Document:

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.

Depositor

 

COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP

Servicer

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY

Trustee

 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 1, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A

Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates

	
             
 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I  

DEFINITIONS

	
            SECTION 1.01.
 	
            Defined Terms. 
 
	
            SECTION 1.02.
 	
            Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls. 
 

 

ARTICLE II  

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

	
            SECTION 2.01.
 	
            Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.02.
 	
            Acceptance of REMIC I by Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.03.
 	
            Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the Seller. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.04.
 	
            Reserved. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.05.
 	
            Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.06.
 	
            Issuance of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-I Interest. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.07.
 	
            Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance of REMIC II by the Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.08.
 	
            Conveyance of the Class CE Interest and the Class P Interest; Acceptance of REMIC III and REMIC IV by the Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 2.09.
 	
            Issuance of Class R Certificates and Class R-X Certificates. 
 

 

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS

	
            SECTION 3.01.
 	
            Servicer to Act as Servicer. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.02.
 	
            Sub-Servicing Agreements Between Servicer and Sub-Servicers. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.03.
 	
            Successor Sub-Servicers. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.04.
 	
            Liability of the Servicer. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.05.
 	
            No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicers, the Trustee or the Certificateholders. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.06.
 	
            Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements by the Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.07.
 	
            Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.08.
 	
            Sub-Servicing Accounts. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.09.
 	
            Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.10.
 	
            Collection Account and Distribution Account. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.11.
 	
            Withdrawals from the Collection Account and Distribution Account. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.12.
 	
            Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.13.
 	
            [Reserved]. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.14.
 	
            Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.15.
 	
            Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.16.
 	
            Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.17.
 	
            Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.18.
 	
            Servicing Compensation. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.19.
 	
            Reports to the Trustee and Others; Collection Account Statements. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.20.
 	
            Statement as to Compliance. 
 

 

 

 

 

	
            SECTION 3.21.
 	
            Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.22.
 	
            Access to Certain Documentation. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.23.
 	
            Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.24.
 	
            Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.25.
 	
            Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Mortgage Rates and Monthly Payments. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.26.
 	
            Advance Facility. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.27.
 	
            [Reserved]. 
 
	
            SECTION 3.28.
 	
            Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account. 
 

 

ARTICLE IV  

PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

	
            SECTION 4.01.
 	
            Distributions. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.02.
 	
            Statements to Certificateholders. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.03.
 	
            Remittance Reports; P&I Advances. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.04.
 	
            Allocation of Realized Losses. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.05.
 	
            Compliance with Withholding Requirements. 
 
	
            SECTION 4.06.
 	
            Exchange Commission; Additional Information. 
 

 

ARTICLE V  

THE CERTIFICATES

	
            SECTION 5.01.
 	
            The Certificates. 
 
	
            SECTION 5.02.
 	
            Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. 
 
	
            SECTION 5.03.
 	
            Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. 
 
	
            SECTION 5.04.
 	
            Persons Deemed Owners. 
 
	
            SECTION 5.05.
 	
            Certain Available Information. 
 

 

ARTICLE VI  

THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICER

	
            SECTION 6.01.
 	
            Liability of the Depositor and the Servicer. 
 
	
            SECTION 6.02.
 	
            Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Servicer. 
 
	
            SECTION 6.03.
 	
            Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and Others. 
 
	
            SECTION 6.04.
 	
            Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer. 
 
	
            SECTION 6.05.
 	
            Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Servicer. 
 

 

ARTICLE VII  

DEFAULT

	
            SECTION 7.01.
 	
            Servicer Events of Default. 
 
	
            SECTION 7.02.
 	
            Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. 
 
	
            SECTION 7.03.
 	
            Notification to Certificateholders. 
 
	
            SECTION 7.04.
 	
            Waiver of Servicer Events of Default. 
 

 

ARTICLE VIII  

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

	
            SECTION 8.01.
 	
            Duties of Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.02.
 	
            Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee. 
 

 

 

 

 

	
            SECTION 8.03.
 	
            Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.04.
 	
            Trustee May Own Certificates. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.05.
 	
            Trustee’s Fees and Expenses. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.06.
 	
            Eligibility Requirements for Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.07.
 	
            Resignation and Removal of the Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.08.
 	
            Successor Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.09.
 	
            Merger or Consolidation of Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.10.
 	
            Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.11.
 	
            [Reserved]. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.12.
 	
            Appointment of Office or Agency. 
 
	
            SECTION 8.13.
 	
            Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. 
 

 

ARTICLE IX  

TERMINATION

	
            SECTION 9.01.
 	
            Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans. 
 
	
            SECTION 9.02.
 	
            Additional Termination Requirements. 
 

 

ARTICLE X  

REMIC PROVISIONS

	
            SECTION 10.01.
 	
            REMIC Administration. 
 
	
            SECTION 10.02.
 	
            Prohibited Transactions and Activities. 
 
	
            SECTION 10.03.
 	
            Servicer and Trustee Indemnification. 
 

 

ARTICLE XI  

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

	
            SECTION 11.01.
 	
            Amendment. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.02.
 	
            Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.03.
 	
            Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.04.
 	
            Governing Law. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.05.
 	
            Notices. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.06.
 	
            Severability of Provisions. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.07.
 	
            Notice to Rating Agencies
 
	
            SECTION 11.08.
 	
            Article and Section References. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.09.
 	
            Grant of Security Interest. 
 
	
            SECTION 11.10.
 	
            Waiver of Jury Trial. 
 

 

ARTICLE XII  

CERTAIN MATTERS REGARDING THE CERTIFICATE INSURER

	
            SECTION 12.01.
 	
            Exercise of Rights of Holder of the Insured Certificates. 
 
	
            SECTION 12.02.
 	
            Claims Upon the Policy; Policy Payments Account. 
 
	
            SECTION 12.03.
 	
            Effect of Payments by Certificate Insurer; Subrogation. 
 
	
            SECTION 12.04.
 	
            Notices to Certificate Insurer. 
 
	
            SECTION 12.05.
 	
            Trustee to Hold the Policy. 
 

 

 

 

Exhibits

	
            Exhibit A-1
 	
            Form of Class A-1A Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-2
 	
            Form of Class A-1F Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-3
 	
            Form of Class A-2 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-4
 	
            Form of Class A-3 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-5
 	
            Form of Class A-4 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-6
 	
            Form of Class A-4w Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-7
 	
            Form of Class A-5 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-8
 	
            Form of Class A-5w Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-9
 	
            Form of Class A-6 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-10
 	
            Form of Class M-1 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-11
 	
            Form of Class M-2 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-12
 	
            Form of Class M-3 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-13
 	
            Form of Class M-4 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-14
 	
            Form of Class M-5 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-15
 	
            Form of Class M-6 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-16
 	
            Form of Class M-7 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-17
 	
            Form of Class M-8 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-18
 	
            Form of Class M-9 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-19
 	
            Form of Class B-1 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-20
 	
            Form of Class B-2 Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-21
 	
            Form of Class CE Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-22
 	
            Form of Class P Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-23
 	
            Form of Class R Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit A-24
 	
            Form of Class R-X Certificate
 
	
            Exhibit B
 	
            Form of the Policy
 
	
            Exhibit C-1
 	
            Form of Trustee’s Initial Certification
 
	
            Exhibit C-2
 	
            Form of Trustee’s Final Certification
 
	
            Exhibit D
 	
            Form of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
 
	
            Exhibit E
 	
            Request for Release
 
	
            Exhibit F-1
 	
            Form of Transferor Representation Letter and Form of Transferee Representation Letter in Connection with Transfer of the Class B Certificates, Class CE Certificates, Class P Certificates or Residual Certificates Pursuant to Rule 144A Under the 1933 Act
 
	
             
 
	
            Exhibit F-2
 	
            Form of Transfer Affidavit and Agreement and Form of Transferor Affidavit in Connection with Transfer of Residual Certificates
 
	
            Exhibit G
 	
            Form of Certification with respect to ERISA and the Code
 
	
            Exhibit H
 	
            Form of Report Pursuant to Section 4.06
 
	
            Exhibit I
 	
            Form of Lost Note Affidavit
 
	
            Exhibit J-1
 	
            Form of Certification to Be Provided by the Depositor with Form 10-K
 
	
            Exhibit J-2
 	
            Form of Certification to Be Provided to the Depositor by the Trustee
 
	
            Exhibit J-3
 	
            Form of Certification to Be Provided to the Depositor by the Servicer
 
	
            Exhibit L
 	
            Form of Officer’s Certificate Regarding Annual Statement of Compliance
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Schedule 1
 	
            Mortgage Loan Schedule
 
	
            Schedule 2
 	
            Prepayment Charge Schedule
 

 

 

This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is dated and effective as of June 1, 2005, among NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. as Depositor, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, as Servicer and DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY as Trustee.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

The Depositor intends to sell pass-through certificates to be issued hereunder in multiple classes, which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in each REMIC (as defined herein) created hereunder. The Trust Fund will consist of a segregated pool of assets comprised of the Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets subject to this Agreement.

