                Direct         100%
Cambrex Profarmaco Brazil Ltda.       Brazil            Cambrex Profarmaco Miland   Direct         50%
                                                        S.r.l. and
                                                        Cambrex B.V.                               50%
Cambrex Hong Kong Limited             Hong Kong         Cambrex Corporation/Luke    Direct         99% /
                                                        M. Beshar                                  1%
</TABLE>

                        Schedule 4.13 to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE 7.01

                                  Indebtedness

                            (ALL AMOUNTS ARE IN US$)
                                                                  6.9885 SEK/USD
                                                                  1.3348 EUR/USD

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
           ENTITY                                              TYPE                                AMOUNT
----------------------------------     --------------------------------------------------    --------------------
<S>                                    <C>                                                   <C>
Cambrex Profarmaco Milano              Export Financing (10MM Euro Available)                        -           -
S.r.l. - Banca Popolare di Sondrio
                                                                                             ---------------------
                                                                                                     -           -

OVERDRAFT FACILITY
Cambrex Karlskoga AB                   Overdraft Facility (100,000 SEK Available)                    -           -
                                                                                             ---------------------
                                                                                                     -

GUARANTEES
Cambrex Karlskoga AB                   Cover Note with Swedish Authority for Customs Duty       85,855     600,000
Cambrex Karlskoga AB                   Guarantee for pension liability                         258,608   1,807,280

DOMESTIC INDEBTEDNESS

LEASES
Cambrex Charles City, Inc.             Capital Lease - Linde Gas                               111,435

OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
(DOMESTIC)
Cambrex Corporation                    Standby Letter of Credit                                215,000
Cambrex Corporation                    Standby Letter of Credit                              1,000,000
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPANY                                           OBLIGEE                                      AMOUNT
-------------------------              --------------------------------                      ---------
<S>                                    <C>                                                   <C>
SURETY BONDS
Cambrex Charles City, Inc.             U.S. Customs Service                                     50,000
Cambrex Corporation                    Missouri Dept. of Revenue                                 5,000
                                                                                              --------
                                                                                                55,000
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BONDS
Humphrey Chemicals, Inc.               Town of North Haven, Connecticut                         23,029
Humphrey Chemicals, Inc.               Town of North Haven, Connecticut                          3,009
                                                                                              --------
                                                                                                26,038

SUBSIDIARY INDEBTEDNESS - FINANCING OF ACQUISITION & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS                            -

SUBSIDIARY INDEBTEDNESS - TRADE LC & EURO STANDBY LC                                                 -

PERMITTED SECURITIZATION                             -
</TABLE>

                        Schedule 7.01 to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE 7.02

                                      Liens

See Schedule 7.01 - Indebtedness.

                        Schedule 7.02 to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE 7.05

                                   Investments

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ENTITY                              AMOUNT
<S>                                <C>
PRC Ticinum Lab S.r.l.                33,370
ABC Labs                              41,667
Tercica                              100,000
                                   ---------
        TOTAL                      $ 175,037
</TABLE>

                        Schedule 7.05 to Credit Agreement

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE 7.08

                             Restrictive Agreements

None.

                        Schedule 7.08 to Credit Agreement
<PAGE>

                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                       [Form of Assignment and Acceptance]

                            ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

      Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 6, 2007 (as
amended and in effect on the date hereof, the "Credit Agreement"), between
Cambrex Corporation, the Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto, the Subsidiary
Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Terms defined in the Credit
Agreement are used herein with the same meanings.

      The Assignor named below hereby sells and assigns, without recourse, to
the Assignee named below, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes, without
recourse, from the Assignor, effective as of the Assignment Date set forth
below, the interests set forth below (the "Assigned Interest") in the Assignor's
rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement, including the interests set
forth below in the Commitment of the Assignor on the Assignment Date and
Syndicated Loans owing to the Assignor which are outstanding on the Assignment
Date, together with unpaid interest accrued on the assigned Loans to the
Assignment Date, the participations in Letters of Credit, LC Disbursements and
Swingline Loans held by the Assignor on the Assignment Date, and the amount, if
any, set forth below of the fees accrued to the Assignment Date for account of
the Assignor. The Assignee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Credit
Agreement. From and after the Assignment Date (i) the Assignee shall be a party
to and be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of
the interests assigned by this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent of
the interests assigned by this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights
and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.

      This Assignment and Acceptance is being delivered to the Administrative
Agent together with (i) if the Assignee is a Foreign Lender, any documentation
required to be delivered by the Assignee pursuant to Section 2.16(e) of the
Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee, and (ii) if the
Assignee is not already a Lender under the Credit Agreement, an Administrative
Questionnaire in the form supplied by the Administrative Agent, duly completed
by the Assignee. The [Assignee/Assignor] shall pay the fee payable to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.04(b) of the Credit Agreement.

      This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

                            Assignment and Acceptance

<PAGE>
                                     - 2 -

Date of Assignment:

Legal Name of Assignor:

Legal Name of Assignee:

Assignee's Address for Notices:

Effective Date of Assignment
("Assignment Date"):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Principal Amount
Facility                                        Assigned
--------------------                        ----------------
<S>                                         <C>
Commitment Assigned:                        $

Syndicated Loans:

Fees Assigned (if any):
</TABLE>

The terms set forth above and below are hereby agreed to:

                                      [NAME OF ASSIGNOR], as Assignor

                                      By:_______________________________
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

                                      [NAME OF ASSIGNEE], as Assignee

                                      By:_______________________________
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

                            Assignment and Acceptance

<PAGE>
                                     - 3 -

The undersigned hereby consent to the within assignment:(1)

CAMBREX CORPORATION

By:________________________________
   Name:
   Title:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent,
  as Swingline Lender
  and as Issuing Lender

By:________________________________
   Name:
   Title:

----------
(1)   Consents to be included to the extent required by Section 10.04(b) of the
      Credit Agreement.

                            Assignment and Acceptance

<PAGE>

                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                           [Form of Pledge Agreement]

            PLEDGE AGREEMENT dated as of April 6, 2007, between CAMBREX
CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of
the State of Delaware (the "Company"), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such
capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Administrative
Agent").

            The Company, certain Subsidiaries of the Company, certain lenders
(the "Lenders") and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such
capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Administrative
Agent"), are entering into the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2007 (as
modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, including any
refinancing or replacement thereof, the "Credit Agreement"), providing, subject
to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions of credit (by making loans
and issuing letters of credit) to be made by the Lenders to the Borrowers (as
defined therein) in an aggregate initial principal or face amount not exceeding
$200,000,000.

            To induce the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement, and to
extend credit thereunder, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company has agreed
to grant a security interest in the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) as
security for the Secured Obligations (as so defined).

            Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

            Section 1. Definitions. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement which
are not defined herein are used herein as defined therein. In addition, as used
herein:

            "Collateral" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.

            "Issuer" means any corporation or other entity identified on Annex 1
      under the caption "Issuer".

            "Pledged Stock" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
      3(a).

            "Proceeds" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Uniform
      Commercial Code.

            "Secured Obligations" means, collectively, (a) all obligations of
      each Borrower in respect of the unpaid principal of and interest on the
      Loans made by the Lenders to such Borrower under the Credit Agreement and
      all other amounts whatsoever now or hereafter from time to time owing to
      the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, or any of them, by any Borrower
      under the Loan Documents (including all reimbursement obligations of any
      Borrower in respect of LC Disbursements and interest thereon), (b) all
      obligations of the

                                Pledge Agreement

<PAGE>
                                      - 2 -

      Guarantors in respect of any guarantee of any of such obligations of any
      Borrower and (c) all obligations of the Company hereunder.

            "Secured Parties" means, collectively, the Lenders, the
      Administrative Agent and their respective successors, assigns and
      transferees.

            "Uniform Commercial Code" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in
      effect from time to time in the State of New York.

            Section 2. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents
and warrants to the Secured Parties that:

            (a) Ownership and Liens. The Company is the sole beneficial owner of
      the Collateral and no Lien exists upon the Collateral, except for
      Permitted Encumbrances and except the security interest created pursuant
      hereto, which security interest constitutes a valid and perfected security
      interest in and to all of the Collateral, subject to no other Lien except
      for Permitted Encumbrances.

            (b) Status of Pledged Stock. The Pledged Stock in which the Company
      grants a security interest hereunder has been duly authorized and is
      validly existing, fully paid and non-assessable and none of such Pledged
      Stock is subject to any contractual restriction, or any restriction under
      the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the respective
      Issuer of such Pledged Stock, upon the pledge of such Pledged Stock or the
      transfer thereof upon the enforcement by the Administrative Agent of its
      remedies hereunder (except for any such restriction contained or permitted
      herein or hereunder or in or under any other Loan Documents).

            (c) No Other Stock. The Pledged Stock evidenced by the certificate
      or certificates identified in Annex 1 constitutes 66% of the issued and
      outstanding shares of voting Capital Stock, and (subject to clause (ii) of
      the proviso at the end of Section 3) all of the issued and outstanding
      shares of any other Capital Stock, of the respective Issuer beneficially
      owned by the Company on the date hereof (whether or not registered in the
      name of the Company) (and it is acknowledged and agreed that if more than
      66% of the outstanding voting Capital Stock of any Issuer is delivered to
      the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall have a security
      interest in such voting Capital Stock only up to an amount equal to 66% of
      all of the issued and outstanding shares of the voting Capital Stock of
      such Issuer) and Annex 1 correctly identifies, as at the date hereof, the
      respective Issuer of such Pledged Stock, the respective class and par
      value (if any) of the shares constituting such Pledged Stock and the
      respective number of shares (and registered owners thereof) represented by
      each such certificate.

            Section 3. The Pledge. As collateral security for the prompt payment
in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of
the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or hereafter from time to time
arising, the Company hereby pledges and grants a security interest in all of the
Company's right, title and interest in the following property, whether now owned
by the Company or hereafter acquired and whether now existing

                                Pledge Agreement

<PAGE>
                                     - 3 -

or hereafter coming into existence (all being collectively referred to herein as
"Collateral"), to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties as hereinafter provided:

            (a) the Capital Stock of the Issuer or Issuers represented by the
      certificate or certificates identified in Annex 1 and all other shares of
      Capital Stock of whatever class of the Issuers, now or hereafter owned by
      the Company, in each case together with the certificate or certificates,
      if any, evidencing the same (collectively, the "Pledged Stock").

            (b) all shares, securities, moneys or property representing a
      dividend on any of the Pledged Stock, or representing a distribution or
      return of capital upon or in respect of the Pledged Stock, or resulting
      from a split-up, revision, reclassification or other like change of the
      Pledged Stock or otherwise received in exchange therefor, and any
      subscription warrants, rights or options issued to the holders of, or
      otherwise in respect of, the Pledged Stock;

            (c) without affecting the obligations of the Company under any
      provision prohibiting such action hereunder or under any other Loan
      Document, in the event of any consolidation or merger in which an Issuer
      is not the surviving corporation, all shares of Capital Stock of the
      successor corporation formed by or resulting from such consolidation or
      merger, but only if such successor corporation is a Foreign Subsidiary
      owned directly by the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary (the Pledged
      Stock, together with all other certificates, shares, securities,
      properties or moneys as may from time to time be pledged hereunder
      pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above and this clause (c) being herein
      collectively called the "Stock Collateral"); and

            (d) all Proceeds of and to any of the property of the Company
      described in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 3;

provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the shares
of voting Capital Stock of an Issuer that are pledged hereunder shall not at any
time exceed 66% of the issued and outstanding voting Capital Stock of such
Issuer and (ii) if shares of any non-voting Capital Stock of an Issuer are
pledged or required to be pledged hereunder and the Company notifies the
Administrative Agent in writing that the creation or continuation of such
pledge, as the case may be, could have adverse tax consequences for the Company,
then (y) with respect to shares that have not yet been pledged hereunder, the
Company shall have no obligation to pledge such shares hereunder and such shares
shall not constitute Pledged Stock and (z) with respect to shares pledged
hereunder prior to such notice from the Company, such shares shall be released
from the pledge hereunder and shall no longer constitute Pledged Stock (and the
Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, without further action by any other
Secured Party, forthwith to release such pledge and cause to be assigned,
transferred or delivered, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or
representation whatsoever, the certificate(s) for such shares and any related
stock power theretofore delivered to the Administrative Agent hereunder).

            Section 4. Further Assurances; Remedies. In furtherance of the grant
of the security interest pursuant to Section 3, the Company hereby agrees with
each Secured Party as follows:

                                Pledge Agreement

<PAGE>
                                     - 4 -

            4.01. Delivery and Other Perfection. The Company shall:

            (a) subject to Section 4.04(c) and the proviso at the end of Section
      3, if any of the shares, securities, moneys or property required to be
      pledged by the Company under clauses (a), (b) and (c) of Section 3 are
      received by the Company, forthwith either (x) transfer and deliver to the
      Administrative Agent such shares or securities so received by the Company
      (together with the certificate or certificates, if any, for any such
      shares and securities duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by undated
      stock powers duly executed in blank), all of which thereafter shall be
      held by the Administrative Agent, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
      as part of the Collateral or (y) take such other action as the
      Administrative Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or appropriate to
      duly record the Lien created hereunder in such shares, securities, moneys
      or property in said clauses (a), (b) and (c);

            (b) give, execute, deliver, file and/or record any financing
      statement, notice, instrument, document, agreement or other papers that
      may be necessary or desirable (in the reasonable judgment of the
      Administrative Agent) to create, preserve, perfect or validate the
      security interest granted pursuant hereto or to enable the Administrative
      Agent to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with respect to such
      security interest;

            (c) keep full and accurate books and records relating to the
      Collateral, and stamp or otherwise mark such books and records in such
      manner as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require in order to
      reflect the security interests granted by this Agreement; and

            (d) not more than once per any fiscal quarter (unless any Event of
      Default shall have occurred and be continuing), permit representatives of
      the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable prior notice and at reasonable
      times, to inspect and make abstracts from its books and records pertaining
      to the Collateral, and forward copies of any material notices or
      communications received by the Company with respect to the Collateral, all
      in such manner as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.

            4.02. Other Financing Statements and Liens. The Company shall not
file or (to the extent within its control) suffer to be on file, or authorize or
permit to be filed or (to the extent within its control) to be on file, in any
jurisdiction, any financing statement or like instrument with respect to the
Collateral in which the Administrative Agent is not named as the sole secured
party for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

            4.03. Preservation of Rights. The Administrative Agent shall not be
required to take steps necessary to preserve any rights against prior parties to
any of the Collateral.

                                Pledge Agreement
<PAGE>
                                     - 5 -

            4.04. Collateral.

            (a) The Company will cause (i) that portion of the Collateral
      consisting of shares of the voting Capital Stock of an Issuer to
      constitute at all times 66% of the total number of shares of voting
      Capital Stock of such Issuer then outstanding and (ii) (subject to clause
      (ii) of the proviso at the end of Section 3) that portion of the
      Collateral consisting of shares of any other Capital Stock of an Issuer to
      constitute at all times 100% of the total number of shares of such Capital
      Stock then outstanding.

            (b) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
      continuing, the Company shall have the right to exercise all voting,
      consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Collateral for
      all purposes not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or any
      other Loan Document; and the Company agrees that it will not vote the
      Collateral in any manner that is inconsistent with the terms of this
      Agreement or any other Loan Document; and the Administrative Agent shall
      execute and deliver to the Company or cause to be executed and delivered
      to the Company all such proxies, powers of attorney, dividend and other
      orders, and all such instruments, without recourse, as the Company may
      reasonably request for the purpose of enabling the Company to exercise the
      rights and powers that it is entitled to exercise pursuant to this Section
      4.04(b).

            (c) Unless and until an Event of Default has occurred and is
      continuing, the Company shall be entitled to receive and retain any and
      all cash dividends and distributions on the Collateral.

            (d) If any Event of Default shall have occurred, then so long as
      such Event of Default shall continue, and whether or not the
      Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party exercises any available
      right to declare any Secured Obligation due and payable or seeks or
      pursues any other relief or remedy available to it under applicable law or
      under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other agreement relating
      to such Secured Obligation, upon written notice from the Administrative
      Agent (acting upon instructions of the Required Lenders) to the Company,
      all dividends and other distributions on the Collateral shall be paid
      directly to the Administrative Agent and retained by it as part of the
      Collateral, subject to the terms of this Agreement, and, if the
      Administrative Agent shall so request in writing, the Company agrees to
      execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent appropriate additional
      dividend, distribution and other orders and documents to that end;
      provided that if such Event of Default is cured, any such dividend or
      distribution theretofore paid to the Administrative Agent shall, upon
      request of the Company (except to the extent theretofore applied to the
      Secured Obligations), be returned by the Administrative Agent to the
      Company.

                                Pledge Agreement

<PAGE>
                                     - 6 -

            4.05. Events of Default, Etc. During the period during which an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

            (a) the Administrative Agent shall have all of the rights and
      remedies with respect to the Collateral of a secured party under the
      Uniform Commercial Code (whether or not the Uniform Commercial Code is in
      effect in the jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are asserted, to
      the fullest extent permitted by applicable law) and such additional rights
      and remedies to which a secured party is entitled under the laws in effect
      in any jurisdiction where any rights and remedies hereunder may be
      asserted, including, without limitation, the right, to the maximum extent
      permitted by law, to exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of
      ownership pertaining to the Collateral as if the Administrative Agent were
      the sole and absolute owner thereof (and the Company agrees to take all
      such action as may be appropriate to give effect to such right);

            (b) the Administrative Agent in its discretion may, in its name or
      in the name of the Company or otherwise, demand, sue for, collect or
      receive any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account
      of or in exchange for any of the Collateral, but shall be under no
      obligation to do so; and

            (c) the Administrative Agent may, upon ten Business Days' prior
      written notice to the Company of the time and place, with respect to the
      Collateral or any part thereof that shall then be or shall thereafter come
      into the possession, custody or control of the Administrative Agent, any
      other Secured Party or any of their respective agents, sell, lease, assign
      or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Collateral, at such place
      or places as the Administrative Agent deems best, and for cash or for
      credit or for future delivery (without thereby assuming any credit risk),
      at public or private sale, without demand of performance or notice of
      intention to effect any such disposition or of the time or place thereof
      (except such notice as is required above or by applicable statute and
      cannot be waived), and the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party
      or anyone else may be the purchaser, lessee, assignee or recipient of any
      or all of the Collateral so disposed of at any public sale (or, to the
      extent permitted by law, at any private sale) and thereafter hold the same
      absolutely, free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any
      right or equity of redemption (statutory or otherwise), of the Company,
      any such demand, notice and right or equity being hereby expressly waived
      and released to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The
      Administrative Agent may, without notice or publication, to the fullest
      extent permitted by applicable law, adjourn any public or private sale or
      cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the
      time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be made at any time
      or place to which the sale may be so adjourned.

The proceeds of each collection, sale or other disposition under this Section
4.05 shall be applied in accordance with Section 4.09.

            The Company recognizes that, by reason of certain prohibitions
contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state
securities laws, the Administrative

                                Pledge Agreement

<PAGE>
                                     - 7 -

Agent may be compelled, with respect to any sale of all or any part of the
Collateral, to limit purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to
acquire the Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a view
to the distribution or resale thereof. The Company acknowledges that any such
private sales may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the Administrative
Agent than those obtainable through a public sale without such restrictions,
and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall
be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to engage in public sales and no
obligation to delay the sale of any Collateral for the period of time necessary
to permit the respective Issuer thereof to register it for public sale.

            4.06. Deficiency. If the proceeds of sale, collection or other
realization of or upon the Collateral pursuant to Section 4.05 are insufficient
to cover the costs and expenses of such realization and the payment in full of
the Secured Obligations, the Company shall remain liable for any deficiency.

            4.07. Removals, Etc. Without at least 30 days' prior written notice
to the Administrative Agent, the Company shall not change its name from the name
shown on the signature pages hereto.

            4.08. Private Sale. The Administrative Agent and the other Secured
Parties shall incur no liability as a result of the sale of the Collateral, or
any part thereof, at any private sale pursuant to Section 4.05 conducted in a
commercially reasonable manner. The Company hereby waives any claims against the
Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party arising by reason of the fact
that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale
was less than the price that might have been obtained at a public sale or was
less than the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations, even if the
Administrative Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer the
Collateral to more than one offeree.

            4.09. Application of Proceeds. Except as otherwise herein expressly
provided, the Proceeds of any collection, sale or other realization of all or
any part of the Collateral pursuant hereto, and any other cash at the time held
by the Administrative Agent under this Section 4, shall be applied by the
Administrative Agent in the following order:

            (i) first, to the payment of the reasonable costs and expenses of
      such collection, sale or other realization, including reasonable
      out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the
      reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and counsel, and all reasonable
      costs, expenses or other liabilities incurred and advances made by the
      Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement;

            (ii) second, to the payment in full of the Secured Obligations, in
      each case equally and ratably in accordance with the respective amounts
      thereof then due and owing or as the Secured Parties holding the same may
      otherwise agree; and

            (iii) finally, to the payment to the Company, or as may be directed
      by the Company, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, of any
      surplus then remaining.

                                Pledge Agreement

<PAGE>
                                     - 8 -

            4.10. Attorney-in-Fact. Without limiting any rights or powers
      granted by this Agreement to the Administrative Agent while no Event of
      Default has occurred and is continuing, upon the occurrence and during the
      continuance of such Event of Default the Administrative Agent is hereby
      appointed the attorney-in-fact of the Company for the purpose of carrying
      out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing
      any instruments that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or
      advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment as
      attorney-in-fact is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without
      limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during
      the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall
      have the right and power to receive, endorse and collect all checks made
      payable to the order of the Company representing any dividend, payment or
      other distribution in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof and to
      give full discharge for the same.

            4.11. Perfection. Prior to or concurrently with the execution and
      delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the
      Administrative Agent the certificate or certificates identified in Annex
      1, accompanied by undated stock powers duly executed in blank.

            4.12. Termination. When (a) all Secured Obligations shall have been
      paid in full (other than any indemnity or other obligations expressly
      stated to survive termination of any Loan Document), (b) all commitments
      of the Secured Parties to make extensions of credit under the Credit
      Agreement shall have expired or been terminated and (c) all letters of
      credit issued under the Credit Agreement shall have expired or been
      terminated, this Agreement shall terminate, and the Administrative Agent
      shall, at the expense of the Company, forthwith cause to be assigned,
      transferred and delivered, against receipt but without any recourse,
      warranty or representation whatsoever, any remaining Collateral and money
      received in respect thereof, to or on the order of the Company and to be
      released and canceled all licenses and rights referred to in Section 4.04.

            4.13. Further Assurances. The Company agrees that, from time to time
      upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, the Company will
      execute and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and
      things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order fully
      to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

            Section 5. Miscellaneous.

            5.01. Notices. All notices, requests, consents and demands hereunder
shall be in writing and telecopied or delivered to the intended recipient at its
address for notices and other communications specified pursuant to Section 10.01
of the Credit Agreement and shall be deemed to have been given at the times
specified in said Section 10.01.

            5.02. No Waiver. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent
or any other Secured Party to exercise, and no course of dealing with respect
to, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the
Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party of any right, power or remedy
hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other

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<PAGE>
                                     - 9 -

right, power or remedy. The remedies herein are cumulative and are not
exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

            5.03. Amendments, Etc. The terms of this Agreement may be waived,
altered or amended only by an instrument in writing duly executed by the Company
and the Administrative Agent (acting with all requisite consents as provided in
the Credit Agreement). Any such amendment or waiver shall be binding upon the
Administrative Agent, each other Secured Party, each other holder of any of the
Secured Obligations and the Company.

            5.04. Expenses. The Company agrees to reimburse each of the
Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties for all reasonable costs and
expenses of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties (including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) in
connection with (i) any Default and any enforcement or collection proceeding
resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, all manner of participation
in or other involvement with (w) performance by the Administrative Agent of any
obligations of the Company in respect of the Collateral that the Company has
failed or refused to perform, (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership,
foreclosure, winding up or liquidation proceedings, or any actual or attempted
sale, or any exchange, enforcement, collection, compromise or settlement in
respect of any of the Collateral, and for the care of the Collateral and
defending or asserting rights and claims of the Administrative Agent in respect
thereof, by litigation or otherwise, (y) judicial or regulatory proceedings and
(z) workout, restructuring or other negotiations or proceedings (whether or not
the workout, restructuring or transaction contemplated thereby is consummated)
and (ii) the enforcement of this Section 5.04, and all such costs and expenses
shall be Secured Obligations entitled to the benefits of the collateral security
provided pursuant to Section 3.

            5.05. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the
Company, the Administrative Agent, each other Secured Party and each other
holder of any of the Secured Obligations; provided that the Company shall not
assign or transfer its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of
each Secured Party (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Company
without such consent shall be null and void).

            5.06. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument and either of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by
signing any such counterpart.

            5.07. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

            5.08. Jurisdiction. The Company hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York
County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New
York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement
of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such

                                Pledge Agreement

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action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such New York State or,
to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties
hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or
in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any
right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement in the courts of any jurisdiction.

            5.09. Waiver of Venue. The Company hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do
so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of
any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in
any court referred to in Section 5.08. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such
court.

            5.10. Service of Process. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably
consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section
5.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this
Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

            5.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY
JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

            5.12. Captions. The captions and section headings appearing herein
are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect
the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

            5.13. Agents and Attorneys-in-Fact. The Administrative Agent may
employ agents and attorneys-in-fact in connection herewith and shall not be
responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or
attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good faith and in the absence of gross
negligence or willful misconduct.

            5.14. Severability. If any provision hereof is invalid and
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
(a) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such
jurisdiction and shall be construed in order to carry out the intentions of the
parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and (b) the invalidity or

                                Pledge Agreement

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unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

                                Pledge Agreement

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

                                            CAMBREX CORPORATION

                                            By:__________________________
                                               Name:
                                               Title:

                                Pledge Agreement

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                                            JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
                                              as Administrative Agent

                                            By:________________________
                                               Name:
                                               Title:

                                Pledge Agreement

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                                                                         ANNEX 1

                                  PLEDGED STOCK

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              Certificate
     Issuer                       No(s).         Registered Owner           Number of Shares
---------------------         -----------       -------------------      ----------------------
<S>                           <C>               <C>                      <C>
Cambrex Bahamas, Inc.               1           Cambrex Corporation      1,000 Ordinary shares,
                                                                             par value $1.00
</TABLE>

                                Pledge Agreement

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                                                                       EXHIBIT C

                    [Form of Guarantee Assumption Agreement]

                         GUARANTEE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

            GUARANTEE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT dated as of ________ __, 20__ by
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR], a ________ corporation (the
"Additional Subsidiary Guarantor"), in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent for the lenders party as "Lenders" to the Credit Agreement
referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent").

            Cambrex Corporation, a Delaware corporation, the Subsidiary
Borrowers referred to therein, the Subsidiary Guarantors referred to therein,
the Lenders referred to therein and the Administrative Agent are parties to the
Credit Agreement dated as of April 6, 2007 (as modified and supplemented and in
effect from time to time, the "Credit Agreement").

            Pursuant to Section 6.09(a) of the Credit Agreement, the Additional
Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees to become a "Subsidiary Guarantor" for all
purposes of the Credit Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Additional
Subsidiary Guarantor hereby, jointly and severally with the other Subsidiary
Guarantors, guarantees to each Lender and the Administrative Agent and their
respective successors and assigns the prompt payment in full when due (whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all Subsidiary Borrower
Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in Section 3.01(b) of the Credit Agreement)
in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in Article III of the
Credit Agreement. In addition, the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor hereby makes
the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03 of
the Credit Agreement with respect to itself and its obligations under this
Agreement, as if each reference in such Sections to the Loan Documents included
reference to this Agreement.

            The Additional Subsidiary Guarantor hereby instructs its counsel to
deliver the opinions referred to in Section 6.09(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement
to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

                         Guarantee Assumption Agreement

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                                      - 2 -

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor has caused
this Guarantee Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the
day and year first above written.

                                      [NAME OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY
                                      GUARANTOR]

                                      By:____________________________
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

Accepted and agreed:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent

By:____________________________
   Name:
   Title:

                         Guarantee Assumption Agreement

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                                                                     EXHIBIT D-1

              [Form of Opinion of General Counsel of the Obligors]

                                                                   April 6, 2007

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent under the
  Credit Agreement referred to below
277 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

and

Each of the Lenders named in Annex A
  hereto that are parties to the
  Credit Agreement referred to below

Ladies and Gentlemen:

            I am Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Cambrex
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and have acted as counsel
for the Company and certain of its subsidiaries in connection with (a) the
Credit Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2007 (the "Credit Agreement") among the
Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto, the Subsidiary Guarantors party
thereto, the lenders named on the signature pages thereof (the "Lenders") and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent") and (b) the Pledge Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2007
(the "Pledge Agreement"), between the Company and the Administrative Agent.

            I am rendering this opinion pursuant to Section 5.01(b)(i) of the
Credit Agreement. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: The term "Subsidiary Guarantors" means those subsidiaries of the
Company listed in Annex B hereto. The term "Borrower" means the Company. The
term "Obligors" means the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors. The term "Loan
Documents" means the Credit Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and each promissory
note of the Borrower (if any) executed on the date hereof under the Credit
Agreement (the "Notes"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

            As counsel to the Obligors, I have examined the following
instruments and documents: (i) the Loan Documents and (ii) such other documents
relating to the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement that I have
deemed necessary or appropriate. I have also examined and relied upon
certificates of public officials and officers of the Obligors, and have examined
such other documents and instruments and have made such further investigations
as I have deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with rendering this
opinion. I have reviewed the charter documents, including amendments, and the
Bylaws of the Obligors and am

                   Opinion of General Counsel of the Obligors

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                                      - 2 -

familiar with the affairs of and actions taken by such Obligors in connection
with the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents.

            Based upon the foregoing, it is my opinion that:

            1. Each of the Obligors is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation,
and is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each
additional jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary under applicable
law, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. Each of the Obligors has all requisite corporate power to own its
properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and to execute,
deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to engage in
the transactions contemplated by such Loan Documents.

            2. The execution, delivery, and performance of the Loan Documents
and the transactions contemplated thereby are within the corporate powers of
each of the Obligors party thereto, have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and do not contravene any law, rule or regulation, or any
judgment, decree, writ, injunction, order or award of any arbitrator, court or
governmental authority, or of the terms of the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws of any such Obligor, or of any contract or undertaking to which any such
Obligor is a party or by which any such Obligor or its property may be bound or
affected or, in the case of the Borrower, result in the imposition of any Lien
except for Permitted Encumbrances and Liens created pursuant to the Loan
Documents.

            3. Except as set forth in Schedules 4.06(a) and 4.06(b) to the
Credit Agreement, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or other matters
pending or, to the best of my knowledge after due inquiry, threatened against or
affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental
authority, or arbitrator (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an
adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be
expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse
Effect or (ii) that involve any Loan Document or the Transactions.

            4. No consent, approval or authorization of or declaration,
registration or filing with any United States or New York governmental authority
or any nongovernmental person on the part of any Obligor is required to be
obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of
the Loan Documents to which it is a party or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, or as a condition to the legality, validity or enforceability
of such documents.

            5. Each Obligor has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document
to which it is a party.

            6. None of the Obligors is an "investment company" as defined in, or
subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

                   Opinion of General Counsel of the Obligors

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                                      - 3 -

            I am qualified to practice law only in the State of New York and I
express no opinion as to the laws of other jurisdictions other than the federal
law of the United States and the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware. Insofar as the laws of any such other jurisdiction are relevant to the
opinions expressed herein with respect to any Obligor organized under the laws
of any State other than New York or Delaware, I have assumed, with your
concurrence, that such laws are not materially different from the comparable
laws of the State of New York.

            This opinion is solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders and their attorneys, accountants, employees, representatives,
successors and assigns in connection with the transactions contemplated pursuant
to the Credit Agreement and the agreements and documents executed in connection
therewith.

Very truly yours,

Peter E. Thauer

                   Opinion of General Counsel of the Obligors

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                                                                         Annex A

                                     LENDERS

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
[____________]

                   Opinion of General Counsel of the Obligors

<PAGE>

                                                                         Annex B

                              SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

Cambrex Charles City, Inc.
Cambrex North Brunswick, Inc.
CBM Technologies, Inc.

                   Opinion of General Counsel of the Obligors

<PAGE>

                                                                     EXHIBIT D-2

          [Form of Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Obligors]

                                                                   April 6, 2007

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent under the
  Credit Agreement referred to below
277 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Each of the Lenders named in Annex A
  attached hereto that are parties to the
  Credit Agreement referred to below

            We have acted as special New York counsel to (i) Cambrex
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and (ii) each of the
Subsidiary Guarantors referred to below in connection with (a) the Credit
Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2007 (the "Credit Agreement"), among the
Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto, the Subsidiary Guarantors party
thereto, the lenders named on the signature pages thereof (collectively, the
"Lenders") and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent") and (b) the Pledge Agreement, dated as of
April 6, 2007 (the "Pledge Agreement"), between the Company and the
Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

            The opinions expressed below are furnished to you pursuant to
Section 5.01(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement. As used herein, the following terms
shall have the following meanings: The term "Certificated Securities" means the
Pledged Stock (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) of Cambrex Bahamas, Inc. that
is held by the Company, to the extent such Pledged Stock constitutes
certificated securities within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC.
The term "Subsidiary Guarantors" means those subsidiaries of the Company listed
in Annex B hereto. The term "Borrower" means the Company. The term "Obligors"
means the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors. The term "Loan Documents"
means the Credit Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and each promissory note of the
Borrower (if any) executed on the date hereof under the Credit Agreement (each,
a "Note"). The term "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the
State of New York on the date hereof.

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                                     - 3 -

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders named
  in Annex A                                                     [_______], 2007

            In arriving at the opinions expressed below,

1. we have examined and relied as to factual matters on the following
(including, but not limited to, the representations and warranties contained
therein):

            (a) originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our
      satisfaction, of the Loan Documents;

            (b) such corporate or partnership documents and records of the
      Obligors and such other instruments and certificates of public officials,
      officers and representatives of the Obligors, and other persons, as we
      have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion; and

2. we have made such investigations of law as we have deemed appropriate as a
basis for this opinion.

            In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have assumed, with
your permission, without independent investigation or inquiry, (a) the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of
all signatures, and the conformity to the authentic originals of all documents
submitted to us as telecopied, certified, photostatic or reproduced copies and
the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents, (b) that each Loan
Document has been duly authorized by each person party thereto, that each such
person has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
such Loan Document, that each such person is duly organized and that each such
person is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization, (c) that each Loan Document has been duly executed
and delivered by each person party thereto, (d) that each Loan Document is the
valid and binding obligation of each person party thereto (other than the
Obligors), enforceable against such person in accordance with its terms and (e)
the accuracy of the separate opinion, addressed to you, dated today, of Peter E.
Thauer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to the Company.

            Based upon and subject to the foregoing and the assumptions,
qualifications and limitations hereinafter set forth, we are of the opinion
that:

            1. Each of the Credit Agreement and (when executed and delivered for
value) Note constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each Obligor party
thereto, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms.

            2. (a) The provisions of the Pledge Agreement are effective to
create a valid security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, as
security for the Secured

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                                     - 4 -

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders named
  in Annex A                                                     [_______], 2007

Obligations (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) set forth in the Pledge
Agreement, in all of the Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement)
described therein that is of the type in which a security interest can be
created under Article 9 of the UCC, to the extent the UCC is applicable to the
creation of such security interest.

            (b) Upon the due execution and delivery today of the Pledge
Agreement and delivery in New York State of the Certificated Securities (in
certificated form), in each case either in bearer form or registered form,
issued or endorsed in each case in the name of the Administrative Agent or in
blank, to (and retention of control (as defined in Section 8-106 of the UCC)
thereof in New York State by) the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent
will have a perfected security interest, for the benefit of the Lenders, in such
Certificated Securities, to the extent the UCC is applicable to the perfection
of such security interest.

            Our opinions set forth above are subject to the effects of (a)
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization and moratorium laws and other similar laws relating to or
affecting creditors' rights or remedies generally and (b) general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). Our
opinions set forth above are also subject to the effects of (i) concepts of good
faith, reasonableness and fair dealing, and standards of materiality, (ii)
applicable laws and interpretations which may affect the validity or
enforceability of certain provisions of the Pledge Agreement, which limitations,
however, do not, in our opinion, make the remedies provided for therein
inadequate for the practical realization of the principal benefits intended to
be provided thereby (subject to the other qualifications expressed herein) and
(iii) limitations on the validity or enforceability of rights to
indemnification, contribution or exculpation under applicable law (including
court decisions).

            Without limiting the foregoing, we express no opinion as to the
validity, binding effect or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document
that purports to (i) prohibit any Obligor from transferring its respective
rights in the collateral described in the Loan Documents or any proceeds
thereof, as contemplated by Section 9-401 of the UCC, (ii) permit the
Administrative Agent to vote or otherwise exercise any rights with respect to
any of the collateral under the Loan Documents absent compliance with the
requirements of applicable laws and regulations as to the voting of or other
exercise of rights with respect to such collateral, (iii) waive, release or vary
any defense, right or privilege of, or any duties owing to, any Obligor to the
extent that such waiver, release or variation may be limited by Section
1-102(3), 9-602 or 9-603 of the UCC or other provisions of applicable law, (iv)
grant any right of set-off with respect to any contingent or unmatured
obligation, (v) maintain or impose any obligation to pay any amount in U.S.
dollars where a final judgment concerning such obligation is rendered in another
currency, (vi) constitute a waiver of inconvenient forum, or (vii) relate to the
subject

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                                     - 5 -

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders named
  in Annex A                                                     [_______], 2007

matter jurisdiction of a court to adjudicate any controversy. We express
no opinion as to (a) Section 3.06 of the Credit Agreement or (b) the waiver by
any Subsidiary Guarantor of any defense, right, privilege or benefit to the
extent such waiver is made to a greater extent than would be permitted by
applicable law. We wish to call to your attention that the enforceability of
waivers of immunity is subject to the limitations imposed by the U.S. Foreign
Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, as amended.

            We express no opinion as to the creation, validity or perfection of
any security interest, or the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any
Loan Document to the extent that such Loan Document grants or purports to grant
(a) a security interest (i) that is not governed by the UCC (including but not
limited to any such security interest with respect to (A) copyrights, copyright
licenses, patents, patent licenses, trademarks and trademark licenses or (B)
insurance policies), (ii) in commercial tort claims, letter-of-credit rights,
fixtures, cooperative interests, farm products, as-extracted collateral or
timber to be cut, (iii) in any property the terms of or governing which void or
prohibit, or are violated by, the granting of such security interest or (iv) in
any claim against the United States, (b) a mortgage or other interest in real
property, or (c) an agricultural lien. Our opinion set forth in paragraph 2
above is limited to Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC and therefore does not address
(i) laws of jurisdictions other than New York, (ii) laws of New York other than
Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC or (iii) collateral of a type not subject to Article
9 of the UCC. We express no opinion as to what law governs perfection of any
security interest granted by the Loan Documents. We have assumed with your
permission that (i) none of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent has waived,
subordinated or agreed with any third party to any modification of the priority
of any security interest granted by the Loan Documents, (ii) the Certificated
Securities will be held at all times by the Administrative Agent in the State of
New York and (iii) each Obligor has sufficient rights in the collateral
described in the Loan Documents for the security interests granted thereby to
attach. We express no opinion as to the title or any other interest of any
Obligor in or to any of the collateral described in the Loan Documents. No
security interest will exist with respect to after-acquired property of any
Obligor until such Obligor has rights therein within the meaning of Section
9-203 of the UCC and, in the case of investment property, the Administrative
Agent has taken control thereof in the manner prescribed by Section 8-106 of the
UCC.

            Except as set forth in paragraph 2 above, we express no opinion as
to the validity or perfection of the security interests purported to be created
by the Loan Documents. We express no opinion as to the validity or perfection of
such security interests:

            (i) with respect to collateral sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed
      of by any Obligor;

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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders named
  in Annex A                                                     [_______], 2007

            (ii) to the extent such security interests may be affected by (A)
      Section 552 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, under which a bankruptcy
      court has discretion as to the extent to which post-petition proceeds may
      be subject to a lien arising from a security agreement entered into by the
      debtor before the commencement of the case, or (B) Section 547(b) of the
      United States Bankruptcy Code, relating to the power to avoid a
      preference;

            (iii) with respect to proceeds, to the extent of limitations under
      Section 9-315 of the UCC on the perfection of a security interest in
      proceeds;

            (iv) as to any collateral acquired by the party granting such
      security interest more than four months after such party changes its name
      so as to make the relevant financing statements seriously misleading,
      unless amendments to such financing statements indicating the new name,
      identity or corporate structure of such party are properly filed before
      the expiration of such four months;

            (v) as to any collateral acquired by a new debtor after becoming
      bound by a security agreement entered into by another person;

            (vi) as to any property subject to a statute, regulation or treaty
      of the United States, whose requirements for a security interest's
      obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor with respect to such
      property preempt Section 9-310(a) of the UCC;

            (vii) as to any goods that are an accession to, or commingled or
      processed with, other goods, to the extent limited by Section 9-335 or
      9-336 of the UCC; or

            (viii) as to goods of any kind, such as motor vehicles, subject to
      certificate of title statutes.

            We call to your attention that (A) the UCC requires periodic filing
of continuation statements in order to maintain the effectiveness of financing
statements filed pursuant thereto and (B) Section 8-107 of the UCC may in
certain circumstances limit the rights of a secured party in respect of any
unauthorized endorsement with respect to certificated securities constituting
collateral under the Pledge Agreement not registered in the name of or issued to
the Administrative Agent and not originally issued in bearer form.

            We express no opinion as to the priority of the security interests
purported to be created by the Loan Documents. Our opinion in paragraph 2 above
is subject to the provisions of the law of any jurisdiction where an issuer of
Stock Collateral (as defined in

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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders named
  in Annex A                                                     [_______], 2007

the Pledge Agreement) is incorporated or formed. Without limiting the foregoing,
we express no opinion as to the priority of any security interest (i) as against
any claims or liens in favor of the United States or any state thereof, or any
federal or state agency, instrumentality or political subdivision, including but
not limited to liens for payment of federal, state or local taxes that are given
priority by operation of law, liens under Title IV of the Employee Retirement
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or claims arising under 31 U.S.C. Section
3713, (ii) as against any rights of a person in possession of proceeds
consisting of money or "instruments" (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the
UCC), (iii) as against liens under Section 4-208 of the UCC, relating to
security interests of a collecting bank, (iv) as against liens granted under
Section 364(d) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, relating to liens granted
by a court after the commencement of a case, or (v) that has been perfected by
"control" under Section 8-106 of the UCC, as against any other security interest
in the same property that has also been perfected by "control."

            We express no opinion as to the effect of, or compliance with, any
Federal or State laws regarding fraudulent transfers or conveyances, or laws
governing preferential transfers, or provisions of state law restricting
dividends, loans or other distributions by a corporation to or for the benefit
of its stockholders, or any Federal or State securities laws, rules or
regulations, including without limitation as to the effect thereof on the
validity, binding effect or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.

            We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than
the laws of the State of New York and the Federal laws of the United States of
America that, in our experience, are generally applicable to transactions of
this type. In particular (and without limiting the generality of the foregoing)
we express no opinion as to (a) the laws of any country (other than the Federal
laws of the United States of America) or (b) the effect of such laws (whether
limiting, prohibitive or otherwise) on any of the rights or obligations of any
Obligor or of any other party to or beneficiary of any of the Loan Documents, or
(c) whether the choice of the law of the State of New York as the governing law
in any Loan Document would be given effect by any court or governmental
authority other than a court of the State of New York. In giving the foregoing
opinion, we express no opinion as to the effect (if any) of any law of any
jurisdiction (except the State of New York) in which any Lender is located which
limits the rate of interest that such Lender may charge or collect. In giving
the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the execution and delivery by each
Obligor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the performance by each
Obligor of its obligations thereunder will not be illegal or unenforceable or
violate any fundamental public policy under applicable law (other than the laws
of the State of New York and Federal laws of the United States of America), and
that no such party has entered therein with the intent of avoiding or a view to
violating applicable law.

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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders named
  in Annex A                                                     [_______], 2007

            This opinion letter is limited to the matters stated and no opinion
is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein. The
opinions expressed herein are rendered only as of the date hereof, and we assume
no responsibility to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments
which hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may alter, affect or
modify the opinions expressed herein.

            The opinions expressed herein are solely for your benefit and,
without our prior consent, neither our opinions nor this opinion letter may be
relied upon by or disclosed to any other person.

                                            Very truly yours,

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                                                                         Annex A

                                     LENDERS

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
[__________]

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                                                                         Annex B

                              SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

Cambrex Charles City, Inc.
Cambrex North Brunswick, Inc.
CBM Technologies, Inc.

               Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Obligors

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                                                                       EXHIBIT E

             [Form of Opinion of Special New York Counsel to JPMCB]

                                                                   April 6, 2007

To the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement
referred to below and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

            We have acted as special New York counsel to JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A. ("JPMCB") in connection with the Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement")
dated as of April 6, 2007, between Cambrex Corporation (the "Company"), the
Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMCB, as
Administrative Agent, providing for extensions of credit to be made by said
lenders to the Company in an aggregate initial principal or face amount not
exceeding $200,000,000.

            Except as otherwise provided herein, terms defined in the Credit
Agreement are used herein as defined therein. The Company and the Subsidiaries
of the Company party to the Credit Agreement are herein collectively referred to
as the "Obligors". This opinion letter is being delivered pursuant to Section
5.01(c) of the Credit Agreement.

            In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have examined executed
counterparts of the Credit Agreement. In our examination, we have assumed the
genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us
as originals and the conformity with authentic original documents of all
documents submitted to us as copies. When relevant facts were not independently
established, we have relied upon representations made in or pursuant to the
Credit Agreement. We have also assumed that the Credit Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by, and (except, to the extent set forth
below, as to the Obligors) constitutes legal, valid, binding and enforceable
obligations of, all of the parties thereto, that all signatories thereto have
been duly authorized and that all such parties are duly organized and validly
existing and have the power and authority (corporate or other) to execute,
deliver and perform the same and that all authorizations, approvals or consents
of (including without limitation all foreign exchange control approvals), and
all filings or registrations with, any governmental or regulatory authority or
agency (including any central bank) required for the making and performance by
the Obligors of the Credit Agreement have been obtained or made and are in
effect.

            Based upon and subject to the foregoing and subject also to the
comments and qualifications set forth below, and having considered such
questions of law as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions
expressed below, we are of the opinion that the Credit Agreement constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of each Obligor party thereto,

                  Opinion of Special New York Counsel to JPMCB

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enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or
transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights
of creditors generally, and subject to the possible judicial application of
foreign laws or governmental action affecting the rights of creditors generally,
and except as the enforceability of the Credit Agreement is subject to the
application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law), including (a) the possible unavailability of
specific performance, injunctive relief or any other equitable remedy and (b)
concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing.

            The foregoing opinions are subject to the following comments and
qualifications:

            (A) The enforceability of Section 10.03 of the Credit Agreement may
      be limited by laws limiting the enforceability of provisions exculpating
      or exempting a party from, or requiring indemnification of a party for,
      liability for its own action or inaction, to the extent the action or
      inaction involves gross negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or
      unlawful conduct.

            (B) The enforceability of provisions in the Credit Agreement to the
      effect that terms may not be waived or modified except in writing may be
      limited under certain circumstances.

            (C) We express no opinion as to (i) the effect of the laws of any
      jurisdiction in which any Lender is located (other than the State of New
      York) that limit the interest, fees or other charges such Lender may
      impose for the loan or use of money or other credit, (ii) the last
      sentence of Section 2.17(d) or Section 3.06 of the Credit Agreement, (iii)
      the first sentence of Section 10.09(b) of the Credit Agreement, insofar as
      such sentence relates to the subject-matter jurisdiction of the United
      States District Court for the Southern District of New York to adjudicate
      any controversy related to the Credit Agreement, (iv) the waiver of
      inconvenient forum set forth in Section 10.09(c) of the Credit Agreement
      with respect to proceedings in the United States District Court for the
      Southern District of New York, (v) Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement
      and (vi) Section 10.15 of the Credit Agreement to the extent it relates to
      immunity acquired after the date of execution and delivery of the Credit
      Agreement.

            (D) Paragraph (iii) of Section 3.02 of the Credit Agreement may not
      be enforceable to the extent that the Guaranteed Obligations are
      materially modified.

            (E) We express no opinion as to the applicability to the obligations
      of the Subsidiary Guarantors of Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code,
      Article 10 of the New York Debtor Creditor Law or any other provision of
      law relating to fraudulent conveyances, transfers or obligations, nor do
      we express any opinion as to the enforceability of such obligations.

                  Opinion of Special New York Counsel to JPMCB

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            The foregoing opinions are limited to matters involving the Federal
laws of the United States of America and the law of the State of New York, and
we do not express any opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction.

            At the request of our client, this opinion letter is, pursuant to
Section 5.01(c) of the Credit Agreement, provided to you by us in our capacity
as special New York counsel to JPMCB and may not be relied upon by any other
person or for any purpose other than in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Credit Agreement without, in each instance, our prior
written consent.

                                              Very truly yours,

WJM/MJB

                  Opinion of Special New York Counsel to JPMCB

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                                                                       EXHIBIT F

                [Form of Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter]

                     SUBSIDIARY BORROWER DESIGNATION LETTER

                                                _____________, 20__

To JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention:

                       Re: Subsidiary Borrower Designation

Ladies and Gentlemen:

            Reference is made to the Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement")
dated as of April 6, 2007 among Cambrex Corporation (the "Company"), the
Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the
Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
(the "Administrative Agent"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit
Agreement.

            The Company hereby designates [________] (the "Subject Subsidiary"),
a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company and a [corporation] duly organized
under the laws of [________], as a Subsidiary Borrower in accordance with
Section 2.19(a) of the Credit Agreement until such designation is terminated in
accordance with Section 2.19(c).

            The Subject Subsidiary hereby accepts the above designation and
hereby expressly and unconditionally accepts the obligations of a Subsidiary
Borrower and an Obligor under the Credit Agreement, adheres to the Credit
Agreement and agrees and confirms that, upon your execution and return to the
Company of the enclosed copy of this letter, it shall be a Subsidiary Borrower
for purposes of the Credit Agreement and agrees to be bound by and perform and
comply with the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement applicable to it as
if it had originally executed the Credit Agreement as a Subsidiary Borrower.
Pursuant to Section 10.16 of the Credit Agreement, the Subject Subsidiary hereby
authorizes and empowers the Company to act as its representative and
attorney-in-fact for the purposes of signing documents and giving and receiving
notices (including notices of Borrowing under the Credit Agreement) and other
communications in connection with the Credit Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby and for the purposes of modifying or amending any provision
of the Credit

                     Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter

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Agreement and further agrees that the Administrative Agent and each Lender may
conclusively rely on the foregoing authorization.

            The Company hereby confirms and agrees that after giving effect to
this Designation Letter the Guarantee of the Company contained in Article III of
the Credit Agreement shall apply to all of the obligations of the Subject
Subsidiary under the Credit Agreement.

            The Subject Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants:

            1. The Subject Subsidiary is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the
      Company;

            2. Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections
      4.01, 4.02 and 4.03 of the Credit Agreement is true as if each reference
      therein to the Company or to an Obligor were a reference to the Subject
      Subsidiary and as if each reference therein to the Loan Documents were a
      reference to this Designation Letter and the promissory notes, if any,
      executed by the Subject Subsidiary in connection herewith;

            3. [The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.15 are
      true and correct on the date hereof;](2)

            4. The Subject Subsidiary's addresses for notices, other
      communications and service of process provided for in the Credit Agreement
      shall be given in the manner, and with the effect, specified in Sections
      10.01 and 10.09(e) of the Credit Agreement to it at its "Address for
      Notices" specified on the signature pages below; and

            5. The Subject Subsidiary shall deliver to the Administrative Agent
      the documents and certificates set forth in Section 2.19 of the Credit
      Agreement and such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall
      reasonably request that are consistent with conditions for Subsidiary
      Obligors set forth in Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement, each in form
      and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

            Attached hereto are certified copies of the following documents:

            (i)   the [certificate of incorporation][certificate of
                  formation][articles of organization] and [by-laws][limited
                  liability company agreement] [partnership agreement] of the
                  Subject Subsidiary and authorizing resolutions of the [Board
                  of Directors][Sole Member][General Partner] of the Subject
                  Subsidiary;(3) and

            (ii)  a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of
                  the Subject Subsidiary in respect of each of the officers (x)
                  who are authorized to sign this Agreement and the other Loan
                  Documents on the Subject Subsidiary's behalf, and (y) who
                  will, until replaced by another officer or officers duly

----------
(2)   Insert if the Subject Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary.

(3)   To be revised as appropriate to reflect the relevant organizational
      documents of the Subject Subsidiary.

                     Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter

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                  authorized for that purpose, act as its representative for the
                  purposes of signing documents and giving notices and other
                  communications in connection with the Credit Agreement, the
                  other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated
                  thereby.

            The designation of the Subject Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower
under the Credit Agreement shall become effective as of the date (the "Effective
Date") on which the Administrative Agent accepts this Designation Letter as
provided on the signature pages below. As of the Effective Date, the Subject
Subsidiary shall be entitled to the rights, and subject to the obligations, of a
Subsidiary Borrower. Except as expressly herein agreed with respect to the
joinder of the Subject Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower, the Credit Agreement
shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

            The Subject Subsidiary hereby agrees that this Designation Letter,
the Credit Agreement and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the law of the State of New York. The Subject Subsidiary hereby
submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal
court of the United States of America, in each case sitting in New York County,
and any appellate court from any thereof, for the purposes of all legal
proceedings arising out of or relating to this Designation Letter, the Credit
Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. The Subject Subsidiary
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding
brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a
court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The Subject Subsidiary further
agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding brought in New
York may be made upon its agent appointed as provided in Section 10.09(d) of the
Credit Agreement.

            THE SUBJECT SUBSIDIARY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS DESIGNATION LETTER, THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.

            This Designation Letter may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.

                     Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Subject Subsidiary have
caused this Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter to be duly executed and
delivered as of the day and year first above written.

                                    CAMBREX CORPORATION

                                    By__________________________
                                      Title:

                                    [NAME OF SUBJECT SUBSIDIARY]
                                    a _________ [corporation]

                                    By:_________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                    Address for Notices
                                    ____________________________
                                    ____________________________
                                    ____________________________

                                    Attn:_______________________

                                    Tel:________________________
                                    Fax:________________________

                     Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter

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ACCEPTED:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
  as Administrative Agent

By____________________________
  Title:

                     Subsidiary Borrower Designation Letter

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                                                                       EXHIBIT G

                [Form of Subsidiary Borrower Termination Letter]

                                                  _____________, 20__

To JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent
277 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017

Each of the Lenders party to the
Credit Agreement referred to below

      Re: Termination of [____________] (the "Subject Subsidiary") as Subsidiary
Borrower

            The Company hereby gives notice pursuant to Section 2.19(c) of the
Credit Agreement dated as of April 6, 2007 (the "Credit Agreement") among
Cambrex Corporation (the "Company"), the Subsidiary Borrowers party thereto, the
Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent") that,
effective as of the date hereof, the Subject Subsidiary is terminated as a
Borrower under the Credit Agreement and all commitments by the Lenders to issue
Letters of Credit or make Loans for account of such Borrower under the Credit
Agreement are hereby terminated.

            Pursuant to Section 2.19(c) of the Credit Agreement, the Company
hereby certifies (a) that there is no LC Exposure outstanding with respect to
any Letter of Credit for which the Subject Subsidiary is an account party and
(b) that all principal and interest on any Loan of the Subject Subsidiary and
all other amounts payable by such Subject Subsidiary pursuant to the Credit
Agreement have been paid in full on or prior to the date hereof.

            All obligations of the Subject Subsidiary arising in respect of any
period in which the Subject Subsidiary was, or on account of any action or
inaction taken by the Subject Subsidiary as an account party or a Borrower under
the Credit Agreement shall survive the termination effected by this notice.

            Terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit
Agreement.

                                    CAMBREX CORPORATION

                                    By_________________________________
                                      Title:

                     Subsidiary Borrower Termination Letter<PAGE>

                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1

                                                                      EXECUTION

                                                                        COPY

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.,
                                    Depositor

                            HOME LOAN SERVICES, INC.,
                                    Servicer

                                       and

                       LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                     Trustee

                                   ----------

                         POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
                            Dated as of March 1, 2007

                                   ----------

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST,
             MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS....................................................     13

ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..     66
   SECTION 2.01.  Conveyance of Mortgage Loans...........................     66
   SECTION 2.02.  Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans........     68
   SECTION 2.03.  Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
                     Depositor...........................................     70
   SECTION 2.04.  Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.........     73
   SECTION 2.05.  Substitutions and Repurchases of Mortgage Loans that
                     are not "Qualified Mortgages".......................     75
   SECTION 2.06.  Authentication and Delivery of Certificates............     75
   SECTION 2.07.  REMIC Elections........................................     75
   SECTION 2.08.  [RESERVED].............................................     80
   SECTION 2.09.  Covenants of the Servicer..............................     81
   SECTION 2.10.  [RESERVED].............................................     81
   SECTION 2.11.  Permitted Activities of the Issuing Entity.............     81
   SECTION 2.12.  Qualifying Special Purpose Entity......................     81
   SECTION 2.13   Depositor Notification of NIM Notes....................     81

ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS...............     82
   SECTION 3.01.  Servicer to Service Mortgage Loans.....................     82
   SECTION 3.02.  Servicing and Subservicing; Enforcement of the
                     Obligations of Servicer.............................     83
   SECTION 3.03.  Rights of the Depositor and the Trustee in Respect of
                     the Servicer........................................     84
   SECTION 3.04.  Trustee to Act as Servicer.............................     84
   SECTION 3.05.  Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments; Collection
                     Account; Certificate Account........................     85
   SECTION 3.06.  Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items;
                     Escrow Accounts.....................................     89
   SECTION 3.07.  Access to Certain Documentation and Information
                     Regarding the Mortgage Loans........................     89
   SECTION 3.08.  Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account and
                     Certificate Account.................................     89
   SECTION 3.09.  [RESERVED].............................................     92
   SECTION 3.10.  Maintenance of Hazard Insurance........................     92
   SECTION 3.11.  Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption
                     Agreements..........................................     93
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   SECTION 3.12.  Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans;
                     Determination of Excess Proceeds; Special Loss
                     Mitigation..........................................     93
   SECTION 3.13.  Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files........     97
   SECTION 3.14.  Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Servicer
                     to be Held for the Trustee..........................     99
   SECTION 3.15.  Servicing Compensation.................................     99
   SECTION 3.16.  Access to Certain Documentation........................     99
   SECTION 3.17.  Annual Statement as to Compliance......................    100
   SECTION 3.18.  Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
                     Statement; Financial Statements.....................    100
   SECTION 3.19.  Subordination of Liens.................................    103
   SECTION 3.20.  Periodic Filings.......................................    103
   SECTION 3.21.  Indemnification by Trustee.............................    107
   SECTION 3.22.  Indemnification by Servicer............................    107
   SECTION 3.23.  Prepayment Charge Reporting Requirements...............    107
   SECTION 3.24.  Information to the Trustee.............................    108
   SECTION 3.25.  Indemnification........................................    108
   SECTION 3.26.  Solicitation...........................................    109
   SECTION 3.27.  High Cost Mortgage Loans...............................    109

ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS.................................................    109
   SECTION 4.01.  Advances...............................................    109
   SECTION 4.02.  Reduction of Servicing Compensation in Connection with
                     Prepayment Interest Shortfalls......................    110
   SECTION 4.03.  Distributions on the REMIC Interests...................    111
   SECTION 4.04.  Distributions..........................................    111
   SECTION 4.05.  Monthly Statements to Certificateholders...............    122

ARTICLE V THE CERTIFICATES...............................................    126
   SECTION 5.01.  The Certificates.......................................    126
   SECTION 5.02.  Certificate Register; Registration of Transfer and
                     Exchange of Certificates............................    127
   SECTION 5.03.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates......    132
   SECTION 5.04.  Persons Deemed Owners..................................    132
   SECTION 5.05.  Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and
                     Addresses...........................................    132
   SECTION 5.06.  Book-Entry Certificates................................    132
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   SECTION 5.07.  Notices to Depository..................................    133
   SECTION 5.08.  Definitive Certificates................................    133
   SECTION 5.09.  Maintenance of Office or Agency........................    134
   SECTION 5.10.  Authenticating Agents..................................    134

ARTICLE VI THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICER................................    135
   SECTION 6.01.  Respective Liabilities of the Depositor and the
                     Servicer............................................    135
   SECTION 6.02.  Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the
                     Servicer............................................    135
   SECTION 6.03.  Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer
                     and Others..........................................    136
   SECTION 6.04.  Limitation on Resignation of Servicer..................    136
   SECTION 6.05.  Errors and Omissions Insurance; Fidelity Bonds.........    137

ARTICLE VII DEFAULT; TERMINATION OF SERVICER.............................    137
   SECTION 7.01.  Events of Default......................................    137
   SECTION 7.02.  Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor...............    139
   SECTION 7.03.  Notification to Certificateholders.....................    140

ARTICLE VIII CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE......................................    140
   SECTION 8.01.  Duties of the Trustee..................................    140
   SECTION 8.02.  Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee..................    141
   SECTION 8.03.  Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans..    143
   SECTION 8.04.  Trustee May Own Certificates...........................    143
   SECTION 8.05.  Trustee's Fees and Expenses............................    143
   SECTION 8.06.  Indemnification and Expenses of Trustee................    143
   SECTION 8.07.  Eligibility Requirements for Trustee...................    144
   SECTION 8.08.  Resignation and Removal of Trustee.....................    145
   SECTION 8.09.  Successor Trustee......................................    146
   SECTION 8.10.  Merger or Consolidation of Trustee.....................    146
   SECTION 8.11.  Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee..........    146
   SECTION 8.12.  Tax Matters............................................    147

ARTICLE IX TERMINATION...................................................    150
   SECTION 9.01.  Termination upon Liquidation or Repurchase of all
                     Mortgage Loans......................................    150
   SECTION 9.02.  Final Distribution on the Certificates.................    151
   SECTION 9.03.  Additional Termination Requirements....................    152

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.......................................    153
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   SECTION 10.01. Amendment..............................................    153
   SECTION 10.02. Counterparts...........................................    155
   SECTION 10.03. Governing Law..........................................    155
   SECTION 10.04. Intention of Parties...................................    155
   SECTION 10.05. Notices................................................    156
   SECTION 10.06. Severability of Provisions.............................    157
   SECTION 10.07. Assignment; Sales; Advance Facilities..................    157
   SECTION 10.08. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.............    158
   SECTION 10.09. Inspection and Audit Rights............................    159
   SECTION 10.10. Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid..............    159
   SECTION 10.11. Compliance with Regulation AB..........................    159
   SECTION 10.12. Third Party Rights.....................................    159
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EXHIBIT A     FORMS OF CERTIFICATES
EXHIBIT B     MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT C     [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT D     FORM OF TRUSTEE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT E-1   FORM OF TRANSFEREE'S LETTER AND AFFIDAVIT
EXHIBIT E-2   FORM OF TRANSFEROR'S AFFIDAVIT
EXHIBIT F     FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT G     FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER (ACCREDITED INVESTOR)
EXHIBIT H     FORM OF RULE 144A INVESTMENT LETTER (QUALIFIED
              INSTITUTIONAL BUYER)
EXHIBIT I     FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
EXHIBIT J     [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT K     FORM OF BACK-UP CERTIFICATION OF TRUSTEE
EXHIBIT L     FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICER
EXHIBIT M-1   FORM OF CLASS A-1 CAP CORRIDOR CONTRACT
EXHIBIT M-2   FORM OF CLASS A-2 CAP CORRIDOR CONTRACT
EXHIBIT M-3   FORM OF SUBORDINATE CERTIFICATE CAP CORRIDOR CONTRACT
EXHIBIT M-4   FORM OF CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX RELATED TO THE CAP CORRIDOR
              CONTRACTS
EXHIBIT N     [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT O     FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER FOR TRANSFER TO
              REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE FROM A HOLDER
              OF A RULE 144A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE OR DEFINITIVE
              CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT P     FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER FOR TRANSFER
              PURSUANT TO RULE 144A FROM A HOLDER OF A REGULATION S
              BOOK-ENTRY
              CERTIFICATE OR DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT Q-1   FORM OF CAP CONTRACT
EXHIBIT Q-2   FORM OF SWAP AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT Q-3   FORM OF CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX RELATED TO THE CAP CONTRACT
              AND SWAP AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT R     FORM OF ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
EXHIBIT S     SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF
              COMPLIANCE
EXHIBIT T     FORM OF SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATIONS
EXHIBIT U     FORM OF ITEM 1123 CERTIFICATION OF SERVICER
EXHIBIT V     FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT
EXHIBIT W     [RESERVED]
SCHEDULE X
SCHEDULE Y
SCHEDULE Z
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

     POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of March 1, 2007 (the
"Agreement"), among MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., a Delaware
corporation, as depositor (the "Depositor"), HOME LOAN SERVICES, INC., a Nevada
corporation, as servicer (the "Servicer"), and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (the "Trustee").

     The Depositor is the owner of the Trust Fund that is hereby conveyed to the
Trustee in return for the Certificates. The Trust Fund for federal income tax
purposes will consist of (i) three real estate mortgage investment conduits,
(ii) the right to receive payments distributable to the Class P Certificates
pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(i) hereof, (iii) each Corridor Contract and the
Corridor Contract Account, (iv) the grantor trusts described in Section 2.07
hereof and (v) the Supplemental Interest Trust, which in turn will hold the Swap
Agreement and the Cap Contract. The SWAP REMIC will consist of all of the assets
constituting the Trust Fund (other than the assets described in clauses (ii),
(iii), (iv) and (v) above, other than the SWAP REMIC Regular Interests and other
than the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests) and will be evidenced by the SWAP
REMIC Regular Interests (which will be uncertificated and will represent the
"regular interests" in the SWAP REMIC) and the Class SWR Interest as the single
"residual interest" in the SWAP REMIC. The Lower Tier REMIC will consist of SWAP
REMIC Regular Interests and will be evidenced by the Lower Tier REMIC Regular
Interests (which will be uncertificated and will represent the "regular
interests" in the Lower Tier REMIC) and the Class LTR Interest as the single
"residual interest" in the Lower Tier REMIC. The Trustee will hold the Lower
Tier REMIC Regular Interests. The Upper Tier REMIC will consist of the Lower
Tier REMIC Regular Interests and will be evidenced by the REMIC Regular
Interests (which will represent the "regular interests" in the Upper Tier REMIC)
and the Residual Interest as the single "residual interest" in the Upper Tier
REMIC. The Class R Certificate will represent beneficial ownership of the Class
SWR Interest, the Class LTR Interest and the Residual Interest. The "latest
possible maturity date" for federal income tax purposes of all interests created
hereby will be the Latest Possible Maturity Date.

     All covenants and agreements made by the Sponsor in the Sale Agreement and
by the Depositor and the Trustee herein with respect to the Mortgage Loans and
the other property constituting the Trust Fund are for the benefit of the
Holders from time to time of the Certificates.

THE SWAP REMIC

     The following table sets forth the designations, initial principal balances
and interest rates for each interest in the SWAP REMIC:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Class     Initial Principal Balance   Interest Rate
-----     -------------------------   -------------
<S>       <C>                         <C>
1-SW1         $ 90,434,983.916             (1)
1-SW1A        $  8,148,342.961             (2)
1-SW1B        $  8,148,342.961             (3)
1-SW2A        $  8,451,185.258             (2)
1-SW2B        $  8,451,185.258             (3)
1-SW3A        $  9,047,496.233             (2)
1-SW3B        $  9,047,496.233             (3)
1-SW4A        $ 11,417,187.145             (2)
1-SW4B        $ 11,417,187.145             (3)
1-SW5A        $ 13,001,157.213             (2)
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>       <C>                         <C>
1-SW5B        $ 13,001,157.213             (3)
1-SW6A        $ 13,853,198.817             (2)
1-SW6B        $ 13,853,198.817             (3)
1-SW7A        $ 12,429,498.534             (2)
1-SW7B        $ 12,429,498.534             (3)
1-SW8A        $ 11,370,886.929             (2)
1-SW8B        $ 11,370,886.929             (3)
1-SW9A        $ 10,556,822.666             (2)
1-SW9B        $ 10,556,822.666             (3)
1-SW10A       $  9,799,837.250             (2)
1-SW10B       $  9,799,837.250             (3)
1-SW11A       $  9,203,806.616             (2)
1-SW11B       $  9,203,806.616             (3)
1-SW12A       $  8,654,578.516             (2)
1-SW12B       $  8,654,578.516             (3)
1-SW13A       $  8,219,583.596             (2)
1-SW13B       $  8,219,583.596             (3)
1-SW14A       $  7,727,519.555             (2)
1-SW14B       $  7,727,519.555             (3)
1-SW15A       $  7,429,715.223             (2)
1-SW15B       $  7,429,715.223             (3)
1-SW16A       $ 27,904,756.429             (2)
1-SW16B       $ 27,904,756.429             (3)
1-SW17A       $ 26,209,455.032             (2)
1-SW17B       $ 26,209,455.032             (3)
1-SW18A       $ 21,708,567.247             (2)
1-SW18B       $ 21,708,567.247             (3)
1-SW19A       $ 16,498,324.958             (2)
1-SW19B       $ 16,498,324.958             (3)
1-SW20A       $  9,747,319.146             (2)
1-SW20B       $  9,747,319.146             (3)
1-SW21A       $  7,962,058.279             (2)
1-SW21B       $  7,962,058.279             (3)
1-SW22A       $  6,547,914.878             (2)
1-SW22B       $  6,547,914.878             (3)
1-SW23A       $  6,103,798.664             (2)
1-SW23B       $  6,103,798.664             (3)
1-SW24A       $  5,680,685.840             (2)
1-SW24B       $  5,680,685.840             (3)
1-SW25A       $  5,196,102.096             (2)
1-SW25B       $  5,196,102.096             (3)
1-SW26A       $  4,747,739.330             (2)
1-SW26B       $  4,747,739.330             (3)
1-SW27A       $  4,346,289.601             (2)
1-SW27B       $  4,346,289.601             (3)
1-SW28A       $  6,034,983.046             (2)
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>       <C>                         <C>
1-SW28B       $  6,034,983.046             (3)
1-SW29A       $  8,834,032.491             (2)
1-SW29B       $  8,834,032.491             (3)
1-SW30A       $  7,526,312.994             (2)
1-SW30B       $  7,526,312.994             (3)
1-SW31A       $    498,163.644             (2)
1-SW31B       $    498,163.644             (3)
1-SW32A       $  4,792,931.801             (2)
1-SW32B       $  4,792,931.801             (3)
1-SW33A       $  4,061,106.641             (2)
1-SW33B       $  4,061,106.641             (3)
1-SW34A       $  3,715,836.762             (2)
1-SW34B       $  3,715,836.762             (3)
1-SW35A       $  3,485,662.095             (2)
1-SW35B       $  3,485,662.095             (3)
1-SW36A       $  3,104,663.245             (2)
1-SW36B       $  3,104,663.245             (3)
1-SW37A       $  2,790,459.068             (2)
1-SW37B       $  2,790,459.068             (3)
1-SW38A       $  2,574,009.043             (2)
1-SW38B       $  2,574,009.043             (3)
1-SW39A       $  2,436,101.941             (2)
1-SW39B       $  2,436,101.941             (3)
1-SW40A       $  2,319,150.175             (2)
1-SW40B       $  2,319,150.175             (3)
1-SW41A       $  2,260,316.133             (2)
1-SW41B       $  2,260,316.133             (3)
1-SW42A       $  2,177,828.984             (2)
1-SW42B       $  2,177,828.984             (3)
1-SW43A       $  1,952,827.881             (2)
1-SW43B       $  1,952,827.881             (3)
1-SW44A       $  1,722,641.347             (2)
1-SW44B       $  1,722,641.347             (3)
1-SW45A       $  1,635,674.969             (2)
1-SW45B       $  1,635,674.969             (3)
1-SW46A       $  1,485,934.796             (2)
1-SW46B       $  1,485,934.796             (3)
1-SW47A       $  1,457,662.192             (2)
1-SW47B       $  1,457,662.192             (3)
1-SW48A       $  1,361,340.871             (2)
1-SW48B       $  1,361,340.871             (3)
1-SW49A       $  1,273,407.599             (2)
1-SW49B       $  1,273,407.599             (3)
1-SW50A       $  1,189,852.392             (2)
1-SW50B       $  1,189,852.392             (3)
1-SW51A       $  1,114,728.033             (2)
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>       <C>                         <C>
1-SW51B       $  1,114,728.033             (3)
1-SW52A       $  1,046,149.762             (2)
1-SW52B       $  1,046,149.762             (3)
1-SW53A       $    994,719.170             (2)
1-SW53B       $    994,719.170             (3)
1-SW54A       $ 25,690,678.452             (2)
1-SW54B       $ 25,690,678.452             (3)
2-SW2         $141,990,628.164             (4)
2-SW1A        $ 12,793,592.539             (5)
2-SW1B        $ 12,793,592.539             (6)
2-SW2A        $ 13,269,080.742             (5)
2-SW2B        $ 13,269,080.742             (6)
2-SW3A        $ 14,205,339.767             (5)
2-SW3B        $ 14,205,339.767             (6)
2-SW4A        $ 17,925,956.355             (5)
2-SW4B        $ 17,925,956.355             (6)
2-SW5A        $ 20,412,924.287             (5)
2-SW5B        $ 20,412,924.287             (6)
2-SW6A        $ 21,750,702.183             (5)
2-SW6B        $ 21,750,702.183             (6)
2-SW7A        $ 19,515,371.466             (5)
2-SW7B        $ 19,515,371.466             (6)
2-SW8A        $ 17,853,261.071             (5)
2-SW8B        $ 17,853,261.071             (6)
2-SW9A        $ 16,575,110.834             (5)
2-SW9B        $ 16,575,110.834             (6)
2-SW10A       $ 15,386,579.250             (5)
2-SW10B       $ 15,386,579.250             (6)
2-SW11A       $ 14,450,760.384             (5)
2-SW11B       $ 14,450,760.384             (6)
2-SW12A       $ 13,588,425.484             (5)
2-SW12B       $ 13,588,425.484             (6)
2-SW13A       $ 12,905,446.404             (5)
2-SW13B       $ 12,905,446.404             (6)
2-SW14A       $ 12,132,863.945             (5)
2-SW14B       $ 12,132,863.945             (6)
2-SW15A       $ 11,665,285.777             (5)
2-SW15B       $ 11,665,285.777             (6)
2-SW16A       $ 43,812,844.571             (5)
2-SW16B       $ 43,812,844.571             (6)
2-SW17A       $ 41,151,076.968             (5)
2-SW17B       $ 41,151,076.968             (6)
2-SW18A       $ 34,084,299.753             (5)
2-SW18B       $ 34,084,299.753             (6)
2-SW19A       $ 25,903,775.542             (5)
2-SW19B       $ 25,903,775.542             (6)
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>       <C>                         <C>
2-SW20A       $ 15,304,121.354             (5)
2-SW20B       $ 15,304,121.354             (6)
2-SW21A       $ 12,501,109.721             (5)
2-SW21B       $ 12,501,109.721             (6)
2-SW22A       $ 10,280,784.122             (5)
2-SW22B       $ 10,280,784.122             (6)
2-SW23A       $  9,583,483.836             (5)
2-SW23B       $  9,583,483.836             (6)
2-SW24A       $  8,919,160.660             (5)
2-SW24B       $  8,919,160.660             (6)
2-SW25A       $  8,158,322.904             (5)
2-SW25B       $  8,158,322.904             (6)
2-SW26A       $  7,454,355.170             (5)
2-SW26B       $  7,454,355.170             (6)
2-SW27A       $  6,824,044.899             (5)
2-SW27B       $  6,824,044.899             (6)
2-SW28A       $  9,475,437.454             (5)
2-SW28B       $  9,475,437.454             (6)
2-SW29A       $ 13,870,183.509             (5)
2-SW29B       $ 13,870,183.509             (6)
2-SW30A       $ 11,816,952.506             (5)
2-SW30B       $ 11,816,952.506             (6)
2-SW31A       $    782,159.356             (5)
2-SW31B       $    782,159.356             (6)
2-SW32A       $  7,525,311.199             (5)
2-SW32B       $  7,525,311.199             (6)
2-SW33A       $  6,376,283.359             (5)
2-SW33B       $  6,376,283.359             (6)
2-SW34A       $  5,834,180.238             (5)
2-SW34B       $  5,834,180.238             (6)
2-SW35A       $  5,472,786.405             (5)
2-SW35B       $  5,472,786.405             (6)
2-SW36A       $  4,874,585.755             (5)
2-SW36B       $  4,874,585.755             (6)
2-SW37A       $  4,381,258.432             (5)
2-SW37B       $  4,381,258.432             (6)
2-SW38A       $  4,041,413.457             (5)
2-SW38B       $  4,041,413.457             (6)
2-SW39A       $  3,824,887.559             (5)
2-SW39B       $  3,824,887.559             (6)
2-SW40A       $  3,641,263.325             (5)
2-SW40B       $  3,641,263.325             (6)
2-SW41A       $  3,548,888.867             (5)
2-SW41B       $  3,548,888.867             (6)
2-SW42A       $  3,419,377.016             (5)
2-SW42B       $  3,419,377.016             (6)
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>       <C>                         <C>
2-SW43A       $  3,066,106.119             (5)
2-SW43B       $  3,066,106.119             (6)
2-SW44A       $  2,704,693.653             (5)
2-SW44B       $  2,704,693.653             (6)
2-SW45A       $  2,568,149.031             (5)
2-SW45B       $  2,568,149.031             (6)
2-SW46A       $  2,333,044.204             (5)
2-SW46B       $  2,333,044.204             (6)
2-SW47A       $  2,288,653.808             (5)
2-SW47B       $  2,288,653.808             (6)
2-SW48A       $  2,137,421.129             (5)
2-SW48B       $  2,137,421.129             (6)
2-SW49A       $  1,999,358.401             (5)
2-SW49B       $  1,999,358.401             (6)
2-SW50A       $  1,868,169.608             (5)
2-SW50B       $  1,868,169.608             (6)
2-SW51A       $  1,750,217.967             (5)
2-SW51B       $  1,750,217.967             (6)
2-SW52A       $  1,642,544.238             (5)
2-SW52B       $  1,642,544.238             (6)
2-SW53A       $  1,561,793.830             (5)
2-SW53B       $  1,561,793.830             (6)
2-SW54A       $ 40,336,553.548             (5)
2-SW54B       $ 40,336,553.548             (6)
SWR                         (7)            (7)
</TABLE>

(1)  The interest rate on the Class 1-SW1 Interest shall be a per annum rate
     equal to the Group One Net WAC.

(2)  For any Distribution Date, the interest rate on each SWAP REMIC Regular
     Interest beginning with the designation "1" and ending with the designation
     "A" shall be a per annum rate equal to 2 times the Group One Net WAC,
     subject to a maximum rate of 2 times the REMIC Swap Rate for such
     Distribution Date.

(3)  For any Distribution Date, the interest rate on each SWAP REMIC Regular
     Interest beginning with the designation "1" and ending with the designation
     "B" shall be a per annum rate equal to the greater of (x) the excess, if
     any, of (i) 2 times the Group One Net WAC over (ii) 2 times the REMIC Swap
     Rate for such Distribution Date and (y) 0.00%.

(4)  The interest rate on the Class 2-SW2 Interest shall be a per annum rate
     equal to the Group Two Net WAC.

(5)  For any Distribution Date, the interest rate on each SWAP REMIC Regular
     Interest beginning with the designation "2" and ending with the designation
     "A" shall be a per annum rate equal to 2 times the Group Two Net WAC,
     subject to a maximum rate of 2 times the REMIC Swap Rate for such
     Distribution Date.

(6)  For any Distribution Date, the interest rate on each SWAP REMIC Regular
     Interest beginning with the designation "2" and ending with the designation
     "B" shall be a per annum rate equal to the greater of (x) the excess, if
     any, of (i) 2 times the Group Two Net WAC over (ii) 2 times the REMIC Swap
     Rate for such Distribution Date and (y) 0.00%.

(7)  The Class SWR Interest shall have no principal amount and shall bear no
     interest.

                                      -6-

<PAGE>

THE LOWER TIER REMIC

The following table sets forth the designations, initial principal balances,
interest rates, Corresponding Classes of Certificates and related Mortgage Group
for each interest in the Lower Tier REMIC:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Class(es) of
                                               Corresponding
                                             Certificates or
         Initial Principal                   Related Mortgage
 Class        Balance        Interest Rate         Group
 -----   -----------------   -------------   ----------------
<S>      <C>                 <C>             <C>
LTA-1            (1)               (8)            A-1, R
LTA-2A           (1)               (8)             A-2A
LTA-2B           (1)               (8)             A-2B
LTA-2C           (1)               (8)             A-2C
LTA-2D           (1)               (8)             A-2D
LTM-1            (1)               (8)              M-1
LTM-2            (1)               (8)              M-2
LTM-3            (1)               (8)              M-3
LTM-4            (1)               (8)              M-4
LTM-5            (1)               (8)              M-5
LTM-6            (1)               (8)              M-6
LTB-1            (1)               (8)              B-1
LTB-2            (1)               (8)              B-2
LTB-3            (1)               (8)              B-3
LTIX             (2)               (8)              N/A
LTII1A           (3)               (8)           Group One
LTII1B           (4)               (9)           Group One
LTII2A           (5)               (8)           Group Two
LTII2B           (6)              (10)           Group Two
LTIIX            (7)               (8)              N/A
LT-IO           (11)              (11)              N/A
LTR             (12)              (12)              N/A
</TABLE>

(1)  The initial principal balance of each of these Lower Tier REMIC Regular
     Interests shall equal 1/4 of the initial Certificate Principal Balance of
     its Corresponding Certificates.

(2)  The initial principal balance of the Class LTIX Interest shall equal the
     excess of (i) 50% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the
     Mortgage Loans over (ii) the initial principal balance of the Lower Tier
     REMIC I Marker Interests.

(3)  The initial principal balance of the Class LTII1A Interest shall equal
     0.05% of the excess of (i) the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of
     the Group One Mortgage Loans over (ii) the aggregate of the initial
     Certificate Principal Balances of Certificate Group One.

(4)  The initial principal balance of the Class LTII1B Interest shall equal
     0.05% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Group One
     Mortgage Loans.

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<PAGE>

(5)  The initial principal balance of the Class LTII2A Interest shall equal
     0.05% of the excess of (i) the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of
     the Group Two Mortgage Loans over (ii) the aggregate of the initial
     Certificate Principal Balances of Certificate Group Two.

(6)  The initial principal balance of the Class LTII2B Interest shall equal
     0.05% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Group Two
     Mortgage Loans.

(7)  The initial principal balance of the Class LTIIX Interest shall equal the
     excess of (i) 50% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the
     Mortgage Loans over (ii) the initial principal balance of the Lower Tier
     REMIC II Marker Interests.

(8)  For each Distribution Date, the interest rate for each of the Lower Tier
     REMIC Regular Interests (other than the Class LTII1B, the Class LTII2B and
     the Class LT-IO Interests) shall be a per annum rate (but not less than
     zero) equal to the product of (i) the weighted average of the interest
     rates on the SWAP REMIC Regular Interests for such Distribution Date and
     (ii) a fraction the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which
     is the actual number of days in the Accrual Period for the LIBOR
     Certificates, provided however, that for any Distribution Date on which the
     Class LT-IO Interest is entitled to a portion of interest accruals on a
     SWAP REMIC Regular Interest ending with a designation "A" as described in
     footnote 11 below, such weighted average shall be computed by first
     subjecting the rate on such SWAP REMIC Regular Interest to a cap equal to
     Swap LIBOR for such Distribution Date.

(9)  For each Distribution Date, the interest rate for the Class LTII1B Interest
     shall be a per annum rate equal to the product of (i) the weighted average
     of the interest rates on the SWAP REMIC Regular Interests beginning with
     the designation "1" for such Distribution Date and (ii) a fraction the
     numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number
     of days in the Accrual Period for the LIBOR Certificates, provided,
     however, that for any Distribution Date on which the Class LT-IO Interest
     is entitled to a portion of interest accruals on a SWAP REMIC Regular
     Interest ending with a designation "A" as described in footnote 11 below,
     such weighted average shall be computed by first subjecting the rate on
     such SWAP REMIC Regular Interest to a cap equal to Swap LIBOR for such
     Distribution Date.

(10) For each Distribution Date, the interest rate for the Class LTII2B Interest
     shall be a per annum rate equal to the product of (i) the weighted average
     of the interest rates on the SWAP REMIC Regular Interests beginning with
     the designation "2" for such Distribution Date and (ii) a fraction the
     numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number
     of days in the Accrual Period for the LIBOR Certificates, provided,
     however, that for any Distribution Date on which the Class LT-IO Interest
     is entitled to a portion of interest accruals on a SWAP REMIC Regular
     Interest ending with a designation "A" as described in footnote 11 below,
     such weighted average shall be computed by first subjecting the rate on
     such SWAP REMIC Regular Interest to a cap equal to Swap LIBOR for such
     Distribution Date.

(11) The Class LT-IO Interest is an interest-only class that does not have a
     principal balance. For only those Distribution Dates listed in the first
     column of the table below, the Class LT-IO Interest shall be entitled to
     interest accrued on the SWAP REMIC Regular Interest listed in the second
     column below at a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the
     interest rate for such SWAP REMIC Regular Interest for such Distribution
     Date over (ii) Swap LIBOR for such Distribution Date.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       SWAP REMIC
Distribution Date   Regular Interest
-----------------   ----------------
<S>                 <C>
       7              Class 1-SW1A
                      Class 2-SW1A
       7-8            Class 1-SW2A
                      Class 2-SW2A
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>
       7-9            Class 1-SW3A
                      Class 2-SW3A
       7-10           Class 1-SW4A
                      Class 2-SW4A
       7-11           Class 1-SW5A
                      Class 2-SW5A
       7-12           Class 1-SW6A
                      Class 2-SW6A
       7-13           Class 1-SW7A
                      Class 2-SW7A
       7-14           Class 1-SW8A
                      Class 2-SW8A
       7-15           Class 1-SW9A
                      Class 2-SW9A
       7-16           Class 1-SW10A
                      Class 2-SW10A
       7-17           Class 1-SW11A
                      Class 2-SW11A
       7-18           Class 1-SW12A
                      Class 2-SW12A
       7-19           Class 1-SW13A
                      Class 2-SW13A
       7-20           Class 1-SW14A
                      Class 2-SW14A
       7-21           Class 1-SW15A
                      Class 2-SW15A
       7-22           Class 1-SW16A
                      Class 2-SW16A
       7-23           Class 1-SW17A
                      Class 2-SW17A
       7-24           Class 1-SW18A
                      Class 2-SW18A
       7-25           Class 1-SW19A
                      Class 2-SW19A
       7-26           Class 1-SW20A
                      Class 2-SW20A
       7-27           Class 1-SW21A
                      Class 2-SW21A
       7-28           Class 1-SW22A
                      Class 2-SW22A
       7-29           Class 1-SW23A
                      Class 2-SW23A
       7-30           Class 1-SW24A
                      Class 2-SW24A
       7-31           Class 1-SW25A
                      Class 2-SW25A
       7-32           Class 1-SW26A
                      Class 2-SW26A
       7-33           Class 1-SW27A
                      Class 2-SW27A
       7-34           Class 1-SW28A
                      Class 2-SW28A
       7-35           Class 1-SW29A
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>
                      Class 2-SW29A
       7-36           Class 1-SW30A
                      Class 2-SW30A
       7-37           Class 1-SW31A
                      Class 2-SW31A
       7-38           Class 1-SW32A
                      Class 2-SW32A
       7-39           Class 1-SW33A
                      Class 2-SW33A
       7-40           Class 1-SW34A
                      Class 2-SW34A
       7-41           Class 1-SW35A
                      Class 2-SW35A
       7-42           Class 1-SW36A
                      Class 2-SW36A
       7-43           Class 1-SW37A
                      Class 2-SW37A
       7-44           Class 1-SW38A
                      Class 2-SW38A
       7-45           Class 1-SW39A
                      Class 2-SW39A
       7-46           Class 1-SW40A
                      Class 2-SW40A
       7-47           Class 1-SW41A
                      Class 2-SW41A
       7-48           Class 1-SW42A
                      Class 2-SW42A
       7-49           Class 1-SW43A
                      Class 2-SW43A
       7-50           Class 1-SW44A
                      Class 2-SW44A
       7-51           Class 1-SW45A
                      Class 2-SW45A
       7-52           Class 1-SW46A
                      Class 2-SW46A
       7-53           Class 1-SW47A
                      Class 2-SW47A
       7-54           Class 1-SW48A
                      Class 2-SW48A
       7-55           Class 1-SW49A
                      Class 2-SW49A
       7-56           Class 1-SW50A
                      Class 2-SW50A
       7-57           Class 1-SW51A
                      Class 2-SW51A
       7-58           Class 1-SW52A
                      Class 2-SW52A
       7-59           Class 1-SW53A
                      Class 2-SW53A
       7-60           Class 1-SW54A
                      Class 2-SW54A
</TABLE>

(12) The Class LTR Interest shall have no principal amount and shall bear no
     interest.