 

 

REMIC I

As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets (other than the Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount, the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account and the Cap Contract) subject to this Agreement as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC I.”  The Class R-I Interest will be the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein). The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the REMIC I Remittance Rate, the initial Uncertificated Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for each of the REMIC I Regular Interests (as defined herein). None of the REMIC
I Regular Interests will be certificated.

 

	

            Designation
 	
             
 	
            REMIC I
 Remittance Rate
 	
             
 	
            Initial
 Uncertificated Balance
 	
             
 	
            Latest Possible
 Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTAA
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            969,436,845.77
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTA1A
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            947,400.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTA1F
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            947,400.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTA2
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            2,480,690.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTA3
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            438,450.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTA4
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            1,132,400.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTA4W
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            1,089,240.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTA5
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            200,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTA5W
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            719,250.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTA6
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            883,860.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTM1
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            242,360.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTM2
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            237,410.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTM3
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            67,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTM4
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            74,190.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTM5
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            59,350.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTM6
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            48,750.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTM7
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            49,460.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTM8
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            37,590.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTM9
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            49,460.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTB1
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            54,400.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTB2
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            54,410.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTZZ
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            9,971,355.42
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            I-LTP
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
             
 	
            $
 	
            100.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 

___________________

 

 

	
            (1)
	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each REMIC 1 Regular Interest.

	
            (2)
 	
  Calculated in accordance with the definition of “REMIC 1 Remittance Rate” herein.
 

 

 

REMIC II

As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC II.”  The Class R-II Interest will evidence the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Pass-Through Rate, the initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for the indicated Classes of Certificates.

 

	
            Designation
 	
             
 	
            Pass-Through Rate
 	
            Initial Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
 	
             
 	
            Latest Possible Maturity Date(1)
 	
             
 
	
            Class A-1A
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            $
 	
            94,740,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class A-1F
 	
             
 	
            4.359
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            94,740,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class A-2
 	
             
 	
            4.461
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            248,069,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class A-3
 	
             
 	
            4.532
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            43,845,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class A-4
 	
             
 	
            5.114
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            113,240,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class A-4w
 	
             
 	
            5.035
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            108,924,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class A-5
 	
             
 	
            5.387
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            20,000,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class A-5w
 	
             
 	
            5.288
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            71,925,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class A-6
 	
             
 	
            4.954
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            88,386,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-1
 	
             
 	
            5.294
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            24,236,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-2
 	
             
 	
            5.344
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            23,741,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-3
 	
             
 	
            5.492
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            6,700,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-4
 	
             
 	
            5.641
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            7,419,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-5
 	
             
 	
            5.700
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            5,935,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-6
 	
             
 	
            5.700
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            4,875,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-7
 	
             
 	
            5.700
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            4,946,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-8
 	
             
 	
            5.700
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            3,759,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class M-9
 	
             
 	
            5.700
 	
            % per annum(3)
 	
            $
 	
            4,946,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class B-1
 	
             
 	
            5.700
 	
            % per annum (3)
 	
            $
 	
            5,440,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class B-2
 	
             
 	
            5.700
 	
            % per annum (3)
 	
            $
 	
            5,441,000.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class CE Interest
 	
             
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            $
 	
            7,914,271.19
 	
            (4)
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 
	
            Class P Interest
 	
             
 	
            N/A(5)
 	
            $
 	
            100.00
 	
             
 	
            July 25, 2035
 	
             
 

_______________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loans with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each Class of Certificates.
 
	
            (2)
 	
            Calculated in accordance with the definition of “Pass-Through Rate” herein.
 
	
            (3)
 	
            Subject to the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate and subject to increase of 0.50% per annum as set forth herein.
 
	
            (4)
 	
            The Class CE Interest will accrue interest at its variable Pass-Through Rate on the Notional Amount of the Class CE Interest outstanding from time to time. The Class CE Interest will not accrue interest on its Certificate Principal Balance.
 
	
            (5)
 	
            The Class P Interest will not accrue interest.
 

 

 

REMIC III

As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class CE Interest as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC III.”  The Class R-III Interest will evidence the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Pass-Through Rate, the initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for the indicated Classes of Certificates.

	
            
Designation
 
 	
            
Pass-Through Rate
 
 	
            
Initial Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
 
 	
            
Latest Possible Maturity Date(1)
 
 
	
            Class CE
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            $ 7,914,271.19 (3)
 	
            July 25, 2035
 

_______________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loans with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each Class of Certificates.
 
	
            (2)
 	
            Calculated in accordance with the definition of “Pass-Through Rate” herein.
 
	
            (3)
 	
            The Class CE Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect of the Class CE Interest.
 

 

 

REMIC IV

As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class P Interest as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC IV.”  The Class R-IV Interest will evidence the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC IV for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Pass-Through Rate, the initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for the indicated Classes of Certificates.

	
            
Designation
 
 	
            
Pass-Through Rate
 
 	
            
Initial Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
 
 	
            
Latest Possible Maturity Date(1)
 
 
	
            Class P
 	
            N/A
 	
            $            100.00(2)
 	
            July 25, 2035
 

_______________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loans with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each Class of Certificates.
 
	
            (2)
 	
            The Class P Certificates will receive 100% of amounts received in respect of the Class P Interest.
 

 

As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Stated Principal Balance equal to $989,221,371.19.

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

	
            SECTION 1.01.
 	
            Defined Terms.
 

Whenever used in this Agreement, including, without limitation, in the Preliminary Statement hereto, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Article. Unless otherwise specified, all calculations described herein shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

“Accepted Servicing Practices”: The servicing standards set forth in Section 3.01.

“Accrued Certificate Interest”: With respect to any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate, Class B Certificate or Class CE Certificate and each Distribution Date, interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the Pass-Through Rate for such Certificate for such Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal Balance, in the case of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates, or on the Notional Amount, in the case of the Class CE Certificates, of such Certificate immediately prior to such Distribution Date. The Class P Certificates are not entitled to distributions in respect of interest and, accordingly, will not accrue interest. All distributions of interest on the Floating Rate Certificates will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days in the applicable Interest Accrual Period. All
distributions of interest on the Fixed Rate Certificates and 

 

the Class CE Certificates will be based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Accrued Certificate Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate, Class B Certificate or Class CE Certificate, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion allocable to such Certificate pursuant to Section 1.02 hereof of the sum of (a) the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date to the extent not covered by payments pursuant to Section 3.24 and (b) the aggregate amount of any Relief Act Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date. In addition, Accrued Certificate Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any Class CE Certificate, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion allocable to such Class CE Certificate of Realized Losses, if any, pursuant to Section 4.04 hereof.

“Adjusted Certificate Principal Balance”:  With respect to any Insured Certificate as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the Certificate Principal Balance of such Insured Certificate as of such date of determination, minus (ii) an amount equal to the product of (a) all Realized Losses incurred after the Parity Date, times (b) the Class Allocation Percentage for the related Class of Insured Certificates, times (c) the Percentage Interest of such Insured Certificate.

“Advancing Person”: As defined in Section 3.26(a) hereof.

“Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“Agreement”: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

“Allocated Realized Loss Amount”:  With respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of Mezzanine Certificates or the Class B Certificates, the sum of (i) any Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date and any Allocated Realized Loss Amount for such Class remaining undistributed from previous Distribution Dates.

“Assignment”: An assignment of Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form (excepting therefrom, if applicable, the mortgage recordation information which has not been required pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof or returned by the applicable recorder’s office), which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the sale of the Mortgage, which assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket assignments covering Mortgages secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the same county, if permitted by law.

“Available Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (1) the sum of (a) the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and Distribution Account as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, (b) the aggregate of any amounts received in respect of an REO Property withdrawn from any 

 

REO Account and deposited in the Distribution Account for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.23, (c) the aggregate of any amounts deposited in the Distribution Account by the Servicer in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.24, (d) the aggregate of any P&I Advances made by the Servicer for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.03 and (e) the aggregate of any advances made by the Trustee as successor Servicer or any other successor Servicer for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 7.02, reduced (to not less than zero), by (2) the portion of the amount described in clause (1)(a) above that represents (i) Monthly Payments on the Mortgage Loans received from a Mortgagor on or prior to the Determination Date but due during any Due Period subsequent to the related Due Period, (ii) Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans received
after the related Prepayment Period (together with any interest payments received with such Principal Prepayments to the extent they represent the payment of interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans during a period subsequent to the related Prepayment Period), (iii) Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received in respect of the Mortgage Loans after the related Prepayment Period, (iv) amounts reimbursable or payable to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Seller or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11 or Section 3.12 or otherwise payable in respect of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses, (v) the Trustee Fee payable from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 8.05, (vi) amounts deposited in the Collection Account or the Distribution Account in error and (vii) the amount of any Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans or any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount.

“Bankruptcy Code”: The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Title 11 of the United States Code), as amended.

“Bankruptcy Loss”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Realized Loss resulting from a Deficient Valuation or Debt Service Reduction.

“Book-Entry Certificate”: The Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates for so long as the Certificates of such Class shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee.

“Book-Entry Custodian”: The custodian appointed pursuant to Section 5.01.

“Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking or savings and loan institutions in the State of California, the State of New York, the State of Texas or in the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located, are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

“Cap Contract”:  The cap contract between the Trustee and the counterparty thereunder for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates.

“Cash-Out Refinancing”: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which are more than a nominal amount in excess of the principal balance of any existing first mortgage or subordinate mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property and related closing costs.

“Certificate”: Any one of the Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A, Class A-1A, Class A-1F, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-4w, Class A-5, 

 

Class A-5w, Class A-6, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class CE, Class P or Class R issued under this Agreement.

“Certificateholder” or “Holder”: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register (and, with respect to the Insured Certificates, the Certificate Insurer to the extent of any amount paid under the Policy), except that a Disqualified Organization or a Non-United States Person shall not be a Holder of a Residual Certificate for any purposes hereof and, solely for the purposes of giving any consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of the Depositor or the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent has been obtained, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.01. The Trustee may conclusively rely upon a
certificate of the Depositor or the Servicer in determining whether a Certificate is held by an Affiliate thereof. All references herein to “Holders” or “Certificateholders” shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and participating members thereof, except as otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the Trustee shall be required to recognize as a “Holder” or “Certificateholder” only the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.

“Certificate Factor”: With respect to any Class of Regular Certificates as of any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a decimal carried to six places, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance (or the Notional Amount, in the case of the Class CE Certificates) of such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to any distributions of principal and allocations of Realized Losses in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance (or the Notional Amount, in the case of the Class CE Certificates) of such Class of Certificates to be made on such Distribution Date), and the denominator of which is the initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance (or the Notional Amount, in the case of the Class CE Certificates) of such Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date.

“Certificate Insurer”: Financial Security Assurance Inc., a New York stock insurance company, or its successors in interest.

“Certificate Insurer Contact Persons”:  Collectively, the officers designated by the Servicer to provide information to the Certificate Insuer pursuant to Section 12.04.

“Certificate Insurer Default”: The existence and continuance of any of the following:

(a)        The Certificate Insurer fails to make a payment required under the Policy in accordance with its terms; or

(b)(i)     the Certificate Insurer (A) files any petition or commences any case or proceeding under any provision or chapter of the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar federal or state law relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, rehabilitation, liquidation or reorganization, (B) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (C) has an order for relief entered against it under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar federal or state law relating to 

 

insolvency, bankruptcy, rehabilitation, liquidation or reorganization which is final and nonappealable; or (ii) a court of competent jurisdiction, the New York Department of Insurance or other competent regulatory authority enters a final and nonappealable order, judgment or decree (A) appointing a custodian, trustee, agent or receiver for the Certificate Insurer or for all or any material portion of its property or (B) authorizing the taking of possession by a custodian, trustee, agent or receiver of the Certificate Insurer (or the taking of possession of all or any material portion of the property of the Certificate Insurer). 

“Certificate Insurer Premium”: The Policy premium payable pursuant to Section 4.01(a) hereof for each Distribution Date (other than the first Distribution Date) in an amount equal to the Certificate Insurer Premium Rate accrued for one month, on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, on the Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date. With respect to the first Distribution Date, an equal to $12,371.66.

“Certificate Insurer Premium Rate”: The per annum rate at which the Certificate Insurer Premium for the Policy is calculated, as set forth in the Commitment Letter, dated June 28, 2005, among the Certificate Insurer, the Seller and the Depositor.

“Certificate Margin”: With respect to the Class A-1A Certificates and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A for purposes of the definition of Marker Rate, 0.120% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance  of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund is reduced to less than 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date and 0.240% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.

“Certificate Owner”: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Depository Participant or on the books of an indirect participating brokerage firm for which a Depository Participant acts as agent.

“Certificate Principal Balance”: With respect to each Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate, Class B Certificate or Class P Certificate as of any date of determination, the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination, plus any Subsequent Recoveries on the Mortgage Loans added to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate pursuant to Section 4.01, minus all distributions allocable to principal made thereon and in the case of a Mezzanine Certificate or Class B Certificate, Realized Losses allocated thereto on such immediately prior Distribution Date (or, in the case of any date of determination up to and including the first Distribution Date, the initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate, as stated on the face thereof). With respect to each Class CE Certificate as of any
date of determination, an amount equal to the Percentage Interest evidenced by such Certificate times the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests over (B) the then aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class P Certificates then outstanding.

“Certificate Register”: The register maintained pursuant to Section 5.02.

 

 

“Class”: Collectively, all of the Certificates bearing the same class designation.

“Class A Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-1A Certificates, the Class A-1F Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-4 Certificates, the Class A-4w Certificates, the Class A-5 Certificates, the Class A-5w Certificates or the Class A-6 Certificates.

“Class A-1A Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-1A Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class A-1F Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-1F Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class A-2 Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-2 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-3 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class A-3 Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-3 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-4 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class A-4 Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-4 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-5 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class A-4w Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-4w Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-6 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class A-5 Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-5 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-7 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class A-5w Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-5w Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-8 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class A-6 Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-6 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-9 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class Allocation Percentage”:  With respect to any Distribution Date and a Class of Insured Certificates, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Insured Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of all Class A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

 

 

“Class B Certificates”:  The Class B-1 Certificates or the Class B-2 Certificates.

“Class B-1 Certificate”: Any one of the Class B-1 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-19 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (viii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ix) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (x) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (xi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 97.30% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class B-2 Certificate”: Any one of the Class B-2 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-20 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution 

 

Amount on such Distribution Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (viii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ix) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (x) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-9
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (xi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (xii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 98.40% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class CE Certificate”:  Any one of the Class CE Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-21 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class CE Interest”:  An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class CE Certificates, evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-1 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-1 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-10 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over  (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 84.70% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class M-2 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-2 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-11 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution 

 

Amount on such Distribution Date) and (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 89.40% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class M-3 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-3 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-12 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 90.60% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class M-4 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-4 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-13 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (v) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 91.25% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class M-5 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-5 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-14 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A 

 

Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (vi) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 92.45% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class M-6 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-6 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-15 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 93.44% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class M-7 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-7 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-16 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 

 

Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (viii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 94.44% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class M-8 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-8 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-17 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (viii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (ix) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 95.20% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the
related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class M-9 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-9 Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-18 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A 

 

Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Senior Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance
of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (viii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ix) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (x) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 96.20% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period
and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Class P Certificate”: Any one of the Class P Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-22 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class P Interest”:  An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

“Class R Certificate”: Any one of the Class R Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-23 and evidencing the ownership of the Class R-I Interest and the Class R-II Interest.

“Class R-X Certificate”: Any one of the Class R-X Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-24 and evidencing the ownership of the Class R-III Interest and the Class R-IV Interest.

“Class R-I Interest”: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC I.

“Class R-II Interest”: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC II.

“Class R-III Interest”: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC III.

“Class R-IV Interest”: The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC IV.

“Closing Date”: June 28, 2005.

 

 

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

“Collection Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained, or caused to be created and maintained, by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(a), which shall be entitled “Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of New Century Mortgage Securities, Inc., New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates.”  The Collection Account must be an Eligible Account.

“Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business in connection with this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this instrument is located at 1761 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California  92705-4934, Attn: NC050A, or at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Certificate Insurer.

“Corresponding Certificate”: With respect to each REMIC I Regular Interest set forth below, the Regular Certificate set forth in the table below:

	
            
REMIC I Regular Interest
 
 	
            
Certificate
 
 
	
            I-LTA1A
 	
            Class A-1A
 
	
            I-LTA1F
 	
            Class A-1F
 
	
            I-LTA2
 	
            Class A-2
 
	
            I-LTA3
 	
            Class A-3
 
	
            I-LTA4
 	
            Class A-4
 
	
            I-LTA4W
 	
            Class A-4w
 
	
            I-LTA5
 	
            Class A-5
 
	
            I-LTA5W
 	
            Class A-5w
 
	
            I-LTA6
 	
            Class A-6
 
	
            I-LTM1
 	
            Class M-1
 
	
            I-LTM2
 	
            Class M-2
 
	
            I-LTM3
 	
            Class M-3
 
	
            I-LTM4
 	
            Class M-4
 
	
            I-LTM5
 	
            Class M-5
 
	
            I-LTM6
 	
            Class M-6
 
	
            I-LTM7
 	
            Class M-7
 
	
            I-LTM8
 	
            Class M-8
 
	
            I-LTM9
 	
            Class M-9
 
	
            I-LTB1
 	
            Class B-1
 
	
            I-LTB2
 	
            Class B-2
 
	
            I-LTP
 	
            Class P
 

 

“Credit Enhancement Percentage”: For any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class CE Certificates calculated after taking into account payments of principal on the Mortgage Loans and distribution of the Principal Distribution Amount to the Certificates then entitled to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans.