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UPPER TIER REMIC

The following table sets forth the designation, the initial principal balances,
the interest rates and Classes of Related Certificates for each of the interests
in the Upper Tier REMIC.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   Initial
                                  Principal          Class of Related
Class                              Balance    Rate     Certificates
-----                             ---------   ----   ----------------
<S>                               <C>         <C>    <C>
UTA-1                                (1)       (2)         A-1
UTA-2A                               (1)       (2)         A-2A
UTA-2B                               (1)       (2)         A-2B
UTA-2C                               (1)       (2)         A-2C
UTA-2D                               (1)       (2)         A-2D
UTM-1                                (1)       (2)         M-1
UTM-2                                (1)       (2)         M-2
UTM-3                                (1)       (2)         M-3
UTM-4                                (1)       (2)         M-4
UTM-5                                (1)       (2)         M-5
UTM-6                                (1)       (2)         M-6
UTB-1                                (1)       (2)         B-1
UTB-2                                (1)       (2)         B-2
UTB-3                                (1)       (2)         B-3
Uncertificated Class C Interest      (3)       (3)         N/A
UT-IO                                (4)       (4)         N/A
Residual Interest                    (1)       (2)         R
</TABLE>

(1)  The initial principal balance of each of these REMIC Regular Interests
     shall equal the initial principal balance of its Class of Related
     Certificates.

(2)  The interest rates on each of these REMIC Regular Interests and the
     Residual Interest shall be an annual rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate
     for the Class of Related Certificates, provided that in lieu of the
     applicable Available Funds Cap set forth in the definition of an applicable
     Pass-Through Rate, the applicable Upper Tier REMIC Net WAC Cap shall be
     used.

(3)  The Uncertificated Class C Interest shall have an initial principal balance
     equal to the initial Overcollateralization Amount. The Uncertificated Class
     C Interest shall accrue interest on a notional balance set forth in the
     definition of Class C Current Interest at a rate equal to the Class C
     Distributable Interest Rate. The Uncertificated Class C Interest shall be
     represented by the Class C Certificates.

(4)  The Class UT-IO Interest shall have no principal amount and will not have
     an interest rate, but will be entitled to 100% of the interest accrued with
     respect to the Class LT-IO Interest. The Class UT-IO Interest shall be
     represented by the Class C Certificates.

THE CERTIFICATES

     The following table sets forth the Class designation, interest rate and
initial Class principal amount for each Class of Certificates comprising
interests in the Trust Fund.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Initial Class
Class   Principal Amount   Interest Rate
-----   ----------------   -------------
<S>     <C>                <C>
A-1            (1)             (2)
A-2A           (1)             (2)
A-2B           (1)             (2)
A-2C           (1)             (2)
A-2D           (1)             (2)
M-1            (1)             (2)
M-2            (1)             (2)
M-3            (1)             (2)
M-4            (1)             (2)
M-5            (1)             (2)
M-6            (1)             (2)
B-1            (1)             (2)
B-2            (1)             (2)
B-3            (1)             (2)
C              (3)             (3)
P              (4)             (4)
R              (1)             (2)(5)
</TABLE>

(1)  Each of these Classes of Certificates shall have initial principal balances
     as set forth in Section 5.01 hereof.

(2)  Each of these Classes of Certificates shall bear interest at a per annum
     rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate for such Certificates set forth in the
     definitions herein.

(3)  For federal income tax purposes, the Class C Certificate shall represent
     (i) the right to receive all distributions with respect to the REMIC
     Regular Interests represented by the Uncertificated Class C Interest and
     the Class UT-IO Interest and (ii) certain rights and obligations with
     respect to notional principal contracts as described in Section 2.07.

(4)  The Class P Certificates shall be entitled to the amounts distributable
     pursuant to Section 4.04(b) hereof and shall not represent a REMIC regular
     interest.

(5)  The Class R Interest represents ownership of the Class SWR Interest, the
     Class LTR Interest and the Residual Interest.

     In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor,
the Servicer and the Trustee hereby agree as follows:

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                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

     Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless
the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

     Accepted Servicing Practices: The Servicer's normal servicing practices,
which will conform to the mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage
lending institutions that service for their own account mortgage loans of the
same type as the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdictions in which the related
Mortgaged Properties are located.

     Accountant's Attestation: As defined in Section 3.18(b) hereof.

     Accrual Period: With respect to each Class of LIBOR Certificates, their
Corresponding REMIC Regular Interests and the Lower Tier REMIC Interests and any
Distribution Date, the period commencing on the immediately preceding
Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing
Date) and ending on the day immediately preceding such Distribution Date and
with respect to the SWAP REMIC Regular Interests and any Distribution Date, the
calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs. All calculations of interest on each Class of LIBOR Certificates, their
Corresponding REMIC Regular Interests and the Lower Tier REMIC Interests will be
made on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in the related Accrual
Period and a 360 day year and all calculations of interest on the SWAP REMIC
Regular Interests will be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months.

     Additional Form 10-D Disclosure: As defined in Section 3.20 hereof.

     Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan identified in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule as having a Mortgage Rate that is adjustable.

     Adjustment Date: As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, each date on
which the related Mortgage Rate is subject to adjustment, as provided in the
related Mortgage Note.

     Advance: The aggregate of the advances required to be made by the Servicer
with respect to any Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01, the amount of
any such advances being equal to the sum of the aggregate amount of all payments
of principal and interest (or, with respect to the interest-only Mortgage Loans,
payments of scheduled interest) (net of the Servicing Fee) on the related
Mortgage Loans that were due during the applicable Due Period and not received
as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, except as
provided in Section 4.01 hereof, less the aggregate amount of any such
Delinquent payments that the Servicer has determined would constitute a
Non-Recoverable Advance were an advance to be made with respect thereto;
provided, however, that with respect to (i) any Mortgage Loan that is 150 days
delinquent or more (whether or not the Mortgage Loan has been converted to an
REO Property), (ii) shortfalls in principal and interest due to bankruptcy
proceedings or the application of the Relief Act or similar laws and (iii) the
principal portion of any amount paid on a Balloon Loan, there will be no
obligation to make advances and, provided further, however, that with respect to
any Mortgage Loan that has been converted to an REO Property which is less than
150 days delinquent, the obligation to make Advances shall only be to payments
of interest (subject to the

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exceptions described above and net of the related Servicing Fees), to be
calculated after taking into account rental income.

     Advance Facility: A financing or other facility as described in Section
10.07.

     Advancing Person: A Person to whom the Servicer's rights under this
Agreement to be reimbursed for any Advances or Servicing Advances have been
assigned pursuant to Section 10.07.

     Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. For the
purposes of this definition, "control" means the power to direct the management
and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

     Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance: For any date of determination, the
sum of the Class A-1 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class A-2A Certificate
Principal Balance, the Class A-2B Certificate Principal Balance, the Class A-2C
Certificate Principal Balance, the Class A-2D Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-1 Certificate Principal
Balance, the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-3 Certificate
Principal Balance, the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-5
Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class B-1 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class B-2 Certificate Principal
Balance and the Class B-3 Certificate Principal Balance, in each case as of such
date of determination.

     Agreement: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any and all amendments
or supplements hereto made in accordance with the terms herein.

     Applied Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which the sum of (i) the Aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance and (ii) the Class C Certificate Principal Balance after distributions
of principal on such Distribution Date exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date.

     Appraised Value: With respect to a Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were
used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property, the "Appraised Value" of a
Mortgaged Property is the lesser of (1) the appraised value based on an
appraisal made for the Sponsor by an independent fee appraiser at the time of
the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, and (2) the sales price of such
Mortgaged Property at such time of origination. With respect to a Mortgage Loan
the proceeds of which were used to refinance an existing mortgage loan, the
"Appraised Value" is the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property based upon
the appraisal obtained at the time of refinancing.

     Assessment of Compliance: As defined in Section 3.18(a) hereof.

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

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     Auction: The one-time auction conducted by the Trustee, as described in
Section 9.01(b) hereof.

     Auction Date: The date on which the Auction occurs.

     Authenticating Agent: As defined in Section 5.10.

     Available Funds Cap: Any of the Class A-1 Available Funds Cap, the Class
A-2 Available Funds Cap or the Weighted Average Available Funds Cap.

     Balloon Loan: A Mortgage Loan having an original term to stated maturity of
approximately 15 or 30 years which provides for level monthly payments of
principal and interest based on a 30-, 40- or 50-year amortization schedule,
with a balloon payment of the remaining outstanding principal balance due on
such Mortgage Loan at its stated maturity.

     Book-Entry Certificates: Any of the Certificates that shall be registered
in the name of the Depository or its nominee, the ownership of which is
reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining
an account with the Depository (directly, as a "Depository Participant", or
indirectly, as an indirect participant in accordance with the rules of the
Depository and as described in Section 5.06). As of the Closing Date, each of
the Class A (other than the Class R Certificate), Class M and Class B
Certificates constitutes a Class of Book-Entry Certificates.

     Business Day: Any day other than (1) a Saturday or a Sunday, or (2) a day
on which banking institutions in the State of California, State of Illinois,
State of Pennsylvania or in the City of New York, New York are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

     Cap Contract: The confirmation and agreement, including the schedule
thereto and the related credit support annex (attached as Exhibit Q-3 hereto),
between the Cap Contract Counterparty and the Supplemental Interest Trust
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders (attached as Exhibit Q-1
hereto) or any other cap or swap agreement (including any related schedules)
held by the Supplemental Interest Trust pursuant to Section 4.04(l) hereof.

     Cap Contract Account: The separate Eligible Account created and maintained
by the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee pursuant to Section 4.04(l) in the
name of the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee for the benefit of the Trust
Fund and designated "LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee, in trust for
registered holders of Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage
Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1." Funds in the Cap Contract
Account shall be held in trust for the Issuing Entity for the uses and purposes
set forth in this Agreement.

     Cap Contract Counterparty: Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc., and any
successor thereto.

     Cap Contract Notional Balance: With respect to any Distribution Date, the
cap contract notional balance for such Distribution Date set forth in Schedule I
of the Cap Contract.

     Cap Payments: For each Distribution Date, the cap payment that the Cap
Counterparty is obligated to pay to the Supplemental Interest Trust if LIBOR (as
defined in the Cap Contract) is greater than 5.322%. The Cap Payment is based on
the lesser of (a) the Cap Contract Notional Balance for the Distribution Date
and (b) the excess if any, of (A) the beginning aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance over (B) the Swap Agreement Notional Balance for such Distribution Date,
if LIBOR exceeds 5.322%.

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     Cap Posted Collateral Account: The segregated Eligible Account created and
maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.04(l) in the name of the Trustee
for the benefit of the Issuing Entity and designated "LaSalle Bank National
Association, as trustee, in trust for registered holders of Merrill Lynch First
Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2007-1." Funds in the Cap Posted Collateral Account shall be held in trust for
the Issuing Entity for the uses and purposes set forth in the Cap Contract.

     Certificate: Any one of the certificates of any Class executed by the
Trustee and authenticated by the Authenticating Agent in substantially the forms
attached hereto as Exhibit A.

     Certificate Account: The separate Eligible Account created and maintained
by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05(e) in the name of the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders and designated "LaSalle Bank National
Association, as trustee, in trust for registered holders of Merrill Lynch First
Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2007-1." Funds in the Certificate Account shall be held in trust for the
Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement.

     Certificate Group: Either of Certificate Group One or Certificate Group
Two.

     Certificate Group One: The Class A-1 and Class R Certificates. For purposes
of Section 2.07 hereof, Certificate Group One shall be related to Group One.

     Certificate Group Two: The Class A-2 Certificates. For purposes of Section
2.07 hereof, Certificate Group Two shall be related to Group Two.

     Certificate Owner: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person
that is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Certificate.

     Certificate Principal Balance: As to any Certificate and as of any
Distribution Date, the Initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate
less the sum of (1) all amounts distributed with respect to such Certificate in
reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance thereof on previous Distribution
Dates pursuant to Section 4.04, and (2) any Applied Realized Loss Amounts
allocated to such Certificate on previous Distribution Dates pursuant to Section
4.04(i). On each Distribution Date, after all distributions of principal on such
Distribution Date, a portion of the Class C Interest Carry Forward Amount in an
amount equal to the excess of the Overcollateralization Amount on such
Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Amount as of the preceding
Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the initial
Overcollateralization Amount (based on the Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date)) will be added to the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class C Certificates (on a pro rata basis).
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, however, to the extent any
excess referred to in the immediately preceding sentence is attributable to
distributions of proceeds of the Swap Agreement or Cap Contract, such sentence
shall be applied by substituting "Class C Unpaid Realized Loss Amount" for
"Class C Interest Carry Forward Amount". Notwithstanding the foregoing on any
Distribution Date relating to a Due Period in which a Subsequent Recovery has
been received by the Servicer, the Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of
Certificates then outstanding for which any Applied Realized Loss Amount has
been allocated will be increased, in order of seniority, by an amount equal to
the lesser of (i) the Unpaid Realized Loss Amount for such Class of Certificates
and (ii) the total of any Subsequent Recovery distributed on such date to the

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Certificateholders (reduced by the amount of the increase in the Certificate
Principal Balance of any more senior Class of Certificates pursuant to this
sentence on such Distribution Date).

     Certificate Register: The register maintained pursuant to Section 5.02(a)
hereof.

     Certificateholder or Holder: The Person in whose name a Certificate is
registered in the Certificate Register (initially, Cede & Co., as nominee for
the Depository) in the case of any Class of Regular Certificates or the Class R
Certificate, except that solely for the purpose of giving any consent pursuant
to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of the Depositor or
any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be deemed not to be Outstanding and the
Percentage Interest evidenced thereby shall not be taken into account in
determining whether the requisite amount of Percentage Interests necessary to
effect such consent has been obtained; provided, however, that if any such
Person (including the Depositor) owns 100% of the Percentage Interests evidenced
by a Class of Certificates, such Certificates shall be deemed to be Outstanding
for purposes of any provision hereof that requires the consent of the Holders of
Certificates of a particular Class as a condition to the taking of any action
hereunder. The Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on a certification of
the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor in determining which
Certificates are registered in the name of an Affiliate of the Depositor.

     Class: All Certificates bearing the same Class designation as set forth in
Section 5.01 hereof.

     Class A Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination, the
sum of the Class A-1 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class A-2A Certificate
Principal Balance, the Class A-2B Certificate Principal Balance, the Class A-2C
Certificate Principal Balance, Class A-2D Certificate Principal Balance and the
Class R Certificate Principal Balance.

     Class A Certificates: Any of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2
Certificates and the Class R Certificates.

     Class A Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date (1) prior to the related Stepdown Date or any Distribution Date on which a
Stepdown Trigger Event exists, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for
such Distribution Date and (2) on or after the Stepdown Date where a Stepdown
Trigger Event does not exist, the excess of (A) the Class A Certificate
Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (B) the
lesser of (i) 66.90% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of such Distribution Date and (ii) the excess of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date over the
Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount; provided, however, that in no
event will the Class A Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any
Distribution Date exceed the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class A Certificates.

     Class A-1 Available Funds Cap: With respect to a Distribution Date, the per
annum rate equal to the product of (i) 12, (ii) the quotient of (x) the total
scheduled interest on the Mortgage Loans in Group One based on the Net Mortgage
Rates in effect on the related Due Date, less the pro rata portion (calculated
based on the ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of the Group One Mortgage
Loans to the Stated Principal Balance of the total pool of Mortgage Loans)
allocable to the Group One Mortgage Loans of any Net Swap Payments or Swap
Termination Payments (other than Defaulted Swap Termination Payments) owed to
the Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Group One as of the first day of the
related Accrual Period (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of
the Cut-off Date) and (iii) a fraction, the

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numerator of which is 30, and the denominator of which is the actual number of
days in the related Accrual Period. The Class A-1 Available Funds Cap shall
relate to the Class A-1 Certificates.

     Class A-1 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates.

     Class A-1 Certificates: Any Certificate designated as a "Class A-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class A-1 Corridor Contract: The confirmation and agreement, including the
schedule thereto and the related credit support annex (attached as Exhibit M-4
hereto), between the Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity and the Cap
Contract Counterparty (attached as Exhibit M-1 hereto), with respect to the
Class A-1 Certificates.

     Class A-1 Corridor Contract Notional Balance: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the Class A-1 Corridor Contract Notional Balance set forth
for such Distribution Date in the Class A-1 LIBOR Table (attached as Schedule I
to Exhibit M-1 hereto).

     Class A-1 Corridor Contract Termination Date: The Distribution Date in
September 2007.

     Class A-1 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class A-1 Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class A-1
Current Interest or a Class A-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class A-1
Certificates.

     Class A-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class A-1 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
A-1 Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class A-1 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.1400% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.2800% per annum.

     Class A-1 Maximum Rate Cap: With respect to a Distribution Date, the per
annum rate equal to the product of (i) 12, (ii) the quotient of (x) the total
scheduled interest that would have been due on the Group One Mortgage Loans had
the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans provided for interest at their maximum
lifetime Net Mortgage Rates and the Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans provided for
interest at their Net Mortgage Rates less the pro rata portion (calculated based
on the ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of the Group One Mortgage Loans to
the Stated Principal Balance of the total pool of Mortgage Loans) allocable to
the Group One Mortgage Loans of any Net Swap Payments or Swap Termination
Payments owed to the Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date (other than
Defaulted Swap Termination Payments), and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Group One Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related
Accrual Period (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of

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the Cut-off Date) and (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is the actual number of days in the related Accrual Period.
The Class A-1 Maximum Rate Cap shall relate to the Class A-1 Certificates.

     Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 5.46000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class A-1 Margin, (2) the Class A-1 Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Class A-1 Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution
Date.

     Class A-1 Upper Collar: With respect to each Distribution Date with respect
to which payments are received on the Class A-1 Corridor Contract, a rate equal
to the lesser of One-Month LIBOR and 10.860% per annum.

     Class A-2 Available Funds Cap: With respect to a Distribution Date, the per
annum rate equal to the product of (i) 12, (ii) the quotient of (x) the total
scheduled interest on the Group Two Mortgage Loans based on the Net Mortgage
Rates in effect on the related Due Date, less the pro rata portion (calculated
based on the ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of the Group Two Mortgage
Loans to the Stated Principal Balance of the total pool of Mortgage Loans)
allocable to the Group Two Mortgage Loans of any Net Swap Payments or Swap
Termination Payments (other than Defaulted Swap Termination Payments) owed to
the Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date, and (y) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Group Two Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the
related Accrual Period (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of
the Cut-off Date) and (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is the actual number of days in the related Accrual Period.
The Class A-2 Available Funds Cap shall relate to the Class A-2 Certificates.

     Class A-2 Certificates: Any of the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and
Class A-2D Certificates.

     Class A-2 Corridor Contract: The confirmation and agreement, including the
schedule thereto and the related credit support annex (attached as Exhibit M-4
hereto), between the Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity and the Cap
Contract Counterparty (attached as Exhibit M-2 hereto), with respect to the
Class A-2 Certificates.

     Class A-2 Corridor Contract Notional Balance: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the Class A-2 Corridor Contract Notional Balance set forth
for such Distribution Date in the Class A-2 LIBOR Cap Table (attached as
Schedule I to Exhibit M-2 hereto).

     Class A-2 Corridor Contract Termination Date: The Distribution Date in
September 2007.

     Class A-2 Maximum Rate Cap: With respect to a Distribution Date, the per
annum rate equal to the product of (i) 12, (ii) the quotient of (x) the total
scheduled interest that would have been due on the Group Two Mortgage Loans had
the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans provided for interest at their maximum
lifetime Net Mortgage Rates and the Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans provided for
interest at their Net Mortgage Rates less the pro rata portion (calculated based
on the ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of the Group Two Mortgage Loans to
the Stated Principal Balance of the total pool of Mortgage Loans) allocable to
the Group Two Mortgage Loans of any Net Swap Payments or Swap Termination
Payments owed to the Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date (other than
Defaulted Swap Termination Payments), and (y) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Group Two Mortgage

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Loans as of the first day of the related Accrual Period (or, in the case of the
first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) and (iii) a fraction, the
numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of
days in the related Accrual Period. The Class A-2 Maximum Rate Cap shall relate
to the Class A-2 Certificates.

     Class A-2 Upper Collar: With respect to each Distribution Date with respect
to which payments are received on the Class A-2 Corridor Contract, a rate equal
to the lesser of One-Month LIBOR and 10.273% per annum.

     Class A-2A Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class A-2A
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class A-2A Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-2A Certificates.

     Class A-2A Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class A-2A Pass-Through Rate on
the Class A-2A Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class A-2A
Current Interest or a Class A-2A Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class A-2A
Certificates. For purposes of calculating interest, principal distributions on a
Distribution Date will be deemed to have been made on the first day of the
Accrual Period in which such Distribution Date occurs.

     Class A-2A Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class A-2A Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
A-2A Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class A-2A Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class A-2A Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.1200% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.2400% per annum.

     Class A-2A Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 5.44000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class A-2A Margin, (2) the Class A-2 Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Class A-2 Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution
Date.

     Class A-2B Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class A-2B
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class A-2B Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-2B Certificates.

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     Class A-2B Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class A-2B Pass-Through Rate on
the Class A-2B Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class A-2B
Current Interest or a Class A-2B Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class A-2B
Certificates. For purposes of calculating interest, principal distributions on a
Distribution Date will be deemed to have been made on the first day of the
Accrual Period in which such Distribution Date occurs.

     Class A-2B Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class A-2B Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
A-2B Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class A-2B Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class A-2B Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.1700% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.3400% per annum.

     Class A-2B Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 5.49000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class A-2B Margin, (2) the Class A-2 Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Class A-2 Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution
Date.

     Class A-2C Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class A-2C
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class A-2C Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-2C Certificates.

     Class A-2C Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class A-2C Pass-Through Rate on
the Class A-2C Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class A-2C
Current Interest or a Class A-2C Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class A-2C
Certificates. For purposes of calculating interest, principal distributions on a
Distribution Date will be deemed to have been made on the first day of the
Accrual Period in which such Distribution Date occurs.

     Class A-2C Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class A-2C Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
A-2C Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class A-2C Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

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     Class A-2C Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.2500% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.5000% per annum.

     Class A-2C Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 5.57000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class A-2C Margin, (2) the Class A-2 Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Class A-2 Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution
Date.

     Class A-2D Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class A-2D
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class A-2D Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-2D Certificates.

     Class A-2D Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class A-2D Pass-Through Rate on
the Class A-2D Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class A-2D
Current Interest or a Class A-2D Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class A-2D
Certificates. For purposes of calculating interest, principal distributions on a
Distribution Date will be deemed to have been made on the first day of the
Accrual Period in which such Distribution Date occurs.

     Class A-2D Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class A-2D Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
A-2D Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class A-2D Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class A-2D Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.3400% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.6800% per annum.

     Class A-2D Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 5.66000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class A-2D Margin, (2) the Class A-2 Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Class A-2 Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution
Date.

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

     Class B-1 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class B-1 Certificates.

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     Class B-1 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class B-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class B-1 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates.

     Class B-1 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class B-1 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class B-1 Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class B-1
Current Interest or a Class B-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class B-1
Certificates.

     Class B-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class B-1 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
B-1 Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class B-1 Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class B-1 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 1.8500% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 2.7750% per annum.

     Class B-1 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 7.1700% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class B-1 Margin, (2) the Weighted Average Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.

     Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance and the
Class M Certificate Principal Balance, have been reduced to zero and a Stepdown
Trigger Event exists, or as long as a Stepdown Trigger Event does not exist, the
excess of (1) the sum of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distributions of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance,
Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance, and Class M-3 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-4
Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the
Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (D) the
Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions
of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (E)
the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account
distributions of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date) and (F) the Class B-1 Certificate Principal Balance
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (2) the lesser of (A) 92.10% of
the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date
and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of
such Distribution Date over the Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any Distribution Date prior to the
Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Class
A Certificates and Class M Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class B-1
Principal

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Distribution Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the outstanding Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates and (y) 100% of the Principal
Distribution Amount remaining after any distributions on such Class A and Class
M Certificates and (II) in no event will the Class B-1 Principal Distribution
Amount with respect to any Distribution Date exceed the Class B-1 Certificate
Principal Balance.

     Class B-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class B-1 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class B-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates pursuant to the last sentence of
the definition of "Certificate Principal Balance."

     Class B-2 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class B-2 Certificates.

     Class B-2 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class B-2
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates.

     Class B-2 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class B-2 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class B-2
Current Interest or a Class B-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class B-2
Certificates.

     Class B-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class B-2 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
B-2 Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class B-2 Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class B-2 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 1.8500% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 2.7750% per annum.

     Class B-2 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 7.1700% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class B-2 Margin, (2) the Weighted Average Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.

     Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class M Certificate Principal Balance and the Class B-1 Certificate Principal
Balance have been reduced to zero and a Stepdown Trigger Event exists, or as
long as a

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Stepdown Trigger Event does not exist, the excess of (1) the sum of (A) the
Class A Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions
of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the
Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance, Class M-2 Certificate Principal
Balance, and Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account
distributions of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distributions of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (D) the Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distributions of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class M-6 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class M-6 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (F) the Class B-1 Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class B-1
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (G) the Class B-2
Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over
(2) the lesser of (A) 93.20% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of such Distribution Date and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date over the Minimum
Required Overcollateralization Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any
Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal
Balance of each Class of Class A, Class M and Class B-1 Certificates has been
reduced to zero, the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount will equal the
lesser of (x) the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-2
Certificates and (y) 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after
any distributions on such Class A, Class M and Class B-1 Certificates and (II)
in no event will the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any
Distribution Date exceed the Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance.

     Class B-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class B-2 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class B-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates pursuant to the last sentence of
the definition of "Certificate Principal Balance."

     Class B-3 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class B-3 Certificates.

     Class B-3 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class B-3
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class B-3 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-3 Certificates.

     Class B-3 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class B-3 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class B-3 Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class B-3
Current Interest or a Class B-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class B-3
Certificates.

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     Class B-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class B-3 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
B-3 Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class B-3 Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class B-3 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 1.8500% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 2.7750% per annum.

     Class B-3 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 7.1700% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class B-3 Margin, (2) the Weighted Average Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.

     Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, the
Class M Certificate Principal Balance, the Class B-1 Certificate Principal
Balance and the Class B-2 Certificate Principal Balance have been reduced to
zero and a Stepdown Trigger Event exists, or as long as a Stepdown Trigger Event
does not exist, the excess of (1) the sum of (A) the Class A Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class A
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1
Certificate Principal Balance, Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance, and
Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions
of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (C) the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into
account distributions of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date), (D) the Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distributions of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (E) the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance
(after taking into account distributions of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (F) the Class B-1 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class B-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (G) the Class B-2 Certificate
Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class B-2
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (H) the Class B-3
Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over
(2) the lesser of (A) 95.60% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of such Distribution Date and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date over the Minimum
Required Overcollateralization Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any
Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal
Balance of each Class of Class A, Class M, Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates
has been reduced to zero, the Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount will equal
the lesser of (x) the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-3
Certificates and (y) 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after
any distributions on such Class A, Class M, Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates
and (II) in no event will the Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount with
respect to any Distribution Date exceed the Class B-3 Certificate Principal
Balance.

     Class B-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class B-3 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class B-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the

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Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-3 Certificates pursuant to the last
sentence of the definition of "Certificate Principal Balance".

     Class C Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the sum
of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans which
have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class C Certificates.

     Class C Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class C Certificate"
on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by the
Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class C Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination, the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class C Certificates.

     Class C Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest accrued
during the related Accrual Period at the Class C Distributable Interest Rate on
a notional amount equal to the aggregate principal balance of the Lower Tier
REMIC Regular Interests immediately prior to such Distribution Date, plus the
interest portion of any previous distributions on such Class that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class C
Certificates.

     Class C Distributable Interest Rate: The excess, if any, of (a) the
weighted average of the interest rates on the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests
(other than the Class LT-IO Interest) over (b) two times the weighted average of
the interest rates on the Lower Tier REMIC I Marker Interests and the Class LTIX
Interest (treating for purposes of this clause (b) the interest rate on each of
the Lower Tier REMIC I Marker Interests as being subject to a cap and a floor
equal to the interest rate of the Corresponding REMIC Regular Interest of the
Corresponding Certificates (as adjusted, if necessary, to reflect the length of
the Accrual Period for the LIBOR Certificates) and treating the Class LTIX
Interest as being capped at zero). The averages described in the preceding
sentence shall be weighted on the basis of the respective principal balances of
the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests immediately prior to any date of
determination.

     Class C Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (A) the Class C Current Interest with respect to prior Distribution
Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class C Certificates with
respect to interest on such prior Distribution Dates or added to the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class C Certificates (other than amounts so
added attributable to Subsequent Recoveries or proceeds of the Swap Agreement or
Cap Contract).

     Class C Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class C Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class C Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class C Certificates (A) pursuant to the last sentence
of the definition of "Certificate Principal Balance" or (B) attributable to
distributions of proceeds of the Swap Agreement or Cap Contract.

     Class LTA-1 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificates and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

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     Class LTA-2A Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTA-2B Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTA-2C Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTA-2D Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTB-1 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTB-2 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTB-3 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LT-IO Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with the characteristics set forth in the description of the Lower Tier
REMIC in the Preliminary Statement.

     Class LTIX Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to the excess of (i) 50% of the
aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (ii) the
initial principal balance of the Lower Tier REMIC I Marker Interests, and with
an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

     Class LTIIX Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to the excess of (i) 50% of the
aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (ii) the
initial principal balance of the Lower Tier REMIC II Marker Interests, and with
an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

     Class LTII1A Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 0.05% of the excess of (i) the
aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Group One Mortgage Loans over
(ii) the aggregate of the initial Certificate Principal Balances of Certificate
Group One, and with an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

     Class LTII1B Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 0.05% of the aggregate Cut-off
Date Principal Balance of the Group One

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Mortgage Loans, and with an interest rate equal to the rate set forth in
footnote 9 to the description of the Lower Tier REMIC in the Preliminary
Statement.

     Class LTII2A Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 0.05% of the excess of (i) the
aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Group Two Mortgage Loans over
(ii) the aggregate of the initial Certificate Principal Balances of Certificate
Group Two, and with an interest rate equal to the Net Rate.

     Class LTII2B Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 0.05% of the aggregate Cut-off
Date Principal Balance of the Group Two Mortgage Loans and with an interest rate
equal to the rate set forth in footnote 10 to the description of the Lower Tier
REMIC in the Preliminary Statement.

     Class LTM-1 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTM-2 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTM-3 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTM-4 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTM-5 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTM-6 Interest: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower Tier
REMIC with an initial principal balance equal to 1/4 of the initial principal
balance of its Corresponding Certificate and an interest rate equal to the Net
Rate.

     Class LTR Interest: The sole class of "residual interest" in the Lower Tier
REMIC.

     Class M Certificates: Any of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class
M-4, Class M-5 and Class M-6 Certificates.

     Class M Certificate Principal Balance: For any date of determination, the
sum of the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance, Class M-2 Certificate
Principal Balance, Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance, Class M-4
Certificate Principal Balance, Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance and Class
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     Class M-1 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-1 Certificates.

     Class M-1 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-1
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates.

     Class M-1 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class M-1
Current Interest or a Class M-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class M-1
Certificates.

     Class M-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-1 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-1 Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class M-1 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.3800% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.5700% per annum.

     Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 5.70000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class M-1 Margin, (2) the Weighted Average Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.

     Class M-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-1 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-1 Certificates pursuant to the last sentence
of the definition of "Certificate Principal Balance."

     Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal
Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate
Principal Balance has been reduced to zero and a Stepdown Trigger Event exists,
or as long as a Stepdown Trigger Event does not exist, the excess of (1) the sum
of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account
distributions of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date) and (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-2
Certificate Principal Balance and the Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (2) the lesser of (A) 82.50% of
the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date
and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal Balances for the Mortgage Loans as of
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Distribution Date over the Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any Distribution Date prior to the
Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Class
A Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the outstanding Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates and (y)
100% of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after any distributions on
such Class A Certificates and (II) in no event will the Class M-1/M-2/M-3
Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any Distribution Date exceed the
Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance, the Class M-2 Certificate Principal
Balance and the Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance.

     Class M-2 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-2 Certificates.

     Class M-2 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-2
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates.

     Class M-2 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class M-2
Current Interest or a Class M-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class M-2
Certificates.

     Class M-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-2 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-2 Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class M-2 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.5000% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.7500% per annum.

     Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 5.82000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class M-2 Margin, (2) the Weighted Average Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.

     Class M-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-2 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-2 Certificates pursuant to the last sentence
of the definition of "Certificate Principal Balance."

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     Class M-3 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-3 Certificates.

     Class M-3 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-3
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates.

     Class M-3 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class M-3
Current Interest or a Class M-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class M-3
Certificates.

     Class M-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-3 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-3 Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class M-3 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.7000% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 1.0500% per annum.

     Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 6.02000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class M-3 Margin, (2) the Weighted Average Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.

     Class M-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-3 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-3 Certificates pursuant to the last sentence
of the definition of "Certificate Principal Balance."

     Class M-4 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-4 Certificates.

     Class M-4 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-4
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

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     Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates.

     Class M-4 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-4 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class M-4
Current Interest or a Class M-4 Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class M-4
Certificates.

     Class M-4 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-4 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-4 Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-4 Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class M-4 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 1.2500% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 1.8750% per annum.

     Class M-4 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 6.57000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class M-4 Margin, (2) the Weighted Average Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.

     Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, Class
M-1 Certificate Principal Balance, Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance and
Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance have been reduced to zero and a Stepdown
Trigger Event exists, or as long as a Stepdown Trigger Event does not exist, the
excess of (1) the sum of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distributions of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance,
Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance, and Class M-3 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (C) the Class M-4
Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to such Distribution Date over
(2) the lesser of (A) 85.40% of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage
Loans as of such Distribution Date and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal
Balances for the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date over the Minimum
Required Overcollateralization Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any
Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal
Balance of each Class of Class A Certificates, the Class M-1 Certificates, the
Class M-2 Certificates and the Class M-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero,
the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the
outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates and (y)
100% of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after any distributions on
such Class A, Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates and (II) in no
event will the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any
Distribution Date exceed the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance.

     Class M-4 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-4 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the

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Class M-4 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on all previous Distribution Dates and
(y) all increases in the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class M-4
Certificates pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of "Certificate
Principal Balance."

     Class M-5 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-5 Certificates.

     Class M-5 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-5
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates.

     Class M-5 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class M-5
Current Interest or a Class M-5 Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class M-5
Certificates.

     Class M-5 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-5 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-5 Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class M-5 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 1.3500% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 2.0250% per annum.

     Class M-5 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 6.67000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class M-5 Margin, (2) the Weighted Average Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.

     Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, Class
M-1 Certificate Principal Balance, Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance,
Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance and Class M-4 Certificate Principal
Balance have been reduced to zero and a Stepdown Trigger Event exists, or as
long as a Stepdown Trigger Event does not exist, the excess of (1) the sum of
(A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account
distributions of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate Principal Balance, Class M-2 Certificate
Principal Balance, and Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking
into account distributions of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (C) the Class M-4 Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class M-4 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution

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Date) and (D) the Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance immediately prior to
such Distribution Date over (2) the lesser of (A) 88.20% of the Stated Principal
Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date and (B) the excess
of the Stated Principal Balances for the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution
Date over the Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (I) on any Distribution Date prior to the Stepdown Date on which the
Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Class A Certificates, the Class
M-1 Certificates, the Class M-2 Certificates, the Class M-3 Certificates and the
Class M-4 Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class M-5 Principal
Distribution Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the outstanding Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates and (y) 100% of the Principal
Distribution Amount remaining after any distributions on such Class A, Class
M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 Certificates and (II) in no event will
the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any Distribution
Date exceed the Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance.

     Class M-5 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-5 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-5 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-5 Certificates pursuant to the last sentence
of the definition of "Certificate Principal Balance."

     Class M-6 Applied Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans
which have been applied to the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-6 Certificates.

     Class M-6 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a "Class M-6
Certificate" on the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by
the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit A
hereto, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination,
the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates.

     Class M-6 Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest
accrued during the related Accrual Period at the Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate on
the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus
the portion of any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class M-6
Current Interest or a Class M-6 Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered
as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported
Interest Shortfall allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class M-6
Certificates.

     Class M-6 Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
sum of (1) the excess of (A) the Class M-6 Current Interest with respect to
prior Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class
M-6 Certificates with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward
Amounts on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) at the Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate for the
related Accrual Period.

     Class M-6 Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the
Initial Optional Termination Date, 1.5000% per annum and, as of any Distribution
Date after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 2.2500% per annum.

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     Class M-6 Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 6.82000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class M-6 Margin, (2) the Weighted Average Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap for such
Distribution Date.

     Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on or after the Stepdown Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date if the Class A Certificate Principal Balance, Class
M-1 Certificate Principal Balance, Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance,
Class M-3 Certificate Principal Balance, Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance
and Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance have been reduced to zero and a
Stepdown Trigger Event exists, or as long as a Stepdown Trigger Event does not
exist, the excess of (1) the sum of (A) the Class A Certificate Principal
Balance (after taking into account distributions of the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (B) the Class M-1 Certificate
Principal Balance, Class M-2 Certificate Principal Balance, and Class M-3
Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account distributions of the
Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (C)
the Class M-4 Certificate Principal Balance (after taking into account
distributions of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date), (D) the Class M-5 Certificate Principal Balance (after
taking into account distributions of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount
on such Distribution Date), and (E) the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (2) the lesser of (A) 90.10% of
the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date
and (B) the excess of the Stated Principal Balances for the Mortgage Loans as of
such Distribution Date over the Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) on any Distribution Date prior to the
Stepdown Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Class
A Certificates, the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-2 Certificates, the
Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-4 Certificates and the Class M-5
Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class M-6 Principal Distribution
Amount will equal the lesser of (x) the outstanding Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates and (y) 100% of the Principal Distribution
Amount remaining after any distributions on such Class A, Class M-1, Class M-2,
Class M-3, Class M-4 and Class M-5 Certificates and (II) in no event will the
Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any Distribution Date
exceed the Class M-6 Certificate Principal Balance.

     Class M-6 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
excess of (1) the Class M-6 Applied Realized Loss Amount over (2) the sum of (x)
all distributions in reduction of the Class M-6 Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates and (y) all increases in the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class M-6 Certificates pursuant to the last sentence
of the definition of "Certificate Principal Balance."

     Class P Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a Class P Certificate on
the face thereof, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by the
Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein.

     Class Payment Shortfall: As defined in Section 2.07(d)(ii) herein.

     Class R Certificate: The Class R Certificate executed by the Trustee and
authenticated by the Authenticating Agent in substantially the form set forth in
Exhibit A.

     Class R Certificate Principal Balance: As of any date of determination, the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R Certificate.

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     Class R Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, the interest accrued
during the related Accrual Period at the Class R Pass-Through Rate on the Class
R Certificate Principal Balance as of such Distribution Date plus the portion of
any previous distributions on such Class in respect of Class R Current Interest
or a Class R Interest Carry Forward Amount that is recovered as a voidable
preference by a trustee in bankruptcy, less any Non-Supported Interest Shortfall
allocated on such Distribution Date to the Class R Certificate. For purposes of
calculating interest, principal distributions on a Distribution Date will be
deemed to have been made on the first day of the Accrual Period in which such
Distribution Date occurs.

     Class R Interest Carry Forward Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the sum
of (1) the excess of (A) the Class R Current Interest with respect to prior
Distribution Dates over (B) the amount actually distributed to the Class R
Certificate with respect to Current Interest or Interest Carry Forward Amounts
on such prior Distribution Dates and (2) interest on such excess (to the extent
permitted by applicable law) at the Class R Pass-Through Rate for the related
Accrual Period.

     Class R Margin: As of any Distribution Date up to and including the Initial
Optional Termination Date, 0.1400% per annum and, as of any Distribution Date
after the Initial Optional Termination Date, 0.2800% per annum.

     Class R Pass-Through Rate: For the first Distribution Date, 5.46000% per
annum. As of any Distribution Date thereafter, the least of (1) One-Month LIBOR
plus the Class R Margin, (2) the Class A-1 Available Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date and (3) the Class A-1 Maximum Rate Cap for such Distribution
Date.

     Class SWR Interest: The sole class of "residual interest" in the SWAP
REMIC.

     Closing Date: March 27, 2007.

     Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any successor or
amendatory provisions.

     Collection Account: The separate Eligible Accounts created and initially
maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05(d) in the name of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and designated, "Home Loan
Services, Inc., as servicer for LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee,
in trust for registered holders of Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan
Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1". Funds in the
Collection Account shall be held in trust for the Certificateholders for the
uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement.

     Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

     Compensating Interest: For any Distribution Date and all Principal
Prepayments in full in respect of a Mortgage Loan that are received during the
period from the first day of the related Prepayment Period through the last day
of the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date, a payment made by the
Servicer in an amount not to exceed the product of (a) one-twelfth of 0.25% and
(b) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date, equal to the amount of interest at the Net Mortgage Rate for
that Mortgage Loan from the date of prepayment through the 30th day of such
preceding calendar month; provided that any month consisting of less than 30
days shall be deemed to consist of 30 days.

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     Corresponding Certificates: With respect to the Class LTA-1 Interest, the
Class A-1 and Class R Certificates. With respect to the Class LTA-2A Interest,
the Class A-2A Certificates. With respect to the Class LTA-2B Interest, the
Class A-2B Certificates. With respect to the Class LTA-2C Interest, the Class
A-2C Certificates. With respect to the Class LTA-2D Interest, the Class A-2D
Certificates. With respect to the Class LTM-1 Interest, the Class M-1
Certificates. With respect to the Class LTM-2 Interest, the Class M-2
Certificates. With respect to the Class LTM-3 Interest, the Class M-3
Certificates. With respect to the Class LTM-4 Interest, the Class M-4
Certificates. With respect to the Class LTM-5 Interest, the Class M-5
Certificates. With respect to the Class LTM-6 Interest, the Class M-6
Certificates. With respect to the Class LTB-1 Interest, the Class B-1
Certificates. With respect to the Class LTB-2 Interest, the Class B-2
Certificates. With respect to the Class LTB-3 Interest, the Class B-3
Certificates.

     Corresponding REMIC Regular Interest: For each Class of Certificates, the
interest in the Upper Tier REMIC listed on the same row in the table entitled
"Upper Tier REMIC" in the Preliminary Statement.

     Corridor Contract: Any of the Class A-1 Corridor Contract, the Class A-2
Corridor Contract or the Subordinate Certificate Corridor Contract.

     Corridor Contract Account: The separate Eligible Account created and
maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.04(k)(i) in the name of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Issuing Entity and designated "LaSalle Bank
National Association, as trustee, in trust for registered holders of Merrill
Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2007-1." Funds in the Corridor Contract Account shall be
held in trust for the Issuing Entity for the uses and purposes set forth in this
Agreement.

     Corridor Contract Notional Balance: Any of the Class A-1 Corridor Contract
Notional Balance, the Class A-2 Corridor Contract Notional Balance or the
Subordinate Certificate Corridor Contract Notional Balance.

     Corridor Contract Termination Date: Any of the Class A-1 Corridor Contract
Termination Date, the Class A-2 Corridor Contract Termination Date or the
Subordinate Certificate Corridor Contract Termination Date.

     Corridor Posted Collateral Account: The segregated Eligible Account created
and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.04(k)(iv) in the name of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Issuing Entity and designated "LaSalle Bank
National Association, as trustee, in trust for registered holders of Merrill
Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2007-1." Funds in the Corridor Posted Collateral Account
shall be held in trust for the Issuing Entity for the uses and purposes set
forth in the Corridor Contracts.

     Current Interest: Any of the Class A-1 Current Interest, the Class A-2A
Current Interest, the Class A-2B Current Interest, the Class A-2C Current
Interest, the Class A-2D Current Interest, the Class R Current Interest, the
Class M-1 Current Interest, the Class M-2 Current Interest, the Class M-3
Current Interest, the Class M-4 Current Interest, the Class M-5 Current
Interest, the Class M-6 Current Interest, the Class B-1 Current Interest, the
Class B-2 Current Interest, the Class B-3 Current Interest and the Class C
Current Interest.

     Cut-off Date: March 1, 2007.

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     Cut-off Date Principal Balance: As to any Mortgage Loan, the unpaid
principal balance thereof as of the close of business on the calendar day
immediately preceding the Cut-off Date after application of all payments of
principal due on or prior to the Cut-off Date, whether or not received, and all
Principal Prepayments received prior to the Cut-off Date, but without giving
effect to any installments of principal received in respect of Due Dates after
the Cut-off Date.

     Defaulted Swap Termination Payment: Any payment required to be made by the
Supplemental Interest Trust to the Swap Counterparty pursuant to the Swap
Agreement as a result of an event of default under the Swap Agreement with
respect to which the Swap Counterparty is the defaulting party or a termination
event under that agreement (other than illegality or a tax event) with respect
to which the Swap Counterparty is the sole Affected Party (as defined in the
Swap Agreement).

     Definitive Certificates: As defined in Section 5.06.

     Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a
Replacement Mortgage Loan.

     Delinquent: A Mortgage Loan is "delinquent" if any payment due thereon is
not made pursuant to the terms of such Mortgage Loan by the close of business on
the day such payment is scheduled to be due. A Mortgage Loan is "30 days
delinquent" if such payment has not been received by the close of business on
the corresponding day of the month immediately succeeding the month in which
such payment was due, or, if there is no such corresponding day (e.g., as when a
30-day month follows a 31-day month in which a payment was due on the 31st day
of such month), then on the last day of such immediately succeeding month. With
respect to any Mortgage Loan due on any day other than the first day of the
month, such Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be due on the first day of the
immediately succeeding month. Similarly for "60 days delinquent," "90 days
delinquent" and so on.

     Denomination: With respect to each Certificate, the amount set forth on the
face thereof as the "Initial Principal Balance of this Certificate."

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

     Depository: The initial Depository shall be The Depository Trust Company
("DTC"), the nominee of which is Cede & Co., or any other organization
registered as a "clearing agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Depository shall initially be the
registered Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates. The Depository shall at all
times be a "clearing corporation" as defined in Section 8-102(3) of the Uniform
Commercial Code of the State of New York.

     Depository Agreement: With respect to Classes of Book-Entry Certificates,
the agreement between the Trustee and the initial Depository.

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

     Designated Transaction: A transaction in which the assets underlying the
Certificates consist of single-family residential, multi-family residential,
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mortgage obligations that are secured by single-family residential, multi-family
residential, commercial real property or leasehold interests therein.

     Determination Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the 15th day of
the month of such Distribution Date or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day,
the immediately preceding Business Day.

     Disqualified Organization: (1) the United States, any state or political
subdivision thereof, any foreign government, any international organization, or
any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (2) any organization
(other than a cooperative described in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt
from tax under Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code unless such organization is
subject to the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code and (3) any organization
described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code.

     Distribution Date: The 25th day of each calendar month after the initial
issuance of the Certificates, or if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day, commencing in April 2007.

     Due Date: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan, the
day during the related Due Period on which a Scheduled Payment is due.

     Due Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period beginning on
the second day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such
Distribution Date occurs and ending on the first day of the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.

     Eligible Account: An account that is (1) maintained with a depository
institution the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated by each
Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories, or (2) maintained
with the corporate trust department of a bank which (A) has a rating of at least
Baa3 or P-3 by Moody's and (B) is either the Depositor or the corporate trust
department of a national banking association or banking corporation which has a
rating of at least A-1 by S&P or F1 by Fitch, or (iii) an account or accounts
the deposits in which are fully insured by the FDIC, or (iv) an account or
accounts, acceptable to each Rating Agency without reduction or withdrawal of
the rating of any Class of Certificates, as evidenced in writing, by a
depository institution in which such accounts are insured by the FDIC (to the
limit established by the FDIC), the uninsured deposits in which accounts are
otherwise secured such that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to
and acceptable to the Trustee and each Rating Agency, the Certificateholders
have a claim with respect to the funds in such account and a perfected first
security interest against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted
Investments) securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other
depositors or creditors of the depository institution with which such account is
maintained, or (v) maintained at an eligible institution whose commercial paper,
short-term debt or other short-term deposits are rated at least A-1+ by S&P and
F-1+ by Fitch, or (vi) maintained with a federal or state chartered depository
institution the deposits in which are insured by the FDIC to the applicable
limits and the short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case
of a depository institution that is a subsidiary of a holding company, the
short-term unsecured debt obligations of such holding company) are rated A-1 by
S&P, F-1 by Fitch and Prime-1 by Moody's (if rated by such rating agencies) at
the time any deposits are held on deposit therein, or (vii) a segregated trust
account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal
or state chartered depository institution or trust company having capital and
surplus of not less than $50,000,000 or (viii) otherwise acceptable to each
Rating Agency, as evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency to the Trustee.

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     ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, including any
successor or amendatory provisions.

     ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting: A best efforts or firm commitment
underwriting or private placement that would satisfy the requirements would
satisfy the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Exemption 90-29, Exemption
Application No. D-8012, 55 Fed. Reg. 21459 (1990), as amended, granted by the
United States Department of Labor (or any other applicable underwriter's
exemption granted to the Underwriter by the United States Department of Labor),
except, in relevant part, for the requirement that the certificates have
received a rating at the time of acquisition that is in one of the three (or
four, in the case of a "designated transaction") highest generic rating
categories by at least one of S&P, Moody's or Fitch.

     ERISA Restricted Certificates: The Class C Certificates and Class P
Certificates and any other Certificate, as long as the acquisition and holding
of such other Certificate is not covered by and exempt under any underwriter's
exemption granted by the United States Department of Labor.

     Escrow Account: As defined in Section 3.06 hereof.

     Event of Default: As defined in Section 7.01 hereof.

     Exception Report: As defined in Section 2.02 hereof.

     Excess Interest: On any Distribution Date, for each Class of the Class A,
Class M and Class B Certificates, the excess, if any, of (1) the amount of
interest such Class of Certificates is entitled to receive on such Distribution
Date over (2) the amount of interest such Class of Certificates would have been
entitled to receive on such Distribution Date at an interest rate equal to the
REMIC Pass-Through Rate.

     Excess Proceeds: With respect to any Liquidated Loan, any Liquidation
Proceeds that are in excess of the sum of (1) the unpaid principal balance of
such Liquidated Loan as of the date of such liquidation plus (2) interest at the
Mortgage Rate from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid or advanced
to Certificateholders (and not reimbursed to the Servicer) up to the Due Date in
the month in which such Liquidation Proceeds are required to be distributed on
the unpaid principal balance of such Liquidated Loan outstanding during each Due
Period as to which such interest was not paid or advanced.

     Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     Extra Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date,
(1) prior to the Stepdown Date, the excess of (A) the sum of (i) the Aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance immediately preceding such Distribution Date
reduced by the Principal Funds with respect to such Distribution Date and (ii)
$49,159,597 over (B) the Pool Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of such Distribution Date and (2) on and after the Stepdown Date, (A) the sum of
(x) the Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance immediately preceding such
Distribution Date, reduced by the Principal Funds with respect to such
Distribution Date and (y) the greater of (a) 4.40% of the Pool Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans and (b) the Minimum Required Overcollateralization
Amount less (B) the Pool Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of
such Distribution Date; provided, however, that if on any Distribution Date a
Stepdown Trigger Event is in effect, the Extra Principal Distribution Amount
will not be reduced to the applicable percentage of the then-current aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (and will remain fixed at the
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Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Due Date immediately prior to the
Stepdown Trigger Event) until the next Distribution Date on which the Stepdown
Trigger Event is not in effect.

     Fannie Mae: A federally chartered and privately owned corporation organized
and existing under the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, or any
successor thereto.

     FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.

     FFFC: First Franklin Financial Corporation, or any successor thereto.

     Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or any successor in interest.

     Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan identified in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule as having a Mortgage Rate that is fixed.

     Floating Rate Certificate Carryover: With respect to a Distribution Date,
in the event that the Pass-Through Rate for a class of Class A, Class M or Class
B Certificates is based upon the related Available Funds Cap or the related
Maximum Rate Cap, the sum of (A) the excess of (1) the amount of interest that
such Class would have been entitled to receive on such Distribution Date had the
Pass-Through Rate for that Class not been calculated based on the related
Available Funds Cap or the related Maximum Rate Cap, up to but not exceeding the
greater of (a) the related Maximum Rate Cap or (b) the sum of (i) the related
Available Funds Cap and (ii) the product of (AA) a fraction, the numerator of
which is 360 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days in the
related Accrual Period and (BB) the sum of (x) the quotient obtained by dividing
(I) an amount equal to the proceeds, if any, payable under the related Corridor
Contract with respect to such Distribution Date by (II) the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of each of the Classes of Certificates to which
such Corridor Contract relates for such Distribution Date and (y) the quotient
obtained by dividing (I) an amount equal to the sum of (xx) any Net Swap
Payments owed by the Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date and (yy) any
Cap Payment owed by the Cap Contract Counterparty for such Distribution Date by
(II) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
immediately preceding Distribution Date over (2) the amount of interest such
Class was entitled to receive on such Distribution Date based on the related
Available Funds Cap; together with (B) the unpaid portion of any such excess
from prior Distribution Dates (and interest accrued thereon at the then
applicable Pass-Through Rate, without giving effect to the related Available
Funds Cap or the related Maximum Rate Cap) and (C) any amount previously
distributed with respect to Floating Rate Certificate Carryover for such Class
that is recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy.

     Freddie Mac: A corporate instrumentality of the United States created and
existing under Title III of the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970, as amended,
or any successor thereto.

     Grantor Trusts: The grantor trusts described in Section 2.07 hereof.

     Gross Margin: The percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note for
each of the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans which is to be added to the
applicable index for use in determining the Mortgage Rate on each Adjustment
Date, and which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule for each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan.

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     Group One: The portion of the Mortgage Pool identified as "Group One" in
the Prospectus Supplement.

     Group One Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan at any time identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B as a Group One Mortgage
Loan.

     Group One Net WAC: The Net WAC of Group One.

     Group One Principal Distribution Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class A-1 and Class R Certificates and (ii) the product of (x) the Group One
Principal Distribution Percentage and (y) the Class A Principal Distribution
Amount; provided, however, that with respect to any Distribution Date on which
the Class A-1 and Class R Certificates are outstanding and the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero, the
Group One Principal Distribution Amount will equal the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount.

     Group One Principal Distribution Percentage: With respect to any
Distribution Date, a fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which
is the amount of Principal Funds received with respect to Mortgage Loans in
Group One and the denominator of which is the amount of Principal Funds received
from all of the Mortgage Loans in the mortgage pool.

     Group Two: The portion of the Mortgage Pool identified as "Group Two" in
the Prospectus Supplement.

     Group Two Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan at any time identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B as a Group Two Mortgage
Loan.

     Group Two Net WAC: The Net WAC of Group Two.

     Group Two Principal Distribution Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the
amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class A-2 Certificates and (ii) the product of (x) the Group Two Principal
Distribution Percentage and (y) the Class A Principal Distribution Amount;
provided, however, that (A) with respect to any Distribution Date on which the
Class A 2 Certificates are outstanding and the Certificate Principal Balances of
the Class A-1 and Class R Certificates is reduced to zero, the Group One
Principal Distribution Amount in excess of the amount necessary to reduce the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates and Class R
Certificates to zero will be applied to increase the Group Two Principal
Distribution Amount and (B) with respect to any Distribution Date thereafter,
the Group Two Principal Distribution Amount will equal the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount.

     Group Two Principal Distribution Percentage: With respect to any
Distribution Date, a fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which
is the amount of Principal Funds received with respect to Mortgage Loans in
Group Two and the denominator of which is the amount of Principal Funds received
from all of the Mortgage Loans in the mortgage pool.

     Indenture: An indenture relating to the issuance of NIM Notes.

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     Initial Adjustment Date: As to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first
Adjustment Date following the origination of such Mortgage Loan.

     Initial Certificate Principal Balance: With respect to any Certificate
(other than the Class P Certificates), the Certificate Principal Balance of such
Certificate or any predecessor Certificate on the Closing Date as set forth in
Section 5.01 hereof.

     Initial Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Rate in
effect prior to the Initial Adjustment Date.

     Initial Optional Termination Date: The first Distribution Date on which the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (or if such Mortgage
Loan is an REO Property, the fair market value of such REO Property) is equal to
or less than 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the Cut-off Date.

     Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or the related
Mortgaged Property included in the Trust Fund, any insurance policy, including
all riders and endorsements thereto in effect with respect to such Mortgage Loan
or Mortgaged Property, including any replacement policy or policies for any
insurance policies.

     Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds paid in respect of a Mortgage Loan or the
related Mortgaged Property pursuant to any Insurance Policy or any other
insurance policy covering such Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property, to the
extent such proceeds are payable to the mortgagee under the Mortgage, the
Servicer or the Trustee under the deed of trust and are not applied to the
restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released either to the
Mortgagor or to the holder of a senior lien on the related Mortgaged Property in
accordance with the procedures that the Servicer would follow in servicing
mortgage loans held for its own account, in each case other than any amount
included in such Insurance Proceeds in respect of Insured Expenses.

     Insured Expenses: Expenses covered by an Insurance Policy or any other
insurance policy with respect to a Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged
Property.

     Interest Carry Forward Amount: Any of the Class A-1 Interest Carry Forward
Amount, the Class A-2A Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class A-2B Interest
Carry Forward Amount, the Class A-2C Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class
A-2D Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class R Interest Carry Forward Amount,
the Class M-1 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class M-2 Interest Carry
Forward Amount, the Class M-3 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class M-4
Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class M-5 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the
Class M-6 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class B-1 Interest Carry Forward
Amount, the Class B-2 Interest Carry Forward Amount, the Class B-3 Interest
Carry Forward Amount, or the Class C Interest Carry Forward Amount, as the case
may be.

     Interest Determination Date: With respect to the LIBOR Certificates, (i)
for any Accrual Period other than the first Accrual Period, the second LIBOR
Business Day preceding the commencement of such Accrual Period and (ii) for the
first Accrual Period, March 23, 2007.

     Interest Funds: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum, without
duplication, of (1) all scheduled interest due during the related Due Period and
received before the related Servicer Remittance Date less the Servicing Fee, (2)
all Advances relating to interest with respect to the Mortgage Loans, (3)

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all Compensating Interest with respect to the Mortgage Loans, (4) Liquidation
Proceeds with respect to the Mortgage Loans (to the extent such Liquidation
Proceeds relate to interest) collected during the related Prepayment Period
relating to Principal Prepayments in full and during the preceding calendar
month relating to Principal Prepayments in part, (5) all proceeds of any
purchase pursuant to Section 2.02 or 2.03 during the related Prepayment Period
or pursuant to Section 9.01 not later than the related Determination Date (to
the extent that such proceeds relate to interest) less the Servicing Fee and (6)
all Prepayment Charges received with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the
related Prepayment Period relating to Principal Prepayments in full and during
the preceding calendar month relating to Principal Prepayments in part, less (A)
all Non-Recoverable Advances relating to interest and (B) other amounts
reimbursable (including without limitation indemnity payments) to the Servicer
and the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement allocable to interest.

     Issuing Entity: Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series
2007-1.

     Latest Possible Maturity Date: The latest maturity date for any Mortgage
Loan in the Trust Fund plus one month.

     LIBOR Business Day: Any day on which banks in the City of London, England,
Chicago, Illinois and New York City, U.S.A. are open and conducting transactions
in foreign currency and exchange.

     LIBOR Certificates: The Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates.

     Liquidated Loan: With respect to any Distribution Date, a defaulted
Mortgage Loan that either (a) pursuant to Section 3.12 has been realized upon or
liquidated through deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, foreclosure sale, trustee's sale
or other realization as provided by applicable law governing the real property
subject to the related Mortgage and any security agreements and as to which the
Servicer has certified (in accordance with Section 3.12) in the related
Prepayment Period that it has received all amounts it expects to receive in
connection with such liquidation or (b) as to which is not a first lien Mortgage
Loan and is delinquent 180 days or longer, the Servicer has certified in a
certificate of an officer of the Servicer delivered to the Depositor and the
Trustee that it does not believe that there is a reasonable likelihood that any
further net proceeds will be received or recovered with respect to such Mortgage
Loan.

     Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts, including Insurance Proceeds, received in
connection with the partial or complete liquidation of Mortgage Loans, whether
through trustee's sale, foreclosure sale, sale by the Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement or otherwise or amounts received in connection with any condemnation
or partial release of a Mortgaged Property and any other proceeds received in
connection with an REO Property, less the sum of related unreimbursed Advances,
Servicing Fees, Servicing Advances and any other expenses related to such
Mortgage Loan.

     Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the original principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan and the denominator of which is the lesser
of (X) the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property and (Y) the sales
price of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of origination.

     Losses: Any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses collectively.

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     Lower Tier REMIC: As described in the Preliminary Statement and Section
2.07.

     Lower Tier REMIC Interests: Each of the Class LTA-1 Interest, the Class
LTA-2A Interest, the Class LTA-2B Interest, the Class LTA-2C Interest, the Class
LTA-2D Interest, the Class LTM-1 Interest, the Class LTM-2 Interest, the Class
LTM-3 Interest, the Class LTM-4 Interest, the Class LTM-5 Interest, the Class
LTM-6 Interest, the Class LTB-1 Interest, the Class LTB-2 Interest, the Class
LTB-3 Interest, the Class LTIX Interest, the Class LTIIX Interest, the Class
LTII1A Interest, the Class LTII1B Interest, the Class LTII2A Interest, the Class
LTII2B Interest, the Class LT-IO Interest and the Class LTR Interest.

     Lower Tier REMIC I Marker Interests: Each of the classes of Lower Tier
REMIC Regular Interests other than the Class LTIX Interest, the Class LTIIX
Interest, the Class LTII1A Interest, the Class LTII1B Interest, the Class LTII2A
Interest, the Class LTII2B Interest and the Class LT-IO Interest.

     Lower Tier REMIC II Marker Interests: Each of the Class LTII1A Interest,
the Class LTII1B Interest, the Class LTII2A Interest and the Class LTII2B
Interest.

     Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests: Each of the Lower Tier REMIC Interests
other than the Class LTR Interest.

     Lower Tier REMIC Subordinated Balance Ratio: The ratio of (i) the principal
balance of the Class LTII1A Interest to (ii) the principal balance of the Class
LTII2A Interest that is equal to the ratio of (i) the excess of (A) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of Group One over (B) the current Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A-1 and Class R Certificates to (ii) the excess
of (A) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of Group Two over (B) the current
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates.

     Maximum Mortgage Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the maximum rate of interest set forth as such in the related Mortgage Note and
with respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the rate of interest set forth in
the related Mortgage Note.

     Maximum Rate Cap: Any of the Class A-1 Maximum Rate Cap, the Class A-2
Maximum Rate Cap or the Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap.

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

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

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

     MIN: The loan number for any MERS Loan.

     Minimum Mortgage Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the minimum rate of interest set forth as such in the related Mortgage Note.

     Minimum Required Overcollateralization Amount: An amount equal to the
product of (x) 0.50% and (y) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the Cut-off Date.

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

     Monthly Statement: The statement delivered to the Certificateholders
pursuant to Section 4.05.

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

     Mortgage: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the mortgage, deed of trust or
other instrument with all riders thereto creating a first lien or a first
priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real property securing
a Mortgage Note.

     Mortgage File: The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01 hereof
pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents delivered
to the Trustee to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.

     Mortgage Group: Either of Group One or Group Two.

     Mortgage Loan Schedule: The list of Mortgage Loans (as from time to time
amended by the Trustee to reflect the deletion of Deleted Mortgage Loans and the
addition of Replacement Mortgage Loans pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement) transferred to the Trustee as part of the Trust Fund and from time to
time subject to this Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit B, setting forth the
following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan:

          (i)  the loan number;

          (ii) the borrower's name and address;

          (iii) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans;

          (iv) the Initial Mortgage Rate;

          (v)  the original maturity date and the months remaining before
               maturity date;

          (vi) the original principal balance;

          (vii) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance;

          (viii) the first payment due date of the Mortgage Loan;

          (ix) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination with respect to a Mortgage
               Loan;

          (x)  a code indicating whether the residential dwelling at the time of
               origination was represented to be owner-occupied;

          (xi) a code indicating the property type;

          (xii) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan;

               (A)  the frequency of each Adjustment Date;

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               (B)  the next Adjustment Date;

               (C)  the Maximum Mortgage Rate;

               (D)  the Minimum Mortgage Rate;

               (E)  the Mortgage Rate as of the Cut-off Date;

               (F)  the related Periodic Rate Cap;

               (G)  the Gross Margin; and

               (H)  the lifetime rate cap;

          (xiii) the location of the related Mortgaged Property;

          (xiv) a code indicating whether a Prepayment Charge is applicable;

               (A)  the period during which such Prepayment Charge is in effect;

               (B)  the amount of such Prepayment Charge;

               (C)  any limitations or other conditions on the enforceability of
                    such Prepayment Charge; and

               (D)  any other information pertaining to the Prepayment Charge
                    specified in the related Mortgage Note;

          (xv) the Credit Score and date obtained; and

          (xvi) the MIN.

     Mortgage Loans: Such of the mortgage loans transferred and assigned to the
Trustee pursuant to the provisions hereof as from time to time are held as a
part of the Trust Fund (including any REO Property), the mortgage loans so held
being identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, notwithstanding foreclosure or
other acquisition of title of the related Mortgaged Property. Any mortgage loan
that was intended by the parties hereto to be transferred to the Trust Fund as
indicated by such Mortgage Loan Schedule which is in fact not so transferred for
any reason shall continue to be a Mortgage Loan hereunder until the Purchase
Price with respect thereto has been paid to the Trust Fund.

     Mortgage Note: The original executed note or other evidence of indebtedness
evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan and all
amendments, modifications and attachments thereto with all riders attached
thereto.

     Mortgage Pool: The aggregate of the Mortgage Loans identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.

     Mortgage Rate: The annual rate of interest borne by a Mortgage Note from
time to time.

     Mortgaged Property: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan.

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     Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.

     Net Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, and at any time, the per annum
rate equal to the then current Mortgage Rate less the Servicing Fee Rate.

     Net Rate: The per annum rate set forth in footnote 8 to the description of
the Lower Tier REMIC in the Preliminary Statement hereto (such rate being based
on the weighted average of the interest rates on the SWAP REMIC Regular
Interests as adjusted and as set forth in such footnote).

     Net Swap Payment: With respect to any Distribution Date, any net payment
(other than a Swap Termination Payment or Defaulted Swap Termination Payment)
made by the Supplemental Interest Trust to the Swap Counterparty on the related
Fixed Rate Payer Payment Date (as defined in the Swap Agreement) or made by the
Swap Counterparty to the Supplemental Interest Trust on the related Floating
Rate Payer Payment Date (as defined in the Swap Agreement). In each case, the
Net Swap Payment shall not be less than zero.

     Net WAC: With respect to any Distribution Date and for any Mortgage Group,
the weighted average Net Mortgage Rate for the Mortgage Loans in such Mortgage
Group calculated based on the respective Net Mortgage Rates and the Stated
Principal Balances of such Mortgage Loans as of the preceding Distribution Date
(or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date).

     NIM Notes: The net interest margin or excess cashflow securities to be
issued pursuant to any Indenture.

     Non-Recoverable Advance: Any portion of an Advance previously made or
proposed to be made by the Servicer that, in the good faith judgment of the
Servicer, will not or, in the case of a current delinquency, would not, be
ultimately recoverable by the Servicer from the related Mortgagor, related
Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise related to the Mortgage Loans.

     Non-Recoverable Servicing Advance: Any portion of a Servicing Advance
previously made or proposed to be made by the Servicer that, in the good faith
judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the case of a current Servicing
Advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable by the Servicer from the related
Mortgagor, related Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise related to the Mortgage
Loans.

     Non-Supported Interest Shortfall: As defined in Section 4.02.

     Offered Certificates: The Class A, Class M, and Class B Certificates.

     Officer's Certificate: A certificate (1) signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a vice president (however
denominated), an Assistant Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one
of the assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries of the Depositor, or
Trustee, the Servicer (or any other officer customarily performing functions
similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and to whom,
with respect to a particular matter, such matter is referred because of such
officer's knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject) or (2), if
provided for in this Agreement, signed by a Servicing Officer, as the case may
be, and delivered to the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may
be, as required by this Agreement.

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     One-Month LIBOR: With respect to any Accrual Period, the rate determined by
the Trustee on the related Interest Determination Date on the basis of (a) the
offered rates for one-month United States dollar deposits, as such rates appear
on Telerate page 3750, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest
Determination Date or (b) if such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750 as
of 11:00 a.m. (London time), the offered rates of the Reference Banks for
one-month United States dollar deposits, as such rates appear on the Reuters
Screen LIBO Page, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination
Date. If One-Month LIBOR is determined pursuant to clause (b) above, on each
Interest Determination Date, One-Month LIBOR for the related Accrual Period will
be established by the Trustee as follows:

          (i)  If on such Interest Determination Date two or more Reference
               Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month LIBOR for the
               related Accrual Period shall be the arithmetic mean of such
               offered quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest
               whole multiple of 0.03125%).

          (ii) If on such Interest Determination Date fewer than two Reference
               Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month LIBOR for the
               related Accrual Period shall be the higher of (i) One-Month LIBOR
               as determined on the previous Interest Determination Date and
               (ii) the Reserve Interest Rate.

     Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for
the Depositor or the Servicer reasonably acceptable to each addressee of such
opinion; provided, however, that with respect to Section 6.04 or 10.01, or the
interpretation or application of the REMIC Provisions, such counsel must (1) in
fact be independent of the Depositor and the Servicer, (2) not have any direct
financial interest in the Depositor or the Servicer or in any Affiliate of
either such party, and (3) not be connected with the Depositor or the Servicer
as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or
person performing similar functions.

     Optional Termination: The termination of the Trust Fund hereunder pursuant
to clause (a) of Section 9.01 hereof.

     Optional Termination Amount: The repurchase price received by the Trustee
in connection with any repurchase of all of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Section 9.01.

     Optional Termination Price: On any date after the Initial Optional
Termination Date an amount equal to the sum of (i) the then aggregate
outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (or, if such Mortgage
Loan is an REO Property, the fair market value of such REO Property) plus
accrued interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Rate through the Due Date in
the month in which the proceeds of the auction will be distributed on the
Certificates; (ii) any unreimbursed indemnity amounts, fees or out-of-pocket
costs and expenses owed to the Trustee (including any amounts incurred by the
Trustee in connection with conducting such auction) or the Servicer and all
unreimbursed Advances and Servicing Advances, in each case incurred by such
party in the performance of its obligations; (iii) any unreimbursed costs,
penalties and/or damages incurred by the Trust Fund in connection with any
violation relating to any of the Mortgage Loans of any predatory or abusive
lending law; and (iv) any unpaid Net Swap Payments and any Swap Termination
Payment owed to the Swap Counterparty; such Swap Termination Payment shall
include any payment to the Swap Counterparty resulting from the optional
termination of the Swap Agreement after the Optional Termination Date but prior
to the final distribution to the Certificates.

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     OTS: The Office of Thrift Supervision.

     Outstanding: With respect to the Certificates as of any date of
determination, all Certificates theretofore executed and authenticated under
this Agreement except: (1) Certificates theretofore canceled by the Trustee or
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; and (2) Certificates in exchange for
which or in lieu of which other Certificates have been executed by the Trustee
and delivered by the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement.

     Outstanding Mortgage Loan: As of any Distribution Date, a Mortgage Loan
with a Stated Principal Balance greater than zero that was not the subject of a
Principal Prepayment in full, and that did not become a Liquidated Loan, prior
to the end of the related Due Period.

     Overcollateralization Amount: As of any date of determination, the excess
of (1) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (2) the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Certificates (other than the Class P
Certificates and the Class C Certificates).

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

     Pass-Through Rate: With respect to any Class of Certificates, the
corresponding Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates.

     Percentage Interest: With respect to:

          (i)  any Class, the percentage interest in the undivided beneficial
               ownership interest evidenced by such Class which shall be equal
               to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class divided by the
               aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of all Classes; and

          (ii) any Certificate, the Percentage Interest evidenced thereby of the
               related Class shall equal the percentage obtained by dividing the
               Denomination of such Certificate by the aggregate of the
               Denominations of all Certificates of such Class; except that in
               the case of any Class P Certificates, the Percentage Interest
               with respect to such Certificate shown on the face of such
               Certificate.

     Periodic Rate Cap: As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan and the related
Mortgage Note, the provision therein that limits permissible increases and
decreases in the Mortgage Rate on any Adjustment Date.

     Permitted Activities: The primary activities of the Issuing Entity created
pursuant to this Agreement which shall be:

          (i)  holding Mortgage Loans transferred from the Depositor and other
               assets of the Issuing Entity, including the Corridor Contracts,
               Corridor Contract Account and the Supplemental Interest Trust
               subtrust, which in turn holds the Swap Agreement and the Cap
               Contract, and any credit enhancement and passive

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               derivative financial instruments that pertain to beneficial
               interests issued or sold to parties other than the Depositor, its
               Affiliates, or its agents;

          (ii) issuing Certificates and other interests in the assets of the
               Issuing Entity;

          (iii) through the appropriate subtrust, as applicable, receiving
               collections on the Mortgage Loans, the Swap Agreement and the Cap
               Contract and making payments on such Certificates and interests
               in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and

          (iv) engaging in other activities that are necessary or incidental to
               accomplish these limited purposes, which activities cannot be
               contrary to the status of the Issuing Entity as a qualified
               special purpose entity under existing accounting literature.

     Permitted Investments: At any time, any one or more of the following
obligations and securities:

          (i)  obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, provided
               the timely payment of such obligations is backed by the full
               faith and credit of the United States;

          (ii) general obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any state of
               the United States or the District of Columbia receiving the
               highest long-term debt rating of each Rating Agency rating the
               Certificates;

          (iii) commercial or finance company paper, other than commercial or
               finance company paper issued by the Depositor, the Trustee or any
               of their Affiliates, which is then receiving the highest
               commercial or finance company paper rating of each such Rating
               Agency;

          (iv) certificates of deposit, demand or time deposits, or bankers'
               acceptances (other than banker's acceptances issued by the
               Trustee or any of its Affiliates) issued by any depository
               institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the
               United States or of any state thereof and subject to supervision
               and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities,
               provided that the commercial paper and/or long term unsecured
               debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company
               are then rated one of the two highest long-term and the highest
               short-term ratings of each such Rating Agency for such
               securities;

          (v)  demand or time deposits or certificates of deposit issued by any
               bank or trust company or savings institution to the extent that
               such deposits are fully insured by the FDIC;

          (vi) guaranteed reinvestment agreements issued by any bank, insurance
               company or other corporation rated in the two highest long-term
               or the highest short-term ratings of each Rating Agency
               containing, at the time of the issuance of such agreements, such
               terms and conditions as will not result in the downgrading or
               withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Certificates by any
               such Rating Agency as evidenced by a letter from each Rating
               Agency;

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          (vii) repurchase obligations with respect to any security described in
               clauses (i) and (ii) above, in either case entered into with a
               depository institution or trust company (acting as principal)
               described in clause (v) above;

          (viii) securities (other than stripped bonds, stripped coupons or
               instruments sold at a purchase price in excess of 115% of the
               face amount thereof) bearing interest or sold at a discount
               issued by any corporation, other than the Trustee or any of its
               Affiliates, incorporated under the laws of the United States or
               any state thereof which, at the time of such investment, have one
               of the two highest long term ratings of each Rating Agency;

          (ix) interests in any money market fund (including those managed or
               advised by the Trustee or its Affiliates), which at the date of
               acquisition of the interests in such fund and throughout the time
               such interests are held in such fund has the highest applicable
               long term rating by each Rating Agency rating such fund; and

          (x)  short term investment funds sponsored by any trust company or
               national banking association incorporated under the laws of the
               United States or any state thereof, other than the Trustee or any
               of its Affiliates, which on the date of acquisition has been
               rated by each such Rating Agency in their respective highest
               applicable rating category;

provided, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment if such
instrument (i) evidences the right to receive interest only payments with
respect to the obligations underlying such instrument, (ii) is purchased at a
premium or above par or (iii) is purchased at a deep discount; provided,
further, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (A) if such
instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations
underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such
instrument provide a yield to maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to
maturity at par of such underlying obligations, or (B) if it may be redeemed at
a price below the purchase price (the foregoing clause (B) not to apply to
investments in units of money market funds pursuant to clause (ix) above); and
provided, further, (I) that no amount beneficially owned by any REMIC
(including, without limitation, any amounts collected by the Servicer but not
yet deposited in the Collection Account) may be invested in investments (other
than money market funds) treated as equity interests for Federal income tax
purposes, unless the Servicer shall receive an Opinion of Counsel, at the
expense of the party requesting that such investment be made, to the effect that
such investment will not adversely affect the status of the any REMIC provided
for herein as a REMIC under the Code or result in imposition of a tax on the
Issuing Entity or any REMIC provided for herein and (II) each such investment
must be a "permitted investment" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(5) of the
Code. Permitted Investments that are subject to prepayment or call may not be
purchased at a price in excess of par.

     Permitted Transferee: Any Person other than (i) the United States, any
State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any
of the foregoing, (ii) a foreign government, International Organization or any
agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (iii) an organization
(except certain farmers' cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code) that
is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed
by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess
inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the
Class R Certificate, (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in
Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, and (v) a Person that is not a citizen or
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corporation or partnership (or other entity treated as a corporation or
partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized
in or under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District
of Columbia or an estate whose income from sources without the United States is
includable in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes
regardless of its connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the
United States, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to
exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or
more United States persons have authority to control all substantial decisions
of the trust, unless, in the case of this clause (v), such Person has furnished
the transferor and the Trustee with a duly completed Internal Revenue Service
Form W-8ECI or applicable successor form. The terms "United States," "State" and
"International Organization" shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701
of the Code. A corporation will not be treated as an instrumentality of the
United States or of any State thereof for these purposes if all of its
activities are subject to tax and, with the exception of the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by
such government unit.

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

     Pool Stated Principal Balance: As to any Distribution Date, the aggregate
of the Stated Principal Balances, as of such Distribution Date, of the Mortgage
Loans that were Outstanding Mortgage Loans as of such date.

     Posted Collateral: As defined in the Swap Agreement, the Cap Contract or
the Corridor Contracts, as applicable.

     Prepayment Assumption: A rate of prepayment, as described in the Prospectus
Supplement in the definition of "Modeling Assumptions," relating to the Offered
Certificates.

     Prepayment Charges: Any prepayment premium or charge payable by a Mortgagor
in connection with any Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the
terms of the related Mortgage Note or Mortgage, as applicable.

     Prepayment Interest Excess: With respect to any Servicer Remittance Date,
for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full
during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring between the first
day of the calendar month in which such Servicer Remittance Date occurs and the
last day of the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to interest (to the
extent received) at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the amount of such
Principal Prepayment for the number of days commencing on the first day of the
calendar month in which such Servicer Remittance Date occurs and ending on the
date on which such Principal Prepayment is so applied.

     Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date, for
each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full (other
than a Principal Prepayment in full resulting from the purchase of a Mortgage
Loan pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03 or 9.01 hereof and other than a Principal
Prepayment in full on a Mortgage Loan received during the period from and
including the first day to and including the 14th day of the month of such
Distribution Date), the amount, if any, by which (i) one month's interest at the
applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan as of the preceding Distribution Date exceeds (ii) the amount of interest
paid or collected in connection with such Principal Prepayment.

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     Prepayment Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period
beginning with the opening of business on the 15th day of the calendar month
preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or in the case of
the first Distribution Date, beginning with the opening of business on the
Cut-off Date) and ending on the close of business on the 14th day of the month
in which such Distribution Date occurs.

     Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to each Distribution Date, the
sum of (i) the Principal Funds for such Distribution Date and (ii) any Extra
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.

     Principal Funds: With respect to the Mortgage Loans and any Distribution
Date, the sum, without duplication, of (1) the scheduled principal due during
the related Due Period and received before the related Servicer Remittance Date
or advanced on or before the related Servicer Remittance Date, (2) Principal
Prepayments in full collected in the related Prepayment Period, (3) the Stated
Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan that was purchased by the Depositor or
the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period or, in the case of a purchase
pursuant to Section 9.01, on the Business Day prior to such Distribution Date,
(4) the amount, if any, by which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of any
Replacement Mortgage Loan is less than the aggregate unpaid principal of the
related Deleted Mortgage Loans delivered by the Sponsor in connection with a
substitution of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03(c), (5) all Liquidation
Proceeds collected during the related Prepayment Period (to the extent such
Liquidation Proceeds relate to principal and represent payment in full), (6) all
Subsequent Recoveries received during the preceding calendar month and (7) all
other collections and recoveries in respect of principal, including any partial
prepayments of principal, during the preceding calendar month, less (A) all
Non-Recoverable Advances relating to principal with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and (B) other amounts reimbursable (including without limitation indemnity
payments) to the Servicer and the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement allocable
to principal.

     Principal Prepayment: Any Mortgagor payment or other recovery of (or
proceeds with respect to) principal on a Mortgage Loan (including Mortgage Loans
purchased or repurchased under Sections 2.02, 2.03 and 9.01 hereof) that is
received or recovered in advance of its scheduled Due Date and is not
accompanied by an amount as to interest representing scheduled interest due on
any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Partial Principal Prepayments shall be applied by the Servicer in accordance
with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.

     Prospectus Supplement: The Prospectus Supplement dated March 26, 2007,
relating to the public offering of the Offered Certificates.

     PUD: A Planned Unit Development.

     Purchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan required to be
repurchased by the Sponsor or the Transferor pursuant to Section 2.02 or 2.03
hereof, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the unpaid principal balance
of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of such purchase together with any
unreimbursed Servicing Advances, (ii) accrued interest thereon at the applicable
Mortgage Rate from (a) the date through which interest was last paid by the
Mortgagor to (b) the Due Date in the month in which the Purchase Price is to be
distributed to Certificateholders and (iii) any unreimbursed costs, penalties
and/or damages incurred by the Issuing Entity in connection with any violation
relating to such Mortgage Loan of any predatory or abusive lending law.

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     QIB: A "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A.

     Rating Agency: Either of S&P or Moody's. If any such organization or its
successor is no longer in existence, "Rating Agency" shall be a nationally
recognized statistical rating organization, or other comparable Person,
designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the
Trustee. References herein to a given rating category of a Rating Agency shall
mean such rating category without giving effect to any modifiers.

     Rating Agency Condition: As defined in the Swap Agreement.

     Realized Loss: With respect to (1) a Liquidated Loan, the amount, if any,
by which the Stated Principal Balance and accrued interest thereon at the Net
Mortgage Rate exceeds the amount actually recovered by the Servicer with respect
thereto (net of reimbursement of Advances and Servicing Advances) at the time
such Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated Loan or (2) with respect to a Mortgage
Loan which is not a Liquidated Loan, any amount of principal that the Mortgagor
is no longer legally required to pay (except for the extinguishment of debt that
results from the exercise of remedies due to default by the Mortgagor).

     Record Date: With respect to the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date.
With respect to any other Distribution Date, the close of business on the last
Business Day of the month preceding the month in which the applicable
Distribution Date occurs.

     Reference Banks: Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank,
N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and NatWest, N.A.; provided that if any of the
foregoing banks are not suitable to serve as a Reference Bank, then any leading
banks selected by the Trustee which are engaged in transactions in Eurodollar
deposits in the international Eurocurrency market (i) with an established place
of business in London, England, (ii) whose quotations appear on the Reuters
Screen LIBO Page on the relevant Interest Determination Date and (iii) which
have been designated as such by the Servicer.

     Regular Certificate: Any one of the Class A, Class M and Class B
Certificates.

     Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB),
17 C.F.R. Sections 229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time,
and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by
the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act
Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed Reg. 1,506, 1.531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of
the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time
to time.

     Regulation S: Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act or any
successor provision thereto, in each case as the same may be amended from time
to time; and all references to any rule, section or subsection of, or definition
or term contained in, Regulation S means such rule, section, subsection,
definition or term, as the case may be, or any successor thereto, in each case
as the same may be amended from time to time.

     Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates: Certificates sold in offshore
transactions in reliance on Regulation S in the form of one or more permanent
global Certificates in definitive, fully registered form without interest
coupons, which shall be deposited on behalf of the subscribers for such
Certificates represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC and
registered in the name of a nominee of DTC.

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     Related Certificates: For each interest in the Upper Tier REMIC, the Class
of Certificates listed on the same row in the table entitled "Upper Tier REMIC"
in the Preliminary Statement.

     Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or any similar state or
local law.

     Relief Act Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date and any
Mortgage Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest or principal collectible
on such Mortgage Loan for the most recently ended calendar month as a result of
the application of the Relief Act.

     REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of
section 860D of the Code. References herein to "the REMICs" or "a REMIC" shall
mean any of (or, as the context requires, all of) the SWAP REMIC, the Lower Tier
REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC.

     REMIC Pass-Through Rate: In the case of a Class of the Class A, Class M and
Class B Certificates, the Upper Tier REMIC Net WAC Cap for the Corresponding
REMIC Regular Interest.

     REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real
estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at sections 860A through 860G
of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed,
temporary and final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements
promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time as
well as provisions of applicable state laws.

     REMIC Regular Interests: Each of the interests in the Upper Tier REMIC as
set forth in the Preliminary Statement other than the Residual Interest.

     REMIC SWAP Rate: For each Distribution Date (and the related Accrual
Period), a per annum rate equal to the Fixed Rate under the Swap Agreement for
such Distribution Date, as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement.

     Remittance Report: As defined in Section 4.04(j) hereof.

     REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer, on behalf of
the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, through foreclosure or
deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted Mortgage Loan.

     Replacement Mortgage Loan: One or more Mortgage Loans substituted by the
Depositor for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, which must, on the date of such
substitution, as confirmed in a Request for Release substantially in the form of
Exhibit I, (1) have a Stated Principal Balance (or in the case of a substitution
of more than one Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate Stated
Principal Balance), after deduction of the principal portion of the Scheduled
Payment due in the month of substitution, not in excess of, and not less than
90% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (2) with
respect to any Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Mortgage Rate not less than or
no more than 1% per annum higher than the Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan and, with respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: (A) have a Maximum
Mortgage Rate no more than 1% per annum higher or lower than the Maximum
Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (B) have a Minimum Mortgage Rate no
more than 1% per annum higher or lower than the Minimum Mortgage Rate of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (C) have the same index and Periodic Rate Cap as that of
the Deleted Mortgage Loan and a Gross Margin not more than 1% per annum higher
or lower than that of the Deleted

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Mortgage Loan; (D) not permit conversion of the related Mortgage Rate to a fixed
Mortgage Rate and (F) currently be accruing interest at a rate not more than 1%
per annum higher or lower than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (3) have a
similar or higher FICO score or credit grade than that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan; (4) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio no higher than that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan; (5) have a remaining term to maturity no greater than (and not more than
one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (6) provide for a
Prepayment Charge on terms substantially similar to those of the Prepayment
Charge, if any, of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (7) have the same lien priority as
the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (8) constitute the same occupancy type as the Deleted
Mortgage Loan; and (9) comply with each representation and warranty set forth in
Section 2.03 hereof.

     Request for Release: The Request for Release of Documents submitted by the
Servicer to the Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto.

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

     Required Percentage: As of any Distribution Date following the Stepdown
Date, the quotient of (1) the excess of (A) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date, prior to giving
effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution Date, over (B) the
Certificate Principal Balance of the most senior Class of Certificates
outstanding as of such Distribution Date, prior to giving effect to
distributions to be made on such Distribution Date and (2) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date, prior to
giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution Date. As used
herein, as long as any Class A Certificates are outstanding, the Certificate
Principal Balance of the most senior class of certificates will equal the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of all Class A Certificates outstanding
as of such date of calculation.

     Requirements: Any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (as such may be amended from time to time).

     Reserve Interest Rate: With respect to any Interest Determination Date, the
rate per annum that the Trustee determines to be (1) the arithmetic mean
(rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 0.03125%) of the
one-month United States dollar lending rates which New York City banks selected
by the Trustee are quoting on the relevant Interest Determination Date to the
principal London offices of leading banks in the London interbank market or (2)
in the event that the Trustee can determine no such arithmetic mean, the lowest
one-month United States dollar lending rate which New York City banks selected
by the Trustee are quoting on such Interest Determination Date to leading
European banks.

     Residual Interest: An interest in the Upper Tier REMIC that is entitled to
all distributions of principal and interest on the Class R Certificate other
than distributions in respect of the Class SWR Interest and Class LTR Interest
and distributions on the Class R Certificate in respect of Excess Interest.

     Responsible Officer: When used with respect to the Trustee or the Servicer,
any officer of the Trustee or the Servicer with direct responsibility for the
administration of this Agreement and any other officer to whom, with respect to
a particular matter, such matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge
of and familiarity with the particular subject.

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     Reuters Screen LIBO Page: The display designated as page "LIBO" on the
Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or such other page as may replace such LIBO
page on that service for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered
rates of major banks.

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

     Sale Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Sale and Assignment Agreement, dated as
of March 1, 2007, between the Depositor and the Sponsor.

     Sarbanes-Oxley Certification: Has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20.

     Scheduled Payment: The scheduled monthly payment on a Mortgage Loan due on
any Due Date allocable to principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan.

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

     Servicer: Home Loan Services, Inc., or its successor in interest.

     Servicer Remittance Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the later
of (x) the date that is two Business Days after the 15th day of the month in
which such Distribution Date occurs and (y) the 18th day (or if such day is not
a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) of the month in which
such Distribution Date occurs.

     Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket"
costs and expenses incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing
obligations hereunder, including, but not limited to, the cost of (1) the
preservation, inspection, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property,
including without limitation advances in respect of prior liens, real estate
taxes and assessments, (2) any collection, enforcement or judicial proceedings,
including without limitation foreclosures, collections and liquidations, (3) the
conservation, management, sale and liquidation of any REO Property, (4)
executing and recording instruments of satisfaction, deeds of reconveyance,
substitutions of trustees on deeds of trust or Assignments of Mortgage to the
extent not otherwise recovered from the related Mortgagors or payable under this
Agreement, (5) correcting errors of prior servicers; costs and expenses charged
to the Servicer by the Trustee; tax tracking; title research; flood
certifications; and lender paid mortgage insurance, (6) obtaining or correcting
any legal documentation required to be included in the Mortgage Files and
reasonably necessary for the Servicer to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and (7) compliance with the obligations under Sections 3.01 and 3.10.

     Servicing Criteria: The "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.

     Servicing Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to the product of (x) the Servicing Fee Rate and (y) the Stated
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the preceding Distribution Date
or, in the event of any payment of interest that accompanies a Principal
Prepayment in full made by the Mortgagor, interest at the Servicing Fee Rate on
the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the preceding
Distribution Date for the period covered by such payment of interest.

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     Servicing Fee Rate: 0.50% per annum for each Mortgage Loan.

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

     Servicing Rights Pledgee: One or more lenders, selected by the Servicer, to
which the Servicer may pledge and assign all of its right, title and interest
in, to and under this Agreement.

     Servicing Transfer Costs: In the event that the Servicer does not reimburse
the Trustee under this Agreement, all costs associated with the transfer of
servicing from the predecessor Servicer, including, without limitation, any
costs or expenses associated with the termination of the predecessor Servicer,
the appointment of a successor servicer, the complete transfer of all servicing
data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as
may be required by the Trustee or any successor servicer to correct any errors
or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the Trustee or
successor servicer to service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively.

     SFAS 140: Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 140, Accounting
for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of
Liabilities dated September 2000, published by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board of the Financial Accounting Foundation.

     Significance Estimate: With respect to any Distribution Date, and in
accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB, shall be an amount determined based
on the reasonable good-faith estimate by the Depositor or its Affiliate (and
reported to the Trustee) of the aggregate maximum probable exposure of the
outstanding Certificates to the Swap Agreement, the Cap Contract and the
Corridor Contracts, as applicable.

     Significance Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, and in
accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB, shall be a percentage equal to the
Significance Estimate divided by the aggregate outstanding Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans, prior to the distribution of the Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date.

     Sponsor: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or
its successor in interest.

     Startup Day: As defined in Section 2.07 hereof.

     Stated Principal Balance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or related REO
Property (1) as of the Cut-off Date, the Cut-off Date Principal Balance thereof,
and (2) as of any Distribution Date, such Cut-off Date Principal Balance, minus
the sum of (A) the principal portion of the Scheduled Payments (x) due with
respect to such Mortgage Loan during each Due Period ending prior to such
Distribution Date and (y) that were received by the Servicer as of the close of
business on the Determination Date related to such Distribution Date or with
respect to which Advances were made on the Servicer Remittance Date prior to
such Distribution Date and (B) all Principal Prepayments with respect to such
Mortgage Loan received on or prior to (x) the last day of the related Prepayment
Period for Principal Prepayments in full and (y) the last day of the preceding
calendar month for Principal Prepayments in part, and all Liquidation Proceeds
to the extent applied by the Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance
with Section 3.12

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with respect to such Mortgage Loan, that were received by the Servicer on or
before the last day of the related Prepayment Period for Liquidation Proceeds in
full and the last day of the preceding calendar month for Liquidation Proceeds
in part. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stated Principal Balance of a
Liquidated Loan shall be deemed to be zero.

     Stepdown Date: The earlier to occur of: (A) the first Distribution Date on
which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates
and Class A-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero; or (B) the later to occur
of (1) the Distribution Date in April 2010 or (2) the first Distribution Date on
which (A) the Class A Certificate Principal Balance (after giving effect to
distributions of the Principal Funds amount for such Distribution Date) is less
than or equal to (B) 66.90% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans.

     Stepdown Required Loss Percentage: For any Distribution Date, the
applicable percentage for such Distribution Date set forth in the following
table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DISTRIBUTION DATE OCCURRING IN       STEPDOWN REQUIRED LOSS PERCENTAGE
------------------------------   -----------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>
April 2009 - March 2010          1.20% with respect to April 2009, plus an
                                 additional 1/12th of 1.50% for each month
                                 thereafter

April 2010 - March 2011          2.70% with respect to April 2010, plus an
                                 additional 1/12th of 1.55% for each month
                                 thereafter

April 2011 - March 2012          4.25% with respect to April 2011, plus an
                                 additional 1/12th of 1.25% for each month
                                 thereafter

April 2012 - March 2013          5.50% with respect to April 2012, plus an
                                 additional 1/12th of 0.70% for each month
                                 thereafter

April 2013 and therafter         6.20%
</TABLE>

     Stepdown Trigger Event: With respect to the Certificates on or after the
Stepdown Date, a Distribution Date on which (1) the quotient of (A) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans that are 60 or more
days Delinquent measured on a rolling three month basis (including, for the
purposes of this calculation, Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and REO Properties
and Mortgage Loans with respect to which the applicable Mortgagor is in
bankruptcy) and (B) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
preceding Servicer Remittance Date, equals or exceeds the product of (i) 42.00%
and (ii) the Required Percentage or (2) the quotient (expressed as a percentage)
of (A) the aggregate Realized Losses incurred from the Cut-off Date through the
last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date and (B) the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date exceeds
the Stepdown Required Loss Percentage.

     Subcontractor: Any outsourcer that performs one or more discrete functions
identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to 5% or more of the
Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of a Servicer (measured by
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, annually at the
commencement of the calendar year prior to the year in which an Assessment of
Compliance is required to be delivered, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
of which is the number of months during

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which such Subcontractor performs such discrete functions and the denominator of
which is 12, or, in the case of the year in which the Closing Date occurs, the
number of months elapsed in such calendar year).

     Subordinate Certificate Corridor Contract: The confirmation and agreement,
including the schedule thereto and the related credit support annex (attached as
Exhibit M-4 hereto), between the Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity and the
Cap Contract Counterparty (attached as Exhibit M-3 hereto), with respect to the
Subordinate Certificates.

     Subordinate Certificate Corridor Contract Notional Balance: With respect to
any Distribution Date, the Subordinate Certificate Corridor Contract Notional
Balance set forth for such Distribution Date in the Subordinate Certificate
LIBOR Cap Table (attached as Schedule I to Exhibit M-3 hereto).

     Subordinate Certificate Corridor Contract Termination Date: The
Distribution Date in September 2007.

     Subordinate Certificate Upper Collar: With respect to each Distribution
Date with respect to which payments are received on the Subordinate Certificate
Corridor Contract, a rate equal to the lesser of One-Month LIBOR and 9.564% per
annum.

     Subordinate Certificates: The Class M and Class B Certificates.

     Subsequent Recovery: Any amount received on a Mortgage Loan (net of amounts
reimbursed to the Servicer related to Liquidated Mortgage Loans) subsequent to
such Mortgage Loan being determined to be a Liquidated Mortgage Loan.

     Sub-Servicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the
Servicer pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement and is responsible for the
performance of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the
Servicer under this Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation
AB with respect to 10% or more of the Mortgage Loans under the direction or
authority of the Servicer (measured by aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans, annually at the commencement of the calendar year prior to the
year in which an Assessment of Compliance is required to be delivered,
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months during
which such Subservicer services the related Mortgage Loans and the denominator
of which is 12, or, in the case of the year in which the Closing Date occurs,
the number of months elapsed in such calendar year). Any subservicer shall meet
the qualifications set forth in Section 3.02.

     Subservicing Agreement: As defined in Section 3.02(a).

     Substitution Adjustment Amount: As defined in Section 2.03(c).

     Supplemental Interest Trust: The separate trust, established pursuant to
Section 4.04(l) of this Agreement and held by the Trustee for the benefit of the
holders of the Certificates as a segregated subtrust of the Trust Fund, (i) in
which the Cap Contract and the Swap Agreement will be held, certain
distributions to Certificateholders will be made, any Swap Termination Payments
or Net Swap Payments received from the Swap Counterparty will be deposited and
any Cap Payments received from the Cap Contract Counterparty will be deposited
as set forth in Section 4.04 hereof and (ii) out of which any Swap Termination
Payments or Net Swap Payments owed to the Swap Counterparty will be paid.

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     Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee: LaSalle Bank National Association, a
national banking association, not in its individual capacity, but solely in its
capacity as trustee of the Supplemental Interest Trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders under this Agreement, and any successor thereto, and any
corporation or national banking association resulting from or surviving any
consolidation or merger to which it or its successors may be a party and any
successor trustee as may from time to time be serving as successor trustee
hereunder.

     Swap Account: The separate Eligible Account created and maintained by the
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee pursuant to Section 4.04(l) in the name of
the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee for the benefit of the Supplemental
Interest Trust and designated "LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee, in
trust for registered holders of Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan
Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1." Funds in the
Swap Account shall be held in trust for the Supplemental Interest Trust for the
uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement.

     Swap Agreement: The confirmation and agreement, including the schedule
thereto and the related credit support annex (attached as Exhibit Q-3 hereto),
between the Swap Counterparty and the trustee of the Supplemental Interest Trust
for the benefit of the Certificateholders (attached as Exhibit Q-2 hereto) or
any other swap agreement (including any related schedules) held by the
Supplemental Interest Trust pursuant to Section 4.04(l) hereof.

     Swap Counterparty: Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc., or any successor
counterparty who meets the requirements set forth in the Swap Agreement.

     Swap LIBOR: With respect to any Distribution Date (and the related Accrual
Period) the product of (i) the Floating Rate Option (as defined in the Swap
Agreement for the related Swap Payment Date), (ii) two and (iii) the quotient of
(a) the actual number of days in the Accrual Period for the Lower Tier REMIC
Interests divided by (b) 30.

     Swap Payment Date: For so long as the Swap Agreement is in effect or
amounts remain unpaid thereunder, the Business Day immediately preceding each
Distribution Date.

     Swap Posted Collateral Account: The segregated Eligible Account created and
maintained by the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee pursuant to Section
4.04(l) in the name of the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee for the benefit
of the Supplemental Interest Trust and designated "LaSalle Bank National
Association, as trustee, in trust for registered holders of Merrill Lynch First
Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2007-1." Funds in the Swap Posted Collateral Account shall be held in trust for
the Supplemental Interest Trust for the uses and purposes set forth in the Swap
Agreement

     SWAP REMIC: As described in the Preliminary Statement and Section 2.07.

     SWAP REMIC Interests: Each of the interests in the SWAP REMIC as set forth
in the Preliminary Statement.

     SWAP REMIC Regular Interests: Each of the SWAP REMIC Interests other than
the Class SWR Interest.

     Swap Termination Payment: Any payment payable by the Supplemental Interest
Trust or the Swap Counterparty upon termination of the Swap Agreement pursuant
to the Swap Agreement.

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     Tax Matters Person: The Person designated as "tax matters person" in the
manner provided under Treasury regulation Section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury
regulation Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1.

     Transfer: Any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any Ownership Interest
in a Certificate.

     Transfer Agreement: The Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as
of March 1, 2007, by and between the Sponsor and FFFC.

     Transferor: FFFC.

     Trust Fund: The corpus of the Issuing Entity created hereunder consisting
of (i) the Mortgage Loans and all interest and principal received on or with
respect thereto on and after the Cut-off Date to the extent not applied in
computing the Cut-off Date Principal Balance thereof, exclusive of interest not
required to be deposited in the Collection Account; (ii) the Collection Account
and the Certificate Account and all amounts deposited therein pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Agreement; (iii) property that secured a Mortgage
Loan and has been acquired by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or
otherwise; (iv) the mortgagee's rights under the Insurance Policies with respect
to the Mortgage Loans and/or the related Mortgaged Properties; (v) all proceeds
of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the foregoing into cash
or other liquid property; (vi) the Corridor Contracts and the Corridor Contract
Account; and (vii) the Supplemental Interest Trust, which in turn holds the Swap
Agreement and the Cap Contract.

     Trustee: LaSalle Bank National Association, a national banking association,
not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders under this Agreement, and any successor
thereto, and any corporation or national banking association resulting from or
surviving any consolidation or merger to which it or its successors may be a
party and any successor trustee as may from time to time be serving as successor
trustee hereunder; it being understood that certain duties of the Trustee under
Sections 2.01, 2.02 and 3.13 with respect to the possession and administration
of the Mortgage Files generally may be carried out by a custodian engaged by the
Trustee.

     Uncertificated Class C Interest: An uncertificated REMIC Regular Interest
having the characteristics described in the Preliminary Statement.

     Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: The Class M-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount,
Class M-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, Class M-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount,
Class M-4 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, Class M-5 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount,
Class M-6 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, Class B-1 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount,
Class B-2 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, Class B-3 Unpaid Realized Loss Amount and
Class C Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, collectively.

     Upper Tier REMIC: As described in the Preliminary Statement and Section
2.07.

     Upper Tier REMIC Net WAC Cap: In the case of the Class UTA-1 Interest and
the Residual Interest, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the
interest rate of the Class LTII1B Interest for such Distribution Date. In the
case of the Class UTA-2A, Class UTA-2B, Class UTA-2C and Class UTA-2D Interests,
a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the interest rate for the
Class LTII2B for such Distribution Date. In the case of the Class UTM-1, Class
UTM-2, Class UTM-3, Class UTM-4, Class UTM-5, Class UTM-6, Class UTB-1, Class
UTB-2 and Class UTB-3 Interests, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average
of the interest rates of Class LTII1B and Class LTII2B Interests

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for such Distribution weighted, respectively, on the basis of the uncertificated
principal balances of the Class LTII1A and the Class LTII2A Interests.

     Voting Rights: The portion of the voting rights of all the Certificates
that is allocated to any of the Certificates for purposes of the voting
provisions hereunder. Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates
shall be allocated as follows: (1) 98% to the Class A, Class M and Class B
Certificates, with the allocation among such Certificates to be in proportion to
the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class relative to the Certificate
Principal Balance of all other Classes and (2) each Class of the Class C and
Class P will be allocated 1% of the Voting Rights. Voting Rights will be
allocated among the Certificates of each such Class in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests.

     Weighted Average Available Funds Cap: With respect to a Distribution Date,
the per annum rate equal to the weighted average (weighted in proportion to the
results of subtracting from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of each
Mortgage Group, the current Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1 and
Class R Certificates, in the case of Group One, or the Class A-2A, Class A-2B,
Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, in the case of Group Two) of the Class
A-1 Available Funds Cap and the Class A-2 Available Funds Cap.

     Weighted Average Maximum Rate Cap: With respect to a Distribution Date, the
per annum rate equal to the weighted average (weighted in proportion to the
results of subtracting from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of each
Mortgage Group, the current Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1 and
Class R Certificates, in the case of Group One, or the Class A-2A, Class A-2B,
Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, in the case of Group Two) of the Class
A-1 Maximum Rate Cap and the Class A-2 Maximum Rate Cap.

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                                   ARTICLE II

                          CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     SECTION 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans

     The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does
hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Trustee without
recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the assets
of the Trust Fund. Such assignment includes all interest and principal received
on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans on or after the Cut-off Date (other
than Scheduled Payments due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off
Date).

     It is agreed and understood by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
that it is not intended that any Mortgage Loan be included in the Trust that is,
without limitation, either (i) a "High-Cost Home Loan" as defined in the New
Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003; (ii) a "High-Cost Home
Loan" as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act effective January 1,
2004; (iii) a "High-Cost Home Mortgage Loan" as defined in the Massachusetts
Predatory Home Loan Practices Act effective November 7, 2004; (iv) a "High-Cost
Home Loan" as defined by the Indiana High Cost Home Loan Law effective January
1, 2005 or (v) a "High-Cost Home Loan" as defined by the Illinois High Risk Home
Loan Act effective January 1, 2004.

     In connection with such assignment, the Depositor does hereby deliver to,
and deposit with the Trustee the following documents or instruments with respect
to each Mortgage Loan:

          (A) The original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or, "Pay to the order
     of LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee for the Merrill Lynch
     First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
     Certificates, Series 2007-1, without recourse" together with all riders
     thereto. The Mortgage Note shall include all intervening endorsements
     showing a complete chain of the title from the originator of the Mortgage
     Loan to [____________________].

          (B) Except as provided below and for each Mortgage Loan that is not a
     MERS Loan, the original recorded Mortgage together with all riders thereto,
     with evidence of recording thereon, or, if the original Mortgage has not
     yet been returned from the recording office, a copy of the original
     Mortgage together with all riders thereto certified to be a true copy of
     the original of the Mortgage that has been delivered for recording in the
     appropriate recording office of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged
     Property is located and in the case of each MERS Loan, the original
     Mortgage together with all riders thereto, noting the presence of the MIN
     of the Loan and either language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM
     Loan or if the Mortgage Loan was not a MOM Loan at origination, the
     original Mortgage and the assignment thereof to MERS, with evidence of
     recording indicated thereon, or a copy of the Mortgage certified by the
     public recording office in which such Mortgage has been recorded.

          (C) In the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Loan, the
     original Assignment of each Mortgage in blank or, to "LaSalle Bank National
     Association, as trustee for the Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan
     Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1."

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          (D) The original policy of title insurance (or a preliminary title
     report, commitment or binder if the original title insurance policy has not
     been received from the title insurance company).

          (E) Originals of any intervening assignments of the Mortgage, with
     evidence of recording thereon or, if the original intervening assignment
     has not yet been returned from the recording office, a copy of such
     assignment certified to be a true copy of the original of the assignment
     which has been sent for recording in the appropriate jurisdiction in which
     the Mortgaged Property is located.

          (F) Originals of all assumption and modification agreements, if any.

          (G) If in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the Depositor cannot
     deliver the Mortgage, Assignments of Mortgage or assumption, consolidation
     or modification, as the case may be, with evidence of recording thereon, if
     applicable, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
     solely because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such
     Mortgage, Assignments of Mortgage or assumption, consolidation or
     modification, as the case may be, has been delivered for recordation, the
     Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee written
     notice stating that such Mortgage or assumption, consolidation or
     modification, as the case may be, has been delivered to the appropriate
     public recording office for recordation. Thereafter, the Depositor shall
     deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee such Mortgage, Assignments
     of Mortgage or assumption, consolidation or modification, as the case may
     be, with evidence of recording indicated thereon, if applicable, upon
     receipt thereof from the public recording office. To the extent any
     required endorsement is not contained on a Mortgage Note or an Assignment
     of Mortgage, the Depositor shall make or cause to be made such endorsement.

          (H) With respect to any Mortgage Loan, none of the Depositor, the
     Servicer or the Trustee shall be obligated to cause to be recorded the
     Assignment of Mortgage referred to in this Section 2.01. In the event an
     Assignment of Mortgage is not recorded, the Servicer shall have no
     liability for its failure to receive and act on notices related to such
     Assignment of Mortgage.

     The ownership of each Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and the contents of the
related Mortgage File is vested in the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders. Neither the Depositor nor the Servicer shall take any action
inconsistent with such ownership and shall not claim any ownership interest
therein. The Depositor and the Servicer shall respond to any third party
inquiries with respect to ownership of the Mortgage Loans by stating that such
ownership is held by the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders. Mortgage
documents relating to the Mortgage Loans not delivered to the Trustee are and
shall be held in trust by the Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee as the
owner thereof, and the Servicer's possession of the contents of each Mortgage
File so retained is for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan,
and such retention and possession by the Servicer, is in a custodial capacity
only. The Depositor agrees to take no action inconsistent with the Trustee's
ownership of the Mortgage Loans, to promptly indicate to all inquiring parties
that the Mortgage Loans have been sold and to claim no ownership interest in the
Mortgage Loans.

     It is the intention of this Agreement that the conveyance of the
Depositor's right, title and interest in and to the Trust Fund pursuant to this
Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale and not a loan. If the conveyance
of Mortgage Loans from the Sponsor to the Depositor is characterized as a pledge
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a sale, then the Depositor shall be deemed to have transferred to the Trustee
all of the Depositor's right, title and interest in, to and under the
obligations of the Sponsor deemed to be secured by said pledge; and it is the
intention of this Agreement that the Depositor shall also be deemed to have
granted to the Trustee a first priority security interest in all of the
Depositor's right, title, and interest in, to and under the obligations of the
Sponsor to the Depositor deemed to be secured by said pledge and that the
Trustee shall be deemed to be an independent custodian for purposes of
perfection of the security interest granted to the Depositor. If the conveyance
of the Mortgage Loans from the Depositor to the Trustee is characterized as a
pledge, it is the intention of this Agreement that this Agreement shall
constitute a security agreement under applicable law, and that the Depositor
shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee a first priority security
interest in all of the Depositor's right, title and interest in, to and under
the Mortgage Loans, all payments of principal of or interest on such Mortgage
Loans, all other rights relating to and payments made in respect of the Trust
Fund, and all proceeds of any thereof. If the trust created by this Agreement
terminates prior to the satisfaction of the claims of any Person in any
Certificates, the security interest created hereby shall continue in full force
and effect and the Trustee shall be deemed to be the collateral agent for the
benefit of such Person.

     In addition to the conveyance made in the first paragraph of this Section
2.01, the Depositor does hereby convey, assign and set over to the Trustee for
the benefit of the Certificateholders its rights and interests under the Sale
Agreement, including the Depositor's right, title and interest in the
representations and warranties contained in the Sale Agreement, the rights in
the Transfer Agreement described therein, and the benefit of the repurchase
obligations and the obligation of the Sponsor contained in the Sale Agreement to
take, at the request of the Depositor or the Trustee, all action on its part
which is reasonably necessary to ensure the enforceability of a Mortgage Loan.
The Trustee hereby accepts such assignment, and shall be entitled to exercise
all rights of the Depositor under the Sale Agreement, as if, for such purpose,
it were the Depositor. The foregoing sale, transfer, assignment, set-over,
deposit and conveyance does not and is not intended to result in creation or
assumption by the Trustee of any obligation of the Depositor, the Sponsor, or
any other Person in connection with the Mortgage Loans or any other agreement or
instrument relating thereto.

     SECTION 2.02. Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans

     Except as set forth in the exception report delivered contemporaneously
herewith (the "Exception Report"), the Trustee acknowledges receipt of the
Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan and delivery of a Mortgage File (but does
not acknowledge receipt of all documents required to be included in such
Mortgage File) with respect to each Mortgage Loan and declares that it holds and
will hold such documents and any other documents constituting a part of the
Mortgage Files delivered to it in trust for the use and benefit of all present
and future Certificateholders. The Depositor will cause the Sponsor to
repurchase any Mortgage Loan to which a material exception was taken in the
Exception Report unless such exception is cured to the satisfaction of the
Depositor and the Trustee within 45 Business Days of the Closing Date.

     The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the three Corridor Contracts (forms of
which are attached hereto as Exhibits M-1, M-2 and M-3), the Transfer Agreement
and the Sale Agreement.

     The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the Swap Agreement and the Cap Contract
that will be held in the Supplemental Interest Trust and is hereby instructed to
enter into the Swap Agreement and the Cap Contract, not in its individual
capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee.

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     The Trustee agrees, for the benefit of Certificateholders to review each
Mortgage File delivered to it within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date. The
Trustee will ascertain and to certify, within seventy (70) days of the Closing
Date, to the Depositor and the Servicer that all documents required by Section
2.01 (A)-(B), (C) (if applicable), and (D)-(E), and the documents if actually
received by it, under Section 2.01(F), have been executed and received, and that
such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B that have
been conveyed to it. It is herein acknowledged that, in conducting such review,
the Trustee shall not be under any duty or obligation to inspect, review or
examine any such documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to
determine that they are genuine, enforceable or appropriate for the represented
purpose, that they have actually been recorded or that they are other than what
they purport to be on their face. If the Trustee finds any document or documents
constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be missing or defective (that is,
mutilated, damaged, defaced or unexecuted) in any material respect, the Trustee
shall promptly (and in any event within no more than five Business Days) after
such finding so notify the Servicer, the Sponsor and the Depositor. In addition,
the Trustee shall also notify the Servicer, the Sponsor and the Depositor if the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon with respect to a Mortgage
Loan is not received within seventy (70) days of the Closing Date; if it has not
been received because of a delay caused by the public recording office where
such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation, the Depositor shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Trustee written notice stating that such Mortgage
has been delivered to the appropriate public recording office for recordation
and thereafter the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered such
Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon upon receipt thereof from the public
recording office. The Trustee shall request that the Sponsor correct or cure
such omission, defect or other irregularity, or substitute a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.03(c), within ninety (90) days from the
date the Sponsor was notified of such omission or defect and, if the Sponsor
does not correct or cure such omission or defect within such period, that the
Sponsor purchase such Mortgage Loan from the Issuing Entity within ninety (90)
days from the date the Trustee notified the Sponsor of such omission, defect or
other irregularity at the Purchase Price of such Mortgage Loan.

     The Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Section
2.02 shall be paid to the Servicer and deposited by the Servicer in the
Certificate Account or Collection Account, as appropriate, promptly upon
receipt, and upon receipt by the Trustee of written notification of such deposit
signed by a Servicing Officer or receipt of such deposit by the Trustee, the
Trustee, upon receipt of a Request for Release and certification of the Servicer
of such required deposit, shall promptly release to the Sponsor the related
Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of
transfer or assignment, without recourse, as shall be requested by the Sponsor
and necessary to vest in the Sponsor or its designee, as the case may be, any
Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto, and the Trustee shall have no further
responsibility with regard to such Mortgage Loan. It is understood and agreed
that the obligation of the Sponsor to purchase, cure or substitute any Mortgage
Loan as to which a material defect in or omission of a constituent document
exists shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such defect or omission
available to the Trustee on behalf of Certificateholders. The preceding sentence
shall not, however, limit any remedies available to Certificateholders, the
Depositor or the Trustee pursuant to the Sale Agreement or the Transfer
Agreement.

     The Trustee shall be under no duty or obligation to inspect, review and
examine such documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine
that they are genuine, enforceable, recordable, duly authorized, sufficient,
legal, valid or appropriate to the represented purpose, or that they have
actually been recorded, or that they are other than what they purport to be on
their face. The Trustee shall keep confidential the name of each Mortgagor
except as required for the performance of this Agreement and the Trustee shall
not solicit any such Mortgagor for the purpose of refinancing the related
Mortgage Loan;

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notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the foregoing shall not be
construed to prohibit (i) disclosure of any and all information that is or
becomes publicly known, or information obtained by the Trustee from sources
other than the other parties hereto, (ii) disclosure of any and all information
(A) if required to do so by any applicable law, rule or regulation, (B) to any
government agency or regulatory body having or claiming authority to regulate or
oversee any aspects of the business of the Trustee or that of any Affiliate, (C)
pursuant to any subpoena, civil investigation demand or similar demand or
request of any court, regulatory authority, arbitrator or arbitration to which
the Trustee or any Affiliate or an officer, director, employer or shareholder
thereof is a party or (D) to any Affiliate, independent or internal auditor,
agent, employee or attorney of the Trustee having a need to know the same,
provided that the Trustee advises such recipient of the confidential nature of
the information being disclosed, or (iii) any other disclosure authorized by the
Depositor.

     Within seventy (70) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall deliver to
the Depositor and the Servicer the Trustee's Certification, substantially in the
form of Exhibit D attached hereto, evidencing the completeness of the Mortgage
Files, with any exceptions noted thereto.

     SECTION 2.03. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor

          (a) The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Servicer and
the Trustee as follows, as of the date hereof:

          (i) The Depositor is duly organized and is validly existing as a
     corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and
     has full power and authority (corporate and other) necessary to own or hold
     its properties and to conduct its business as now conducted by it and to
     enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Sale
     Agreement.

          (ii) The Depositor has the full corporate power and authority to
     execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the
     transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the Sale Agreement and has
     duly authorized, by all necessary corporate action on its part, the
     execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Sale
     Agreement; and this Agreement and the Sale Agreement, assuming the due
     authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto,
     constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor,
     enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms, subject, as
     to enforceability, to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
     moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
     (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether enforcement is
     sought in a proceeding in equity or at law.

          (iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Sale
     Agreement by the Depositor, the consummation of the transactions
     contemplated by this Agreement and the Sale Agreement, and the fulfillment
     of or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of
     business of the Depositor and will not (A) result in a material breach of
     any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the Depositor or (B)
     materially conflict with, result in a violation or acceleration of, or
     result in a material default under, the terms of any other material
     agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it
     may be bound or (C) constitute a material violation of any statute, order
     or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any court, regulatory body,
     administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the
     Depositor; and the Depositor is not in breach or violation of any material
     indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in violation of any
     statute, order or regulation of any court,

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     regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
     jurisdiction over it which breach or violation may materially impair the
     Depositor's ability to perform or meet any of its obligations under this
     Agreement.

          (iv) No litigation is pending, or, to the best of the Depositor's
     knowledge, threatened, against the Depositor that would materially and
     adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this
     Agreement and the Sale Agreement or the ability of the Depositor to perform
     its obligations under this Agreement and the Sale Agreement in accordance
     with the terms hereof.

          (v) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
     governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
     performance by the Depositor of, or compliance by the Depositor with, this
     Agreement and the Sale Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
     contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or
     order is required, the Depositor has obtained the same. The Depositor
     hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee with respect to each Mortgage
     Loan as of the Closing Date, and following the transfer of the Mortgage
     Loans to it by the Sponsor, the Depositor had good title to the Mortgage
     Loans and the Mortgage Notes were subject to no offsets, claims, liens,
     mortgage, pledge, charge, security interest, defenses or counterclaims.

          (b) The representations and warranties of the Transferor with respect
to the Mortgage Loans in the Transfer Agreement, which have been assigned to the
Trustee hereunder, were made as of the Closing Date as specified in the Transfer
Agreement. The Trustee acknowledges that the Depositor shall have no obligation
or liability with respect to any breach of any representation or warranty with
respect to the Mortgage Loans (except as set forth in Section 2.03(a)(v)) under
any circumstances.

          (c) Upon discovery by any of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Sponsor
or the Trustee (or its custodian) of a breach of any of such representations and
warranties that adversely and materially affects the value of the related
Mortgage Loan, Prepayment Charges or the interests of the Certificateholders,
the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other
parties. Within ninety (90) days of the discovery of such breach of any
representation or warranty, the Depositor shall cause the Transferor to either
(a) cure such breach in all material respects, (b) repurchase such Mortgage Loan
or any property acquired in respect thereof from the Trustee at the Purchase
Price or (c) within the two year period following the Closing Date, substitute a
Replacement Mortgage Loan for the affected Mortgage Loan. If a breach of the
representations and warranties set forth in the Transfer Agreement hereof exists
solely due to the unenforceability of a Prepayment Charge, the Trustee or the
other party having notice thereof shall notify the Servicer thereof and not seek
to enforce the repurchase remedy provided for herein unless such Mortgage Loan
is not current. In the event that such breach relates solely to the
unenforceability of a Prepayment Charge, amounts received in respect of such
indemnity up to the amount of such Prepayment Charge shall be distributed
pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(i). As provided in the Transfer Agreement, if the
Transferor substitutes for a Mortgage Loan for which there is a breach of any
representation or warranty in the Transfer Agreement, which adversely and
materially affects the value of such Mortgage Loan and such substitute mortgage
loan is not a Replacement Mortgage Loan, under the terms of the Transfer
Agreement, the Transferor will, in exchange for such substitute Mortgage Loan,
(i) provide the applicable Purchase Price for the affected Mortgage Loan or (ii)
within two years of the Closing Date, substitute such affected Mortgage Loan
with a Replacement Mortgage Loan. Any such substitution shall not be effected
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delivery to the Trustee of a Request for Release substantially in the form of
Exhibit I and shall not be effected unless it is within two years of the Startup
Day.

     As provided in the Transfer Agreement, the Transferor indemnifies and holds
the Issuing Entity, the Trustee (or its custodian, as applicable), the
Depositor, the Servicer and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all
taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and
related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the
Issuing Entity, the Trustee (or its custodian, as applicable), the Depositor,
the Servicer and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any
actions of the Sponsor relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in
compliance with the terms of this Section 2.03 and the Transfer Agreement, as
applicable, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state
tax to be imposed on the Issuing Entity or any REMIC provided for herein,
including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited
transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after
the startup day" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any REMIC created
hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is
outstanding. In furtherance of the foregoing, if the Transferor is not a member
of MERS and repurchases a Mortgage Loan which is registered on the MERS System,
the Transferor, at its own expense and without any right of reimbursement, shall
cause MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of the Mortgage in recordable
form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Transferor and shall cause such
Mortgage to be removed from registration on the MERS System in accordance with
MERS' rules and regulations.

     With respect to any Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Transferor pursuant to
the Transfer Agreement, the principal portion of the funds received by the
Servicer in respect of such repurchase of a Mortgage Loan will be considered a
Principal Prepayment and shall be deposited in the Certificate Account pursuant
to Section 3.05. Upon receipt by the Trustee of notice from the Servicer of
receipt by the Servicer of the full amount of the Purchase Price for a Deleted
Mortgage Loan, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the Mortgage File for a
Replacement Mortgage Loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan and a Request
for Release, the Trustee shall release and reassign to the Transferor the
related Mortgage File for the Deleted Mortgage Loan and shall execute and
deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without
recourse, representation or warranty, as shall be necessary to vest in such
party or its designee or assignee title to any Deleted Mortgage Loan released
pursuant hereto, free and clear of all security interests, liens and other
encumbrances created by this Agreement, which instruments shall be prepared by
the Depositor or the Transferor, and the Trustee (and its custodian) shall have
no further responsibility with respect to the Mortgage File relating to such
Deleted Mortgage Loan.

     With respect to each Replacement Mortgage Loan to be delivered to the
Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Article II in exchange for a Deleted
Mortgage Loan: (i) the Transferor must deliver to the Trustee the Mortgage File
for the Replacement Mortgage Loan containing the documents set forth in Section
2.01 along with a written certification certifying as to the Mortgage Loan
satisfying all requirements under the definition of Replacement Mortgage Loan
and the delivery of such Mortgage File and containing the granting language set
forth in Section 2.01; and (ii) the Depositor will be deemed to have made, with
respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loan, each of the representations and
warranties made by it with respect to the related Deleted Mortgage Loan. The
Trustee shall review the Mortgage File with respect to each Replacement Mortgage
Loan and certify to the Depositor that all documents required by Section
2.01(A)-(B), (C) (if applicable), and (D)-(E) have been executed and received.

     For any month in which the Transferor substitutes one or more Replacement
Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Transferor will
determine the amount (if any) by which the

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aggregate principal balance of all such Replacement Mortgage Loans as of the
date of substitution and the aggregate Prepayment Charges with respect to such
Replacement Mortgage Loans is less than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
(after application of the principal portion of the Scheduled Payment due in the
month of substitution) and aggregate Prepayment Charges of all such Deleted
Mortgage Loans. An amount equal to the aggregate of the deficiencies described
in the preceding sentence (such amount, the "Substitution Adjustment Amount")
plus an amount equal to any unreimbursed costs, penalties and/or damages
incurred by the Trust Fund in connection with any violation relating to such
Deleted Mortgage Loan of any predatory or abusive lending law shall be remitted
by the Transferor to the Trustee for deposit into the Certificate Account by the
Transferor on the Determination Date for the Distribution Date relating to the
Prepayment Period during which the related Mortgage Loan became required to be
purchased or replaced hereunder.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the right to
substitute Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Article II shall be subject to the
additional limitations that no substitution of a Replacement Mortgage Loan for a
Deleted Mortgage Loan shall be made unless the Trustee shall have received an
Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make the
substitution) that, under current law, such substitution will not (A) affect
adversely the status of any REMIC established hereunder as a REMIC, or of the
related "regular interests" as "regular interests" in any such REMIC, or (B)
cause any such REMIC to engage in a "prohibited transaction" or prohibited
contribution pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

     The Depositor shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal
of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the
substitution of the Replacement Mortgage Loan or Replacement Mortgage Loans.
Upon such substitution by the Transferor, such Replacement Mortgage Loan or
Replacement Mortgage Loans shall constitute part of the Mortgage Pool and shall
be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Sale
Agreement, including all applicable representations and warranties thereof
included in the Sale Agreement as of the date of substitution.

          (d) It is understood and agreed that the representations, warranties
and indemnification (i) set forth in this Section 2.03, (ii) of the Sponsor and
the Depositor set forth in the Sale Agreement and assigned to the Trustee by the
Depositor hereunder and (iii) of the Transferor in the Transfer Agreement,
assigned by the Sponsor to the Depositor pursuant to the Sale Agreement and
assigned to the Trustee by the Depositor hereunder shall each survive delivery
of the Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to
the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement.

          (e) The Depositor shall deliver a copy of the Mortgage Loan Schedule
to the Servicer on the Closing Date.

          (f) The Depositor shall notify the Servicer and the Trustee when any
NIM Notes are issued and when such NIM Notes are no longer outstanding.

     SECTION 2.04. Representations and Warranties of the Servicer

          (a) The Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor and
the Trustee as follows, as of the date hereof:

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          (i) The Servicer is duly organized and is validly existing as a
     corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is
     duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated
     by this Agreement to be conducted by the Servicer in any state in which a
     Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not required under applicable
     law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with
     the doing business laws of any such state, to the extent necessary to
     ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan, to service the Mortgage
     Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to perform any of
     its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms
     hereof.

          (ii) The Servicer has the corporate power and authority and to service
     each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into
     and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has duly
     authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Servicer
     the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this
     Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by
     the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
     of the Servicer, enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with its
     terms, except that (a) the enforceability hereof may be limited by
     bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws
     relating to creditors' rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific
     performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be
     subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before
     which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

          (iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Servicer,
     the servicing of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement, the consummation
     of any other of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the
     fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary
     course of business of the Servicer and will not (A) result in a material
     breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the Servicer
     or (B) materially conflict with, result in a material breach, violation or
     acceleration of, or result in a material default under, the terms of any
     other material agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a party or
     by which it may be bound, or (C) constitute a material violation of any
     statute, order or regulation applicable to the Servicer of any court,
     regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
     jurisdiction over the Servicer; and the Servicer is not in breach or
     violation of any material indenture or other material agreement or
     instrument, or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any
     court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
     jurisdiction over it which breach or violation may materially impair the
     Servicer's ability to perform or meet any of its obligations under this
     Agreement.

          (iv) The Servicer is an approved servicer of mortgage loans for Fannie
     Mae.

          (v) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Servicer's
     knowledge, threatened, against the Servicer that would materially and
     adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this
     Agreement or the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans or
     to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance
     with the terms hereof.

          (vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
     governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
     performance by the Servicer of, or compliance by the Servicer with, this
     Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or
     if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, the
     Servicer has obtained the same.

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     SECTION 2.05. Substitutions and Repurchases of Mortgage Loans that are not
"Qualified Mortgages"

     Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee that any
Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of
section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall promptly
(and in any event within five (5) Business Days of discovery) give written
notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the Depositor
shall, at the Depositor's option, either (i) substitute, if the conditions in
Section 2.03(c) with respect to substitutions are satisfied, a Replacement
Mortgage Loan for the affected Mortgage Loan, or (ii) repurchase the affected
Mortgage Loan within ninety (90) days of such discovery in the same manner as it
would a Mortgage Loan for a breach of representation or warranty contained in
Section 2.03. The Trustee, upon the written direction of the Depositor, shall
reconvey to the Depositor the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in
the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage
Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty contained in Section
2.03.

     SECTION 2.06. Authentication and Delivery of Certificates

     The Trustee acknowledges the transfer and assignment to it of the Trust
Fund and, concurrently with such transfer and assignment, the Trustee has caused
to be authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, in
exchange for the Mortgage Loans, Certificates duly authenticated by the
Authenticating Agent in authorized denominations evidencing ownership of the
entire Trust Fund. The Trustee agrees to hold the Trust Fund and exercise the
rights referred to above for the benefit of all present and future Holders of
the Certificates and to perform its duties set forth in this Agreement in
accordance with the provisions hereof.

     SECTION 2.07. REMIC Elections

          (a) The Depositor hereby instructs and authorizes the Trustee to make
an appropriate election to treat each of the Upper Tier REMIC, the Lower Tier
REMIC and the SWAP REMIC as a REMIC. The Trustee shall sign the returns
providing for such elections and such other tax or information returns that are
required to be signed by the Trustee under applicable law. This Agreement shall
be construed so as to carry out the intention of the parties that each of the
Upper Tier REMIC, the Lower Tier REMIC and the SWAP REMIC be treated as a REMIC
at all times prior to the date on which the Trust Fund is terminated.

          (b) The Preliminary Statement sets forth the designations and "latest
possible maturity date" for federal income tax purposes of all interests created
hereby. The "Startup Day" for purposes of the REMIC Provisions shall be the
Closing Date. Each REMIC's fiscal year shall be the calendar year.

     The SWAP REMIC shall consist of all of the assets of the Trust Fund, other
than (i) amounts distributable to the Class P Certificates pursuant to Section
4.04(b)(i) hereof, (ii) the interests issued by the SWAP REMIC and the interests
issued by the Lower Tier REMIC, (iii) the grantor trusts described in Section
2.07 hereof, (iv) each Corridor Contract and the Corridor Contract Account, (v)
the Swap Agreement, the Cap Contract and the Supplemental Interest Trust. The
SWAP REMIC shall issue the SWAP REMIC Regular Interests, which shall be
designated as regular interests of such REMIC, and shall issue the Class SWR
Interest, which shall be designated as the sole class of residual interest in
the SWAP

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REMIC. Each of the SWAP REMIC Regular Interests shall have the characteristics
set forth in the Preliminary Statement and this Section 2.07.

     The Lower Tier REMIC shall consist of the SWAP REMIC Regular Interests. The
Lower Tier REMIC shall issue the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests, which shall
be designated as regular interests of such REMIC and shall issue the Class LTR
Interest, which shall be designated as the sole class of residual interest in
the Lower Tier REMIC. Each of the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests shall have
the characteristics set forth in its definition and the Preliminary Statement.

     The assets of the Upper Tier REMIC shall be the Lower Tier REMIC Regular
Interests. The REMIC Regular Interests shall be designated as the regular
interests in the Upper Tier REMIC and the Residual Interest shall be designated
as the sole class of residual interest in the Upper Tier REMIC. For federal
income tax purposes, the pass-through rate on each REMIC Regular Interest (other
than the Uncertificated Class C Interest and the Class UT-IO Interest) and on
the sole class of residual interest in the Upper Tier REMIC shall be subject to
a cap equal to the Upper Tier REMIC Net WAC Cap.

     The beneficial ownership of the Class SWR Interest, the Class LTR Interest
and the Residual Interest shall be represented by the Class R Certificate. The
Class SWR Interest and the Class LTR Interest shall not have a principal balance
or bear interest.

          (c) The "tax matters person" with respect to each REMIC for purposes
of the REMIC Provisions shall be the beneficial owner of the Class R
Certificate; provided, however, that the Holder of the Class R Certificate, by
its acceptance thereof, irrevocably appoints the Trustee as its agent and
attorney-in-fact to act as "tax matters person" with respect to each such REMIC
for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. If there is more than one beneficial owner
of the Class R Certificate, the "tax matters person" shall be the Person with
the greatest percentage interest in the Class R Certificate and, if there is
more than one such Person, shall be determined under Treasury regulation Section
1.860F-4(d) and Treasury regulation Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1.

          (d) (i) It is intended that the rights of each Class of the Class A,
Class M and Class B Certificates to receive payments in respect of Excess
Interest shall be treated as a right in interest rate cap contracts written by
the Class C Certificateholders in favor of the holders of each Class of the
Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates and such shall be accounted for as
property held separate and apart from the regular interests in the Upper Tier
REMIC held by the holders of the Class A Certificates (other than the Class R
Certificate), Class M Certificates, Class B Certificates and the residual
interest in the Upper Tier REMIC held by the holder of the Class R Certificate.
For information reporting requirements, the rights of the Class A, Class M and
Class B Certificates to receive payments in respect of Excess Interest shall be
assumed to have zero or a de minimis value. This provision is intended to
satisfy the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(i) for the
treatment of property rights coupled with REMIC interests to be separately
respected and shall be interpreted consistently with such regulation. On each
Distribution Date, to the extent that any of the Class A, Class M and Class B
Certificates receive payments in respect of Excess Interest, such amounts, to
the extent not derived from payments on the Corridor Contracts, the Cap Contract
or the Swap Agreement, will be treated as distributed by the Upper Tier REMIC to
the Class C Certificates pro rata in payment of the amounts specified in Section
4.04(g) and then paid to the relevant Class of Certificates pursuant to the
related interest rate cap agreement.

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          (ii) It is intended that the beneficial owners of the Certificates
(other than the Class P and Class C Certificates) shall be treated as having
entered into a notional principal contract with respect to the beneficial owners
of the Class C Certificates. Pursuant to each such notional principal contract,
all beneficial owners of each Class of Certificates (other than the Class P and
Class C Certificates) shall be treated as having agreed to pay, on each
Distribution Date, to the beneficial owners of the Class C Certificates an
aggregate amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount payable on such
Distribution Date on the Corresponding REMIC Regular Interest of such Class of
Certificates over (ii) the amount payable on such Class of Certificates on such
Distribution Date (such excess, a "Class Payment Shortfall"). A Class Payment
Shortfall shall be allocated to each Class of Certificates to the extent that
interest accrued on such Class for the related Accrual Period at the
Pass-Through Rate for a Class, computed by substituting "Upper Tier REMIC Net
WAC Cap" for the Available Funds Cap set forth in the definition thereof,
exceeds the amount of interest accrued on such Certificate at the Pass-Through
Rate (without such substitution) for the related Accrual Period, and a Class
Payment Shortfall payable from principal collections shall be allocated to the
most subordinate Class of Certificates with an outstanding principal balance to
the extent of such balance.

          (e) The parties intend that the portion of the Trust Fund consisting
of the Uncertificated Class C Interest, the uncertificated Class UT-IO Interest,
the rights to receive payments deemed made by the Class A, Class M and Class B
Certificates in respect of notional principal contracts described in Section
2.07(d)(ii), the Corridor Contract Account, the Corridor Contracts, the
Supplemental Interest Trust which holds the Swap Agreement and the Cap Contract,
and the obligation of the holders of the Class C Certificates to pay amounts in
respect of Excess Interest to the holders of the Class A, Class M and Class B
Certificates shall be treated as a "grantor trust" under the Code, for the
benefit of the holders of the Class C Certificates, and the provisions hereof
shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. In furtherance of such
intention, the Trustee shall (i) furnish or cause to be furnished to the holders
of the Class C Certificates information regarding their allocable share, if any,
of the income with respect to such grantor trust, (ii) file or cause to be filed
with the Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 (together with any necessary
attachments) and such other forms as may be applicable, (iii) comply with such
information reporting obligations with respect to payments from such grantor
trust to the holders of Class A, Class M, Class B and Class C Certificates as
may be applicable under the Code and (iv) provide, upon applying for and
receiving the tax identification number for the grantor trust from the IRS, a
properly completed Form W-9 on behalf of such grantor trust to the Swap
Counterparty and Cap Contract Counterparty.

          (f) The parties intend that the portion of the Trust Fund consisting
of the right to receive amounts distributable to the Class P Certificates
pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(i) hereof shall be treated as a "grantor trust"
under the Code, for the benefit of the holders of the Class P Certificates, and
the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. In
furtherance of such intention, the Trustee shall (i) furnish or cause to be
furnished to the holders of the Class P Certificates information regarding their
allocable share of the income with respect to such grantor trust and (ii) file
or cause to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 (together with
any necessary attachments) and such other forms as may be applicable.

          (g) The parties intend that amounts paid to the Swap Counterparty
under the Swap Agreement shall be deemed for federal income tax purposes to be
paid by the Class C Certificates first, out of funds deemed received in respect
of the Class UT-IO Interest, second, out of funds deemed received in respect of
the Uncertificated Class C Interest and third, out of funds deemed received in
respect of notional principal contracts described in Section 2.07(d)(ii), and
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interpreted consistently with this intention. On each Distribution Date, to the
extent that amounts paid to the Swap Counterparty are deemed paid out of funds
received in respect of the Uncertificated Class C Interest, such amounts will be
treated as distributed by the Upper Tier REMIC to the Class C Certificates pro
rata in payment of the amounts specified in Section 4.04(g) and then paid to the
Swap Counterparty pursuant to the Swap Agreement.

     The Supplemental Interest Trust shall be an "outside reserve fund" for
federal income tax purposes and not an asset of any REMIC. Furthermore, the
Holders of the Class C Certificates shall be the beneficial owners of the
Supplemental Interest Trust for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be
taxable on all income earned thereon.

          (h) All payments of principal and interest at the Net Mortgage Rate on
each of the Mortgage Loans (other than amounts distributable to the Class P
Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(i) hereof) received by the SWAP REMIC
with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be paid to the SWAP REMIC Regular
Interests until the principal balance of all such interests have been reduced to
zero and any losses allocated to such interests have been reimbursed. Any
available funds remaining in the SWAP REMIC on a Distribution Date after
distributions to the SWAP REMIC Regular Interests shall be distributed to the
Class R Certificates on account of the Class SWR Interest. On each Distribution
Date, the Trustee shall distribute the aggregate Interest Funds (net of expenses
(other than any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment made to the Swap
Counterparty) and payments to the Class P Certificates) with respect to each of
the SWAP REMIC Regular Interests based on the interest rates for each such SWAP
REMIC Regular Interest. On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall distribute
the aggregate Principal Funds with respect to the Group One Mortgage Loans first
to the Class 1-SW1 Interest until its principal balance is reduced to zero and
then sequentially to each of the other SWAP REMIC Regular Interests beginning
with designation "1" in ascending order of their numerical class designation, in
equal amounts to each such class in such numerical designation, until the
principal balance of each such class is reduced to zero. All losses with respect
to the Group One Mortgage Loans shall be allocated among the SWAP REMIC Regular
Interests beginning with the designation "1" in the same manner that principal
distributions are allocated. On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall
distribute the aggregate Principal Funds with respect to the Group Two Mortgage
Loans first to the Class 2-SW2 Interest until its principal balance is reduced
to zero and then sequentially to each of the other SWAP REMIC Regular Interests
beginning with designation "2" in ascending order of their numerical class
designation, in equal amounts to each such class in such numerical designation,
until the principal balance of each such class is reduced to zero. All losses
with respect to the Group Two Mortgage Loans shall be allocated among the SWAP
REMIC Regular Interests beginning with the designation "2" in the same manner
that principal distributions are allocated. Subsequent Recoveries with respect
to the Group One and Group Two Mortgage Loans shall be allocated in the reverse
fashion from the manner in which losses are allocated.

     All payments received by the Lower Tier REMIC with respect to the SWAP
REMIC Regular Interests shall be paid to the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests
until the principal balance of all such interests have been reduced to zero and
any losses allocated to such interests have been reimbursed. Any excess amounts
shall be distributed to the Class LTR Interest. On each Distribution Date,
payments and losses shall be allocated among the Lower Tier REMIC Regular
Interests so that (i) each of the Lower Tier REMIC I Marker Interests shall have
a principal balance equal to 25% of the principal balance of the Corresponding
Certificates, (ii) the Class LTIX Interest has a principal balance equal to the
excess of (x) 50% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loans over
(y) the aggregate principal balance of the Lower Tier REMIC I Marker Interests
(if necessary to reflect an increase in overcollateralization,

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accrued and unpaid interest on the Class LTIX interest may be added to its
principal amount to achieve this result) and (iii) the aggregate principal
amount of the Class LTII1A Interest, Class LTII1B Interest, Class LTII2A
Interest, Class LTII2B Interest and Class LTIIX Interest shall equal 50% of the
remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loans. Distributions and losses
allocated to the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests described in clause (iii) of
the preceding sentence will be allocated among such Lower Tier REMIC Regular
Interests in the following manner: (x) such distributions shall be deemed made
to such Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests first, so as to keep the principal
balance of the each such Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interest with "B" at the end
of its designation equal to 0.05% of the aggregate scheduled principal balance
of the Mortgage Loans in the related Mortgage Group and second, to such Lower
Tier REMIC Regular Interests with "A" at the end of its designation so that the
uncertificated principal balance of each such Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interest
is equal to 0.05% of the excess of (I) the aggregate scheduled principal balance
of the Mortgage Loans in the related Mortgage Group over (II) the aggregate
principal balance of Certificate Group One, in the case of the Class LTII1A
Interest, or Certificate Group Two, in the case of the Class LTII2A Interest
(except that if 0.05% of any such excess is greater than the principal amount of
the related Lower Tier REMIC II Marker Interest with "A" at the end of its
designation, the least amount of principal shall be distributed to each Lower
Tier REMIC II Marker Interest with "A" at the end of its designation such that
the Lower Tier REMIC Subordinated Balance Ratio is maintained) and finally, any
remaining distributions of principal to the Class LTIIX Interest and (y) such
losses shall be allocated among the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests described
in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence first, so as to keep the principal
balance of the each such Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interest with "B" at the end
of its designation equal to 0.05% of the aggregate scheduled principal balance
of the Mortgage Loans in the related Mortgage Group; second, to such Lower Tier
REMIC Regular Interests with "A" at the end of its designation so that the
uncertificated principal balance of each such Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interest
is equal to 0.05% of the excess of (I) the aggregate scheduled principal balance
of the Mortgage Loans in the related Mortgage Group over (II) the aggregate
principal balance of Certificate Group One, in the case of the Class LTII1A
Interest, or Certificate Group Two, in the case of the Class LTII2A Interest
(except that if 0.05% of any such excess is greater than the principal amount of
the related Lower Tier REMIC II Marker Interest with "A" at the end of its
designation, the least amount of losses shall be allocated to each Lower REMIC
II Marker Interest with "A" at the end of its designation such that the Lower
Tier REMIC Subordinated Balance Ratio is maintained) and finally, any remaining
losses to the Class LTIIX Interest. Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences,
however, losses not allocated to any Class of Certificates will not be allocated
to any Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests. All computations with respect to the
Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests shall be taken out to ten decimal places.

     Any available funds remaining in the Lower Tier REMIC on a Distribution
Date after distributions to the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests shall be
distributed to the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LTR Interest.

          If on any Distribution Date the Certificate Principal Balance of any
Class of Certificates is increased pursuant to the last sentence of the
definition of "Certificate Principal Balance", then there shall be an equivalent
increase in the principal amounts of the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests,
with such increase allocated (before the making of distributions and the
allocation of losses on the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests on such
Distribution Date) among the Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interests so that, to the
greatest extent possible, (i) each of the Lower Tier REMIC I Marker Interests
has a principal balance equal to 25% of the principal balance of the
Corresponding Certificates, (ii) the Class LTIX Interest has a principal balance
equal to the excess of (x) 50% of the remaining principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans over (y) the aggregate principal balance of the Lower Tier REMIC
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and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of the Lower Tier REMIC II Marker
Interests and the Class LTIIX Interest shall equal 50% of the remaining
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans. Allocations in connection with clause
(iii) shall be made so that, to the greatest extent possible, (a) the principal
balance of each Lower Tier REMIC II Marker Interest with "B" at the end of its
designation equals 0.05% of the aggregate scheduled principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans in related Mortgage Group, (b) the principal balance of each
Lower Tier REMIC II Marker Interest with "A" at the end of its designation
equals 0.05% of the excess of (x) the aggregate scheduled principal balance of
the Mortgage Loans in related Mortgage Group over (y) the aggregate principal
balance of Certificate Group One in the case of the Class LTII1A Interest, or
Certificate Group Two in the case of the Class LTII2A Interest and (c) any
remaining allocations are made to the Class LTIIX Interest.

          (i) In the event that any REMIC provided for herein fails to qualify
as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC or incurs federal, state or local taxes
as a result of a prohibited transaction or prohibited contribution under the
REMIC Provisions due to the negligent performance by the Servicer of its duties
and obligations set forth herein, the Servicer shall indemnify the Trustee and
the Issuing Entity against any and all Losses resulting from such negligence;
provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be liable for any such Losses
attributable to the action or inaction of the Trustee, the Depositor or the
Holder of the residual interest in such REMIC, as applicable, nor for any such
Losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Holder of the residual
interest in such REMIC on which the Servicer has relied. The foregoing shall not
be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of the Holder of the
residual interest in such REMIC now or hereafter existing at law or in equity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in no event shall the Servicer have any
liability (1) for any action or omission that is taken in accordance with and in
compliance with the express terms of, or which is expressly permitted by the
terms of, this Agreement, (2) for any Losses other than those arising out of a
negligent performance by the Servicer of its duties and obligations set forth
herein, and (3) for any special or consequential damages to Certificateholders
(in addition to payment of principal and interest on the Certificates).

          (j) In the event that any REMIC provided for herein fails to qualify
as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs federal, state or local taxes
as a result of a prohibited transaction or prohibited contribution under the
REMIC Provisions due to the negligent performance by the Trustee of its duties
and obligations set forth herein, the Trustee shall indemnify the Issuing Entity
against any and all Losses resulting from such negligence; provided, however,
that the Trustee shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the
action or inaction of the Servicer, the Depositor or the Holder of the residual
interest in such REMIC, as applicable, nor for any such Losses resulting from
misinformation provided by the Holder of the residual interest in such REMIC on
which the Trustee has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or
restrict the rights and remedies of the Holder of the residual interest in such
REMIC now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, however, in no event shall the Trustee have any liability (1) for any
action or omission that is taken in accordance with and in compliance with the
express terms of, or which is expressly permitted by the terms of, this
Agreement, (2) for any Losses other than those arising out of a negligent
performance by the Trustee of its duties and obligations set forth herein, and
(3) for any special or consequential damages to Certificateholders (in addition
to payment of principal and interest on the Certificates).

     SECTION 2.08. [RESERVED]

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     SECTION 2.09. Covenants of the Servicer

     (a) The Servicer hereby covenants to each of the other parties to this
Agreement that the Servicer shall comply in the performance of its obligations
under this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of the insurer
under each Required Insurance Policy.

     (b) The Servicer will fully furnish (for the period it services the
Mortgage Loans), in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its
implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and
unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union
Credit Information Company on a monthly basis except when Servicer deems it
prudent to not furnish such information for resolution of disputes with
Mortgagors.

     SECTION 2.10. [RESERVED]

     SECTION 2.11. Permitted Activities of the Issuing Entity

     The Issuing Entity is created for the object and purpose of engaging in the
Permitted Activities. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Trustee is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Issuing Entity,
the Corridor Contracts, and to execute and deliver on behalf of the Issuing
Entity, and to perform the duties and obligations of the Issuing Entity under
any agreement or instrument related to the Corridor Contracts, in each case in
such form as the Depositor shall direct or shall approve in writing, the
execution and delivery of any such agreement by the Depositor to be conclusive
evidence of its approval thereof. In addition, the Supplemental Interest Trust
Trustee is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver, on behalf of
the Supplemental Interest Trust, the Cap Contract and the Swap Agreement, and to
execute and deliver on behalf of the Issuing Entity, and to perform the duties
and obligations of the Supplemental Interest Trust under any agreement or
instrument related to the Cap Contract and the Swap Agreement, in each case in
such form as the Depositor shall direct or shall approve in writing, the
execution and delivery of any such agreement by the Depositor to be conclusive
evidence of its approval thereof.

     SECTION 2.12. Qualifying Special Purpose Entity

     For purposes of SFAS 140, the parties hereto intend that the Issuing Entity
shall be treated as a "qualifying special purpose entity" as such term is used
in SFAS 140 and any successor rule thereto and its power and authority as stated
in Section 2.11 of this Agreement shall be limited in accordance with paragraph
35 or SFAS 140.

     SECTION 2.13. Depositor Notification of NIM Notes

     The Depositor shall notify the Servicer and the Trustee in writing when NIM
Notes are issued and of the identity of the NIMs Insurer, if applicable, and
when all previously issued NIM Notes are no longer outstanding.

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                                   ARTICLE III

                          ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
                                OF MORTGAGE LOANS

     SECTION 3.01. Servicer to Service Mortgage Loans

     For and on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Servicer shall service and
administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.
In connection with such servicing and administration, the Servicer shall have
full power and authority, acting alone and/or through subservicers as provided
in Section 3.02 hereof, to do or cause to be done any and all things that it may
deem necessary or desirable in connection with such servicing and
administration, including but not limited to, the power and authority, subject
to the terms hereof (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
Certificateholders and the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other
instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged
Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only
in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance
Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds and (iv) subject to Section 3.12(a), to
effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged
Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that, subject to Section 6.03, the
Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the
interests of the Issuing Entity or the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan
serviced by it under this Agreement or the rights and interests of the other
parties to this Agreement except as otherwise required by this Agreement or by
law. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer
shall not make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of
any Mortgage Loan which would cause any of the REMICs provided for herein to
fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of any tax under Section
860G(a) or 860G(d) of the Code. The Servicer shall represent and protect the
interest of the Trust Fund in the same manner as it currently protects its own
interest in mortgage loans in its own portfolio in any claim, proceeding or
litigation regarding a Mortgage Loan, but in any case not in any manner that is
a lesser standard than that provided in the first sentence of this Section 3.01.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in its own name
or in the name of the Depositor and the Trustee, is hereby authorized and
empowered by the Depositor and the Trustee, when the Servicer believes it
appropriate in its reasonable judgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificateholders or any of them, any and all
instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or
discharge, subordinations and all other comparable instruments, with respect to
the Mortgage Loans, and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties held for the
benefit of the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the
Depositor and/or the Trustee such documents requiring execution and delivery by
any or all of them as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to
service and administer the Mortgage Loans, to the extent that the Servicer is
not permitted to execute and deliver such documents pursuant to the preceding
sentence. Upon receipt of such documents, the Depositor and/or the Trustee shall
execute such documents and deliver them to the Servicer. For purposes of this
Section 3.01, the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a limited power of
attorney in such form as shall be prepared by the Servicer and agreed to by the
Trustee and the Servicer to execute and file any and all documents necessary to
fulfill the obligations of the Servicer under this Section 3.01.

     Upon request of the Servicer, the Trustee shall furnish the Servicer with
any powers of attorney and other documents in form as provided to it necessary
or appropriate to enable the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage
Loans. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and the Servicer shall indemnify
the Trustee for any action taken by the Servicer pursuant to the application of
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attorney to the extent indemnification by the Servicer is required by Section
3.25 and provided that the Servicer shall have no obligation to indemnify the
Trustee for such action to the extent such action was taken pursuant to and in
accordance with specific written instructions from the Trustee, which
instructions are not based on Servicer's recommendations or proposals.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Servicer shall
not without the Trustee's written consent, hire or procure counsel to represent
the Trustee without indicating its representative capacity.

     The Servicer shall not be required to make any Advance or Servicing Advance
with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is 150 days or more delinquent.

     The Servicer and the Trustee shall have at least 10 days' notice of the
issuance of any NIM Notes.

     The Servicer shall deliver a list of Servicing Officers and specimen
signatures to the Trustee by the Closing Date.

     The Servicer will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Fannie Mae Guide Announcement 97-02 and for each
Mortgage Loan, the Servicer agrees that it shall report one of the following
statuses each month as follows: current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.),
foreclosed or charged-off.

     The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf
of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the
Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be,
believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on
the MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan
on the MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of assignment and
other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of
a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its
successors and assigns. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the
actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing
or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS System,
shall be subject to withdrawal by the Servicer from the Collection Account
(provided that such expenses constitute "unanticipated expenses" within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii)).

     SECTION 3.02. Servicing and Subservicing; Enforcement of the Obligations of
Servicer

          (a) The Servicer may arrange for the subservicing of any Mortgage Loan
by a subservicer, which may be an affiliate, pursuant to a subservicing
agreement (each, a "Subservicing Agreement"); provided, however, that (i) such
subservicing arrangement and the terms of the related Subservicing Agreement
must provide for the servicing of such Mortgage Loans in a manner consistent
with the servicing arrangements contemplated hereunder and (ii) that such
agreement would not result in a withdrawal or downgrading by any Rating Agency
of the ratings of any Certificates or any of the NIM Notes evidenced by a letter
to that effect delivered by each Rating Agency to the Depositor. Notwithstanding
the provisions of any Subservicing Agreement, any of the provisions of this
Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and a
subservicer or reference to actions taken through a subservicer or otherwise,
the Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to the Depositor, the Trustee and
the Certificateholders for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage
Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of
such obligation or liability by virtue of such Subservicing Agreements or
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subservicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if
the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. Every
Subservicing Agreement entered into by the Servicer shall contain a provision
giving any successor servicer the option to terminate such agreement in the
event a successor servicer is appointed. All actions of the each subservicer
performed pursuant to the related Subservicing Agreement shall be performed as
an agent of the Servicer with the same force and effect as if performed directly
by the Servicer. The Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all
Subservicing Agreements. The Trustee shall have no obligations, duties or
liabilities with respect to a subservicer, including, without limitation, any
obligation, duty or liability to monitor such subservicer or to pay a
Subservicer's fees and expenses.

          (b) For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to
have received any collections, recoveries or payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans that are received by a subservicer regardless of whether such
payments are remitted by the subservicer to the Servicer.

          (c) The Servicer shall not permit a Subservicer to perform any
servicing responsibilities hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans unless
that Subservicer first agrees in writing with the Servicer to deliver an
Assessment of Compliance and an Accountant's Attestation in such manner and at
such times that permits that Servicer to comply with Section 3.17 of this
Agreement.

          (d) The Servicer may enter into a special servicing advisory agreement
with a holder of the Class R Certificate and/or one or more other class of
subordinated certificates issued by the Issuing Entity or of a net interest
margin trust holding certificates issued by the Issuing Entity and/or an advisor
designated by the holder of the Class R Certificate. Pursuant to such agreement,
the Servicer may provide such holder or advisor, in its capacity as special
servicing advisor, with loan-level information with respect to the Mortgage
Loans, and the holder of the Class R Certificate or the special servicing
advisor designated by the holder of the Class R Certificate may advise the
Servicer with respect to the commencement of foreclosure proceedings or other
actions to liquidate such Mortgage Loans and/or any other efforts to maximize
recoveries with respect to such Mortgage Loans.

     SECTION 3.03. Rights of the Depositor and the Trustee in Respect of the
Servicer

     Neither the Trustee nor the Depositor shall have any responsibility or
liability for any action or failure to act by the Servicer, and neither of them
is obligated to supervise the performance of the Servicer hereunder or
otherwise.

     SECTION 3.04. Trustee to Act as Servicer

     Subject to Sections 6.04 and 7.02, in the event that the Servicer shall for
any reason no longer be the servicer hereunder (including by reason of an Event
of Default), the Trustee or its designee shall, within a period of time not to
exceed ninety (90) days from the date of notice of termination or resignation,
thereupon assume all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder
arising thereafter (except that the Trustee shall not be (i) liable for losses
arising out of any acts or omissions of the predecessor servicer hereunder, (ii)
obligated to make Advances or Servicing Advances if it is prohibited from doing
so by applicable law, (iii) obligated to effectuate repurchases or substitutions
of Mortgage Loans hereunder, including pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03 or 2.05
hereof, (iv) responsible for any expenses of the Servicer pursuant to Section
2.03 or (v) deemed to have made any representations and warranties hereunder,
including pursuant to Section 2.04 or the first paragraph of Section 6.02
hereof; provided, however that the Trustee (subject to clause (ii) above) or its
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successor servicer, shall immediately assume the terminated or resigning
Servicer's obligation to make Advances and Servicing Advances). No such
termination or resignation shall affect any obligation of the Servicer to pay
amounts owed under this Agreement and to perform its duties under this Agreement
until its successor assumes all of its rights and obligations hereunder. If the
Servicer shall for any reason no longer be a servicer (including by reason of
any Event of Default), the Trustee (or any other successor servicer) may, at its
option, succeed to any rights and obligations of the Servicer under any
subservicing agreement in accordance with the terms thereof; provided, however,
that the Trustee (or any other successor servicer) shall not incur any liability
or have any obligations in its capacity as servicer under a subservicing
agreement arising prior to the date of such succession unless it expressly
elects to succeed to the rights and obligations of the Servicer thereunder; and
the Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of any liability or obligations under
the subservicing agreement arising prior to the date of such succession. To the
extent any costs or expenses, including without limitation, Servicing Transfer
Costs incurred by the Trustee in connection with this Section 3.04 or Section
7.02, are not paid by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement within thirty (30)
days of the date of the Trustee's invoice thereof, such amounts shall be payable
out of the Certificate Account; provided that if the Servicer has been
terminated by reason of an Event of Default, the terminated servicer shall
reimburse the Issuing Entity for any such expense incurred by the Issuing Entity
upon receipt of a reasonably detailed invoice evidencing such expenses. If the
Trustee is unwilling or unable to act as servicer, the Trustee shall seek to
appoint a successor servicer that is eligible in accordance with the criteria
specified in this Agreement.

     The Servicer shall, upon request of the Trustee, but at the expense of the
Servicer if the Servicer has been terminated by reason of an Event of Default,
deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to each
subservicing agreement and the Mortgage Loans then being serviced and otherwise
use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the
subservicing agreement to the assuming party.

     SECTION 3.05. Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments; Collection Account;
Certificate Account

          (a) The Servicer shall make reasonable efforts in accordance with
Accepted Servicing Practices to collect all payments called for under the terms
and provisions of the Mortgage Loans to the extent such procedures shall be
consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any related
Required Insurance Policy. Consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer may in
its discretion (i) waive any late payment charge or, if applicable, any default
interest charge, or (ii) subject to Section 3.01, extend the due dates for
payments due on a Mortgage Note for a period not greater than 180 days;
provided, however, that any extension pursuant to clause (ii) above shall not
affect the amortization schedule of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of any
computation hereunder, except as provided below. In the event of any such
arrangement pursuant to clause (ii) above, subject to Section 4.01, the Servicer
shall make any Advances on the related Mortgage Loan during the scheduled period
in accordance with the amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without
modification thereof by reason of such arrangements. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that any Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment
of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, the Servicer,
consistent with the standards set forth in Section 3.01, may also waive, modify
or vary any term of such Mortgage Loan (including modifications that would
change the Mortgage Rate, forgive the payment of principal or interest or extend
the final maturity date of such Mortgage Loan), accept payment from the related
Mortgagor of an amount less than the Stated Principal Balance in final
satisfaction of such Mortgage Loan, or consent to the postponement of strict
compliance with any such term or otherwise grant indulgence to any Mortgagor
(any and all such waivers, modifications, variances, forgiveness of principal or
interest, postponements, or indulgences collectively referred to herein as
"forbearance"), provided,

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however, that in determining which course of action permitted by this sentence
it shall pursue, the Servicer shall adhere to the standards of Section 3.01. The
Servicer's analysis supporting any forbearance and the conclusion that any
forbearance meets the standards of Section 3.01 shall be reflected in writing in
the Mortgage File.

          (b) The Servicer will not waive any Prepayment Charge or portion
thereof unless, (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership or other similar laws relating
to creditors' rights generally or is otherwise prohibited by law, or (ii) the
collectability thereof shall have been limited due to acceleration in connection
with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, or (iii) the Servicer has not
been provided with information sufficient to enable it to collect the Prepayment
Charge, or (iv) in the Servicer's reasonable judgment as described in Section
3.01 hereof, (x) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable
default, (y) such waiver would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into
account the value of such Prepayment Charge and related Mortgage Loan and (z)
doing so is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans
(including any waiver of a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of
a Mortgage Loan that is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable
default), or (v) the collection of the Prepayment Charge or of a similar type of
prepayment premium would be considered "predatory" or "illegal" pursuant to
written guidance published by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory
authority having jurisdiction over such matters or has been challenged by any
such authority, or (vi) only to the extent that the Depositor has notified the
Servicer that there are no NIM Notes outstanding, there is a certified class
action in which a similar type of prepayment premium is being challenged. Except
as provided in the preceding sentence, in no event will the Servicer waive a
Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is
not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default. If the Servicer
waives or does not collect all or a portion of a Prepayment Charge relating to a
Principal Prepayment in full or in part due to any action or omission of the
Servicer, other than as provided above, the Servicer shall deposit the amount of
such Prepayment Charge (or such portion thereof as had been waived for deposit)
into the Collection Account for distribution in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement.

          (c) The Servicer shall not be required to institute or join in
litigation with respect to collection of any payment (whether under a Mortgage,
Mortgage Note or otherwise or against any public or governmental authority with
respect to a taking or condemnation) if it reasonably believes that enforcing
the provision of the Mortgage or other instrument pursuant to which such payment
is required is prohibited by applicable law.

          (d) The Servicer shall establish and initially maintain, on behalf of
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, a Collection Account. The
Servicer shall deposit into such Collection Account daily, within two (2)
Business Days of receipt thereof, in immediately available funds, the following
payments and collections received or made by it on and after the Cut-off Date
with respect to the Mortgage Loans:

          (i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal
     Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans, other than principal due on the
     Mortgage Loans on or prior to the Cut-off Date;

          (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of
     the Servicing Fee permitted under Section 3.15, other than (x) interest due
     on the Mortgage Loans on or prior to the Cut-off Date and (y) Prepayment
     Interest Excess;

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          (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds, other than proceeds to be applied to
     the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to either
     the Mortgagor or the holder of a senior lien on the Mortgaged Property in
     accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures;

          (iv) all Subsequent Recoveries;

          (v) all Compensating Interest;

          (vi) any amount required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to
     Section 3.05(f) in connection with any losses on Permitted Investments;

          (vii) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to
     Section 3.10 hereof;

          (viii) all Advances made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.01;

          (ix) all Prepayment Charges; and

          (x) any other amounts required to be deposited hereunder.

     The foregoing requirements for remittance by the Servicer into the
Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, late payment charges,
insufficient funds charges and payments in the nature of assumption fees (i.e.
fees related to the assumption of a Mortgage Loan upon the purchase of the
related Mortgaged Property and other similar ancillary fees (other than
Prepayment Charges)) if collected, and any Prepayment Interest Excess need not
be remitted by the Servicer. Rather, such fees and charges may be retained by
the Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In the event that the
Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be remitted and not otherwise
subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.08 hereof, it may at any time
withdraw or direct the Trustee, or such other institution maintaining the
Collection Account, to withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any
provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Servicer shall maintain
adequate records with respect to all withdrawals made pursuant to this Section.
All funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be held in trust for the
Certificateholders until withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.08. In no event
shall the Trustee incur liability for withdrawals from the Collection Account at
the direction of the Servicer.

     The Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee of the location of the
Collection Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change
thereof. Not later than twenty days after each Distribution Date, the Servicer
shall make available to the Trustee and the Depositor the most current available
bank statement for the Collection Account. Copies of such statement shall be
provided by the Trustee to any Certificateholder and to any Person identified to
the Trustee as a prospective transferee of a Certificate, upon request at the
expense of the requesting party, provided such statement is delivered by the
Servicer to the Trustee.

          (e) The Trustee shall establish and maintain, on behalf of the
Certificateholders, the Certificate Account. The Trustee shall, promptly upon
receipt, deposit or cause to be deposited in the Certificate Account and retain
therein the following:

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          (i) the aggregate amount withdrawn by the Servicer from the Collection
     Account for deposit in the Certificate Account;

          (ii) the Purchase Price and any Substitution Adjustment Amount;

          (iii) any amount required to be deposited by the Trustee pursuant to
     Section 3.05(f) in connection with any losses on Permitted Investments; and

          (iv) the Optional Termination Amount paid by the winning bidder at the
     Auction or by the Servicer or one of its affiliates pursuant to Section
     9.01.

     Any amounts received by the Trustee prior to 4:00 p.m. New York City time
(or such earlier deadline for investment in the Permitted Investments designated
by the Trustee) which are required to be deposited in the Certificate Account by
the Servicer may be invested in Permitted Investments on the Business Day on
which they were received. The foregoing requirements for remittance by the
Servicer and deposit by the Servicer into the Certificate Account shall be
exclusive. If the Servicer fails to remit any funds due by the time designated
herein, the Servicer shall pay to the Trustee, for its own account, interest
accrued on such funds at the prime rate as set forth in The Wall Street Journal
from and including the applicable due date, to but excluding the day such funds
are paid to the Trustee. In the event that the Servicer shall remit any amount
not required to be remitted and not otherwise subject to withdrawal pursuant to
Section 3.08 hereof, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the
Certificate Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. All
funds deposited in the Certificate Account shall be held by the Trustee in trust
for the Certificateholders until disbursed in accordance with this Agreement or
withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.08. In no event shall the Trustee incur
liability for withdrawals from the Certificate Account at the direction of the
Servicer. The Trustee shall give notice to the Servicer of the location of the
Certificate Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change
thereof.

          (f) Each institution that maintains the Collection Account shall, and
each institution that maintains the Certificate Account may but shall not be
required to, invest the funds in each such account, as directed by the Servicer
or the Trustee, as applicable, in writing, in Permitted Investments, which shall
mature not later than (i) in the case of the Collection Account, the Business
Day preceding the Servicer Remittance Date (except that if such Permitted
Investment is an obligation of the institution that maintains such Collection
Account or is otherwise immediately available, then such Permitted Investment
shall mature not later than the Servicer Remittance Date) and (ii) in the case
of the Certificate Account, the Business Day immediately preceding the first
Distribution Date that follows the date of such investment (except that if such
Permitted Investment is an obligation of the institution that maintains such
Certificate Account or is otherwise immediately available, then such Permitted
Investment shall mature not later than such Distribution Date) and, in each
case, shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity. All such Permitted
Investments shall be made in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders. All income and gain net of any losses realized from amounts
on deposit in the Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the Servicer as
servicing compensation and shall be remitted to it monthly as provided herein.
The amount of any losses incurred in the Collection Account in respect of any
such investments shall be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account
out of the Servicer's own funds immediately as realized. All income and gain net
of any losses realized from amounts on deposit in the Certificate Account shall
be for the benefit of the Trustee and shall be remitted to or withdrawn by it
monthly as provided herein. The amount of any losses incurred in the Certificate

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Account in respect of any such investments shall be deposited by the Trustee in
the Certificate Account out of the Trustee's own funds immediately as realized.

     SECTION 3.06. Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Escrow
Accounts

     To the extent required by the related Mortgage Note, the Servicer shall
establish and maintain one or more accounts (each, an "Escrow Account") and
deposit and retain therein all collections from the Mortgagors (or advances by
the Servicer) for the payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums
or comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors. Nothing herein shall
require the Servicer to compel a Mortgagor to establish an Escrow Account in
violation of applicable law.

     Withdrawals of amounts so collected from the Escrow Accounts may be made
only to effect timely payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums,
condominium or PUD association dues, or comparable items, to reimburse the
Servicer out of related collections for any payments made pursuant to Sections
3.01 hereof (with respect to taxes and assessments and insurance premiums) and
3.10 hereof (with respect to hazard insurance), to refund to any Mortgagors any
sums as may be determined to be overages, to pay interest, if required by law or
the terms of the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note, to Mortgagors on balances in
the Escrow Account or to clear and terminate the Escrow Account at the
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01 hereof. The Escrow
Accounts shall not be a part of the Trust Fund.

     SECTION 3.07. Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the
Mortgage Loans

     Upon reasonable advance notice in writing if required by federal
regulation, the Servicer will provide to each Certificateholder that is a
savings and loan association, bank or insurance company certain reports and
reasonable access to information and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans
sufficient to permit such Certificateholder to comply with applicable
regulations of the OTS or other regulatory authorities with respect to
investment in the Certificates; provided, that the Servicer shall be entitled to
be reimbursed by each such Certificateholder for actual expenses incurred by the
Servicer in providing such reports and access.

     The Servicer may from time to time provide the Depositor, and any Person
designated by the Depositor, with reports and information regarding the Mortgage
Loans, including without limitation, information requested by the Depositor or
an originator of the Mortgage Loans for required institutional risk control. In
addition, subject to limitations of applicable privacy laws, the Servicer may
make public information regarding performance of the Mortgage Loans.

     SECTION 3.08. Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account and
Certificate Account

          (a) The Servicer may from time to time, make withdrawals from the
Collection Account for the following purposes:

          (i) to pay to the Servicer (to the extent not previously paid to or
withheld by the Servicer), as servicing compensation in accordance with Section
3.15, that portion of any payment of interest that equals the Servicing Fee for
the period with respect to which such interest payment was made, and, as
additional servicing compensation, those other amounts set forth in Section
3.15;

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          (ii) to reimburse the Servicer (or the Trustee as successor servicer)
for Advances made by it (or to reimburse the Advancing Person for Advances made
by it) with respect to the Mortgage Loans, such right of reimbursement pursuant
to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on particular Mortgage
Loan(s) (including, for this purpose, Liquidation Proceeds) that represent late
recoveries of payments of principal and/or interest on such particular Mortgage
Loan(s) in respect of which any such Advance was made;

          (iii) to reimburse the Servicer for any Non-Recoverable Advance
previously made and any Non-Recoverable Servicing Advances previously made to
the extent that, in the case of Non-Recoverable Servicing Advances,
reimbursement therefor constitutes "unanticipated expenses" within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii);

          (iv) to pay to the Servicer earnings on or investment income with
respect to funds in or credited to the Collection Account;

          (v) to reimburse the Servicer from Insurance Proceeds for Insured
Expenses covered by the related Insurance Policy;

          (vi) [Reserved];

          (vii) to pay the Servicer (or the Trustee as successor servicer) any
unpaid Servicing Fees and to reimburse it for any unreimbursed Servicing
Advances (to the extent that reimbursement for Servicing Advances would
constitute an "unanticipated expense" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii)), the Servicer's right to reimbursement of Servicing
Advances pursuant to this subclause (vii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan
being limited to amounts received on particular Mortgage Loan(s)(including, for
this purpose, Liquidation Proceeds and purchase and repurchase proceeds and
including any Subsequent Recoveries related to any Liquidated Loan) that
represent late recoveries of the payments for which such advances were made
pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 3.06;

          (viii) to pay to the Depositor or the Servicer, as applicable, with
respect to each Mortgage Loan or property acquired in respect thereof that has
been purchased pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03 or 3.12, all amounts received
thereon and not taken into account in determining the related Stated Principal
Balance of such repurchased Mortgage Loan;

          (ix) to reimburse the Servicer, the Trustee or the Depositor for
expenses incurred by any of them in connection with the Mortgage Loans or the
Certificates and reimbursable pursuant to Section 3.04, Section 3.25 or Section
6.03 hereof provided that reimbursement therefor would constitute
"unanticipated" expenses within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii);

          (x) to reimburse the Trustee for enforcement expenses reasonably
incurred in respect of a breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation
in Section 2.03 that were incurred in the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loans
including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the purchase
obligation; provided that any such expenses will be reimbursable under this
subclause (x) only to the extent that such expenses would constitute
"unanticipated expenses" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii) if paid by one of the REMICs provided for herein;

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          (xi) to pay the Servicer any unpaid Servicing Fees for any Mortgage
Loan upon such Mortgage Loan being charged off and upon termination of the
obligations of the Servicer;

          (xii) to withdraw pursuant to Section 3.05 any amount deposited in the
Collection Account and not required to be deposited therein; and

          (xiii) to clear and terminate the Collection Account upon termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 hereof.

     In addition, the Servicer will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause
to be withdrawn from the Collection Account no later than 2:30 p.m. Eastern
Time, but in any case no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Servicer
Remittance Date, the Interest Funds and the Principal Funds (for this purpose
only, neither Interest Funds nor Principal Funds shall include a deduction for
any amount reimbursable to the Trustee unless such amounts have actually been
reimbursed from such funds at the discretion of the Servicer), to the extent on
deposit, and such amount shall be deposited in the Certificate Account;
provided, however, if the Trustee does not receive such Interest Funds and
Principal Funds on the Servicer Remittance Date, the Servicer shall pay, out of
its own funds, interest on such amount at a rate equal to the "prime rate" as
published by The Wall Street Journal at such time for each date or part thereof.

     The Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage
Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from
the Collection Account.

     The Servicer shall provide written notification to the Trustee on or prior
to the next succeeding Servicer Remittance Date upon making any withdrawals from
the Collection Account pursuant to subclauses (iii) and (vii) above.

     Unless otherwise specified, any amounts reimbursable to the Servicer or the
Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Certificate
Accounts shall be deemed to come from first, Interest Funds, and thereafter,
Principal Funds for the related Distribution Date.

          (b) The Trustee shall withdraw funds from the Certificate Account for
distribution to the Certificateholders in the manner specified in this Agreement
(and shall withhold from the amounts so withdrawn, the amount of any taxes that
it is authorized to retain pursuant to this Agreement). In addition, prior to
making such distributions to the Certificateholders, the Trustee may from time
to time make withdrawals from the Certificate Account for the following
purposes:

          (i) to withdraw pursuant to Section 3.05 any amount deposited in the
Certificate Account and not required to be deposited therein;

          (ii) to clear and terminate the Certificate Account upon termination
of the Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 hereof (after paying all amounts
necessary to the Trustee or the Servicer in connection with any such
termination);

          (iii) to pay to the Trustee for any fees, expenses and indemnification
reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation Sections
3.04, 6.03, 8.05 and 8.06 hereof; and

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          (iv) to pay to the Trustee earnings on or investment income with
respect to funds in or credited to the Certificate Account.

     SECTION 3.09. [RESERVED]

     SECTION 3.10. Maintenance of Hazard Insurance

     The Servicer shall cause to be maintained, for each first lien Mortgage
Loan, hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, that is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the
estimated replacement value of the improvements that are part of such Mortgaged
Property which may be the last known coverage, or (ii) the greater of (a) the
outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (b) an amount such that
the proceeds of such policy shall be sufficient to prevent the related Mortgagor
and/or mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer or (iii) the amount required under
applicable HUD/FHA regulations. Each such policy of standard hazard insurance
shall contain, or have an accompanying endorsement that contains, a standard
mortgagee clause. The Servicer shall also cause flood insurance to be maintained
on property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any
Mortgage Loan, to the extent required under the standards described below.
Pursuant to Section 3.05 hereof, any amounts collected by the Servicer under any
such policies (other than the amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair
of the related Mortgaged Property or property thus acquired or amounts released
to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures)
shall be deposited in the Collection Account. Any cost incurred by the Servicer
in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating
monthly distributions to the Certificateholders or remittances to the Trustee
for their benefit, be added to the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan,
notwithstanding that the terms of the Mortgage Loan so permit. Such costs shall
be recoverable by the Servicer out of late payments by the related Mortgagor or
out of Liquidation Proceeds to the extent and as otherwise permitted by Section
3.08 hereof. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional
insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired
in respect of a Mortgage other than pursuant to such applicable laws and
regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such
additional insurance. If a first lien Mortgaged Property is located at the time
of origination of the Mortgage Loan in a federally designated special flood
hazard area and such area is participating in the national flood insurance
program, the Servicer shall cause flood insurance to be maintained with respect
to such Mortgage Loan. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the
lesser of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan,
(ii) the estimated replacement value of the improvements that are part of such
Mortgaged Property which may be the last known coverage, or (iii) the maximum
amount of such insurance available for the related Mortgaged Property under the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended.

     In the event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy
insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, it shall
conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in the
first sentence of this Section 3.10, it being understood and agreed that such
policy may contain a deductible clause on terms substantially equivalent to
those commercially available and maintained by comparable servicers. If such
policy contains a deductible clause, the Servicer shall, in the event that there
shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a policy
complying with the first sentence of this Section 3.10, and there shall have
been a loss that would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the
Collection Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy
because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as servicer
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Loans, the Servicer agrees to present, on behalf of itself, the Depositor and
the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, claims under any such
blanket policy.

     SECTION 3.11. Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements

     When a Mortgaged Property has been or is about to be conveyed by the
Mortgagor, the Servicer shall, except as set forth below, to the extent it has
knowledge of such conveyance or prospective conveyance, exercise its rights to
accelerate the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale"
clause contained in the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note; provided, however,
that the Servicer shall not exercise any such right if the "due-on-sale" clause,
in the reasonable belief of the Servicer, is not enforceable under applicable
law or, if consistent with applicable mortgage servicing practices, the Servicer
reasonably believes that collections and other recoveries in respect of such
Mortgage Loans would be maximized if the Mortgage Loans were not accelerated;
provided, further, that the Servicer shall not take any action in relation to
the enforcement of any "due-on-sale" clause that would adversely affect or
jeopardize coverage under any Required Insurance Policy. In such event, the
Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to enter into an assumption and
modification agreement with the Person to whom such property has been or is
about to be conveyed, pursuant to which such Person becomes liable under the
Mortgage Note and, unless prohibited by applicable law or the Mortgage, the
Mortgagor remains liable thereon. If the foregoing is not permitted under
applicable law, the Servicer is authorized to enter into a substitution of
liability agreement with such Person, pursuant to which the original Mortgagor
is released from liability and such Person is substituted as Mortgagor and
becomes liable under the Note. In addition to the foregoing, the Servicer shall
not be required to enforce any "due-on-sale" clause if in the reasonable
judgment of the Servicer, not entering into an assumption and modification
agreement with a Person to whom such property shall be conveyed and releasing
the original Mortgagor from liability would be in the best interests of the
Certificateholders. The Mortgage Loan, as assumed, shall conform in all respects
to the requirements, representations and warranties of this Agreement. The
Servicer shall notify the Trustee that any such assumption or substitution
agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Trustee the original copy of
such assumption or substitution agreement (indicating the Mortgage File to which
it relates), which copy shall be added by the Trustee to the related Mortgage
File and which shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage
File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a
part thereof. The Servicer shall be responsible for recording any such
assumption or substitution agreements. In connection with any such assumption or
substitution agreement, the Monthly Payment on the related Mortgage Loan shall
not be changed but shall remain as in effect immediately prior to the assumption
or substitution, the stated maturity or outstanding principal amount of such
Mortgage Loan shall not be changed nor shall any required monthly payments of
principal or interest be deferred or forgiven. Any fee collected by the Servicer
for consenting to any such conveyance or entering into an assumption or
substitution agreement shall be retained by or paid to the Servicer as
additional servicing compensation.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph or any other provision of this
Agreement, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any
other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a
Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Servicer may be
restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever.

     SECTION 3.12. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans; Determination of
Excess Proceeds; Special Loss Mitigation

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          (a) The Servicer shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the
servicing standard set forth in Section 3.01 to foreclose upon or otherwise
comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage
Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory
arrangements can be made for collection of Delinquent payments. In connection
with such foreclosure or other conversion, the Servicer shall follow such
practices and procedures as it shall deem necessary or advisable and as shall be
normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities and the
requirements of the insurer under any Required Insurance Policy; provided,
however, that the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in
connection with the restoration of any property that shall have suffered damage
due to an uninsured cause unless it shall determine (i) that such restoration
will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan after
reimbursement to itself of such expenses and (ii) that such expenses will be
recoverable to it through Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have
priority for purposes of withdrawals from the Collection Account pursuant to
Section 3.08 hereof). The Servicer shall be responsible for all other costs and
expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings; provided, however, that it
shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the proceeds of liquidation of
the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 3.08 hereof.