 

 

“Cumulative Loss Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred from the Cut-off Date to the last day of the preceding calendar month and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

“Cut-off Date”: With respect to each Original Mortgage Loan, June 1, 2005. With respect to all Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, their respective dates of substitution. References herein to the “Cut-off Date,” when used with respect to more than one Mortgage Loan, shall be to the respective Cut-off Dates for such Mortgage Loans.

“Debt Service Reduction”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction in the scheduled Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, except such a reduction resulting from a Deficient Valuation.

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

“Definitive Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.01(b).

“Deleted Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.

“Delinquency Rate”:  With respect to any calendar month, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of (i) Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more, (ii) Mortgage Loans in foreclosure, (iii) REO Properties and (iv) Mortgage Loans discharged due to bankruptcy by (b) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of such calendar month.

“Depositor”: New Century Mortgage Securities, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest.

“Depository”: The Depository Trust Company, or any successor Depository hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository, for purposes of registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is Cede & Co. 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 and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Depository Institution”: Any depository institution or trust company, including the Trustee that (a) is incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof, (b) is subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities and (c) has outstanding unsecured commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations (or, in the case of a depository institution that is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, 

 

such holding company has unsecured commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations) that are rated at least P-1 by Moody’s and A-1+ by S&P.

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

“Determination Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the 15th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day.

“Directly Operate”: With respect to any REO Property, the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, the management or operation of such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for sale to customers, the performance of any construction work thereon or any use of such REO Property in a trade or business conducted by REMIC I other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that the Trustee (or the Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) shall not be considered to Directly Operate an REO Property solely because the Trustee (or the Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance, or makes decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to such REO Property.

“Disqualified Organization”: Any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) any foreign government, any international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization (other than certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the
Code, (v) an “electing large partnership” and (vi) any other Person as set forth in an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor to the effect that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate by such Person may cause any Trust REMIC or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

“Distribution Account”: The trust account or accounts created and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.10(b), which shall be entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates.”  The Distribution Account must be an Eligible Account.

“Distribution Date”: The 25th day of any month, or if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 25th day, commencing in July 2005.

 

 

“Due Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, which is generally the day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.

“Due Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the related Due Date.

“Eligible Account”: Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a Depository Institution or (ii) a segregated, non-interest bearing trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.

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

“Estate in Real Property”: A fee simple estate in a parcel of land.

“Excess Overcollateralized Amount”: With respect to the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates and any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (i) the Overcollateralized Amount for such Distribution Date (calculated for this purpose only after assuming that 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date has been distributed) over (ii) the Overcollateralization Target Amount for such Distribution Date.

“Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Property), as of any date of determination, a per annum rate of interest equal to the applicable Mortgage Rate thereon as of the close of business on the first day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs minus the sum of (i) the Trustee Fee Rate and (ii) the Servicing Fee Rate.

“Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense”: Any amounts reimbursable to the Trustee or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee from the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 8.05 or Section 10.01(c), any amounts payable from the Distribution Account in respect of taxes pursuant to Section 10.01(g)(iii) and any costs incurred by the Trustee endorsing any Mortgage Notes delivered in blank under Section 2.01 or recording the Assignments pursuant to Section 2.01 (to the extent the Seller is unable to pay such costs).

“Fannie Mae”: Fannie Mae, formally known as the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.

“FDIC”: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.

“Final Recovery Determination”: With respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by the Seller, the Depositor or the Servicer pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 9.01), a determination made by the Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the Servicer, in its reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered. The 

 

Servicer shall maintain records, prepared by a Servicing Officer, of each Final Recovery Determination made thereby.

“Final Scheduled Distribution Date”:  The Distribution Date occurring in August 2035.

“Fitch”: Fitch Ratings Inc. or its successor in interest.

“Fixed Rate Certificates”: The Class A Certificates (other than the Class A-1A Certificates), the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates.

“Floating Rate Certificates”: The Class A-1A Certificates.

“Formula Rate”:  For any Distribution Date and the Class A-1A Certificates, the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the Certificate Margin and (ii) the Maximum Cap Rate.

“Freddie Mac”: Freddie Mac, formally known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.

“Highest Priority”: As of any date of determination, the Class of Mezzanine Certificates or Class B Certificates then outstanding with a Certificate Principal Balance greater than zero, with the highest priority for payments pursuant to Section 4.01, in the following order of decreasing priority: Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class B-1 and Class B-2.

“Guaranteed Certificates”:  The Insured Certificates.

“Guaranteed Distributions”:  As defined in the Policy.

“Guaranteed Distribution Shortfall”:  As defined in Section 12.02.

“Indenture”:  An indenture relating to the issuance of notes backed by all or a portion of the Class CE Certificates, the Class P Certificates and/or the Residual Certificates.

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

“Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person (other than the Servicer) that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to REMIC I within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if REMIC I were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership tests set forth in that section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates), so long as REMIC I does not receive or 

 

derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person and REMIC I is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person (including the Servicer) if the Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined without regard to the exception applicable for purposes of Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

“Insurance Proceeds”: Proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Servicer would follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own account, subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage.

“Insured Certificates”:  The Class A-4w Certificates and the Class A-5w Certificates.

“Interest Accrual Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Floating Rate Certificates, the period commencing on the Distribution Date of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, commencing on the Closing Date) and ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date. With respect to any Distribution Date and the Fixed Rate Certificates, the Class CE Certificates and the REMIC I Regular Interests, the one-month period ending on the last day of the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

“Interest Carry Forward Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates or the Class B Certificates, the sum of (i) the amount, if any, by which (a) the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date exceeded (b) the actual amount distributed on such Class of Certificates in respect of interest on such immediately preceding Distribution Date, (ii) the amount of any undistributed Interest Carry Forward Amounts for such Class of Certificates remaining from previous Distribution Dates and (iii) accrued interest on the sum of (i) and (ii) above calculated at the related Pass-Through Rate for the most recently ended Interest Accrual Period.

“Interest Determination Date”: With respect to the Floating Rate Certificates and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, and any Interest Accrual Period therefor, the second London Business Day preceding the commencement of such Interest Accrual Period.

“Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Class A Certificates, any Mezzanine Certificates, any Class B Certificates and any Class CE Certificates, the aggregate Accrued Certificate Interest on the Certificates of such Class for such Distribution Date.

 

 

“Interest Remittance Amount”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, that portion of the Available Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date allocable to interest on the Mortgage Loans.

“Late Collections”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due Period, all amounts received subsequent to the Determination Date immediately following such Due Period, whether as late payments of Monthly Payments or as Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which represent late payments or collections of principal and/or interest due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) but delinquent for such Due Period and not previously recovered.

“Liquidation Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any of the following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery Determination is made as to such Mortgage Loan; or (iii) such Mortgage Loan is removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 9.01. With respect to any REO Property, either of the following events: (i) a Final Recovery Determination is made as to such REO Property; or (ii) such REO Property is removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased pursuant to Section 9.01.

“Liquidation Proceeds”: The amount (other than Insurance Proceeds or amounts received in respect of the rental of any REO Property prior to REO Disposition) received by the Servicer in connection with (i) the taking of all or a part of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, (ii) the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or (iii) the repurchase, substitution or sale of a Mortgage Loan or an REO Property pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c), Section 3.23 or Section 9.01.

“Loan-to-Value Ratio”: As of any date of determination, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at such date and the denominator of which is the Value of the related Mortgaged Property.

“Lockout Certificate Percentage”: With respect to the Class A-6 Certificates and any Distribution Date, the percentage equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-6 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date divided by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

“Lockout Distribution Percentage”: With respect to the Class A-6 Certificates and any Distribution Date, the indicated percentage of the Lockout Certificate Percentage for such Distribution Date:

	
            
Distribution Date Occurring In
 
 	
            
Percentage
 
 
	
            July 2005 through June 2008
 	
            0%
 
	
            July 2008 through June 2009
 	
            45%
 
	
            July 2009 through June 2010
 	
            80%
 
	
            July 2010 through June 2011
 	
            100%
 
	
            July 2011 and thereafter
 	
            300%
 

 

 

 

“London Business Day”: Any day on which banks in the City of London and New York are open and conducting transactions in United States dollars.

“Marker Rate”:  With respect to the Class CE Interest and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to two (2) times the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1F, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, with the rate
on each such REMIC I Regular Interest subject to a cap equal to the related Pass-Through Rate, as applicable, for the purpose of this calculation for such Distribution Date and with the rate on REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ subject to a cap of zero for the purpose of this calculation; provided, however, with respect to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, the cap shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period.

“Maximum Cap Rate”: For any Distribution Date with respect to the Class A-1A Certificates, a per annum rate equal to the product of (x)(i) for each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date in September 2006, the greater of (a) 8.00% and (b) the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans, weighted based on their Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs minus the Certificate Insurer Premium Rate and (ii) for each Distribution Date thereafter, the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans, weighted based on their Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs minus the Certificate Insurer Premium Rate and (y) a fraction, the
numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period.

“Maximum I-LTZZ Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) accrued interest at the REMIC I Remittance Rate applicable to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ for such Distribution Date on a balance equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ minus the REMIC I Overcollateralization Amount, in each case for such Distribution Date, over (ii) Uncertificated Interest on REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1F, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2 for such Distribution Date, with the rate on each such REMIC I Regular Interest, subject to a cap equal to the related Pass-Through Rate, as applicable; provided, however, the cap for REMIC I 

 

Regular Interest I-LTA1A shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period.

“Mezzanine Certificate”: Any Class M-1 Certificate, Class M-2 Certificate, Class M-3 Certificate, Class M-4 Certificate, Class M-5 Certificate, Class M-6 Certificate, Class M-7 Certificate, Class M-8 Certificate or Class M-9 Certificate.

“Monthly Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on such Mortgage Loan which is payable by the related Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note, determined: (a) after giving effect to (i) any Deficient Valuation and/or Debt Service Reduction with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) any reduction in the amount of interest collectible from the related Mortgagor pursuant to the Relief Act; (b) without giving effect to any extension granted or agreed to by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07 and (c) on the assumption that all other amounts, if any, due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.

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

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

“Mortgage Loan”: Each mortgage loan transferred and assigned to the Trustee and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.03(b) of this Agreement, as held from time to time as a part of the Trust Fund, the Mortgage Loans so held being identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

“Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”: The agreement between the Seller and the Depositor, regarding the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Depositor, substantially in the form of Exhibit D annexed hereto.

“Mortgage Loan Schedule”: As of any date, the list of Mortgage Loans included in REMIC I on such date, attached hereto as Schedule 1. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan:

	
            (i)
  	
            the Mortgage Loan identifying number;
  
	
            (ii)
  	
            [reserved];
  
	
            (iii)
  	
            the state and zip code of the Mortgaged Property;
  
	
            (iv)
  	
            a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied;
  
	
            (v)
  	
            the type of Residential Dwelling constituting the Mortgaged Property;
  
	
            (vi)
  	
            the original months to maturity;
  

 

 

 

 

	
            (vii)
  	
            the stated remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date based on the original amortization schedule;
  
	
            (viii)
  	
            the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
  
	
            (ix)
  	
            the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date;
  
	
            (x)
  	
            (A) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan and (B) if such date is not consistent with the Due Date currently in effect, such Due Date;
  
	
            (xi)
  	
            the stated maturity date;
  
	
            (xii)
  	
            the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination;
  
	
            (xiii)
  	
            the amount of the Monthly Payment due on the first Due Date after the Cut-off Date;
  
	
            (xiv)
  	
            the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance;
  
	
            (xv)
  	
            the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
  
	
            (xvi)
  	
            the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date;
  
	
            (xvii)
  	
            a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e., purchase financing, Rate/Term Refinancing, Cash-Out Refinancing);
  
	
            (xviii)
  	
            the Mortgage Rate;
  
	
            (xix)
  	
            a code indicating the documentation program (i.e., Full Documentation, Limited Documentation, Stated Income Documentation);
  
	
            (xx)
  	
            the risk grade;
  
	
            (xxi)
  	
            the Value of the Mortgaged Property;
  
	
            (xxii)
  	
            the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable;
  
	
            (xxiii)
  	
            the actual unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date;
  
	
            (xxiv)
  	
            the type and term of the related Prepayment Charge;
  
	
            (xxv)
  	
            the program code; and
  
	
            (xxvi)
  	
            the total amount of points and fees charged such Mortgage Loan.
  

 

 

 

The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate as of the Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans and (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be amended from time to time by the Depositor in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. With respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Cut-off Date shall refer to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan, determined in accordance with the definition of Cut-off Date herein.

“Mortgage Note”: The original executed note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.

“Mortgage Pool”: The pool of Mortgage Loans, identified on Schedule 1 and existing from time to time thereafter, and any REO Properties acquired in respect thereof.

“Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note, which rate shall remain constant at the rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that becomes an REO Property, as of any date of determination, the annual rate determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence as of the date such Mortgage Loan became an REO Property.

“Mortgaged Property”: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan, including any REO Property, consisting of an Estate in Real Property improved by a Residential Dwelling.

“Mortgagor”: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.

“Net Monthly Excess Cashflow”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii) the excess of (x) the Available Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (y) the sum for such Distribution Date of (A) the Senior Interest Distribution Amount payable to the holders of the Class A Certificates, (B) the Interest Distribution Amount payable to the holders of the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates, (C) any amounts paid to the Certificate Insurer from the Interest Remittance Amount and (D) the Principal Remittance Amount.

“Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Property) as of any date of determination, a per annum rate of interest equal to the then applicable Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan minus the Servicing Fee Rate.

“Net Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date over the Compensating Interest paid by the Servicer.

“Net WAC Pass-Through Rate”:  For any Distribution Date with respect to the Class A-1A Certificates, a per annum rate equal to the product of (x) the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans, weighted based on their Stated 

 

Principal Balances as of the first day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs minus the Certificate Insurer Premium Rate and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period.

For any Distribution Date with respect to the Fixed Rate Certificates, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans, weighted based on their Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs minus the Certificate Insurer Premium Rate.

For federal income tax purposes, the equivalent of the foregoing shall be expressed as the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rate on each REMIC I Regular Interest, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest.

 “Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account”: The account established and maintained pursuant to Section 3.28.

“Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount”: With respect to any Class of Class A Certificates, any Class of Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates and any Distribution Date, the sum of (A) the positive excess of (i) the amount of interest accrued on such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date at the related fixed rate or Formula Rate, as applicable, for such Distribution Date over (ii) the amount of interest accrued on such Class of Certificates at the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date and (B) the undistributed portion of any related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for previous Distribution Dates together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the related fixed rate or Formula Rate, as applicable, for such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date.

“New Lease”: Any lease of REO Property entered into on behalf of REMIC I, including any lease renewed or extended on behalf of REMIC I, if REMIC I has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.

“Nonrecoverable P&I Advance”: Any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed P&I Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related Late Collections, Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.

“Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance”: Any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed Servicing Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related Late Collections, Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.

“Non-United States Person”: Any Person other than a United States Person.

 

 

“Notional Amount”:  With respect to the Class CE Interest and any Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP) for such Distribution Date.

“Officers’ Certificate”: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a vice president (however denominated), and by the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries of the Servicer, the Originator, the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable.

“One-Month LIBOR”: With respect to the Floating Rate Certificates and for purposes of the Formula Rate, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, and any Interest Accrual Period therefor, the rate determined by the Trustee on the related Interest Determination Date on the basis of the offered rate for one-month U.S. dollar deposits, as such rate appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date; provided that if such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750, the rate for such date will be determined on the basis of the offered rates of the Reference Banks for one-month U.S. dollar deposits, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date. In such event, the Trustee will request the principal London office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If on such Interest Determination Date, two or
more Reference Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month LIBOR for the related Interest Accrual Period shall be the arithmetic mean of such offered quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16%). If on such Interest Determination Date, fewer than two Reference Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month LIBOR for the related Interest Accrual Period shall be the higher of (i) LIBOR as determined on the previous Interest Determination Date and (ii) the Reserve Interest Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, under the priorities described above, LIBOR for an Interest Determination Date would be based on LIBOR for the previous Interest Determination Date for the third consecutive Interest Determination Date, the Trustee, after consultation with the Depositor, shall select an alternative comparable index (over which the Trustee has no control), used for determining one-month Eurodollar lending rates that is calculated and published (or
otherwise made available) by an independent party.

“Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor or the Servicer, acceptable to the Trustee, except that any opinion of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, must be an opinion of Independent counsel.

“Original Mortgage Loan”: Any of the Mortgage Loans included in REMIC I as of the Closing Date.

“Originator”: New Century Mortgage Corporation, or its successor in interest.

“Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the Overcollateralization Target Amount applicable to such Distribution Date over (b) the Overcollateralized Amount applicable to such Distribution Date (calculated for this purpose only after assuming that 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount on such distribution date has been distributed).

 

 

“Overcollateralization Increase Amount”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (a) the Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount as of such Distribution Date (calculated for this purpose only after assuming that 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount on such distribution date has been distributed) and (b) the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest distributable on the Class CE Certificates on such Distribution Date as reduced by Realized Losses allocated thereto with respect to such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04.

“Overcollateralization Reduction Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Excess Overcollateralized Amount and (b) the Principal Remittance Amount.

“Overcollateralization Target Amount”:  With respect to any Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date, an amount equal to 0.80% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date; (b) on or after the Stepdown Date provided a Trigger Event is not in effect, the greater of (i) 1.60% of the then current aggregate outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (ii) $4,946,106.86; and (c) on or after the Stepdown Date and if a Trigger Event is in effect, the Overcollateralization Target Amount for the immediately preceding Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on and after any Distribution Date following the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates to zero, the
Overcollateralization Target Amount shall be zero.

“Overcollateralized Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties as of the last day of the related Due Period over (b) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class P Certificates after giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution Date.

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

“Parity Date” means the date, if any, on which the Mezzanine Certificates and Class B Certificates have been reduced to zero.

“Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to the Floating Rate Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.