     With respect to any REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall be
taken in the name of the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders, or its
nominee. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Servicer shall
either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer protect and conserve
such REO Property in the same manner and to such extent as is customary in the
locality where such REO Property is located and may, incident to its
conservation and protection of the interests of the Certificateholders, rent the
same, or any part thereof, as the Servicer deems to be in the best interest of
the Servicer and the Certificateholders for the period prior to the sale of such
REO Property. The Servicer or an Affiliate thereof may receive usual and
customary real estate referral fees for real estate brokers in connection with
the listing and disposition of REO Property. The Servicer shall prepare a
statement with respect to each REO Property that has been rented showing the
aggregate rental income received and all expenses incurred in connection with
the management and maintenance of such REO Property at such times as is
necessary to enable the Servicer to comply with the reporting requirements of
the REMIC Provisions. The net monthly rental income, if any, from such REO
Property shall be deposited in the Collection Account no later than the close of
business on each Determination Date. The Servicer shall perform the tax
reporting and withholding related to foreclosures, abandonments and cancellation
of indebtedness income as specified by Sections 1445, 6050J and 6050P of the
Code by preparing and filing such tax and information returns, as may be
required.

     In the event that the Issuing Entity acquires any Mortgaged Property as
aforesaid or otherwise in connection with a default or imminent default on a
Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall dispose of such Mortgaged Property prior to
the expiration of three years from the end of the year of its acquisition by the
Issuing Entity or, at the expense of the Issuing Entity, obtain, in accordance
with applicable procedures for obtaining an automatic extension of the grace
period, more than sixty (60) days prior to the day on which such three-year
period would otherwise expire, an extension of the three-year grace period, in
which case such property must be disposed of prior to the end of such extension,
unless the Trustee shall have been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel addressed
to the Trustee (such Opinion of Counsel not to be an expense of the Trustee), to
the effect that the holding by the Issuing Entity of such Mortgaged Property
subsequent to such three-year period or extension will not result in the
imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of the Issuing Entity or any of
the REMICs provided for herein as defined in section 860F of the Code or cause
any of the REMICs provided for herein to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time
that any Certificates are outstanding, in which case the Issuing Entity may
continue to hold such Mortgaged Property (subject to any conditions contained in
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any other provision of this Agreement, no Mortgaged Property acquired by the
Issuing Entity shall be held, rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or
otherwise used for the production of income by or on behalf of the Issuing
Entity in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such
Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the
meaning of section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or (ii) subject the Issuing Entity or
any REMIC provided for herein to the imposition of any federal, state or local
income taxes on the income earned from such Mortgaged Property under section
860G(c) of the Code or otherwise, unless the Servicer or the Depositor has
agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and the Issuing Entity with
respect to the imposition of any such taxes. The Servicer shall have no
liability for any losses resulting from a foreclosure on a second lien Mortgage
Loan in connection with the foreclosure of the related first lien mortgage loan
that is not a Mortgage Loan if the Servicer does not receive notice of such
foreclosure action.

     The decision of the Servicer to foreclose on a defaulted Mortgage Loan
shall be subject to a determination by the Servicer that the proceeds of such
foreclosure would exceed the costs and expenses of bringing such a proceeding.
The income earned from the management of any Mortgaged Properties acquired
through foreclosure or other judicial proceeding, net of reimbursement to the
Servicer for expenses incurred (including any property or other taxes) in
connection with such management and net of unreimbursed Servicing Fees,
Advances, Servicing Advances and any management fee paid or to be paid with
respect to the management of such Mortgaged Property, shall be applied to the
payment of principal of, and interest on, the related defaulted Mortgage Loans
(with interest accruing as though such Mortgage Loans were still current) and
all such income shall be deemed, for all purposes in this Agreement, to be
payments on account of principal and interest on the related Mortgage Notes and
shall be deposited into the Collection Account. To the extent the income
received during a Prepayment Period is in excess of the amount attributable to
amortizing principal and accrued interest at the related Mortgage Rate on the
related Mortgage Loan, such excess shall be considered to be a partial Principal
Prepayment for all purposes hereof.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.12 or any other
provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the
assistant vice president for foreclosures or the vice president of default
management of the Servicer has actual knowledge (which shall not be presumed due
to any documents received by the Servicer) of, the presence of any toxic or
hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall not,
on behalf of the Trustee, either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged Property as
a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or (ii) otherwise acquire
possession of, or take any other action with respect to, such Mortgaged
Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, the Issuing Entity or
the Certificateholders would be considered to hold title to, to be a
"mortgagee-in-possession" of, or to be an "owner" or "operator" of such
Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time,
or any comparable law, unless the Servicer believes, based on its reasonable
judgment and a report prepared by a Person who regularly conducts environmental
audits using customary industry standards, that:

     (1) such Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with applicable
environmental laws or, if not, that it would be in the best economic interest of
the Issuing Entity to take such actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged
Property into compliance therewith; and

     (2) it is probable that there are no circumstances present at such
Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous
substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials
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up or remediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or
regulation, or that if any such materials are present for which such action
could be required, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Issuing
Entity to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

     The Servicer shall forward a copy of the environmental audit report to the
Depositor and the Trustee. The cost of the environmental audit report
contemplated by this Section 3.12 shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject to
the Servicer's right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account, such
right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of Certificateholders to
receive any amount in the Collection Account received in respect of the affected
Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage Loans.

     If the Servicer determines, as described above, that it is in the best
economic interest of the Issuing Entity to take such actions as are necessary to
bring any such Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental
laws, or to take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or
remediation of hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes or
petroleum-based materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then the
Servicer may take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of
the Issuing Entity; provided that any amounts disbursed by the Servicer pursuant
to this Section 3.12 shall constitute Advances. The cost of any such compliance,
containment, clean-up or remediation shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject
to the Servicer's right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account,
such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of Certificateholders to
receive any amount in the Collection Account received in respect of the affected
Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage Loans. If the Servicer decides not to take such
action, it may not obtain title to such Mortgaged Property.

     The Liquidation Proceeds from any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, net of
any payment to the Servicer as provided above, shall be deposited in the
Collection Account on the next succeeding Determination Date following receipt
thereof for distribution on the related Distribution Date.

     The proceeds of any Liquidated Loan, as well as any recovery resulting from
a partial collection of Liquidation Proceeds, will be applied as between the
parties in the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Servicer for
any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and unpaid Servicing Fees, pursuant
to Section 3.08(a)(vii) or this Section 3.12; second, to reimburse the Servicer
for any unreimbursed Advances, pursuant to Section 3.08(a)(ii) or this Section
3.12; third, to accrued and unpaid interest (to the extent no Advance has been
made for such amount) on the Mortgage Loan, at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate
to the Due Date occurring in the month in which such amounts are required to be
distributed; fourth, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan; and fifth,
to any prepayment charges.

     The proceeds of any net income from an REO Property will be applied as
between the parties in the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the
Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and unpaid Servicing
Fees, pursuant to Section 3.08(a)(vii) or this Section 3.12; second, to
reimburse the Servicer for any unreimbursed Advances, pursuant to Section
3.08(a)(ii) or this Section 3.12; third, as a recovery of principal; and fourth,
to accrued and unpaid interest (to the extent no Advance has been made for such
amount) on the related REO Property, at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate to the
Due Date occurring in the month in which such amounts are required to be
distributed.

          (b) On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall determine the
respective aggregate amounts of Excess Proceeds, if any, that occurred in the
related Prepayment Period.

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          (c) [Reserved].

          (d) With respect to such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and
continue in default, the Servicer will decide, in its reasonable business
judgment, whether to (i) foreclose upon the Mortgaged Properties securing those
Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3.12(a), (ii) write off the unpaid principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans as bad debt (provided that the Servicer has
determined that no net recovery is possible through foreclosure proceedings or
other liquidation of the related Mortgaged Property), (iii) take a deed in lieu
of foreclosure, (iv) accept a short sale or short refinance; (v) arrange for a
repayment plan or refinancing, or (vi) agree to a modification of such Mortgage
Loan. As to any Mortgage Loan that becomes 120 days delinquent, the Servicer may
obtain a broker's price opinion, the cost of which will be reimbursable as a
Servicing Advance. After obtaining the broker's price opinion, the Servicer will
determine, in its reasonable business judgment, whether a net recovery is
possible through foreclosure proceedings or other liquidation of the related
Mortgage Property. If the Servicer determines that no such recovery is possible,
it must charge off the related Mortgage Loan at the time it becomes 180 days
delinquent. Once a Mortgage Loan has been charged off, the Servicer will
discontinue making Advances, the Servicer will not be entitled to future
Servicing Fees (except as provided below) with respect to such Mortgage Loan,
and the Mortgage Loan will be treated as a Liquidated Mortgage Loan. If the
Servicer determines that such net recovery is possible through foreclosure
proceedings or other liquidation of the related Mortgaged Property on a Mortgage
Loan that becomes 180 days delinquent, the Servicer will continue to be entitled
to Servicing Fees, the Servicer need not charge off such Mortgage Loan and may
continue making Advances, and the Servicer will be required to notify the
Trustee of such decision.

          (e) Any Mortgage Loan that is charged off, pursuant to (d) above, may
continue to be serviced by the Servicer for the Certificateholders using
specialized collection procedures (including foreclosure, if appropriate). The
Servicer will be entitled to Servicing Fees and reimbursement of expenses in
connection with such Mortgage Loans after the date of charge off, only to the
extent of funds available from any recoveries on any such Mortgage Loans. Any
such Mortgage Loans serviced in accordance with the specialized collection
procedures shall be serviced for approximately six months. Any net recoveries
received on such Mortgage Loans during such six month period will be treated as
Subsequent Recoveries.

     SECTION 3.13. Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files

     Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the
Servicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner
customary for such purposes, the Servicer will promptly notify the Trustee or
its custodian by delivering a Request for Release substantially in the form of
Exhibit I. Upon receipt of a copy of such request, the Trustee or its custodian
shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer, the cost of
which may be charged to the Servicer by the Trustee, and the Servicer is
authorized to cause the removal from the registration on the MERS System of any
such Mortgage if applicable, and the Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee shall
execute and deliver the request for reconveyance, deed of reconveyance or
release or satisfaction of mortgage or such instrument releasing the lien of the
Mortgage together with the Mortgage Note with written evidence of cancellation
thereon. Expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or
deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Mortgagor to the extent
permitted by law, and otherwise to the Trust Fund to the extent such expenses
constitute "unanticipated expenses" within the meaning of Treasury Regulations
Section 1.860G-(1)(b)(3)(ii). From time to time and as shall be appropriate for
the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including for collection
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fidelity bond or errors or omissions policy, or for the purposes of effecting a
partial release of any Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage or the
making of any corrections to the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage or any of the
other documents included in the Mortgage File, the Trustee or its custodian
shall, upon delivery to the Trustee or its custodian of a Request for Release in
the form of Exhibit I signed by a Servicing Officer, release the Mortgage File
to the Servicer, and the cost of delivery of the Mortgage File may be charged to
the Servicer by the Trustee. Subject to the further limitations set forth below,
the Servicer shall cause the Mortgage File or documents so released to be
returned to the Trustee or its custodian when the need therefor by the Servicer
no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan is liquidated and the proceeds
thereof are deposited in the Collection Account.

     Each Request for Release may be delivered to the Trustee or its custodian
(i) via mail or courier, (ii) via facsimile or (iii) by such other means,
including, without limitation, electronic or computer readable medium, as the
Servicer and the Trustee or its custodian shall mutually agree. The Trustee or
its custodian shall release the related Mortgage File(s) within four Business
Days of receipt of a properly completed Request for Release pursuant to clauses
(i), (ii) or (iii) above. Receipt of a properly completed Request for Release
shall be authorization to the Trustee or its custodian to release such Mortgage
Files, provided the Trustee or its custodian has determined that such Request
for Release has been executed, with respect to clauses (i) or (ii) above, or
approved, with respect to clause (iii) above, by an authorized Servicing Officer
of the Servicer, and so long as the Trustee or its custodian complies with its
duties and obligations under this Agreement. If the Trustee or its custodian is
unable to release the Mortgage Files within the period previously specified, the
Trustee or its custodian shall immediately notify the Servicer indicating the
reason for such delay. The Servicer shall not pay penalties or damages due to
the Trustee's or its designee's negligent failure to release the related
Mortgage File or the Trustee's or its designee's negligent failure to execute
and release documents in a timely manner, and such amounts shall be Servicer
Advances.

     On each day that the Servicer remits to the Trustee or its custodian
Requests for Releases pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) above, the Servicer
shall also submit to the Trustee or its custodian a summary of the total number
of such Requests for Releases requested on such day by the same method as
described in such clauses (ii) and (iii) above.

     If the Servicer at any time seeks to initiate a foreclosure proceeding in
respect of any Mortgaged Property as authorized by this Agreement, the Servicer
may deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee for signature, or on behalf
of the Trustee execute, any court pleadings, requests for trustee's sale or
other documents necessary to effectuate such foreclosure or any legal action
brought to obtain judgment against the Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or the
Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment or to enforce any other remedies or
rights provided by the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage or otherwise available at
law or in equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall cause
possession of any Mortgage File or of the documents therein that shall have been
released by the Trustee to be returned to the Trustee promptly after possession
thereof shall have been released by the Trustee unless (i) the Mortgage Loan has
been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have
been deposited in the Collection Account, and the Servicer shall have delivered
to the Trustee a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit I or (ii) the
Mortgage File or document shall have been delivered to an attorney or to a
public trustee or other public official as required by law for purposes of
initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of
the Mortgaged Property and the Servicer shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officer's Certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and
address of the Person to which the Mortgage File or the documents therein were
delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery.

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     SECTION 3.14. Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Servicer to be
Held for the Trustee.

     All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of,
the Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of
principal and interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds, including but not
limited to, any funds on deposit in the Collection Account, shall be held by the
Servicer for and on behalf of the Trustee and shall be and remain the sole and
exclusive property of the Trust Fund, subject to the applicable provisions of
this Agreement. The Servicer also agrees that it shall not create, incur or
subject any Mortgage File or any funds that are deposited in the Collection
Account, Certificate Account or in any Escrow Account, or any funds that
otherwise are or may become due or payable to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, to any claim, lien, security interest, judgment, levy, writ
of attachment or other encumbrance, or assert by legal action or otherwise any
claim or right of set off against any Mortgage File or any funds collected on,
or in connection with, a Mortgage Loan, except, however, that the Servicer shall
be entitled to set off against and deduct from any such funds any amounts that
are properly due and payable to the Servicer under this Agreement.

     SECTION 3.15. Servicing Compensation

     As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Servicer shall be
entitled to retain or withdraw from the Collection Account out of each payment
of interest on a Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund an amount equal to
interest at the applicable Servicing Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of
the related Mortgage Loan as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

     Additional servicing compensation in the form of any Excess Proceeds, late
payment fees, assumption fees (i.e. fees related to the assumption of a Mortgage
Loan upon the purchase of the related Mortgaged Property) and similar fees
payable by the Mortgagor, Prepayment Interest Excess, all income and gain net of
any losses realized from Permitted Investments in the Collection Account, and
any other benefits arising from the Collection Account and the Escrow Account
shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in
the Collection Account and the Escrow Account pursuant to Sections 3.05, 3.06 or
3.12(a) hereof. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by
it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be
entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided in this
Agreement. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any Servicing Fee or for
any differential between the Servicing Fee and the amount necessary to induce a
successor servicer to act as successor servicer under this Agreement.

     SECTION 3.16. Access to Certain Documentation

     The Servicer shall provide to the OTS and the FDIC and to comparable
regulatory authorities supervising Holders of the Certificates and the examiners
and supervisory agents of the OTS, the FDIC and such other authorities, as
applicable, access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans required by
applicable regulations of the OTS and the FDIC. Such access shall be afforded
without charge, but only upon reasonable and prior written request and during
normal business hours at the offices of the Servicer designated by it provided,
that the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by each such
Certificateholder for actual expenses incurred by the Servicer in providing such
reports and access. Nothing in this Section shall limit the obligation of the
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disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors and the failure of the
Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section as a result of such
obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section. The Servicer shall
provide to the Trustee access to its records regarding the Mortgage Loans upon
reasonable prior notice and during regular business hours.

     SECTION 3.17. Annual Statement as to Compliance

     Not later than (a) March 12 of each calendar year (other than the calendar
year during which the Closing Date occurs) or (b) with respect to any calendar
year during which an annual report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed
pursuant to Section 3.20 on behalf of the Issuing Entity, by April 15 of each
calendar year (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding
Business Day), the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, an
Officer's Certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit U stating, as to
each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer
during the preceding calendar year and of the performance of the Servicer under
this Agreement has been made under such officer's supervision, and (ii) to the
best of such officer's knowledge, based on such review, such Servicer has
fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement in all material respects
throughout such year or a portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to
fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such
failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. With respect to
any Subservicer that meets the criteria of Item 1108(a)(2)(i) through (iii) of
Regulation AB, the Servicer shall deliver, on behalf of that Subservicer, the
Officer's Certificate set forth in this Section 3.17 as and when required with
respect to such Subservicer.

     SECTION 3.18. Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Statement;
Financial Statements

          (a) Not later than (i) March 12 of each calendar year (other than the
calendar year during which the Closing Date occurs) or (ii) with respect to any
calendar year during which an annual report on Form 10-K is not required to be
filed pursuant to Section 3.20 on behalf of the Issuing Entity, by April 15 of
each calendar year (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately
succeeding Business Day), the Servicer, at its own expense, shall deliver to the
Trustee and the Depositor an officer's assessment of its compliance with the
Servicing Criteria during the preceding calendar year as required by Rules
13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the
"Assessment of Compliance"), which assessment shall be substantially in the form
of Exhibit R hereto.

          (b) Not later than (i) March 12 of each calendar year (other than the
calendar year during which the Closing Date occurs) or (ii) with respect to any
calendar year during which an annual report on Form 10-K is not required to be
filed pursuant to Section 3.20 on behalf of the Issuing Entity, April 15 of each
calendar year (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding
Business Day), the Servicer, at its own expense, shall cause a nationally or
regionally recognized firm of independent registered public accountants (who may
also render other services to any Servicer, the Sponsor or any Affiliate
thereof) which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants to furnish a statement to be provided to the Trustee and the
Depositor that attests to and reports on the Assessment of Compliance provided
by such Servicer pursuant to Section 3.18(a) (the "Accountant's Attestation").
Such Accountant's Attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and
2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

          (c) The Servicer shall deliver on behalf of any Subservicer and each
Subcontractor (unless, in the case of any Subcontractor, the Depositor has
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writing that such compliance statement is not required by Regulation AB) not
later than March 12 of each calendar year (other than the calendar year during
which the Closing Date occurs) with respect to any calendar year during which
the Issuing Entity's annual report on Form 10-K is required to be filed in
accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission, to the Trustee and the Depositor an Assessment of Compliance, which
assessment shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit R hereto. The Servicer
shall deliver on behalf of any Subservicer (other than the calendar year during
which the Closing Date occurs) with respect to any calendar year during which
the Issuing Entity's annual report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in
accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission, by April 15 of each calendar year (or, in each case, if such day is
not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day) to the Trustee and
the Depositor an Assessment of Compliance, which assessment shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit R hereto.

          (d) Not later than March 12 of each calendar year (other than the
calendar year during which the Closing Date occurs) with respect to any calendar
year during which the Issuing Entity's annual report on Form 10-K is required to
be filed in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of
the Commission, the Servicer shall cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor
(unless, in the case of any Subcontractor, the Depositor has notified the
Trustee and Servicer in writing that such compliance statement is not required
by Regulation AB) to provide for delivery to the Trustee and the Depositor an
Accountant's Attestation by a registered public accounting firm that attests to,
and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance pursuant to Section 3.18(c) above.
Other than the calendar year during which the Closing Date occurs, with respect
to any calendar year during which the Issuing Entity's annual report on Form
10-K is not required to be filed in accordance with the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission, not later than April 15 of each
calendar year (or, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the
immediately succeeding Business Day), the Servicer shall cause each Subservicer
to provide for delivery to the Trustee and the Depositor an Accountant's
Attestation by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports
on, the Assessment of Compliance pursuant to Section 3.18(c) above.

          (e) Not later than, with respect to any calendar year during which the
Issuing Entity's annual report on Form 10K is required to be filed in accordance
with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission, 15
calendar days before the date on which the Issuing Entity's annual report on
Form 10-K with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is
required to be filed in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission (or, in each case, if such day is not a Business
Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), the Trustee shall deliver to the
Depositor and the Servicer an Assessment of Compliance with regard to the
Servicing Criteria applicable to the Trustee during the preceding calendar year.

          (f) Not later than, with respect to any calendar year during which the
Issuing Entity's annual report on Form 10K is required to be filed in accordance
with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission, 15
calendar days before the date on which the Issuing Entity's annual report on
Form 10-K with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is
required to be filed in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission (or, in each case, if such day is not a Business
Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), the Trustee shall deliver to the
Depositor and the Servicer an Accountant's Attestation by a registered public
accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance
pursuant to Section 3.18(e) above.

          (g) Not later than, with respect to any calendar year during which the
Issuing Entity's annual report on Form 10-K is required to be filed in
accordance with the Exchange Act and the

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rules and regulations of the Commission, fifteen (15) calendar days before the
date on which the Issuing Entity's annual report on Form 10-K is required to be
filed in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission (or, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately
preceding Business Day), the Depositor shall cause each custodian, if any, to
deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee an Assessment of
Compliance with regard to the Servicing Criteria applicable to such custodian
during the preceding calendar year.

          (h) Not later than March 12, (or, in each case, if such day is not a
Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day), of any calendar year
(other than the calendar year during which the Closing Date occurs) during which
the Issuing Entity's annual report on Form 10-K is required to be filed in
accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission, the Depositor shall cause each custodian, if any, to deliver to the
Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee an Accountant's Attestation by a
registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the
Assessment of Compliance pursuant to Section 3.18(g) above.

          (i) [Reserved].

          (j) [Reserved].

          (k) The Trustee agrees to require any custodian appointed by it to
indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer and each
Person, if any, who "controls" the Trustee, the Depositor or the Servicer within
the meaning of the Securities Act and its officers, directors and Affiliates
from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable
and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and
expenses that such Person may sustain arising out of third party claims based on
(i) the failure of the custodian, if any, to deliver when required any
information required of it pursuant to Section 3.18 or 3.20 or (ii) any material
misstatement or omission contained in any information provided on its behalf
pursuant to Section 3.18 or 3.20.

          (l) Copies of such Assessments of Compliance and Accountant's
Attestations shall be available on the Trustee's website www.etrustee.net to any
Certificateholder, provided such statement is delivered to the Trustee. The
initial Assessments of Compliance and Accountant's Attestations required
pursuant to this Section 3.18 shall be delivered to the Trustee, and the
Depositor, as applicable, by each party no later than March 12, 2008.

          (m) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the
purpose of this Section 3.18 is to facilitate compliance by the Sponsor and the
Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB, as such may be amended or
clarified from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that the
parties' obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to
be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance,
convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities
markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of
Regulation AB and the parties shall comply with requests made by the Sponsor or
the Depositor for delivery of additional or different information as the Sponsor
or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the
provisions of Regulation AB, provided that such information is available to such
party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be
reasonably requested. Any such supplementation or modification shall be made in
accordance with Section 10.01 without the consent of the Certificateholders, and
may result in a change in the reports filed by the Trustee on behalf of the
Issuing Entity under the Exchange Act.

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     SECTION 3.19. Subordination of Liens

     In connection with any governmental program under which a Mortgagor may
obtain a benefit in the event the related Mortgaged Property is subject to a
disaster provided that the Mortgagor files a covenant or other lien against the
Mortgaged Property and is required to obtain the subordination thereto of the
Mortgage, the Servicer may cause such subordination to be executed and filed
provided that either (i) the related Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the
Servicer's best judgment, default with respect to such Mortgage Loan is imminent
or (ii) such subordination and participation in such governmental program will
not result in a change in payment expectations with respect to such Mortgage
Loan. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a change in payment expectations
occurs if, as a result of such subordination and participation in such
governmental program, (1) there is a substantial enhancement of the Mortgagor's
capacity to meet the payment obligations under the Mortgage Loan and that
capacity was primarily speculative prior to such subordination and participation
in such governmental program and is adequate after such subordination and
participation in such governmental program or (2) there is a substantial
impairment of the Mortgagor's capacity to meet the payment obligations under the
Mortgage Loan and that capacity was adequate prior to such subordination and
participation in such governmental program and is primarily speculative after
such subordination and participation in such governmental program. The preceding
sentence and clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence are intended to comply
with Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3(e)(4) and shall be interpreted in
accordance therewith.

     SECTION 3.20. Periodic Filings

     As set forth on Schedule X hereto, for so long as the Issuing Entity is
subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than the end of
business on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of an event requiring
disclosure on Form 8K (a "reportable event") (i) the Depositor, the Sponsor or
the Servicer shall have timely notified the Trustee of an item reportable on a
Form 8-K (unless such item is specific to the Trustee, in which case the Trustee
will be deemed to have notice), (ii) shall have delivered to the Trustee, all
information, data, and exhibits required to be provided or filed with such Form
8-K in a word format agreed upon by the Trustee and Depositor, Sponsor or
Servicer and (iii) the Depositor or the Trustee, to the extent the reportable
item pertains to such party, shall notify the Servicer thereof by telephone. The
Trustee shall not be responsible for determining what information is required to
be filed on a Form 8-K in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (unless such information is specific to the Trustee, in which case the
Trustee will be responsible for consulting with the Depositor or Servicer in
making such a determination) or what events shall cause a Form 8-K to be
required to be filed (unless such event is specific to the Trustee, in which
case the Trustee will be responsible for consulting with the Depositor or
Servicer before causing such Form 8-K to be filed) and shall not be liable for
any late filing of a Form 8-K in the event that it does not receive all
information, data and exhibits required to be provided or filed on or prior to
the second Business Day prior to the applicable filing deadline and with respect
to signatures, by noon, New York City time, on the fourth Business Day after the
reportable event. After preparing the Form 8-K on behalf of the Depositor, the
Trustee shall, if required, forward electronically a draft copy of the Form 8-K
to the Depositor and the Servicer for review. No later than one and one-half
Business Days after receiving a final copy of the Form 8-K from the Trustee,
unless the Servicer has received from the Depositor a notice to the contrary, a
duly authorized representative of the Servicer shall sign the Form 8-K and
return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original
executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trustee and the Trustee
shall file such Form 8-K; provided that the Depositor has notified the Trustee
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approves of the form and substance of such Form 8-K. If a Form 8-K cannot be
filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Trustee
will follow the procedures set forth in this Agreement. After filing with the
Commission, the Trustee will, pursuant to this Agreement, make available on its
internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K. The Trustee will have
no obligation to prepare, execute or file such Form 8-K or any liability with
respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute or file such Form 8-K
resulting from the Trustee's inability or failure to obtain or receive any
information needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K
within the time frames required by this paragraph, not resulting from its own
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

     Within fifteen (15) days after each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall,
on behalf of the Issuing Entity and in accordance with industry standards, file
with the Commission via the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System
(EDGAR), a Form 10-D with a copy of the report to the Certificateholders for
such Distribution Date as an exhibit thereto. Any other information provided to
the Trustee by the Servicer or Depositor to be included in Form 10-D shall be
determined and prepared by and at the direction of the Depositor pursuant to the
following paragraph and the Trustee will have no duty or liability for any
failure hereunder to determine or prepare any additional information on Form
10-D ("Additional Form 10-D Disclosure") as set forth in the next paragraph.

     As set forth in Schedule Y hereto, within five (5) calendar days after the
related Distribution Date (i) the parties hereto, as applicable, will be
required to provide to the Depositor and the Servicer, to the extent known to
such party, any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure (including any breaches of pool
asset representations and warranties or transaction covenants of which the party
has written notice and which has not been included on the monthly distribution
report for the period), if applicable, and (ii) the Depositor, to the extent it
deems necessary, forward to the Trustee in EDGAR-compatible form (with a copy to
the Servicer), or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Trustee and
the Depositor, the form and substance of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure by
the eighth (8th) calendar day after the related Distribution Date. The Depositor
will be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Trustee
in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D
pursuant to this paragraph.

     After preparing the Form 10-D at the direction of the Depositor, the
Trustee will forward electronically a draft copy of the Form 10-D to the
Depositor and the Servicer for review by the 9th calendar day after the
Distribution Date. No later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of a final
copy after the related Distribution Date, unless the Servicer receives a notice
from the Trustee as described below or a notice from the Depositor that it has
discovered a material deficiency or irregularity with respect to such Form 10-D,
a duly authorized representative of the Servicer shall sign the Form 10-D and
return an electronic or fax copy of such Form 10-D (with an original executed
hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trustee and the Trustee shall file
such Form 10-D within two business days. Unless the Servicer shall have received
notice from the Trustee to the contrary, the Trustee will be deemed to have
represented to the Servicer that the monthly statement has been properly
prepared by the Trustee and the Servicer may rely upon the accuracy thereof in
it execution of the Form 10-D. If a Form 10-D cannot be filed on time (because
of notice from the Trustee per the previous sentence or otherwise) or if a
previously filed Form 10-D needs to be amended, the Trustee will follow the
procedures set forth in this Agreement. After filing with the Commission, the
Trustee will make available on its internet website a final executed copy of
each Form 10-D. The Trustee will have no liability with respect to any failure
to properly prepare, execute or file such Form 10-D resulting from the Trustee's
inability or failure to obtain or receive any information needed to prepare,
arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D on a timely basis.

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     Prior to March 30, 2008 (and, if applicable, prior to the ninetieth (90th)
calendar day after the end of the fiscal year for the Issuing Entity), the
Trustee shall, on behalf of the Issuing Entity and in accordance with industry
standards, prepare and file with the Commission via EDGAR a Form 10 -K with
respect to the Issuing Entity. Such Form 10-K shall include the following items,
in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Trustee within the
applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement, (i) an annual compliance
statement for the Servicer and each Subservicer, as described in Section 3.17 of
the Agreement, (ii)(A) the annual reports on Assessment of Compliance with
Servicing Criteria for each Servicer, Subservicer and Subcontractor (unless the
Depositor has determined that such compliance statement is not required by
Regulation AB), as described in Section 3.18 of the Agreement, and (B) if any
Reporting Servicer's report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
described in Section 3.18 identifies any material instance of noncompliance,
disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any report on
assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described in Section 3.18 of
the Agreement is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that
such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included,
(iii)(A) the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the
Servicer and each Subservicer, as described in Section 3.18 of the Agreement,
and (B) if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described in
the Section 3.18 of the Agreement identifies any material instance of
noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any
such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an
exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an
explanation why such report is not included, and (iv) a Sarbanes-Oxley
Certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit T, executed by the senior
officer in charge of securitizations of the Servicer. Any disclosure or
information in addition to (i) through (iv) above that is required to be
included on Form 10-K ("Additional Form 10-K Disclosure") shall be determined
and prepared by and at the direction of the Depositor pursuant to the following
paragraph and the Trustee will have no duty or liability for any failure
hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, except as
set forth in the next paragraph.

     As set forth in Schedule Z hereto, no later than March 12 of each year that
the Issuing Entity is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements,
commencing in 2008, (i) certain parties to the transaction shall be required to
provide to the Depositor and the Servicer, to the extent known, any Additional
Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, and (ii) the Depositor shall, to the extent
it deems necessary, forward to the Trustee in EDGAR-compatible form, or in such
other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Trustee and the Depositor, the form
and substance of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure by March 15. The Depositor
will be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Trustee
in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K
pursuant to this paragraph.

     After preparing the Form 10-K, the Trustee shall forward electronically a
draft copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor and the Servicer for review. Upon
the request of the Servicer, the Depositor shall confirm that it has reviewed
the Form 10-K, that it has been properly prepared and that the Servicer may rely
on the accuracy thereof (other than with respect to any portion of the Form 10-K
or any exhibit thereto provided by the Servicer (other than any portion thereof
with respect to which the Servicer has relied on the Trustee)). No later than
5:00 p.m. EST on the 3rd Business Day following receipt of a final copy of the
Form 10-K and if requested, the above-described confirmation from the Depositor,
a senior officer of the Servicer shall sign the Form 10-K and return an
electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original executed hard
copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trustee and the Trustee shall file such
Form 10-K by March 30th. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a
previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Trustee will follow the
procedures set forth in the Agreement. After filing with the Commission, the
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website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K. The Trustee shall have no
liability with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute or file such
Form 10-K resulting from the Trustee's inability or failure to obtain or receive
any information needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K
on a timely basis.

     Each Form 10-K shall include a certification (the "Sarbanes-Oxley
Certification") which shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit T. The
Servicer will cause its senior officer in charge of securitization to execute
the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification required pursuant to Rule 13a -14 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to deliver the original
executed Sarbanes-Oxley Certification to the Trustee by March 12 of each year in
which the Issuing Entity is subject to the reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act. In connection therewith, each of the Trustee and the Servicer
shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K and Exhibit
L, respectively) for the benefit of the Servicer and its officers, directors and
Affiliates regarding certain aspects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification. To the
extent any information or exhibits required to be included in the Form 10 -K are
not timely received by the Trustee prior to March 30, the Trustee shall, on
behalf of the Trust, file a Form 12B-25 and one or more amended Form 10-Ks, to
the extent such amendments are accepted pursuant to the Exchange Act, to include
such missing information or exhibits promptly after receipt thereof by the
Trustee.

     On or before January 30, 2008, the Trustee shall, if legally permissible
under applicable regulations and interpretations of the Commission, on behalf of
the Issuing Entity and in accordance with industry standards, file with the
Commission via EDGAR a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the
Issuing Entity, if applicable.

     The Servicer agrees to furnish to the Trustee promptly, from time to time
upon request, such further information, reports, and financial statements within
its control related to this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans as is reasonably
necessary to prepare and file all necessary reports with the Commission. The
Trustee shall have no responsibility to file any items with the Commission other
than those specified in this section and the Servicer shall execute any and all
Form 8-Ks, Form 10-Ds and Form 10-Ks required hereunder.

     If the Commission issues additional interpretative guidance or promulgates
additional rules or regulations with respect to Regulation AB or otherwise, or
if other changes in applicable law occur, that would require the reporting
arrangements, or the allocation of responsibilities with respect thereto,
described in this Section 3.20, to be conducted differently than as described,
the Depositor, the Servicer, and the Trustee will reasonably cooperate to amend
the provisions of this Section 3.20 in order to comply with such amended
reporting requirements and such amendment of this Section 3.20. Any such
amendment shall be made in accordance with Section 10.01 without the consent of
the Certificateholders, and may result in a change in the reports filed by the
Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Depositor, the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be
obligated to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section 3.20 that
adversely affects its obligations and immunities under this Agreement.

     The Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee agree to use their good faith
efforts to cooperate in complying with the requirements of this Section 3.20.

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     SECTION 3.21. Indemnification by Trustee

     The Trustee shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Servicer
and their respective officers, directors, agents and Affiliates from and against
any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and
related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based
upon a breach by the Trustee or any of its officers, directors, agents or
Affiliates of its obligations under Sections 3.18 and 3.20, any material
misstatement or omission in any documents prepared thereunder (to the extent the
Trustee is responsible for providing information or calculating amounts included
in such information), the failure of the Trustee to deliver when required any
Assessment of Compliance or Accountant's Attestation required of it pursuant to
Section 3.18, or any material misstatement or omission contained in any
Assessment of Compliance or Accountant's Attestation provided on its behalf
pursuant to Section 3.18, or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of
the Trustee in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein
is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the indemnified parties, then
the Trustee agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
indemnified parties as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of
the indemnified parties in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of the Trustee on the one hand and of the indemnified parties on
the other.

     SECTION 3.22. Indemnification by Servicer

     The Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and the
Depositor and their respective officers, directors, agents and Affiliates from
and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal
fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or
based upon a breach by the Servicer or any of its officers, directors, agents or
Affiliates of its obligations under Sections 3.17, 3.18 and 3.20, any material
misstatement or omission in any documents prepared thereunder (to the extent the
Servicer is responsible for providing information or calculating amounts
included in such information), the failure of such Servicer or any related
Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor to deliver or cause to be delivered when required
any Assessment of Compliance or Accountant's Attestation required of it pursuant
to Section 3.18 or Annual Statement of Compliance required pursuant to Section
3.17, as applicable, or any material misstatement or omission contained in any
Assessment of Compliance, Accountant's Attestation or Annual Statement as to
Compliance provided on its behalf pursuant to Section 3.18 or 3.17, as
applicable, or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer
in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the indemnified parties, then the
Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
indemnified parties as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of
the indemnified parties in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of the Servicer on the one hand and the indemnified parties on
the other.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall be entitled to rely
conclusively on the accuracy of the information or data provided to the Servicer
in the respective Assessment of Compliance regarding the Servicing Criteria
applicable to the Trustee under Sections 3.18(e) and 3.18(f) or the Depositor
under Sections 3.18(g) and 3.18(h) in connection with the Servicer's document
preparation under Sections 3.17, 3.18 and 3.20, and the Servicer shall be
entitled to rely conclusively upon and shall have no liability for any errors in
such information.

     SECTION 3.23. Prepayment Charge Reporting Requirements

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     Promptly after each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall provide to the
Depositor and the Trustee the following information with regard to each Mortgage
Loan that has prepaid during the related Prepayment Period:

          (i) loan number;

          (ii) current Mortgage Rate;

          (iii) current principal balance;

          (iv) original principal balance;

          (v) Prepayment Charge amount due; and

          (vi) Prepayment Charge amount collected.

     SECTION 3.24. Information to the Trustee

     Two Business Days after the 15th day of each month, but not later than the
18th day of each month, the Servicer shall furnish to the Trustee in electronic
format (1) the Remittance Report pursuant to Section 4.04(j) and (ii) a
delinquency report in the form attached hereto as Exhibit V for the period
ending on the last Business Day of the preceding month (and with respect to
prepayments in full, for the period ending on the 14th day of the month in which
such report is to be furnished); provided, however, that in the event the 18th
day is not a Business Day, the aforementioned reports shall be furnished by the
Servicer to the Trustee on the next Business Day; and provided, further, that in
the event there are three non-Business Days preceding the 18th day, the Servicer
will (a) furnish to the Trustee, on or before the 18th day of the month, the
aforementioned reports, which will not include information arising from the
related Prepayment Period, and (b) furnish to the Trustee, by 3:00 P.M., EST on
the next succeeding Business Day after the 18th day, a cumulative version of the
aforementioned reports which includes such information arising from the related
Prepayment Period.

     SECTION 3.25. Indemnification

     The Servicer shall indemnify the Sponsor, the Issuing Entity, the Trustee
(in its individual capacity and in its capacity as trustee), the Depositor and
their officers, directors, employees and agents and hold each of them harmless
against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other
costs, fees and expenses that any of such parties may sustain in any way related
to the failure of the Servicer to perform its duties and service the Mortgage
Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement by reason of negligence,
willful misfeasance or bad faith in the performance of its duties or by reason
of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Servicer
immediately shall notify the Sponsor, the Trustee and the Depositor or any other
relevant party if a claim is made by a third party with respect to such party
and this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans and, if subject to this indemnification
obligation, assume (with the prior written consent of the indemnified party,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) the defense of any
such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees,
and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be
entered against it or any of such parties in respect of such claim. The Servicer
shall follow any reasonable written instructions received from the Trustee in
connection with such claim, it being understood that the Trustee shall have

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no duty to monitor or give instructions with respect to such claims, and the
Servicer will not have any liability for following such instructions. The
Servicer shall provide the Depositor and the Trustee with a written report of
all expenses and advances incurred by the Servicer pursuant to this Section
3.25(a), and the Servicer shall promptly reimburse itself from the assets of the
Trust Fund in the Collection Account for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to
the preceding sentence except when the claim in any way relates to the gross
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer. The provisions of
this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment
of the outstanding Certificates.

     SECTION 3.26. Solicitation

     The Servicer may solicit or refer to a mortgage originator, who may or may
not be an affiliate of the Depositor or the Servicer, any Mortgagor for
refinancing or otherwise take action to encourage refinancing.

     SECTION 3.27. High Cost Mortgage Loans

     In the event that the Servicer reasonably determines that a Mortgage Loan
may be a "high cost mortgage loan", "high cost home", "covered", "high cost",
"high risk home", "predatory" or similarly classified loan under any applicable
state, federal or local law, the Servicer may notify the Depositor, the Sponsor
and the Trustee thereof; the Servicer may terminate its servicing thereof; and
such determination shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the
interests of the Certificateholders in such Mortgage Loan and the Transferor, or
the Sponsor, in event the Transferor does not do so, will repurchase the
Mortgage Loan within a 30 day period from the date of the notice in the manner
described in Section 2.05.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                  DISTRIBUTIONS

     SECTION 4.01. Advances

          (a) Subject to the conditions of this Article IV, the Servicer, as
required below, shall make an Advance and deposit such Advance in the Collection
Account. The Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit each
such Advance no later than 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, but in any case no later than
4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on the Servicer Remittance Date in immediately available
funds. The Servicer shall be obligated to make any such Advance only to the
extent that such advance would not be a Non-Recoverable Advance. If the Servicer
shall have determined that it has made a Non-Recoverable Advance or that a
proposed Advance or a lesser portion of such Advance would constitute a
Non-Recoverable Advance, the Servicer shall deliver (i) to the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, funds constituting the remaining portion of
such Advance, if applicable, and (ii) to the Depositor, each Rating Agency and
the Trustee an Officer's Certificate setting forth the basis for such
determination. The Servicer may, in its sole discretion, make an Advance with
respect to the principal portion of the final Scheduled Payment on a Balloon
Loan, but the Servicer is under no obligation to do so; provided, however, that
nothing in this sentence shall affect the Servicer's obligation under this
Section 4.01 to Advance the interest portion of the final Scheduled Payment with
respect to a Balloon Loan as if such Balloon Loan were a fully amortizing
Mortgage Loan. If a Mortgagor does not pay its final Scheduled Payment on a
Balloon Loan when due, the Servicer shall Advance (unless it determines

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in its good faith judgment that such amounts would constitute a Non-Recoverable
Advance) a full month of interest (net of the Servicing Fee) on the Stated
Principal Balance thereof each month until its Stated Principal Balance is
reduced to zero.

     In lieu of making all or a portion of such Advance from its own funds, the
Servicer may (i) cause to be made an appropriate entry in its records relating
to the Collection Account that any amount held for future distribution has been
used by the Servicer in discharge of its obligation to make any such Advance and
(ii) transfer such funds from the Collection Account to the Certificate Account.
In addition, the Servicer shall have the right to reimburse itself for any such
Advance from amounts held from time to time in the Collection Account to the
extent such amounts are not then required to be distributed. Any funds so
applied and transferred pursuant to the previous two sentences shall be replaced
by the Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account no later than the close of
business on the Servicer Remittance Date on which such funds are required to be
distributed pursuant to this Agreement. The Servicer shall be entitled to be
reimbursed from the Collection Account for all Advances of its own funds made
pursuant to this Section as provided in Section 3.08. The obligation to make
Advances with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall continue until the earlier of
(i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full, (ii) the related Mortgaged Property or
related REO Property has been liquidated or until the purchase or repurchase
thereof (or substitution therefor) from the Issuing Entity pursuant to any
applicable provision of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this
Section 4.01, (iii) the Servicer determines in its good faith judgment that such
amounts would constitute a Non-Recoverable Advance as provided in the preceding
paragraph or (iv) the date on which such Mortgage Loan becomes 150 days
delinquent as set forth below.

          (b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary
(including, but not limited to, Sections 3.01 and 4.01(a) hereof), no Advance or
Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Servicer
(including for the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee as successor servicer) if
such Advance or Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Non-Recoverable
Advance or a Non-Recoverable Servicing Advance. The determination by the
Servicer that it has made a Non-Recoverable Advance or a Non-Recoverable
Servicing Advance or that any proposed Advance or Servicing Advance, if made,
would constitute a Non-Recoverable Advance or a Non-Recoverable Servicing
Advance, respectively, shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the
Servicer delivered to the Depositor and the Trustee. In addition, the Servicer
shall not be required to advance any Relief Act Shortfalls.

          (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not be required
to make any Advances for any Mortgage Loan after such Mortgage Loan becomes 150
days delinquent. The Servicer shall identify such delinquent Mortgage Loans in
the Servicer Statement referenced in Section 3.24. In addition, the Servicer
shall provide the Trustee with an Officer's Certificate listing such delinquent
Mortgage Loans and certifying that such loans are 150 days or more delinquent.

     SECTION 4.02. Reduction of Servicing Compensation in Connection with
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls

     In the event that any Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Prepayment Interest
Shortfall, the Servicer shall, from amounts in respect of the Servicing Fee for
such Distribution Date, deposit into the Collection Account, as a reduction of
the Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date, no later than the Servicer
Remittance Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date, an amount up to
the Prepayment Interest Shortfall; provided that the amount so deposited shall
not exceed the Compensating Interest for such Distribution Date. In case of such
deposit, the Servicer shall not be entitled to any recovery or reimbursement
from the Depositor, the Trustee, the Issuing Entity or the Certificateholders.
With respect

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to any Distribution Date, to the extent that the Prepayment Interest Shortfall
exceeds Compensating Interest (such excess, a "Non-Supported Interest
Shortfall"), such Non-Supported Interest Shortfall shall reduce the Current
Interest with respect to each Class of Certificates, pro rata based upon the
amount of interest each such Class would otherwise be entitled to receive on
such Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no
reduction of the Servicing Fee in connection with Prepayment Interest Shortfalls
related to the Relief Act and the Servicer shall not be obligated to pay
Compensating Interest with respect to Prepayment Interest Shortfalls related to
the Relief Act.

     SECTION 4.03. Distributions on the REMIC Interests

     On each Distribution Date, amounts on deposit in the Certificate Account
shall be treated for federal income tax purposes as applied to distributions on
the interests in each of the SWAP REMIC and the Lower Tier REMIC in an amount
sufficient to make the distributions on the respective Certificates on such
Distribution Date in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.04.

     SECTION 4.04. Distributions

          (a) [Reserved].

          (b) On each Distribution Date (or on the related Swap Payment Date,
with respect to payments to the Supplemental Interest Trust), the Trustee shall,
to the extent of funds then available, make the following distributions from
funds then available in the Certificate Account, of an amount equal to the
Interest Funds, in the following order of priority:

          (i) to the Class P Certificates, an amount equal to any Prepayment
Charges received with respect to the Mortgage Loans and all amounts paid by the
Servicer or the Sponsor in respect of Prepayment Charges pursuant to this
Agreement, and all amounts received in respect of any indemnification paid as a
result of a Prepayment Charge being unenforceable in breach of the
representations and warranties set forth in the Transfer Agreement for the
related Prepayment Period;

          (ii) to the Supplemental Interest Trust, any Net Swap Payments owed to
the Swap Counterparty;

          (iii) to the Supplemental Interest Trust, any Swap Termination Payment
owed by the Supplemental Interest Trust to the Swap Counterparty (other than any
Defaulted Swap Termination Payment);

          (iv) concurrently, to each class of the Class A Certificates, the
Current Interest and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to each such
class; provided, however, that if Interest Funds are insufficient to make a full
distribution of the aggregate Current Interest and the aggregate Interest Carry
Forward Amount to the Class A Certificates, Interest Funds will be distributed
pro rata among each Class of the Class A Certificates based upon the ratio of
(x) the Current Interest and Interest Carry Forward Amount for each class of the
Class A Certificates to (y) the total amount of Current Interest and any
Interest Carry Forward Amount for the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class R
Certificates in the aggregate;

          (v) to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Current Interest for such class
and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such Class;

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          (vi) to the Class M-2 Certificates, the Current Interest for such
class and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such Class;

          (vii) to the Class M-3 Certificates, the Current Interest for such
class and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such Class;

          (viii) to the Class M-4 Certificates, the Current Interest for such
class and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such Class;

          (ix) to the Class M-5 Certificates, the Current Interest for such
class and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such Class;

          (x) to the Class M-6 Certificates, the Current Interest for such class
and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such Class;

          (xi) to the Class B-1 Certificates, the Current Interest for each such
class and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to each such Class;

          (xii) to the Class B-2 Certificates, the Current Interest for each
such class and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to each such
Class;

          (xiii) to the Class B-3 Certificates, the Current Interest for each
such class and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to each such
Class;

          (xiv) any remainder pursuant to Section 4.04(f) hereof.

     On each Distribution Date, subject to the proviso in (iv) above, Interest
Funds received on the Group One Mortgage Loans will be deemed to be distributed
to the Class R and Class A-1 Certificates and Interest Funds received on the
Group Two Mortgage Loans will be deemed to be distributed to the Class A-2
Certificates, in each case, until the related Current Interest and Interest
Carry Forward Amount of each such Class of Certificates for such Distribution
Date has been paid in full. Thereafter, Interest Funds not required for such
distributions are available to be applied to if necessary, to the Class or
Classes of Certificates that are not related to such group of Mortgage Loans.

          (c) [Reserved].

          (d) On each Distribution Date (or on the related Swap Payment Date,
with respect to payments to the Supplemental Interest Trust), the Trustee shall,
to the extent of funds then available, make the following distributions from the
Certificate Account of an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount in
the following order of priority, and each such distribution shall be made only
after all distributions pursuant to Section 4.04(b) above shall have been made
until such amount shall have been fully distributed for such Distribution Date:

          (i) to the Supplemental Interest Trust, any Net Swap Payments owed to
the Swap Counterparty, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(ii);

          (ii) to the Supplemental Interest Trust, any Swap Termination Payment
owed by the Supplemental Interest Trust to the Swap Counterparty (other than any
Defaulted Swap Termination Payment), to the extent not paid pursuant to Section
4.04(b)(iii);

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          (iii) to the Class A Certificates, the Class A Principal Distribution
Amount shall be distributed as follows:

               (A) the Group One Principal Distribution Amount will be
          distributed sequentially to the Class R and Class A-1 Certificates, in
          that order, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such class
          has been reduced to zero;

               (B) the Group Two Principal Distribution Amount will be
          distributed as follows: sequentially, to the Class A-2A Certificates
          until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to
          zero, then to the Class A-2B Certificates until the Certificate
          Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; then to the Class
          A-2C Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has
          been reduced to zero and then to the Class A-2D Certificates until the
          Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
          provided, however, that on and after the Distribution Date on which
          the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M, Class B
          and Class C Certificates has been reduced to zero, any principal
          distributions allocated to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and
          Class A-2D Certificates are required to be allocated pro rata, among
          such Classes, based on their respective Certificate Principal
          Balances, until their Certificate Principal Balances have been reduced
          to zero;

          (iv) sequentially, to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-2
Certificates and the Class M-3 Certificates, in that order, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of each such class has been reduced to zero, an
amount equal to the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount;

          (v) to the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class M-4 Principal
Distribution Amount;

          (vi) to the Class M-5 Certificates, the Class M-5 Principal
Distribution Amount;

          (vii) to the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class M-6 Principal
Distribution Amount;

          (viii) to the Class B-1 Certificates, the Class B-1 Principal
Distribution Amount;

          (ix) to the Class B-2 Certificates, the Class B-2 Principal
Distribution Amount;

          (x) to the Class B-3 Certificates, the Class B-3 Principal
Distribution Amount; and

          (xi) any remainder pursuant to Section 4.04(f) hereof.

          (e) [Reserved].

          (f) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall, to the extent of
funds then available, make the following distributions up to the following
amounts from the Certificate Account of the remainders pursuant to Section
4.04(b)(xiv) and (d)(xi) hereof and each such distribution shall be made only
after all distributions pursuant to Sections 4.04(b) and (d) above shall have
been made until such remainders shall have been fully distributed for such
Distribution Date:

          (i) to the Class A Certificates, any funds owed, in the same manner
and in the same order of priority, as set forth in accordance with Section
4.04(b)(iv), to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 4.04(b)(iv);

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          (ii) to the Class M-1 Certificates, any funds owed as set forth in
accordance with Section 4.04(b)(v), to the extent not paid pursuant to Section
4.04(b)(v);

          (iii) to the Class M-2 Certificates, any funds owed as set forth in
accordance with Section 4.04(b)(vi), to the extent not paid pursuant to Section
4.04(b)(vi);

          (iv) to the Class M-3 Certificates, any funds owed as set forth in
accordance with Section 4.04(b)(vii), to the extent not paid pursuant to Section
4.04(b)(vii);

          (v) to the Class M-4 Certificates, any funds owed as set forth in
accordance with Section 4.04(b)(viii), to the extent not paid pursuant to
Section 4.04(b)(viii);

          (vi) to the Class M-5 Certificates, any funds owed as set forth in
accordance with Section 4.04(b)(ix), to the extent not paid pursuant to Section
4.04(b)(ix);

          (vii) to the Class M-6 Certificates, any funds owed as set forth in
accordance with Section 4.04(b)(x), to the extent not paid pursuant to Section
4.04(b)(x);

          (viii) to the Class B-1 Certificates, any funds owed as set forth in
accordance with Section 4.04(b)(xi), to the extent not paid pursuant to Section
4.04(b)(xi);

          (ix) to the Class B-2 Certificates, any funds owed as set forth in
accordance with Section 4.04(b)(xii), to the extent not paid pursuant to Section
4.04(b)(xii);

          (x) to the Class B-3 Certificates, any funds owed as set forth in
accordance with Section 4.04(b)(xiii), to the extent not paid pursuant to
Section 4.04(b)(xiii);

          (xi) for distribution as part of the Principal Distribution Amount,
the Extra Principal Distribution Amount;

          (xii) to the Class M-1 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount
for such class;

          (xiii) to the Class M-2 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount
for such class;

          (xiv) to the Class M-3 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount
for such class;

          (xv) to the Class M-4 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount
for such class;

          (xvi) to the Class M-5 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount
for such class;

          (xvii) to the Class M-6 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount
for such class;

          (xviii) to the Class B-1 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount
for such class;

          (xix) to the Class B-2 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount
for such class;

          (xx) to the Class B-3 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount
for such class;

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          (xxi) to the Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates, on a pro rata
basis, based upon outstanding Floating Rate Certificate Carryover for each such
Class, the Floating Rate Certificate Carryover for each such Class; and

          (xxii) the remainder pursuant to Section 4.04(g) hereof.

          (g) on each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall allocate the
remainders pursuant to Section 4.04(f)(xxii) as follows:

          (i) to the Supplemental Interest Trust, any Defaulted Swap Termination
Payment;

          (ii) to the Class C Certificates in the following order of priority,
(I) the Class C Current Interest, (II) the Class C Interest Carry Forward
Amount, (III) as principal on the Class C Certificate until the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class C Certificates has been reduced to zero and (IV)
the Class C Unpaid Realized Loss Amount; and

          (iii) the remainder pursuant to Section 4.04(h) hereof.

          (h) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall allocate the
remainder pursuant to Section 4.04(g)(iii) hereof (i) to the Trustee to
reimburse amounts or pay indemnification amounts owing to the Trustee from the
Issuing Entity pursuant to Section 8.06 and (ii) to the Class R Certificate and
such distributions shall be made only after all preceding distributions shall
have been made until such remainder shall have been fully distributed.

          (i) On each Distribution Date, after giving effect to distributions on
such Distribution Date, the Trustee shall allocate the Applied Realized Loss
Amount for the Certificates to reduce the Certificate Principal Balances of the
Class C Certificates and the Subordinate Certificates in the following order of
priority:

          (i) to the Class C Certificates, until the Class C Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

          (ii) to the Class B-3 Certificates until the Class B-3 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

          (iii) to the Class B-2 Certificates until the Class B-2 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

          (iv) to the Class B-1 Certificates until the Class B-1 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

          (v) to the Class M-6 Certificates until the Class M-6 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

          (vi) to the Class M-5 Certificates until the Class M-5 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

          (vii) to the Class M-4 Certificates until the Class M-4 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

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          (viii) to the Class M-3 Certificates until the Class M-3 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

          (ix) to the Class M-2 Certificates until the Class M-2 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero; and

          (x) to the Class M-1 Certificates until the Class M-1 Certificate
Principal Balance is reduced to zero.

          (j) Subject to Section 9.02 hereof respecting the final distribution,
on each Distribution Date the Trustee shall make distributions to each
Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date either by wire transfer
in immediately available funds to the account of such holder at a bank or other
entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Holder has so notified
the Trustee at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date or,
if not, by check mailed by first class mail to such Certificateholder at the
address of such holder appearing in the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, but subject to Section 9.02 hereof respecting the final
distribution, distributions with respect to Certificates registered in the name
of a Depository shall be made to such Depository in immediately available funds.

     In accordance with this Agreement, the Servicer shall prepare and deliver
an electronic report (the "Remittance Report") to the Trustee (or by such other
means as the Servicer and the Trustee may agree from time to time) containing
such data and information as to permit the Trustee to prepare the Monthly
Statement to Certificateholders and make the required distributions for the
related Distribution Date. The Trustee will prepare the Monthly Report based
solely upon the information received from the Servicer.

          (k) The Trustee is hereby directed by the Depositor to execute the
Corridor Contracts on behalf of the Issuing Entity in the form presented to it
by the Depositor and shall have no responsibility for the contents of such
Corridor Contracts, including, without limitation, the representations and
warranties contained therein. Any funds payable by the Trustee under the
Corridor Contracts at closing shall be paid by the Depositor. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein or in any Corridor Contract, except as
set forth in Section 2 of each Corridor Contract, the Trust shall not be
required to make any payments to the counterparty under any Corridor Contract.
Any payments received under the terms of the related Corridor Contract will be
available to pay the holders of the related Class A-1, Class A-2, Class M and
Class B Certificates up to the amount of any Floating Rate Certificate
Carryovers remaining after all other distributions required under this Section
4.04 are made on such Distribution Date, other than Floating Rate Certificate
Carryovers attributable to the fact that Applied Realized Loss Amounts are not
allocated to the Class A Certificates. Any amounts received under the terms of
any Corridor Contract on a Distribution Date that are not used to pay such
Floating Rate Certificate Carryovers will be distributed to the holders of the
Class C Certificates. Payments in respect of such Floating Rate Certificate
Carryovers from proceeds of a Corridor Contract shall be paid to the related
Classes of Class A-1, Class A-2, Class M and Class B Certificates, pro rata
based upon such Floating Rate Certificate Carryovers for each such class of
Class A-1, Class A-2, Class M and Class B Certificates. Amounts received on the
Class A-1 Corridor Contract will only be available to make payments on the Class
A-1 Certificates, amounts received on the Class A-2 Corridor Contract will only
be available to make payments on the Class A-2 Certificates, amounts received on
the Subordinate Certificate Corridor Contract will only be available to make
payments on the Subordinate Certificates.

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          (i) The Trustee shall establish and maintain, for the benefit of the
Issuing Entity and the Certificateholders, the Corridor Contract Account. On or
prior to the related Corridor Contract Termination Date, amounts, if any,
received by the Trustee for the benefit of the Issuing Entity in respect of the
related Corridor Contract shall be deposited by the Trustee into the Corridor
Contract Account and will be used to pay Floating Rate Certificate Carryovers on
the related Class A-1, Class A-2, Class M and Class B Certificates to the extent
provided in the immediately preceding paragraph. With respect to any
Distribution Date on or prior to the related Corridor Contract Termination Date,
the amount, if any, payable by the Cap Contract Counterparty under the related
Corridor Contract will equal the product of (i) the excess of (x) One-Month
LIBOR (as determined by the Cap Contract Counterparty and subject to a cap equal
to the rate with respect to such Distribution Date as shown under the heading
"1ML Upper Collar" in the schedule to the related Corridor Contract), over (y)
the rate with respect to such Distribution Date as shown under the heading "1ML
Strike Lower Collar" in the schedule to the related Corridor Contract, (ii) an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the related Corridor Contract Notional Balance
for such Distribution Date and (y) the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance
of the related classes of Certificates and (iii) the number of days in such
Accrual Period, divided by 360. If a payment is made to the Issuing Entity under
a Corridor Contract and the Trustee is required to distribute excess amounts to
the holders of the Class C Certificates as described above, information
regarding such distribution will be included in the monthly statement made
available on the Trustee's website pursuant to Section 4.05(b) hereof.

          (ii) Amounts on deposit in the Corridor Contract Account will remain
uninvested pending distribution to Certificateholders.

          (iii) Each Corridor Contract is scheduled to remain in effect until
the related Corridor Contract Termination Date and will be subject to early
termination only in limited circumstances. Such circumstances include certain
insolvency or bankruptcy events in relation to the Cap Contract Counterparty
(after a grace period of three Local Business Days, as defined in the related
Corridor Contract, after notice of such failure is received by the Cap Contract
Counterparty) to make a payment due under the related Corridor Contract, the
failure by the Cap Contract Counterparty (after a cure period of twenty (20)
days after notice of such failure is received) to perform any other agreement
made by it under the related Corridor Contract, the termination of the Trust
Fund and the related Corridor Contract becoming illegal or subject to certain
kinds of taxation.

          (iv) On the Closing Date, the Cap Contract Counterparty and the
Trustee (which is hereby authorized and directed to enter into such credit
support annex) will enter into a credit support annex in relation to the
Corridor Contracts, which annex is intended to protect the Issuing Entity from
certain ratings downgrades that might hinder the ability of the Cap Contract
Counterparty to continue its obligations under the Corridor Contracts.

     Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Corridor
Contracts, the Cap Contract Counterparty may be required to post additional
collateral in connection with its obligations under the Corridor Contracts. In
connection with the foregoing, the Trustee shall establish a Corridor Posted
Collateral Account on the Closing Date.

     To the extent that the Cap Contract Counterparty remits any Posted
Collateral to the Trustee under the Corridor Contracts, the Trustee shall, upon
receipt of the Posted Collateral, deposit the Posted Collateral into the
Corridor Posted Collateral Account and shall hold, release and disburse such
collateral in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Corridor
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with respect to the Cap Contract Counterparty under the Corridor Contracts, or
where the Cap Contract Counterparty fulfills certain obligations to the Issuing
Entity such as finding a replacement cap contract counterparty or a guarantor
that meets the criteria described in the Corridor Contracts, the Trustee shall
make payments from the Corridor Posted Collateral Account in accordance with the
provisions of the Corridor Contract. Amounts held in the Corridor Posted
Collateral Account will not be part of the Trust Fund and will not be available
for distribution to any Certificateholders, except to the extent distributed to
the Corridor Contract Account pursuant to the Corridor Contracts. Any funds held
in the Corridor Posted Collateral Account shall be invested by the Trustee in
Eligible Investments in accordance with the instructions of the Cap Contract
Counterparty. Any earnings shall be remitted to the Cap Contract Counterparty in
accordance with the Corridor Contracts. The Trustee shall not be responsible for
any losses. Absent receipt by the Trustee of written instructions from the Cap
Contract Counterparty, such funds shall remain uninvested.

          (l) On the Closing Date, the Supplemental Interest Trust shall be
established and maintained pursuant to this Agreement, as a separate trust, the
corpus of which shall be held by the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee for the
benefit of the holders of the Certificates as a segregated subtrust of the Trust
Fund. The Supplemental Interest Trust shall be an Eligible Account, and funds
deposited therein shall be held separate and apart from, and shall not be
commingled with, any other moneys, including, without limitation, other moneys
of the Trustee or the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee held pursuant to this
Agreement. In no event shall any funds deposited in the Supplemental Interest
Trust be credited to or made available to any other account of the Trust Fund.
The records of the Trustee shall at all times reflect that the Supplemental
Interest Trust is a subtrust of the Trust Fund, the assets of which are
segregated from other assets of the Trust Fund.

     The Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee is hereby directed by the Depositor
to execute the Swap Agreement and the Cap Contract on behalf of the Supplemental
Interest Trust in the forms presented to it by the Depositor and shall have no
responsibility for the contents of such Swap Agreement and Cap Contract,
including, without limitation, the representations and warranties contained
therein. The Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall have all of the rights
and protections of the Trustee hereunder.

     The Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall enforce all of the rights of
the Supplemental Interest Trust and exercise any remedies under the Swap
Agreement or Cap Contract and, in the event the Swap Agreement is terminated as
a result of the designation by either party thereto of an Early Termination Date
(as defined in the Swap Agreement), find a replacement counterparty to enter
into a replacement swap agreement utilizing the amounts of the net Swap
Termination Payments received.

     For each Distribution Date, through and including the Distribution Date in
March 2012, the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall, based on the
Significance Estimate (which shall be provided to the Trustee by the Depositor
within five (5) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date), calculate the
Significance Percentage of each of the Swap Agreement and the Cap Contract. If
on any such Distribution Date, the Significance Percentage is equal to or
greater than 9%, the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall promptly notify
the Depositor and the Depositor, on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust
Trustee, shall obtain the financial information required to be delivered by the
Swap Counterparty or the Cap Contract Counterparty, as applicable, pursuant to
the terms of the Swap Agreement or the Cap Contract, respectively. If, on any
succeeding Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date in
March 2012, the Significance Percentage is equal to or greater than 10%, the
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall promptly notify the Depositor and the
Depositor shall, within five (5) Business Days of such Distribution Date,
deliver to the Supplemental Interest Trust

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Trustee the financial information provided to it by the Swap Counterparty or Cap
Contract Counterparty, as applicable, in Edgar-compatible format for inclusion
in the Form 10-D relating to such Distribution Date.

     Any Swap Termination Payment received by the Supplemental Interest Trust
Trustee shall be deposited in the Swap Account and shall be used to make any
upfront payment required under a replacement swap agreement and any upfront
payment received from the counterparty to a replacement swap agreement shall be
used to pay any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Counterparty.

     Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in the event that a replacement
swap agreement cannot be obtained within thirty (30) days after receipt by the
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee of the Swap Termination Payment paid by the
terminated Swap Counterparty, the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall
deposit such Swap Termination Payment into a separate, segregated non-interest
bearing subtrust established by the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee and the
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall, on each Distribution Date following
receipt of such Swap Termination Payment, withdraw from such subtrust, an amount
equal to the Net Swap Payment, if any, that would have been paid to the
Supplemental Interest Trust by the original Swap Counterparty (computed in
accordance with the original Swap Agreement) and distribute such amount in
accordance with Section 4.04(l)(i)-(viii) of this Agreement. Any such subtrust
shall not be an asset of any REMIC. Any amounts remaining in such subtrust shall
be distributed to the holders of the Class C Certificates on the Distribution
Date following the earlier of (i) the termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to
Section 9.01 and (ii) March 25, 2012.

     On any Distribution Date (or in the case of any Net Swap Payments, on the
related Swap Payment Date), any Swap Termination Payments or Net Swap Payments
owed to the Swap Counterparty will be paid out of and any Net Swap Payments or
Swap Termination Payments received from the Swap Counterparty will be deposited
into the Swap Account and any Cap Payments received from the Cap Contract
Counterparty will be deposited into the Cap Contract Account (each account
within the Supplemental Interest Trust). The Supplemental Interest Trust will
not be an asset of any REMIC. Funds in the Swap Account and the Cap Contract
Account within the Supplemental Interest Trust shall be distributed in the
following order of priority by the Trustee (provided, however, amounts relarting
to Cap Payments on deposit in the Cap Contract Account will not be used to make
any portion of the payments in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (ix) below):

          (i) to the Swap Counterparty, all Net Swap Payments, if any, owed to
the Swap Counterparty for such Distribution Date;

          (ii) to the Swap Counterparty, any Swap Termination Payment, other
than a Defaulted Swap Termination Payment, if any, owed to the Swap
Counterparty;

          (iii) to each class of the Class A Certificates, on a pro rata basis,
any Current Interest and any Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such
class to the extent unpaid;

          (iv) sequentially, to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-2
Certificates, the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class
M-5 Certificates, the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class B-1 Certificates, the
Class B-2 Certificates and the Class B-3 Certificates, in that order, any
Current Interest for such class to the extent unpaid;

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          (v) sequentially, to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-2
Certificates, the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class
M-5 Certificates, the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class B-1 Certificates, the
Class B-2 Certificates and the Class B-3 Certificates, in that order, any
Interest Carry Forward with respect to such class to the extent unpaid;

          (vi) to the Class A, Class R, Class M and Class B Certificates, to pay
principal as described and in the same manner and order of priority as set forth
in Sections 4.04(d)(iii) through 4.04(d)(x) in order to restore levels of the
Overcollateralization Amount, and after giving effect to distributions from
Principal Distribution Amount for each such Class;

          (vii) sequentially, to the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-2
Certificates, the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class
M-5 Certificates, the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class B-1 Certificates, the
Class B-2 Certificates and the Class B-3 Certificates, in that order, any Unpaid
Realized Loss Amount for such class to the extent unpaid;

          (viii) to the Class A, Class R, Class M and Class B Certificates, on a
pro rata basis, any Floating Rate Certificate Carryover to the extent not paid
based on the amount of such unpaid Floating Rate Certificate Carryover;

          (ix) to the Swap Counterparty, any Defaulted Swap Termination Payment
owed to the Swap Counterparty to the extent not already paid; and

          (x) to the Class C Certificates any remaining amount.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, after giving effect to proposed
distributions on any Distribution Date, the sum of the cumulative amounts
distributed pursuant to clause (vi) above and the cumulative amounts distributed
pursuant to clause (vii) above shall be limited to the aggregate amount of
cumulative Realized Losses incurred from the Cut-off Date through the last day
of the related Prepayment Period.

     Upon termination of the Trust Fund, any amounts remaining in the Swap
Account within the Supplemental Interest Trust shall be distributed pursuant to
the priorities set forth in this Section 4.04(l).

     With respect to the failure of the Swap Counterparty to perform any of its
obligations under the Swap Agreement, the breach by the Swap Counterparty of any
of its representations and warranties made pursuant to the Swap Agreement, or
the termination of the Swap Agreement, the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee
shall send any notices and make any demands required hereunder (to the extent
that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge or written notice
of any such failure, breach or termination).

     On the Closing Date, the Swap Counterparty and the Supplemental Interest
Trust Trustee (which is hereby authorized and directed to enter into such credit
support annex) will enter into a credit support annex in relation to the Swap
Agreement, which annex is intended to protect the Supplemental Interest Trust
from certain ratings downgrades that might hinder the ability of the Swap
Counterparty to continue its obligations under the Swap Agreement.

     Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Swap
Agreement, the Swap Counterparty may be required to post additional collateral
in connection with its obligations under the

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Swap Agreement. In connection with the foregoing, on the Closing Date, the
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall establish and maintain a Swap Posted
Collateral Account.

     To the extent that the Swap Counterparty remits any Posted Collateral to
the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee under the Swap Agreement, the
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall, upon receipt of the Posted
Collateral, deposit the Posted Collateral into the Swap Posted Collateral
Account and shall hold, release and disburse such collateral in accordance with
the terms and provisions of the Swap Agreement. Where a termination event occurs
with respect to the Swap Counterparty under the Swap Agreement, or where the
Swap Counterparty fulfills certain obligations to the Supplemental Interest
Trust such as finding a replacement swap counterparty or a guarantor that meets
established criteria of the Rating Agencies, the Supplemental Interest Trust
Trustee shall make payments from the Swap Posted Collateral Account in
accordance with the provisions of the Swap Agreement. Amounts held in the Swap
Posted Collateral Account will not be part of the Trust Fund and will not be
available for distribution to any Certificateholders, except to the extent
distributed to the Swap Account pursuant to the Swap Agreement. Any funds held
in the Swap Posted Collateral Account shall be invested by the Trustee in
Eligible Investments in accordance with the instructions of the Swap
Counterparty. Any earnings shall be remitted to the Swap Counterparty in
accordance with the Swap Agreement. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any
losses. Absent receipt by the Trustee of written instructions from the Swap
Counterparty, such funds shall remain uninvested.

     On the Closing Date, the Cap Contract Counterparty and the Supplemental
Interest Trust Trustee (which is hereby authorized and directed to enter into
such credit support annex) will enter into a credit support annex in relation to
the Cap Contract, which annex is intended to protect the Supplemental Interest
Trust from certain ratings downgrades that might hinder the ability of the Cap
Contract Counterparty to continue its obligations under the Cap Contract.

     Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Cap
Contract, the Cap Contract Counterparty may be required to post additional
collateral in connection with its obligations under the Swap Agreement. In
connection with the foregoing, the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall
establish a Cap Posted Collateral Account on the Closing Date.

     To the extent that the Cap Contract Counterparty remits any Posted
Collateral to the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee under the Cap Contract,
the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall, upon receipt of the Posted
Collateral, deposit the Posted Collateral into the Cap Posted Collateral Account
and shall hold, release and disburse such collateral in accordance with the
terms and provisions of the Cap Contract. Where a termination event occurs with
respect to the Cap Contract Counterparty under the Cap Contract, or where the
Cap Contract Counterparty fulfills certain obligations to the Supplemental
Interest Trust such as finding a replacement cap contract counterparty or a
guarantor that meets established criteria of the Rating Agencies, the
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall make payments from the Cap Posted
Collateral Account to the Cap Contract Counterparty in accordance with the
provisions of the Cap Contract. Amounts held in the Cap Posted Collateral
Account will not be part of the Trust Fund and will not be available for
distribution to any Certificateholders, except to the extent distributed to the
Cap Contract Account pursuant to the Cap Contract. Any funds held in the Cap
Posted Collateral Account shall be invested by the Trustee in Eligible
Investments in accordance with the instructions of the Cap Contract
Counterparty. Any earnings shall be remitted to the Cap Contract Counterparty in
accordance with the Cap Contract. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any
losses. Absent receipt by the Trustee of written instructions from the Cap
Contract Counterparty, such funds shall remain uninvested.

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     SECTION 4.05. Monthly Statements to Certificateholders

          (a) Not later than each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall prepare
and make available on its website located at www.etrustee.net to each Holder of
a Class of Certificates of the Issuing Entity, the Servicer, the Trustee, the
Rating Agencies, the Depositor, the Cap Contract Counterparty and the Swap
Counterparty a statement setting forth for the Certificates the following
information; provided, however, that with respect to any calendar year during
which an annual report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed with the
Commission on behalf of the Issuing Entity, the information set forth in Items
(xxiv) through (xxxii) below are not required to be included in such statement
during any calendar year:

          (i) the amount of the related distribution to Holders of each Class
allocable to principal, separately identifying (A) the aggregate amount of any
Principal Prepayments included therein, (B) the aggregate of all scheduled
payments of principal included therein, (C) the Extra Principal Distribution
Amount, if any, and (D) the aggregate amount of Prepayment Charges, if any;

          (ii) the amount of such distribution to Holders of each Class
allocable to interest, together with any Non-Supported Interest Shortfalls
allocated to each Class;

          (iii) any interest Carryforward Amount for each Class of the Class A,
Class M and Class B Certificates;

          (iv) the Class Certificate Principal Balance of each Class after
giving effect (i) to all distributions allocable to principal on such
Distribution Date and (ii) the allocation of any Applied Realized Loss Amounts
for such Distribution Date;

          (v) the Pool Stated Principal Balance for such Distribution Date;

          (vi) the amount of the Servicing Fee paid to or retained by the
Servicer and any amounts constituting reimbursement or indemnification of the
Servicer or Trustee;

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

          (viii) the amount of Advances included in the distribution on such
Distribution Date or reimbursed during the period;

          (ix) the cumulative amount of (A) Realized Losses and (B) Applied
Realized Loss Amounts to date, in the aggregate and with respect to the Group
One Mortgage Loans and Group Two Mortgage Loans;

          (x) the amount of (A) Realized Losses and (B) Applied Realized Loss
Amounts with respect to such Distribution Date, in the aggregate and with
respect to the Group One Mortgage Loans and Group Two Mortgage Loans;

          (xi) the number and aggregate principal amounts of Mortgage Loans (A)
Delinquent (exclusive of Mortgage Loans in foreclosure) (1) 31 to 60 days, (2)
61 to 90 days and (3) 91 or more days, and (B) in foreclosure and Delinquent (1)
31 to 60 days, (2) 61 to 90 days and (3) 91 or more days, in each case as of the
close of business on the last day of the calendar month preceding such
Distribution

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Date, in the aggregate and with respect to the Group One Mortgage Loans and
Group Two Mortgage Loans in accordance with the OTS methodology for reporting
delinquencies;

          (xii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became an REO Property
during the preceding calendar month, the loan number and Stated Principal
Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the last day of the
calendar month preceding such Distribution Date, in the aggregate and with
respect to the Group One Mortgage Loans and Group Two Mortgage Loans;

          (xiii) the total number and principal balance of any REO Properties as
of the close of business on the last day of the calendar month preceding such
Distribution Date, in the aggregate and with respect to the Group One Mortgage
Loans and Group Two Mortgage Loans;

          (xiv) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all loans that became
Liquidated Loans as of such Distribution Date calculated as of the preceding
Distribution Date, in the aggregate and with respect to the Group One Mortgage
Loans and Group Two Mortgage Loans;

          (xv) whether a Stepdown Trigger Event has occurred and is in effect;

          (xvi) with respect to each Class of Certificates, any Interest Carry
Forward Amount with respect to such Distribution Date for each such Class, any
Interest Carry Forward Amount paid for each such Class and any remaining
Interest Carry Forward Amount for each such Class;

          (xvii) the number and Stated Principal Balance (as of the preceding
Distribution Date) of any Mortgage Loans which were purchased or repurchased
during the preceding Prepayment Period and since the Cut-off Date;

          (xviii) the number of Mortgage Loans prepaid in full for which
Prepayment Charges were received during the related Prepayment Period and, for
each such Mortgage Loan, the amount of Prepayment Charges received during the
related Prepayment Period and in the aggregate of such amounts for all such
Mortgage Loans since the Cut-off Date, and for partial Principal Prepayments,
the amount received during the preceding calendar month;

          (xix) the amount and purpose of any withdrawal from the Collection
Account pursuant to Section 3.08(a)(viii);

          (xx) the amount of any payments to each Class of Certificates that are
treated as payments received in respect of a REMIC "regular interest" or REMIC
"residual interest" and the amount of any payments to each Class of Certificates
that are not treated as payments received in respect of a REMIC "regular
interest" or REMIC "residual interest";

          (xxi) as of each Distribution Date, the amount, if any, to be
deposited in the Issuing Entity pursuant to the related Corridor Contract as
described in Section 4.04(k) and the amount thereof to be paid to the Class A-1
Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Subordinate Certificates and the
Class C Certificates described in Section 4.04(k) hereof;

          (xxii) as of each Distribution Date, the amount, if any, to be
deposited in the Supplemental Interest Trust pursuant to the Cap Contract as
described in Section 4.04(l) and the amount thereof to be paid to the
Certificates;

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          (xxiii) as of each Distribution Date, the amount, if any, to be
deposited in the Supplemental Interest Trust pursuant to the Swap Agreement as
described in Section 4.04(l) and the amount thereof to be paid to the
Certificates;

          (xxiv) any Floating Rate Certificate Carryover paid and all Floating
Rate Certificate Carryover remaining on each class of the Class A, Class M and
Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date;

          (xxv) the number of Mortgage Loans with respect to which (i) a
reduction in the Mortgage Rate has occurred or (ii) the related borrower's
obligation to repay interest on a monthly basis has been suspended or reduced
pursuant to the Relief Act; and the amount of interest not required to be paid
with respect to any such Mortgage Loans during the related Due Period as a
result of such reductions in the aggregate and with respect to the Group One
Mortgage Loans and the Group Two Mortgage Loans;

          (xxvi) with respect to each Class of Certificates, the amount of any
Non-Supported Interest Shortfalls on such Distribution Date;

          (xxvii) the number and amount of pool assets at the beginning and
ending of each period, and updated pool composition information;

          (xxviii) any material changes to methodology regarding calculations of
delinquencies and charge-offs;

          (xxix) information on the amount of Servicing Advances made or
reimbursed during the period;

          (xxx) any material modifications, extensions or waivers to pool asset
terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have
cumulatively become material over time;

          (xxxi) material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties
or transaction covenants;

          (xxxii) information on ratio, coverage or other tests used for
determining any early amortization, liquidation or other performance trigger and
whether the trigger was met; and

          (xxxiii) information regarding any pool asset changes (other than in
connection with a pool asset converting into cash in accordance with its terms),
such as pool asset substitutions and repurchases (and purchase rates, if
applicable), and cash flows available for future purchases, such as the balances
of any prefunding or revolving accounts, if applicable.

          (b) The Trustee will make the Monthly Statement (and, at its option,
any additional files containing the same information in an alternative format)
available each month to Certificateholders, other parties to this Agreement and
any other interested parties via the Trustee's Internet website. The Trustee's
Internet website shall initially be located at "www.etrustee.net". Assistance in
using the website can be obtained by calling the Trustee at (312) 992-1816.
Parties that are unable to use the website are entitled to have a paper copy
mailed to them via first class mail by calling the customer service desk and
indicating such. The Trustee shall have the right to change the way the monthly
statements to Certificateholders are distributed in order to make such
distribution more convenient and/or

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more accessible to the above parties and the Trustee shall provide timely and
adequate notification to all above parties regarding any such changes.

     The foregoing information and reports shall be prepared and determined by
the Trustee based on Mortgage Loan data and other information provided to the
Trustee by the Servicer, the Swap Counterparty, the Cap Contract Counterparty or
any other third party required to deliver information hereunder. In preparing or
furnishing the foregoing information, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely
conclusively on the accuracy of the information or data provided to the Trustee
by the Servicer, the Swap Counterparty, the Cap Contract Counterparty or any
other third party required to deliver information and shall have no liability
for any errors in any such information.

     As a condition to access the Trustee's internet website, the Trustee may
require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Trustee will not be
liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement.

          (c) If so requested in writing within a reasonable period of time
after the end of each calendar year, the Trustee shall make available on its
website or cause to be furnished to each Person who at any time during the
calendar year was a Certificateholder of record, a statement containing the
information set forth in clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this Section 4.05
aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which
such Person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Trustee shall be
deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable
information shall be provided by the Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the
Code as are from time to time in effect.

          (d) Upon filing with the Internal Revenue Service, the Trustee shall
furnish to the Holders of the Class R Certificate each Form 1066Q and shall
respond promptly to written requests made not more frequently than quarterly by
any Holder of Class R Certificate with respect to the following matters:

          (i) The original projected principal and interest cash flows on the
Closing Date on each Class of regular and residual interests created hereunder
and on the Mortgage Loans, based on the Prepayment Assumption;

          (ii) The projected remaining principal and interest cash flows as of
the end of any calendar quarter with respect to each Class of regular and
residual interests created hereunder and the Mortgage Loans, based on the
Prepayment Assumption;

          (iii) The Prepayment Assumption and any interest rate assumptions used
in determining the projected principal and interest cash flows described above;

          (iv) The original issue discount (or, in the case of the Mortgage
Loans, market discount) or premium accrued or amortized through the end of such
calendar quarter with respect to each Class of regular or residual interests
created hereunder and to the Mortgage Loans, together with each constant yield
to maturity used in computing the same;

          (v) The treatment of losses realized with respect to the Mortgage
Loans or the regular interests created hereunder, including the timing and
amount of any cancellation of indebtedness

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income of the REMICs with respect to such regular interests or bad debt
deductions claimed with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

          (vi) The amount and timing of any non-interest expenses of the REMICs;
and

          (vii) Any taxes (including penalties and interest) imposed on the
REMICs, including, without limitation, taxes on "prohibited transactions,"
"contributions" or "net income from foreclosure property" or state or local
income or franchise taxes.

     The information pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall
be provided by the Depositor pursuant to Section 8.12.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                THE CERTIFICATES

     SECTION 5.01. The Certificates

     The Certificates shall be substantially in the forms attached hereto as
exhibits. The Certificates shall be issuable in registered form, in the minimum
dollar denominations, integral dollar multiples in excess thereof (except that
one Certificate of each Class may be issued in a different amount which must be
in excess of the applicable minimum dollar denomination) and aggregate dollar
denominations as set forth in the following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
           Minimum      Integral Multiples    Original Certificate
Class   Denomination   in Excess of Minimum     Principal Balance
-----   ------------   --------------------   --------------------
<S>     <C>            <C>                    <C>
A-1     $25,000.00            $1.00              $725,544,000
A-2A    $25,000.00            $1.00              $477,254,000
A-2B    $25,000.00            $1.00              $234,066,000
A-2C    $25,000.00            $1.00              $296,970,000
A-2D    $25,000.00            $1.00              $130,878,000
M-1     $25,000.00            $1.00              $ 77,091,000
M-2     $25,000.00            $1.00              $ 60,332,000
M-3     $25,000.00            $1.00              $ 36,870,000
M-4     $25,000.00            $1.00              $ 32,400,000
M-5     $25,000.00            $1.00              $ 31,283,000
M-6     $25,000.00            $1.00              $ 21,228,000
B-1     $25,000.00            $1.00              $ 22,345,000
B-2     $25,000.00            $1.00              $ 12,289,000
B-3     $25,000.00            $1.00              $ 26,814,000
R       $   100.00              N/A              $     100.00
C                 (1)              (1)                    100%
P                 (2)              (2)                       (2)
</TABLE>

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(1)  The Class C Certificates shall not have minimum dollar denominations as the
     Certificate Principal Balance thereof shall vary over time as described
     herein and shall be issued in a minimum percentage interest of 25% and an
     aggregate percentage interest of 100%.

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(2)  The Class P Certificates shall not have minimum dollar denominations or
     Certificate Principal Balances and shall be issued in a minimum percentage
     interest of 100%.

     The Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on
behalf of the Trustee by an authorized officer. Certificates bearing the manual
or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such
signatures were affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trustee shall bind
the Issuing Entity, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have
ceased to be so authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such
Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such authentication and
delivery. No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement,
or be valid for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate a
certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth as attached
hereto executed by the Authenticating Agent by manual signature, and such
certificate of authentication upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence,
and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly authenticated and
delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their
authentication. On the Closing Date, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate
the Certificates to be issued at the written direction of the Depositor, or any
Affiliate thereof.

     The Certificates sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S
shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global
certificates in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons with
the applicable legends set forth in Exhibit A hereto added to the form of each
such Certificate (each, a "Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate"), which shall be
deposited on behalf of the Holders of such Certificates represented thereby with
the Trustee, as custodian for DTC and registered in the name of a nominee of
DTC, duly executed and authenticated by the Trustee and the Authenticating Agent
as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amounts of the Regulation S
Book-Entry Certificates may from time to time be increased or decreased by
adjustments made on the records of the Trustee or DTC or its nominee, as the
case may be, as hereinafter provided.

     The Certificates sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in
the form of one or more permanent global certificates in definitive, fully
registered form without interest coupons with the applicable legends set forth
in Exhibit A hereto added to the form of each such Certificate (each, a "Rule
144A Book-Entry Certificate"), which shall be deposited on behalf of the Holders
of such Certificates represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC
and registered in the name of a nominee of DTC, duly executed and authenticated
by the Trustee and the Authenticating Agent as hereinafter provided. The
aggregate principal amounts of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificates may from
time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the
Trustee or DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as hereinafter provided.

     SECTION 5.02. Certificate Register; Registration of Transfer and Exchange
of Certificates

          (a) The Trustee shall maintain, or cause to be maintained in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.09 hereof, a Certificate Register
for the Issuing Entity in which, subject to the provisions of subsections (b)
and (c) below and to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Trustee shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of Transfers and
exchanges of Certificates as herein provided. Upon surrender for registration of
Transfer of any Certificate, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and
deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more
new Certificates of the same Class and of like aggregate Percentage Interest.

     At the option of a Certificateholder, Certificates may be exchanged for
other Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and evidencing
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surrender of the Certificates to be exchanged at the office or agency of the
Trustee. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Trustee
shall execute and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver the
Certificates that the Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to
receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of Transfer
or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of Transfer in form
satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the holder thereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing.

     No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any
registration of Transfer or exchange of Certificates, but payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any Transfer or exchange of Certificates may be required. All
Certificates surrendered for registration of Transfer or exchange shall be
canceled and subsequently destroyed by a Trustee in accordance with such
Trustee's customary procedures.

     No Transfer of a Class C or Class P Certificate shall be made unless such
Transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the
registration requirements under the Securities Act and such state securities
laws. In the event that a Transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption
from the Securities Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the
Securities Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such
Transfer and such Certificateholder's prospective transferee shall (except with
respect to the initial transfer of a Class C or Class P Certificate by Merrill
Lynch & Co. or, in connection with a transfer of a Class C or Class P
Certificate to the indenture trustee under an Indenture pursuant to which NIM
Notes are issued) each certify to the Trustee in writing the facts surrounding
the Transfer in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit F (the "Transferor
Certificate") and (i) deliver a letter in substantially the form of either
Exhibit G (the "Investment Letter") or Exhibit H (the "Rule 144A Letter") or
(ii) there shall be delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such
Transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act, which
Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor or the Trustee. The
Depositor shall provide to any Holder of a Class C or Class P Certificate and
any prospective transferee designated by any such Holder, information regarding
the related Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and such other information as
shall be necessary to satisfy the condition to eligibility set forth in Rule
144A(d)(4) for Transfer of any such Certificate without registration thereof
under the Securities Act pursuant to the registration exemption provided by Rule
144A. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Depositor in providing the Rule 144A
information referenced in the preceding sentence, including providing to the
Depositor such information in the possession of the Trustee regarding the
Certificates, the Mortgage Loans and other matters regarding the Trust Fund as
the Depositor shall reasonably request to meet its obligation under the
preceding sentence. Each Holder of a Class C or Class P Certificate desiring to
effect such Transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Depositor
and the Trustee against any liability that may result if the Transfer is not so
exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

     By acceptance of a Regulation S Global Security, whether upon original
issuance or subsequent transfer, each Holder of such a Certificate acknowledges
the restrictions on the transfer of such Certificate set forth thereon and
agrees that it will only transfer such a Certificate as provided herein. In
addition, each Holder of a Regulation S Global Security shall be deemed to have
represented and warranted to the Depositor, the Trustee and any of their
respective successors that: (i) such Person is not a "U.S. person" within the
meaning of Regulation S and was, at the time the buy order was originated,
outside the United States and (ii) such Person understands that such
Certificates have not been registered under the Securities Act and that (x)
until the expiration of the 40-day distribution compliance period (within the
meaning of Regulation S), no offer, sale, pledge or other transfer of such
Certificates or any interest therein shall be

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made in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of a U.S. person
(each as defined in Regulation S), (y) if in the future it decides to offer,
resell, pledge or otherwise transfer such Certificates, such Certificates may be
offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only (A) to a person which the
seller reasonably believes is a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in
Rule 144A under the Securities Act, that is purchasing such Certificates for its
own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to which
notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or (B)
in an offshore transaction (as defined in Regulation S) in compliance with the
provisions of Regulation S, in each case in compliance with the requirements of
this Agreement; and it will notify such transferee of the transfer restrictions
specified in this Section.