With respect to the Fixed Rate Certificates, the lesser of (i) the fixed rate per annum set forth below and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date:

	
            
Class
 
 	
            
(1)
 
 	
            
(2)
 
 
	
            A-1F
 	
            4.359% per annum
 	
            4.859% per annum
 
	
            A-2
 	
            4.461% per annum
 	
            4.961% per annum
 
	
            A-3
 	
            4.532% per annum
 	
            5.032% per annum
 
	
            A-4
 	
            5.114% per annum
 	
            5.614% per annum
 
	
            A-4w
 	
            5.035% per annum
 	
            5.535% per annum
 

 

 

 

 

	
            A-5
 	
            5.387% per annum
 	
            5.887% per annum
 
	
            A-5w
 	
            5.288% per annum
 	
            5.788% per annum
 
	
            A-6
 	
            4.954% per annum
 	
            5.454% per annum
 
	
            M-1
 	
            5.294% per annum
 	
            5.794% per annum
 
	
            M-2
 	
            5.344% per annum
 	
            5.844% per annum
 
	
            M-3
 	
            5.492% per annum
 	
            5.992% per annum
 
	
            M-4
 	
            5.641% per annum
 	
            6.141% per annum
 
	
            M-5
 	
            5.700% per annum
 	
            6.200% per annum
 
	
            M-6
 	
            5.700% per annum
 	
            6.200% per annum
 
	
            M-7
 	
            5.700% per annum
 	
            6.200% per annum
 
	
            M-8
 	
            5.700% per annum
 	
            6.200% per annum
 
	
            M-9
 	
            5.700% per annum
 	
            6.200% per annum
 
	
            B-1
 	
            5.700% per annum
 	
            6.200% per annum
 
	
            B-2
 	
            5.700% per annum
 	
            6.200% per annum
 

_______________

	
            (1)
 	
            For the Interest Accrual Period for each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance  of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund is reduced to less than 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
	
            (2)
 	
            For each Interest Accrual Period thereafter.
 

 

With respect to the Class CE Interest and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is (x) the sum of (i) 100% of the interest on REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP and (ii) interest on the Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest listed in clause (y) at a rate equal to the related REMIC 1 Remittance Rate minus the Marker Rate and the denominator of which is (y) the aggregate Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interests I-LTAA, I-LTA1A, I-TLA1F, I-LTA2, I-LTA3, I-LTA4, I-LTA4W, I-LTA5, I-LTA5W, I-LTA6, I-LTM1, I-LTM2, I-LTM3, I-LTM4, I-LTM5, I-LTM6, I-LTM7, I-LTM8, I-LTM9, I-LTB1, I-LTB2 and I-LTZZ.

With respect to the Class CE Certificates, 100% of the interest distributable to the Class CE Interest, expressed as a per annum rate.

“Percentage Interest”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates), the undivided percentage ownership in such Class evidenced by such Certificate, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the initial Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount represented by such Certificate and the denominator of which is the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of all of the Certificates of such Class. The Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates are issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests corresponding to minimum initial Certificate Principal Balances of $25,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Class P Certificates are issuable only in Percentage Interests corresponding to initial Certificate Principal Balances of $20 and integral multiples
thereof. The Class CE Certificates are issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests corresponding to minimum initial Certificate Principal Balances of $25,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof; provided, however, that a single Certificate of each such Class of Certificates may be issued having a Percentage Interest corresponding to the remainder of the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of such Class or to an otherwise authorized denomination for such Class plus such remainder. With respect to any Residual Certificate, the undivided percentage ownership in such 

 

Class evidenced by such Certificate, as set forth on the face of such Certificate. The Residual Certificates are issuable in Percentage Interests of 20% and multiples thereof.

“Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates:

(i)         direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;

(ii)         demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any Depository Institution;

(iii)        repurchase obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above entered into with a Depository Institution (acting as principal);

(iv)        securities bearing interest or sold at a discount that are issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and that are rated by each Rating Agency that rates such securities in its highest long-term unsecured rating categories at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment;

(v)        commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than 30 days after the date of acquisition thereof) that is rated by each Rating Agency that rates such securities in its highest short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time of such investment;

(vi)        units of money market funds that have been rated “AAAm” or “AAAm-G” by S&P; and

(vii)       if previously confirmed in writing to the Trustee, any other demand, money market or time deposit, or any other obligation, security or investment, as may be acceptable to the Rating Agencies as a permitted investment of funds backing securities having ratings equivalent to its highest initial rating of the Class A Certificates;

provided, however, that no instrument described hereunder shall evidence either the right to receive (a) only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or (b) both principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest and principal payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of the underlying obligations.

“Permitted Transferee”: Any Transferee of a Residual Certificate other than a Disqualified Organization or Non-United States Person.

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

 

 

“P&I Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance made by the Servicer in respect of any Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.03.

“Plan”: Any employee benefit plan or certain other retirement plans and arrangements, including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Keogh plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company general or separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are invested, that are subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

“Policy”:  The Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy No. 51660-N issued by the  Certificate Insurer in respect of the Insured Certificates, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

“Policy Payments Account”: The account created and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.02 hereof, which shall be entitled “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Class A-4w and Class A-5w.”  The Policy Payments Account must be an Eligible Account.

“Prepayment Assumption”: As set forth in the Prospectus Supplement.

“Prepayment Charge”: With respect to any Prepayment Period, any prepayment premium, penalty or charge payable by a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note (other than any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount).

“Prepayment Charge Schedule”: As of any date, the list of Prepayment Charges on the Mortgage Loans included in REMIC I on such date, attached hereto as Schedule 2 (including the Prepayment Charge Summary attached thereto). The Prepayment Charge Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to each related Mortgage Loan:

	
            (i)
  	
            the Mortgage Loan identifying number;
  
	
            (ii)
  	
            a code indicating the type of Prepayment Charge;
  
	
            (iii)
  	
            the state of origination of the related Mortgage Loan;
  
	
            (iv)
  	
            the date on which the first monthly payment was due on the related Mortgage Loan;
  
	
            (v)
  	
            the term of the related Mortgage Loan; and
  
	
            (vi)
  	
            the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date.
  

The Prepayment Charge Schedule shall be amended from time to time by the Depositor in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

 

“Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was during the related Prepayment Period the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full or in part that was applied by the Servicer to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such loan on a date preceding the Due Date in the succeeding Prepayment Period, an amount equal to one month’s interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate less any payments made by the Mortgagor. The obligations of the Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall are set forth in Section 3.24.

“Prepayment Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

“Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment on the Mortgage Loans due during the related Due Period, whether or not received on or prior to the related Determination Date; (ii) the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that was purchased during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 9.01 and the amount of any shortfall deposited in the Collection Account in connection with the substitution of a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03 during the related Prepayment Period; (iii) the principal portion of all other unscheduled collections (including, without limitation, Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Principal Amortization) received during the related Prepayment Period, net of
any portion thereof that represents a recovery of principal for which an advance was made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date; and (iv) the amount of any Overcollateralization Increase Amount for such Distribution Date minus (v) the amount of any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date.

“Principal Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing the full amount of scheduled interest due on any Due Date in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.

“Principal Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the amounts set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of the definition of Principal Distribution Amount.

“Prospectus Supplement”:  That certain Prospectus Supplement dated June 24, 2005 relating to the public offering of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates.

“Purchase Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property to be purchased pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c), Section 3.16(e) or Section 9.01, and as confirmed by an Officers’ Certificate from the Servicer to the Trustee, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the Stated Principal Balance thereof as of the date of purchase (or such other price as provided in Section 9.01), (ii) in the case of (x) a Mortgage Loan, accrued interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time from the Due Date as to which interest was last covered by a payment by the Mortgagor or an advance by the Servicer, which payment or advance had as of the date of purchase been distributed pursuant to Section 4.01, through the end of the calendar month in which the purchase is to be effected and (y) an REO Property,
the sum of (1) accrued interest on 

 

such Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time from the Due Date as to which interest was last covered by a payment by the Mortgagor or an advance by the Servicer through the end of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired, plus (2) REO Imputed Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending with the calendar month in which such purchase is to be effected, net of the total of all net rental income, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and P&I Advances that as of the date of purchase had been distributed as or to cover REO Imputed Interest pursuant to Section 4.01, (iii) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and P&I Advances (including Nonrecoverable P&I Advances and Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances)
and any unpaid Servicing Fees allocable to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property, (iv) any amounts previously withdrawn from the Collection Account in respect of such Mortgage Loan or REO Property pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ix) and Section 3.16(b), and (v) in the case of a Mortgage Loan required to be purchased pursuant to Section 2.03, expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Servicer or the Trustee in respect of the breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation including any costs and damages incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation by such loan of any predatory or abusive lending law.

“Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A mortgage loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs, (ii) have a Mortgage Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) have the same Due Date as the Due Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of
substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vi) have a risk grading determined by the Originator at least equal to the risk grading assigned on the Deleted Mortgage Loan and (vii) conform to each representation and warranty set forth in Section 6 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement applicable to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event that one or more mortgage loans are substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate principal balances, the Mortgage Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Rates, the terms described in clause (iii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining term to maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (v) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the risk gradings described in clause (vi)
hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the extent otherwise provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties described in clause (vii) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be.

“Rate/Term Refinancing”: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the proceeds of which are not more than a nominal amount in excess of the existing first mortgage loan and any subordinate mortgage loan on the related Mortgaged Property and related closing costs, and were used exclusively (except for such nominal amount) to satisfy the then existing first mortgage 

 

loan and any subordinate mortgage loan of the Mortgagor on the related Mortgaged Property and to pay related closing costs.

“Rating Agency or Rating Agencies”: Fitch and S&P or their successors. If such agencies or their successors are no longer in existence, “Rating Agencies” shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating agencies, or other comparable Persons, designated by the Depositor (and if rating the Insured Certificates, consented to in writing by the Certificate Insurer), notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee and the Servicer.

“Realized Loss”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which a Final Recovery Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the commencement of the calendar month in which the Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (ii) accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor through the end of the calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, calculated in the case of each calendar month during such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was then accruing on such Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) any amounts previously withdrawn from the
Collection Account in respect of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ix) and Section 3.16(b), minus (iv) the proceeds, if any, received in respect of such Mortgage Loan during the calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, net of amounts that are payable therefrom to the Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(iii).

With respect to any REO Property as to which a Final Recovery Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date of acquisition of such REO Property on behalf of REMIC I, plus (ii) accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor in respect of the related Mortgage Loan through the end of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired, calculated in the case of each calendar month during such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was then accruing on the related Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) REO Imputed
Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending with the calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (iv) any amounts previously withdrawn from the Collection Account in respect of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ix) and Section 3.16(b), minus (v) the aggregate of all P&I Advances and Servicing Advances (in the case of Servicing Advances, without duplication of amounts netted out of the rental income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds described in clause (vi) below) made by the Servicer in respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan for which the Servicer has been or, in connection with such Final Recovery Determination, will be reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.23 out of rental income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of such REO Property, minus (vi) the total of all net rental income,
Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of such REO Property that has been, or in connection with such Final Recovery Determination, will be transferred to the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.23.

 

 

With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a Deficient Valuation, the difference between the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan outstanding immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation and the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient Valuation.

With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a Debt Service Reduction, the portion, if any, of the reduction in each affected Monthly Payment attributable to a reduction in the Mortgage Rate imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Each such Realized Loss shall be deemed to have been incurred on the Due Date for each affected Monthly Payment.

If the Servicer receives Subsequent Recoveries with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of the Realized Loss with respect to that Mortgage Loan will be reduced to the extent such recoveries are applied to principal distributions on any Distribution Date.

“Record Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date and any Floating Rate Certificate, the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date. With respect to each Distribution Date and any Fixed Rate Certificate, or any other Certificates, including any Definitive Certificates, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

“Reference Banks”: Deutsche Bank AG, Barclay’s Bank PLC, The Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank and National Westminster Bank PLC and their successors in interest; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing banks are not suitable to serve as a Reference Bank, then any leading banks selected by the Trustee, after consultation with the Depositor, which are engaged in transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market (i) with an established place of business in London and (ii) not controlling, under the control of or under common control with the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof.

“Refinanced Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were not used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property.

“Regular Certificate”: Any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate, Class B Certificate, Class CE Certificate or Class P Certificate.

“Regular Interest”: A “regular interest” in a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.

“Reimbursement Amount”:  As to any Distribution Date, (i) all claims paid by the Certificate Insurer under the Policy, but for which the Certificate Insurer has not been reimbursed prior to such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01, plus (ii) interest accrued on such unreimbursed claims (not previously repaid), calculated at the related Pass-Through Rate from the date the claim was paid to the Distribution Date.

“Relief Act”: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or similar state laws.

 

 

“Relief Act Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest collectible on such Mortgage Loan for the most recently ended 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.

“REMIC I”: The segregated pool of assets subject hereto, constituting the primary trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, with respect to which a REMIC election is to be made, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans and Prepayment Charges as from time to time are subject to this Agreement, together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto, and together with all collections thereon and proceeds thereof; (ii) any REO Property, together with all collections thereon and proceeds thereof; (iii) the Trustee’s rights with respect to the Mortgage Loans under all insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof; (iv) the Depositor’s rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (including any security interest created thereby); and (v) the Collection Account (other than any amounts representing any Servicer
Prepayment Charge Payment Amount), the Distribution Account (other than any amounts representing any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount) and any REO Account, and such assets that are deposited therein from time to time and any investments thereof, together with any and all income, proceeds and payments with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, REMIC I specifically excludes the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, the Cap Contract, all payments and other collections of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date and all Prepayment Charges payable in connection with Principal Prepayments made before the Cut-off Date.

“REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount (subject to adjustment based on the actual number of days elapsed in the respective Interest Accrual Period for the indicated Regular Interests for such Distribution Date) equal to (a) the product of (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then outstanding and (ii) the REMIC I Remittance Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA minus the Marker Rate, divided by (b) 12.

“REMIC I Overcollateralization Target Amount”: 1.00% of the Overcollateralization Target Amount.

“REMIC I Overcollateralization Amount”: With respect to any date of determination, (i) 1.00% of the aggregate Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests minus (ii) the aggregate Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1F, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTB2 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP, in each case as of such date of determination.

 

 

 “REMIC I Principal Loss Allocation Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then outstanding and (ii) 1 minus a fraction, the numerator of which is two times the aggregate Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1F, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8,
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2 and the denominator of which is the aggregate Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1F, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ.

“REMIC I Regular Interest”:  Any of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a “regular interest” in REMIC I. Each REMIC I Regular Interest shall accrue interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto. The REMIC I Regular Interests are as follows:  REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1F, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5W, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTA6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP.

“REMIC I Remittance Rate”:  For any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.

“REMIC II”:  The segregated pool of assets consisting of all of the REMIC I Regular Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of the Class R-II Interest pursuant to Section 2.08, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

 

 

“REMIC III”:  The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class CE Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of the Class R-III Interest pursuant to Section 2.08, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

“REMIC IV”:  The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Class P Interest conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of the Class R-IV Interest pursuant to Section 2.08, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

“REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Section 860A through 860G 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.

“REMIC Regular Interests”:  The REMIC I Regular Interests, the Class CE Interest and the Class P Interest.

“Remittance Report”: A report in form and substance acceptable to the Trustee on a magnetic disk or tape prepared by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03 with such additions, deletions and modifications as agreed to by the Trustee and the Servicer.

“Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code as being included in the term “rents from real property.”

“REO Account”: The account or accounts maintained, or caused to be maintained, by the Servicer in respect of an REO Property pursuant to Section 3.23.

“REO Disposition”: The sale or other disposition of an REO Property on behalf of REMIC I.

“REO Imputed Interest”: As to any REO Property, for any calendar month during which such REO Property was at any time part of REMIC I, one month’s interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such REO Property (or, in the case of the first such calendar month, of the related Mortgage Loan, if appropriate) as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such calendar month.

“REO Principal Amortization”: With respect to any REO Property, for any calendar month, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of such REO Property during such calendar month, whether in the form of rental income, sale proceeds (including, without limitation, that portion of the Termination Price paid in connection with a purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 9.01 that is allocable to such REO Property) or otherwise, net of any portion of such amounts (i) payable pursuant to Section 3.23(c) in respect of the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property or (ii) payable or reimbursable to the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.23(d) for unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of the related Mortgage Loan and unreimbursed Servicing 

 

Advances and P&I Advances in respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan, over (b) the REO Imputed Interest in respect of such REO Property for such calendar month.

“REO Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of REMIC I through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section 3.23.

“Request for Release”: A release signed by a Servicing Officer, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.

“Reserve Interest Rate”: With respect to any Interest Determination Date, the rate per annum that the Trustee determines to be either (i) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16%) of the one-month U.S. dollar lending rates which New York City banks selected by the Trustee, after consultation with the Depositor, are quoting on the relevant Interest Determination Date to the principal London offices of leading banks in the London interbank market or (ii) in the event that the Trustee can determine no such arithmetic mean, the lowest one-month U.S. dollar lending rate which New York City banks selected by the Trustee, after consultation with the Depositor, are quoting on such Interest Determination Date to leading European banks.

“Residential Dwelling”: Any one of the following: (i) an attached, detached or semi-detached one-family dwelling, (ii) an attached, detached or semi-detached two-to four-family dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a Fannie Mae eligible condominium project, or (iv) an attached, detached or semi-detached one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a co-operative or mobile home (as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 5402(6)).

“Residual Certificate”: The Class R Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates.