     No transfer of a Certificate that is neither an ERISA Restricted
Certificate nor a Class R Certificate shall be registered unless the transferee
provides the Trustee with a representation that either (i) such transferee is
not, and is not acting for, on behalf of or with any assets of, an employee
benefit plan or other arrangement subject to Title I of ERISA or plan subject to
Section 4975 of the Code, or (ii) until the termination of the Swap Agreement
and the Cap Contract, the acquisition and holding of the Certificate will not
constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Title I of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

     No transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate or a Class R Certificate
shall be registered unless the Trustee has received (A) a representation to the
effect that such transferee is not an employee benefit plan subject to Title I
of ERISA, a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to any
state, local, federal, non-U.S. or other law substantively similar to the
foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code ("Similar Law"), and is not directly
or indirectly acquiring the ERISA Restricted Certificate or the Class R
Certificate by, on behalf of, or with any assets of any such plan (collectively,
"Plan"), or (B) solely in the case of ERISA Restricted Certificates, (I) if the
Certificate has been the subject of an ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, a
representation to the effect that such transferee is an insurance company that
is acquiring the Certificate with assets of an "insurance company general
account," as defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption
("PTCE") 95-60, and the acquisition and holding of the Certificate are covered
and exempt under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60, or (II) solely in the case of
an ERISA Restricted Certificate that is a Definitive Certificate, an Opinion of
Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, and upon which the Trustee shall be
entitled to rely, to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such
Certificate will not constitute or result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction
under Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or a violation of Similar
Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Servicer or the Depositor to any
obligation in addition to those expressly undertaken in this Agreement, which
Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Servicer or the
Depositor.

     Except in the case of a Definitive Certificate, the representations set
forth in the two immediately preceding paragraphs of this Subsection 5.02(a),
other than clause (B)(II) in the immediately preceding paragraph, shall be
deemed to have been made to the Trustee by the transferee's acceptance of a
Certificate (or the acceptance by a Certificate Owner of the beneficial interest
in any Class of Certificate).

     Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, any purported
transfer of a Certificate to or on behalf of a Plan without the delivery to the
Trustee of a representation or an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee
as described above shall be void and of no effect. The Trustee shall not be
under any liability to any Person for any registration or transfer of any
Certificate that is in fact not permitted by this Section 5.02(a), nor shall the
Trustee be under any liability for making any payments due on such Certificate
to the Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to such Holder
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the provisions of this Agreement so long as the transfer was registered by the
Trustee in accordance with the foregoing requirements. The Trustee shall be
entitled, but not obligated, to recover from any Holder of any Certificate that
was in fact a Plan and that held such Certificate in violation of this Section
5.02(a) all payments made on such Certificate at and after the time it commenced
such holding. Any such payments so recovered shall be paid and delivered to the
last preceding Holder of such Certificate that is not a Plan.

          (b) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a
Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such
Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions, and
the rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R
Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:

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

          (ii) No Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate may be purchased,
transferred or sold, directly or indirectly, except in accordance with the
provisions hereof. No Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate may be
registered on the Closing Date or thereafter transferred, and the Trustee shall
not register the Transfer of any Class R Certificate unless, in addition to the
certificates required to be delivered to the Trustee under subparagraph (a)
above, the Trustee shall have been furnished with an affidavit (a "Transfer
Affidavit") of the initial owner or the proposed transferee in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit E-1 and an affidavit of the proposed transferor in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit E-2. In the absence of a contrary instruction from
the transferor of a Class R Certificate, declaration (11) in Appendix A of the
Transfer Affidavit may be left blank. If the transferor requests by written
notice to the Trustee prior to the date of the proposed transfer that one of the
two other forms of declaration (11) in Appendix A of the Transfer Affidavit be
used, then the requirements of this Section 5.02(b)(ii) shall not have been
satisfied unless the Transfer Affidavit includes such other form of declaration.

          (iii) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Class R Certificate shall agree (A) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any
other Person to whom such Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest in
a Class R Certificate, (B) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any Person for
whom such Person is acting as nominee, trustee or agent in connection with any
Transfer of a Class R Certificate and (C) not to Transfer its Ownership Interest
in a Class R Certificate or to cause the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a
Class R Certificate to any other Person if it has actual knowledge that such
Person is not a Permitted Transferee. Further, no transfer, sale or other
disposition of any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate may be made to a
person who is not a U.S. Person (within the meaning of section 7701 of the Code)
unless such person furnishes the transferor and the Trustee with a duly
completed and effective Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor
thereto) and the Trustee consents to such transfer, sale or other disposition in
writing.

          (iv) Any attempted or purported Transfer of any Ownership Interest in
a Class R Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section 5.02(b)
shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported
transferee. If any purported transferee shall become a Holder of a Class R
Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section 5.02(b), then the
last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored to all rights as Holder
thereof retroactive to the date of registration of Transfer of such Class R
Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for any
registration of Transfer of a Class R Certificate that is in fact not permitted
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Section 5.02(b) or for making any payments due on such Certificate to the Holder
thereof or taking any other action with respect to such Holder under the
provisions of this Agreement so long as the Transfer was registered after
receipt of the related Transfer Affidavit. The Trustee shall be entitled but not
obligated to recover from any Holder of a Class R Certificate that was in fact
not a Permitted Transferee at the time it became a Holder or, at such subsequent
time as it became other than a Permitted Transferee, all payments made on such
Class R Certificate at and after either such time. Any such payments so
recovered by the Trustee shall be paid and delivered by the Trustee to the last
preceding Permitted Transferee of such Certificate.

          (v) At the option of the Holder of the Class R Certificate, the Class
SWR Interest, the Class LTR Interest and the residual interest in the Upper Tier
REMIC may be severed and represented by separate certificates (with the separate
certificate that represents the Residual Interest also representing all rights
of the Class R Certificate to distributions attributable to an interest rate on
the Class R Certificate in excess of the REMIC Pass-Through Rate); provided,
however, that such separate certification may not occur until the Trustee
receives an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that separate certification in the
form and manner proposed would not result in the imposition of federal tax upon
the Issuing Entity or any of the REMICs provided for herein or cause any of the
REMICs provided for herein to fail to qualify as a REMIC; and provided further,
that the provisions of Sections 5.02(a) and (b) will apply to each such separate
certificate as if the separate certificate were a Class R Certificate. If, as
evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, it is necessary to preserve the REMIC status
of any of the REMICs provided for herein, the Class SWR Interest, the Class LTR
Interest and the residual interest in the Upper Tier REMIC shall be severed and
represented by separate certificates (with the separate certificate that
represents the Residual Interest also representing all rights of the Class R
Certificate to distributions attributable to an interest rate on the Class R
Certificate in excess of the REMIC Pass-Through Rate).

     The restrictions on Transfers of a Class R Certificate set forth in this
Section 5.02(b) shall cease to apply (and the applicable portions of the legend
on a Class R Certificate may be deleted) with respect to Transfers occurring
after delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be an expense of the Issuing Entity, the Trustee or the Depositor, to
the effect that the elimination of such restrictions will not cause any of the
REMICs provided for herein to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the
Certificates are outstanding or result in the imposition of any tax on the
Issuing Entity, any REMIC provided for herein, a Certificateholder or another
Person. Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R
Certificate hereby consents to any amendment of this Agreement that, based on an
Opinion of Counsel furnished to the Trustee, is reasonably necessary (a) to
ensure that the record ownership of, or any beneficial interest in, a Class R
Certificate is not transferred, directly or indirectly, to a Person that is not
a Permitted Transferee and (b) to provide for a means to compel the Transfer of
a Class R Certificate that is held by a Person that is not a Permitted
Transferee to a Holder that is a Permitted Transferee.

          (c) The transferor of the Class R Certificate shall notify the Trustee
in writing upon the transfer of the Class R Certificate.

          (d) [Reserved].

          (e) The preparation and delivery of all certificates, opinions and
other writings referred to above in this Section 5.02 shall not be an expense of
the Issuing Entity, the Depositor or the Trustee.

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     SECTION 5.03. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates

     If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Trustee or the
Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft
of any Certificate and of the ownership thereof and (b) there is delivered to
the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each
of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Trustee that such
Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Trustee shall
execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like
Class, tenor and Percentage Interest. In connection with the issuance of any new
Certificate under this Section 5.03, the Trustee may require the payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of
the Trustee and its counsel) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate
issued pursuant to this Section 5.03 shall constitute complete and indefeasible
evidence of ownership in the Trust Fund, as if originally issued, whether or not
the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time. All
Certificates surrendered to the Trustee under the terms of this Section 5.03
shall be canceled and destroyed by the Trustee in accordance with its standard
procedures without liability on its part.

     SECTION 5.04. Persons Deemed Owners

     The Trustee and any agent of the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name
any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose
of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other
purposes whatsoever, and neither the Trustee nor any agent of the Trustee, shall
be affected by any notice to the contrary.

     SECTION 5.05. Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and Addresses

     If three or more Certificateholders (a) request such information in writing
from the Trustee, (b) state that such Certificateholders desire to communicate
with other Certificateholders with respect to their rights under this Agreement
or under the Certificates, and (c) provide a copy of the communication that such
Certificateholders propose to transmit or if the Depositor shall request such
information in writing from the Trustee, then the Trustee shall, within ten
Business Days after the receipt of such request, provide the Depositor or such
Certificateholders at such recipients' expense the most recent list of the
Certificateholders of the Issuing Entity held by the Trustee, if any. The
Depositor and every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate,
agree that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure
of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder,
regardless of the source from which such information was derived.

     SECTION 5.06. Book-Entry Certificates

     The Regular Certificates, upon original issuance, shall be issued in the
form of one or more typewritten Certificates representing the Book-Entry
Certificates, to be delivered to the Depository by or on behalf of the
Depositor. The Class C, Class P and Class R Certificates shall be definitive
certificates. The Book-Entry Certificates shall initially be registered on the
Certificate Register in the name of the Depository or its nominee, and no
Certificate Owner of a Book-Entry Certificate will receive a definitive
certificate representing such Certificate Owner's interest in such Certificates,
except as provided in Section 5.08. Unless and until definitive, fully
registered Certificates ("Definitive Certificates") have been issued to the
Certificate Owners of the Book-Entry Certificates pursuant to Section 5.08:

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          (a) the provisions of this Section shall be in full force and effect;

          (b) the Depositor and the Trustee may deal with the Depository and the
Depository Participants for all purposes (including the making of distributions)
as the authorized representative of the respective Certificate Owners of the
Book-Entry Certificates;

          (c) registration of the Book-Entry Certificates may not be transferred
by the Trustee except to another Depository;

          (d) the rights of the respective Certificate Owners of the Book-Entry
Certificates shall be exercised only through the Depository and the Depository
Participants and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements
between the Owners of the Book-Entry Certificates and the Depository and/or the
Depository Participants. Pursuant to the Depository Agreement, unless and until
Definitive Certificates are issued pursuant to Section 5.08, the Depository will
make book-entry transfers among the Depository Participants and receive and
transmit distributions of principal and interest on the related Certificates to
such Depository Participants;

          (e) the Depository may collect its usual and customary fees, charges
and expenses from its Depository Participants;

          (f) the Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon
information furnished by the Depository with respect to its Depository
Participants; and

          (g) to the extent that the provisions of this Section conflict with
any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section shall
control.

     For purposes of any provision of this Agreement requiring or permitting
actions with the consent of, or at the direction of, Certificateholders
evidencing a specified percentage of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
any Class of Certificates, such direction or consent may be given by Certificate
Owners (acting through the Depository and the Depository Participants) owning
Book-Entry Certificates evidencing the requisite percentage of principal amount
of such Class of Certificates.

     In the event that Definitive Certificates are issued pursuant to Section
5.08, clauses (a) through (g) of this Section 5.06 shall continue to be
applicable with respect to all remaining Book-Entry Certificates.

     SECTION 5.07. Notices to Depository

     Whenever any notice or other communication is required to be given to
Certificateholders of the Class with respect to which Book-Entry Certificates
have been issued, unless and until Definitive Certificates shall have been
issued to the related Certificate Owners, the Trustee shall give all such
notices and communications to the Depository.

     SECTION 5.08. Definitive Certificates

     If, after Book-Entry Certificates have been issued with respect to any
Certificates, (a) the Depository or the Depositor advises the Trustee that the
Depository is no longer willing, qualified or able to discharge properly its
responsibilities under the Depository Agreement with respect to such
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and the Trustee or the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor, (b)
the Depositor notifies the Trustee and the Depository of its intent to terminate
the book-entry system through the Depository and, upon receipt of notice of such
intent from the Depository, the Certificate Owners of the Book-Entry
Certificates agree to initiate such termination or (c) after the occurrence and
continuation of an Event of Default, Certificate Owners of such Book-Entry
Certificates having not less than 51% of the Voting Rights evidenced by any
Class of Book-Entry Certificates advise the Trustee and the Depository in
writing through the Depository Participants that the continuation of a
book-entry system with respect to Certificates of such Class through the
Depository (or its successor) is no longer in the best interests of the
Certificate Owners of such Class, then the Trustee shall notify all Certificate
Owners of such Book-Entry Certificates of the occurrence of any such event and
of the availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners of such
Class requesting the same. The Depositor shall provide the Trustee with an
adequate inventory of certificates to facilitate the issuance and transfer of
Definitive Certificates. Upon surrender to the Trustee of any such Certificates
by the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions from the Depository
for registration, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and the Trustee
shall deliver such Definitive Certificates. Neither the Depositor nor the
Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and each
may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such
instructions. Upon the issuance of such Definitive Certificates, all references
herein to obligations imposed upon or to be performed by the Depository shall be
deemed to be imposed upon and performed by the Trustee, to the extent applicable
with respect to such Definitive Certificates and the Trustee shall recognize the
Holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.

     SECTION 5.09. Maintenance of Office or Agency

     The Trustee will maintain or cause to be maintained at its expense an
office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange. The Trustee initially designates its
offices at 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1511, Chicago, Illinois 60603,
Attention: FFMER 2007-1 as offices for such purposes. The Trustee will give
prompt written notice to the Certificateholders of any change in such location
of any such office or agency.

     SECTION 5.10. Authenticating Agents

          (a) One or more Authenticating Agents (each, an "Authenticating
Agent") may be appointed hereunder each of which shall be authorized to act on
behalf of the Trustee in authenticating the Certificates. Wherever reference is
made in this Agreement to the authentication of Certificates by the Trustee's
certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include
authentication on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a
certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an
Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent must be an entity organized and
doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any state
thereof, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000,
authorized under such laws to operate a trust business and subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. If the
Authenticating Agent is a party other than the Trustee, the Trustee shall have
no liability in connection with the performance or failure of performance of the
Authenticating Agent. LaSalle Bank National Association is hereby appointed as
the initial Authenticating Agent. The Trustee shall be the Authenticating Agent
during any such time as no other Authenticating Agent has been appointed and has
not resigned.

          (b) Any Person into which any Authenticating Agent may be merged or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any
merger, conversion or consolidation to which any Authenticating Agent shall be a
party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency

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business of any Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be the Authenticating
Agent without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

          (c) Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving at least
30 days' advance written notice of resignation to the Trustee and the Depositor.
Except with respect to the initial Authenticating Agent, LaSalle Bank National
Association, which shall be the Authenticating Agent for so long as it is the
Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by
giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and the
Depositor. Upon receiving a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or
in case at any time any Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance within the provisions of this Section 5.10, the Trustee may appoint a
successor Authenticating Agent, shall give written notice of such appointment to
the Depositor and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Holders of
Certificates. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its
appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties
and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if
originally named as Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent
shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 5.10. No
Authenticating Agent shall have responsibility or liability for any action taken
by it as such at the direction of the Trustee.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                         THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICER

     SECTION 6.01. Respective Liabilities of the Depositor and the Servicer

     The Depositor and the Servicer shall each be liable in accordance herewith
only to the extent of the obligations specifically and respectively imposed upon
and undertaken by them herein.

     SECTION 6.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Servicer

     Except as provided in the next paragraph, the Depositor and the Servicer
will each keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a
corporation or banking association under the laws of the United States or under
the laws of one of the States thereof and will each obtain and preserve its
qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in
which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its respective duties under this Agreement.

     Any Person into which the Depositor or the Servicer may be merged or
consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which
the Depositor or the Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the
business of the Depositor or the Servicer, shall be the successor of the
Depositor or the Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution
or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties
hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for the
execution of an assumption agreement where such succession is not effected by
operation of law); provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person to
the Servicer shall be qualified to sell mortgage loans to, and to service
mortgage loans on behalf of, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

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     SECTION 6.03. Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and
Others

     None of the Depositor, the Servicer nor any of the directors, officers,
employees or agents of the Depositor or the Servicer shall be under any
liability to the Issuing Entity or the Certificateholders for any action taken
or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this
Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision
shall not protect the Depositor, the Servicer or any such Person against any
breach of representations or warranties made by it herein or protect the
Depositor, the Servicer or any such Person from any liability that would
otherwise be imposed by reasons of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence
in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations
and duties hereunder. The Depositor or the Servicer and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Depositor or the Servicer may rely in good faith on any
document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person
respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor or the Servicer and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor or the Servicer shall be
indemnified by the Issuing Entity and held harmless against any loss, liability
or expense, incurred in connection with the performance of their duties under
this Agreement or incurred in connection with any audit, controversy or judicial
proceeding relating to a governmental taxing authority or any legal action
relating to this Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability
or expense (i) incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or
negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless
disregard of obligations and duties hereunder or (ii) which does not constitute
an "unanticipated expense" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii). Neither the Depositor nor the Servicer shall be under any
obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not
incidental to its respective duties hereunder and that in its opinion may
involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that either of the
Depositor or the Servicer in its discretion may undertake any such action that
it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights
and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of
such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be, expenses, costs and
liabilities of the Issuing Entity, and the Depositor and the Servicer shall be
entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the Collection Account as provided by
Section 3.08 hereof.

     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in preparing or furnishing
any reports or certifications pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer shall be
entitled to rely conclusively on the accuracy of the information or data
provided to it by any other party to the Agreement and shall have no liability
for any errors therein.

     SECTION 6.04. Limitation on Resignation of Servicer

     Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, the second paragraph of Section
7.02, the second paragraph of Section 6.02 and the following paragraph of this
Section 6.04, the Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties
hereby imposed on it except upon determination that its duties hereunder are no
longer permissible under applicable law. Any such determination permitting the
resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such
effect delivered to the Trustee. No such resignation shall become effective
until the Trustee or a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to the Trustee
is appointed and has assumed the Servicer's responsibilities, duties,
liabilities and obligations hereunder. Any such resignation shall not relieve
the Servicer of any of the obligations specified in Section 7.01 and 7.02 as
obligations that survive the resignation or termination of the Servicer.

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     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the previous paragraph of this
Section 6.04, the Trustee, the Depositor hereby specifically (i) consent to the
pledge and assignment by the Servicer of all the Servicer's right, title and
interest in, to and under this Agreement to the Servicing Rights Pledgee, if
any, for the benefit of certain lenders, and (ii) agree that upon delivery to
the Trustee by the Servicing Rights Pledgee of a letter signed by the Servicer
whereby the Servicer shall resign as Servicer under this Agreement,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary which may be set forth in Section 3.04
above, the Trustee shall appoint the Servicing Rights Pledgee or its designee as
successor servicer, provided that the Servicer's resignation will not be
effective unless, at the time of such appointment, the Servicing Rights Pledgee
or its designee (i) meets the requirements of a successor servicer under Section
7.03 of this Agreement (including being acceptable to the Rating Agencies),
provided, that the consent and approval of the Trustee and the Depositor shall
be deemed to have been given to the Servicing Rights Pledgee or its designee,
and the Servicing Rights Pledgee and its designee are hereby agreed to be
acceptable to the Trustee and the Depositor and (ii) agrees to be subject to the
terms of this Agreement. If, pursuant to any provision hereof, the duties of the
Servicer are transferred to a successor servicer, the entire amount of the
Servicing Fee and other compensation payable to the Servicer pursuant hereto
shall thereafter be payable to such successor servicer.

     SECTION 6.05. Errors and Omissions Insurance; Fidelity Bonds

     The Servicer shall, for so long as it acts as servicer under this
Agreement, obtain and maintain in force (a) a policy or policies of insurance
covering errors and omissions in the performance of its obligations as servicer
hereunder, and (b) a fidelity bond in respect of its officers, employees and
agents. Each such policy or policies and bond shall, together, comply with the
requirements from time to time of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac for Persons
performing servicing for mortgage loans purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
The Servicer shall provide the Trustee, upon request and reasonable notice, with
copies of such policies and fidelity bond or a certification from the insurance
provider evidencing such policies and fidelity bond. The Servicer may be deemed
to have complied with this provision if an Affiliate of the Servicer has such
errors and omissions and fidelity bond coverage and, by the terms of such
insurance policy or fidelity bond, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to
the Servicer. In the event that any such policy or bond ceases to be in effect,
the Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a comparable
replacement policy or bond from an insurer or issuer meeting the requirements
set forth above as of the date of such replacement. Any such policy or fidelity
bond shall by its terms not be cancelable without thirty days' prior written
notice to the Trustee.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                        DEFAULT; TERMINATION OF SERVICER

     SECTION 7.01. Events of Default

     "Event of Default," wherever used herein, means any one of the following
events:

          (i) any failure by the Servicer to make any Advance, to deposit in the
Collection Account or the Certificate Account or remit to the Trustee any
payment (excluding a payment required to be made under Section 4.01 hereof)
required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure shall
continue unremedied for three Business Days and, with respect to a payment
required to be made under Section 4.01 hereof, for one Business Day, after the
date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the
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the Servicer by the Holders of Certificates evidencing greater than 50% of the
Voting Rights evidenced by the Certificates; or

          (ii) any failure by the Servicer to observe or perform in any material
respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer
contained in this Agreement or any representation or warranty shall prove to be
untrue, which failure or breach shall continue unremedied for a period of sixty
(60) days after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been
given to the Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor by the Trustee or the
Depositor, or to the Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor by the Holders of
Certificates evidencing greater than 50% of the Voting Rights evidenced by the
Certificates; or

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

          (iv) consent by the Servicer to the appointment of a receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or all or
substantially all of the property of the Servicer; or

          (v) admission by the Servicer in writing of its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of, or
commence a voluntary case under, any applicable insolvency or reorganization
statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily
suspend payment of its obligations; or

          (vi) any failure by the Servicer to duly perform, within the required
time period, its obligations under Sections 3.17, 3.18 and 3.20 of this
Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of ten (10) days
after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be
remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Trustee or any other
party to this Agreement.

     If an Event of Default, described in (i)-(v) above, shall occur with
respect to the Servicer, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such
Event of Default shall not have been remedied within the applicable grace
period, the Trustee may, or at the direction of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing greater than 50% of the Voting Rights evidenced by the Certificates,
shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer (with a copy to each Rating Agency),
terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement
and in and to the related Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof, other than
its rights as a Certificateholder hereunder. If an Event of Default, described
in (vi) above, shall occur with respect to the Servicer, then, and in each and
every such case, so long as such Event of Default shall not have been remedied
within the applicable grace period, the Trustee, at the direction of the
Depositor or at the direction of the Holders of Certificates evidencing greater
then 50% of the Voting Rights evidenced by the Certificates, shall, by notice in
writing to the Servicer (with a copy to each rating Agency), terminate all of
the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to
the related Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof, other than its rights as a
certificateholder hereunder. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such
written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer hereunder, whether with
respect to the related Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested
in the Trustee. To the extent the Event of Default resulted from the failure of
the Servicer to make a required Advance, the Trustee shall thereupon make any
Advance described in Section 4.01 hereof subject to Section 3.04 hereof. The
Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of
the Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other
instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to
complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and
related documents, or otherwise. Unless expressly provided in such written
notice, no such termination shall affect any obligation of the Servicer to pay
amounts owed pursuant to Article VIII. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the
Trustee in effecting the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities

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and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to the Trustee
of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited to the Collection
Account, or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The
Servicer and the Trustee shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies of the
occurrence of an Event of Default, such notice to be provided in any event
within two Business Days of such occurrence.

     Notwithstanding any termination of the activities of the Servicer
hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to receive, out of any late collection
of a Scheduled Payment on a Mortgage Loan that was due prior to the notice
terminating the Servicer's rights and obligations as Servicer hereunder and
received after such notice, that portion thereof to which the Servicer would
have been entitled pursuant to Section 3.08(a), and any other amounts payable to
the Servicer hereunder the entitlement to which arose prior to the termination
of its activities hereunder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
upon termination of the Servicer hereunder, any liabilities of the Servicer
which accrued prior to such termination shall survive such termination.

     SECTION 7.02. Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor

     On and after the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination
pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof, the Trustee shall, to the extent provided in
Section 3.04, be the successor to the Servicer in its capacity as servicer under
this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall
be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto
placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and applicable law
including the obligation to make advances pursuant to Section 4.01. As
compensation therefor, subject to the last paragraph of Section 7.01, the
Trustee shall be entitled to all fees, compensation and reimbursement for costs
and expenses that the Servicer would have been entitled to hereunder if the
Servicer had continued to act hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Trustee has become the successor to the Servicer in accordance with Section 7.01
hereof, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is
prohibited by applicable law from making Advances pursuant to Section 4.01
hereof or if it is otherwise unable to so act, appoint, or petition a court of
competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan servicing
institution and does not adversely affect the then current rating of the
Certificates by each Rating Agency as the successor to the Servicer hereunder in
the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities
of the Servicer hereunder. Any successor Servicer shall be an institution that
is a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac approved seller/servicer in good standing, that
has a net worth of at least $15,000,000, and that is willing to service the
Mortgage Loans and executes and delivers to the Depositor and the Trustee an
agreement accepting such delegation and assignment, that contains an assumption
by such Person of the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and
liabilities of the Servicer (other than liabilities of the Servicer under
Section 6.03 hereof incurred prior to termination of the Servicer under Section
7.01), with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement; and
provided further that each Rating Agency acknowledges that its rating of the
Certificates in effect immediately prior to such assignment and delegation will
not be qualified or reduced as a result of such assignment and delegation. No
appointment of a successor to the Servicer hereunder shall be effective until
the Trustee shall have consented thereto and written notice of such proposed
appointment shall have been provided by the Trustee to each Certificateholder.
The Trustee shall not resign as servicer until a successor servicer has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment. Pending appointment of a successor
to the Servicer hereunder, the Trustee, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law
from so acting, shall, subject to Section 3.04 hereof, act in such capacity as
hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the
Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of
payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided,
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excess of that permitted the Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor
shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to
effectuate any such succession. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor
servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to
make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof
or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or
responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused by the failure of the Servicer
to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash,
information, documents or records to it.

     Any successor to the Servicer as servicer shall give notice to the
Mortgagors of such change of servicer and shall, during the term of its service
as servicer maintain in force the policy or policies that the Servicer is
required to maintain pursuant to Section 6.05.

     SECTION 7.03. Notification to Certificateholders

          (a) Upon any termination of or appointment of a successor to the
Servicer, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to
Certificateholders, the Depositor and to each Rating Agency.

          (b) Within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any Event of
Default, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders and the
Rating Agencies notice of each such Event of Default hereunder known to the
Trustee, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                             CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

     SECTION 8.01. Duties of the Trustee

     For purposes of this Article VIII, references to "Trustee" shall be deemed
to include LaSalle Bank National Association, in its capacity as Supplemental
Interest Trust Trustee under this Agreement, the Cap Contract and the Swap
Agreement, and in respect thereof, the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall
have all of the rights, protections, immunities and benefits of the Trustee.

     The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the
curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to
perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Agreement. In case an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured, the
Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Agreement and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent
person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such
person's own affairs. In case an Event of Default or other default by the
Servicer or the Depositor hereunder shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee
shall, at the written direction of the majority of the Certificateholders, or
may, proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the
Certificateholders under this Agreement by a suit, action or proceeding in
equity or at law or otherwise, whether for the specific performance of any
covenant or agreement contained in this agreement or in aid of the execution of
any power granted in this Agreement or for the enforcement of any other legal,
equitable or other remedy, as the Trustee, being advised by counsel and subject
to the foregoing, shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of the
rights of the Trustee and the Certificateholders.

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     The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements,
opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the
Trustee that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision
of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they conform on their
face to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not
to conform on its face to the requirements of this Agreement in a material
manner, the Trustee shall notify the person providing such Agreement of such
non-conformance, and if the instrument is not corrected to the its satisfaction,
the Trustee will provide notice thereof to the Certificateholders and take such
further action as directed by the Certificateholders.

     No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee
from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or
its own misconduct, its negligent failure to perform its obligations in
compliance with this Agreement, or any liability that would be imposed by reason
of its willful misfeasance or bad faith; provided, however, that:

          (i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, and after the
curing of all such Events of Default that may have occurred, the duties and
obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions
of this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be liable, individually or as Trustee,
except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically
set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read
into this Agreement against the Trustee and, the Trustee may conclusively rely,
as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed
therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and
conforming to the requirements of this Agreement that it reasonably believed in
good faith to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper
authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder;

          (ii) the Trustee shall not, individually or as Trustee, be liable for
an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible
Officers of the Trustee unless the Trustee was negligent or acted in bad faith
or with willful misfeasance;

          (iii) the Trustee shall not be liable, individually or as Trustee,
with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good
faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders in accordance with this
Agreement relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Trustee under this Agreement; and

          (iv) the Trustee shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of
any Servicer or any Subservicer, it being understood that this Agreement shall
not be construed to render any of them agents of one another.

     SECTION 8.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee

          (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

          (i) the Trustee may request and conclusively rely upon and shall be
fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
Officer's Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
appraisal, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to
have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

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

          (iii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered
or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the
discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

          (iv) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder and
after the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, the Trustee
shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in
any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless
requested in writing so to do by the Holders of each Class of Certificates
evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of such Class;

          (v) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents,
custodians, accountants or attorneys or independent contractors and the Trustee
will not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any
other agent, custodian, accountant, attorney or independent contractor appointed
with due care by it hereunder;

          (vi) the Trustee shall not be required to expend its own funds or
otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties
hereunder if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of
such funds or adequate indemnity against such liability is not assured to it;

          (vii) the Trustee shall not be liable, individually or as Trustee, for
any loss on any investment of funds pursuant to this Agreement or the Swap
Agreement (other than as issuer of the investment security);

          (viii) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of an Event
of Default until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received
written notice thereof;

          (ix) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to make any investigation of
matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation
hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the
Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless the
Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or
indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that
may be incurred therein or thereby;

          (x) if requested by the Servicer, the Trustee may appoint the Servicer
as the Trustee's attorney-in-fact in order to carry out and perform certain
activities that are necessary or appropriate for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. Such
appointment shall be evidenced by a power of attorney in such form as may be
agreed to by the Trustee and the Servicer. The Trustee shall have no liability
for any action or inaction of the Servicer in connection with such power of
attorney and the Trustee shall be indemnified by the Servicer for all
liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection with the
Servicer's use or misuse of such powers of attorney; and

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          (xi) in order to comply with its duties under the U.S.A. Patriot Act,
the Trustee shall obtain and verify certain information and documentation from
the other parties hereto, including but not limited to, such party's name,
address and other identifying information.

          (b) All rights of action under this Agreement or under any of the
Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee, may be enforced by the Trustee without
the possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the
trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or
proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its name for the
benefit of all the Holders of the Certificates, subject to the provisions of
this Agreement. The Trustee shall have no duty (A) to see to any recording,
filing, or depositing of this Agreement or any agreement referred to herein or
any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security
interest, or to see to the maintenance of any rerecording, refiling or
redepositing, as applicable, thereof, (B) to see to any insurance or (C) to see
to the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge
or any lien or encumbrance of any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied
against, any part of the Trust Fund.

     SECTION 8.03. Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans

     The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the
Depositor or the Servicer, as the case may be, and the Trustee assumes no
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representation as to
the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, of any Mortgage Loan, or any
related document other than with respect to the execution and authentication of
the Certificates, if it so executed or authorized the Certificates. The Trustee
shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor or the
Servicer of any funds paid to the Depositor or the Servicer in respect of the
Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account or the
Certificate Account by the Depositor or the Servicer.

     SECTION 8.04. Trustee May Own Certificates

     The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or
pledgee of Certificates with the same rights as it would have if it was not the
Trustee.

     SECTION 8.05. Trustee's Fees and Expenses

     The Trustee and any custodian shall be entitled to, such compensation as
shall be agreed to in writing by the Trustee and the Depositor (which shall not
be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of
an express trust) for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts
hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and
duties hereunder of the Trustee.

     SECTION 8.06. Indemnification and Expenses of Trustee

          (a) LaSalle Bank National Association (as Trustee and in its
individual corporate capacity) and its directors, officers, employees and agents
shall be entitled to indemnification from the Issuing Entity for any loss,
liability or expense incurred in connection with (i) any audit, controversy or
judicial proceeding relating to a governmental authority or any legal proceeding
incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on their part, arising out of,
or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trusts created
hereunder and (ii) the performance of their duties hereunder, including

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any applicable fees and expenses payable hereunder, and the costs and expenses
of defending themselves against any claim in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of their powers or duties hereunder, provided that:

          (i) with respect to any such claim, the Trustee shall have given the
Depositor written notice thereof promptly after the Trustee shall have knowledge
thereof; provided that failure to so notify shall not relieve the Issuing Entity
of the obligation to indemnify the Trustee; however, any reasonable delay by the
Trustee to provide written notice to the Depositor and the Holders promptly
after the Trustee shall have obtained knowledge of a claim shall not relieve the
Issuing Entity of the obligation to indemnify the Trustee under this Section
8.06;

          (ii) while maintaining control over its own defense, the Trustee shall
reasonably cooperate and consult with the Depositor in preparing such defense;

          (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.06,
the Issuing Entity shall not be liable for settlement of any such claim by the
Trustee entered into without the prior consent of the Depositor, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and

          (iv) indemnification therefor would constitute "unanticipated
expenses" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii).

     Any indemnification payments to the Trustee (or a custodian) pursuant to
this Section 8.06(a) shall be allocated first to principal and then, to the
extent remaining, to interest.

     The provisions of this Section 8.06 shall survive any termination of this
Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee and shall be construed
to include, but not be limited to any loss, liability or expense under any
environmental law.

          (b) The Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Trust Fund
of all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Trustee in accordance with this Agreement (including fees and expenses of its
counsel and all persons not regularly in its employment), except any such
expenses, disbursements and advances that either (i) arise from its negligence,
bad faith or willful misconduct or (ii) do not constitute "unanticipated
expenses" within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii).

          (c) The Trustee's right to indemnification and reimbursement shall be
subject to a cap of $400,000 in the aggregate in any calendar year, excluding
(i) any Servicing Transfer Costs and (ii) any costs, damages or expenses
incurred by the Trustee in connection with any "high cost" home loans or any
predatory or abusive lending laws, which amounts shall in no case be subject to
any such limitation; provided, however, that such cap shall apply only if NIM
Notes have been issued and shall cease to apply after the date on which any NIM
Notes are paid in full; provided further, however, that amounts incurred by the
Trustee in excess of such annual limit in any calendar year shall be payable to
the Trustee in succeeding calendar years, subject to such annual limit for each
applicable calendar year. Any amounts reimbursable hereunder not in excess of
this cap may be withdrawn by the Trustee from the Certificate Account at any
time.

          (d) Any custodian appointed by the Trustee as herein provided shall be
entitled to indemnification and reimbursement of expenses to the same extent as
the Trustee is entitled to such

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amounts pursuant to subsection (a) and (b) of this Section 8.06, without regard
to subsection (c) of this Section 8.06.

     SECTION 8.07. Eligibility Requirements for Trustee

     The Trustee hereunder shall, at all times, be a corporation or association
organized and doing business under the laws of a state or the United States of
America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers having a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or
examination by federal or state authority and with a credit rating that would
not cause any of the Rating Agencies to reduce their respective ratings of any
Class of Certificates below the ratings issued on the Closing Date (or having
provided such security from time to time as is sufficient to avoid such
reduction). If such corporation or association publishes reports of condition at
least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid
supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.07
the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or association shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to
be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.07, the Trustee
shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section
8.08 hereof. The corporation or national banking association serving as Trustee
may have normal banking and trust relationships with the Depositor and its
respective Affiliates; provided, however, that such corporation cannot be an
Affiliate of the Servicer.

     SECTION 8.08. Resignation and Removal of Trustee

     The Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby
created by (1) giving written notice of resignation to the Depositor by mailing
notice of resignation by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the
Certificateholders at their addresses appearing on the Certificate Register and
each Rating Agency, not less than sixty (60) days before the date specified in
such notice when, subject to Section 8.09, such resignation is to take effect,
and (2) acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee in accordance with
Section 8.09 and meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 8.07. If no
successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment
within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice or resignation, the
resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor trustee.

     If at any time (i) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of Section 8.07 hereof and shall fail to resign after
written request thereto by the Depositor or (ii) the Trustee shall become
incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a
receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public
officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or
affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the
Depositor may remove the Trustee and shall promptly appoint a successor trustee
by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be
delivered to the Trustee and one copy of which shall be delivered to the
successor trustee.

     The Holders evidencing at least 51% of the Voting Rights of all Classes of
Certificates may at any time remove the Trustee and the Depositor shall appoint
a successor trustee by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed
by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of
which instruments shall be delivered by the successor trustee to the Servicer,
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the Trustee so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed.
Notice of any removal of the Trustee shall be given to each Rating Agency by the
successor trustee.

     Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor
trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.08 shall become
effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in
Section 8.09 hereof.

     SECTION 8.09. Successor Trustee

     Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 8.08 hereof shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor and to its predecessor trustee
and the Servicer an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder and
thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become
effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and
obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally
named as trustee herein.

     No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section
8.09 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be
eligible under the provisions of Section 8.07 hereof and its appointment shall
not adversely affect the then current rating of the Certificates.

     Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this
Section 8.09, the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee
hereunder to all Holders of Certificates. If the Depositor fails to mail such
notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor
trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the
expense of the Depositor.

     SECTION 8.10. Merger or Consolidation of Trustee

     Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust
business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder,
provided that such corporation shall be eligible under the provisions of Section
8.07 hereof without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding (except for the execution of an assumption agreement where such
succession is not effected by operation of law).

     SECTION 8.11. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee

     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at any time, for
the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any
part of the Trust Fund or property securing any Mortgage Note may at the time be
located, the Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and
shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons
approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees jointly with the
Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the
Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, such title to the Trust Fund or any part
thereof, whichever is applicable, and, subject to the other provisions of this
Section 8.11, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the
Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. Any such
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trustee shall be compensated by the Trust Fund and subject to the written
approval of the Servicer. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of any
co-trustee appointed with due care; provided that the appointment of a
co-trustee shall not relieve the Trustee of its obligations hereunder. If the
Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within fifteen (15) days
after the receipt by it of a request to do so, or in the case an Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the
power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder
shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under
Section 8.07 and no notice to Certificateholders of the appointment of any
co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under Section 8.09.

     Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by
law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:

          (i) All rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed
upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed
by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being
understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act
separately without the Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that
under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be
performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Servicer
hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act
or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including
the holding of title to the Trust Fund or any portion thereof in any such
jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee
or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Trustee;

          (ii) No trustee hereunder shall be held personally liable by reason of
any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder; and

          (iii) The Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove
any separate trustee or co-trustee.

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

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

     SECTION 8.12. Tax Matters

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          (a) It is intended that each of the REMICs provided for herein shall
constitute, and that the affairs of the Trust Fund shall be conducted so as to
allow each such REMIC to qualify as, a "real estate mortgage investment conduit"
as defined in and in accordance with the REMIC Provisions. It is also intended
that each of the grantor trusts provided for in Section 2.07 hereof shall
constitute, and that the affairs of the Trust Fund shall be conducted so as to
allow each such grantor trust to qualify as, a grantor trust under the
provisions of Subpart E, Part I of Subchapter J of the Code. In furtherance of
such intention, the Trustee covenants and agrees that it shall act as agent (and
the Trustee is hereby appointed to act as agent) on behalf of each of the REMICs
provided for herein and that in such capacity it shall: (a) prepare and file, or
cause to be prepared and filed, in a timely manner, a U.S. Real Estate Mortgage
Investment Conduit Income Tax Return (Form 1066 or any successor form adopted by
the Internal Revenue Service) and prepare and file or cause to be prepared and
filed with the Internal Revenue Service and applicable state or local tax
authorities income tax or information returns for each taxable year with respect
to each of the REMICs and grantor trusts provided for herein, containing such
information and at the times and in the manner as may be required by the Code or
state or local tax laws, regulations, or rules, and furnish or cause to be
furnished to Certificateholders the schedules, statements or information at such
times and in such manner as may be required thereby; (b) within thirty (30) days
of the Closing Date, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Internal Revenue
Service, on Forms 8811 or as otherwise may be required by the Code, the name,
title, address, and telephone number of the person that the holders of the
Certificates may contact for tax information relating thereto, together with
such additional information as may be required by such Form, and update such
information at the time or times in the manner required by the Code for each of
the REMICs provided for herein; (c) make or cause to be made elections, on
behalf of each of the REMICs provided for herein to be treated as a REMIC on the
federal tax return of such REMICs for their first taxable years (and, if
necessary, under applicable state law); (d) prepare and forward, or cause to be
prepared and forwarded, to the Certificateholders and to the Internal Revenue
Service and, if necessary, state tax authorities, all information returns and
reports as and when required to be provided to them in accordance with the REMIC
Provisions or other applicable law, including without limitation, the
calculation of any original issue discount using the Prepayment Assumption; (e)
provide information necessary for the computation of tax imposed on the transfer
of a Class R Certificate to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, or an
agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) of a Person that is not a
Permitted Transferee, or a pass through entity in which a Person that is not a
Permitted Transferee is the record holder of an interest (the reasonable cost of
computing and furnishing such information may be charged to the Person liable
for such tax); (f) to the extent that they are under its control conduct the
affairs of each of the REMICs and grantor trusts provided for herein at all
times that any Certificates are outstanding so as to maintain the status of each
of the REMICs provided for herein as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and the
status of each of the grantor trusts provided for herein as a grantor trust
under Subpart E, Part I of Subchapter J of the Code; (g) not knowingly or
intentionally take any action or omit to take any action that would cause the
termination of the REMIC status of any of the REMICs provided for herein or
result in the imposition of tax upon any such REMIC; (h) not knowingly or
intentionally take any action or omit to take any action that would cause the
termination of the grantor trust status under Subpart E, Part I of Subchapter J
of the Code of any of the grantor trusts provided for herein or result in the
imposition of tax upon any such grantor trust; (i) pay, from the sources
specified in the last paragraph of this Section 8.12(a), the amount of any
federal, state and local taxes, including prohibited transaction taxes as
described below, imposed on each of the REMICs provided for herein prior to the
termination of the Trust Fund when and as the same shall be due and payable (but
such obligation shall not prevent the Trustee or any other appropriate Person
from contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings and shall not prevent
the Trustee from withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending
the outcome of such proceedings); (j) sign or cause to be signed federal, state
or local income tax or information returns; (k) maintain records

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relating to each of the REMICs provided for herein, including but not limited to
the income, expenses, assets and liabilities of each of the REMICs and grantor
trusts provided for herein; and (l) as and when necessary and appropriate,
represent each of the REMICs provided for herein in any administrative or
judicial proceedings relating to an examination or audit by any governmental
taxing authority, request an administrative adjustment as to any taxable year of
any of the REMICs provided for herein, enter into settlement agreements with any
governmental taxing agency, extend any statute of limitations relating to any
tax item of any of the REMICs provided for herein, and otherwise act on behalf
of each of the REMICs provided for herein in relation to any tax matter
involving any of such REMICs or any controversy involving the Trust Fund.

     In order to enable the Trustee to perform its duties as set forth herein,
the Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Trustee within ten
(10) days after the Closing Date all information or data that the Trustee
requests in writing and determines to be relevant for tax purposes to the
valuations and offering prices of the Certificates, including, without
limitation, the price, yield, prepayment assumption and projected cash flows of
the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans. Thereafter, the Depositor shall provide
to the Trustee promptly upon written request therefor, any such additional
information or data that the Trustee may, from time to time, request in order to
enable the Trustee to perform its duties as set forth herein. The Depositor
hereby agrees to indemnify the Trustee for any losses, liabilities, damages,
claims or expenses of the Trustee arising from any errors or miscalculations of
the Trustee that result from any failure of the Depositor to provide, or to
cause to be provided, accurate information or data to the Trustee on a timely
basis.

     In the event that any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions" of any of
the REMICs provided for herein as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on
the "net income from foreclosure property" of any of such REMICs as defined in
Section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contribution to the Trust Fund after the
Startup Day pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is
imposed, if not paid as otherwise provided for herein, such tax shall be paid by
(i) the Trustee, if any such other tax arises out of or results from a breach by
the Trustee of any of its obligations under this Agreement or as a result of the
location of the Trustee, (ii) any party hereto (other than the Trustee) to the
extent any such other tax arises out of or results from a breach by such other
party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or as a result of the
location of such other party or (iii) in all other cases, or in the event that
any liable party here fails to honor its obligations under the preceding clauses
(i) or (ii), any such tax will be paid first with amounts (other than amounts
derived by the Issuing Entity from a payment on any Corridor Contract or amounts
received by the Supplemental Interest Trust as payments on the Swap Agreement or
Cap Contract) otherwise to be distributed to the Class R Certificateholders (pro
rata) pursuant to Section 4.04, and second with amounts (other than amounts
derived by the Issuing Entity from a payment on any Corridor Contract or amounts
received by the Supplemental Interest Trust as payments on the Swap Agreement or
Cap Contract) otherwise to be distributed to all other Certificateholders in the
following order of priority: first, to the Class C Certificates (pro rata),
second to the Class B-3 Certificates (pro rata), third to the Class B-2
Certificates (pro rata), fourth to the Class B-1 Certificates (pro rata), fifth
to the Class M-6 Certificates (pro rata), sixth to the Class M-5 Certificates
(pro rata), seventh to the Class M-4 Certificates (pro rata), eighth to the
Class M-3 Certificates (pro rata), ninth to the Class M-2 Certificates (pro
rata), tenth to the Class M-1 Certificates (pro rata) and eleventh to the Class
A Certificates (pro rata). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, to the extent that such tax is payable by the Class R Certificate, the
Trustee is hereby authorized pursuant to such instruction to retain on any
Distribution Date, from the Holders of the Class R Certificate (and, if
necessary, from the Holders of all other Certificates in the priority specified
in the preceding sentence), funds otherwise distributable to such Holders in an
amount sufficient to pay such tax. The Trustee agrees to promptly

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notify in writing the party liable for any such tax of the amount thereof and
the due date for the payment thereof.

          (b) Each of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee agrees not to
knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take any action that would
cause the termination of the REMIC status of any of the REMICs provided for
herein or result in the imposition of a tax upon any of the REMICs provided for
herein.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                   TERMINATION

     SECTION 9.01. Termination upon Liquidation or Repurchase of all Mortgage
Loans

          (a) Subject to Section 9.03, the obligations and responsibilities of
the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee created hereby with respect to the
Trust Fund shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) an Optional Termination and
(b) the later of (i) the maturity or other liquidation (or any Advance with
respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and the
disposition of all REO Property and (ii) the distribution to Certificateholders
of all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant to this Agreement, as
applicable. In no event shall the trusts created hereby continue beyond the
earlier of (i) the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of
the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States
to the Court of St. James's, living on the date hereof and (ii) the Latest
Possible Maturity Date.

          (b) On or before the Determination Date following the Initial Optional
Termination Date, the Trustee shall attempt to terminate the Trust Fund by
conducting an auction of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties via a
solicitation of bids from each Holder of a Class C Certificate and at least
three (3) additional bidders, each of which shall be a nationally recognized
participant in mortgage finance (the "Auction"). The Depositor and the Trustee
agree to work in good faith to develop bid procedures in advance of the Initial
Optional Termination Date to govern the operation of the Auction. The Trustee
shall be entitled to retain an investment banking firm and/or other agents in
connection with the Auction, the cost of which shall be included in the Optional
Termination Price (unless an Optional Termination does not occur in which case
such costs shall be an expense of the Trust Fund). The Trustee shall accept the
highest bid received at the Auction; provided that the amount of such bid equals
or exceeds the Optional Termination Price. The Trustee shall determine the
Optional Termination Price based upon information provided by (a) the Servicer
with respect to the amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition
of "Optional Termination Price" and (b) the Depositor with respect to the
information described in clauses (iii) and (iv) of the definition of "Optional
Termination Price." The Trustee may conclusively rely upon the information
provided to it in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence and shall
not have any liability for the failure of any party to provide such information.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, only an amount equal to the
Optional Termination Price, reduced by the portion thereof consisting of the sum
of (x) any Swap Termination Payment and (y) the amount of any unpaid Net Swap
Payments that would not otherwise be funded by the Optional Termination Price
but for clause (iv) of the definition of "Optional Termination Price" (such
portion, the "Swap Optional Termination Payment"), shall be made available for
distribution to the Certificates. The Swap Optional Termination Payment shall be
withdrawn by the Trustee from the Certificate Account and remitted to the
Supplemental Interest Trust for payment to the Swap

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Counterparty. The Swap Optional Termination Payment shall not be part of any
REMIC and shall not be paid into any account which is part of any REMIC.

     If an Optional Termination does not occur as a result of the Auction's
failure to achieve the Optional Termination Price, the Servicer (or an affiliate
of the Servicer) may, on any Distribution Date following such Auction, at its
option, terminate the Trust Fund by purchasing all of the Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties at a price equal to the Optional Termination Price. In connection
with such termination, the Optional Termination Price shall be delivered to the
Trustee no later than two Business Days immediately preceding the related
Distribution Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Optional
Termination Amount paid to the Trustee by the winning bidder at the Auction or
by the Servicer (or an affiliate of the Servicer) shall be deposited by the
Trustee directly into the Certificate Account immediately upon receipt. Upon any
termination as a result of an Auction, the Trustee shall, out of the Optional
Termination Amount deposited into the Certificate Account, (x) reimburse the
Trustee for its costs and expenses necessary to conduct the Auction and any
other unreimbursed amounts owing to it and (y) pay to the Servicer, the
aggregate amount of any unreimbursed out-of-pocket costs and expenses owed to
the Servicer and any unpaid or unreimbursed Servicing Fees, Advances and
Servicing Advances.

          (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause (b) above, in
the event that the Trustee receives the written opinion of a nationally
recognized participant in mortgage finance acceptable to the Sponsor that the
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties to be included in the Auction will not be
saleable at a price sufficient to achieve the Optional Termination Price, the
Trustee need not conduct the Auction. In such event, the Servicer shall have the
option to purchase the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties at the Optional
Termination Price as of the Initial Optional Termination Date.

     SECTION 9.02. Final Distribution on the Certificates

     If on any Determination Date, (i) the Trustee determines that there are no
Outstanding Mortgage Loans and no other funds or assets in the Trust Fund other
than the funds in the Collection Account, the Trustee shall send a final
distribution notice promptly to each Certificateholder or (ii) the Trustee
determines that a Class of Certificates shall be retired after a final
distribution on such Class, the Trustee shall notify the Certificateholders as
soon as practicable after such Determination Date that the final distribution in
retirement of such Class of Certificates is scheduled to be made on the
immediately following Distribution Date. Any final distribution made pursuant to
the immediately preceding sentence will be made only upon presentation and
surrender of the Certificates at the office of the Trustee specified in such
notice.

     Notice of any termination of the Trust Fund, specifying the Distribution
Date on which Certificateholders may surrender their Certificates for payment of
the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Trustee
by letter to Certificateholders mailed as soon as practicable after a
determination is made pursuant to the preceding paragraph (or with respect to an
Auction, mailed no later than one Business Day following completion of such
Auction). Any such notice shall specify (a) the Distribution Date upon which
final distribution on the Certificates will be made upon presentation and
surrender of Certificates at the office therein designated, (b) the location of
the office or agency at which such presentation and surrender must be made, and
(c) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not
applicable, distributions being made only upon presentation and surrender of the
Certificates at the office therein specified. The Trustee will give such notice
to the Swap Counterparty and to each Rating Agency at the time such notice is
given to Certificateholders.

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     In the event such notice is given, the Servicer shall remit all funds in
the Collection Account to the Trustee for deposit in the Certificate Account on
the Servicer Remittance Date in an amount equal to the final distribution in
respect of the Certificates. Upon such final deposit and the receipt by the
Trustee of a Request for Release therefor, the Trustee shall promptly release to
the Mortgage Files for the Mortgage Loans.

     Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Trustee shall
cause to be distributed to Certificateholders of each Class the amounts
allocable to such Certificates held in the Certificate Account in the order and
priority set forth in Section 4.04 hereof on the final Distribution Date and in
proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.

     In the event that any affected Certificateholders shall not surrender
Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date specified in the
above mentioned written notice, the Trustee shall give a second written notice
to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for
cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within
six months after the second notice all the applicable Certificates shall not
have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee may take appropriate steps,
or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining
Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates, and the cost
thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other assets that remain a part of
the Trust Fund. If within one year after the second notice all Certificates
shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Class R Certificateholders
shall be entitled to all unclaimed funds and other assets of the Trust Fund that
remain subject hereto. Upon payment to the Class R Certificateholders of such
funds and assets, the Trustee shall not have any further duties or obligations
with respect thereto.

     SECTION 9.03. Additional Termination Requirements

          (a) In the event the Trustee or the Servicer completes an Optional
Termination as provided in Section 9.01, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in
accordance with the following additional requirements, unless the Trustee has
been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the Servicer, as
applicable, to the effect that the failure of the Issuing Entity to comply with
the requirements of this Section 9.03 will not (i) result in the imposition of
taxes on "prohibited transactions" of any of the REMICs provided for herein as
defined in Section 860F of the Code, or (ii) cause any of the REMICs provided
for herein to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are
outstanding:

          (i) The Depositor shall establish a 90-day liquidation period and
notify the Trustee thereof, and the Trustee shall in turn specify the first day
of such period in a statement attached to the final tax returns of each of the
REMICs provided for herein pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.860F-1. The
Depositor shall satisfy all the requirements of a qualified liquidation under
Section 860F of the Code and any regulations thereunder, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel obtained at the expense of the Servicer;

          (ii) During such 90-day liquidation period, and at or prior to the
time of making the final payment on the Certificates, the Depositor as agent of
the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the Trust Fund for cash; and

          (iii) At the time of the making of the final payment on the
Certificates, the Trustee shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed
or credited, to the Class R Certificateholders all cash on hand (other than cash
retained to meet outstanding claims), and the Trust Fund shall terminate at that

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time, whereupon the Trustee shall have no further duties or obligations with
respect to sums distributed or credited to the Class R Certificateholders.

          (b) By their acceptance of the Certificates, the Holders thereof
hereby authorize the Depositor to specify the 90-day liquidation period for the
Trust Fund, which authorization shall be binding upon all successor
Certificateholders.

          (c) The Trustee as agent for each REMIC hereby agrees to adopt and
sign such a plan of complete liquidation prepared and delivered to it by the
Depositor upon the written request of the Depositor, and the receipt of the
Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 9.03(a) and to take such other action
in connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by the Depositor.

          (d) Notwithstanding any other terms of this Agreement, prior to any
termination of the Trust Fund, the Servicer may prepare a reconciliation of all
Advances and Servicing Advances made by it for which it has not been reimbursed
and a reasonable estimate of all additional Servicing Advances and other costs
for which it would be entitled to be reimbursed if the Trust Fund were not being
terminated, including without limitation, any Servicing Advances and other costs
arising under Section 6.03 (Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the
Servicer and Others), and the Servicer may recover these Advances, Servicing
Advances and estimated Servicing Advances and other costs from the Collection
Account (to the extent that such recovery of Servicing Advances, estimated
Servicing Advances and other costs constitutes "unanticipated expenses" within
the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii)).

          (e) Notwithstanding any other terms of this Agreement, unless the
Servicer previously has notified the Trustee that it has entered into a
servicing agreement for the servicing after the termination date of the Trust
Fund assets, at least twenty (20) days prior to any termination of the Trust
Fund, the Trustee or the Depositor shall notify the Servicer in writing to
transfer the assets of the Trust Fund as of the termination date to the person
specified in the notice, or if such person is not then known, to continue
servicing the assets until the date that is twenty (20) days after the
termination date and on the termination date, the Trustee or the Depositor shall
notify the Servicer of the person to whom the assets should be transferred on
that date. In the latter event the Servicer shall be entitled to recover its
servicing fee and any advances made for the interim servicing period from the
collections on the assets which have been purchased from the Trust Fund and the
new owner of the assets, and the agreements for the new owner to obtain
ownership of the assets of the Trust Fund shall so provide.

                                    ARTICLE X

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SECTION 10.01. Amendment

     This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders,

          (i) to cure any ambiguity or correct any mistake,

          (ii) to correct, modify or supplement any provision herein which may
be inconsistent with the Prospectus Supplement or any other provision herein,

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          (iii) to add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions
arising under this Agreement, or

          (iv) to modify, alter, amend, add to or rescind any of the terms or
provisions contained in this Agreement, provided, however, that, in the case of
clauses (iii) and (iv), such amendment will not, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel to such effect, adversely affect in any material respect the interests
of any Holder; provided, further, however, that such amendment will be deemed to
not adversely affect in any material respect the interest of any Holder if the
Person requesting such amendment obtains a letter from each Rating Agency
stating that such amendment will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of its
rating of any Class of the Certificates, it being understood and agreed that any
such letter in and of itself will not represent a determination as to the
materiality of any such amendment and will represent a determination only as to
the credit issues affecting any such rating. In addition, this Agreement may be
amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee without
the consent of any of the Certificateholders and without delivery of an opinion
of counsel to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the
Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee may at any time
and from time to time amend this Agreement to modify, eliminate or add to any of
its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary or appropriate to maintain
the qualification of any of the REMICs provided for herein as REMICs under the
Code or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any tax on the Trust
Fund or any of the REMICs provided for herein pursuant to the Code that would be
a claim against the Trust Fund at any time prior to the final redemption of the
Certificates, provided that the Trustee shall have been provided an Opinion of
Counsel, which opinion shall be an expense of the party requesting such
amendment but in any case shall not be an expense of the Trustee, to the effect
that such action is necessary or appropriate to maintain such qualification or
to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of such a tax.

     This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Trustee, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Holders of the Certificates affected
thereby evidencing not less than 66 2/3% of the Voting Rights for the purpose of
adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the
Holders of Certificates; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i)
reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments required to
be distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the Holder of such
Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the
Holders of any Class of Certificates in a manner other than as described in (i),
without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing 66
2/3% or more of the Voting Rights of such Class or (iii) reduce the aforesaid
percentages of Certificates the Holders of which are required to consent to any
such amendment without the consent of the Holders of all such Certificates then
outstanding.

     Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the Trustee shall
not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first
received an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall be an expense of the party
requesting such amendment but in any case shall not be an expense of the
Trustee, to the effect that such amendment will not cause the imposition of any
tax on the Trust Fund, any of the REMICs provided for herein or the
Certificateholders or cause any of the REMICs provided for herein to fail to
qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding.

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     Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement requiring
the consent of Certificateholders, the Trustee shall furnish written
notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder and
each Rating Agency.

     It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this
Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall
be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of
obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution
thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as
the Trustee may prescribe.

     Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Trustee or the Servicer to
enter into an amendment without receiving an Opinion of Counsel, satisfactory to
the Trustee or the Servicer that (i) such amendment is permitted and is not
prohibited by this Agreement and that all requirements for amending this
Agreement have been complied with; and (ii) either (A) the amendment does not
adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder
or (B) the conclusion set forth in the immediately preceding clause (A) is not
required to be reached pursuant to this Section 10.01.

     The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any supplement,
modification or waiver which affects its rights, duties or obligations
hereunder.

     The Trustee shall not enter into any amendment to this Agreement that could
have a materially adverse effect on the Cap Contract Counterparty or the Swap
Counterparty without first obtaining the consent of the Cap Contract
Counterparty or Swap Counterparty, respectively.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.01, the Trustee
and the Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor and its counsel
to enter into such amendments or modifications to this Agreement as may be
necessary to comply with Regulation AB and any interpretation thereof by the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

     SECTION 10.02. Counterparts

     This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and
such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

     SECTION 10.03. Governing Law

     THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE
SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO
BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THEREOF.

     SECTION 10.04. Intention of Parties

     It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes, Mortgages, assignments of Mortgages, title insurance policies
and any modifications, extensions and/or

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assumption agreements and private mortgage insurance policies relating to the
Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee be, and be construed as, an
absolute sale thereof to the Trustee. It is, further, not the intention of the
parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge thereof by the Depositor to the
Trustee. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties,
such assets are held to be the property of the Depositor, or if for any other
reason this Agreement is held or deemed to create a security interest in such
assets, then (i) this Agreement shall be deemed to be a security agreement
within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and
(ii) the conveyance provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed to be an
assignment and a grant by the Depositor to the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, of a security interest in all of the assets that constitute
the Trust Fund, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

     The Depositor for the benefit of the Certificateholders shall, to the
extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to
ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the
assets of the Trust Fund, such security interest would be deemed to be a
perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be
maintained as such throughout the term of the Agreement. The Depositor shall
arrange for filing any Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements in
connection with any security interest granted or assigned to the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders.

     SECTION 10.05. Notices

          (a) The Trustee shall use its best efforts to promptly provide notice
to each Rating Agency with respect to each of the following of which it has
actual knowledge:

          (i) Any material change or amendment to this Agreement;

          (ii) The occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been cured;

          (iii) The resignation or termination of the Trustee or the Servicer
and the appointment of any successor;

          (iv) The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Sections 2.02 and 2.03;

          (v) The final payment to Certificateholders; and

          (vi) Any change in the location of the Certificate Account.

          (b) The Trustee shall promptly furnish or make available to each
Rating Agency copies of the following:

          (i) Each report to Certificateholders described in Section 4.05;

          (ii) Each annual statement as to compliance described in Section 3.17;
and

          (iii) Each annual independent public accountants' servicing report
described in Section 3.18.

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All directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given when delivered to (a) in the case of the
Depositor, Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. 250 Vesey Street, 4 World
Financial Center, 10th Floor, New York, New York 10080, Attention: Asset-Backed
Finance; (b) in the case of the Rating Agencies, (i) Standard & Poor's Ratings
Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 55 Water Street, New
York, New York 10041and (ii) Moody's Investors Service, Inc., 99 Church Street,
4th Floor, New York, New York 10007; (c) in the case of the Servicer, Home Loan
Services, Inc., 150 Allegheny Center Mall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212,
Attention: VP Investor Reporting; (d) in the case of the Trustee, LaSalle Bank
National Association, 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1511, Chicago, Illinois
60603 Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services--FFMER 2007-1, and in the
case of any of the foregoing persons, such other addresses as may hereafter be
furnished by any such persons to the other parties to this Agreement. Notices to
Certificateholders shall be deemed given when mailed, first class postage
prepaid, to their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.

     SECTION 10.06. Severability of Provisions

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

     SECTION 10.07. Assignment; Sales; Advance Facilities

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as
provided pursuant to Section 6.02, this Agreement may not be assigned by the
Servicer without the prior written consent of the Trustee and Depositor;
provided, however, the Servicer is hereby authorized to enter into an Advance
Facility under which (l) the Servicer sells, assigns or pledges to an Advancing
Person the Servicer's rights under this Agreement to be reimbursed for any
Advances or Servicing Advances and/or (2) an Advancing Person agrees to fund
some or all Advances or Servicing Advances required to be made by the Servicer
pursuant to this Agreement. No consent of the Trustee, Certificateholders or any
other party is required before the Servicer may enter into an Advance Facility.
Notwithstanding the existence of any Advance Facility under which an Advancing
Person agrees to fund Advances and/or Servicing Advances on the Servicer's
behalf, the Servicer shall remain obligated pursuant to this Agreement to make
Advances and Servicing Advances pursuant to and as required by this Agreement,
and shall not be relieved of such obligations by virtue of such Advance
Facility.

     Reimbursement amounts shall consist solely of amounts in respect of
Advances and/or Servicing Advances made with respect to the Mortgage Loans for
which the Servicer would be permitted to reimburse itself in accordance with
this Agreement, assuming the Servicer had made the related Advance(s) and/or
Servicing Advance(s).

     The Servicer shall maintain and provide to any successor Servicer a
detailed accounting on a loan by loan basis as to amounts advanced by, pledged
or assigned to, and reimbursed to any Advancing Person. The successor Servicer
shall be entitled to rely on any such information provided by the predecessor
Servicer, and the successor Servicer shall not be liable for any errors in such
information.

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     An Advancing Person who purchases or receives an assignment or pledge of
the rights to be reimbursed for Advances and/or Servicing Advances, and/or whose
obligations hereunder are limited to the funding of Advances and/or Servicing
Advances shall not be required to meet the criteria for qualification of a
Subservicer set forth in this Agreement.

     The documentation establishing any Advance Facility shall require that such
reimbursement amounts distributed with respect to each Mortgage Loan be
allocated to outstanding unreimbursed Advances or Servicing Advances (as the
case may be) made with respect to that Mortgage Loan on a "first in, first out"
(FIFO) basis. Such documentation shall also require the Servicer to provide to
the related Advancing Person or its designee loan by loan information with
respect to each such reimbursement amount distributed to such Advancing Person
or Advance Facility trustee on each Distribution Date, to enable the Advancing
Person or Advance Facility trustee to make the FIFO allocation of each such
reimbursement amount with respect to each Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall
remain entitled to be reimbursed by the Advancing Person or Advance Facility
trustee for all Advances and Servicing Advances funded by the Servicer to the
extent the related rights to be reimbursed therefor have not been sold, assigned
or pledged to an Advancing Person.

     Any amendment to this Section 10.07 or to any other provision of this
Agreement that may be necessary or appropriate to effect the terms of an Advance
Facility as described generally in this Section 10.07, including amendments to
add provisions relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered into by the
Trustee and the Servicer, without the consent of any Certificateholder
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon receipt by the
Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel that such amendment has no material adverse
effect on the Certificateholders or written confirmation from the Rating
Agencies that such amendment will not adversely affect the ratings on the
Certificates. Prior to entering into an Advance Facility, the Servicer shall
notify the lender under such facility in writing that: (a) the Advances financed
by and/or pledged to the lender are obligations owed to the Servicer on a non
recourse basis payable only from the cash flows and proceeds received under this
Agreement for reimbursement of Advances only to the extent provided herein, and
the Trustee and the Trust Fund are not otherwise obligated or liable to repay
any Advances financed by the lender; (b) the Servicer will be responsible for
remitting to the lender the applicable amounts collected by it as reimbursement
for Advances funded by the lender, subject to the restrictions and priorities
created in this Agreement; and (c) the Trustee shall not have any responsibility
to track or monitor the administration of the financing arrangement between the
Servicer and the lender.

     SECTION 10.08. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders

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

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

                                      -158-

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     No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself
of any provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding
in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such
Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of an Event
of Default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, the Holders
of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights evidenced by
the Certificates shall also have made written request to the Trustee to
institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder
and shall have offered to the Trustee (individually and as trustee) such
indemnity satisfactory to it as it may require against the costs, expenses, and
liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for sixty (60)
days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity shall have
neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; it being
understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by each
Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no
one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatever
by virtue or by availing itself or themselves of any provisions of this
Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other
of the Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference
to any other such Holder or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in
the manner herein provided and for the common benefit of all Certificateholders.
For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 10.08, each
and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as
can be given either at law or in equity.

     SECTION 10.09. Inspection and Audit Rights

     The Servicer agrees that, on reasonable prior notice, it will permit any
representative of the Depositor or the Trustee during the Servicer's normal
business hours, to examine all the books of account, records, reports and other
papers of the Servicer relating to the Mortgage Loans to make copies and
extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by independent certified
public accountants selected by the Depositor or the Trustee and to discuss its
affairs, finances and accounts relating to the Mortgage Loans with its officers,
employees, agents, counsel and independent public accountants (and by this
provision the Servicer hereby authorizes such accountants to discuss with such
representative such affairs, finances and accounts), all at such reasonable
times and as often as may be reasonably requested. Any out-of-pocket expense
incident to the exercise by the Depositor or the Trustee of any right under this
Section 10.09 shall be borne by the party requesting such inspection (except in
the case of the Trustee in which case such expenses shall be borne by the
requesting Certificateholder(s)); all other such expenses shall be borne by the
Servicer.

     SECTION 10.10. Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid

     It is the intention of the Depositor that Certificateholders shall not be
personally liable for obligations of the Issuing Entity, that the interests in
the Issuing Entity represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for
any reason whatsoever, and that the Certificates, upon due authentication
thereof by the Authenticating Agent pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be
deemed fully paid.

     SECTION 10.11. Compliance with Regulation AB

     Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of
Sections 3.17, 3.18 and 3.20 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by
the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB, as such may be amended or
clarified from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the
obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to
accomplish compliance with Regulation AB, (b) the parties' obligations hereunder
will be supplemented and modified as

                                      -159-

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necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or
guidance, or convention or consensus among active participants in the
asset-backed securities markets in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB
and (c) the parties shall comply with reasonable requests made by the Depositor
for delivery of that or different information as is necessary to comply with the
provisions of Regulation AB.

     SECTION 10.12. Third Party Rights

     The Cap Contract Counterparty and Swap Counterparty shall be deemed third
party beneficiaries of this Agreement regarding provisions related to payments
owed to the Cap Contract Counterparty or Swap Counterparty, respectively, so
long as any of the Corridor Contracts, the Cap Contract or the Swap Agreement,
as applicable, remains in effect.

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

                                        MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.,
                                        as Depositor

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Paul Park
                                        Title: Authorized Signatory

                                        LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                        as Trustee

                                        By::
                                             -----------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        HOME LOAN SERVICES, INC.,
                                        as Servicer

                                        By::
                                             -----------------------------------
                                        Name: Steven A. Baranet
                                        Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

Acknowledged and agreed to as of the day and year
first above written with respect to Section 2.03(b) only.

FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
as Transferor

By:
    ------------------------------------
Name:
      ----------------------------------
Title:
       ---------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                              FORMS OF CERTIFICATES

<PAGE>

                           FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATE

SOLELY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS (I) A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT", AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED AND (II) AN INTEREST IN NOTIONAL PRINCIPAL
CONTRACTS.

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN THE
DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SERVICER REFERRED TO BELOW OR ANY OF THEIR
AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE, THE REMIC REGULAR INTEREST REPRESENTED
HEREBY NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED OR INSURED BY THE
DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER OR BY ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR BY ANY
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.

UNTIL THE TERMINATION OF THE SWAP AGREEMENT AND THE INTEREST RATE CAP AGREEMENT,
EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT (OR IN THE CASE
OF A DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE, SHALL REPRESENT) TO THE TRUSTEE THAT (A) SUCH
TRANSFEREE IS NOT, AND IS NOT ACTING FOR, ON BEHALF OF OR WITH ANY ASSETS OF,
ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR ANY
PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED
(THE "CODE"), OR (B) THE TRANSFEREE'S ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS
CERTIFICATE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION
UNDER TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE.

FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW.
ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY
INQUIRY OF THE TRUSTEE.

<PAGE>

                           CLASS A-[_____] CERTIFICATE

<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>
Number:  07-1-A-[_____]-1               Original Denomination:
                                        $[_____]

Cut-off Date: March 1, 2007             Last Scheduled
                                        Distribution Date: April 27, 2037

First Distribution Date:                Aggregate Initial Certificate
April 25, 2007                          Balance of all Class A-[_____]
                                        Certificates: $[_____]

Pass-Through Rate: Variable(1)          CUSIP: [_____]
</TABLE>

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(1)  Subject to a cap as described in the Agreement.

<PAGE>

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  Series 2007-1

evidencing an ownership interest in distributions allocable to the Class
A-[_____] Certificates with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime
mortgage loans formed and sold by

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

     Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The
Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the Trustee for
registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is
registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an
authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON
IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co. has an interest
herein.

     This certifies that CEDE & CO. is the registered owner of the ownership
interest (the "Ownership Interest") evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by
dividing the Original Denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Initial
Certificate Balance of all Class A-[_____] Certificates) in certain
distributions with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime mortgage loans
(the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold by Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
(hereinafter called the "Depositor"), and certain other property held in trust
for the benefit of Certificateholders (collectively, the "Trust Fund"). The
Mortgage Loans are serviced by Home Loan Services, Inc. (the "Servicer") and are
secured by first-lien mortgages on the Mortgaged Properties. The Trust Fund was
created pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the "Agreement"), dated
as of March 1, 2007, among the Depositor, the Servicer and LaSalle Bank National
Association ("LB"), as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement.

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class A-[_____] (the "Class A-[_____]
Certificates") and is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which Agreement such Holder is
bound.

     The Class A Certificates, the Class M Certificates, the Class B
Certificates, the Class P Certificates and the Class C Certificates are
collectively referred to herein as the "Certificates."

     Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Trustee will distribute from
funds in the Certificate Account the amounts described in the Agreement on the
25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing in April 2007.
Such distributions will be made to the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered at the close of business on the last Business Day of the month
preceding the month in which such payment is made.

     Distributions on this Certificate will be made either by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of such certificateholder at a bank
or other depository institution having appropriate wire transfer facilities or,
in the case of any certificateholder that has so notified the Trustee in writing
in accordance with the Agreement, by check mailed to the address of the person
entitled to distributions as it

<PAGE>

appears on the Certificate Register; provided, however, that the final
distribution in retirement of the certificates will be made only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office of the Trustee or
such other address designated in writing by the Trustee. On each Distribution
Date, a holder of this Certificate will receive such holder's Percentage
Interest of the amounts required to be distributed with respect to the
applicable Class of Certificates.

     The Trustee will maintain or cause to be maintained a Certificate Register
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Trustee will provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and
exchanges of Certificates. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate at any office or agency of the Trustee, or, if an Authenticating
Agent has been appointed under the Agreement, the Authenticating Agent,
maintained for such purpose, the Trustee, will, subject to the limitations set
forth in the Agreement, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, a Certificate of a like class and dated the date of
authentication by the Authenticating Agent. Notwithstanding the above, the final
distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Trustee,
of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of
this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Trustee, for that
purpose and specified in such notice of final distribution.

     Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set
forth on the reverse hereof which further provisions shall for all purposes have
the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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

<PAGE>

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

Dated: March 27, 2007                   LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                        as Trustee

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Authorized Officer

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Authenticating Agent

By:
    ---------------------------------
    Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                             REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  Series 2007-1

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, issued in one or more Classes of Class
A Certificates, Class M Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class P Certificates
and Class C Certificates, each evidencing an interest in certain distributions
with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime Mortgage Loans formed and sold
by the Depositor and certain other property conveyed by the Depositor to the
Trustee.

     Following the initial issuance of the Certificates, the principal balance
of this Certificate will be different from the Original Denomination shown
above. Anyone acquiring this Certificate may ascertain its current principal
balance by inquiry of the Trustee.

     The Holder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look
solely to the Trust Fund and certain amounts resulting from credit enhancements
for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Holders for any
amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly
provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

     This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference
is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights,
benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and
immunities of the Trustee.

     No service charge will be made to the Holder for any transfer or exchange
of the Certificate, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange of the Certificate. Prior to due presentation of a
Certificate for registration of transfer, the Depositor and the Trustee may
treat the person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of
such Certificate and the Percentage Interest in the Trust Fund evidenced thereby
for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to the Agreement and for all
other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Depositor nor the Trustee will be
affected by notice to the contrary.

     The Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders,
to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions therein which may
be inconsistent with the other provisions therein, to ensure continuing
treatment of each REMIC included in the Trust Fund as a REMIC, or to make any
other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the
Agreement which are not materially inconsistent with the provisions of the
Agreement, provided that such action does not, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Certificateholder.

     The Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing in the aggregate not less than 66 2/3% of the Percentage Interests of
each Class of Certificates affected thereby, for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
the Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of
Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment may (i)
reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on
Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without
the consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of the Holders of

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any Class of Certificates in a manner other than as described in clause (i),
without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing 66
2/3% or more of the Voting Rights of such Class or (iii) change the percentage
specified in clause (ii) of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 of the
Agreement, without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class
then outstanding.

     The Class A (other than the Class R Certificates), Class M, and Class B
Certificates are issuable only in registerable form, in minimum denominations of
$25,000 in initial Certificate Principal Amount and in integral multiples of $1
in excess thereof, registered in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency,
which shall maintain such Certificates through its book-entry facilities. The
Class R Certificates are issuable in minimum denominations of $100 and shall be
maintained in physical, fully registered form. The Class P Certificates are
issuable in minimum denominations of 100% and shall be maintained in physical,
fully registered form. The Class C Certificates are issuable in minimum
denominations of 25% and shall be maintained in physical, fully registered form.

     For federal income tax purposes, the Trust Fund will include multiple "real
estate mortgage investment conduits" (each, a "REMIC"). The REMIC Regular
Interests will represent "regular interests" in one of the REMICs included in
the Trust Fund. The Class R Certificate will represent the sole class of
"residual interest" in each of the REMICs.

     The obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the
Trustee under the Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the exercise
by the Trustee of an Optional Termination; and (b) the later of (i) the maturity
or other liquidation (or any Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and the disposition of all REO Property and
(ii) the distribution to Certificateholders of all amounts required to be
distributed to them pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable. In no event shall
the trusts created under the Agreement continue beyond the earlier of (i) the
expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of
Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St.
James's, living on the date hereof and (ii) the Latest Possible Maturity Date.

<PAGE>

                              [FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]

  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY* OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE)

________________________________________________________________________________

(Please Print or Type Name and Address of Assignee)

________________________________________________________________________________

the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, and hereby does irrevocably
constitute and appoint

____________________________________________________________________ Attorney to
transfer the within Certificate on the books kept for the registration thereof,
with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:
       ------------------------------   ----------------------------------------
(Signature guaranty)                    NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
                                        must correspond with the name as it
                                        appears upon the face of the within
                                        Certificate in every particular, without
                                        alteration or enlargement or any change
                                        whatever.

(*This information, which is voluntary, is being requested to ensure that the
assignee will not be subject to backup withholding under Section 3406 of the
Code.)

                                       A-1

<PAGE>

                          FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATES

SOLELY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS (I) A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT", AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED AND (II) AN INTEREST IN NOTIONAL PRINCIPAL
CONTRACTS.

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN MERRILL
LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC. ("MLMI"), THE TRUSTEE, OR ANY SERVICER REFERRED
TO BELOW OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE, THE REMIC REGULAR
INTEREST REPRESENTED HEREBY NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED OR
INSURED BY MLMI, the TRUSTEE, ANY SERVICER OR BY ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR BY
ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.

UNTIL THE TERMINATION OF THE SWAP AGREEMENT AND THE INTEREST RATE CAP CONTRACT,
EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT (OR IN THE CASE
OF A DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE, SHALL REPRESENT) TO THE TRUSTEE THAT (A) SUCH
TRANSFEREE IS NOT, AND IS NOT ACTING FOR, ON BEHALF OF OR WITH ANY ASSETS OF,
ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR ANY
PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED
(THE "CODE"), OR (B) THE TRANSFEREE'S ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS
CERTIFICATE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION
UNDER TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE..

FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW.
ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY
INQUIRY OF THE TRUSTEE.

                           CLASS B-[_____] CERTIFICATE

<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>
Number: 07-1-B-[_____]-1                Original Denomination:
                                        $[_____]

Cut-off Date: March 1, 2007             Last Scheduled
                                        Distribution Date: April 27, 2037

First Distribution Date:                Aggregate Initial Certificate
April 25, 2007                          Balance of all Class B-[_____]
                                        Certificates: $[_____]

Pass-Through Rate: Variable(2)          CUSIP: [_____]
</TABLE>

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(2)  Subject to a cap as described in the Agreement.

                                       A-1

<PAGE>

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  Series 2007-1

evidencing an ownership interest in distributions allocable to the Class
B-[_____] Certificates with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime
mortgage loans formed and sold by

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

     Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative of the
Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the Trustee for
registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is
registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an
authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON
IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co. has an interest
herein.

     This certifies that CEDE & CO. is the registered owner of the ownership
interest (the "Ownership Interest") evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by
dividing the Original Denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Initial
Certificate Balance of all Class B-[_____] Certificates) in certain
distributions with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime mortgage loans
(the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold by Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
(hereinafter called the "Depositor"), and certain other property held in trust
for the benefit of Certificateholders (collectively, the "Trust Fund"). The
Mortgage Loans are serviced by Home Loan Services, Inc. (the "Servicer") and are
secured by first-lien mortgages on Mortgaged Properties. The Trust Fund was
created pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the "Agreement"), dated
as of March 1, 2007, between the Depositor, the Servicer and LaSalle Bank
National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement.

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class B-[_____] (the "Class B-[_____]
Certificates") and is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which Agreement such Holder is
bound.

     The Class A Certificates, the Class M Certificates, the Class B
Certificates, the Class P Certificates and the Class C Certificates are
collectively referred to herein as the "Certificates."

     Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Trustee will distribute from
funds in the Certificate Account the amounts described in the Agreement on the
25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing in April 2007.
Such distributions will be made to the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered at the close of business on the last Business Day of the month
preceding the month in which such payment is made.

     Distributions on this Certificate will be made either by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of such certificateholder at a bank
or other depository institution having appropriate wire transfer facilities or,
in the case of any certificateholder that has so notified the Trustee in writing
in accordance with the Agreement, by check mailed to the address of the person
entitled to distributions as it appears on the Certificate Register; provided,
however, that the final distribution in retirement of the

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certificates will be made only upon presentation and surrender of this
Certificate at the office of the Trustee or such other address designated in
writing by the Trustee. On each Distribution Date, a holder of this Certificate
will receive such holder's Percentage Interest of the amounts required to be
distributed with respect to the applicable Class of Certificates.

     The Trustee will maintain or cause to be maintained a Certificate Register
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Trustee will provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and
exchanges of Certificates. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate at any office or agency of the Trustee, or, if an Authenticating
Agent has been appointed under the Agreement, the Authenticating Agent,
maintained for such purpose, the Trustee, will, subject to the limitations set
forth in the Agreement, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, a Certificate of a like class and dated the date of
authentication by the Authenticating Agent. Notwithstanding the above, the final
distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Trustee,
of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of
this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Trustee, for that
purpose and specified in such notice of final distribution.

     Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set
forth on the reverse hereof which further provisions shall for all purposes have
the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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

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

Dated: March 27, 2007                   LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                        as Trustee

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Authorized Officer

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Authenticating Agent

By:
    ---------------------------------
    Authorized Signatory

                                       A-4

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                             REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  SERIES 2007-1

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, issued in one or more Classes of Class
A Certificates, Class M Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class P Certificates
and Class C Certificates, each evidencing an interest in certain distributions
with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime Mortgage Loans formed and sold
by the Depositor and certain other property conveyed by the Depositor to the
Trustee.

     Following the initial issuance of the Certificates, the principal balance
of this Certificate will be different from the Original Denomination shown
above. Anyone acquiring this Certificate may ascertain its current principal
balance by inquiry of the Trustee.

     The Holder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look
solely to the Trust Fund and certain amounts resulting from credit enhancements
for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Holders for any
amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly
provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

     This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference
is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights,
benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and
immunities of the Trustee.

     No service charge will be made to the Holder for any transfer or exchange
of the Certificate, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange of the Certificate. Prior to due presentation of a
Certificate for registration of transfer, the Depositor and the Trustee may
treat the person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of
such Certificate and the Percentage Interest in the Trust Fund evidenced thereby
for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to the Agreement and for all
other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Depositor nor the Trustee will be
affected by notice to the contrary.

     The Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders,
to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions therein which may
be inconsistent with the other provisions therein, to ensure continuing
treatment of each REMIC included in the Trust Fund as a REMIC, or to make any
other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the
Agreement which are not materially inconsistent with the provisions of the
Agreement, provided that such action does not, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Certificateholder.

     The Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing in the aggregate not less than 66 2/3% of the Percentage Interests of
each Class of Certificates affected thereby for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
the Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of
Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment may (i)
reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on
Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without
the consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of the Holders of any Class of Certificates in a
manner other than as described in clause (i), without the consent of the

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Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing 66 2/3% or more of the Voting
Rights of such Class or (iii) change the percentage specified in clause (ii) of
the third paragraph of Section 10.01 of the Agreement, without the consent of
the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding.

     The Class A (other than the Class R Certificates), Class M, and Class B
Certificates are issuable only in registerable form, in minimum denominations of
$25,000 in initial Certificate Principal Amount and in integral multiples of $1
in excess thereof, registered in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency,
which shall maintain such Certificates through its book-entry facilities. The
Class R Certificates are issuable in minimum denominations of $100 and shall be
maintained in physical, fully registered form. The Class P Certificates are
issuable in minimum denominations of 100% and shall be maintained in physical,
fully registered form. The Class C Certificates are issuable in minimum
denominations of 25% and shall be maintained in physical, fully registered form.

     For federal income tax purposes, the Trust Fund will include multiple "real
estate mortgage investment conduits" (each, a "REMIC") in a tiered REMIC
structure. The REMIC Regular Interests will represent "regular interests" in one
of the REMICs included in the Trust Fund. The Class R Certificate will represent
the sole class of "residual interest" in each of the REMICs.

     The obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the
Trustee under the Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the exercise
by the Trustee of an Optional Termination; and (b) the later of (i) the maturity
or other liquidation (or any Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and the disposition of all REO Property and
(ii) the distribution to Certificateholders of all amounts required to be
distributed to them pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable. In no event shall
the trusts created under the Agreement's continue beyond the earlier of (i) the
expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of
Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St.
James's, living on the date hereof and (ii) the Latest Possible Maturity Date.

                                       A-6

<PAGE>

                              [FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]

  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY* OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE)

________________________________________________________________________________

(Please Print or Type Name and Address of Assignee)

________________________________________________________________________________

the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, and hereby does irrevocably
constitute and appoint

____________________________________________________________________ Attorney to
transfer the within Certificate on the books kept for the registration thereof,
with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:
       ------------------------------   ----------------------------------------
(Signature guaranty)                    NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
                                        must correspond with the name as it
                                        appears upon the face of the within
                                        Certificate in every particular, without
                                        alteration or enlargement or any change
                                        whatever.

(*This information, which is voluntary, is being requested to ensure that the
assignee will not be subject to backup withholding under Section 3406 of the
Code.)

                                       A-7

<PAGE>

                          FORM OF CLASS M CERTIFICATES

SOLELY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS (I) A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT", AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED AND (II) AN INTEREST IN NOTIONAL PRINCIPAL
CONTRACTS.

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN THE
DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SERVICER REFERRED TO BELOW OR ANY OF THEIR
AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE, THE REMIC REGULAR INTEREST REPRESENTED
HEREBY NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED OR INSURED BY THE
DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER OR BY ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR BY ANY
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.

UNTIL THE TERMINATION OF THE SWAP AGREEMENT AND THE INTEREST RATE CAP AGREEMENT,
EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT (OR IN THE CASE
OF A DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE, SHALL REPRESENT) TO THE TRUSTEE THAT (A) SUCH
TRANSFEREE IS NOT, AND IS NOT ACTING FOR, ON BEHALF OF OR WITH ANY ASSETS OF,
ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR ANY
PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED
(THE "CODE"), OR (B) THE TRANSFEREE'S ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS
CERTIFICATE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION
UNDER TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE.

FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW.
ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY
INQUIRY OF THE TRUSTEE.

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<PAGE>

                             CLASS M-[_____] CERTIFICATE

<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>
Number: 07-1-M-[_____]-1                Original Denomination:
                                        $[_____]

Cut-off Date: March 1, 2007             Last Scheduled
                                        Distribution Date: April 27, 2037

First Distribution Date:                Aggregate Initial Certificate
April 25, 2007                          Balance of all Class M-[_____]
                                        Certificates:  $[_____]

Pass-Through Rate: Variable(3)          CUSIP: [_____]
</TABLE>

----------
(3)  Subject to a cap as described in the Agreement.

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<PAGE>

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  Series 2007-1

evidencing an ownership interest in distributions allocable to the Class
M-[_____] Certificates with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime
mortgage loans formed and sold by

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

     Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The
Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the Trustee for
registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is
registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an
authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON
IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co. has an interest
herein.

     This certifies that CEDE & CO. is the registered owner of the ownership
interest (the "Ownership Interest") evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by
dividing the Original Denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Initial
Certificate Balance of all Class M-1 Certificates) in certain distributions with
respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime mortgage loans (the "Mortgage
Loans") formed and sold by Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (hereinafter
called the "Depositor"), and certain other property held in trust for the
benefit of Certificateholders (collectively, the "Trust Fund"). The Mortgage
Loans are serviced by Home Loan Services, Inc. (the "Servicer") and are secured
by first-lien mortgages on the Mortgaged Properties. The Trust Fund was created
pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of
March 1, 2007, among the Depositor, the Servicer and LaSalle Bank National
Association ("LB"), as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement.

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class M-[_____] (the "Class M-[_____]
Certificates") and is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which Agreement such Holder is
bound.

     The Class A Certificates, the Class M Certificates, the Class B
Certificates, the Class P Certificates and the Class C Certificates are
collectively referred to herein as the "Certificates."

     Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Trustee will distribute from
funds in the Certificate Account the amounts described in the Agreement on the
25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing in April 2007.
Such distributions will be made to the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered at the close of business on the last Business Day of the month
preceding the month in which such payment is made.

     Distributions on this Certificate will be made either by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of such certificateholder at a bank
or other depository institution having appropriate wire transfer facilities or,
in the case of any certificateholder that has so notified the Trustee in writing
in accordance with the Agreement, by check mailed to the address of the person
entitled to distributions as it

                                      A-10

<PAGE>

appears on the Certificate Register; provided, however, that the final
distribution in retirement of the certificates will be made only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office of the Trustee or
such other address designated in writing by the Trustee. On each Distribution
Date, a holder of this Certificate will receive such holder's Percentage
Interest of the amounts required to be distributed with respect to the
applicable Class of Certificates.

     The Trustee will maintain or cause to be maintained a Certificate Register
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Trustee will provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and
exchanges of Certificates. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate at any office or agency of the Trustee, or, if an Authenticating
Agent has been appointed under the Agreement, the Authenticating Agent,
maintained for such purpose, the Trustee, will, subject to the limitations set
forth in the Agreement, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, a Certificate of a like class and dated the date of
authentication by the Authenticating Agent. Notwithstanding the above, the final
distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Trustee,
of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of
this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Trustee, for that
purpose and specified in such notice of final distribution.

     Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set
forth on the reverse hereof which further provisions shall for all purposes have
the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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

                                      A-11

<PAGE>

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

Dated: March 27, 2007                   LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                        as Trustee

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Authorized Officer

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Authenticating Agent

By:
    ---------------------------------
    Authorized Signatory

                                      A-12
<PAGE>

                             REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  Series 2007-1

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, issued in one or more Classes of Class
A Certificates, Class M Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class P Certificates
and Class C Certificates, each evidencing an interest in certain distributions
with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime Mortgage Loans formed and sold
by the Depositor and certain other property conveyed by the Depositor to the
Trustee.

     Following the initial issuance of the Certificates, the principal balance
of this Certificate will be different from the Original Denomination shown
above. Anyone acquiring this Certificate may ascertain its current principal
balance by inquiry of the Trustee.

     The Holder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look
solely to the Trust Fund and certain amounts resulting from credit enhancements
for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Holders for any
amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly
provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

     This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference
is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights,
benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and
immunities of the Trustee.

     No service charge will be made to the Holder for any transfer or exchange
of the Certificate, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange of the Certificate. Prior to due presentation of a
Certificate for registration of transfer, the Depositor and the Trustee may
treat the person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of
such Certificate and the Percentage Interest in the Trust Fund evidenced thereby
for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to the Agreement and for all
other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Depositor nor the Trustee will be
affected by notice to the contrary.

     The Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders,
to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions therein which may
be inconsistent with the other provisions therein, to ensure continuing
treatment of each REMIC included in the Trust Fund as a REMIC, or to make any
other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the
Agreement which are not materially inconsistent with the provisions of the
Agreement, provided that such action does not, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Certificateholder.

     The Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing in the aggregate not less than 66 2/3% of the Percentage Interests of
each Class of Certificates affected thereby, for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
the Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of
Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment may (i)
reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on
Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without
the consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of the Holders of

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<PAGE>

any Class of Certificates in a manner other than as described in clause (i),
without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing 66
2/3% or more of the Voting Rights of such Class or (iii) change the percentage
specified in clause (ii) of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 of the
Agreement, without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class
then outstanding.

     The Class A (other than the Class R Certificates), Class M, and Class B
Certificates are issuable only in registerable form, in minimum denominations of
$25,000 in initial Certificate Principal Amount and in integral multiples of $1
in excess thereof, registered in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency,
which shall maintain such Certificates through its book-entry facilities. The
Class R Certificates are issuable in minimum denominations of $100 and shall be
maintained in physical, fully registered form. The Class P Certificates are
issuable in minimum denominations of 100% and shall be maintained in physical,
fully registered form. The Class C Certificates are issuable in minimum
denominations of 25% and shall be maintained in physical, fully registered form.

     For federal income tax purposes, the Trust Fund will include multiple "real
estate mortgage investment conduits" (each, a "REMIC"). The REMIC Regular
Interests will represent "regular interests" in one of the REMICs included in
the Trust Fund. The Class R Certificate will represent the sole class of
"residual interest" in each of the REMICs.

     The obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the
Trustee under the Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the exercise
by the Trustee of an Optional Termination; and (b) the later of (i) the maturity
or other liquidation (or any Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and the disposition of all REO Property and
(ii) the distribution to Certificateholders of all amounts required to be
distributed to them pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable. In no event shall
the trusts created under the Agreement continue beyond the earlier of (i) the
expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of
Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St.
James's, living on the date hereof and (ii) the Latest Possible Maturity Date.

                                      A-14

<PAGE>

                              [FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto

 (PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY* OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE)

________________________________________________________________________________

(Please Print or Type Name and Address of Assignee)

________________________________________________________________________________

the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, and hereby does irrevocably
constitute and appoint

__________________________________________ Attorney to transfer the within
Certificate on the books kept for the registration thereof, with full power of
substitution in the premises.

Dated:
       ------------------------------   ----------------------------------------
(Signature guaranty)                    NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
                                        must correspond with the name as it
                                        appears upon the face of the within
                                        Certificate in every particular, without
                                        alteration or enlargement or any change
                                        whatever.

(*This information, which is voluntary, is being requested to ensure that the
assignee will not be subject to backup withholding under Section 3406 of the
Code.)

                                       A-1

<PAGE>

                           FORM OF CLASS C CERTIFICATE

SOLELY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN INTEREST
IN A GRANTOR TRUST THAT HOLDS A "REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G
AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE") AND IS
TREATED AS HAVING ENTERED INTO CERTAIN NOTIONAL PRINCIPAL CONTRACTS.

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN THE
DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SERVICER REFERRED TO BELOW OR ANY OF THEIR
AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE, THE REMIC REGULAR INTEREST REPRESENTED
HEREBY NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED OR INSURED BY THE
DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER OR BY ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR BY ANY
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.

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

NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE REGISTERED UNLESS THE PROSPECTIVE
TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE TRUSTEE AND THE DEPOSITOR WITH (A) A REPRESENTATION THAT
SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), A PLAN
SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO ANY STATE, LOCAL,
FEDERAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAW SUBSTANTIVELY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS
OF ERISA OR THE CODE ("SIMILAR LAW"), AND IS NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE FOR, ON BEHALF OF, OR WITH ANY ASSETS OF ANY SUCH
PLAN, (B) IF THE CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN ERISA-QUALIFYING
UNDERWRITING, A REPRESENTATION THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY THAT
IS ACQUIRING THE CERTIFICATE WITH ASSETS OF AN "INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL
ACCOUNT" AS DEFINED IN SECTION V(E) OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION
("PTCE") 95-60 AND THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THE CERTIFICATE ARE COVERED
AND EXEMPT UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 OR (C) SOLELY IN THE CASE OF A
DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE, AND
UPON WHICH THE TRUSTEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RELY, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE
ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF SUCH CERTIFICATE BY THE PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE WILL
NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NONEXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR
THE CODE OR A VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE NIMS INSURER,
THE TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR TO ANY OBLIGATION IN ADDITION TO
THOSE UNDERTAKEN BY SUCH ENTITIES IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, WHICH
OPINION OF COUNSEL SHALL NOT BE AN EXPENSE OF THE NIMS INSURER, THE TRUSTEE, THE
SERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR.

FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL DENOMINATION SHOWN

                                       A-1

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BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT PRINCIPAL
BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE TRUSTEE.

                               CLASS C CERTIFICATE

Number: 07-1-C-1                          Percentage Interest: 100%
Cut-off Date: March 1, 2007
First Distribution Date: April 25, 2007
Pass-Through Rate: Variable               CUSIP: [_____]

                                       A-2

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                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  SERIES 2007-1

evidencing an ownership interest in distributions allocable to the Class C
Certificates with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime mortgage loans
formed and sold by

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

     This certifies that MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, as
nominee for Merrill Lynch Funding Corp, is the registered owner of the ownership
interest (the "Ownership Interest") evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by
dividing the Original Denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Initial
Certificate Balance of all Class C Certificates) in certain distributions with
respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime mortgage loans (the "Mortgage
Loans") formed and sold by Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (hereinafter
called the "Depositor"), and certain other property held in trust for the
benefit of Certificateholders (collectively, the "Trust Fund"). The Mortgage
Loans are serviced by Home Loan Services, Inc. (the "Servicer") and are secured
by first-lien mortgages on the Mortgaged Properties. The Trust Fund was created
pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of
March 1, 2007, among the Depositor, the Servicer and Lasalle Bank National
Association ("LB"), as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement.

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class C (the "Class C Certificates")
and is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of
the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of
the acceptance hereof assents and by which Agreement such Holder is bound.

     The Class A Certificates, the Class M Certificates, the Class B
Certificates, the Class P Certificates and the Class C Certificates are
collectively referred to herein as the "Certificates."

     Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Trustee will distribute from
funds in the Certificate Account the amounts described in the Agreement on the
25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing in April 2007.
Such distributions will be made to the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered at the close of business on the last Business Day of the month
preceding the month in which such payment is made.

     Distributions on this Certificate will be made either by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of such certificateholder at a bank
or other depository institution having appropriate wire transfer facilities or,
in the case of any certificateholder that has so notified the Trustee in writing
in accordance with the Agreement, by check mailed to the address of the person
entitled to distributions as it appears on the Certificate Register; provided,
however, that the final distribution in retirement of the certificates will be
made only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office of
the Trustee or such other address designated in writing by the Trustee. On each
Distribution Date, a holder of this Certificate will receive such holder's
Percentage Interest of the amounts required to be distributed with respect to
the applicable Class of Certificates.

     The Trustee will maintain or cause to be maintained a Certificate Register
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Trustee will provide for the registration of Certificates

                                       A-3

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and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates. Upon surrender for registration
of transfer of any Certificate at any office or agency of the Trustee, or, if an
Authenticating Agent has been appointed under the Agreement, the Authenticating
Agent, maintained for such purpose, the Trustee, will, subject to the
limitations set forth in the Agreement, authenticate and deliver, in the name of
the designated transferee or transferees, a Certificate of a like class and
dated the date of authentication by the Authenticating Agent. Notwithstanding
the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due
notice by the Trustee, of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trustee, for that purpose and specified in such notice of final
distribution.

     Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set
forth on the reverse hereof which further provisions shall for all purposes have
the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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

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

Dated: March 27, 2007                   LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                        as Trustee

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Authorized Officer

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates
referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Authenticating Agent

By:
    ---------------------------------
    Authorized Signatory

                                       A-5

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                             REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  Series 2007-1

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, issued in one or more Classes of Class
A Certificates, Class M Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class P Certificates
and Class C Certificates, each evidencing an interest in certain distributions
with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime Mortgage Loans formed and sold
by the Depositor and certain other property conveyed by the Depositor to the
Trustee.

     Following the initial issuance of the Certificates, the principal balance
of this Certificate will be different from the Original Denomination shown
above. Anyone acquiring this Certificate may ascertain its current principal
balance by inquiry of the Trustee.

     The Holder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look
solely to the Trust Fund and certain amounts resulting from credit enhancements
for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Holders for any
amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly
provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

     This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference
is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights,
benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and
immunities of the Trustee.

     No service charge will be made to the Holder for any transfer or exchange
of the Certificate, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange of the Certificate. Prior to due presentation of a
Certificate for registration of transfer, the Depositor and the Trustee may
treat the person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of
such Certificate and the Percentage Interest in the Trust Fund evidenced thereby
for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to the Agreement and for all
other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Depositor nor the Trustee will be
affected by notice to the contrary.

     The Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders,
to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions therein which may
be inconsistent with the other provisions therein, to ensure continuing
treatment of each REMIC included in the Trust Fund as a REMIC, or to make any
other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the
Agreement which are not materially inconsistent with the provisions of the
Agreement, provided that such action does not, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Certificateholder.

     The Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing in the aggregate not less than 66 2/3% of the Percentage Interests of
each Class of Certificates affected thereby, for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
the Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of
Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment may (i)
reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on
Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without
the consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of the Holders of any Class of Certificates in a
manner other than as described in clause (i), without the consent of the

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Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing 66 2/3% or more of the Voting
Rights of such Class or (iii) change the percentage specified in clause (ii) of
the third paragraph of Section 10.01 of the Agreement, without the consent of
the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding.

     The Class A (other than the Class R Certificates), Class M, and Class B
Certificates are issuable only in registerable form, in minimum denominations of
$25,000 in initial Certificate Principal Amount and in integral multiples of $1
in excess thereof, registered in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency,
which shall maintain such Certificates through its book-entry facilities. The
Class R Certificates are issuable in minimum denominations of $100 and shall be
maintained in physical, fully registered form. The Class P Certificates are
issuable in minimum denominations of 100% and shall be maintained in physical,
fully registered form. The Class C Certificates are issuable in minimum
denominations of 25% and shall be maintained in physical, fully registered form.

     For federal income tax purposes, the Trust Fund will include multiple "real
estate mortgage investment conduits" (each, a "REMIC"). The REMIC Regular
Interests will represent "regular interests" in one of the REMICs included in
the Trust Fund. The Class R Certificate will represent the sole class of
"residual interest" in each of the REMICs.

     The obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the
Trustee under the Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the exercise
by the Trustee of an Optional Termination; and (b) the later of (i) the maturity
or other liquidation (or any Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and the disposition of all REO Property and
(ii) the distribution to Certificateholders of all amounts required to be
distributed to them pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable. In no event shall
the trusts created under the Agreement continue beyond the earlier of (i) the
expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of
Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St.
James's, living on the date hereof and (ii) the Latest Possible Maturity Date.

                                       A-7

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                                   ASSIGNMENT

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY* OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE)

(Please Print or Type Name and Address of Assignee)

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, and hereby does irrevocably
constitute and appoint

_________________________________________________ Attorney to transfer the
within Certificate on the books kept for the registration thereof, with full
power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:
       ------------------------------   ----------------------------------------
(Signature guaranty)                    NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
                                        must correspond with the name as it
                                        appears upon the face of the within
                                        Certificate in every particular, without
                                        alteration or enlargement or any change
                                        whatever.

(*This information, which is voluntary, is being requested to ensure that the
assignee will not be subject to backup withholding under Section 3406 of the
Code.)

                                       A-8

<PAGE>

                           FORM OF CLASS P CERTIFICATE

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN THE
DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SERVICER REFERRED TO BELOW OR ANY OF THEIR
AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE
GUARANTEED OR INSURED BY THE DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER OR BY ANY OF
THEIR AFFILIATES OR BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.

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

NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE REGISTERED UNLESS THE PROSPECTIVE
TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE TRUSTEE AND THE DEPOSITOR WITH (A) A REPRESENTATION THAT
SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), A PLAN
SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO ANY STATE, LOCAL,
FEDERAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAW SUBSTANTIVELY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS
OF ERISA OR THE CODE ("SIMILAR LAW"), AND IS NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE FOR, ON BEHALF OF, OR WITH ANY ASSETS OF ANY SUCH
PLAN, (B) IF THE CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN ERISA-QUALIFYING
UNDERWRITING, A REPRESENTATION THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY THAT
IS ACQUIRING THE CERTIFICATE WITH ASSETS OF AN "INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL
ACCOUNT" AS DEFINED IN SECTION V(E) OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION
("PTCE") 95-60 AND THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THE CERTIFICATE ARE COVERED
AND EXEMPT UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 OR (C) SOLELY IN THE CASE OF A
DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE, AND
UPON WHICH THE TRUSTEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RELY, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE
ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF SUCH CERTIFICATE BY THE PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE WILL
NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NONEXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR
THE CODE OR A VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE NIMS INSURER,
THE TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR TO ANY OBLIGATION IN ADDITION TO
THOSE UNDERTAKEN BY SUCH ENTITIES IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, WHICH
OPINION OF COUNSEL SHALL NOT BE AN EXPENSE OF THE NIMS INSURER, THE TRUSTEE, THE
SERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR.

                                       A-1

<PAGE>

                               CLASS P CERTIFICATE

Number: 07-1-P-1                          Percentage Interest: 100%
Cut-off Date: March 1, 2007
First Distribution Date: April 25, 2007   CUSIP: [_____]

                                       A-1

<PAGE>

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  SERIES 2007-1

evidencing an ownership interest in distributions allocable to the Class P
Certificates with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime mortgage loans
formed and sold by

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

     This certifies that MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, as
nominee for Merrill Lynch Funding Corp, is the registered owner of the ownership
interest (the "Ownership Interest") evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by
dividing the Original Denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Initial
Certificate Balance of all Class P Certificates) in certain distributions with
respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime mortgage loans (the "Mortgage
Loans") formed and sold by Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (hereinafter
called the "Depositor"), and certain other property held in trust for the
benefit of Certificateholders (collectively, the "Trust Fund"). The Mortgage
Loans are serviced by Home Loan Services, Inc. (the "Servicer") and are secured
by first-lien mortgages on the Mortgaged Properties. The Trust Fund was created
pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of
March 1, 2007, among the Depositor, the Servicer and LaSalle Bank National
Association ("LB"), as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement.

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class P (the "Class P Certificates")
and is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of
the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of
the acceptance hereof assents and by which Agreement such Holder is bound.

     The Class A Certificates, the Class M Certificates, the Class B
Certificates, the Class P Certificates, the Class C Certificates and the Class R
Certificate are collectively referred to herein as the "Certificates."

     Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Trustee will distribute from
funds in the Certificate Account the amounts described in the Agreement on the
25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing in April 2007.
Such distributions will be made to the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered at the close of business on the last Business Day of the month
preceding the month in which such payment is made, if such last day is not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such last day.

     Distributions on this Certificate will be made either by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of such certificateholder at a bank
or other depository institution having appropriate wire transfer facilities or,
in the case of any certificateholder that has so notified the Trustee in writing
in accordance with the Agreement, by check mailed to the address of the person
entitled to distributions as it appears on the Certificate Register; provided,
however, that the final distribution in retirement of the certificates will be
made only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office of
the Trustee or such other address designated in writing by the Trustee. On each
Distribution Date, a holder of this Certificate will receive such holder's
Percentage Interest of the amounts required to be distributed with respect to
the applicable Class of Certificates.

                                       A-2

<PAGE>

     The Trustee will maintain or cause to be maintained a Certificate Register
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Trustee will provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and
exchanges of Certificates. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate at any office or agency of the Trustee, or, if an Authenticating
Agent has been appointed under the Agreement, the Authenticating Agent,
maintained for such purpose, the Trustee, will, subject to the limitations set
forth in the Agreement, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, a Certificate of a like class and dated the date of
authentication by the Authenticating Agent. Notwithstanding the above, the final
distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Trustee,
of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of
this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Trustee, for that
purpose and specified in such notice of final distribution.

     Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set
forth on the reverse hereof which further provisions shall for all purposes have
the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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

                                       A-3

<PAGE>

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

Dated: March 27, 2007                   LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                        as Trustee

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Authorized Officer

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates
referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Authenticating Agent

By:
    ---------------------------------
    Authorized Signatory

                                       A-4
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                             REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  Series 2007-1

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, issued in one or more Classes of Class
A Certificates, Class M Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class P Certificates
and Class C Certificates, each evidencing an interest in certain distributions
with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime Mortgage Loans formed and sold
by the Depositor and certain other property conveyed by the Depositor to the
Trustee.

     The Holder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look
solely to the Trust Fund and certain amounts resulting from credit enhancements
for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Holders for any
amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly
provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

     This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference
is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights,
benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and
immunities of the Trustee.

     No service charge will be made to the Holder for any transfer or exchange
of the Certificate, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange of the Certificate. Prior to due presentation of a
Certificate for registration of transfer, the Depositor and the Trustee may
treat the person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of
such Certificate and the Percentage Interest in the Trust Fund evidenced thereby
for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to the Agreement and for all
other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Depositor nor the Trustee will be
affected by notice to the contrary.

     The Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders,
to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions therein which may
be inconsistent with the other provisions therein, to ensure continuing
treatment of each REMIC included in the Trust Fund as a REMIC, or to make any
other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the
Agreement which are not materially inconsistent with the provisions of the
Agreement, provided that such action does not, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Certificateholder.

     The Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing
in the aggregate not less than 66 2/3% of the Percentage Interests of each Class
of Certificates affected thereby, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Agreement or
of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such
Class; provided, however, that no such amendment may (i) reduce in any manner
the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on Mortgage Loans which
are required to be distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the
Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any material respect the
interests of the Holders of any Class of Certificates in a manner other than as
described in clause (i), without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of
such Class evidencing 66 2/3% or more of the Voting Rights of such Class or
(iii) change the percentage specified in clause (ii) of the third paragraph of
Section 10.01 of the Agreement, without the consent of the Holders of all
Certificates of such Class then outstanding.

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<PAGE>

     The Class A (other than the Class R Certificates), Class M, and Class B
Certificates are issuable only in registerable form, in minimum denominations of
$25,000 in initial Certificate Principal Amount and in integral multiples of $1
in excess thereof, registered in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency,
which shall maintain such Certificates through its book-entry facilities. The
Class R Certificates are issuable in minimum denominations of $100 and shall be
maintained in physical, fully registered form. The Class P Certificates are
issuable in minimum denominations of 100% and shall be maintained in physical,
fully registered form. The Class C Certificates are issuable in minimum
denominations of 25% and shall be maintained in physical, fully registered form.

     For federal income tax purposes, the Trust Fund will include multiple "real
estate mortgage investment conduits" (each, a "REMIC"). The REMIC Regular
Interests will represent "regular interests" in one of the REMICs included in
the Trust Fund. The Class R Certificate will represent the sole class of
"residual interest" in each of the REMICs.

     The obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the
Trustee under the Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the exercise
by the Trustee of an Optional Termination; and (b) the later of (i) the maturity
or other liquidation (or any Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and the disposition of all REO Property and
(ii) the distribution to Certificateholders of all amounts required to be
distributed to them pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable. In no event shall
the trusts created under the Agreement continue beyond the earlier of (i) the
expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of
Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St.
James's, living on the date hereof and (ii) the Latest Possible Maturity Date.

                                      A-6

<PAGE>

                                   ASSIGNMENT

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY* OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE)

________________________________________________________________________________

(Please Print or Type Name and Address of Assignee)

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, and hereby does irrevocably
constitute and appoint

___________________________________________________________________, Attorney to
transfer the within Certificate on the books kept for the registration thereof,
with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:
       ------------------------------   ----------------------------------------
(Signature guaranty)                    NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
                                        must correspond with the name as it
                                        appears upon the face of the within
                                        Certificate in every particular, without
                                        alteration or enlargement or any change
                                        whatever.

(*This information, which is voluntary, is being requested to ensure that the
assignee will not be subject to backup withholding under Section 3406 of the
Code.)

                                      A-7

<PAGE>

                           FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE

SOLELY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS (I) A
"RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN ONE OR MORE "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS",
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE") AND (II) AN INTEREST IN
NOTIONAL PRINCIPAL CONTRACTS.

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN THE
DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SERVICER REFERRED TO BELOW OR ANY OF THEIR
AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE, THE REMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS REPRESENTED
HEREBY NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED OR INSURED BY THE
DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER OR BY ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR BY ANY
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.

NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE REGISTERED UNLESS THE PROSPECTIVE
TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE TRUSTEE AND THE DEPOSITOR WITH A REPRESENTATION THAT
SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), A PLAN
SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE,
LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SUBSTANTIVELY SIMILAR TO
THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, AND IS NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE FOR, ON BEHALF OF, OR WITH ANY ASSETS OF ANY SUCH
PLAN.

                               CLASS R CERTIFICATE

<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>
Number: 07-1-R-1                        Principal Balance: $100.00

Cut-off Date: March 1, 2007             Pass-Through Rate: Variable(4)

First Distribution Date:                CUSIP: [_____]
April 25, 2007
</TABLE>

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(4)  Subject to a cap as described in the Agreement.

                                      A-8

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                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  Series 2007-1

evidencing an ownership interest in distributions allocable to the Class R
Certificates with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime mortgage loans
formed and sold by

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

     This certifies that MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, as
nominee for Merrill Lynch Funding Corporation, is the registered owner of the
ownership interest (the "Ownership Interest") evidenced by this Certificate
(obtained by dividing the Original Denomination of this Certificate by the
aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of all Class R Certificates) in certain
distributions with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime mortgage loans
(the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold by Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
(hereinafter called the "Depositor"), and certain other property held in trust
for the benefit of Certificateholders (collectively, the "Trust Fund"). The
Mortgage Loans are serviced by Home Loan Services, Inc. (the "Servicer") and are
secured by first-lien mortgages on the Mortgaged Properties. The Trust Fund was
created pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the "Agreement"), dated
as of March 1, 2007, among the Depositor, the Servicer and LaSalle Bank National
Association ("LB"), as as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement.

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class R (the "Class R Certificate")
and is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of
the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of
the acceptance hereof assents and by which Agreement such Holder is bound.

     The Class A Certificates, the Class M Certificates, the Class B
Certificates, the Class P Certificates and the Class C Certificates are
collectively referred to herein as the "Certificates."

     Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Trustee will distribute from
funds in the Certificate Account the amounts described in the Agreement on the
25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing in April 2007.
Such distributions will be made to the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered at the close of business on the last Business Day of the month
preceding the month in which such payment is made.

     Distributions on this Certificate will be made either by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of such certificateholder at a bank
or other depository institution having appropriate wire transfer facilities or,
in the case of any certificateholder that has so notified the Trustee in writing
in accordance with the Agreement, by check mailed to the address of the person
entitled to distributions as it appears on the Certificate Register; provided,
however, that the final distribution in retirement of the certificates will be
made only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office of
the Trustee or such other address designated in writing by the Trustee. On each
Distribution Date, a holder of this Certificate will receive such holder's
Percentage Interest of the amounts required to be distributed with respect to
the applicable Class of Certificates.

                                      A-9

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     The Trustee will maintain or cause to be maintained a Certificate Register
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Trustee will provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and
exchanges of Certificates. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Certificate at any office or agency of the Trustee, or, if an Authenticating
Agent has been appointed under the Agreement, the Authenticating Agent,
maintained for such purpose, the Trustee, will, subject to the limitations set
forth in the Agreement, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, a Certificate of a like class and dated the date of
authentication by the Authenticating Agent. Notwithstanding the above, the final
distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Trustee,
of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of
this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Trustee, for that
purpose and specified in such notice of final distribution.

     Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set
forth on the reverse hereof which further provisions shall for all purposes have
the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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

                                      A-10

<PAGE>

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

Dated: March 27, 2007                   LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                        as Trustee

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Authorized Officer

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Authenticating Agent

By:
    ---------------------------------
    Authorized Signatory

                                      A-11

<PAGE>

                             REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE

                MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
                    MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
                                  Series 2007-1

     This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates,
designated as Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, issued in one or more Classes of Class
A Certificates, Class M Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class P Certificates
and Class C Certificates, each evidencing an interest in certain distributions
with respect to a pool of conventional, sub-prime Mortgage Loans formed and sold
by the Depositor and certain other property conveyed by the Depositor to the
Trustee.

     Following the initial issuance of the Certificates, the principal balance
of this Certificate will be different from the Original Denomination shown
above. Anyone acquiring this Certificate may ascertain its current principal
balance by inquiry of the Trustee.

     The Holder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look
solely to the Trust Fund and certain amounts resulting from credit enhancements
for payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Holders for any
amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly
provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement.

     This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference
is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights,
benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and
immunities of the Trustee.

     No service charge will be made to the Holder for any transfer or exchange
of the Certificate, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange of the Certificate. Prior to due presentation of a
Certificate for registration of transfer, the Depositor and the Trustee may
treat the person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of
such Certificate and the Percentage Interest in the Trust Fund evidenced thereby
for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to the Agreement and for all
other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Depositor nor the Trustee will be
affected by notice to the contrary.

     The Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders,
to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions therein which may
be inconsistent with the other provisions therein, to ensure continuing
treatment of each REMIC included in the Trust Fund as a REMIC, or to make any
other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the
Agreement which are not materially inconsistent with the provisions of the
Agreement, provided that such action does not, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Certificateholder.

     The Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing in the aggregate not less than 66 2/3% of the Percentage Interests of
each Class of Certificates affected thereby, for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
the Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of
Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment may (i)
reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on
Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without
the consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of the Holders of

                                      A-12

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any Class of Certificates in a manner other than as described in clause (i),
without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing 66
2/3% or more of the Voting Rights of such Class or (iii) change the percentage
specified in clause (ii) of the third paragraph of Section 10.01 of the
Agreement, without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class
then outstanding.

     The Class A (other than the Class R Certificates), Class M, and Class B
Certificates are issuable only in registerable form, in minimum denominations of
$25,000 in initial Certificate Principal Amount and in integral multiples of $1
in excess thereof, registered in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency,
which shall maintain such Certificates through its book-entry facilities. The
Class R Certificates are issuable in minimum denominations of $100 and shall be
maintained in physical, fully registered form. The Class P Certificates are
issuable in minimum denominations of 100% and shall be maintained in physical,
fully registered form. The Class C Certificates are issuable in minimum
denominations of 25% and shall be maintained in physical, fully registered form.

     For federal income tax purposes, the Trust Fund will include multiple "real
estate mortgage investment conduits" (each, a "REMIC"). The REMIC Regular
Interests will represent "regular interests" in one of the REMICs included in
the Trust Fund. The Class R Certificate will represent the sole class of
"residual interest" in each of the REMICs.

     The obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the
Trustee under the Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the exercise
by the Trustee of an Optional Termination; and (b) the later of (i) the maturity
or other liquidation (or any Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and the disposition of all REO Property and
(ii) the distribution to Certificateholders of all amounts required to be
distributed to them pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable. In no event shall
the trusts created under the Agreement continue beyond the earlier of (i) the
expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of
Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St.
James's, living on the date hereof and (ii) the Latest Possible Maturity Date.

                                      A-13

<PAGE>

                              [FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY* OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE)

________________________________________________________________________________

(Please Print or Type Name and Address of Assignee)

________________________________________________________________________________

the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, and hereby does irrevocably
constitute and appoint

____________________________________________________________________ Attorney to
transfer the within Certificate on the books kept for the registration thereof,
with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:
       ------------------------------   ----------------------------------------
(Signature guaranty)                    NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
                                        must correspond with the name as it
                                        appears upon the face of the within
                                        Certificate in every particular, without
                                        alteration or enlargement or any change
                                        whatever.

(*This information, which is voluntary, is being requested to ensure that the
assignee will not be subject to backup withholding under Section 3406 of the
Code.)

                                       A-1

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT B

                             MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

                             [Intentionally Omitted]

                                      B-1

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT C

                                   [RESERVED]

                                      C-1

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT D

                          FORM OF TRUSTEE CERTIFICATION

                                     [DATE]

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10080

Home Loan Services, Inc.
150 Allegheny Center Mall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1511
Chicago, Illinois 60603

Re: Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
    Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          In accordance with Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2007, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors,
Inc., as depositor, LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee, Home Loan
Services, Inc., as servicer (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), the
undersigned, as Trustee, hereby certifies that [, except as set forth in
Schedule A hereto,] as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule attached hereto (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed on
the attachment hereto) it has reviewed the Mortgage File and the Mortgage Loan
Schedule and has determined that:

          (i) All documents in the Mortgage File required to be delivered to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 (A)-(B), (C) (if applicable), (D) and (E) and
the documents if actually received by it under Section 2.01(F) of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement are in its possession;

          (ii) In connection with each Mortgage Loan or Assignment thereof as to
which documentary evidence of recording was not received on the Closing Date, it
has received evidence of such recording; and

          (iii) Such documents have been reviewed by it and appear regular on
their face and relate to such Mortgage Loan.

          The Trustee has made no independent examination of any documents
contained in each Mortgage File beyond confirming (i) that the Mortgage Loan
number, the name of the Mortgagor, the street address (excluding zip code), the
mortgage interest rate at origination, the gross margin (if

                                       D-1

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applicable), the lifetime rate cap (if applicable), the periodic rate cap (if
applicable), the original principal balance, the first payment due date and the
original maturity date in each Mortgage File conform to the respective Mortgage
Loan number and name listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and (ii) the existence
in each Mortgage File of each of the documents listed in subparagraphs (i)(A)
through (E), as applicable, inclusive, of Section 2.01 in the Agreement. The
Trustee makes no representations or warranties as to the validity, legality,
recordability, sufficiency, enforceability, due authorization or genuineness of
any of the documents contained in each Mortgage Loan or the collectability,
insurability, effectiveness, priority, perfection or suitability of any such
Mortgage Loan.

          Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the above-referenced Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee

By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
      -------------------------------
Title:
       ------------------------------

                                      D-2

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                                   EXHIBIT E-1

                    FORM OF TRANSFEREE'S LETTER AND AFFIDAVIT

                                     [DATE]

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1511
Chicago, Illinois 60603

Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services - Merrill Lynch First Franklin
           Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          We propose to purchase Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan
Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class R,
described in the Prospectus Supplement, dated March 26, 2007, and the
Prospectus, dated March 22, 2007.

     1. We certify that (a) we are not a disqualified organization and (b) we
are not purchasing such Class R Certificate on behalf of a disqualified
organization; for this purpose the term "disqualified organization" means the
United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, any foreign
government, any international organization, any agency or instrumentality of any
of the foregoing (except any entity treated as other than an instrumentality of
the foregoing for purposes of Section 168(h)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code")), any organization (other than a cooperative
described in Section 521 of the Code) that is exempt from taxation under the
Code (unless such organization is subject to tax on excess inclusions) and any
organization that is described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code. We
understand that any breach by us of this certification may cause us to be liable
for an excise tax imposed upon transfers to disqualified organizations.

     2. We certify that (a) we have historically paid our debts as they became
due, (b) we intend, and believe that we will be able, to continue to pay our
debts as they become due in the future, (c) we understand that, as beneficial
owner of the Class R Certificate, we may incur tax liabilities in excess of any
cash flows generated by the Class R Certificate, and (d) we intend to pay any
taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificate as they become due and (e)
we will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a
foreign permanent establishment or fixed base (within the meaning of an
applicable income tax treaty) of ours or another U.S. taxpayer.

                                     E-1-1

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     3. We acknowledge that we will be the beneficial owner of the Class R
Certificate and:(5)

     ___________ The Class R Certificate will be registered in our name.

     ___________ The Class R Certificate will be held in the name of our
nominee, _________________, which is not a disqualified organization.

     4. We certify that we are not an employee benefit plan subject to Title I
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), a
plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to federal, state,
local, non-U.S. or other law substantively similar to the foregoing provisions
of ERISA or the Code (each, a "Plan"), and are not directly or indirectly
acquiring the Class R Certificate on behalf of or with any assets of a Plan.

     5. We certify that (i) we are a U.S. person or (ii) we will hold the Class
R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the
United States and have furnished the transferor and the Trustee with a duly
completed and effective Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or successor form
at the time and in the manner required by the Code; for this purpose the term
"U.S. person" means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation,
or partnership (unless, in the case of a partnership, Treasury regulations are
adopted that provide otherwise) created or organized in or under the laws of the
United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including an
entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes,
an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless
of the source of its income, or a trust if a court within the United States is
able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and
one or more such U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial
decisions of the trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury
regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 which are eligible
to elect to be treated as U.S. Persons). We agree that any breach by us of this
certification shall render the transfer of any interest in the Class R
Certificate to us absolutely null and void and shall cause no rights in the
Class R Certificate to vest in us.

     6. We agree that in the event that at some future time we wish to transfer
any interest in the Class R Certificate, we will transfer such interest in the
Class R Certificate only (a) to a transferee that (i) is not a disqualified
organization and is not purchasing such interest in the Class R Certificate on
behalf of a disqualified organization, (ii) is a U.S. person or will hold the
Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within
the United States and will furnish us and the Trustee with a duly completed and
effective Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or successor form at the time and
in the manner required by the Code and (iii) has delivered to the Trustee a
letter in the form of this letter (including the affidavit appended hereto) and,
we will provide the Trustee a written statement substantially in the form of
Exhibit E-2 to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

     7. We hereby designate _______________________ as our fiduciary to act as
the tax matters person for each of the REMICs provided for in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.

Very truly yours,

[PURCHASER]

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

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(5)  Check appropriate box and if necessary fill in the name of the Transferee's
     nominee.

                                     E-1-2

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Accepted as of __________ __, 200__

MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
      -------------------------------
Title:
       ------------------------------

                                     E-1-3

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                                        APPENDIX A

                                        Affidavit pursuant to (i) Section
                                        860E(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
                                        of 1986, as amended, and (ii) certain
                                        provisions of the Pooling and Servicing
                                        Agreement

Under penalties of perjury, the undersigned declares that the following is true:

     1. He or she is an officer of _________________________ (the "Transferee"),

     2. the Transferee's Employer Identification number is __________,

     3. the Transferee is not a "disqualified organization" (as defined below),
has no plan or intention of becoming a disqualified organization, and is not
acquiring any of its interest in the Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan
Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class R
Certificate on behalf of a disqualified organization or any other entity,

     4. unless Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.("MLMI") has consented to
the transfer to the Transferee by executing the form of Consent affixed as
Appendix B to the Transferee's Letter to which this Certificate is affixed as
Appendix A, the Transferee is a "U.S. person" (as defined below),

     5. that no purpose of the transfer is to avoid or impede the assessment or
collection of tax,

     6. the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due,

     7. the Transferee intends, and believes that it will be able, to continue
to pay its debts as they become due in the future,

     8. the Transferee understands that, as beneficial owner of the Class R
Certificate, it may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows generated
by the Class R Certificate,

     9. the Transferee intends to pay any taxes associated with holding the
Class R Certificate as they become due,

     10. the Transferee consents to any amendment of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement that shall be deemed necessary by Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors,
Inc. (upon advice of counsel) to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure
that the Class R Certificate will not be owned directly or indirectly by a
disqualified organization, and

     11. IF BRACKETED, THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATIONS ARE INAPPLICABLE [the
transfer is not a direct or indirect transfer of the Class R Certificate to a
foreign permanent establishment or fixed base (within the meaning of an
applicable income tax treaty) of the Transferee, and as to each of the residual
interests represented by the Class R Certificate, the present value of the
anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding such residual interest does
not exceed the sum of:

     A. the present value of any consideration given to the Transferee to
acquire such residual interest;

                                     E-1-4

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     B. the present value of the expected future distributions on such residual
interest; and

     C. the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding
such residual interest as the related REMIC generates losses.

For purposes of this declaration, (i) the Transferee is assumed to pay tax at a
rate equal to the highest rate of tax specified in Section 11(b)(1) of the Code,
but the tax rate specified in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in
lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b)(1) of the Code if the
Transferee has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of
the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the
current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate, and (ii) present
values are computed using a discount rate equal to the Federal short-term rate
prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the
compounding period used by the Transferee;]

[11. (A) at the time of the transfer, and at the close of each of the
     Transferee's two fiscal years preceding the Transferee's fiscal year of
     transfer, the Transferee's gross assets for financial reporting purposes
     exceed $100 million and its net assets for financial reporting purposes
     exceed $10 million; and

     (B)  the Transferee is an eligible corporation as defined in Treasury
          regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i) and has agreed in writing that
          any subsequent transfer of the Class R Certificate will be to another
          eligible corporation in a transaction that satisfies Treasury
          regulation Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), 1.860E-1(c)(4)(ii),
          1.860E-1(c)(4)(iii) and 1.860E-1(c)(5) and such transfer will not be a
          direct or indirect transfer to a foreign permanent establishment
          (within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty) of a domestic
          corporation.

For purposes of this declaration, the gross and net assets of the Transferee do
not include any obligation of any related person as defined in Treasury
regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii) or any other asset if a principal purpose
for holding or acquiring the other asset is to permit the Transferee to make
this declaration or to satisfy the requirements of Treasury regulation Section
1.860E-1(c)(5)(i).]

12. The Transferee will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be
attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base (within the
meaning of an applicable income tax treaty) of the Transferee or another U.S.
taxpayer.

For purpose of this affidavit, the term "disqualified organization" means the
United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, any foreign
government, any international organization, any agency or instrumentality of any
of the foregoing (except any entity treated as other than an instrumentality of
the foregoing for purposes of Section 168(h)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code")), any organization (other than a cooperative
described in Section 521 of the Code) that is exempt from taxation under the
Code (unless such organization is subject to tax on excess inclusions) and any
organization that is described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and the term
"U.S. Person" means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or
partnership (unless, in the case of a partnership, Treasury regulations are
adopted that provide otherwise) created or organized in or under the laws of the
United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, including an
entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes,
an estate whose income is subject to Unites States federal income tax regardless
of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to
exercise primary

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supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S.
Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust,
(or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts
in existence on August 20, 1996 which are eligible to elect to be treated as
U.S. Persons).

By:
    ---------------------------------

    Address of Investor for receipt of distribution:

    ---------------------------------

    Address of Investor for receipt of tax information:

    ---------------------------------

    (Corporate Seal)

    Attest:

    ---------------------------
                               , Secretary
    ---------------------------

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Personally appeared before me the above-named ______________, known or proved to
me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be the
_______ of the Investor, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his
free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Investor.

Subscribed and sworn before me this _________ day of ______________, 200_.

Notary Public

County of
          ---------------------------
State of
         ----------------------------
My commission expires the ________ day of ______________

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

Dated:
       -----------

                                     E-1-7
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                                   EXHIBIT E-2

                         FORM OF TRANSFEROR'S AFFIDAVIT

                                     [DATE]

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1511
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services - Merrill Lynch First Franklin
           Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1

Re: Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
    Certificates, Series 2007-1

          _______________________ (the "Transferor") has reviewed the attached
affidavit of _____________________________ (the "Transferee"), and has no actual
knowledge that such affidavit is not true, and has no reason to believe that the
Transferee has the intention to impede the assessment or collection of any
federal, state or local taxes legally required to be paid with respect to the
Class R Certificate referred to in the attached affidavit. In addition, the
Transferor has conducted a reasonable investigation at the time of the transfer
and found that the Transferee had historically paid its debts as they came due
and found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not
continue to pay its debts as they become due.

Very truly yours,

---------------------------------------
Name:
      ----------------------------------
Title:
       ---------------------------------

                                     E-2-1

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                                    EXHIBIT F

                         FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

                                     [DATE]

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1511
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services - Merrill Lynch First Franklin
           Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1

RE: Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
    Certificates, Series 2007-1

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          In connection with our disposition of the Class [____] Certificate, we
certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and are being disposed
by us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the
Act and (b) we have not offered or sold any Certificates to, or solicited offers
to buy any Certificates from, any person, or otherwise approached or negotiated
with any person with respect thereto, in a manner that would be deemed, or taken
any other action that would result in, a violation of Section 5 of the Act. All
capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1,
2007, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor, LaSalle Bank
National Association, as trustee, and Home Loan Services, Inc., as servicer.

Very truly yours,

Name of Transferor

By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
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Title:
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                                    EXHIBIT G

                            FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER
                              (ACCREDITED INVESTOR)

                                     [DATE]

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1511
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services - Merrill Lynch First Franklin
           Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1

     Re: Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
         Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          ______________ (the "Purchaser") intends to purchase from
________________ (the "Transferor") $_______ by original principal balance (the
"Transferred Certificates") of Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust,
Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class [____] (the
"Certificates"), issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of March 1, 2007 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among Merrill Lynch
Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), LaSalle Bank National
Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), Home Loan Services, Inc., as servicer
(the "Servicer"). [The Purchaser intends to register the Transferred Certificate
in the name of ____________________, as nominee for _________________.] All
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

          For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants
to, and covenants with, the Depositor and the Trustee that:

     1. The Purchaser understands that (a) the Certificates have not been
registered or qualified under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any state, (b) neither the
Depositor nor the Trustee is required, and neither of them intends, to so
register or qualify the Certificates, (c) the Certificates cannot be resold
unless (i) they are registered and qualified under the Securities Act and the
applicable state securities laws or (ii) an exemption from registration and
qualification is available and (d) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement contains
restrictions regarding the transfer of the Certificates.

     2. All Certificates other than ERISA Restricted Certificates and Class R
Certificates will bear a legend to the following effect:

          UNTIL THE TERMINATION OF THE SWAP AGREEMENT AND THE CAP CONTRACT, EACH
TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT (OR IN THE CASE OF A
DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE, SHALL REPRESENT) TO THE

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TRUSTEE THAT (A) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT, AND IS NOT ACTING FOR, ON BEHALF OF OR
WITH ANY ASSETS OF, ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO
TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED
("ERISA"), OR ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR (B) THE TRANSFEREE'S ACQUISITION AND HOLDING
OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED
TRANSACTION UNDER TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE.

     3. The Certificates (other than the Class R Certificate) will bear a legend
to the following effect:

     THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
     AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (THE
     "1940 ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR "BLUE SKY" LAWS, AND MAY NOT,
     DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, OR OFFERED FOR
     SALE, UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER IS NOT SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT,
     THE 1940 ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND SUCH TRANSFER
     ALSO COMPLIES WITH THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE POOLING AND
     SERVICING AGREEMENT. IF THE CERTIFICATE IS A DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE, NO
     TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE
     RECEIVED, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE (A) AN
     INVESTMENT LETTER FROM THE PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR; AND (B) REPRESENTATIONS
     FROM THE TRANSFEROR REGARDING THE OFFERING AND SALE OF THE CERTIFICATES.

     4. The ERISA Restricted Certificates will bear a legend to the following
effect:

NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE TRUSTEE HAS RECEIVED
(A) A REPRESENTATION THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS
AMENDED ("ERISA"), A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE") OR A PLAN SUBJECT ANY TO STATE, LOCAL, FEDERAL,
NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAW SUBSTANTIVELY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA
OR THE CODE ("SIMILAR LAW") (COLLECTIVELY, A "PLAN"), AND IS NOT DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE BY, ON BEHALF OF, OR WITH ANY ASSETS OF
ANY SUCH PLAN, (B) IF THE CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN
ERISA-QUALIFYING UNDERWRITING, A REPRESENTATION THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS AN
INSURANCE COMPANY THAT IS ACQUIRING THE CERTIFICATE WITH ASSETS OF AN "INSURANCE
COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT" AS DEFINED IN SECTION V(E) OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION
CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 95-60 AND THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THE
CERTIFICATE ARE COVERED AND EXEMPT UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60, OR
(C) SOLELY IN THE EVENT THE CERTIFICATE IS A DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE, AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE, AND UPON WHICH THE TRUSTEE SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO RELY, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF SUCH
CERTIFICATE BY THE PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A
NONEXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF

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THE CODE OR A VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE TRUSTEE, THE
SERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR TO ANY OBLIGATION IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN BY
SUCH ENTITIES IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, WHICH OPINION OF COUNSEL
SHALL NOT BE AN EXPENSE OF THE TRUSTEE, THE SERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR. IF THE
CERTIFICATE IS NOT A DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE, THE TRANSFEREE IS DEEMED TO HAVE
MADE THE REPRESENTATION IN (A) OR (B) ABOVE.

     5. The Class R Certificate will bear a legend to the following effect:

     THIS CLASS R CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
     SECTION 5.02 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT AND THE HOLDER OF THIS
     CERTIFICATE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE
     TRANSFER SUCH CERTIFICATE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5.02 OF THE
     POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE
     MADE UNLESS THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE RECEIVED, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
     SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE (A) A TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT FROM THE PROSPECTIVE
     INVESTOR; AND (B) AN AFFIDAVIT FROM THE TRANSFEROR REGARDING THE OFFERING
     AND SALE OF THE CERTIFICATE.

     NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE REGISTERED UNLESS THE PROSPECTIVE
     TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE TRUSTEE WITH A REPRESENTATION THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE
     IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE
     RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), A PLAN
     SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO STATE, LOCAL,
     FEDERAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAW SUBSTANTIVELY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING
     PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE ("SIMILAR LAW"), AND IS NOT DIRECTLY OR
     INDIRECTLY ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE BY, ON BEHALF OF, OR WITH ANY ASSETS
     OF ANY SUCH PLAN.

     6. The Purchaser is acquiring the Transferred Certificates for its own
account [FOR INVESTMENT ONLY] * and not with a view to or for sale or other
transfer in connection with any distribution of the Transferred Certificates in
any manner that would violate the Securities Act or any applicable state
securities laws, subject, nevertheless, to the understanding that disposition of
the Purchaser's property shall at all times be and remain within its control.

     7. The Purchaser (a) is a substantial, sophisticated institutional investor
having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, and in
particular in such matters related to securities similar to the Certificates,
such that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the
Certificates, (b) is able to bear the economic risks of such an investment and
(c) is an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) promulgated
pursuant to the Securities Act.

     8. The Purchaser will not nor has it authorized nor will it authorize any
person to (a) offer, pledge, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any
Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to
any person in any manner, (b) solicit any offer to buy or to accept a pledge,
disposition or other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any
Certificate or any other similar security from any

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*    Not required of a broker/dealer purchaser.

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person in any manner, (c) otherwise approach or negotiate with respect to any
Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security with
any person in any manner, (d) make any general solicitation by means of general
advertising or in any other manner, or (e) take any other action, that would
constitute a distribution of any Certificate under the Securities Act or the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), that would render
the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the Securities
Act or any state securities law, or that would require registration or
qualification pursuant thereto. Neither the Purchaser nor anyone acting on its
behalf has offered the Certificates for sale or made any general solicitation by
means of general advertising or in any other manner with respect to the
Certificates. The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the
Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.

     9. Either (i) the Purchaser of a Certificate that is neither an ERISA
Restricted Certificate nor a Class R Certificate is not, and is not acting for,
on behalf of or with any assets of, an employee benefit plan or other
arrangement subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended ("ERISA") or plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or (ii)
until the termination of the Swap Agreement and the Cap Contract, such
Purchaser's acquisition and holding of such Certificates will not constitute or
result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Title I of ERISA or Section
4975 of the Code.

     10. The Purchaser of an ERISA Restricted Certificate (A) is not an employee
benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan subject to Section 4975 of the
Code, a plan subject to any state, local, federal, non-U.S. or other law
substantively similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code ("Similar
Law") and is not directly or indirectly acquiring such Certificates by, on
behalf of, or with any assets of any such plan, or (B) if the Certificate has
been the subject of an ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, is an insurance company
that is acquiring the Certificate with assets of an "insurance company general
account," as defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption
("PTCE") 95-60, and the acquisition and holding of the Certificate are covered
and exempt under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60, or (C) solely in the event
the Certificate is a Definitive Certificate, herewith delivers an Opinion of
Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, and upon which the Trustee shall be
entitled to rely, to the effect that the acquisition and holding of the
Certificate will not constitute or result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction
under Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or a violation of Similar
Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Servicer or the Depositor to any
obligation in addition to those expressly undertaken in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the
Trustee, the Servicer or the Depositor.

     11. The Purchaser of a Class R Certificate is not an employee benefit plan
subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, a plan
subject to any state, local, federal, non-U.S. or other law substantively
similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code ("Similar Law"), or a
Person directly or indirectly acquiring such Certificate by, on behalf of, or
with any assets of any such plan.

     12. Prior to the sale or transfer by the Purchaser of any of the
Certificates, the Purchaser will obtain from any subsequent purchaser
substantially the same certifications, representations, warranties and covenants
contained in the foregoing paragraphs and in this letter or a letter
substantially in the form of Exhibit H to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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     13. The Purchaser agrees to indemnify the Trustee, the Servicer and the
Depositor against any liability that may result from any misrepresentation made
herein.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        [PURCHASER]

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT H

                       FORM OF RULE 144A INVESTMENT LETTER
                         (QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER)

                                     [DATE]

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1511
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services - Merrill Lynch First Franklin
           Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1

     Re: Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
         Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          ______________ (the "Purchaser") intends to purchase from
________________ (the "Transferor") $_______ by original principal balance (the
"Transferred Certificates") of Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust,
Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class [____] (the
"Certificates"), issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of March 1, 2007 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among Merrill Lynch
Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), LaSalle Bank National
Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), Home Loan Services, Inc., as servicer
(the "Servicer"). [THE PURCHASER INTENDS TO REGISTER THE TRANSFERRED CERTIFICATE
IN THE NAME OF ____________________, AS NOMINEE FOR _________________.] All
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

          For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants
to, and covenants with, the Depositor and the Trustee that:

          In connection with our acquisition of the above Transferred
Certificates we certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates are not
being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), or
any state securities laws and are being transferred to us in a transaction that
is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b)
we have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we
are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investments in the
Certificates, (c) we have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive
answers from the Depositor concerning the purchase of the Transferred
Certificates and all matters relating thereto or any additional information
deemed necessary to our decision to purchase the Transferred Certificates, (d)
solely in the case of a Certificate other than an ERISA Restricted Certificate
or Class R Certificate, either (i) we are not, and are not acquiring the
Certificate for, on behalf of or with any assets of, any employee benefit plan
or other arrangement subject to Title I of ERISA or any plan subject to Section

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4975 of the Code, or (ii) until the termination of the Swap Agreement and the
Cap Contract, our acquisition and holding of the Certificate will not constitute
or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Title I of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, (e)solely with respect to ERISA Restricted
Certificates, (A) we are not an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), a plan
subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), a plan subject to any state, local, federal, non-U.S. or other law
substantively similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code ("Similar
Law"), or Persons directly or indirectly acting on behalf of or using any assets
of any such plan, or (B), if the Certificate has been the subject of an
ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, we are an insurance company that is acquiring the
Certificate with assets of an "insurance company general account," as defined in
Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and the
acquisition and holding of the Certificate are covered and exempt under Sections
I and III of PTCE 95-60, or (C) solely in the event the Certificate is a
Definitive Certificate, we will herewith deliver an Opinion of Counsel
satisfactory to the Trustee, and upon which the Trustee shall be entitled to
rely, to the effect that the acquisition and holding of the Certificate will not
constitute or result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Title I of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or a violation of Similar Law, and will not
subject the Trustee, the Servicer or the Depositor to any obligation in addition
to those expressly undertaken in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which
Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Servicer or the
Depositor, (f) we have not, nor has anyone acting on our behalf offered,
transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Certificates, any
interest in the Certificates or any other similar security to, or solicited any
offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the
Certificates, any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security
from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Certificates,
any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security with, any person
in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising
or in any other manner, or taken any other action, that would constitute a
distribution of the Certificates under the Securities Act or that would render
the disposition of the Certificates a violation of Section 5 of the Securities
Act or require registration pursuant thereto, nor will act, nor has authorized
or will authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the
Certificates, and (g) we are a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is
defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and have completed one of the
forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. We
are aware that the sale of the Transferred Certificates to us is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A. We are acquiring the Transferred Certificates for our own
account or for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and further understand that such
Certificates may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person
reasonably believed by us, based upon certifications of such purchaser or
information we have in our possession, to be a qualified institutional buyer
that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified
institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer
is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or (ii) pursuant to another exemption
from registration under the Securities Act.

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          We agree to indemnify the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor
against any liability that may result from any misrepresentation made herein.

Very truly yours,

[PURCHASER]

By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
      -------------------------------
Title:
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                                                                         ANNEX 1

            QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

          [FOR TRANSFEREES OTHER THAN REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES]

          The undersigned (the "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:

     1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial
Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the Buyer.

     2. In connection with the purchases by the Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A") because (i) the Buyer owned and/or
invested on a discretionary basis $____________* in securities (except for the
excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent
fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii)
the Buyer satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.

          ____ Corporation, etc. The Buyer is a corporation (other than a bank,
               savings and loan association or similar institution),
               Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or
               charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
               Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          ____ Bank. The Buyer (a) is a national bank or banking institution
               organized under the laws of any State, territory or the District
               of Columbia, the business of which is substantially confined to
               banking and is supervised by Federal, State or territorial
               banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or
               equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at
               least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial
               statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.

          ____ Savings and Loan. The Buyer (a) is a savings and loan
               association, building and loan association, cooperative bank,
               homestead association or similar institution, which is supervised
               and examined by a State or Federal authority having supervision
               over such institution or is a foreign savings and loan
               association or equivalent institution and (b) has an audited net
               worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest
               annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.

          ____ Broker-dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered pursuant to
               Section 15 of

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*    Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000
     in securities unless Buyer is a dealer, and, in that case, Buyer must own
     and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.

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               the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

          ____ Insurance Company. The Buyer is an insurance company whose
               primary and predominant business activity is the writing of
               insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance
               companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance
               commissioner or a similar official or agency of the State,
               territory or the District of Columbia.

          ____ State or Local Plan. The Buyer is a plan established and
               maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency
               or instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions,
               for the benefit of its employees.

          ____ ERISA Plan. The Buyer is an employee benefit plan subject to
               Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
               as amended.

          ____ Investment Advisor. The Buyer is an investment advisor registered
               under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as amended.

          ____ Small Business Investment Company. Buyer is a small business
               investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
               Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business
               Investment Act of 1958, as amended.

          ____ Business Development Company. Buyer is a business development
               company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment
               Advisors Act of 1940, as amended.

     3. The term "securities" as used for purposes of the calculation of the
dollar amount in paragraph 2 excludes: (i) securities of issuers that are
affiliated with the Buyer, (ii) securities that are part of an unsold allotment
to or subscription by the Buyer, if the Buyer is a dealer, (iii) securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iv) bank
deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (v) loan participations, (vi)
repurchase agreements, (vii) securities owned but subject to a repurchase
agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.

     4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned
and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Buyer, the Buyer used the cost
of such securities to the Buyer and did not include any of the securities
referred to in the preceding paragraph, except (i) where the Buyer reports its
securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market
value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the cost of those
securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding sentence applies,
the securities may be valued at market. Further, in determining such aggregate
amount, the Buyer may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the
Buyer, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Buyer in its
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the
Buyer's direction. However, such securities were not included if the Buyer is a
majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Buyer is
not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

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     5. The Buyer acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and
understands that the seller to it and other parties related to the Certificates
are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one
or more sales to the Buyer may be in reliance on Rule 144A.

     6. Until the date of purchase of the Rule 144A Securities, the Buyer will
notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in
the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given, the Buyer's
purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this
certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Buyer is a
bank or savings and loan as provided above, the Buyer agrees that it will
furnish to such parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they
become available.

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        Date:
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                                                                         ANNEX 2

            QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

           [FOR TRANSFEREES THAT ARE REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES]

          The undersigned (the "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:

     1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial
Officer or Senior Vice President of the Buyer or, if the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A"), because Buyer is part of a Family of
Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the Adviser.

     2. In connection with purchases by Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A because (i) the Buyer is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended and (ii) as marked below, the Buyer alone, or the Buyer's Family of
Investment Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the
excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent
fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the
Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities
was used, except (i) where the Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment
Companies reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the
basis of their market value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the
cost of those securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding
sentence applies, the securities may be valued at market.

          ____ The Buyer owned $___________ in securities (other than the
               excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the
               Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in
               accordance with Rule 144A).

          ____ The Buyer is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned
               in the aggregate $__________ in securities (other than the
               excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the
               Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in
               accordance with Rule 144A).

     3. The term "Family of Investment Companies" as used herein means two or
more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same
investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of
being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment
adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).

     4. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i) securities of
issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer or are part of the Buyer's Family of
Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any
instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit,
(iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but
subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and
commodity swaps.

                                      H-7

<PAGE>

     5. The Buyer is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the parties
listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this certification
relates are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein
because one or more sales to the Buyer will be in reliance on Rule 144A. In
addition, the Buyer will only purchase for the Buyer's own account.

     6. Until the date of purchase of the Certificates, the undersigned will
notify the parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates of any changes in the information and conclusions herein.
Until such notice is given, the Buyer's purchase of the Certificates will
constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the
date of such purchase.

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        IF AN ADVISER:

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Print Name of Buyer

                                        Date:
                                              ----------------------------------

                                      H-8

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT I

                           FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE

                                     [DATE]

To: LaSalle Bank National Association
    135 South LaSalle Street
    Suite 1511
    Chicago, Illinois 60603
    Attention: Account Manager--FFMER 2007-1

Re: Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
    Certificates, Series 2007-1

          In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by
you, as Trustee, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
March 1, 2007, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor,
LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee, Home Loan Services, Inc., as
servicer (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), we request the release, and
hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Mortgage File for the Mortgage Loan described
below, for the reason indicated.

Mortgage Loan Number: ___________________________

Mortgagor Name, Address & Zip Code:  ___________________________

Reason for Requesting Documents (check one):

[ ]   1.   Mortgage Paid in Full

[ ]   2.   Foreclosure

[ ]   3.   Substitution

[ ]   4.   Other Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)

[ ]   5.   Nonliquidation

[ ]   6.   Other Reason:

Address to which the Trustee should deliver the Mortgage File: _________________

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            (authorized signer)
                                        Address:
                                                 -------------------------------
                                        Date:
                                              ----------------------------------

                                      I-1

<PAGE>

If box 1 or 2 above is checked, and if all or part of the Mortgage File was
previously released to us, please release to us our previous receipt on file
with you, as well as any additional documents in your possession relating to the
above specified Mortgage Loan.

If box 3, 4, 5 or 6 above is checked, upon our return of all of the above
documents to you as Trustee, please acknowledge your receipt by signing in the
space indicated below, and returning this form.

Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date
below:

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee

By:
    ---------------------------------   ----------------------
    Signature                           Date

Documents returned to Trustee:

By:
    ---------------------------------   ----------------------
    Signature                           Date

                                      I-2

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT J

                                   [RESERVED]

                                      J-1

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT K

                    FORM OF BACK-UP CERTIFICATION OF TRUSTEE

                                     [DATE]

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10080

Home Loan Services, Inc.
150 Allegheny Center Mall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212

Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of March 1,
    2007, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor, Home Loan
    Services, Inc., as servicer, and LaSalle Bank National Association, as
    trustee, relating to Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust,
    Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1

          The Trustee hereby certifies to the Depositor, the Servicer and their
officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they
will rely upon this certification, that:

          (1) I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
[2007] (the "Annual Report"), and all reports on Form 8-K (if any) and on Form
10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Annual Report
(collectively with the Annual Report, the "Reports"), of the Issuing Entity;

          (2) To the best of my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the
statements required to be made or data required to be delivered by the Servicer
and Depositor (to the extent that such statements or data were received by the
Trustee and are relevant to the statements made by the Trustee in this Back-Up
Certification), the information in the Reports relating to the trustee, taken as
a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the period covered by the Annual Report;

          (3) To the best of my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the
statements required to be made or data required to be delivered by the Servicer
and Depositor (to the extent that such statements or data were received by the
Trustee and are relevant to the statements made by the Trustee in this Back-Up
Certification), the distribution and any other information required to be
provided by the Trustee (other than information provided by or on behalf of the
Servicer, the Depositor or other third party) to the Depositor and each Servicer
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is
included in the Reports; and

                                      K-1

<PAGE>

          (4) The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for
asset-backed securities of the Trustee and its related attestation report on
assessment of compliance with servicing criteria required to be included in the
Annual Report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act
Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been included as an exhibit to the Annual Report.
Any material instances of non-compliance are described in such report and have
been disclosed in the Annual Report.

LaSalle Bank National Association,
as Trustee

By:
    ------------------------------------
Name:
     -----------------------------------
Title:
      ----------------------------------

                                      K-2

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT L

                    FORM OF OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICER

                                     [DATE]

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10080

Re: Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
    Certificates, Series 2007-1

          Home Loan Services, Inc. (the "Servicer") certifies to the Depositor
and the Trustee, and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the
knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

          (1) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the
Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and I have reviewed, or
persons under my supervision have reviewed, the servicer compliance statement of
the Servicer and the compliance statements of each Sub-Servicer, if any, engaged
by the Servicer provided to the Depositor and the Trustee for the Issuing
Entity's fiscal year [___] in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (each a
"Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of the Servicer's compliance
with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the
"Servicing Criteria") and reports on assessment of compliance with servicing
criteria for asset-backed securities of the Servicer and of each Sub-Servicer
[or Subcontractor], if any, engaged or utilized by the Servicer provided to the
Depositor and the Trustee for the Issuing Entity's fiscal year [___] in
accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each a
"Servicing Assessment"), the registered public accounting firm's attestation
report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange
Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB related to each Servicing Assessment
(each a "Attestation Report"), and all servicing reports, officer's certificates
and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the
Servicer during 200[_] that were delivered or caused to be delivered by the
Servicer pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the "Servicing Information");

          (2) Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the
information provided to the Servicer by third parties in connection with the
performance of the Servicer's duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
the Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered
by the Servicing Information;

          (3) Based on my knowledge, the servicing information required to be
provided to the Trustee by the Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement has been provided to the Trustee;

          (4) Based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in
preparing each Compliance Statement of the Servicer and, if applicable,
reviewing each Compliance Statement of each Sub-Servicer, if any, engaged by the
Servicer, and except as disclosed in such Compliance Statement[(s)],

                                      L-1

<PAGE>

the Servicer [(directly and through its Sub-Servicers, if any)] has fulfilled
its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material
respects.

          (5) Each Servicing Assessment of the Servicer and of each Sub-Servicer
[or Subcontractor], if any, engaged or utilized by the Servicer and its related
Attestation Report required to be included in the Annual Report in accordance
with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has
been provided to the Depositor and the Trustee. Any material instances of
non-compliance are described in any such Servicing Assessment or Attestation
Report.

Date:
      ----------------

Home Loan Services, Inc.,
as Servicer

By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
      -------------------------------
Title:
       ------------------------------

                                      L-2
<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT M-1

                     FORM OF CLASS A-1 CAP CORRIDOR CONTRACT

(BEAR STEARNS LOGO)

                                            BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
                                                              383 MADISON AVENUE
                                                        NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10179
                                                                    212-272-4009

<TABLE>
<S>                    <C>
DATE:                  March 27, 2007

TO:                    LaSalle Bank National Association, not in its individual
                       capacity, but solely as Trustee on behalf of Merrill
                       Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
                       Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1
ATTENTION:             Global Securities and Trust Services
TELEPHONE:             312-952-1816
FACSIMILE:             312-904-1368

FROM:                  Derivatives Documentation
TELEPHONE:             212-272-2711
FACSIMILE:             212-272-9857

SUBJECT:               Fixed Income Derivatives Confirmation

REFERENCE NUMBER(S):   FXNEC9351
</TABLE>

The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of
the Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the
"Transaction") between Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc. ("BSFP") and LaSalle
Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
on behalf of Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1 ("Counterparty"). This letter agreement
constitutes the sole and complete "Confirmation," as referred to in the Master
Agreement specified below, with respect to this Transaction.

1.   This Confirmation is subject to and incorporates the 2000 ISDA Definitions
     (the "Definitions"), as published by the International Swaps and
     Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA"). This Confirmation supplements,
     forms a part of and is subject to the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of
     March 27, 2007 between BSFP and Counterparty (the agreement, as amended and
     supplemented from time to time, being referred to herein as the "Master
     Agreement"). All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to,
     the Master Agreement shall govern the Transaction referenced in this
     Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any
     inconsistency between this Confirmation and the Definitions or Master
     Agreement, this Confirmation shall prevail.

2.   The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates
     are as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                  <C>
     Type of Transaction:            Rate Cap
</TABLE>

                                      M-1-1

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                  <C>
     Notional Amount:                With respect to any Calculation Period, the
                                     lesser of (i) the applicable Notional
                                     Amount for the Distribution Date specified
                                     in Schedule I attached hereto and (ii) the
                                     aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
                                     the Certificates immediately prior to the
                                     related Floating Rate Payer Payment Date.

     Trade Date:                     March 23, 2007

     Effective Date:                 March 27, 2007

     Termination Date:               September 25, 2007, subject to adjustment
                                     in accordance with the Business Day
                                     Convention.

     FIXED AMOUNTS (PREMIUM):        Inapplicable. The Fixed Amounts for this
                                     Transaction and for the Transactions with
                                     the BSFP Reference Numbers FXNEC9348,
                                     FXNEC9349 and FXNEC9350 are embedded in the
                                     determination of the Additional Amount
                                     specified in the Confirmation identified by
                                     BSFP Reference Number FXNSC9346.

     FLOATING AMOUNTS:

         Floating Rate Payer:        BSFP

         Cap Rate:                   With respect to any Calculation Period, the
                                     rate set forth for such period as detailed
                                     in Schedule I attached hereto.

         Floating Rate Payer
         Period End Dates:           The 25th calendar day of each month during
                                     the Term of this Transaction, commencing
                                     April 25, 2007 and ending on the
                                     Termination Date, subject to adjustment in
                                     accordance with the Business Day
                                     Convention.

         Floating Rate Payer
         Payment Dates:              Early Payment shall be applicable. The
                                     Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates shall be
                                     one Business Day preceding each Floating
                                     Rate Payer Period End Date.

         Floating Rate for initial
         Calculation Period:         To be determined.

         Floating Rate Option:       USD-LIBOR-BBA; provided, however, that if
                                     the Floating Rate Option for any
                                     Calculation Period is greater than
                                     10.86000% then the Floating Rate Option for
                                     such Calculation Period shall be deemed to
                                     be 10.86000%.

         Designated Maturity:        One month
</TABLE>

                                      M-1-2

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                  <C>
         Floating Rate Day
         Count Fraction:             Actual/360

         Reset Dates:                The first day of each Calculation Period.

         Compounding:                Inapplicable

     Business Days:                  New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania

     Business Day Convention:        Modified Following

     Calculation Agent:              BSFP
</TABLE>

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. ("MLML") agrees and acknowledges that
amounts paid hereunder are not intended to benefit the holder of any class of
certificates rated by any rating agency if such holder is MLML or any of its
affiliates. If MLML or any of its affiliates receives any such amounts, it will
promptly remit (or, if such amounts are received by an affiliate of MLML, MLML
hereby agrees that it will cause such affiliate to promptly remit) such amounts
to the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee, whereupon such Supplemental Interest
Trust Trustee will promptly remit such amounts to BSFP. MLML further agrees to
provide notice to BSFP upon any remittance to the Supplemental Interest Trust
Trustee; such delivery will be made to:

          Address:     383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179
          Attention:   DPC Manager
          Facsimile:   212-272-5823

          with a copy to:

          Address:     One Metrotech Center North, Brooklyn, New York 11201
          Attention:   Derivative Operations - 7th Floor
          Facsimile:   212-272-1634

     NEITHER THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. NOR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF
     THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. OTHER THAN BSFP IS AN OBLIGOR OR A CREDIT
     SUPPORT PROVIDER ON THIS TRANSACTION.

3.   Account Details and
     Settlement Information:   PAYMENTS TO BSFP:
                               Citibank, N.A., New York
                               ABA Number: 021-0000-89, for the account of
                               Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.
                               Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit to
                               Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
                               Sub-account  Number: 102-04654-1-3
                               Attention: Derivatives Department

                               PAYMENTS TO COUNTERPARTY:
                               LaSalle Bank
                               ABA Number: 071-000-505
                               LaSalle CHGO/CTR/BNF:/LaSalle Trust
                               Account Number: 724570.3

                                      M-1-3

<PAGE>

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:

Non-Reliance. Each party represents to the other party that (a) it has not
received and is not relying upon any legal, tax, regulatory, accounting or other
advice (whether written or oral) of the other party regarding this Transaction,
other than representations expressly made by that other party in this
Confirmation and in the Master Agreement and (b) in respect of this Transaction,
(i) it has the capacity to evaluate (internally or through independent
professional advice) this Transaction and has made its own decision to enter
into this Transaction and (ii) it understands the terms, conditions and risks of
this Transaction and is willing to assume (financially and otherwise) those
risks. Counterparty acknowledges that BSFP has advised Counterparty to consult
its own tax, accounting and legal advisors in connection with this Transaction
evidenced by this Confirmation and that the Counterparty has done so.

This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.

                                      M-1-4

<PAGE>

Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the
foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the
space provided below and returning to BSFP a facsimile of the fully-executed
Confirmation to 212-272-9857. For inquiries regarding U.S. Transactions, please
contact DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION by telephone at 212-272-711. For all other
inquiries please contact DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION by telephone at
353-1-402-6233. Originals will be provided for your execution upon your request.

We are very pleased to have executed this Transaction with you and we look
forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.

Very truly yours,

BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

By:
    --------------------------------
Name:
      ------------------------------
Title:
       -----------------------------

Counterparty, acting through its duly authorized signatory, hereby agrees to,
accepts and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS
TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE
LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1

By:
    --------------------------------
Name:
      ------------------------------
Title:
       -----------------------------

                                      M-1-5

<PAGE>

                                   SCHEDULE I
    (all such dates subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
                                   Convention)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        NOTIONAL AMOUNT   CAP RATE
FROM AND INCLUDING   TO BUT EXCLUDING        (USD)          (%)
------------------   ----------------   ---------------   --------
<S>                  <C>                <C>               <C>
  Effective Date        25-Apr-2007      728,587,000.00     7.630%
    25-Apr-2007         25-May-2007      725,072,058.00     7.371%
    25-May-2007         25-Jun-2007      719,722,317.00     7.129%
    25-Jun-2007         25-Jul-2007      712,518,931.00     7.371%
    25-Jul-2007         28-Aug-2007      703,464,154.00     7.129%
    28-Aug-2007      Termination Date    692,559,650.00     7.129%
</TABLE>

                                      M-1-6

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT M-2

                     FORM OF CLASS A-2 CAP CORRIDOR CONTRACT

(BEAR STEARNS LOGO)

                                            BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
                                                              383 MADISON AVENUE
                                                        NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10179
                                                                    212-272-4009

<TABLE>
<S>                    <C>
DATE:                  March 27, 2007

TO:                    LaSalle Bank National Association, not in its individual
                       capacity, but solely as Trustee on behalf of Merrill
                       Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
                       Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1
ATTENTION:             Global Securities and Trust Services
TELEPHONE:             312-952-1816
FACSIMILE:             312-904-1368

FROM:                  Derivatives Documentation
TELEPHONE:             212-272-2711
FACSIMILE:             212-272-9857

SUBJECT:               Fixed Income Derivatives Confirmation

REFERENCE NUMBER(S):   FXNEC9350
</TABLE>

The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of
the Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the
"Transaction") between Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc. ("BSFP") and LaSalle
Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
on behalf of Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1 ("Counterparty"). This letter agreement
constitutes the sole and complete "Confirmation," as referred to in the Master
Agreement specified below, with respect to this Transaction.

2.   This Confirmation is subject to and incorporates the 2000 ISDA Definitions
     (the "Definitions"), as published by the International Swaps and
     Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA"). This Confirmation supplements,
     forms a part of and is subject to the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of
     March 27, 2007 between BSFP and Counterparty (the agreement, as amended and
     supplemented from time to time, being referred to herein as the "Master
     Agreement"). All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to,
     the Master Agreement shall govern the Transaction referenced in this
     Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any
     inconsistency between this Confirmation and the Definitions or Master
     Agreement, this Confirmation shall prevail.

2.   The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates
     are as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                  <C>
     Type of Transaction:            Rate Cap
</TABLE>

                                      M-2-1

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                  <C>
     Notional Amount:                With respect to any Calculation Period, the
                                     lesser of (i) the applicable Notional
                                     Amount for the Distribution Date specified
                                     in Schedule I attached hereto and (ii) the
                                     aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
                                     the Certificates immediately prior to the
                                     related Floating Rate Payer Payment Date.

     Trade Date:                     March 23, 2007

     Effective Date:                 March 27, 2007

     Termination Date:               September 25, 2007, subject to adjustment
                                     in accordance with the Business Day
                                     Convention.

     FIXED AMOUNTS (PREMIUM):        Inapplicable. The Fixed Amounts for this
                                     Transaction and for the Transactions with
                                     the BSFP Reference Numbers FXNEC9348,
                                     FXNEC9349 and FXNEC9351 are embedded in the
                                     determination of the Additional Amount
                                     specified in the Confirmation identified by
                                     BSFP Reference Number FXNSC9346.

     FLOATING AMOUNTS:

         Floating Rate Payer:        BSFP

         Cap Rate:                   With respect to any Calculation Period, the
                                     rate set forth for such period as detailed
                                     in Schedule I attached hereto.

         Floating Rate Payer
         Period End Dates:           The 25th calendar day of each month during
                                     the Term of this Transaction, commencing
                                     April 25, 2007 and ending on the
                                     Termination Date, subject to adjustment in
                                     accordance with the Business Day
                                     Convention.

         Floating Rate Payer
         Payment Dates:              Early Payment shall be applicable. The
                                     Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates shall be
                                     one Business Day preceding each Floating
                                     Rate Payer Period End Date.

         Floating Rate for initial
         Calculation Period:         To be determined.

         Floating Rate Option:       USD-LIBOR-BBA; provided, however, that if
                                     the Floating Rate Option for any
                                     Calculation Period is greater than
                                     10.27300% then the Floating Rate Option for
                                     such Calculation Period shall be deemed to
                                     be 10.27300%.

         Designated Maturity:        One month
</TABLE>

                                      M-2-2

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                  <C>
         Floating Rate Day
         Count Fraction:             Actual/360

         Reset Dates:                The first day of each Calculation Period.

         Compounding:                Inapplicable

     Business Days:                  New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania

     Business Day Convention:        Modified Following

     Calculation Agent:              BSFP
</TABLE>

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. ("MLML") agrees and acknowledges that
amounts paid hereunder are not intended to benefit the holder of any class of
certificates rated by any rating agency if such holder is MLML or any of its
affiliates. If MLML or any of its affiliates receives any such amounts, it will
promptly remit (or, if such amounts are received by an affiliate of MLML, MLML
hereby agrees that it will cause such affiliate to promptly remit) such amounts
to the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee, whereupon such Supplemental Interest
Trust Trustee will promptly remit such amounts to BSFP. MLML further agrees to
provide notice to BSFP upon any remittance to the Supplemental Interest Trust
Trustee; such delivery will be made to:

          Address:     383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179
          Attention:   DPC Manager
          Facsimile:   212-272-5823

          with a copy to:

          Address:     One Metrotech Center North, Brooklyn, New York 11201
          Attention:   Derivative Operations - 7th Floor
          Facsimile:   212-272-1634

     NEITHER THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. NOR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF
     THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. OTHER THAN BSFP IS AN OBLIGOR OR A CREDIT
     SUPPORT PROVIDER ON THIS TRANSACTION.

3.   Account Details and
     Settlement Information:   PAYMENTS TO BSFP:
                               Citibank, N.A., New York
                               ABA Number: 021-0000-89, for the account of
                               Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.
                               Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit to
                               Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
                               Sub-account Number: 102-04654-1-3
                               Attention: Derivatives Department

                               PAYMENTS TO COUNTERPARTY:
                               LaSalle Bank
                               ABA Number: 071-000-505
                               LaSalle CHGO/CTR/BNF:/LaSalle Trust
                               Account Number: 724570.3

                                      M-2-3

<PAGE>

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:

Non-Reliance. Each party represents to the other party that (a) it has not
received and is not relying upon any legal, tax, regulatory, accounting or other
advice (whether written or oral) of the other party regarding this Transaction,
other than representations expressly made by that other party in this
Confirmation and in the Master Agreement and (b) in respect of this Transaction,
(i) it has the capacity to evaluate (internally or through independent
professional advice) this Transaction and has made its own decision to enter
into this Transaction and (ii) it understands the terms, conditions and risks of
this Transaction and is willing to assume (financially and otherwise) those
risks. Counterparty acknowledges that BSFP has advised Counterparty to consult
its own tax, accounting and legal advisors in connection with this Transaction
evidenced by this Confirmation and that the Counterparty has done so.

This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.

                                      M-2-4

<PAGE>

Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the
foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the
space provided below and returning to BSFP a facsimile of the fully-executed
Confirmation to 212-272-9857. For inquiries regarding U.S. Transactions, please
contact DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION by telephone at 212-272-711. For all other
inquiries please contact DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION by telephone at
353-1-402-6233. Originals will be provided for your execution upon your request.

We are very pleased to have executed this Transaction with you and we look
forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.

Very truly yours,

BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
      -------------------------------
Title:
       ------------------------------

Counterparty, acting through its duly authorized signatory, hereby agrees to,
accepts and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS
TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE
LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1

By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
      -------------------------------
Title:
       ------------------------------

                                      M-2-5

<PAGE>

                                   SCHEDULE I
    (all such dates subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
                                   Convention)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         NOTIONAL AMOUNT   CAP RATE
FROM AND INCLUDING   TO BUT EXCLUDING         (USD)          (%)
------------------   ----------------   ----------------   --------
<S>                  <C>                <C>                <C>
  Effective Date        25-Apr-2007     1,143,943,000.00     7.449%
    25-Apr-2007         25-May-2007     1,138,420,671.00     7.193%
    25-May-2007         25-Jun-2007     1,130,005,857.00     6.954%
    25-Jun-2007         25-Jul-2007     1,118,668,082.00     7.194%
    25-Jul-2007         28-Aug-2007     1,104,411,242.00     6.955%
    28-Aug-2007      Termination Date   1,087,237,288.00     6.957%
</TABLE>

                                      M-2-6

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT M-3

              FORM OF SUBORDINATE CERTIFICATE CAP CORRIDOR CONTRACT

(BEAR STEARNS LOGO)

                                            BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
                                                              383 MADISON AVENUE
                                                        NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10179
                                                                    212-272-4009

<TABLE>
<S>                    <C>
DATE:                  March 27, 2007

TO:                    LaSalle Bank National Association, not in its individual
                       capacity, but solely as Trustee on behalf of Merrill
                       Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
                       Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1
ATTENTION:             Global Securities and Trust Services
TELEPHONE:             312-952-1816
FACSIMILE:             312-904-1368

FROM:                  Derivatives Documentation
TELEPHONE:             212-272-2711
FACSIMILE:             212-272-9857

SUBJECT:               Fixed Income Derivatives Confirmation

REFERENCE NUMBER(S):   FXNEC9349
</TABLE>

The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of
the Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the
"Transaction") between Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc. ("BSFP") and LaSalle
Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
on behalf of Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1 ("Counterparty"). This letter agreement
constitutes the sole and complete "Confirmation," as referred to in the Master
Agreement specified below, with respect to this Transaction.

3.   This Confirmation is subject to and incorporates the 2000 ISDA Definitions
     (the "Definitions"), as published by the International Swaps and
     Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA"). This Confirmation supplements,
     forms a part of and is subject to the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of
     March 27, 2007 between BSFP and Counterparty (the agreement, as amended and
     supplemented from time to time, being referred to herein as the "Master
     Agreement"). All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to,
     the Master Agreement shall govern the Transaction referenced in this
     Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any
     inconsistency between this Confirmation and the Definitions or Master
     Agreement, this Confirmation shall prevail.

2.   The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates
     are as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                                 <C>
     Type of Transaction:           Rate Cap
</TABLE>

                                      M-3-1

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                 <C>
     Notional Amount:               USD 313,947,000

     Trade Date:                    March 23, 2007

     Effective Date:                March 27, 2007

     Termination Date:              September 25, 2007, subject to adjustment in
                                    accordance with the Business Day Convention.

     FIXED AMOUNTS (PREMIUM):       Inapplicable. The Fixed Amounts for this
                                    Transaction and for the Transactions with
                                    the BSFP Reference Numbers FXNEC9348,
                                    FXNEC9350 and FXNEC9351 are embedded in the
                                    determination of the Additional Amount
                                    specified in the Confirmation identified by
                                    BSFP Reference Number FXNSC9346.

     FLOATING AMOUNTS:

        Floating Rate Payer:        BSFP

        Cap Rate:                   With respect to any Calculation Period, the
                                    rate set forth for such period as detailed
                                    in Schedule I attached hereto.

        Floating Rate Payer
        Period End Dates:           The 25th calendar day of each month during
                                    the Term of this Transaction, commencing
                                    April 25, 2007 and ending on the Termination
                                    Date, subject to adjustment in accordance
                                    with the Business Day Convention.

        Floating Rate Payer
        Payment Dates:              Early Payment shall be applicable. The
                                    Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates shall be
                                    one Business Day preceding each Floating
                                    Rate Payer Period End Date.

        Floating Rate for initial
        Calculation Period:         To be determined.
</TABLE>

                                      M-3-2

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                 <C>
        Floating Rate Option:       USD-LIBOR-BBA; provided, however, that if
                                    the Floating Rate Option for any Calculation
                                    Period is greater than 9.56400% then the
                                    Floating Rate Option for such Calculation
                                    Period shall be deemed to be 9.56400%.

        Designated Maturity:        One month

        Floating Rate Day
        Count Fraction:             Actual/360

        Reset Dates:                The first day of each Calculation Period.

        Compounding:                Inapplicable

     Business Days:                 New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania

     Business Day Convention:       Modified Following

     Calculation Agent:             BSFP
</TABLE>

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. ("MLML") agrees and acknowledges that
amounts paid hereunder are not intended to benefit the holder of any class of
certificates rated by any rating agency if such holder is MLML or any of its
affiliates. If MLML or any of its affiliates receives any such amounts, it will
promptly remit (or, if such amounts are received by an affiliate of MLML, MLML
hereby agrees that it will cause such affiliate to promptly remit) such amounts
to the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee, whereupon such Supplemental Interest
Trust Trustee will promptly remit such amounts to BSFP. MLML further agrees to
provide notice to BSFP upon any remittance to the Supplemental Interest Trust
Trustee; such delivery will be made to:

          Address:     383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179
          Attention:   DPC Manager
          Facsimile:   212-272-5823

          with a copy to:

          Address:     One Metrotech Center North, Brooklyn, New York 11201
          Attention:   Derivative Operations - 7th Floor
          Facsimile:   212-272-1634

     NEITHER THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. NOR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF
     THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. OTHER THAN BSFP IS AN OBLIGOR OR A CREDIT
     SUPPORT PROVIDER ON THIS TRANSACTION.

3.   Account Details and
     Settlement Information:   PAYMENTS TO BSFP:
                               Citibank, N.A., New York
                               ABA Number: 021-0000-89, for the account of
                               Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.
                               Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit to
                               Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
                               Sub-account Number: 102-04654-1-3

                                      M-3-3

<PAGE>

                               Attention: Derivatives Department

                               PAYMENTS TO COUNTERPARTY:
                               LaSalle Bank
                               ABA Number: 071-000-505
                               LaSalle CHGO/CTR/BNF:/LaSalle Trust
                               Account Number: 724570.3

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:

Non-Reliance. Each party represents to the other party that (a) it has not
received and is not relying upon any legal, tax, regulatory, accounting or other
advice (whether written or oral) of the other party regarding this Transaction,
other than representations expressly made by that other party in this
Confirmation and in the Master Agreement and (b) in respect of this Transaction,
(i) it has the capacity to evaluate (internally or through independent
professional advice) this Transaction and has made its own decision to enter
into this Transaction and (ii) it understands the terms, conditions and risks of
this Transaction and is willing to assume (financially and otherwise) those
risks. Counterparty acknowledges that BSFP has advised Counterparty to consult
its own tax, accounting and legal advisors in connection with this Transaction
evidenced by this Confirmation and that the Counterparty has done so.

This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.

                                      M-3-4

<PAGE>

Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the
foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the
space provided below and returning to BSFP a facsimile of the fully-executed
Confirmation to 212-272-9857. For inquiries regarding U.S. Transactions, please
contact DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION by telephone at 212-272-711. For all other
inquiries please contact DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION by telephone at
353-1-402-6233. Originals will be provided for your execution upon your request.

We are very pleased to have executed this Transaction with you and we look
forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.

Very truly yours,

BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
      -------------------------------
Title:
       ------------------------------

Counterparty, acting through its duly authorized signatory, hereby agrees to,
accepts and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS
TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE
LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1

By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
      -------------------------------
Title:
       ------------------------------

                                      M-3-5

<PAGE>

                                   SCHEDULE I
    (all such dates subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
                                   Convention)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        CAP RATE
FROM AND INCLUDING   TO BUT EXCLUDING      (%)
------------------   ----------------   --------
<S>                  <C>                <C>
  Effective Date        25-Apr-2007       6.777%
    25-Apr-2007         25-May-2007       6.520%
    25-May-2007         25-Jun-2007       6.279%
    25-Jun-2007         25-Jul-2007       6.520%
    25-Jul-2007         28-Aug-2007       6.280%
    28-Aug-2007      Termination Date     6.281%
</TABLE>

                                      M-3-6

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT M-4

       FORM OF CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX RELATED TO THE CAP CORRIDOR CONTRACTS

                                    SCHEDULE

                                     TO THE

                                 (ISDA(R) LOGO)

              INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION, INC.
                                MASTER AGREEMENT

                           dated as of March 27, 2007

between BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC., a corporation organized under the
laws of Delaware ("Bear Stearns"), and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN
ITS INDIVIUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF MERRILL LYNCH FIRST
FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2007-1a New York common law trust organized under the laws of New York
("Counterparty").

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
March 1, 2007, among, Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor
("Depositor"), LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee ("Trustee"), and
Home Loan Services, Inc., a servicer ("Servicer") (the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement").

Part 1. Termination Provisions.

For purposes of this Agreement:

(a)  "SPECIFIED ENTITY" will not apply to Bear Stearns or Counterparty for any
     purpose.

(b)  "SPECIFIED TRANSACTIONS" will not apply to Bear Stearns or Counterparty for
     any purpose.

(c)  The "FAILURE TO PAY OR DELIVER" provisions of Section 5(a)(i) will apply to
     Bear Stearns and will apply to Counterparty; provided that notwithstanding
     anything to the contrary in Section 5(a)(i) or Paragraph 7 of the Credit
     Support Annex, any failure by Bear Stearns to comply with or perform any
     obligation to be complied with or performed by Bear Stearns under the
     Credit Support Annex shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section
     5(a)(i) unless (A) a Moody's Second Level Downgrade has occurred and been
     continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B) such failure is not
     remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such
     failure is given to Bear Stearns.

(d)  The "BREACH OF AGREEMENT" provisions of Section 5(a)(ii) will apply to Bear
     Stearns and will not apply to Counterparty.

                                      M-3-7

<PAGE>

(e)  The "CREDIT SUPPORT DEFAULT" provisions of Section 5(a)(iii) will apply to
     (x) Bear Stearns; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
     Section 5(a)(iii)(1), any failure by Bear Stearns to comply with or perform
     any obligation to be complied with or performed by Bear Stearns under the
     Credit Support Annex shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section
     5(a)(iii) unless (A) a Moody's Second Level Downgrade has occurred and been
     continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B) such failure is not
     remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such
     failure is given to Bear Stearns and (y) Counterparty solely in respect of
     Counterparty's obligations under Paragraph 3(b) of the Credit Support
     Annex.

(f)  The "MISREPRESENTATION" provisions of Section 5(a)(iv) will apply to Bear
     Stearns and will not apply to Counterparty.

(g)  The "DEFAULT UNDER SPECIFIED TRANSACTION" provisions of Section 5(a)(v)
     will not apply to Bear Stearns or Counterparty.

(h)  The "CROSS DEFAULT" provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will apply to Bear
     Stearns and will not apply to Counterparty.

          "SPECIFIED INDEBTEDNESS" will have the meaning specified in Section
          14.

          "THRESHOLD AMOUNT" means USD 100,000,000.

(i)  The "BANKRUPTCY" provisions of Section 5(a)(vii) will apply to Bear Stearns
     and will apply to Counterparty except that the provisions of Section
     5(a)(vii)(2), (6) (to the extent that such provisions refer to any
     appointment contemplated or effected by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     or any appointment to which Counterparty has not become subject to), (7)
     and (9) will not apply to Counterparty; provided that, with respect to
     Counterparty only, Section 5(a)(vii)(4) is hereby amended by adding after
     the words "against it" the words "(excluding any proceeding or petition
     instituted or presented by Bear Stearns)", and Section 5(a)(vii)(8) is
     hereby amended by deleting the words "to (7) inclusive" and inserting lieu
     thereof ", (3), (4) as amended, (5) or (6) as amended".

(j)  The "TAX EVENT UPON MERGER" provisions of Section 5(b)(iii) will apply to
     Bear Stearns and will apply to Counterparty; provided that Bear Stearns
     shall not be entitled to designate an Early Termination Date by reason of a
     Tax Event upon Merger in respect of which it is the Affected Party.

(k)  The "CREDIT EVENT UPON MERGER" provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) will not
     apply to Bear Stearns or Counterparty.

(l)  The "AUTOMATIC EARLY TERMINATION" provision of Section 6(a) will not apply
     to Bear Stearns or to Counterparty.

(m)  Payments on Early Termination. For the purpose of Section 6(e) of this
     Agreement:

          (1)  Market Quotation will apply; and

          (2)  the Second Method will apply;

          provided that if Bear Stearns is the Defaulting Party or the sole
          Affected Party, the following provisions will apply:

<PAGE>

               (A) Section 6(e) of this Agreement will be amended by inserting
               on the first line "or is effectively designated" after "If an
               Early Termination Date occurs";

               (B) The definition of Market Quotation in Section 14 shall be
               deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

                    "MARKET QUOTATION" means, with respect to one or more
                    Terminated Transactions, and a party making the
                    determination, an amount determined on the basis of Firm
                    Offers from Reference Market-makers that are Eligible
                    Replacements. Each Firm Offer will be (1) for an amount that
                    would be paid to Counterparty (expressed as a negative
                    number) or by Counterparty (expressed as a positive number)
                    in consideration of an agreement between Counterparty and
                    such Reference Market-maker to enter into a Replacement
                    Transaction and (2) made on the basis that Unpaid Amounts in
                    respect of the Terminated Transaction or group of
                    Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any
                    payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early
                    Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction
                    of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early
                    Termination Date is to be included. The party making the
                    determination (or its agent) will request each Reference
                    Market-maker to provide its Firm Offer to the extent
                    reasonably practicable as of the same day and time (without
                    regard to different time zones) on or as soon as reasonably
                    practicable after the designation or occurrence of the
                    relevant Early Termination Date. The day and time as of
                    which those Firm Offers are to be obtained will be selected
                    in good faith by the party obliged to make a determination
                    under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after
                    consultation with the other. The Market Quotation shall be
                    the Firm Offer actually accepted by Counterparty no later
                    than the Business Day preceding the Early Termination Date.
                    If no Firm Offers are provided by the Business Day preceding
                    the Early Termination Date, it will be deemed that the
                    Market Quotation in respect of such Terminated Transaction
                    or group of Transactions cannot be determined.

               (C) Counterparty shall use best efforts to accept a Firm Offer
               that would determine the Market Quotation. If more than one Firm
               Offer (which, if accepted, would determine the Market Quotation)
               is provided, Counterparty shall accept the Firm Offer (among such
               Firm Offers) which would require either (x) the lowest payment by
               the Counterparty to the Reference Market-maker, to the extent
               Counterparty would be required to make a payment to the Reference
               Market-maker or (y) the highest payment from the Reference
               Market-maker to Counterparty, to the extent the Reference
               Market-maker would be required to make a payment to the
               Counterparty. If only one Firm Offer (which, if accepted, would
               determine the Market Quotation) is provided, Counterparty shall
               accept such Firm Offer.

               (D) Upon the written request by Counterparty to Bear Stearns,
               Bear Stearns shall obtain the Market Quotations on behalf of
               Counterparty.

               (E) If the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section
               6(e)(i)(3) of this Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and
               replaced with the following:

                    "(3) Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second
                    Method and Market Quotation apply, (I) Counterparty shall
                    pay to Bear Stearns an

<PAGE>

                    amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement Amount
                    in respect of the Terminated Transactions, (II) Counterparty
                    shall pay to Bear Stearns the Termination Currency
                    Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Bear Stearns and
                    (III) Bear Stearns shall pay to Counterparty the Termination
                    Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to
                    Counterparty; provided, however, that (x) the amounts
                    payable under the immediately preceding clauses (II) and
                    (III) shall be subject to netting in accordance with Section
                    2(c) of this Agreement and (y) notwithstanding any other
                    provision of this Agreement, any amount payable by Bear
                    Stearns under the immediately preceding clause (III) shall
                    not be netted-off against any amount payable by Counterparty
                    under the immediately preceding clause (I)."

(n)  "TERMINATION CURRENCY" means United States Dollars.

(o)  ADDITIONAL TERMINATION EVENTS. Additional Termination Events will apply:

          (i)  If, upon the occurrence of a Swap Disclosure Event (as defined in
               Part 5(l)(ii) below) Bear Stearns has not, within ten (10)
               calendar days after such Swap Disclosure Event complied with any
               of the provisions set forth in Part 5 (l) below, then an
               Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to
               Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns shall be the sole Affected Party and
               all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transaction.

          (ii) If, without the prior written consent of Bear Stearns where such
               consent is required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, an
               amendment or supplemental agreement is made to the Pooling and
               Servicing Agreement which amendment or supplemental agreement
               could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
               the interests of Bear Stearns under this Agreement, an Additional
               Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to
               Counterparty, Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and
               all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transaction.

          (iii)(A)  If a S&P First Level Downgrade has occurred and is
                    continuing and Bear Stearns fails to take any action
                    described under Part (5)(f)(i)(1), within the time period
                    specified therein, then an Additional Termination Event
                    shall have occurred with respect to Bear Stearns, Bear
                    Stearns shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to
                    such Additional Termination Event and all Transactions
                    hereunder shall be Affected Transaction.

               (B)  If a S&P Second Level Downgrade has occurred and is
                    continuing and Bear Stearns fails to take any action
                    described under Part (5)(f)(i)(2) within the time period
                    specified therein, then an Additional Termination Event
                    shall have occurred with respect to Bear Stearns, Bear
                    Stearns shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to
                    such Additional Termination Event and all Transactions
                    hereunder shall be Affected Transaction.

               (C)  If (A) a Moody's Second Level Downgrade has not occurred and
                    been continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B)
                    Bear Stearns has failed to comply with or perform any
                    obligation to be complied with or performed by Bear Stearns
                    in accordance with the Credit Support Annex, then an
                    Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with
                    respect to

<PAGE>

                    Bear Stearns and Bear Stearns shall be the sole Affected
                    Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event.

               (D)  If (A) a Moody's Second Level Downgrade has occurred and
                    been continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B)
                    either (i) at least one Eligible Replacement has made a Firm
                    Offer to be the transferee or (ii) at least one entity that
                    satisfies the Moody's Approved Ratings Threshold has made a
                    Firm Offer to provide an Eligible Guaranty in respect of all
                    of Bear Stearns' present and future obligations under this
                    Agreement, then an Additional Termination Event shall have
                    occurred with respect to Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns shall be
                    the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional
                    Termination Event and all Transactions hereunder shall be
                    Affected Transaction.

(p)  LIMITATION ON EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Notwithstanding the terms of Sections 5
     and 6 of this Agreement, if at any time and so long as the Counterparty has
     satisfied in full all its payment obligations under Section 2(a)(i) of this
     Agreement and has at the time no future payment obligations, whether
     absolute or contingent, under such Section, then unless Bear Stearns is
     required pursuant to appropriate proceedings to return to the Counterparty
     or otherwise returns to the Counterparty upon demand of the Counterparty
     any portion of any such payment, (a) the occurrence of an event described
     in Section 5(a) of this Agreement with respect to the Counterparty shall
     not constitute an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with
     respect to the Counterparty as Defaulting Party and (b) Bear Stearns shall
     be entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6 of
     this Agreement only as a result of the occurrence of a Termination Event
     set forth in either Section 5(b)(i) or 5(b)(ii) of the ISDA Form Master
     Agreement with respect to Bear Stearns as the Affected Party, or Section
     5(b)(iii) with respect to Bear Stearns as the Burdened Party.

Part 2. Tax Matters.

(a)  Tax Representations.

     (i) Payer Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of this
     Agreement, each of Bear Stearns and the Counterparty will make the
     following representations:

     It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of
     any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction
     to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any
     payment (other than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this
     Agreement) to be made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In
     making this representation, it may rely on:

          (1) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party
          pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement;

          (2) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Sections 4(a)(i)
          and 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of
          any document provided by the other party pursuant to Sections 4(a)(i)
          and 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement; and

          (3) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in
          Section 4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it shall not be a breach
          of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the
          other party does not deliver a form or document under Section

<PAGE>

          4(a)(iii) of this Agreement by reason of material prejudice to its
          legal or commercial position.

     (ii) Payee Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this
     Agreement, each of Bear Stearns and the Counterparty make the following
     representations.

          The following representation will apply to Bear Stearns:

               Bear Stearns is a corporation organized under the laws of the
               State of Delaware and its U.S. taxpayer identification number is
               13-3866307.

          The following representation will apply to the Counterparty:

               LaSalle Bank National Association represents that it is the
               Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

(b)  Tax Provisions.

     Notwithstanding the definition of "Indemnifiable Tax" in Section 14 of this
     Agreement, all Taxes in relation to payments by Bear Stearns shall be
     Indemnifiable Taxes (including any Tax imposed in respect of a Credit
     Support Document) unless (i) such Taxes are assessed directly against
     Counterparty and not by deduction or withholding by Bear Stearns or (ii)
     arise as a result of a Change in Tax Law (in which case such Tax shall be
     an Indemnifiable Tax only if such Tax satisfies the definition of
     Indemnifiable Tax provided in Section 14). In relation to payments by
     Counterparty, no Tax shall be an Indemnifiable Tax.

Part 3. AGREEMENT TO DELIVER DOCUMENTS. For the purpose of Section 4(a) of this
Agreement:

     (i)  Tax forms, documents, or certificates to be delivered are:

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PARTY REQUIRED TO         FORM/DOCUMENT/                DATE BY WHICH TO
 DELIVER DOCUMENT          CERTIFICATE                    BE DELIVERED
-----------------   -------------------------   --------------------------------
<S>                 <C>                         <C>
Bear Stearns        An original properly        (i) upon execution of this
                    completed and executed      Agreement, (ii) on or before the
                    United States Internal      first payment date under this
                    Revenue Service Form W-9    Agreement, including any Credit
                    (or any successor           Support Document, (iii) promptly
                    thereto) with respect to    upon the reasonable demand by
                    any payments received or    Counterparty, (iv) prior to the
                    to be received by Bear      expiration or obsolescence of
                    Stearns, that eliminates    any previously delivered form,
                    U.S. federal withholding    and (v) promptly upon the
                    and backup withholding      information on any such
                    Tax on payments to Bear     previously delivered form
                    Stearns under this          becoming inaccurate or
                    Agreement.                  incorrect.

Counterparty        An original properly        (i) upon execution of this
                    completed and executed      Agreement, (ii) promptly upon
                    United States Internal      the reasonable demand by Bear
                    Revenue Service Form (or    Stearns (iii) prior to the
                    any successor thereto)      expiration or obsolescence of
                    with respect to any         any previously delivered form,
                    payments received or to     and (iv) promptly upon the
                    be received by              information on any such
                    Counterparty.               previously delivered form
                                                becoming inaccurate or
                                                incorrect.
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     (ii) Other documents to be delivered are:

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PARTY REQUIRED TO        FORM/DOCUMENT/          DATE BY WHICH TO      COVERED BY SECTION
 DELIVER DOCUMENT          CERTIFICATE             BE DELIVERED       3(D) REPRESENTATION
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<S>                 <C>                        <C>                    <C>
Bear Stearns and    Any documents required     Upon the execution     Yes
the Counterparty    by the receiving party     and delivery of this
                    to evidence the            Agreement and such
                    authority of the           Confirmation
                    delivering party or its
                    Credit Support Provider,
                    if any, for it to
                    execute and deliver this
                    Agreement, any
                    Confirmation, and any
                    Credit Support Documents
                    to which it is a party,
                    and to evidence the
                    authority of the
                    delivering party or its
                    Credit Support Provider
                    to perform its
                    obligations under this
                    Agreement, such
                    Confirmation and/or
                    Credit
</TABLE>

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PARTY REQUIRED TO        FORM/DOCUMENT/          DATE BY WHICH TO      COVERED BY SECTION
 DELIVER DOCUMENT          CERTIFICATE             BE DELIVERED       3(D) REPRESENTATION
-----------------   ------------------------   --------------------   -------------------
<S>                 <C>                        <C>                    <C>
                    Support Document, as the
                    case may be

Bear Stearns and    A certificate of an        Upon the execution     Yes
the Counterparty    authorized officer of      and delivery of this
                    the party, as to the       Agreement and such
                    incumbency and authority   Confirmation
                    of the respective
                    officers of the party
                    signing this Agreement,
                    any relevant Credit
                    Support Document, or any
                    Confirmation, as the
                    case may be

Bear Stearns and    An opinion of counsel of   Upon the execution     No
the Counterparty    such party regarding the   and delivery of this
                    enforceability of this     Agreement
                    Agreement in a form
                    reasonably satisfactory
                    to the other party.

Counterparty        An executed copy of the    Concurrently with      No
                    Pooling and Servicing      filing of each draft
                    Agreement                  of the Pooling and
                                               Servicing Agreement
                                               with the U.S.
                                               Securities and
                                               Exchange Commission
</TABLE>

Part 4 Miscellaneous.

(a)  ADDRESS FOR NOTICES: For the purposes of Section 12(a) of this Agreement:

          Address for notices or communications to Bear Stearns:

               Address:     383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179
               Attention:   DPC Manager
               Facsimile:   (212) 272-5823

          with a copy to:

               Address:     One Metrotech Center North, Brooklyn, New York 11201
               Attention:   Derivative Operations - 7th Floor
               Facsimile:   (212) 272-1634

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          (For all purposes)

          Address for notices or communications to the Counterparty:

               Address:     LaSalle Bank National Association
                            135 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1511
                            Chicago, Illinois 60603
               Attention:   Global Securities and Trust Services - FFMER 2007-1
               Facsimile:   312-904-1368
               Phone:       312-992-1816

          with a copy to:

               Address:     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending Inc.
                            4 World Financial Center
                            350 Vesey Street
                            New York, New York 10080

               Attention:   Alan Chan
               Facsimile:   212-738-1110
               Phone:       212-449-1441

          (For all purposes)

(b)  Account Details and Settlement Information:

     PAYMENTS TO BEAR STEARNS:
          Citibank, N.A., New York
          ABA Number: 021-0000-89, for the account of
          Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.
          Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit to
          Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
          Sub-account Number: 102-04654-1-3
          Attention: Derivatives Department

     PAYMENTS TO COUNTERPARTY:
          FFMER Series 2007-1 Corridor Contract Account
          LaSalle Bank
          ABA #: 071 000 505
          LaSalle CHGO/CTR/BNF: /LaSalle Trust
          Acct #: 72457.3

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(c)  PROCESS AGENT. For the purpose of Section 13(c) of this Agreement:

               Bear Stearns appoints as its Process Agent:       Not Applicable

               The Counterparty appoints as its Process Agent:   Not Applicable

(d)  OFFICES. The provisions of Section 10(a) of this Agreement will not apply
     to this Agreement; neither Bear Stearns nor the Counterparty have any
     Offices other than as set forth in the Notices Section.

(e)  MULTIBRANCH PARTY. For the purpose of Section 10(c) of this Agreement:

          Bear Stearns is not a Multibranch Party.

          The Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

(f)  CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT.

          Bear Stearns: The Credit Support Annex and any guaranty in support of
          Bear Stearns' obligations under this Agreement.

          Counterparty: The Credit Support Annex.

(g)  CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER.

          Bear Stearns: The guarantor under any guaranty in support of Bear
          Stearns' obligations under this Agreement.

          Counterparty: Not Applicable

(h)  GOVERNING LAW. The parties to this Agreement hereby agree that the law of
     the State of New York shall govern their rights and duties in whole,
     without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof other than New
     York General Obligations Law Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402.

(i)  JURISDICTION. Section 13(b) is hereby amended by: (i) deleting in the
     second line of subparagraph (i) thereof the word "non-", (ii) deleting ";
     and" from the end of subparagraph 1 and inserting "." in lieu thereof, and
     (iii) deleting the final paragraph thereof.

(j)  "AFFILIATE": Bear Stearns and Counterparty shall be deemed not to have any
     Affiliates for purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of
     Section 6(b)(ii) of this Agreement.

(k)  NETTING OF PAYMENTS. The parties agree that subparagraph (ii) of Section
     2(c) of this Agreement will apply to each Transaction.

Part 5. OTHER PROVISIONS.

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(a) Section 3 of this Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof
the following subsection (g):

     "(g) Relationship Between Parties.

          Each party represents to the other party on each date when it enters
          into a Transaction that:

     (1)  Nonreliance. (i) It is acting for its own account, (ii) it is not
          relying on any statement or representation of the other party
          regarding the Transaction (whether written or oral), other than the
          representations expressly made in this Agreement or the Confirmation
          in respect of that Transaction and (iii) it has consulted with its own
          legal, regulatory, tax, business, investment, financial and accounting
          advisors to the extent it has deemed necessary, (iv) it has made its
          own investment, hedging and trading decisions based upon its own
          judgment and upon any advice from such advisors as it has deemed
          necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other party, (v) it
          has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction
          and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it
          based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisors as it
          has deemed necessary, (vi) it is not relying on any communication
          (written or oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a
          recommendation to enter into this Transaction; it being understood
          that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions
          of this Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a
          recommendation to enter into this Transaction and (vii) it has not
          received from the other party any assurance or guaranty as to the
          expected results of this Transaction.

     (2)  Evaluation and Understanding.

               (i)  It has the capacity to evaluate (internally or through
                    independent professional advice) the Transaction and has
                    made its own decision to enter into the Transaction; and

               (ii) It understands the terms, conditions and risks of the
                    Transaction and is willing and able to accept those terms
                    and conditions and to assume those risks, financially and
                    otherwise.

     (3)  Purpose. It is entering into the Transaction for the purposes of
          managing its borrowings or investments, hedging its underlying assets
          or liabilities or in connection with a line of business.

     (4)  Status of Parties. The other party is not acting as an agent,
          fiduciary or advisor for it in respect of the Transaction.

     (5)  Eligible Contract Participant. It constitutes an "eligible contract
          participant" as such term is defined in Section 1(a)12 of the
          Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

     (6)  Line of Business. It has entered into this Agreement (including each
          Transaction governed hereby) in conjunction with its line of business
          or the financing of its business."

(b) NON-RECOURSE. Notwithstanding any provision herein or in this Agreement to
the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty hereunder are limited recourse
obligations of Counterparty, payable solely from the Corridor Contract Account
and the proceeds thereof, in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and

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Servicing Agreement. In the event that the Corridor Contract Account and
proceeds thereof should be insufficient to satisfy all claims outstanding and
following the realization of the Corridor Contract Account and the proceeds
thereof, any claims against or obligations of Counterparty under this Agreement
or any other confirmation thereunder still outstanding shall be extinguished and
thereafter not revive. The Trustee shall not have liability for any failure or
delay in making a payment hereunder to Bear Stearns due to any failure or delay
in receiving amounts in the Corridor Contract Account from the Trust created
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(c) SEVERABILITY. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this
Agreement, or the application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be
held to be invalid or unenforceable (in whole or in part) for any reason, the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof shall continue in
full force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid or
unenforceable portion eliminated, so long as this Agreement as so modified
continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the
parties as to the subject matter of this Agreement and the deletion of such
portion of this Agreement will not substantially impair the respective benefits
or expectations of the parties.

The parties shall endeavor to engage in good faith negotiations to replace any
invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or condition with a valid or
enforceable term, provision, covenant or condition, the economic effect of which
comes as close as possible to that of the invalid or unenforceable term,
provision, covenant or condition.

(d) CONSENT TO RECORDING. Each party hereto consents to the monitoring or
recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all
communications between officers or employees of the parties, waives any further
notice of such monitoring or recording, and agrees to notify its officers and
employees of such monitoring or recording.

(e) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each party waives any right it may have to a trial by
jury in respect of any Proceedings relating to this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document.

(f) RATING AGENCY DOWNGRADE.

     (i) S&P Downgrade:

          (1)  In the event that a S&P First Level Downgrade occurs and is
               continuing, then within 30 days after such rating downgrade, Bear
               Stearns shall, subject to the Rating Agency Condition with
               respect to S&P, at its own expense, either (i) procure a
               Permitted Transfer, (ii) obtain an Eligible Guaranty or (iii)
               post collateral in accordance with the Credit Support Annex.

          (2)  In the event that a S&P Second Level Downgrade occurs and is
               continuing, then within 10 Local Business Days after such rating
               withdrawal or downgrade, Bear Stearns shall, subject to the
               Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P, at its own expense,
               either (i) procure a Permitted Transfer or (ii) obtain an
               Eligible Guaranty.

     (ii) Moody's Downgrade.

          (1)  In the event that a Moody's Second Level Downgrade occurs and is
               continuing, Bear Stearns shall as soon as reasonably practicable
               thereafter, at its own expense and using commercially reasonable
               efforts, either (i) procure a Permitted Transfer or (ii) obtain
               an Eligible Guaranty.

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(g) PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS. Bear Stearns hereby agrees that, unless notified in
writing by the Trustee of other payment instructions, any and all amounts
payable by Bear Stearns to the Counterparty under this Agreement shall be paid
to the Trustee at the account specified herein.

(h) AMENDMENT.. No amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification of this
Transaction shall be permitted by either party unless (i) each of S&P and
Moody's have been provided notice of the same and (ii) such amendment, waiver,
supplement, assignment or other modification satisfies the Rating Agency
Condition.

(i) TRANSFER.

     (i) The first paragraph of Section 7 is hereby amended in its entirety as
     follows:

          "Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), Part 5(f) and Part 5(j), neither this
          Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement
          may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) without
          (a) the prior written consent of the other party (which consent shall
          be deemed given by Counterparty if the transfer, novation or
          assignment is to an Eligible Replacement) and (b) satisfaction of the
          Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P, except that:"

     (ii) If an entity has made a Firm Offer (which remains an offer that will
     become legally binding upon acceptance by Counterparty) to be the
     transferee of a transfer, Counterparty shall, at Bear Stearns' written
     request and at Bear Stearns' expense, take any reasonable steps required to
     be taken by Counterparty to effect such transfer.

(j) TRANSFER TO AVOID TERMINATION EVENT. Section 6(b)(ii) is hereby amended by
(i) deleting the words "or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened
Party is the Affected Party," and (ii) deleting the last paragraph thereof and
inserting the following:

     "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7 (as amended herein)
     and Part 5(i), any transfer by Bear Stearns under this Section 6(b)(ii)
     shall not require the consent of Counterparty; provided that:

     (i)  the transferee (the "Transferee") is an Eligible Replacement;

     (ii) if the Transferee is domiciled in a different country or political
          subdivision thereof from both Bear Stearns and Counterparty, such
          transfer satisfies the Rating Agency Condition;

     (iii) the Transferee will not, as a result of such transfer, be required on
          the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date to withhold or deduct on
          account of any Tax (except in respect of default interest) amounts in
          excess of that which Bear Stearns would, on the next succeeding
          Scheduled Payment Date have been required to so withhold or deduct
          unless the Transferee would be required to make additional payments
          pursuant to Section 2(d) (i)(4) corresponding to such excess;

     (iv) a Termination Event or Event of Default does not occur as a result of
          such transfer; and

     (v)  the Transferee confirms in writing that it will accept all of the
          interests and obligations in and under this Agreement which are to be
          transferred to it in accordance with the terms of this provision.

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          On and from the effective date of any such transfer to the Transferee,
          Bear Stearns will be fully released from any and all obligations
          hereunder."

(k) PROCEEDINGS. Bear Stearns shall not institute against or cause any other
person to institute against, or join any other person in instituting against,
the Trustee or the trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or
liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any federal or state
bankruptcy, dissolution or similar law, for a period of one year and one day
(or, if longer, the applicable preference period) following indefeasible payment
in full of the Certificates (the "Certificates").

(l) COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB.

     (i)  Bear Stearns agrees and acknowledges that Merrill Lynch Mortgage
          Investors, Inc. (the "DEPOSITOR") is required under Regulation AB as
          defined under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to disclose certain
          financial information regarding Bear Stearns or its group of
          affiliated entities, if applicable, depending on the aggregate
          "significance percentage" of this Agreement and any other derivative
          contracts between Bear Stearns or its group of affiliated entities, if
          applicable, and Counterparty, as calculated from time to time in
          accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

     (ii) It shall be a swap disclosure event ("SWAP DISCLOSURE EVENT") if, on
          any Business Day after the date hereof, the Depositor requests from
          Bear Stearns the applicable financial information described in Item
          1115 of Regulation AB (such request to be based on a reasonable
          determination by Depositor, in good faith, that such information is
          required under Regulation AB) (the "SWAP FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE").

     (iii) Upon the occurrence of a Swap Disclosure Event, Bear Stearns, within
          10 calendar days, at its own expense, shall (1)(a) either (i) provide
          to Depositor the current Swap Financial Disclosure in an
          EDGAR-compatible format (for example, such information may be provided
          in Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format but not in _____.pdf
          format) or (ii) provide written consent to Depositor to incorporation
          by reference of such current Swap Financial Disclosure that are filed
          with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the reports of the
          Trust filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, (b) if applicable, cause its
          outside accounting firm to provide its consent to filing or
          incorporation by reference of such accounting firm's report relating
          to their audits of such current Swap Financial Disclosure in the
          Exchange Act Reports of the Depositor, and (c) provide to the
          Depositor any updated Swap Financial Disclosure with respect to Bear
          Stearns or any entity that consolidates Bear Stearns within five days
          of the release of any such updated Swap Financial Disclosure; (2)
          secure another entity to replace Bear Stearns as party, by way of
          Permitted Transfer, to this Agreement on terms substantially similar
          to this Agreement, which entity (or a guarantor therefor) meets or
          exceeds the Moody's Approved Ratings Thresholds and S&P Approved
          Ratings Threshold and which satisfies the Rating Agency Condition and
          which entity is able to comply with the requirements of Item 1115 of
          Regulation AB, or (3) obtain a guaranty of Bear Stearns' obligations
          under this Agreement from an affiliate of Bear Stearns that is able to
          comply with the financial information disclosure requirements of Item
          1115 of Regulation AB, and cause such affiliate to provide Swap
          Financial Disclosure and any future Swap Financial Disclosure, such
          that disclosure provided in respect of such affiliate will satisfy any
          disclosure requirements applicable to the Swap Provider.

     (iv) Bear Stearns agrees that, in the event that Bear Stearns provides Swap
          Financial Disclosure to Depositor in accordance with Part 5(l)(iii)(1)
          or causes its affiliate to provide Swap Financial Disclosure to
          Depositor in accordance with clause Part 5(l)(iii)(3), it will
          indemnify and hold harmless Depositor, its respective directors or
          officers and any person controlling Depositor, from and against any
          and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities caused by any untrue
          statement or alleged

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          untrue statement of a material fact contained in such Swap Financial
          Disclosure or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state in
          such Swap Financial Disclosure a material fact required to be stated
          therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
          circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

     (v)  If the Depositor or the Trustee reasonably requests, Bear Stearns
          shall provide such other information as may be necessary for the
          Depositor to comply with Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

     (vi) Each of the Depositor and Trustee shall be an express third party
          beneficiary of this Agreement as if a party hereto to the extent of
          the Depositor's and the Trustee's rights explicitly specified in this
          Part 5(l).

(m) TRUSTEE LIABILITY LIMITATIONS. It is expressly understood and agreed by the
parties hereto that:

     (i)  this Agreement is executed and delivered by LaSalle Bank National
          Association ("LaSalle"), not individually or personally but solely as
          Trustee on behalf of Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust,
          Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1.

     (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made
          on the part of the Counterparty is made and intended not as a personal
          representation, undertaking or agreement of LaSalle but is made and
          intended for the purpose of binding only the Counterparty;

     (iii) nothing herein contained shall be construed as imposing any liability
          upon LaSalle, individually or personally, to perform any covenant
          either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if
          any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person
          claiming by, through or under the parties hereto; provided that
          nothing in this paragraph shall relieve the Trustee from performing
          its duties and obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
          in accordance with the standard of care set forth therein;

     (iv) under no circumstances shall the Trustee be personally liable for the
          payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Counterparty or be
          liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation,
          warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Counterparty under this
          Agreement or any other related documents, provided that nothing in
          this paragraph shall relieve the Trustee from performing its duties
          and obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in
          accordance with the standard of care set forth therein;

     (v)  any resignation or removal of LaSalle as trustee on behalf of Merrill
          Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
          Certificates, Series 2007-1 shall require the assignment of this
          agreement to an eligible Trustee replacement;

     (vi) The Trustee has been directed, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
          Agreement, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations
          hereunder.

(n) SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTION. Each party hereto is hereby advised and
acknowledges that the other party has engaged in (or refrained from engaging in)
substantial financial transactions and has taken (or refrained from taking)
other material actions in reliance upon the entry by the parties into the
Transaction being entered into on the terms and conditions set forth herein and
in the Confirmation relating to such Transaction, as applicable. This paragraph
shall be deemed repeated on the trade date of each Transaction.

(o) SET-OFF. Except as expressly provided for in Section 2(c), Section 6 or Part
1(m)(E) hereof, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any
other existing or future agreement, each party

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irrevocably waives any and all rights it may have to set off, net, recoup or
otherwise withhold or suspend or condition payment or performance of any
obligation between it and the other party hereunder against any obligation
between it and the other party under any other agreements. Section 6(e) shall be
amended by deleting the following sentence: "The amount, if any, payable in
respect of an Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this Section
will be subject to any Set-off."

(p) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.

(q) ADDITIONAL DEFINED TERMS.

     (i)  Capitalized terms used but nor defined herein shall have the meanings
          ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

     (ii) Additional Definitions:

               "ELIGIBLE GUARANTY" means an unconditional and irrevocable
guaranty of all present and future payment obligations and obligations to post
collateral of Bear Stearns or an Eligible Replacement to Counterparty under this
Agreement that is provided by an Eligible Guarantor as principal debtor rather
than surety and that is directly enforceable by Counterparty, the form and
substance of which guaranty are subject to the Rating Agency Condition with
respect to S&P.

               "ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR" means an entity that has credit ratings at
least equal to the Moody's Required Ratings Threshold and S&P Approved Ratings
Threshold.

               "ELIGIBLE REPLACEMENT" means an entity that either (i) satisfies
the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold and the Moody's Required Ratings Threshold or
(ii) provides an Eligible Guaranty from an Eligible Guarantor.

               "FIRM OFFER" means an offer which, when made, is capable of
becoming legally binding upon acceptance.

               "MOODY'S" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or any
successor.
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          "MOODY'S APPROVED RATINGS THRESHOLD" means, with respect to (i) Bear
Stearns, a Moody's counterparty rating of "A1" or above and (ii) with respect to
any other entity (or its guarantor), (x) if such entity has both a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's and
a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody's, a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's of
"A2" or above and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from
Moody's of "Prime-1" or above, or (y) if such entity has only a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's, a
long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from
Moody's of "A1" or above.

     "MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL DOWNGRADE" means that no Relevant Entity satisfies the
     Moody's Approved Rating Threshold.

          "MOODY'S REQUIRED RATINGS THRESHOLD" means, with respect to (i) Bear
Stearns, a counterparty rating of "A3" or above and (ii) with respect to any
other entity (or its guarantor), (x) if such entity has both a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's and
a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody's, a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's of
"A3" or above or a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from
Moody's of "Prime-2" or above, or (y) if such entity has only a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's, a
long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from
Moody's of "A3" or above.

     "MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL DOWNGRADE" means that no Relevant Entity satisfies
     the Moody's Required Ratings Threshold.

     "PERMITTED TRANSFER" means a transfer by novation by Bear Stearns to an
     entity (the "TRANSFEREE") of all, but not less than all, of Bear Stearns'
     rights, liabilities, duties and obligations under this Agreement, with
     respect to which transfer each of the following conditions is satisfied:
     (a) the Transferee is an Eligible Replacement that is a recognized dealer
     in interest rate swaps organized under the laws of the United States of
     America or a jurisdiction located in the United States of America (or
     another jurisdiction reasonably acceptable to Counterparty), (b) an Event
     of Default or Termination Event would not occur as a result of such
     transfer, (c) pursuant to a written instrument (the "TRANSFER AGREEMENT"),
     the Transferee acquires and assumes all rights and obligations of Bear
     Stearns under the Agreement and the relevant Transaction, (d) Bear Stearns
     will be responsible for

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     any costs or expenses incurred in connection with such transfer (including
     any replacement cost of entering into a replacement transaction); (e)
     either (A) Moody's has been given prior written notice of such transfer and
     the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to S&P or (B) each
     Rating Agency has been given prior written notice of such transfer and such
     transfer is in connection with the assignment and assumption of this
     Agreement without modification of its terms, other than party names, dates
     relevant to the effective date of such transfer, tax representations and
     any other representations regarding the status of the substitute
     counterparty, notice information and account details and other similar
     provisions; and (f) such transfer otherwise complies with the terms of the
     Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

     "RATING AGENCY" means each of Moody's and S&P.

     "RATING AGENCY CONDITION" means, with respect to any particular proposed
     act or omission to act hereunder that the party acting or failing to act
     must consult with each Rating Agency then providing a rating of the
     Certificates and receive from each such Rating Agency a prior written
     confirmation that the proposed action or inaction would not cause a
     downgrade or withdrawal of its then-current rating of the Certificates.

     "RELEVANT ENTITY" means Bear Stearns and any Eligible Guarantor under an
     Eligible Guaranty with respect to Bear Stearns.

          "REPLACEMENT TRANSACTION" means, with respect to any Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, a transaction or group of
transactions that (i) would have the effect of preserving for Counterparty the
economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying
obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect
of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions that would,
but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required after that Date, and (ii) has terms which are substantially the same as
this Agreement, including, without limitation, rating triggers, Regulation AB
compliance, and credit support documentation, as determined by Counterparty in
its sole discretion, acting in a commercially reasonable manner.

     "S&P" means Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies,
     Inc.

     "S&P APPROVED RATINGS THRESHOLD" means with respect to (i) Bear Stearns, a
     counterparty rating of "A+" or above and (ii) with respect to any other
     entity (or its guarantor), a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt
     rating from S&P of "A-1" or above, or, if such entity does not have a
     short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P, a long-term
     unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of "A+ or above.

     "S&P FIRST LEVEL DOWNGRADE" means that no Relevant Entity satisfies the S&P
     Approved Rating Threshold.

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     "S&P REQUIRED RATINGS THRESHOLD" means with respect to (i) Bear Stearns, a
     counterparty rating of "BBB" or above and (ii) with respect to any other
     entity (or its guarantor), a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt
     rating from S&P of "BBB-" or above.

     "S&P SECOND LEVEL DOWNGRADE" means that no Relevant Entity satisfies the
     S&P Required Rating Thresholds.

(r) AGENT FOR COUNTERPARTY. Bear Stearns acknowledges that Counterparty has
appointed the Trustee as its agent under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to
carry out certain functions on behalf of Counterparty, and that the Trustee
shall be entitled to give notices and to perform and satisfy the obligations of
Counterparty hereunder on behalf of Counterparty.

(s) RATING AGENCY NOTIFICATIONS. Except as otherwise provided herein, no Early
Termination Date shall be effectively designated hereunder shall be made by
either party unless each Rating Agency has been given prior written notice of
such designation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Schedule by their duly
authorized officers as of the date hereof.

                                        BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT
                                        IN ITS INDIVIUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS
                                        TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF MERRILL LYNCH FIRST
                                        FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE
                                        LOAN ASSET- BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES
                                        2007-1

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

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I. UNILATERAL CSA SCHEDULE(6)

Pledgor:BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC. (the "Pledgor")

Secured Party: LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIUAL CAPACITY,
BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN
TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 (the "Secured
Party")

PARAGRAPH 13. ELECTIONS AND VARIABLES

(a)  SECURITY INTEREST FOR "OBLIGATIONS". The term "Obligations" as used in this
     Annex includes no "additional obligations" within the meaning of Paragraph
     12.

(b)  CREDIT SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.

     (i)  DELIVERY AMOUNT, RETURN AMOUNT AND CREDIT SUPPORT AMOUNT.

          (1) DELIVERY AMOUNT. Paragraph 3(a) shall be amended by replacing the
          words "upon a demand made by the Secured Party on or promptly
          following a Valuation Date" with the words "on each Valuation Date".
          The "DELIVERY AMOUNT" with respect to Pledgor for any Valuation Date
          shall equal the greatest of:

               (A) the amount by which the S&P Collateral Amount exceeds the S&P
               Value on such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by
               the Secured Party;

               (B) the amount by which the Moody's First Level Collateral Amount
               exceeds the Moody's First Level Value on such Valuation Date of
               all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party.

               (C) the amount by which the Moody's Second Level Collateral
               Amount exceeds the Moody's Second Level Value on such Valuation
               Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party.

          (2) "RETURN AMOUNT" applicable to Secured Party for any Valuation Date
          shall equal the least of:

               (A) the amount by which the S&P Value on such Valuation Date of
               all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party exceeds the
               S&P Collateral Amount;

               (B) the amount by which the Moody's First Level Value on such
               Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
               Party exceeds the Moody's First Level Collateral Amount.

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(6)  If currency hedge, update Moody's Collateral Amounts and Valuation
     Percentages

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               (C) the amount by which the Moody's Second Level Value on such
               Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
               Party exceeds the Moody's Second Level Collateral Amount.

          (3) "CREDIT SUPPORT AMOUNT" shall be deleted in its entirety.

     (ii) ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL. The items set forth on the Collateral Schedule
          attached as Schedule A hereto will qualify as "ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL"
          for the party specified.

     (iii) OTHER ELIGIBLE SUPPORT. None

     (iv) THRESHOLDS.

          (A)  "INDEPENDENT AMOUNT" means:
               Pledgor: Not applicable.
               Secured Party: Not applicable.

          (B)  "THRESHOLD" means:
               Pledgor: Not applicable.
               Secured Party: Not applicable.

          (C)  "MINIMUM TRANSFER AMOUNT" means USD100,000; provided, that if the
               aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Certificates rated
               by S&P is less than USD 50,000,000, the "Minimum Transfer Amount"
               shall mean USD 50,000.

          (D)  ROUNDING. The Delivery Amount will be rounded up and the Return
               Amount will be rounded down to the nearest integral multiple of
               USD 10,000.

(c)  VALUATION AND TIMING.

     (i)  "VALUATION AGENT" means Pledgor.

     (ii) "VALUATION DATE" means each Local Business Day(7).

     (iii) "VALUATION TIME" means the close of business on the Local Business
          Day in the city where the Valuation Agent is located immediately
          preceding the Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable;
          provided that the calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as
          of approximately the same time on the same date.

     (iv) "NOTIFICATION TIME" means 11:00 A.M. (New York time).

     (v)  TRANSFER TIMING AND CALCULATIONS. Paragraphs 4(b) and 4(c) are hereby
          amended and restated in entirety as set forth below.

          "(b) TRANSFER TIMING. Subject to Paragraphs 4(a) and 5 and unless
          otherwise specified, if a demand for the Transfer of Eligible Credit
          Support or Posted Credit Support is made by the Notification Time,
          then the relevant Transfer will be made not later than the close of
          business on the Valuation Date; if a demand is

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(7)  If not daily valuations, changes are required in the collateral amounts and
     valuation percentages

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          made after the Notification Time, then the relevant Transfer will be
          made not later than the close of business on the next Local Business
          Day thereafter.

          (c) CALCULATIONS. All calculations of Value and Exposure for purposes
          of Paragraphs 3 and 6(d) will be made by the Valuation Agent as of the
          Valuation Time. The Valuation Agent will notify each party (or the
          other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) of its calculations
          not later than the Notification Time on the applicable Valuation Date
          (or in the case of Paragraph 6(d), the Local Business Day following
          the day on which such relevant calculations are performed)."

(d)  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. There shall be no "Specified Condition" with respect
     to either party for purposes of this Annex.

(e)  SUBSTITUTION

     (i)  "SUBSTITUTION DATE" means (A) the Local Business Day on which the
          Secured Party receives the Substitute Credit Support, if notice of
          substitution is received by the Notification Time on such date, and
          (B) the Local Business Day following the date on which the Secured
          Party receives the Substitute Credit Support, if notice of
          substitution is received after the Notification Time.

     (ii) CONSENT OF SECURED PARTY FOR SUBSTITUTION. Inapplicable.

     (iii) AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH 4(D)(II). Paragraph 4(d)(ii) is amended and
           restated in its entirety as set forth below:

               "(ii) subject to Paragraph 4(a) of this Annex, the Secured Party
               will Transfer the items of Posted Credit Support specified by the
               Pledgor in its notice not later than the close of business on the
               Substitution Date, provided, however, that if the Secured Party
               shall not have received the Substitute Credit Support prior to
               1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the Substitution Date, then the
               Secured Party shall Transfer the applicable items of Posted
               Credit Support not later than the close of business on the Local
               Business Day immediately following the day on which the Secured
               Party receives the Substitute Credit Support. Notwithstanding the
               foregoing, the Secured Party will only be obligated to Transfer
               Posted Credit Support with a Value as of the Substitution Date
               equal to the Value of the Substitute Credit Support delivered by
               the Pledgor in exchange therefor."

(f)  DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

     (i)  "RESOLUTION TIME" means 12:00 noon, New York time, on the Local
          Business Day for both parties following the date the Disputing Party
          gives notice of a dispute pursuant to Paragraph 5.

     (ii) VALUE. For the purpose of Paragraphs 5(i)(C) and 5(ii), disputes over
          the Value of Posted Credit Support will be resolved by the Valuation
          Agent seeking bid-side quotations as of the relevant Recalculation
          Date or date of Transfer, as applicable, from three parties that
          regularly act as dealers in the securities in question. The Value will
          be the arithmetic mean of the quotations obtained by the Valuation
          Agent, multiplied by the applicable Valuation Percentage, if any. If
          no quotations are available for a particular security, then the
          Valuation

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          Agent's original calculation of Value thereof will be used for that
          security.

     (iii) ALTERNATIVE. Subject to item (iv) below, the provisions of Paragraph
           5 will apply.

     (iv) MODIFICATION OF PARAGRAPH 5. The introductory paragraph of Paragraph 5
          shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

          "If a party (a 'Disputing Party') disputes (I) the Valuation Agent's
          calculation of a Delivery Amount or a Return Amount or (II) the Value
          of any Transfer of Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support,
          then:

               (A) the Disputing Party will (x) notify the other party and, if
          applicable, the Valuation Agent of the amount it is disputing, (y)
          indicate what it believes the correct amount to be and (z) provide a
          statement showing, in reasonable detail, how it arrived at such amount
          and the appropriate party will deliver the undisputed amount to the
          other party not later than (i) (a) the close of business on the
          Valuation Date, if the demand made under Paragraph 3 in the case of
          (I) above is made by the Notification Time, or (b) the close of
          business of the Local Business Day following the date on which the
          demand is made under Paragraph 3 in the case of (I) above, if such
          demand is made after the Notification Time, or (ii) the close of
          business of the date of Transfer, in the case of (II) above;

          (B) the parties will consult with each other and provide such
          information as the other party shall reasonably request in an attempt
          to resolve the dispute; and

          (C) if they fail to resolve the dispute by the Resolution Time, then:"

(g)  HOLDING AND USING POSTED COLLATERAL.

     (i)  ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD POSTED COLLATERAL; CUSTODIANS.

          (1) The Secured Party and its Custodian (if any) will be entitled to
          hold Posted Collateral pursuant to Paragraph 6(b), provided that the
          following conditions applicable to it are satisfied:

               (A) it is not a Defaulting Party;

               (B) Posted Collateral consisting of Cash or certificated
               securities that cannot be paid or delivered by book-entry may be
               held only in any state of the United States which has adopted the
               Uniform Commercial Code;

               (C) the short-term rating of any Custodian shall be at least
               "A-1" by S&P

          (2) There shall be no Custodian for Pledgor.

     (ii) USE OF POSTED COLLATERAL. The provisions of Paragraph 6(c) will not
          apply to Secured Party and Secured Party will not have any right to
          use the Posted Collateral or take any action specified in Paragraph
          6(c).

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(h)  DISTRIBUTIONS AND INTEREST AMOUNT.

     (i)  INTEREST RATE. The "INTEREST RATE" will be the "Federal Funds
          (Effective)" rate as such rate is displayed on Telerate page 118 for
          such day under the caption "Effective".

     (ii) AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH 6(D)(I) - DISTRIBUTIONS. Clause (d)(i) of
          Paragraph 6 shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as
          follows:

     1."(I) DISTRIBUTIONS. SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH 4(A), IF PARTY B RECEIVES
          DISTRIBUTIONS ON A LOCAL BUSINESS DAY, IT WILL TRANSFER TO PARTY A NOT
          LATER THAN THE FOLLOWING LOCAL BUSINESS DAY ANY DISTRIBUTIONS IT
          RECEIVES TO THE EXTENT THAT A DELIVERY AMOUNT WOULD NOT BE CREATED OR
          INCREASED BY THAT TRANSFER, AS CALCULATED BY THE VALUATION AGENT (AND
          THE DATE OF CALCULATION WILL BE DEEMED TO BE A VALUATION DATE FOR THIS
          PURPOSE)."

     (iii) AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH 6(D)(II) - INTEREST AMOUNT. Clause (d)(ii) of
           Paragraph 6 shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as
           follows:

               "(ii) INTEREST AMOUNT. In lieu of any interest, dividends or
               other amounts paid with respect to Posted Collateral in the form
               of Cash (all of which may be retained by the Secured Party), the
               Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor on the 20th day of
               each calendar month (or if such day is not a Local Business Day,
               the next Local Business Day) the Interest Amount. Any Interest
               Amount or portion thereof not Transferred pursuant to this
               Paragraph will constitute Posted Collateral in the form of Cash
               and will be subject to the security interest granted under
               Paragraph 2. For purposes of calculating the Interest Amount the
               amount of interest calculated for each day of the interest period
               shall be compounded monthly." Secured Party shall not be
               obligated to transfer any Interest Amount unless and until it has
               received such amount.

(i)  DEMANDS AND NOTICES.

     All demands, specifications and notices under this Annex will be made
     pursuant to the Notices Section of this Agreement.

(j)  ADDRESSES FOR TRANSFERS.

     Pledgor: To be provided in writing by Pledgor to Secured Party.

     Secured Party: LaSalle Bank National Association
                    135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1511
                    Chicago, Illinois 60603
                    Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services - FFMER
                               2007-1
                    Fax No. 312-904-1368
                    Phone No. 312-992-1816

(k)  OTHER PROVISION(S).

     (i)  AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH 7 - EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Clause (iii) of
          Paragraph 7 shall not apply to Secured Party.

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     (ii) NON-RELIANCE. Notwithstanding the obligations of the Secured Party
          under Paragraph 6(a), and without limiting the generality of the final
          sentence of Paragraph 6(a), each party, as Pledgor, acknowledges that
          it has the means to monitor all matters relating to all valuations,
          payments, defaults and rights with respect to Posted Collateral
          without the need to rely on the other party, in its capacity as
          Secured Party, and that, given the provisions of this Annex on
          substitution, responsibility for the preservation of the rights of the
          Pledgor with respect to all such matters is reasonably allocated
          hereby to the Pledgor.

     (iii) AGREEMENT AS TO SINGLE SECURED PARTY AND PLEDGOR. Each of Pledgor and
          Secured Party agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
          the recital to this Annex, Paragraph 1(b) or Paragraph 2 or the
          definitions in Paragraph 12, (a) the term "Secured Party" as used in
          this Annex means only Secured Party, (b) the term "Pledgor" as used in
          this Annex means only Pledgor, (c) only Pledgor makes the pledge and
          grant in Paragraph 2, the acknowledgement in the final sentence of
          Paragraph 8(a) and the representations in Paragraph 9 and (d) only
          Pledgor will be required to make Transfers of Eligible Credit Support
          hereunder.

     (iv) TRUSTEE. The Trustee is hereby authorized to (i) make demands on
          behalf of the Secured Party pursuant to Paragraph 3 hereunder and (ii)
          provide notice on behalf of the Secured Party pursuant to Paragraph 7
          hereunder.

     (v)  COLLATERAL ACCOUNT. Secured Party shall at all times maintain all
          Posted Collateral in a segregated trust account, pursuant to the
          Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

     (vi) EXTERNAL CALCULATIONS. At any time at which Pledgor (or, to the extent
          applicable, its Credit Support Provider) does not have a long-term
          unsubordinated and unsecured debt rating of at least "BBB+" from S&P,
          the Valuation Agent shall (at its own expense) obtain external
          calculations of the Secured Party's Exposure from at least two
          Reference Market-makers on the last Local Business Day of each
          calendar month. Any determination of the S&P Collateral Amount shall
          be based on the greatest of the Secured Party's Exposure determined by
          the Valuation Agent and such Reference Market-makers. Such external
          calculation may not be obtained from the same Reference Market-maker
          more than four times in any 12-month period.

     (vii) NOTICE TO S&P. At any time at which Pledgor (or, to the extent
          applicable, its Credit Support Provider) does not have a long-term
          unsubordinated and unsecured debt rating of at least "BBB+" from S&P,
          the Valuation Agent shall provide to S&P not later than the
          Notification Time on the Local Business Day following each Valuation
          Date its calculations of the Secured Party's Exposure and the Value of
          any Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support for that
          Valuation Date. The Valuation Agent shall also provide to S&P any
          external marks of the Secured Party's Exposure.

     (viii) EXPENSES. Pledgor shall be responsible for all reasonable costs and
          expenses incurred by Secured Party in connection with the Transfer of
          any Eligible Collateral under this Annex.

     (ix) ADDITIONAL DEFINED TERMS.

          "DV01" means, with respect to a Transaction and any date of
          determination, the sum of the estimated change in the Secured Party's
          Exposure with respect to such Transaction that would result from a one
          basis point change in the relevant swap curve on such date, as

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          determined by the Valuation Agent in good faith and in a commercially
          reasonable manner. The Valuation Agent shall, upon request of Secured
          Party, provide to Secured Party a statement showing in reasonable
          detail such calculation.

          "MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL ADDITIONAL COLLATERALIZED AMOUNT" means, with
          respect to any Transaction, the lesser of (x) the product of 15 and
          DV01 for such Transaction and such Valuation Date and (y) the product
          of 2% and the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation
          Period which includes such Valuation Date.

          "MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL COLLATERAL AMOUNT" means, (A) for any Valuation
          Date on which (I) a Moody's First Level Downgrade has occurred and has
          been continuing (x) for at least 30 Local Business Days or (y) since
          this Annex was executed and (II) it is not the case that a Moody's
          Second Level Downgrade has occurred and been continuing for at least
          30 Local Business Days, an amount equal to the greater of (a) zero and
          (b) the sum of the Secured Party's aggregate Exposure for all
          Transactions and the aggregate of Moody's First Level Additional
          Collateralized Amounts for each Transaction and (B)for any other
          Valuation Date, zero.

          "MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL VALUE" means, for any date that the Moody's First
          Level Collateral Amount is determined and the Value of any Eligible
          Collateral or Posted Collateral that is a security, the bid price for
          such security obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the
          Moody's First Level Valuation Percentage for such security set forth
          on Schedule A hereto.

          "MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL ADDITIONAL COLLATERALIZED AMOUNT" means, with
          respect to any Transaction,

               (1) if such Transaction is not a Transaction-Specific Hedge, the
               lesser of (i) the product of the 50 and DV01 for such Transaction
               and such Valuation Date and (ii) the product of 8% and the
               Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period
               (as defined in the related Transaction) which includes such
               Valuation Date; or

               (2) if such Transaction is a Transaction-Specific Hedge, the
               lesser of (i) the product of the 65 and DV01 for such Transaction
               and such Valuation Date and (ii) the product of 10% and the
               Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period
               (as defined in the related Transaction) which includes such
               Valuation Date.

          "MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL COLLATERAL AMOUNT" means, (A) for any Valuation
          Date on which it is the case that a Moody's Second Level Downgrade has
          occurred and been continuing for at least 30 Local Business Days, an
          amount equal to the greatest of (a) zero, (b) the aggregate amount of
          the Next Payments for all Next Payment Dates and (c) the sum of the
          Secured Party's aggregate Exposure and the aggregate of Moody's Second
          Level Additional Collateralized Amounts for each Transaction and (B)
          for any other Valuation Date, zero.

          "MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL VALUE" means, for any date that the Moody's
          Second Level Collateral Amount is determined and the Value of any
          Eligible Collateral or Posted Collateral that is a security, the bid
          price for such security obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by
          the Moody's Second Level Valuation Percentage for such security set
          forth on Schedule A hereto.

          "NEXT PAYMENT" means, in respect of each Next Payment Date, the
          greater of (i) the amount of any payments due to be made by the
          Pledgor pursuant to Section 2(a) on such Next

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          Payment Date less any payments due to be made by the Secured Party
          under Section 2(a) on such Next Payment Date (in each case, after
          giving effect to any applicable netting under Section 2(c)) and (ii)
          zero.

          "NEXT PAYMENT DATE" means the next scheduled payment date under any
          Transaction.

          "REMAINING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY" means, with respect to a
          Transaction, the expected weighted average maturity for such
          Transaction as determined by the Valuation Agent.

          "S&P COLLATERAL AMOUNT" means, (A) for any Valuation Date on which a
          S&P First Level Downgrade has occurred and been continuing for at
          least 30 days or on which a S&P Second Level Downgrade has occurred
          and is continuing, an amount equal to the sum of (1) 100.0% of the
          Secured Party's Exposure for such Valuation Date and (2) the product
          of the Volatility Buffer for each Transaction and the Notional Amount
          of such Transaction for the Calculation Period (as defined in the
          related Transaction) of such Transaction which includes such Valuation
          Date, or (B) for any other Valuation Date, zero.

          "S&P VALUE" means, for any date that the S&P Collateral Amount is
          determined and the Value of any Eligible Collateral or Posted
          Collateral that is a security, the bid price for such security
          obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the S&P Valuation
          Percentage for such security set forth on Schedule A hereto.

          "TRANSACTION-SPECIFIC HEDGE" means any Transaction that is a cap,
          floor or swaption or a Transaction in respect of which (x) the
          notional amount of the interest rate swap is "balance guaranteed" or
          (y) the notional amount of the interest rate swap for any Calculation
          Period otherwise is not a specific dollar amount that is fixed at the
          inception of the Transaction.

          "VOLATILITY BUFFER" means, for any Transaction, the related percentage
          set forth in the following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
The higher of the S&P    Remaining   Remaining   Remaining   Remaining
short-term credit         Weighted    Weighted    Weighted   Weighted
rating of (i) Pledgor     Average     Average     Average     Average
and (ii) the Credit       Maturity    Maturity    Maturity    Maturity
Support Provider of       up to 3     up to 5     up to 10    up to 30
Pledgor, if applicable     years       years       years       years
----------------------   ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
<S>                      <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
"A-2" or higher            2.75%       3.25%       4.00%       4.75%
"A-3"                      3.25%       4.00%       5.00%       6.25%
"BB+" or lower             3.50%       4.50%       6.75%       7.50%
</TABLE>

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Annex on the respective dates
specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this
document.

BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.    LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT
                                        IN ITS INDIVIUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS
                                        TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF MERRILL LYNCH FIRST
                                        FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE
                                        LOAN ASSET- BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES
                                        2007-1

By:                                     By:
   ----------------------------------      -------------------------------------
Name:                                   Name:
      -------------------------------         ----------------------------------
Title:                                  Title:
       ------------------------------          ---------------------------------
Date:                                   Date:
      -------------------------------         ----------------------------------

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                                                                      SCHEDULE A

                               COLLATERAL SCHEDULE

THE MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL VALUATION PERCENTAGES SHALL BE USED IN DETERMINING THE
MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL COLLATERAL AMOUNT.

THE MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL VALUATION PERCENTAGES SHALL BE USED IN DETERMINING THE
MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL COLLATERAL AMOUNT.

THE S&P VALUATION PERCENTAGES SHALL BE USED IN DETERMINING THE S&P COLLATERAL
AMOUNT.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ISDA COLLATERAL ASSET                        MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL  MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL            S&P
DEFINITION (ICAD) CODE  REMAINING MATURITY  VALUATION PERCENTAGE  VALUATION PERCENTAGE    VALUATION PERCENTAGE
----------------------  ------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -----------------------
<S>                     <C>                 <C>                   <C>                   <C>
        US-CASH                 N/A                 100%                  100%                    100%
        EU-CASH                 N/A                  98%                   94%                   92.5%
        GB-CASH                 N/A                  98%                   95%                   94.1%

                             < 1 Year               100%                  100%                   98.9%
                           1 to 2 years             100%                   99%                   98.0%
       US-TBILL            2 to 3 years             100%                   98%                   97.4%
       US-TNOTE            3 to 5 years             100%                   97%                   95.5%
       US-TBOND            5 to 7 years             100%                   96%                   93.7%
     (fixed rate)         7 to 10 years             100%                   94%                   92.5%
                          10 to 20 years            100%                   90%                   91.1%
                            > 20 years              100%                   88%                   88.6%

       US-TBILL
       US-TNOTE
       US-TBOND           All Maturities            100%                   99%          Not Eligible Collateral
    (floating rate)

                             < 1 Year               100%                   99%                   98.5%
                           1 to 2 years             100%                   99%                   97.7%
                           2 to 3 years             100%                   98%                   97.3%
     GA-US-AGENCY          3 to 5 years             100%                   96%                   94.5%
     (fixed rate)          5 to 7 years             100%                   93%                   93.1%
                          7 to 10 years             100%                   93%                   90.7%
                          10 to 20 years            100%                   89%                   87.7%
                            > 20 years              100%                   87%                   84.4%

     GA-US-AGENCY
    (floating rate)       All Maturities            100%                   98%          Not Eligible Collateral

                                             Rated Aa3 or better   Rated Aa3 or better   Rated AAA or better
                                                 by Moody's            by Moody's              by S&P
                             < 1 Year                98%                   94%                   98.8%
                           1 to 2 years              98%                   93%                   97.9%
    GA-EUROZONE-GOV        2 to 3 years              98%                   92%                   97.1%
 (other than EU-CASH)      3 to 5 years              98%                   90%                   91.2%
     (fixed rate)          5 to 7 years              98%                   89%                   87.5%
                          7 to 10 years              98%                   88%                   83.8%
                          10 to 20 years             98%                   84%                   75.5%
                            > 20 years               98%                   82%          Not Eligible Collateral
</TABLE>

                                     M-4-10
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                     <C>                 <C>                   <C>                   <C>
    GA-EUROZONE-GOV                          Rated Aa3 or better   Rated Aa3 or better    Rated AAA or better
 (other than EU-CASH)                            by Moody's            by Moody's                by S&P
    (floating rate)       All Maturities             98%                   93%          Not Eligible Collateral

                             < 1 Year                98%                   94%          Not Eligible Collateral
                           1 to 2 years              98%                   93%          Not Eligible Collateral
                           2 to 3 years              98%                   92%          Not Eligible Collateral
       GA-GB-GOV           3 to 5 years              98%                   91%          Not Eligible Collateral
 (other than GB-CASH)      5 to 7 years              98%                   90%          Not Eligible Collateral
     (fixed rate)         7 to 10 years              98%                   89%          Not Eligible Collateral
                          10 to 20 years             98%                   86%          Not Eligible Collateral
                            > 20 years               98%                   84%          Not Eligible Collateral

       GA-GB-GOV
 (other than GB-CASH)     All Maturities             98%                   94%          Not Eligible Collateral
    (floating rate)
</TABLE>

The ISDA Collateral Asset Definition (ICAD) Codes used in this Collateral
Schedule shall have the meanings set forth in the Collateral Asset Definitions
(First Edition - June 2003) as published and copyrighted in 2003 by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

                                     M-4-11

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT N

                                   [RESERVED]

                                       N-1

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT O

                    FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER
               FOR TRANSFER TO REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE
  FROM A HOLDER OF A RULE 144A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE OR DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE

                                     [DATE]

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1511
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services - Merrill Lynch First Franklin
Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1

RE:  Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
     Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                    In connection with our disposition of the Class ____
          Certificates which are held in the form of Definitive Certificates or
          in the form of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Book-Entry
          Certificate and to effect the transfer pursuant to Regulation S under
          the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Regulation S") of the above
          Certificates in exchange for an equivalent beneficial interest in a
          Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, we hereby certify that such
          transfer has been effected in accordance with (i) the transfer
          restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated
          as of March 1, 2007, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as
          Depositor, LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee, Home Loan
          Services, Inc., as Servicer, and in the Certificates and (ii) in
          accordance with Regulation S, and that:

                    a. the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in
          the United States;

                    b. at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee
          was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our
          behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United
          States;

                    c. no directed selling efforts have been made in
          contravention of the requirements of Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S,
          as applicable;

                    d. the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade
          the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of
          1933, as amended; and

                    e. the transferee is not a U.S. Person (as defined by
          Regulation S).

                                       O-1

<PAGE>

                    You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are
          irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any
          interested party in any administrative or legal Proceedings or
          official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms
          used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.

Very truly yours,

Print Name of Transferor

By
   ----------------------------------
   Authorized Officer

                                       O-2

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT P

                    FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER
               FOR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO RULE 144A FROM A HOLDER OF
         A REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE OR DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATE

                                     [DATE]

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1511
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services - Merrill Lynch First Franklin
Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1

RE:  Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
     Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                    In connection with our disposition of the Class ____
          Certificates which are held in the form of Definitive Certificates or
          in the form of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry
          Certificate and to effect the transfer pursuant to Rule 144A under the
          Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A") of the above
          Certificates in exchange for an equivalent beneficial interest in a
          Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate or a Definitive Note, we hereby
          certify that such Certificates are being transferred in accordance
          with (i) the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and
          Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2007, among Merrill Lynch
          Mortgage Investors, Inc., as Depositor, La Salle Bank National
          Association, as Trustee, Home Loan Services, Inc., as Servicer, and in
          the Certificates and (ii) Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
          as amended, to a transferee that we reasonably believe is purchasing
          the Certificates for its own account or an account with respect to
          which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, the
          transferee and any such account is a "qualified institutional buyer"
          within the meaning of Rule 144A, in a transaction meeting the
          requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable
          securities laws of any state of the United States or any other
          jurisdiction.

                    You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are
          irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any
          interested party in any administrative or legal Proceedings or
          official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

Very truly yours,

Print Name of Transferor

By:
    ---------------------------------
Authorized Officer

                                       P-1

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT Q-1

                              FORM OF CAP CONTRACT

(BEAR STEARNS LOGO)                         BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
                                                              383 MADISON AVENUE
                                                        NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10179
                                                                    212-272-4009

<TABLE>
<S>                              <C>
DATE:                            March 27, 2007

TO:                              LaSalle Bank National Association, not in its
                                 individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental
                                 Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the
                                 Supplemental Interest Trust relating to the
                                 Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan
                                 Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
                                 Series 2007-1

ATTENTION:                       Global Securities and Trust Services

TELEPHONE:                       312-952-1816

FACSIMILE:                       312-904-1368

FROM:                            Derivatives Documentation

TELEPHONE:                       212-272-2711

FACSIMILE:                       212-272-9857

SUBJECT:                         Fixed Income Derivatives Confirmation

REFERENCE NUMBER(S):             FXNCC9348
</TABLE>

The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of
the Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the
"Transaction") between Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc. ("BSFP") and LaSalle
Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust
relating to the Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1 ("Counterparty"). This letter agreement
constitutes the sole and complete "Confirmation," as referred to in the Master
Agreement specified below, with respect to this Transaction.

4.   This Confirmation is subject to and incorporates the 2000 ISDA Definitions
     (the "Definitions"), as published by the International Swaps and
     Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA"). This Confirmation supplements,
     forms a part of and is subject to the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of
     March 27, 2007 between BSFP and Counterparty (the agreement, as amended and
     supplemented from time to time, being referred to herein as the "Master
     Agreement"). All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to,
     the Master Agreement shall govern the Transaction referenced in this
     Confirmation except as

                                      Q-1-1

<PAGE>

     expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this
     Confirmation and the Definitions or Master Agreement, this Confirmation
     shall prevail.

2.   The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates
     are as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                              <C>
Type of Transaction:             Rate Cap

Notional Amount:                 With respect to any Calculation Period, the
                                 lesser of (i) the applicable Notional Amount
                                 for the Distribution Date specified in Schedule
                                 I attached hereto and (ii) the excess if any,
                                 of (A) the aggregate Certificate Principal
                                 Balance for the related Distribution Date over
                                 (B) the Notional Amount for the Transaction
                                 with BSFP's reference number FXNCC9346 for the
                                 related Distribution Date, if USD-LIBOR-BBA
                                 with a Designated Maturity of one month exceeds
                                 5.32200%.

Trade Date:                      March 23, 2007

Effective Date:                  September 25, 2007

Termination Date:                March 25, 2012, subject to adjustment in
                                 accordance with the Business Day Convention.

FIXED AMOUNTS (PREMIUM):         Inapplicable. The Fixed Amounts for this
                                 Transaction and for the Transactions with the
                                 BSFP Reference Numbers FXNEC9349, FXNEC9350 and
                                 FXNEC9351 are embedded in the determination of
                                 the Additional Amount specified in the
                                 Confirmation identified by BSFP Reference
                                 Number FXNSC9346.

FLOATING AMOUNTS:

   Floating Rate Payer:          BSFP

   Cap Rate:                     5.32200%

   Floating Rate Payer
   Period End Dates:             The 25th calendar day of each month during the
                                 Term of this Transaction, commencing October
                                 25, 2007 and ending on the Termination Date,
                                 subject to adjustment in accordance with the
                                 Business Day Convention.

   Floating Rate Payer
   Payment Dates:                Early Payment shall be applicable. The Floating
                                 Rate Payer Payment Dates shall be one Business
                                 Day preceding each Floating Rate Payer Period
                                 End Date.
</TABLE>

                                      Q-1-2

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                              <C>
   Floating Rate for initial
   Calculation Period:           To be determined.

   Floating Rate Option:         USD-LIBOR-BBA

   Designated Maturity:          One month

   Floating Rate Day
   Count Fraction:               Actual/360

   Reset Dates:                  The first day of each Calculation Period.

   Compounding:                  Inapplicable

Business Days:                   New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania

Business Day Convention:         Modified Following

Calculation Agent:               BSFP
</TABLE>

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. ("MLML") agrees and acknowledges that
amounts paid hereunder are not intended to benefit the holder of any class of
certificates rated by any rating agency if such holder is MLML or any of its
affiliates. If MLML or any of its affiliates receives any such amounts, it will
promptly remit (or, if such amounts are received by an affiliate of MLML, MLML
hereby agrees that it will cause such affiliate to promptly remit) such amounts
to the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee, whereupon such Supplemental Interest
Trust Trustee will promptly remit such amounts to BSFP. MLML further agrees to
provide notice to BSFP upon any remittance to the Supplemental Interest Trust
Trustee; such delivery will be made to:

          Address:        383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179
          Attention:      DPC Manager
          Facsimile:      212-272-5823

          with a copy to:

          Address:        One Metrotech Center North, Brooklyn, New York 11201
          Attention:      Derivative Operations - 7th Floor
          Facsimile:      212-272-1634

     NEITHER THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. NOR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF
     THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. OTHER THAN BSFP IS AN OBLIGOR OR A CREDIT
     SUPPORT PROVIDER ON THIS TRANSACTION.

3.   Account Details and
     Settlement Information:     PAYMENTS TO BSFP:
                                 Citibank, N.A., New York
                                 ABA Number: 021-0000-89, for the account of

                                      Q-1-3

<PAGE>

                                 Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.
                                 Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit
                                 to Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
                                 Sub-account Number: 102-04654-1-3
                                 Attention: Derivatives Department

                                 PAYMENTS TO COUNTERPARTY:
                                 LaSalle Bank
                                 ABA Number:  071-000-505
                                 LaSalle CHGO/CTR/BNF:/LaSalle Trust
                                 Account Number: 724570.4

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:

Non-Reliance. Each party represents to the other party that (a) it has not
received and is not relying upon any legal, tax, regulatory, accounting or other
advice (whether written or oral) of the other party regarding this Transaction,
other than representations expressly made by that other party in this
Confirmation and in the Master Agreement and (b) in respect of this Transaction,
(i) it has the capacity to evaluate (internally or through independent
professional advice) this Transaction and has made its own decision to enter
into this Transaction and (ii) it understands the terms, conditions and risks of
this Transaction and is willing to assume (financially and otherwise) those
risks. Counterparty acknowledges that BSFP has advised Counterparty to consult
its own tax, accounting and legal advisors in connection with this Transaction
evidenced by this Confirmation and that the Counterparty has done so.

This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.

Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the
foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the
space provided below and returning to BSFP a facsimile of the fully-executed
Confirmation to 212-272-9857. For inquiries regarding U.S. Transactions, please
contact DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION by telephone at 212-272-711. For all other
inquiries please contact DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION by telephone at
353-1-402-6233. Originals will be provided for your execution upon your request.

We are very pleased to have executed this Transaction with you and we look
forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.

Very truly yours,

BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

By:
    --------------------------------
Name:
      ------------------------------
Title:
       -----------------------------

                                      Q-1-4

<PAGE>

Counterparty, acting through its duly authorized signatory, hereby agrees to,
accepts and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS
SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST
RELATING TO THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1

By:
    --------------------------------
Name:
      ------------------------------
Title:
       -----------------------------

                                      Q-1-5

<PAGE>

                                   SCHEDULE I
   (all such dates subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
                                   Convention)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        NOTIONAL AMOUNT
FROM AND INCLUDING   TO BUT EXCLUDING        (USD)
------------------   ----------------   ---------------
<S>                  <C>                <C>
  Effective Date        25-Oct-2007       17,341,658.00
    25-Oct-2007         25-Nov-2007       21,194,008.00
    25-Nov-2007         25-Dec-2007       25,127,271.00
    25-Dec-2007         25-Jan-2008       29,298,671.00
    25-Jan-2008         25-Feb-2008       34,794,518.00
    25-Feb-2008         25-Mar-2008       41,330,749.00
    25-Mar-2008         25-Apr-2008       47,857,800.00
    25-Apr-2008         25-May-2008       53,187,751.00
    25-May-2008         25-Jun-2008       57,705,857.00
    25-Jun-2008         25-Jul-2008       61,619,951.00
    25-Jul-2008         25-Aug-2008       65,009,356.00
    25-Aug-2008         25-Sep-2008       67,981,822.00
    25-Sep-2008         25-Oct-2008       70,585,713.00
    25-Oct-2008         25-Nov-2008       72,888,324.00
    25-Nov-2008         25-Dec-2008       74,879,838.00
    25-Dec-2008         25-Jan-2009       76,649,461.00
    25-Jan-2009         25-Feb-2009      106,582,266.00
    25-Feb-2009         25-Mar-2009       97,958,953.00
    25-Mar-2009         25-Apr-2009       91,068,242.00
    25-Apr-2009         25-May-2009      102,690,595.00
    25-May-2009         25-Jun-2009      103,297,225.00
    25-Jun-2009         25-Jul-2009      102,758,455.00
    25-Jul-2009         25-Aug-2009      101,752,281.00
    25-Aug-2009         25-Sep-2009      100,447,132.00
    25-Sep-2009         25-Oct-2009       98,888,947.00
    25-Oct-2009         25-Nov-2009       97,147,444.00
    25-Nov-2009         25-Dec-2009       95,332,765.00
    25-Dec-2009         25-Jan-2010       93,445,634.00
    25-Jan-2010         25-Feb-2010       92,025,896.00
    25-Feb-2010         25-Mar-2010       90,301,488.00
    25-Mar-2010         25-Apr-2010       89,161,159.00
    25-Apr-2010         25-May-2010       86,433,460.00
    25-May-2010         25-Jun-2010       84,708,789.00
    25-Jun-2010         25-Jul-2010       82,618,456.00
    25-Jul-2010         25-Aug-2010       80,485,665.00
    25-Aug-2010         25-Sep-2010       78,266,529.00
    25-Sep-2010         25-Oct-2010       76,084,943.00
    25-Oct-2010         25-Nov-2010       73,956,424.00
    25-Nov-2010         25-Dec-2010       71,876,561.00
</TABLE>

                                      Q-1-6

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                  <C>                <C>
    25-Dec-2010         25-Jan-2011       69,986,310.00
    25-Jan-2011         25-Feb-2011       67,871,761.00
    25-Feb-2011         25-Mar-2011       65,706,183.00
    25-Mar-2011         25-Apr-2011       63,715,552.00
    25-Apr-2011         25-May-2011       61,415,236.00
    25-May-2011         25-Jun-2011       59,146,680.00
    25-Jun-2011         25-Jul-2011       56,950,420.00
    25-Jul-2011         25-Aug-2011       54,813,042.00
    25-Aug-2011         25-Sep-2011       52,750,427.00
    25-Sep-2011         25-Oct-2011       50,754,208.00
    25-Oct-2011         25-Nov-2011       48,878,508.00
    25-Nov-2011         25-Dec-2011       47,075,204.00
    25-Dec-2011         25-Jan-2012       45,327,843.00
    25-Jan-2012         25-Feb-2012       43,649,347.00
    25-Feb-2012      Termination Date     42,028,682.00
</TABLE>

                                      Q-1-7
<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT Q-2

                             FORM OF SWAP AGREEMENT

(BEAR STEARNS LOGO)                         BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
                                                              383 MADISON AVENUE
                                                        NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10179
                                                                    212-272-4009

<TABLE>
<S>                              <C>
DATE:                            March 27, 2007

TO:                              LaSalle Bank National Association, not in its
                                 individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental
                                 Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the
                                 Supplemental Interest Trust relating to the
                                 Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan
                                 Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
                                 Series 2007-1

ATTENTION:                       Global Securities and Trust Services

TELEPHONE:                       312-952-1816

FACSIMILE:                       312-904-1368

FROM:                            Derivatives Documentation

TELEPHONE:                       212-272-2711

FACSIMILE:                       212-272-9857

SUBJECT:                         Fixed Income Derivatives Confirmation

REFERENCE NUMBER(S):             FXNSC9346
</TABLE>

The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of
the Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the
"Transaction") between Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc. ("BSFP") and LaSalle
Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust
relating to the Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1 ("Counterparty"). This letter agreement
constitutes the sole and complete "Confirmation," as referred to in the Master
Agreement specified below, with respect to this Transaction.

5.   This Confirmation is subject to and incorporates the 2000 ISDA Definitions
     (the "Definitions"), as published by the International Swaps and
     Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA"). This Confirmation supplements,
     forms a part of and is subject to the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of
     March 27, 2007 between BSFP and Counterparty (the agreement, as amended and
     supplemented from time to time, being referred to herein as the "Master
     Agreement"). All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to,
     the Master Agreement shall govern the Transaction referenced in this
     Confirmation except as

                                      Q-2-1

<PAGE>

     expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this
     Confirmation and the Definitions or Master Agreement, this Confirmation
     shall prevail.

<TABLE>
<S>                              <C>
Notional Amount:                 With respect to any Calculation Period, the
                                 amount set forth for such period on Schedule I
                                 attached hereto.

Trade Date:                      March 23, 2007

Effective Date:                  September 25, 2007

Termination Date:                March 25, 2012, provided, however, for the
                                 purposes of determining the Floating Amount to
                                 be paid in respect of the final Calculation
                                 Period, such date shall be subject to
                                 adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
                                 Convention.

FIXED AMOUNTS:

   Fixed Rate Payer:             Counterparty

   Fixed Rate Payer
   Period End Dates:             The 25th calendar day of each month during the
                                 Term of this Transaction, commencing October
                                 25, 2007 and ending on the Termination Date,
                                 with No Adjustment.

   Fixed Rate Payer
   Payment Dates:                Early Payment shall be applicable. The Fixed
                                 Rate Payer Payment Dates shall be one Business
                                 Day preceding each Fixed Rate Payer Period End
                                 Date.

   Fixed Rate:                   4.85000%

   Fixed Rate Day
   Count Fraction:               30/360

FLOATING AMOUNTS:

   Floating Rate Payer:          BSFP

   Floating Rate Payer
   Period End Dates:             The 25th calendar day of each month during the
                                 Term of this Transaction, commencing October
                                 25, 2007 and ending on the Termination Date,
                                 subject to adjustment in accordance with the
                                 Business Day Convention.
</TABLE>

                                     Q-2-2

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                              <C>
   Floating Rate Payer
   Payment Dates:                Early Payment shall be applicable. The Floating
                                 Rate Payer Payment Dates shall be one Business
                                 Day preceding each Floating Rate Payer Period
                                 End Date.

   Floating Rate for initial
   Calculation Period:           To be determined.

   Floating Rate Option:         USD-LIBOR-BBA

   Designated Maturity:          One month

   Spread:                       None

   Floating Rate Day
   Count Fraction:               Actual/360

   Reset Dates:                  The first day of each Calculation Period.

   Compounding:                  Inapplicable

Business Days:                   New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania

Business Day Convention:         Modified Following

Additional Amount:               In connection with entering into this
                                 Transaction USD [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] is
                                 payable by Counterparty to BSFP on March 27,
                                 2007. The Fixed Amounts for the Transactions
                                 identified by BSFP Reference Numbers FXNCC9348,
                                 FXNEC9349, FXNEC9350 and FXNEC9351 are embedded
                                 in the determination of the Additional Amount.

Calculation Agent:               BSFP
</TABLE>

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. ("MLML") agrees and acknowledges that
amounts paid hereunder are not intended to benefit the holder of any class of
certificates rated by any rating agency if such holder is MLML or any of its
affiliates. If MLML or any of its affiliates receives any such amounts, it will
promptly remit (or, if such amounts are received by an affiliate of MLML, MLML
hereby agrees that it will cause such affiliate to promptly remit) such amounts
to the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee, whereupon such Supplemental Interest
Trust Trustee will promptly remit such amounts to BSFP. MLML further agrees to
provide notice to BSFP upon any remittance to the Supplemental Interest Trust
Trustee; such delivery will be made to:

          Address:        383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179
          Attention:      DPC Manager
          Facsimile:      212-272-5823

                                      Q-2-3

<PAGE>

          with a copy to:

          Address:        One Metrotech Center North, Brooklyn, New York 11201
          Attention:      Derivative Operations - 7th Floor
          Facsimile:      212-272-1634

     NEITHER THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. NOR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF
     THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. OTHER THAN BSFP IS AN OBLIGOR OR A CREDIT
     SUPPORT PROVIDER ON THIS TRANSACTION.

3.   Account Details and
     Settlement Information: PAYMENTS TO BSFP:
                             Citibank, N.A., New York
                             ABA Number: 021-0000-89, for the account of
                             Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.
                             Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit to
                             Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
                             Sub-account Number: 102-04654-1-3
                             Attention: Derivatives Department

                             PAYMENTS TO COUNTERPARTY:
                             LaSalle Bank
                             ABA Number: 071-000-505
                             LaSalle CHGO/CTR/BNF:/LaSalle Trust
                             Account Number: 724570.2

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:

Non-Reliance. Each party represents to the other party that (a) it has not
received and is not relying upon any legal, tax, regulatory, accounting or other
advice (whether written or oral) of the other party regarding this Transaction,
other than representations expressly made by that other party in this
Confirmation and in the Master Agreement and (b) in respect of this Transaction,
(i) it has the capacity to evaluate (internally or through independent
professional advice) this Transaction and has made its own decision to enter
into this Transaction and (ii) it understands the terms, conditions and risks of
this Transaction and is willing to assume (financially and otherwise) those
risks. Counterparty acknowledges that BSFP has advised Counterparty to consult
its own tax, accounting and legal advisors in connection with this Transaction
evidenced by this Confirmation and that the Counterparty has done so.

This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.

                                      Q-2-4

<PAGE>

Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the
foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the
space provided below and returning to BSFP a facsimile of the fully-executed
Confirmation to 212-272-9857. For inquiries regarding U.S. Transactions, please
contact DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION by telephone at 212-272-711. For all other
inquiries please contact DERIVATIVES DOCUMENTATION by telephone at
353-1-402-6233. Originals will be provided for your execution upon your request.

                                      Q-2-5

<PAGE>

We are very pleased to have executed this Transaction with you and we look
forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.

Very truly yours,

BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

By:
    --------------------------------
Name:
      ------------------------------
Title:
       -----------------------------

Counterparty, acting through its duly authorized signatory, hereby agrees to,
accepts and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS
SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST
RELATING TO THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1

By:
    --------------------------------
Name:
      ------------------------------
Title:
       -----------------------------

                                      Q-2-6

<PAGE>

                                   SCHEDULE I

  (where for the purposes of (i) determining Floating Amounts, all such dates
 subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention and (ii)
      determining Fixed Amounts, all such dates subject to No Adjustment.)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         NOTIONAL AMOUNT
FROM AND INCLUDING   TO BUT EXCLUDING         (USD)
------------------   ----------------   ----------------
<S>                  <C>                <C>
  Effective Date        25-Oct-2007     2,002,101,515.00
    25-Oct-2007         25-Nov-2007     1,960,217,644.00
    25-Nov-2007         25-Dec-2007     1,916,777,112.00
    25-Dec-2007         25-Jan-2008     1,870,271,440.00
    25-Jan-2008         25-Feb-2008     1,811,585,153.00
    25-Feb-2008         25-Mar-2008     1,744,756,990.00
    25-Mar-2008         25-Apr-2008     1,673,549,188.00
    25-Apr-2008         25-May-2008     1,609,659,448.00
    25-May-2008         25-Jun-2008     1,551,211,152.00
    25-Jun-2008         25-Jul-2008     1,496,947,285.00
    25-Jul-2008         25-Aug-2008     1,446,574,452.00
    25-Aug-2008         25-Sep-2008     1,399,265,318.00
    25-Sep-2008         25-Oct-2008     1,354,779,310.00
    25-Oct-2008         25-Nov-2008     1,312,529,250.00
    25-Nov-2008         25-Dec-2008     1,272,808,483.00
    25-Dec-2008         25-Jan-2009     1,234,618,481.00
    25-Jan-2009         25-Feb-2009     1,091,183,279.00
    25-Feb-2009         25-Mar-2009       956,462,215.00
    25-Mar-2009         25-Apr-2009       844,876,481.00
    25-Apr-2009         25-May-2009       760,072,280.00
    25-May-2009         25-Jun-2009       709,969,399.00
    25-Jun-2009         25-Jul-2009       669,043,063.00
    25-Jul-2009         25-Aug-2009       635,385,665.00
    25-Aug-2009         25-Sep-2009       604,011,100.00
    25-Sep-2009         25-Oct-2009       574,811,407.00
    25-Oct-2009         25-Nov-2009       548,102,557.00
    25-Nov-2009         25-Dec-2009       523,698,368.00
    25-Dec-2009         25-Jan-2010       501,357,699.00
    25-Jan-2010         25-Feb-2010       470,336,858.00
    25-Feb-2010         25-Mar-2010       424,928,426.00
    25-Mar-2010         25-Apr-2010       386,241,895.00
    25-Apr-2010         25-May-2010       383,681,249.00
    25-May-2010         25-Jun-2010       359,044,763.00
    25-Jun-2010         25-Jul-2010       338,169,983.00
    25-Jul-2010         25-Aug-2010       319,069,949.00
    25-Aug-2010         25-Sep-2010       301,153,052.00
    25-Sep-2010         25-Oct-2010       285,194,554.00
    25-Oct-2010         25-Nov-2010       270,851,119.00
</TABLE>

                                      Q-2-7

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                  <C>                <C>
    25-Nov-2010         25-Dec-2010       257,620,274.00
    25-Dec-2010         25-Jan-2011       245,098,295.00
    25-Jan-2011         25-Feb-2011       233,177,468.00
    25-Feb-2011         25-Mar-2011       221,559,058.00
    25-Mar-2011         25-Apr-2011       210,364,646.00
    25-Apr-2011         25-May-2011       200,326,778.00
    25-May-2011         25-Jun-2011       191,472,108.00
    25-Jun-2011         25-Jul-2011       183,064,460.00
    25-Jul-2011         25-Aug-2011       175,426,502.00
    25-Aug-2011         25-Sep-2011       167,933,870.00
    25-Sep-2011         25-Oct-2011       160,936,346.00
    25-Oct-2011         25-Nov-2011       154,390,814.00
    25-Nov-2011         25-Dec-2011       148,274,770.00
    25-Dec-2011         25-Jan-2012       142,544,878.00
    25-Jan-2012         25-Feb-2012       137,167,490.00
    25-Feb-2012      Termination Date     132,054,464.00
</TABLE>

                                      Q-2-8
<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT Q-3

                          FORM OF CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX

                 RELATED TO THE CAP CONTRACT AND SWAP AGREEMENT

                                    SCHEDULE

                                     TO THE

                                     ISDA(R)

              INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION, INC.

                               a. MASTER AGREEMENT

                           dated as of March 27, 2007

between BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC., a corporation organized under the
laws of Delaware ("Bear Stearns"), and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN
ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLEY AS SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST TRUSTEE ON
BEHALF OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST RELATING TO THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST
FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2007-1 a New York common law trust organized under the laws of the State of New
York. ("Counterparty").

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
March 1, 2007, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor
("Depositor"), Home Loan Services Inc., as servicer ("Servicer") and LaSalle
Bank National Association as trustee ("Trustee") (the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement").

Part 1. Termination Provisions.

For purposes of this Agreement:

(p)  "SPECIFIED ENTITY" will not apply to Bear Stearns or Counterparty for any
     purpose.

(q)  "SPECIFIED TRANSACTIONS" will not apply to Bear Stearns or Counterparty for
     any purpose.

(r)  The "FAILURE TO PAY OR DELIVER" provisions of Section 5(a)(i) will apply to
     Bear Stearns and will apply to Counterparty; provided that notwithstanding
     anything to the contrary in Section 5(a)(i) or Paragraph 7 of the Credit
     Support Annex, any failure by Bear Stearns to comply with or perform any
     obligation to be complied with or performed by Bear Stearns under the
     Credit Support Annex shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section
     5(a)(i) unless (A) a Moody's Second Level Downgrade has occurred and been
     continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B) such failure is not
     remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such
     failure is given to Bear Stearns.

                                      Q-2-9

<PAGE>

(s)  The "BREACH OF AGREEMENT" provisions of Section 5(a)(ii) will apply to Bear
     Stearns and will not apply to Counterparty.

(t)  The "CREDIT SUPPORT DEFAULT" provisions of Section 5(a)(iii) will apply to
     (x) Bear Stearns; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
     Section 5(a)(iii)(1), any failure by Bear Stearns to comply with or perform
     any obligation to be complied with or performed by Bear Stearns under the
     Credit Support Annex shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section
     5(a)(iii) unless (A) a Moody's Second Level Downgrade has occurred and been
     continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B) such failure is not
     remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such
     failure is given to Bear Stearns and (y) Counterparty solely in respect of
     Counterparty's obligations under Paragraph 3(b) of the Credit Support
     Annex.

(u)  The "MISREPRESENTATION" provisions of Section 5(a)(iv) will apply to Bear
     Stearns and will not apply to Counterparty.

(v)  The "DEFAULT UNDER SPECIFIED TRANSACTION" provisions of Section 5(a)(v)
     will not apply to Bear Stearns or Counterparty.

(w)  The "CROSS DEFAULT" provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will apply to Bear
     Stearns and will not apply to Counterparty.

          "SPECIFIED INDEBTEDNESS" will have the meaning specified in Section
          14.

          "THRESHOLD AMOUNT" means USD 100,000,000.

(x)  The "BANKRUPTCY" provisions of Section 5(a)(vii) will apply to Bear Stearns
     and will apply to Counterparty except that the provisions of Section
     5(a)(vii)(2), (6) (to the extent that such provisions refer to any
     appointment contemplated or effected by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     or any appointment to which Counterparty has not become subject to), (7)
     and (9) will not apply to Counterparty; provided that, with respect to
     Counterparty only, Section 5(a)(vii)(4) is hereby amended by adding after
     the words "against it" the words "(excluding any proceeding or petition
     instituted or presented by Bear Stearns)", and Section 5(a)(vii)(8) is
     hereby amended by deleting the words "to (7) inclusive" and inserting lieu
     thereof ", (3), (4) as amended, (5) or (6) as amended".

(y)  The "TAX EVENT UPON MERGER" provisions of Section 5(b)(iii) will apply to
     Bear Stearns and will apply to Counterparty; provided that Bear Stearns
     shall not be entitled to designate an Early Termination Date by reason of a
     Tax Event upon Merger in respect of which it is the Affected Party.

(z)  The "CREDIT EVENT UPON MERGER" provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) will not
     apply to Bear Stearns or Counterparty.

(aa) The "AUTOMATIC EARLY TERMINATION" provision of Section 6(a) will not apply
     to Bear Stearns or to Counterparty.

(bb) Payments on Early Termination. For the purpose of Section 6(e) of this
     Agreement:

          (1)  Market Quotation will apply; and

          (2)  the Second Method will apply;

<PAGE>

     provided that if Bear Stearns is the Defaulting Party or the sole Affected
     Party, the following provisions will apply:

          (A) Section 6(e) of this Agreement will be amended by inserting on the
          first line "or is effectively designated" after "If an Early
          Termination Date occurs";

          (B) The definition of Market Quotation in Section 14 shall be deleted
          in its entirety and replaced with the following:

               "MARKET QUOTATION" means, with respect to one or more Terminated
               Transactions, and a party making the determination, an amount
               determined on the basis of Firm Offers from Reference
               Market-makers that are Eligible Replacements. Each Firm Offer
               will be (1) for an amount that would be paid to Counterparty
               (expressed as a negative number) or by Counterparty (expressed as
               a positive number) in consideration of an agreement between
               Counterparty and such Reference Market-maker to enter into a
               Replacement Transaction and (2) made on the basis that Unpaid
               Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or group of
               Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any
               payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early
               Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction of
               each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination
               Date is to be included. The party making the determination (or
               its agent) will request each Reference Market-maker to provide
               its Firm Offer to the extent reasonably practicable as of the
               same day and time (without regard to different time zones) on or
               as soon as reasonably practicable after the designation or
               occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date. The day and
               time as of which those Firm Offers are to be obtained will be
               selected in good faith by the party obliged to make a
               determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so
               obliged, after consultation with the other. The Market Quotation
               shall be the Firm Offer actually accepted by Counterparty no
               later than the Business Day preceding the Early Termination Date.
               If no Firm Offers are provided by the Business Day preceding the
               Early Termination Date, it will be deemed that the Market
               Quotation in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of
               Transactions cannot be determined.

          (C) Counterparty shall use best efforts to accept a Firm Offer that
          would determine the Market Quotation. If more than one Firm Offer
          (which, if accepted, would determine the Market Quotation) is
          provided, Counterparty shall accept the Firm Offer (among such Firm
          Offers) which would require either (x) the lowest payment by the
          Counterparty to the Reference Market-maker, to the extent Counterparty
          would be required to make a payment to the Reference Market-maker or
          (y) the highest payment from the Reference Market-maker to
          Counterparty, to the extent the Reference Market-maker would be
          required to make a payment to the Counterparty. If only one Firm Offer
          (which, if accepted, would determine the Market Quotation) is
          provided, Counterparty shall accept such Firm Offer.

<PAGE>

          (D) Upon the written request by Counterparty to Bear Stearns, Bear
          Stearns shall obtain the Market Quotations on behalf of Counterparty.

          (E) If the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section 6(e)(i)(3)
          of this Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with
          the following:

               "(3) Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and
               Market Quotation apply, (I) Counterparty shall pay to Bear
               Stearns an amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement
               Amount in respect of the Terminated Transactions, (II)
               Counterparty shall pay to Bear Stearns the Termination Currency
               Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Bear Stearns and (III)
               Bear Stearns shall pay to Counterparty the Termination Currency
               Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Counterparty; provided,
               however, that (x) the amounts payable under the immediately
               preceding clauses (II) and (III) shall be subject to netting in
               accordance with Section 2(c) of this Agreement and (y)
               notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any amount
               payable by Bear Stearns under the immediately preceding clause
               (III) shall not be netted-off against any amount payable by
               Counterparty under the immediately preceding clause (I)."

(cc) "TERMINATION CURRENCY" means United States Dollars.

(DD) ADDITIONAL TERMINATION EVENTS. Additional Termination Events will apply:

     (i)  If, upon the occurrence of a Swap Disclosure Event (as defined in Part
          5(l)(ii) below) Bear Stearns has not, within ten (10) calendar days
          after such Swap Disclosure Event complied with any of the provisions
          set forth in Part 5 (l) below, then an Additional Termination Event
          shall have occurred with respect to Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns shall
          be the sole Affected Party and all Transactions hereunder shall be
          Affected Transaction.

     (ii) If, without the prior written consent of Bear Stearns where such
          consent is required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement], an
          amendment or supplemental agreement is made to the Pooling and
          Servicing Agreement which amendment or supplemental agreement could
          reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
          interests of Bear Stearns under this Agreement, an Additional
          Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Counterparty,
          Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and all Transactions
          hereunder shall be Affected Transaction.

     (iii) If the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee is unable to pay, or fails
          or admits in writing its inability to pay, on any Distribution Date,
          any distributions with respect to the Class A Certificates or of the
          ultimate payment of principal with respect to the Class A
          Certificates, in either case to the extent required pursuant to the
          terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be paid to the Class A
          Certificates on such Distribution Date, then an Additional Termination
          Event shall have occurred with respect to Counterparty, Counterparty
          shall be the sole Affected Party and all Transactions hereunder shall
          be Affected Transaction. This provision shall be applicable only with
          respect to the Transaction identified by the reference number
          FXNSC9346, and shall not apply to any other Transactions.

     (iv) (A) If a S&P First Level Downgrade has occurred and is continuing and
          Bear Stearns fails to take any action described under Part
          (5)(f)(i)(1), within the time period specified therein, then an
          Additional Termination Event shall

<PAGE>

          have occurred with respect to Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns shall be the
          sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event
          and all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transaction.

     (C)  If a S&P Second Level Downgrade has occurred and is continuing and
          Bear Stearns fails to take any action described under Part
          (5)(f)(i)(2) within the time period specified therein, then an
          Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Bear
          Stearns, Bear Stearns shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to
          such Additional Termination Event and all Transactions hereunder shall
          be Affected Transaction.

     (D)  If (A) a Moody's Second Level Downgrade has not occurred and been
          continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B) Bear Stearns has
          failed to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or
          performed by Bear Stearns in accordance with the Credit Support Annex,
          then an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect
          to Bear Stearns and Bear Stearns shall be the sole Affected Party with
          respect to such Additional Termination Event.

     (E)  If (A) a Moody's Second Level Downgrade has occurred and been
          continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B) either (i) at
          least one Eligible Replacement has made a Firm Offer to be the
          transferee or (ii) at least one entity that satisfies the Moody's
          Approved Ratings Threshold has made a Firm Offer to provide an
          Eligible Guaranty in respect of all of Bear Stearns' present and
          future obligations under this Agreement, then an Additional
          Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Bear Stearns,
          Bear Stearns shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such
          Additional Termination Event and all Transactions hereunder shall be
          Affected Transaction.

(v)  Any of (1) the acceptance by the Trustee of a bid in connection with an
     Auction pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
     (2) the deposit by the Servicer of the Optional Termination Price or the
     purchase by any other entity of the Mortgage Loans shall constitute an
     Additional Termination Event with Counterparty as the sole Affected Party
     with respect to such Additional Termination Event; provided that
     notwithstanding anything in the first sentence of Section 6(d)(ii) of this
     Agreement to the contrary, the amount calculated as being due in respect of
     such Additional Termination Event shall be payable on the Distribution Date
     upon which the final distribution is made to the Certificateholders. This
     provision shall be applicable only with respect to the Transaction
     identified by the reference number FXNSC9346, and shall not apply to any
     other Transactions.

<PAGE>

(p)  LIMITATION ON EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections
     5 and 6, if at any time and so long as Counterparty has satisfied in full
     all its payment obligations under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of each
     Transaction with the reference number FXNCC9348 (each, a "Cap Transaction")
     and has at the time no future payment obligations, whether absolute or
     contingent, under such Section in respect of such Cap Transaction, then
     unless Bear Stearns is required pursuant to appropriate proceedings to
     return to Counterparty or otherwise returns to Counterparty upon demand of
     Counterparty any portion of any such payment in respect of such Cap
     Transaction, (a) the occurrence of an event described in Section 5(a) with
     respect to Counterparty shall not constitute an Event of Default or
     Potential Event of Default with respect to Counterparty as Defaulting Party
     in respect of such Cap Transaction and (b) Bear Stearns shall be entitled
     to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6 in respect of
     such Cap Transaction only as a result of the occurrence of a Termination
     Event set forth in either Section 5(b)(i) or 5(b)(ii) with respect to Bear
     Stearns as the Affected Party, or Section 5(b)(iii) with respect to Bear
     Stearns as the Burdened Party.

Part 2. Tax Matters.

(c)  Tax Representations.

     (i) Payer Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of this
     Agreement, each of Bear Stearns and the Counterparty will make the
     following representations:

     It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of
     any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction
     to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any
     payment (other than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this
     Agreement) to be made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In
     making this representation, it may rely on:

          (1) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party
          pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement;

          (2) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Sections 4(a)(i)
          and 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of
          any document provided by the other party pursuant to Sections 4(a)(i)
          and 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement; and

          (3) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in
          Section 4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it shall not be a breach
          of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the
          other party does not deliver a form or document under Section
          4(a)(iii) of this Agreement by reason of material prejudice to its
          legal or commercial position.

(ii) Payee Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement,
each of Bear Stearns and the

Counterparty make the following representations.

     The following representation will apply to Bear Stearns:

          Bear Stearns is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
          Delaware and its U.S. taxpayer identification number is 13-3866307.

     The following representation will apply to the Counterparty:

<PAGE>

          LaSalle Bank National Association represents that it is the
          Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and
          Servicing Agreement.

(d)  Tax Provisions.

     Notwithstanding the definition of "Indemnifiable Tax" in Section 14 of this
     Agreement, all Taxes in relation to payments by Bear Stearns shall be
     Indemnifiable Taxes (including any Tax imposed in respect of a Credit
     Support Document) unless (i) such Taxes are assessed directly against
     Counterparty and not by deduction or withholding by Bear Stearns or (ii)
     arise as a result of a Change in Tax Law (in which case such Tax shall be
     an Indemnifiable Tax only if such Tax satisfies the definition of
     Indemnifiable Tax provided in Section 14). In relation to payments by
     Counterparty, no Tax shall be an Indemnifiable Tax.

Part 3. AGREEMENT TO DELIVER DOCUMENTS. For the purpose of Section 4(a) of this
Agreement:

     (i)  Tax forms, documents, or certificates to be delivered are:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PARTY REQUIRED TO        FORM/DOCUMENT/                 DATE BY WHICH TO
DELIVER DOCUMENT           CERTIFICATE                    BE DELIVERED
-----------------   ------------------------   ---------------------------------
<S>                 <C>                         <C>
Bear Stearns        An original properly       (i) Agreement, (ii) on or before
                    completed and executed     the upon execution of this first
                    United States Internal     payment date under this
                    Revenue Service Form W-9   Agreement, including any Credit
                    (or any successor          Support Document, (iii) promptly
                    thereto) with respect to   upon the reasonable demand by
                    any payments received or   Counterparty, (iv) prior to the
                    to be received by Bear     expiration or obsolescence of any
                    Stearns, that eliminates   previously delivered form, and
                    U.S. federal withholding   (v) promptly upon the information
                    and backup withholding     on any such previously delivered
                    Tax on payments to Bear    form becoming inaccurate or
                    Stearns under this         incorrect.
                    Agreement.

Counterparty        An original properly       (i) upon execution of this
                    completed and executed     Agreement, (ii) promptly upon the
                    United States Internal     reasonable demand by Bear
                    Revenue Service Form W-9   Stearns, (iii) prior to the
                    (or any successor          expiration or obsolescence of any
                    thereto) with respect to   previously delivered form, and
                    any payments received or   (iv) promptly upon the
                    to be received by          information on any such
                    Counterparty.              previously delivered form
                                               becoming inaccurate or incorrect.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

(ii) Other documents to be delivered are:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PARTY REQUIRED TO        FORM/DOCUMENT/           DATE BY WHICH TO     COVERED BY SECTION
DELIVER DOCUMENT           CERTIFICATE              BE DELIVERED       3(D) REPRESENTATION
----------------    ------------------------   ---------------------   -------------------
<S>                 <C>                        <C>                     <C>
Bear Stearns and    Any documents required     Upon the execution      Yes
the Counterparty    by the receiving party     and delivery of this
                    to evidence the            Agreement and such
                    authority of the           Confirmation
                    delivering party or its
                    Credit Support Provider,
                    if any, for it to
                    execute and deliver this
                    Agreement, any
                    Confirmation, and any
                    Credit Support Documents
                    to which it is a party,
                    and to evidence the
                    authority of the
                    delivering party or its
                    Credit Support Provider
                    to perform its
                    obligations under this
                    Agreement, such
                    Confirmation and/or
                    Credit Support Document,
                    as the case may be

Bear Stearns and    A certificate of an        Upon the execution      Yes
the Counterparty    authorized officer of      and delivery of this
                    the party, as to the       Agreement and such
                    incumbency and authority   Confirmation
                    of the respective
                    officers of the party
                    signing this Agreement,
                    any relevant Credit
                    Support Document, or any
                    Confirmation, as the
                    case may be

Bear Stearns and    An opinion of counsel of   Upon the execution      No
the Counterparty    such party regarding the   and delivery of this
                    enforceability of this     Agreement
                    Agreement in a form
                    reasonably satisfactory
                    to the other party.

Counterparty        An executed copy of the    Concurrently with       No
                    Pooling and Servicing      filing of each draft
                    Agreement                  of the Pooling and
                                               Servicing Agreement
                                               with the U.S.
                                               Securities and
                                               Exchange Commission
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

Part 4 Miscellaneous.

(a)  ADDRESS FOR NOTICES: For the purposes of Section 12(a) of this
     Agreement:

          Address for notices or communications to Bear Stearns:

               Address:     383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179
               Attention:   DPC Manager
               Facsimile:   (212) 272-5823

          with a copy to:

               Address:     One Metrotech Center North, Brooklyn, New York 11201
               Attention:   Derivative Operations - 7th Floor
               Facsimile:   (212) 272-1634

          (For all purposes)

          Address for notices or communications to the Counterparty:

               Address:     LaSalle Bank National Association
                            135 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1511
                            Chicago, Illinois 60603
               Attention:   Global Securities and Trust Services - FFMER 2007-1
               Facsimile:   312-904-1368
               Phone:       312-992-1816

          with a copy to:

               Address:     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending Inc.
                            4 World Financial Center
                            350 Vesey Street
                            New York, New York 10080
               Attention:   Alan Chan
               Facsimile:   212-738-1110
               Phone:       212-449-1441

          (For all purposes)

(b)  Account Details and Settlement Information:

     PAYMENTS TO BEAR STEARNS:

          Citibank, N.A., New York
          ABA Number: 021-0000-89, for the account of
          Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.
          Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit to
          Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
          Sub-account Number: 102-04654-1-3
          Attention: Derivatives Department

     PAYMENTS TO COUNTERPARTY:

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          FFMER Series 2007-1 Swap Account
          LaSalle Bank
          ABA #: 071 000 505
          LaSalle CHGO/CTR/BNF:/LaSalle Trust
          Acct #: 724570.2

          FFMER Series 2007-1 Cap Account
          LaSalle Bank
          ABA #: 071 000 505
          LaSalle CHGO/CTR/BNF:/LaSalle Trust
          Acct #: 724570.4

(c)  PROCESS AGENT. For the purpose of Section 13(c) of this
     Agreement:

               Bear Stearns appoints as its Process Agent: Not Applicable

               The Counterparty appoints as its Process Agent: Not Applicable

(d)  OFFICES. The provisions of Section 10(a) of this Agreement will
     not apply to this Agreement; neither Bear Stearns nor the
     Counterparty have any Offices other than as set forth in the
     Notices Section.

(e)  MULTIBRANCH PARTY. For the purpose of Section 10(c) of this
     Agreement:

          Bear Stearns is not a Multibranch Party.

          The Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

(f)  CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT.

                         Bear Stearns: The Credit Support Annex and
          any guaranty in support of Bear Stearns' obligations under
          this Agreement.

          Counterparty: The Credit Support Annex.

(g)  CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER.

          Bear Stearns: The guarantor under any guaranty in support
          of Bear Stearns' obligations under this Agreement.

          Counterparty: Not Applicable

(h)  GOVERNING LAW. The parties to this Agreement hereby agree that
     the law of the State of New York shall govern their rights and
     duties in whole, without regard to the conflict of law
     provisions thereof other than New York General Obligations Law
     Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402.

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(i)  JURISDICTION. Section 13(b) is hereby amended by: (i) deleting
     in the second line of subparagraph (i) thereof the word "non-",
     (ii) deleting "; and" from the end of subparagraph 1 and
     inserting "." in lieu thereof, and (iii) deleting the final
     paragraph thereof.

(j)  "AFFILIATE": Bear Stearns and Counterparty shall be deemed not
     to have any Affiliates for purposes of this Agreement,
     including for purposes of Section 6(b)(ii) of this Agreement.

(k)  NETTING OF PAYMENTS. The parties agree that subparagraph (ii)
     of Section 2(c) of this Agreement will apply to each
     Transaction.

Part 5. OTHER PROVISIONS.

(a) Section 3 of this Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof the following subsection (g):

     "(g) Relationship Between Parties.

          Each party represents to the other party on each date when
          it enters into a Transaction that:

          (1)  Nonreliance. (i) It is acting for its own account,
               (ii) it is not relying on any statement or
               representation of the other party regarding the
               Transaction (whether written or oral), other than the
               representations expressly made in this Agreement or
               the Confirmation in respect of that Transaction and
               (iii) it has consulted with its own legal,
               regulatory, tax, business, investment, financial and
               accounting advisors to the extent it has deemed
               necessary, (iv) it has made its own investment,
               hedging and trading decisions based upon its own
               judgment and upon any advice from such advisors as it
               has deemed necessary and not upon any view expressed
               by the other party, (v) it has made its own
               independent decisions to enter into the Transaction
               and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or
               proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon
               advice from such advisors as it has deemed necessary,
               (vi) it is not relying on any communication (written
               or oral) of the other party as investment advice or
               as a recommendation to enter into this Transaction;
               it being understood that information and explanations
               related to the terms and conditions of this
               Transaction shall not be considered investment advice
               or a recommendation to enter into this Transaction
               and (vii) it has not received from the other party
               any assurance or guaranty as to the expected results
               of this Transaction.

          (2)  Evaluation and Understanding.

               (i)  It has the capacity to evaluate (internally or
                    through independent professional advice) the
                    Transaction and has made its own decision to
                    enter into the Transaction; and

               (ii) It understands the terms, conditions and risks
                    of the Transaction and is willing and able to
                    accept those terms and conditions and to assume
                    those risks, financially and otherwise.

          (3)  Purpose. It is entering into the Transaction for the
               purposes of managing its borrowings or investments,
               hedging its underlying assets or liabilities or in
               connection with a line of business.

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          (4)  Status of Parties. The other party is not acting as
               an agent, fiduciary or advisor for it in respect of
               the Transaction.

          (5)  Eligible Contract Participant. It constitutes an
               "eligible contract participant" as such term is
               defined in Section 1(a)12 of the Commodity Exchange
               Act, as amended.

          (6)  Line of Business. It has entered into this Agreement
               (including each Transaction governed hereby) in
               conjunction with its line of business or the
               financing of its business."

(b) NON-RECOURSE. Notwithstanding any provision herein or in this Agreement to
the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty hereunder are limited recourse
obligations of Counterparty, payable solely from the Swap Account and Cap
Contract Account and the proceeds thereof, in accordance with the terms of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In the event that the Swap Account and Cap
Contract Account and proceeds thereof should be insufficient to satisfy all
claims outstanding and following the realization of the Swap Account and Cap
Contract Account and the proceeds thereof, any claims against or obligations of
Counterparty under this Agreement or any other confirmation thereunder still
outstanding shall be extinguished and thereafter not revive. The Supplemental
Interest Trust Trustee shall not have liability for any failure or delay in
making a payment hereunder to Bear Stearns due to any failure or delay in
receiving amounts in the Swap Account and Cap Contract Account from the Trust
created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(c) SEVERABILITY. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this
Agreement, or the application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be
held to be invalid or unenforceable (in whole or in part) for any reason, the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof shall continue in
full force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid or
unenforceable portion eliminated, so long as this Agreement as so modified
continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the
parties as to the subject matter of this Agreement and the deletion of such
portion of this Agreement will not substantially impair the respective benefits
or expectations of the parties.

The parties shall endeavor to engage in good faith negotiations to replace any
invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or condition with a valid or
enforceable term, provision, covenant or condition, the economic effect of which
comes as close as possible to that of the invalid or unenforceable term,
provision, covenant or condition.

(d) CONSENT TO RECORDING. Each party hereto consents to the monitoring or
recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all
communications between officers or employees of the parties, waives any further
notice of such monitoring or recording, and agrees to notify its officers and
employees of such monitoring or recording.

(e) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each party waives any right it may have to a trial by
jury in respect of any Proceedings relating to this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document.

(f) RATING AGENCY DOWNGRADE.

     (i)  S&P Downgrade:

          (1)  In the event that a S&P First Level Downgrade occurs and is
               continuing, then within 30 days after such rating downgrade, Bear
               Stearns shall, subject to the Rating Agency Condition with
               respect to S&P, at its own expense, either (i) procure a
               Permitted Transfer, (ii) obtain an Eligible Guaranty or (iii)
               post collateral in accordance with the Credit Support Annex.

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          (2)  In the event that a S&P Second Level Downgrade occurs and is
               continuing, then within 10 Local Business Days after such rating
               withdrawal or downgrade, Bear Stearns shall, subject to the
               Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P, at its own expense,
               either (i) procure a Permitted Transfer or (ii) obtain an
               Eligible Guaranty.

     (ii) Moody's Downgrade.

          (1)  In the event that a Moody's Second Level Downgrade occurs and is
               continuing, Bear Stearns shall as soon as reasonably practicable
               thereafter, at its own expense and using commercially reasonable
               efforts, either (i) procure a Permitted Transfer or (ii) obtain
               an Eligible Guaranty.

(g) PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS. Bear Stearns hereby agrees that, unless notified in
writing by the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee of other payment
instructions, any and all amounts payable by Bear Stearns to the Counterparty
under this Agreement shall be paid to the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee at
the account or accounts specified herein.

(h) AMENDMENT. No amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification of this
Transaction shall be permitted by either party unless (i) each of S&P and
Moody's have been provided notice of the same and (ii) such amendment, waiver,
supplement, assignment or other modification satisfies the Rating Agency
Condition.

(i) TRANSFER.

     (i)  The first paragraph of Section 7 is hereby amended in its entirety as
          follows:

          "Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), Part 5(f) and Part 5(j), neither this
          Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement
          may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) without
          (a) the prior written consent of the other party (which consent shall
          be deemed given by Counterparty if the transfer, novation or
          assignment is to an Eligible Replacement) and (b) satisfaction of the
          Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P, except that:"

     (ii) If an entity has made a Firm Offer (which remains an offer that will
          become legally binding upon acceptance by Counterparty) to be the
          transferee of a transfer, Counterparty shall, at Bear Stearns' written
          request and at Bear Stearns' expense, take any reasonable steps
          required to be taken by Counterparty to effect such transfer.

(j) TRANSFER TO AVOID TERMINATION EVENT. Section 6(b)(ii) is hereby amended by
(i) deleting the words "or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened
Party is the Affected Party," and (ii) deleting the last paragraph thereof and
inserting the following:

     "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7 (as amended herein)
     and Part 5(i), any transfer by Bear Stearns under this Section 6(b)(ii)
     shall not require the consent of Counterparty; provided that:

     (i)  the transferee (the "Transferee") is an Eligible Replacement;

     (ii) if the Transferee is domiciled in a different country or political
          subdivision thereof from both Bear Stearns and Counterparty, such
          transfer satisfies the Rating Agency Condition;

     (iii) the Transferee will not, as a result of such transfer, be required on
          the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date to withhold or deduct on
          account of any Tax (except in respect of

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          default interest) amounts in excess of that which Bear Stearns would,
          on the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date have been required to so
          withhold or deduct unless the Transferee would be required to make
          additional payments pursuant to Section 2(d) (i)(4) corresponding to
          such excess;

     (iv) a Termination Event or Event of Default does not occur as a result of
          such transfer; and

     (v)  the Transferee confirms in writing that it will accept all of the
          interests and obligations in and under this Agreement which are to be
          transferred to it in accordance with the terms of this provision.

     On and from the effective date of any such transfer to the Transferee, Bear
     Stearns will be fully released from any and all obligations hereunder."

(k) PROCEEDINGS. Bear Stearns shall not institute against or cause any other
person to institute against, or join any other person in instituting against,
the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee or the Supplemental Interest Trust or
the trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings,
or other proceedings under any federal or state bankruptcy, dissolution or
similar law, for a period of one year and one day (or, if longer, the applicable
preference period) following indefeasible payment in full of the Certificates
(the "Certificates").

(l) COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB.

     (i)  Bear Stearns agrees and acknowledges that Merrill Lynch Mortgage
          Investors, Inc. (the "DEPOSITOR") is required under Regulation AB as
          defined under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to disclose certain
          financial information regarding Bear Stearns or its group of
          affiliated entities, if applicable, depending on the aggregate
          "significance percentage" of this Agreement and any other derivative
          contracts between Bear Stearns or its group of affiliated entities, if
          applicable, and Counterparty, as calculated from time to time in
          accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

     (ii) It shall be a swap disclosure event ("SWAP DISCLOSURE EVENT") if, on
          any Business Day after the date hereof, the Depositor requests from
          Bear Stearns the applicable financial information described in Item
          1115 of Regulation AB (such request to be based on a reasonable
          determination by Depositor, in good faith, that such information is
          required under Regulation AB) (the "SWAP FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE").

     (iii) Upon the occurrence of a Swap Disclosure Event, Bear Stearns, within
          10 calendar days, at its own expense, shall (1)(a) either (i) provide
          to Depositor the current Swap Financial Disclosure in an
          EDGAR-compatible format (for example, such information may be provided
          in Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format but not in .pdf
          format) or (ii) provide written consent to Depositor to incorporation
          by reference of such current Swap Financial Disclosure that are filed
          with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the reports of the
          Trust filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, (b) if applicable, cause its
          outside accounting firm to provide its consent to filing or
          incorporation by reference of such accounting firm's report relating
          to their audits of such current Swap Financial Disclosure in the
          Exchange Act Reports of the Depositor, and (c) provide to the
          Depositor any updated Swap Financial Disclosure with respect to Bear
          Stearns or any entity that consolidates Bear Stearns within five days
          of the release of any such updated Swap Financial Disclosure; (2)
          secure another entity to replace Bear Stearns as party, by way of
          Permitted Transfer, to this Agreement on terms substantially similar
          to this Agreement, which entity (or a guarantor therefor) meets or
          exceeds the Moody's Approved Ratings Thresholds and S&P Approved
          Ratings Threshold and which satisfies

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          the Rating Agency Condition and which entity is able to comply with
          the requirements of Item 1115 of Regulation AB, or (3) obtain a
          guaranty of Bear Stearns' obligations under this Agreement from an
          affiliate of Bear Stearns that is able to comply with the financial
          information disclosure requirements of Item 1115 of Regulation AB, and
          cause such affiliate to provide Swap Financial Disclosure and any
          future Swap Financial Disclosure, such that disclosure provided in
          respect of such affiliate will satisfy any disclosure requirements
          applicable to the Swap Provider.

     (iv) Bear Stearns agrees that, in the event that Bear Stearns provides Swap
          Financial Disclosure to Depositor in accordance with Part 5(l)(iii)(1)
          or causes its affiliate to provide Swap Financial Disclosure to
          Depositor in accordance with clause Part 5(l)(iii)(3), it will
          indemnify and hold harmless Depositor, its respective directors or
          officers and any person controlling Depositor, from and against any
          and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities caused by any untrue
          statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
          such Swap Financial Disclosure or caused by any omission or alleged
          omission to state in such Swap Financial Disclosure a material fact
          required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
          therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
          misleading.

     (v)  If the Depositor or the Trustee reasonably requests, Bear Stearns
          shall provide such other information as may be necessary for the
          Depositor to comply with Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

     (vi) Each of the Depositor and the Trustee shall be an express third party
          beneficiary of this Agreement as if a party hereto to the extent of
          the Depositor's and the Trustee's rights explicitly specified in this
          Part 5(l).

(m) SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST TRUSTEE LIABILITY LIMITATIONS. It is expressly
understood and agreed by the parties hereto that:

     (i)  this Agreement is executed and delivered by LaSalle Bank National
          Association ("LaSalle "), not individually or personally but solely as
          the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of Supplemental
          Interest Trust with respect to Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage
          Loan Trust Series 2007-1.

     (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made
          on the part of the Counterparty is made and intended not as a personal
          representation, undertaking or agreement of LaSalle but is made and
          intended for the purpose of binding only the Counterparty;

     (iii) nothing herein contained shall be construed as imposing any liability
          upon LaSalle, individually or personally, to perform any covenant
          either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if
          any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person
          claiming by, through or under the parties hereto; provided that
          nothing in this paragraph shall relieve Supplemental Interest Trust
          Trustee from performing its duties and obligations under the Pooling
          and Servicing Agreement in accordance with the standard of care set
          forth therein;

     (iv) under no circumstances shall Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee be
          personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of
          the Counterparty or be liable for the breach or failure of any
          obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by
          the Counterparty under this Agreement or any other related documents,
          provided that nothing in this paragraph shall relieve Supplemental
          Interest Trust Trustee from performing its duties and obligations
          under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with the
          standard of care set forth therein;

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     (v)  any resignation or removal of the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee
          on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to Merrill
          Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2007-1 shall require
          the assignment of this agreement to an eligible Supplemental Interest
          Trust Trustee replacement;

     (vi) The Supplement al Interest Trust Trustee has been directed, pursuant
          to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to enter into this Agreement
          and to perform its obligations hereunder.

(n) SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTION. Each party hereto is hereby advised and
acknowledges that the other party has engaged in (or refrained from engaging in)
substantial financial transactions and has taken (or refrained from taking)
other material actions in reliance upon the entry by the parties into the
Transaction being entered into on the terms and conditions set forth herein and
in the Confirmation relating to such Transaction, as applicable. This paragraph
shall be deemed repeated on the trade date of each Transaction.

(o) SET-OFF. Except as expressly provided for in Section 2(c), Section 6 or Part
1(m)(E) hereof, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any
other existing or future agreement, each party irrevocably waives any and all
rights it may have to set off, net, recoup or otherwise withhold or suspend or
condition payment or performance of any obligation between it and the other
party hereunder against any obligation between it and the other party under any
other agreements. Section 6(e) shall be amended by deleting the following
sentence: "The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date
and determined pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off."

(p) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.

(q) ADDITIONAL DEFINED TERMS.

     (i)  Capitalized terms used but nor defined herein shall have the meanings
          ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

     (ii) Additional Definitions:

          "ELIGIBLE GUARANTY" means an unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of
all present and future payment obligations and obligations to post collateral of
Bear Stearns or an Eligible Replacement to Counterparty under this Agreement
that is provided by an Eligible Guarantor as principal debtor rather than surety
and that is directly enforceable by Counterparty, the form and substance of
which guaranty are subject to the Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P.

          "ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR" means an entity that has credit ratings at least
equal to the Moody's Required Ratings Threshold and S&P Approved Ratings
Threshold.
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          "ELIGIBLE REPLACEMENT" means an entity that either (i) satisfies the
S&P Approved Ratings Threshold and the Moody's Required Ratings Threshold or
(ii) provides an Eligible Guaranty from an Eligible Guarantor.

     "FIRM OFFER" means an offer which, when made, is capable of becoming
     legally binding upon acceptance.

          "MOODY'S" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or any successor.

          "MOODY'S APPROVED RATINGS THRESHOLD" means, with respect to (i) Bear
Stearns, a Moody's counterparty rating of "A1" or above and (ii) with respect to
any other entity (or its guarantor), (x) if such entity has both a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's and
a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody's, a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's of
"A2" or above and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from
Moody's of "Prime-1" or above, or (y) if such entity has only a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's, a
long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from
Moody's of "A1" or above.

     "MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL DOWNGRADE" means that no Relevant Entity satisfies the
     Moody's Approved Rating Threshold.

          "MOODY'S REQUIRED RATINGS THRESHOLD" means, with respect to (i) Bear
Stearns, a counterparty rating of "A3" or above and (ii) with respect to any
other entity (or its guarantor), (x) if such entity has both a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's and
a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody's, a long-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody's of
"A3" or above or a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from
Moody's of "Prime-2" or above, or (y) if such entity has only a long-

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term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from
Moody's, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty
rating from Moody's of "A3" or above.

     "MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL DOWNGRADE" means that no Relevant Entity satisfies
     the Moody's Required Ratings Threshold.

     "PERMITTED TRANSFER" means a transfer by novation by Bear Stearns to an
     entity (the "TRANSFEREE") of all, but not less than all, of Bear Stearns'
     rights, liabilities, duties and obligations under this Agreement, with
     respect to which transfer each of the following conditions is satisfied:
     (a) the Transferee is an Eligible Replacement that is a recognized dealer
     in interest rate swaps organized under the laws of the United States of
     America or a jurisdiction located in the United States of America (or
     another jurisdiction reasonably acceptable to Counterparty), (b) an Event
     of Default or Termination Event would not occur as a result of such
     transfer, (c) pursuant to a written instrument (the "TRANSFER AGREEMENT"),
     the Transferee acquires and assumes all rights and obligations of Bear
     Stearns under the Agreement and the relevant Transaction, (d) Bear Stearns
     will be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred in connection with
     such transfer (including any replacement cost of entering into a
     replacement transaction); (e) either (A) Moody's has been given prior
     written notice of such transfer and the Rating Agency Condition is
     satisfied with respect to S&P or (B) each Rating Agency has been given
     prior written notice of such transfer and such transfer is in connection
     with the assignment and assumption of this Agreement without modification
     of its terms, other than party names, dates relevant to the effective date
     of such transfer, tax representations and any other representations
     regarding the status of the substitute counterparty, notice information and
     account details and other similar provisions; and (f) such transfer
     otherwise complies with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

     "RATING AGENCY" means each of Moody's and S&P.

     "RATING AGENCY CONDITION" means, with respect to any particular proposed
     act or omission to act hereunder that the party acting or failing to act
     must consult with each Rating Agency then providing a rating of the
     Certificates and receive from each such Rating Agency a prior written
     confirmation that the proposed action or inaction would not cause a
     downgrade or withdrawal of its then-current rating of the Certificates.

     "RELEVANT ENTITY" means Bear Stearns and any Eligible Guarantor under an
     Eligible Guaranty with respect to Bear Stearns.

          "REPLACEMENT TRANSACTION" means, with respect to any Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, a transaction or group of
transactions that (i) would have the effect of preserving for Counterparty the
economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying
obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect
of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions that would,
but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required after that Date, and

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(ii) has terms which are substantially the same as this Agreement, including,
without limitation, rating triggers, Regulation AB compliance, and credit
support documentation, as determined by Counterparty in its sole discretion,
acting in a commercially reasonable manner.

     "S&P" means Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies,
     Inc.

     "S&P APPROVED RATINGS THRESHOLD" means with respect to (i) Bear Stearns, a
     counterparty rating of "A+" or above and (ii) with respect to any other
     entity (or its guarantor), a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt
     rating from S&P of "A-1" or above, or, if such entity does not have a
     short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P, a long-term
     unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of "A+ or above.

     "S&P FIRST LEVEL DOWNGRADE" means that no Relevant Entity satisfies the S&P
     Approved Rating Threshold.

     "S&P REQUIRED RATINGS THRESHOLD" means with respect to (i) Bear Stearns, a
     counterparty rating of "BBB" or above and (ii) with respect to any other
     entity (or its guarantor), a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt
     rating from S&P of "BBB-" or above.

     "S&P SECOND LEVEL DOWNGRADE" means that no Relevant Entity satisfies the
     S&P Required Rating Thresholds.

(r) AGENT FOR COUNTERPARTY. Bear Stearns acknowledges that Counterparty has
appointed the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee as its agent under Pooling and
Servicing Agreement to carry out certain functions on behalf of Counterparty,
and that the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall be entitled to give
notices and to perform and satisfy the obligations of Counterparty hereunder on
behalf of Counterparty.

(s) RATING AGENCY NOTIFICATIONS. Except as otherwise provided herein, no Early
Termination Date shall be effectively designated hereunder shall be made by
either party unless each Rating Agency has been given prior written notice of
such designation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Schedule by their duly
authorized officers as of the date hereof.

                                        BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT
                                        IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY
                                        AS SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST TRUSTEE
                                        ON BEHALF OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST
                                        TRUST RELATING TO THE MERRILL LYNCH
                                        FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST,
                                        MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFIATES,
                                        SERIES 2007-1

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

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II. UNILATERAL CSA SCHEDULE(8)

Pledgor: BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC. (the "Pledgor")

Secured Party: LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL
CAPACITY, BUT SOLEY AS SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE
SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST RELATING TO THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 (the
"Secured Party")

PARAGRAPH 13. ELECTIONS AND VARIABLES

(a)  SECURITY INTEREST FOR "OBLIGATIONS". The term "Obligations" as used in this
     Annex includes no "additional obligations" within the meaning of Paragraph
     12.

(b)  CREDIT SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.

     (i)  DELIVERY AMOUNT, RETURN AMOUNT AND CREDIT SUPPORT AMOUNT.

          (1) DELIVERY AMOUNT. Paragraph 3(a) shall be amended by replacing the
          words "upon a demand made by the Secured Party on or promptly
          following a Valuation Date" with the words "on each Valuation Date".
          The "DELIVERY AMOUNT" with respect to Pledgor for any Valuation Date
          shall equal the greatest of:

               (A) the amount by which the S&P Collateral Amount exceeds the S&P
               Value on such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by
               the Secured Party;

               (B) the amount by which the Moody's First Level Collateral Amount
               exceeds the Moody's First Level Value on such Valuation Date of
               all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party.

               (C) the amount by which the Moody's Second Level Collateral
               Amount exceeds the Moody's Second Level Value on such Valuation
               Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party.

          (2) "RETURN AMOUNT" applicable to Secured Party for any Valuation Date
          shall equal the least of:

               (A) the amount by which the S&P Value on such Valuation Date of
               all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party exceeds the
               S&P Collateral Amount;

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(8)  If currency hedge, update Moody's Collateral Amounts and Valuation
     Percentages

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               (B) the amount by which the Moody's First Level Value on such
               Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
               Party exceeds the Moody's First Level Collateral Amount.

               (C) the amount by which the Moody's Second Level Value on such
               Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
               Party exceeds the Moody's Second Level Collateral Amount.

          (3) "CREDIT SUPPORT AMOUNT" shall be deleted in its entirety.

     (ii) ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL. The items set forth on the Collateral Schedule
          attached as Schedule A hereto will qualify as "ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL"
          for the party specified.

     (iii) OTHER ELIGIBLE SUPPORT. None

     (iv) THRESHOLDS.

          (E)  "INDEPENDENT AMOUNT" means:
               Pledgor: Not applicable.
               Secured Party: Not applicable.

          (F)  "THRESHOLD" means:
               Pledgor: Not applicable.
               Secured Party: Not applicable.

          (G)  "MINIMUM TRANSFER AMOUNT" means USD100,000; provided, that if the
               aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Certificates rated
               by S&P is less than USD 50,000,000, the "Minimum Transfer Amount"
               shall mean USD 50,000.

          (H)  ROUNDING. The Delivery Amount will be rounded up and the Return
               Amount will be rounded down to the nearest integral multiple of
               USD 10,000.

(c)  VALUATION AND TIMING.

     (i)  "VALUATION AGENT" means Pledgor.

     (ii) "VALUATION DATE" means each Local Business Day(9).

     (iii) "VALUATION TIME" means the close of business on the Local Business
          Day in the city where the Valuation Agent is located immediately
          preceding the Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable;
          provided that the calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as
          of approximately the same time on the same date.

     (iv) "NOTIFICATION TIME" means 11:00 A.M. (New York time).

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(9)  If not daily valuations, changes are required in the collateral amounts and
     valuation percentages

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     (v)  TRANSFER TIMING AND CALCULATIONS. Paragraphs 4(b) and 4(c) are hereby
          amended and restated in entirety as set forth below.

          "(b) TRANSFER TIMING. Subject to Paragraphs 4(a) and 5 and unless
          otherwise specified, if a demand for the Transfer of Eligible Credit
          Support or Posted Credit Support is made by the Notification Time,
          then the relevant Transfer will be made not later than the close of
          business on the Valuation Date; if a demand is made after the
          Notification Time, then the relevant Transfer will be made not later
          than the close of business on the next Local Business Day thereafter.

          (c) CALCULATIONS. All calculations of Value and Exposure for purposes
          of Paragraphs 3 and 6(d) will be made by the Valuation Agent as of the
          Valuation Time. The Valuation Agent will notify each party (or the
          other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) of its calculations
          not later than the Notification Time on the applicable Valuation Date
          (or in the case of Paragraph 6(d), the Local Business Day following
          the day on which such relevant calculations are performed)."

     (e)  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. There shall be no "Specified Condition" with
          respect to either party for purposes of this Annex.

     (e)  SUBSTITUTION

          (i)  "SUBSTITUTION DATE" means (A) the Local Business Day on which the
               Secured Party receives the Substitute Credit Support, if notice
               of substitution is received by the Notification Time on such
               date, and (B) the Local Business Day following the date on which
               the Secured Party receives the Substitute Credit Support, if
               notice of substitution is received after the Notification Time.

          (ii) CONSENT OF SECURED PARTY FOR SUBSTITUTION. Inapplicable.

          (iii) AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH 4(D)(II). Paragraph 4(d)(ii) is amended
               and restated in its entirety as set forth below:

               "(ii) subject to Paragraph 4(a) of this Annex, the Secured Party
               will Transfer the items of Posted Credit Support specified by the
               Pledgor in its notice not later than the close of business on the
               Substitution Date, provided, however, that if the Secured Party
               shall not have received the Substitute Credit Support prior to
               1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the Substitution Date, then the
               Secured Party shall Transfer the applicable items of Posted
               Credit Support not later than the close of business on the Local
               Business Day immediately following the day on which the Secured
               Party receives the Substitute Credit Support. Notwithstanding the
               foregoing, the Secured Party will only be obligated to Transfer
               Posted Credit Support with a Value as of the Substitution Date
               equal to the Value of the Substitute Credit Support delivered by
               the Pledgor in exchange therefor."

     (f)  DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

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          (i)  "RESOLUTION TIME" means 12:00 noon, New York time, on the Local
               Business Day for both parties following the date the Disputing
               Party gives notice of a dispute pursuant to Paragraph 5.

          (ii) VALUE. For the purpose of Paragraphs 5(i)(C) and 5(ii), disputes
               over the Value of Posted Credit Support will be resolved by the
               Valuation Agent seeking bid-side quotations as of the relevant
               Recalculation Date or date of Transfer, as applicable, from three
               parties that regularly act as dealers in the securities in
               question. The Value will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations
               obtained by the Valuation Agent, multiplied by the applicable
               Valuation Percentage, if any. If no quotations are available for
               a particular security, then the Valuation Agent's original
               calculation of Value thereof will be used for that security.

          (iii) ALTERNATIVE. Subject to item (iv) below, the provisions of
               Paragraph 5 will apply.

          (iv) MODIFICATION OF PARAGRAPH 5. The introductory paragraph of
               Paragraph 5 shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety
               as follows:

               "If a party (a 'Disputing Party') disputes (I) the Valuation
               Agent's calculation of a Delivery Amount or a Return Amount or
               (II) the Value of any Transfer of Eligible Credit Support or
               Posted Credit Support, then:

               (A) the Disputing Party will (x) notify the other party and, if
               applicable, the Valuation Agent of the amount it is disputing,
               (y) indicate what it believes the correct amount to be and (z)
               provide a statement showing, in reasonable detail, how it arrived
               at such amount and the appropriate party will deliver the
               undisputed amount to the other party not later than (i) (a) the
               close of business on the Valuation Date, if the demand made under
               Paragraph 3 in the case of (I) above is made by the Notification
               Time, or (b) the close of business of the Local Business Day
               following the date on which the demand is made under Paragraph 3
               in the case of (I) above, if such demand is made after the
               Notification Time, or (ii) the close of business of the date of
               Transfer, in the case of (II) above;

               (B) the parties will consult with each other and provide such
               information as the other party shall reasonably request in an
               attempt to resolve the dispute; and

               (C) if they fail to resolve the dispute by the Resolution Time,
               then:"

     (g)  HOLDING AND USING POSTED COLLATERAL.

          (i) ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD POSTED COLLATERAL; CUSTODIANS.

               (1) The Secured Party and its Custodian (if any) will be entitled
               to hold Posted Collateral pursuant to Paragraph 6(b), provided
               that the following conditions applicable to it are satisfied:

                    (A) it is not a Defaulting Party;

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                    (B) Posted Collateral consisting of Cash or certificated
                    securities that cannot be paid or delivered by book-entry
                    may be held only in any state of the United States which has
                    adopted the Uniform Commercial Code;

                    (C) the short-term rating of any Custodian shall be at least
                    "A-1" by S&P

               (2) There shall be no Custodian for Pledgor.

     (ii) USE OF POSTED COLLATERAL. The provisions of Paragraph 6(c) will not
          apply to Secured Party and Secured Party will not have any right to
          use the Posted Collateral or take any action specified in Paragraph
          6(c).

     (h)  DISTRIBUTIONS AND INTEREST AMOUNT.

          (i)  INTEREST RATE. The "INTEREST RATE" will be the "Federal Funds
               (Effective)" rate as such rate is displayed on Telerate page 118
               for such day under the caption "Effective".

          (ii) AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH 6(D)(I) - DISTRIBUTIONS. Clause (d)(i) of
               Paragraph 6 shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety
               as follows:

          1.   "(I) DISTRIBUTIONS. SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH 4(A), IF SECURED PARTY
               RECEIVES DISTRIBUTIONS ON A LOCAL BUSINESS DAY, IT WILL TRANSFER
               TO PLEDGOR NOT LATER THAN THE FOLLOWING LOCAL BUSINESS DAY ANY
               DISTRIBUTIONS IT RECEIVES TO THE EXTENT THAT A DELIVERY AMOUNT
               WOULD NOT BE CREATED OR INCREASED BY THAT TRANSFER, AS CALCULATED
               BY THE VALUATION AGENT (AND THE DATE OF CALCULATION WILL BE
               DEEMED TO BE A VALUATION DATE FOR THIS PURPOSE). "

          (iii) AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH 6(D)(II) - INTEREST AMOUNT. Clause
               (d)(ii) of Paragraph 6 shall be amended and restated to read in
               its entirety as follows:

               "(ii) INTEREST AMOUNT. In lieu of any interest, dividends or
               other amounts paid with respect to Posted Collateral in the form
               of Cash (all of which may be retained by the Secured Party), the
               Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor on the 20th day of
               each calendar month (or if such day is not a Local Business Day,
               the next Local Business Day) the Interest Amount. Any Interest
               Amount or portion thereof not Transferred pursuant to this
               Paragraph will constitute Posted Collateral in the form of Cash
               and will be subject to the security interest granted under
               Paragraph 2. For purposes of calculating the Interest Amount the
               amount of interest calculated for each day of the interest period
               shall be compounded monthly." Secured Party shall not be
               obligated to transfer any Interest Amount unless and until it has
               received such amount.

     (i)  DEMANDS AND NOTICES.

          All demands, specifications and notices under this Annex will be made
          pursuant to the Notices Section of this Agreement.

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     (j)  ADDRESSES FOR TRANSFERS.

          Pledgor: To be provided in writing by Pledgor to Secured Party.

          Secured Party: LaSalle Bank National Association
                   135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1511
                   Chicago, Illinois 60603
                   Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services - FFMER
                              2007-1
                   Fax No. 312-904-1368
                   Phone No. 312-992-1816

     (k)  OTHER PROVISION(S).

          (i)  AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH 7 - EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Clause (iii) of
               Paragraph 7 shall not apply to Secured Party.

          (ii) NON-RELIANCE. Notwithstanding the obligations of the Secured
               Party under Paragraph 6(a), and without limiting the generality
               of the final sentence of Paragraph 6(a), each party, as Pledgor,
               acknowledges that it has the means to monitor all matters
               relating to all valuations, payments, defaults and rights with
               respect to Posted Collateral without the need to rely on the
               other party, in its capacity as Secured Party, and that, given
               the provisions of this Annex on substitution, responsibility for
               the preservation of the rights of the Pledgor with respect to all
               such matters is reasonably allocated hereby to the Pledgor.

          (x)  AGREEMENT AS TO SINGLE SECURED PARTY AND PLEDGOR. Each of Pledgor
               and Secured Party agree that, notwithstanding anything to the
               contrary in the recital to this Annex, Paragraph 1(b) or
               Paragraph 2 or the definitions in Paragraph 12, (a) the term
               "Secured Party" as used in this Annex means only Secured Party,
               (b) the term "Pledgor" as used in this Annex means only Pledgor,
               (c) only Pledgor makes the pledge and grant in Paragraph 2, the
               acknowledgement in the final sentence of Paragraph 8(a) and the
               representations in Paragraph 9 and (d) only Pledgor will be
               required to make Transfers of Eligible Credit Support hereunder.

          (xi) SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST TRUSTEE. The Trustee is hereby
               authorized to (i) make demands on behalf of the Secured Party
               pursuant to Paragraph 3 hereunder and (ii) provide notice on
               behalf of the Secured Party pursuant to Paragraph 7 hereunder.

          (xii) COLLATERAL ACCOUNT. Secured Party shall at all times maintain
               all Posted Collateral in a segregated trust account, pursuant to
               the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

          (xiii) EXTERNAL CALCULATIONS. At any time at which Pledgor (or, to the
               extent applicable, its Credit Support Provider) does not have a
               long-term unsubordinated and unsecured debt rating of at least
               "BBB+" from S&P, the Valuation Agent shall (at its own expense)
               obtain external calculations of the Secured Party's Exposure from
               at least two Reference Market-makers on the last Local Business
               Day of each calendar month. Any determination of the S&P
               Collateral Amount shall be based on the greatest of the Secured
               Party's Exposure determined by the Valuation Agent and such
               Reference Market-makers. Such external

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               calculation may not be obtained from the same Reference
               Market-maker more than four times in any 12-month period.

          (xiv) NOTICE TO S&P. At any time at which Pledgor (or, to the extent
               applicable, its Credit Support Provider) does not have a
               long-term unsubordinated and unsecured debt rating of at least
               "BBB+" from S&P, the Valuation Agent shall provide to S&P not
               later than the Notification Time on the Local Business Day
               following each Valuation Date its calculations of the Secured
               Party's Exposure and the Value of any Eligible Credit Support or
               Posted Credit Support for that Valuation Date. The Valuation
               Agent shall also provide to S&P any external marks of the Secured
               Party's Exposure.

          (xv) EXPENSES. Pledgor shall be responsible for all reasonable costs
               and expenses incurred by Secured Party in connection with the
               Transfer of any Eligible Collateral under this Annex.

          (xvi) ADDITIONAL DEFINED TERMS.

               "DV01" means, with respect to a Transaction and any date of
               determination, the sum of the estimated change in the Secured
               Party's Exposure with respect to such Transaction that would
               result from a one basis point change in the relevant swap curve
               on such date, as determined by the Valuation Agent in good faith
               and in a commercially reasonable manner. The Valuation Agent
               shall, upon request of Secured Party, provide to Secured Party a
               statement showing in reasonable detail such calculation.

               "MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL ADDITIONAL COLLATERALIZED AMOUNT" means,
               with respect to any Transaction, the lesser of (x) the product of
               15 and DV01 for such Transaction and such Valuation Date and (y)
               the product of 2% and the Notional Amount for such Transaction
               for the Calculation Period which includes such Valuation Date.

               "MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL COLLATERAL AMOUNT" means, (A) for any
               Valuation Date on which (I) a Moody's First Level Downgrade has
               occurred and has been continuing (x) for at least 30 Local
               Business Days or (y) since this Annex was executed and (II) it is
               not the case that a Moody's Second Level Downgrade has occurred
               and been continuing for at least 30 Local Business Days, an
               amount equal to the greater of (a) zero and (b) the sum of the
               Secured Party's aggregate Exposure for all Transactions and the
               aggregate of Moody's First Level Additional Collateralized
               Amounts for each Transaction and (B)for any other Valuation Date,
               zero.

               "MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL VALUE" means, for any date that the Moody's
               First Level Collateral Amount is determined and the Value of any
               Eligible Collateral or Posted Collateral that is a security, the
               bid price for such security obtained by the Valuation Agent
               multiplied by the Moody's First Level Valuation Percentage for
               such security set forth on Schedule A hereto.

               "MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL ADDITIONAL COLLATERALIZED AMOUNT" means,
               with respect to any Transaction,

                    (1) if such Transaction is not a Transaction-Specific Hedge,
                    the lesser of (i) the product of the 50 and DV01 for such
                    Transaction and such Valuation Date and (ii) the product of

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                    8% and the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the
                    Calculation Period (as defined in the related Transaction)
                    which includes such Valuation Date; or

                    (2) if such Transaction is a Transaction-Specific Hedge, the
                    lesser of (i) the product of the 65 and DV01 for such
                    Transaction and such Valuation Date and (ii) the product of
                    10% and the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the
                    Calculation Period (as defined in the related Transaction)
                    which includes such Valuation Date.

               "MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL COLLATERAL AMOUNT" means, (A) for any
               Valuation Date on which it is the case that a Moody's Second
               Level Downgrade has occurred and been continuing for at least 30
               Local Business Days, an amount equal to the greatest of (a) zero,
               (b) the aggregate amount of the Next Payments for all Next
               Payment Dates and (c) the sum of the Secured Party's aggregate
               Exposure and the aggregate of Moody's Second Level Additional
               Collateralized Amounts for each Transaction and (B) for any other
               Valuation Date, zero.

               "MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL VALUE" means, for any date that the Moody's
               Second Level Collateral Amount is determined and the Value of any
               Eligible Collateral or Posted Collateral that is a security, the
               bid price for such security obtained by the Valuation Agent
               multiplied by the Moody's Second Level Valuation Percentage for
               such security set forth on Schedule A hereto.

               "NEXT PAYMENT" means, in respect of each Next Payment Date, the
               greater of (i) the amount of any payments due to be made by the
               Pledgor pursuant to Section 2(a) on such Next Payment Date less
               any payments due to be made by the Secured Party under Section
               2(a) on such Next Payment Date (in each case, after giving effect
               to any applicable netting under Section 2(c)) and (ii) zero.

               "NEXT PAYMENT DATE" means the next scheduled payment date under
               any Transaction.

               "REMAINING WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY" means, with respect to a
               Transaction, the expected weighted average maturity for such
               Transaction as determined by the Valuation Agent.

               "S&P COLLATERAL AMOUNT" means, (A) for any Valuation Date on
               which a S&P First Level Downgrade has occurred and been
               continuing for at least 30 days or on which a S&P Second Level
               Downgrade has occurred and is continuing, an amount equal to the
               sum of (1) 100.0% of the Secured Party's Exposure for such
               Valuation Date and (2) the product of the Volatility Buffer for
               each Transaction and the Notional Amount of such Transaction for
               the Calculation Period (as defined in the related Transaction) of
               such Transaction which includes such Valuation Date, or (B) for
               any other Valuation Date, zero.

               "S&P VALUE" means, for any date that the S&P Collateral Amount is
               determined and the Value of any Eligible Collateral or Posted
               Collateral that is a security, the bid price for such security
               obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the S&P Valuation
               Percentage for such security set forth on Schedule A hereto.

               "TRANSACTION-SPECIFIC HEDGE" means any Transaction that is a cap,
               floor or swaption or a Transaction in respect of which (x) the
               notional amount of the interest rate swap is "balance

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               guaranteed" or (y) the notional amount of the interest rate swap
               for any Calculation Period otherwise is not a specific dollar
               amount that is fixed at the inception of the Transaction.

               "VOLATILITY BUFFER" means, for any Transaction, the related
               percentage set forth in the following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 The higher of the S&P   Remaining   Remaining   Remaining   Remaining
   short-term credit     Weighted    Weighted    Weighted    Weighted
 rating of (i) Pledgor    Average     Average     Average     Average
  and (ii) the Credit    Maturity    Maturity    Maturity    Maturity
  Support Provider of     up to 3     up to 5    up to 10    up to 30
Pledgor, if applicable     years       years       years       years
----------------------   ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
<S>                      <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
"A-2" or higher            2.75%       3.25%       4.00%       4.75%
"A-3"                      3.25%       4.00%       5.00%       6.25%
"BB+" or lower             3.50%       4.50%       6.75%       7.50%
</TABLE>

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Annex on the respective dates
specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this
document.

BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.    LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT
                                        IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY
                                        AS SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST TRUSTEE
                                        ON BEHALF OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST
                                        TRUST RELATING TO THE MERRILL LYNCH
                                        FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST,
                                        MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET- BACKED CERTIFIATES,
                                        SERIES 2007-1

By:                                     By:
    ---------------------------------       ------------------------------------
Name:                                   Name:
      -------------------------------         ----------------------------------
Title:                                  Title:
       ------------------------------          ---------------------------------
Date:                                   Date:
      -------------------------------         ----------------------------------

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                                                                      SCHEDULE A

                               COLLATERAL SCHEDULE

THE MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL VALUATION PERCENTAGES SHALL BE USED IN DETERMINING THE
MOODY'S FIRST LEVEL COLLATERAL AMOUNT.

THE MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL VALUATION PERCENTAGES SHALL BE USED IN DETERMINING THE
MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL COLLATERAL AMOUNT.

THE S&P VALUATION PERCENTAGES SHALL BE USED IN DETERMINING THE S&P COLLATERAL
AMOUNT.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      MOODY'S FIRST
 ISDA COLLATERAL                          LEVEL                                         S&P
ASSET DEFINITION       REMAINING        VALUATION     MOODY'S SECOND LEVEL           VALUATION
  (ICAD) CODE           MATURITY       PERCENTAGE     VALUATION PERCENTAGE          PERCENTAGE
----------------     --------------   -------------   --------------------   -----------------------
<S>                  <C>              <C>             <C>                    <C>
    US-CASH                N/A             100%               100%                     100%
    EU-CASH                N/A              98%                94%                    92.5%
    GB-CASH                N/A              98%                95%                    94.1%

                        < 1 Year           100%               100%                    98.9%
                      1 to 2 years         100%                99%                    98.0%
    US-TBILL          2 to 3 years         100%                98%                    97.4%
    US-TNOTE          3 to 5 years         100%                97%                    95.5%
    US-TBOND          5 to 7 years         100%                96%                    93.7%
  (fixed rate)       7 to 10 years         100%                94%                    92.5%
                     10 to 20 years        100%                90%                    91.1%
                       > 20 years          100%                88%                    88.6%

    US-TBILL
    US-TNOTE
    US-TBOND                                                                 Not Eligible Collateral
(floating rate)      All Maturities        100%                99%

                         < 1 Year          100%                99%                    98.5%
                      1 to 2 years         100%                99%                    97.7%
                      2 to 3 years         100%                98%                    97.3%
  GA-US-AGENCY        3 to 5 years         100%                96%                    94.5%
  (fixed rate)        5 to 7 years         100%                93%                    93.1%
                     7 to 10 years         100%                93%                    90.7%
                     10 to 20 years        100%                89%                    87.7%
                       > 20 years          100%                87%                    84.4%

  GA-US-AGENCY       All Maturities        100%                98%           Not Eligible Collateral
(floating rate)

GA-EUROZONE-GOV
  (other than                         Rated Aa3 or                                 Rated AAA or
EU-CASH) (fixed                          better       Rated Aa3 or better             better
     rate)                             by Moody's          by Moody's                 by S&P
                        < 1 Year           98%                94%                     98.8%
                      1 to 2 years         98%                93%                     97.9%
                      2 to 3 years         98%                92%                     97.1%
                      3 to 5 years         98%                90%                     91.2%
                      5 to 7 years         98%                89%                     87.5%
                     7 to 10 years         98%                88%                     83.8%
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S>                  <C>              <C>             <C>                    <C>
                     10 to 20 years        98%                84%                     75.5%
                       > 20 years          98%                82%            Not Eligible Collateral

 GA-EUROZONE-GOV                       Rated Aa3 or                                Rated AAA or
   (other than                            better       Rated Aa3 or better            better
EU-CASH) (floating                      by Moody's          by Moody's                by S&P
      rate)          All Maturities        98%                93%            Not Eligible Collateral

                        < 1 Year           98%                94%            Not Eligible Collateral
                       1 to 2 years        98%                93%            Not Eligible Collateral
    GA-GB-GOV          2 to 3 years        98%                92%            Not Eligible Collateral
   (other than         3 to 5 years        98%                91%            Not Eligible Collateral
 GB-CASH) (fixed       5 to 7 years        98%                90%            Not Eligible Collateral
      rate)           7 to 10 years        98%                89%            Not Eligible Collateral
                     10 to 20 years        98%                86%            Not Eligible Collateral
                       > 20 years          98%                84%            Not Eligible Collateral

    GA-GB-GOV        All Maturities        98%                94%            Not Eligible Collateral
   (other than
GB-CASH) (floating
      rate)
</TABLE>

The ISDA Collateral Asset Definition (ICAD) Codes used in this Collateral
Schedule shall have the meanings set forth in the Collateral Asset Definitions
(First Edition - June 2003) as published and copyrighted in 2003 by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

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                                    EXHIBIT R

                        FORM OF ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

1.   [Name of Servicing Entity] ("XYZ") is responsible for assessing compliance
     with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item
     1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the 12-month period ending [December
     31, _____] (the "Reporting Period"), as set forth in Appendix ____ hereto.
     The transactions covered by this report are attached hereto as Appendix B
     and include asset-backed securities transactions for which the undersigned
     servicing entity has acted as a servicer involving residential mortgage
     loans (the "Platform").The transactions covered by this report include
     asset-backed securities transactions [for which XYZ acted as [master
     servicer, servicer, trustee, securities administrator, custodian] (the
     "Platform");

2.   XYZ has engaged certain vendors (the "Vendors") to perform specific,
     limited or scripted activities, and XYZ elects to take responsibility for
     assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the
     servicing criteria applicable to such Vendors' activities as set forth in
     Appendix ___ hereto;

3.   Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, XYZ used the criteria set forth
     in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance
     with the applicable servicing criteria;

4.   The criteria referred to as "inapplicable servicing criteria" on Appendix
     ___ hereto are inapplicable to XYZ based on the activities it performs,
     directly or through its Vendors, with respect to the Platform;

5.   XYZ has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing
     criteria as of [December 31, _____] and for the Reporting Period with
     respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Appendix
     B hereto];

6.   XYZ has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of
     noncompliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of
     [December 31, _____] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the
     Platform taken as a whole [, except as described on Appendix ____ hereto];

7.   XYZ has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and
     procedures to monitor the compliance by the Vendors with the applicable
     servicing criteria as of [December 31, ______] and for the Reporting Period
     with respect to the Platform taken as a whole [, except as described on
     Appendix B hereto]; and

8.   [_____________], a registered public accounting firm, has issued an
     attestation report on XYZ's assessment of compliance with the applicable
     servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.

[Date of Certification]                 [Name of Servicing Entity]

                                        By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT S

                       SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED
                           IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
                          (RMBS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

DEFINITIONS                             KEY: ___________________________________

PRIMARY SERVICER - transaction party having borrower contact     X - obligation

TRUSTEE - fiduciary of the transaction and safe keeper of certain pool assets

CUSTODIAN - safe keeper of certain pool assets

WHERE THERE ARE MULTIPLE CHECKS FOR CRITERIA THE ATTESTING PARTY WILL IDENTIFY
IN THEIR MANAGEMENT ASSERTION THAT THEY ARE ATTESTING ONLY TO THE PORTION OF THE
DISTRIBUTION CHAIN THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN THE RELATED TRANSACTION
AGREEMENTS.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  HOME LOAN
                                                  SERVICES,      LASALLE
REGULATION AB                                        INC.         BANK           ADDITIONAL
REFERENCE               SERVICING CRITERIA       (SERVICER)     (TRUSTEE)        INFORMATION
----------------   ---------------------------   -----------   -----------   -------------------
<S>                <C>                           <C>           <C>           <C>
                   GENERAL SERVICING
                   CONSIDERATIONS

1122(d)(1)(i)      Policies and procedures are        X            X         Servicer and
                   instituted to monitor any                                 Trustee each
                   performance or other                                      responsible
                   triggers and events of                                    only to the
                   default in accordance with                                extent that
                   the transaction agreements.                               each party, as
                                                                             applicable, has
                                                                             actual
                                                                             knowledge or
                                                                             written notice
                                                                             with respect to
                                                                             parties other
                                                                             than itself.

1122(d)(1)(ii)     If any material servicing         IF           IF
                   activities are outsourced     APPLICABLE    APPLICABLE
                   to third parties, policies       FOR A        FOR A
                   and procedures are            TRANSACTION   TRANSACTION
                   instituted to monitor the     PARTICIPANT   PARTICIPANT
                   third party's performance
                   and compliance with such
                   servicing activities.

1122(d)(1)(iii)    Any requirements in the           N/A          N/A
                   transaction agreements to
                   maintain a back-up servicer
                   for the Pool Assets are
                   maintained.

1122(d)(1)(iv)     A fidelity bond and errors         X
                   and omissions policy is in
                   effect on the party
                   participating in the
                   servicing function
                   throughout the reporting
                   period in the amount of
                   coverage required by and
                   otherwise in accordance
                   with the terms of the
                   transaction agreements.

                   CASH COLLECTION AND
                   ADMINISTRATION

1122(d)(2)(i)      Payments on pool assets are        X            X         Servicer and
                   deposited into the                                        Trustee each
                   appropriate custodial bank                                responsible
                   accounts and related bank                                 only for
                   clearing accounts no more                                 deposits into
                   than two business                                         the accounts
                                                                             held by it.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  HOME LOAN
                                                  SERVICES,      LASALLE
REGULATION AB                                        INC.         BANK           ADDITIONAL
REFERENCE               SERVICING CRITERIA       (SERVICER)     (TRUSTEE)        INFORMATION
----------------   ---------------------------   -----------   -----------   -------------------
<S>                <C>                           <C>           <C>           <C>
                   days following receipt, or
                   such  other number of days
                   specified in the
                   transaction agreements.

1122(d)(2)(ii)     Disbursements made via wire        X            X         Servicer
                   transfer on behalf of an                                  disburses funds
                   obligor or to an investor                                 to trustee.
                   are made only by authorized                               Trustee
                   personnel.                                                disburses funds
                                                                             to
                                                                             certificateholders.

1122(d)(2)(iii)    Advances of funds or               X
                   guarantees regarding
                   collections, cash flows or
                   distributions, and any
                   interest or other fees
                   charged for such advances,
                   are made, reviewed and
                   approved as specified in
                   the transaction agreements.

1122(d)(2)(iv)     The related accounts for           X            X
                   the transaction, such as
                   cash reserve accounts or
                   accounts established as a
                   form of over
                   collateralization, are
                   separately maintained
                   (e.g., with respect to
                   commingling of cash) as set
                   forth in the transaction
                   agreements.

1122(d)(2)(v)      Each custodial account is          X            X
                   maintained at a federally
                   insured depository
                   institution as set forth in
                   the transaction agreements.
                   For purposes of this
                   criterion, "federally
                   insured depository
                   institution" with respect
                   to a foreign financial
                   institution means a foreign
                   financial institution that
                   meets the requirements of
                   Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the
                   Securities Exchange Act.

1122(d)(2)(vi)     Unissued checks are                X            X
                   safeguarded so as to
                   prevent unauthorized
                   access.

1122(d)(2)(vii)    Reconciliations are                X            X
                   prepared on a monthly basis
                   for all asset-backed
                   securities related bank
                   accounts, including
                   custodial accounts and
                   related bank clearing
                   accounts. These
                   reconciliations are (A)
                   mathematically accurate;
                   (B) prepared within 30
                   calendar days after the
                   bank statement cutoff date,
                   or such other number of
                   days specified in the
                   transaction agreements; (C)
                   reviewed and approved by
                   someone other than the
                   person who prepared the
                   reconciliation; and (D)
                   contain explanations for
                   reconciling items. These
                   reconciling items are
                   resolved within 90 calendar
                   days of their original
                   identification, or such
                   other number of days
                   specified in the
                   transaction agreements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  HOME LOAN
                                                  SERVICES,      LASALLE
REGULATION AB                                        INC.         BANK           ADDITIONAL
REFERENCE               SERVICING CRITERIA       (SERVICER)     (TRUSTEE)        INFORMATION
----------------   ---------------------------   -----------   -----------   -------------------
<S>                <C>                           <C>           <C>           <C>
                   INVESTOR REMITTANCES AND
                   REPORTING

1122(d)(3)(i)      Reports to investors,         (A), (B) &        X
                   including those to be filed    (D) ONLY
                   with the Commission, are
                   maintained in accordance
                   with the transaction
                   agreements and applicable
                   Commission requirements.
                   Specifically, such reports
                   (A) are prepared in
                   accordance with timeframes
                   and other terms set forth
                   in the transaction
                   agreements; (B) provide
                   information calculated in
                   accordance with the terms
                   specified in the
                   transaction agreements; (C)
                   are filed with the
                   Commission as required by
                   its rules and regulations;
                   and (D) agree with
                   investors' or the trustee's
                   records as to the total
                   unpaid principal balance
                   and number of Pool Assets
                   serviced by the Servicer.

1122(d)(3)(ii)     Amounts due to investors           X            X         Servicer remits
                   are allocated and remitted                                cash and loan
                   in accordance with                                        level data to
                   timeframes, distribution                                  Trustee based
                   priority and other terms                                  on timelines
                   set forth in the                                          established in
                   transaction agreements.                                   the Pooling and
                                                                             Servicing
                                                                             Agreement. The
                                                                             Trustee is
                                                                             responsible for
                                                                             the allocation
                                                                             of funds to
                                                                             Certificateholders
                                                                             using the
                                                                             appropriate
                                                                             distribution
                                                                             priority as
                                                                             established by
                                                                             the Pooling and
                                                                             Servicing
                                                                             Agreement.

1122(d)(3)(iii)    Disbursements made to an                        X         Trustee
                   investor are posted within                                disburses funds
                   two business days to the                                  to
                   Servicer's investor                                       Certificateholders.
                   records, or such other
                   number of days specified in
                   the transaction agreements.

1122(d)(3)(iv)     Amounts remitted to                X            X         Servicer remits
                   investors per the investor                                funds and
                   reports agree with                                        provides
                   cancelled checks, or other                                certain
                   form of payment, or                                       investor
                   custodial bank statements.                                reports to
                                                                             Trustee within
                                                                             guidelines and
                                                                             timeframes
                                                                             established in
                                                                             Pooling and
                                                                             Servicing
                                                                             Agreement.
                                                                             Trustee
                                                                             disburses funds
                                                                             to
                                                                             certificateholders.

                   POOL ASSET ADMINISTRATION

1122(d)(4)(i)      Collateral or security on          X            X
                   pool assets is maintained
                   as required by the
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  HOME LOAN
                                                  SERVICES,      LASALLE
REGULATION AB                                        INC.         BANK           ADDITIONAL
REFERENCE              SERVICING CRITERIA        (SERVICER)     (TRUSTEE)        INFORMATION
----------------   ---------------------------   -----------   -----------   -------------------
<S>                <C>                           <C>           <C>           <C>
                   transaction agreements or
                   related pool asset
                   documents.

1122(d)(4)(ii)     Pool assets and related            X            X         Custodian
                   documents are safeguarded                                 responsibility
                   as required by the                                        with respect to
                   transaction agreements.                                   the Mortgage
                                                                             Files

1122(d)(4)(iii)    Any additions, removals or         X            X         Trustee shall
                   substitutions to the asset                                only review,
                   pool are made, reviewed and                               not approve,
                   approved in accordance with                               such additions,
                   any conditions or                                         removals or
                   requirements in the                                       substitutions
                   transaction agreements.                                   in accordance
                                                                             with the
                                                                             transaction
                                                                             agreements.

1122(d)(4)(iv)     Payments on pool assets,           X
                   including any payoffs, made
                   in accordance with the
                   related pool asset
                   documents are posted to the
                   Servicer's obligor records
                   maintained no more than two
                   business days after
                   receipt, or such other
                   number of days specified in
                   the transaction agreements,
                   and allocated to principal,
                   interest or other items
                   (e.g., escrow) in
                   accordance with the related
                   pool asset documents.

1122(d)(4)(v)      The Servicer's records             X
                   regarding the pool assets
                   agree with the Servicer's
                   records with respect to an
                   obligor's unpaid principal
                   balance.

1122(d)(4)(vi)     Changes with respect to the        X
                   terms or status of an
                   obligor's pool assets
                   (e.g., loan modifications
                   or re-agings) are made,
                   reviewed and approved by
                   authorized personnel in
                   accordance with the
                   transaction agreements and
                   related pool asset
                   documents.

1122(d)(4)(vii)    Loss mitigation or recovery        X
                   actions (e.g., forbearance
                   plans, modifications and
                   deeds in lieu of
                   foreclosure, foreclosures
                   and repossessions, as
                   applicable) are initiated,
                   conducted and concluded in
                   accordance with the
                   timeframes or other
                   requirements established by
                   the transaction agreements.

1122(d)(4)(viii)   Records documenting                X
                   collection efforts are
                   maintained during the
                   period a pool asset is
                   delinquent in accordance
                   with the transaction
                   agreements. Such records
                   are maintained on at least
                   a monthly basis, or such
                   other period specified in
                   the
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  HOME LOAN
                                                  SERVICES,      LASALLE
REGULATION AB                                        INC.         BANK           ADDITIONAL
REFERENCE              SERVICING CRITERIA        (SERVICER)     (TRUSTEE)        INFORMATION
----------------   ---------------------------   -----------   -----------   -------------------
<S>                <C>                           <C>           <C>           <C>
                   transaction agreements,
                   and describe the entity's
                   activities in monitoring
                   delinquent pool assets
                   including, for example,
                   phone calls, letters and
                   payment rescheduling plans
                   in cases where delinquency
                   is deemed temporary (e.g.,
                   illness or unemployment).

1122(d)(4)(ix)     Adjustments to interest            X
                   rates or rates of return
                   for pool assets with
                   variable rates are computed
                   based on the related pool
                   asset documents.

1122(d)(4)(x)      Regarding any funds held in        X
                   trust for an obligor (such
                   as escrow accounts): (A)
                   such funds are analyzed, in
                   accordance with the
                   obligor's pool asset
                   documents, on at least an
                   annual basis, or such other
                   period specified in the
                   transaction agreements; (B)
                   interest on such funds is
                   paid, or credited, to
                   obligors in accordance with
                   applicable pool asset
                   documents and state laws;
                   and (C) such funds are
                   returned to the obligor
                   within 30 calendar days of
                   full repayment of the
                   related pool assets, or
                   such other number of days
                   specified in the
                   transaction agreements.

1122(d)(4)(xi)     Payments made on behalf of         X                      Servicing
                   an obligor (such as tax or                                function
                   insurance payments) are                                   participant
                   made on or before the                                     reponsibility
                   related penalty or
                   expiration dates, as
                   indicated on the
                   appropriate bills or
                   notices for such payments,
                   provided that such support
                   has been received by the
                   servicer at least 30
                   calendar days prior to
                   these dates, or such other
                   number of days specified in
                   the transaction agreements.

1122(d)(4)(xii)    Any late payment penalties         X                      Servicing
                   in connection with any                                    function
                   payment to be made on                                     participant
                   behalf of an obligor are                                  responsibility
                   paid from the Servicer's
                   funds and not charged to
                   the obligor, unless the
                   late payment was due to the
                   obligor's error or
                   omission.

1122(d)(4)(xiii)   Disbursements made on              X
                   behalf of an obligor are
                   posted within two business
                   days to the obligor's
                   records maintained by the
                   servicer, or such other
                   number of days specified in
                   the transaction agreements.

1122(d)(4)(xiv)    Delinquencies, charge-offs         X
                   and uncollectible accounts
                   are recognized and recorded
                   in accordance with the
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  HOME LOAN
                                                  SERVICES,      LASALLE
REGULATION AB                                        INC.         BANK           ADDITIONAL
REFERENCE              SERVICING CRITERIA        (SERVICER)     (TRUSTEE)        INFORMATION
----------------   ---------------------------   -----------   -----------   -------------------
<S>                <C>                           <C>           <C>           <C>
                   transaction agreements.

1122(d)(4)(xv)     Any external enhancement or                     X
                   other support, identified
                   in Item 1114(a)(1) through
                   (3) or Item 1115 of
                   Regulation AB, is
                   maintained as set forth in
                   the transaction agreements.
</TABLE>

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                                    EXHIBIT T

                          SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATIONS

                                     [DATE]

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10080

Home Loan Services, Inc.
150 Allegheny Center Mall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212

     Re:  Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan
          Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1

          I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that:

     1. I have reviewed the report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D
required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form
10-K of [identify the issuing entity] (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

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

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

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

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

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          [In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties [name of
servicer, sub-servicer, co-servicer, depositor or trustee].]

Date:
      -------------------------------

-------------------------------------
[Signature]

-------------------------------------
[Title]

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                                    EXHIBIT U

                   FORM OF ITEM 1123 CERTIFICATION OF SERVICER

                                     [DATE]

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10080

LaSalle Bank National Association
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1511
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services - Merrill Lynch First Franklin
           Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1

Re:  Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of March 1,
     2007, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor, Home Loan
     Services, Inc., as servicer, and LaSalle Bank National Association, as
     trustee, relating to Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust,
     Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1

I, [identify name of certifying individual], [title of certifying individual] of
Home Loan Services, Inc. (the "Servicer"), hereby certify that:

          (1) A review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding
calendar year and of the performance of the Servicer under the Agreement has
been made under my supervision; and

          (2) To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer
has fulfilled all its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects
throughout such year or a portion thereof[, or, if there has been a failure to
fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, I have specified below each
such failure known to me and the nature and status thereof].

Date:
      --------------------------

Home Loan Services, Inc.,
as Servicer

By:
    ---------------------------------
Name:
      -------------------------------
Title:
       ------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT V

                           FORM OF DELINQUENCY REPORT

STANDARD FILE LAYOUT - DELINQUENCY REPORTING

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               FORMAT
COLUMN/HEADER NAME                               DESCRIPTION                      DECIMAL      COMMENT
------------------            -------------------------------------------------   -------   ------------
<S>                           <C>                                                 <C>       <C>
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR             A unique number assigned to a loan by the
                              Servicer. This may be different than the
                              LOAN_NBR

LOAN_NBR                      A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the
                              originator.

CLIENT_NBR                    Servicer Client Number

SERV_INVESTOR_NBR             Contains a unique number as assigned by an
                              external servicer to identify a group of loans
                              in their system.

BORROWER_FIRST_NAME           First Name of the Borrower.

BORROWER_LAST_NAME            Last name of the borrower.

PROP_ADDRESS                  Street Name and Number of Property

PROP_STATE                    The state where the property located.

PROP_ZIP                      Zip code where the property is located.

BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE        The date that the borrower's next payment is due              MM/DD/YYYY
                              to the servicer at the end of processing cycle,
                              as reported by Servicer.

LOAN_TYPE                     Loan Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv)

BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE         The date a particular bankruptcy claim was filed.             MM/DD/YYYY

BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE       The chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed.

BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR           The case number assigned by the court to the
                              bankruptcy filing.

POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE        The payment due date once the bankruptcy has been             MM/DD/YYYY
                              approved by the courts

BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE    The Date The Loan Is Removed From Bankruptcy.                 MM/DD/YYYY
                              Either by Dismissal, Discharged and/or a Motion
                              For Relief Was Granted.

LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE            The Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved By The              MM/DD/YYYY
                              Servicer
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<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>                                                 <C>       <C>
LOSS_MIT_TYPE                 The Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan
                              Such As;

LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE        The Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is Scheduled               MM/DD/YYYY
                              To End/Close

LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE        The Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually                      MM/DD/YYYY
                              Completed

FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE          The date DA Admin sends a letter to the servicer              MM/DD/YYYY
                              with instructions to begin foreclosure
                              proceedings.

ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE        Date File Was Referred To Attorney to Pursue                  MM/DD/YYYY
                              Foreclosure

FIRST_LEGAL_DATE              Notice of 1st legal filed by an Attorney in a                 MM/DD/YYYY
                              Foreclosure Action

FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE     The date by which a foreclosure sale is expected              MM/DD/YYYY
                              to occur.

FRCLSR_SALE_DATE              The actual date of the foreclosure sale.                      MM/DD/YYYY

EVICTION_START_DATE           The date the servicer initiates eviction of the               MM/DD/YYYY
                              borrower.

EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE       The date the court revokes legal possession of                MM/DD/YYYY
                              the property from the borrower.

LIST_PRICE                    The price at which an REO property is marketed.        2      No commas(,)
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)

LIST_DATE                     The date an REO property is listed at a                       MM/DD/YYYY
                              particular price.

OFFER_AMT                     The dollar value of an offer for an REO property.      2      No commas(,)
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)

OFFER_DATE_TIME               The date an offer is received by DA Admin or by               MM/DD/YYYY
                              the Servicer.

REO_CLOSING_DATE              The date the REO sale of the property is                      MM/DD/YYYY
                              scheduled to close.

REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE       Actual Date Of REO Sale                                       MM/DD/YYYY

OCCUPANT_CODE                 Classification of how the property is occupied.

PROP_CONDITION_CODE           A code that indicates the condition of the
                              property.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>                                                 <C>       <C>
PROP_INSPECTION_DATE          The date a property inspection is performed.                  MM/DD/YYYY

APPRAISAL_DATE                The date the appraisal was done.                              MM/DD/YYYY

CURR_PROP_VAL                 The current "as is" value of the property based        2
                              on brokers price opinion or appraisal.

IF APPLICABLE:

DELINQ_STATUS_CODE            FNMA Code Describing Status of Loan

DELINQ_REASON_CODE            The circumstances which caused a borrower to stop
                              paying on a loan. Code indicates the reason why
                              the loan is in default for this cycle.

MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE           Date Mortgage Insurance Claim Was Filed With                  MM/DD/YYYY
                              Mortgage Insurance Company.

MI_CLAIM_AMT                  Amount of Mortgage Insurance Claim Filed                      No commas(,)
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)

MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE            Date Mortgage Insurance Company Disbursed Claim               MM/DD/YYYY
                              Payment

MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID             Amount Mortgage Insurance Company Paid On Claim        2      No commas(,)
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)

POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE         Date Claim Was Filed With Pool Insurance Company              MM/DD/YYYY

POOL_CLAIM_AMT                Amount of Claim Filed With Pool Insurance Company      2      No commas(,)
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)

POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE          Date Claim Was Settled and The Check Was Issued               MM/DD/YYYY
                              By The Pool Insurer

POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID           Amount Paid On Claim By Pool Insurance Company         2      No commas(,)
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)

FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DATE   Date FHA Part A Claim Was Filed With HUD                      MM/DD/YYYY

FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT          Amount of FHA Part A Claim Filed                       2      No commas(,)
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)

FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE    Date HUD Disbursed Part A Claim Payment                       MM/DD/YYYY

FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT     Amount HUD Paid on Part A Claim                        2      No commas(,)
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S>                           <C>                                                 <C>       <C>
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)

FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DATE   Date FHA Part B Claim Was Filed With HUD                      MM/DD/YYYY

FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT          Amount of FHA Part B Claim Filed                       2      No commas(,)
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)

FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE    Date HUD Disbursed Part B Claim Payment                       MM/DD/YYYY

FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT     Amount HUD Paid on Part B Claim                        2      No commas(,)
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)

VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE           Date VA Claim Was Filed With the Veterans Admin               MM/DD/YYYY

VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE            Date Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA Claim Payment               MM/DD/YYYY

VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT             Amount Veterans Admin. Paid on VA Claim                2      No commas(,)
                                                                                            or dollar
                                                                                            signs ($)
</TABLE>

                                      V-4

<PAGE>

STANDARD FILE CODES - DELINQUENCY REPORTING

The LOSS MIT TYPE field should show the approved Loss Mitigation Code as
follows:

ASUM - Approved Assumption
BAP - Borrower Assistance Program
CO - Charge Off
DIL - Deed-in-Lieu
FFA - Formal Forbearance Agreement
MOD - Loan Modification
PRE - Pre-Sale
SS - Short Sale
MISC - Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer

NOTE: LaSalle Bank National Association will accept alternative Loss Mitigation
Types to those above, provided that they are consistent with industry standards.
If Loss Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must
supply LaSalle Bank National Association with a description of each of the Loss
Mitigation Types prior to sending the file.

The OCCUPANT CODE field should show the current status of the property code as
follows:

Mortgagor
Tenant
Unknown
Vacant

The PROPERTY CONDITION field should show the last reported condition of the
property as follows:

Damaged
Excellent
Fair
Gone
Good
Poor
Special Hazard
Unknown

                                       V-5

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT W

                                   [RESERVED]

                                       W-1

<PAGE>

                                   SCHEDULE X

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                Item on Form 8-K                  Party Responsible
                ----------------                  -----------------
<S>                                               <C>
*Item 1.01- Entry into a Material Definitive      All parties
Agreement

*Item 1.02- Termination of a Material             All parties
Definitive Agreement

Item 1.03- Bankruptcy or Receivership             Depositor

Item 2.04- Triggering Events that Accelerate or   Depositor
Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an
Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement

*Item 3.03- Material Modification to Rights of    Trustee
Security Holders

Item 5.03- Amendments of Articles of              Depositor
Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year

Item 6.01- ABS Informational and Computational    Depositor
Material

*Item 6.02- Change of Servicer or Trustee         Servicer/Trustee

*Item 6.03- Change in Credit Enhancement or       Depositor/Trustee
External Support

*Item 6.04- Failure to Make a Required            Trustee
Distribution

Item 6.05- Securities Act Updating Disclosure     Depositor

Item 7.01- Reg FD Disclosure                      Depositor

Item 8.01                                         Depositor

Item 9.01                                         Depositor
</TABLE>

                                       X-1

<PAGE>

                                   SCHEDULE Y

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Item on Form 10-D                            Party Responsible
              -----------------                -----------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>
Item 1: Distribution and Pool Performance      Trustee and Servicer (with respect to
Information                                    underlying Mortgage Loan data)
Plus any information required by 1121 which    Servicer and Trustee (to the extent
is NOT included on the monthly statement to    required by Regulation AB)
Certificateholders

Item 2: Legal Proceedings  per Item 1117 of    All parties to the Pooling and Servicing
Regulation AB                                  Agreement (as to themselves), the
                                               Depositor/Trustee/Servicer (to the extent
                                               known) as to the Issuing entity, the
                                               Sponsor, 1106(b) originator, any
                                               1100(d)(1) party

Item 3: Sale of Securities and Use of          Depositor
Proceeds

Item 4: Defaults Upon Senior Securities        Trustee

Item 5: Submission of Matters to a Vote of     Trustee
Security Holders

Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets    Depositor/Sponsor/Mortgage Loan Seller/
                                               Servicer

Item 7: Significant Enhancement Provider       Depositor/Sponsor
Information

Item 8: Other Information                      All parties to the Pooling and Servicing
                                               Agreement (as to themselves) responsible
                                               for disclosure items on Form 8-K

Item 9: Exhibits                               Trustee
</TABLE>

                                       Y-1

<PAGE>

                                   SCHEDULE Z

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Item on Form 10-K                            Party Responsible
              -----------------                -----------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>
Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments             Depositor

*Item 9B: Other Information                    Trustee and any other party responsible for
                                               disclosure items on Form 8-K
*Item 15: Exhibits, Financial Statement        Trustee/Servicer/subservicers/Depositor
Schedules

*Additional Item:                              All parties to the Pooling and Servicing
                                               Agreement (as to themselves), the
Disclosure per Item 1117 of Regulation AB      Depositor/Trustee/Servicer (to the extent
                                               known) as to the Issuing Entity, the
                                               Sponsor, 1106(b) originator, any 1100(d)(1)
                                               party

*Additional Item:                              All parties to the Pooling and Servicing
Disclosure per Item 1119 of Regulation AB      Agreement, the Sponsor, originator,
                                               significant obligor, enhancement or support
                                               provider

Additional Item:                               Depositor/Sponsor/Mortgage Loan
Disclosure per Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB   Seller/Servicer

Additional Item:                               Depositor/Sponsor
Disclosure per Items 1114(b) and 1115(b) of
Regulation AB
</TABLE>

                                      Z-1

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