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

“Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to the Trustee, any vice president, managing director, director, any assistant vice president, the Secretary, any assistant secretary, the Treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any associate, any trust officer or assistant trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee having direct responsibility over this Agreement or otherwise engaged in performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and, with respect to a particular matter, to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

“Rolling Three Month Delinquency Rate”:  With respect to any date of determination, the sum of the Delinquency Rates for the previous three calendar months divided by 3 (or 1 or 2, in the case of the first or second Distribution Dates, respectively).

“S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or its successor in interest.

“Seller”: NC Capital Corporation, or its successor in interest, in its capacity as seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

 

“Senior Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date for the Class A Certificates and (ii) the Interest Carry Forward Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date for the Class A Certificates.

“Senior Principal Distribution Amount”:   With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 78.70% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period minus $4,946,106.86.

“Servicer”: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, or any successor Servicer appointed as herein provided, in its capacity as Servicer hereunder.

“Servicer Event of Default”: One or more of the events described in Section 7.01.

“Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”: The amounts payable by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to Section 2.05.

“Servicer Remittance Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, by 5:00 p.m. New York time on the Business Day preceding the related Distribution Date.

“Servicing Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.09.

“Servicing Advances”: The reasonable “out-of-pocket” costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event by the  Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including but not limited to foreclosures, in respect of a particular Mortgage Loan, (iii) the management (including reasonable fees in connection therewith) and liquidation of any REO Property and (iv) the performance of its obligations under Section 3.01, Section 3.09, Section 3.14, Section 3.16 and Section 3.23. The Servicer shall not be required to make any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.

“Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and for any calendar month, an amount equal to the Servicing Fee Rate accrued for one month (or in the event of any payment of interest which accompanies a Principal Prepayment in full or in part made by the Mortgagor during such calendar month, interest for the number of days covered by such payment of interest) on the same principal amount on which interest on such Mortgage Loan accrues for such calendar month, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. A portion of such Servicing Fee may be retained by any Sub-Servicer as its servicing compensation.

“Servicing Fee Rate”: 0.50% per annum.

 

 

“Servicing Officer”: Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of Mortgage Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of Servicing Officers furnished by the Servicer to the Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificate Insurer on the Closing Date, as such list may from time to time be amended.

“Single Certificate”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than the Class P Certificates and the Residual Certificates), a hypothetical Certificate of such Class evidencing a Percentage Interest for such Class corresponding to an initial Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of $1,000. With respect to the Class P Certificates and the Residual Certificates, a hypothetical Certificate of such Class evidencing a 100% Percentage Interest in such Class.

“Startup Day”: With respect to each Trust REMIC, the day designated as such pursuant to Section 10.01(b) hereof.

“Stated Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan: (a) as of any date of determination up to but not including the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan would be distributed, the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date, as shown in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due on a Due Date subsequent to the Cut-off Date, to the extent received from the Mortgagor or advanced by the Servicer and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received after the Cut-off Date, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination, (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds applied by the Servicer as recoveries of
principal in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.16, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination, and (iv) any Realized Loss incurred with respect thereto as a result of a Deficient Valuation made during or prior to the Prepayment Period for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination; and (b) as of any date of determination coinciding with or subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan would be distributed, zero. With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of any date of determination up to but not including the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would be distributed, an amount (not less than zero) equal to the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date on which such REO Property was acquired on behalf of REMIC
I, minus the sum of (i) if such REO Property was acquired before the Distribution Date in any calendar month, the principal portion of the Monthly Payment due on the Due Date in the calendar month of acquisition, to the extent advanced by the Servicer and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination, and (ii) the aggregate amount of REO Principal Amortization in respect of such REO Property for all previously ended calendar months, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination; and (b) as of any date of determination coinciding with or subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would be distributed, zero.

“Stepdown Date”:  The earlier to occur of (i) the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates has been reduced to zero and (ii) the later to occur of (a) the Distribution Date occurring in July 2008 and (b) the first 

 

Distribution Date on which the Credit Enhancement Percentage (calculated for this purpose only after taking into account distributions of principal on the Mortgage Loans but prior to any distribution of the Principal Distribution Amount on the Certificates then entitled to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date) is equal to or greater than 21.30%.

“Sub-Servicer”: Any Person with which the Servicer has entered into a Sub-Servicing Agreement and which meets the qualifications of a Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02.

“Sub-Servicing Account”: An account established by a Sub-Servicer which meets the requirements set forth in Section 3.08 and is otherwise acceptable to the Servicer.

“Sub-Servicing Agreement”: The written contract between the Servicer and a Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of certain Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.02.

“Subsequent Recoveries”:  As of any Distribution Date, amounts received by the Servicer (net of any related expenses permitted to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.11) specifically related to a Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a liquidation or an REO Disposition prior to the related Prepayment Period that resulted in a Realized Loss.

“Substitution Shortfall Amount”: As defined in Section 2.03(b).

“Tax Returns”: The federal income tax return on Internal Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed on behalf of the Trust Fund due to the classification of portions thereof as REMICs under the REMIC Provisions, together with any and all other information reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal, state or local tax laws.

“Telerate Page 3750”: The display designated as page “3750” on the Dow Jones Telerate Capital Markets Report (or such other page as may replace page 3750 on that report for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of major banks).

“Termination Price”: As defined in Section 9.01.

“Terminator”: As defined in Section 9.01.

“Transfer”: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

“Transferee”: Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

“Transferor”: Any Person who is disposing by Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

 

“Trigger Event”: A Trigger Event is in effect with respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date if:

(a)        the Rolling Three Month Delinquency Rate exceeds 60.00% of the Credit Enhancement Percentage for the prior Distribution Date; or

(b)        the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred since the Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Due Period (reduced by the aggregate amount of Subsequent Recoveries received since the Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Due Period) divided by aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date exceeds the applicable percentages set forth below with respect to such Distribution Date:

 

	
            
Distribution Date Occurring In
 
 	
            
Percentage
 
 
	
            July 2008 through June 2009
 	
            2.50%
 
	
            July 2009 through June 2010
 	
            3.25%
 
	
            July 2010 through June 2011
 	
            3.75%
 
	
            July 2011 and thereafter
 	
            4.00%
 

 

“Trust Fund”: Collectively, all of the assets of the Trust REMICs, and the other assets conveyed by the Depositor to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01.

“Trust REMIC”: Any of REMIC I or REMIC II.

“Trustee”: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein.

“Trustee Fee”: The amount payable to the Trustee on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.05 as compensation for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trust hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Trustee hereunder, which amount shall equal the Trustee Fee Rate accrued for one month on the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties as of the first day of the related Due Period (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

“Trustee Fee Rate”: 0.0027% per annum.

“Uncertificated Balance”: The amount of any REMIC Regular Interest outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date, the Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest shall equal the amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial uncertificated balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest shall be reduced by all distributions of principal made on such REMIC Regular Interest on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 and, if and to the extent necessary and appropriate, shall be further reduced on such Distribution Date by Realized Losses as provided in Section 4.04. The Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ shall be increased by interest deferrals as provided in Section 4.01(a)(1)(i). The Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest shall never be
less than zero.

 

 

“Uncertificated Interest”:  With respect to any REMIC I Regular Interest for any Distribution Date, one month’s interest at the REMIC I Remittance Rate applicable to such REMIC I Regular Interest for such Distribution Date, accrued on the Uncertificated Balance thereof immediately prior to such Distribution Date. Uncertificated Interest in respect of any REMIC I Regular Interest shall accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any REMIC I Regular Interest, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date to the extent not covered by payments pursuant to Section 3.24 and (b) the aggregate amount of any Relief Act Interest Shortfall, if any allocated, in each case, to such REMIC I Regular
Interest pursuant to Section 1.02. In addition, Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any REMIC I Regular Interest shall be reduced by Realized Losses, if any, allocated to such REMIC I Regular Interest pursuant to Section 1.02 and Section 4.04.

“Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to a Mortgaged Property such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.14.

“United States Person”:  A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, 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, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia (except in the case of a partnership, to the extent provided in Treasury regulations) provided that, for purposes solely of the restrictions on the transfer of Residual Certificates, no partnership or other entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes shall be treated as a United States Person unless all persons that own an interest in such partnership either directly or through any entity that is not a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes are required by the applicable operative agreement to be United States Persons,
or an estate the income of which from sources without the United States is includible in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. The term “United States” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

“Value”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (i) the lesser of (a) the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the Originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and (b) the value thereof as determined by a review appraisal conducted by the Originator in accordance with the Originator’s underwriting guidelines, and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan; provided, however, (A) in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the lesser of (1) the value determined by an appraisal made for the Originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an
appraiser who met the minimum requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and (2) the value thereof as determined by a review appraisal conducted by the Originator in accordance with the Originator’s underwriting guidelines, and (B) in the case of a Mortgage Loan originated in connection with a 

 

“lease-option purchase,” such value of the Mortgaged Property is based on the lower of the value determined by an appraisal made for the Originator of such Mortgage Loan at the time of origination or the sale price of such Mortgaged Property if the “lease option purchase price” was set less than 12 months prior to origination, and is based on the value determined by an appraisal made for the Originator of such Mortgage Loan at the time of origination if the “lease option purchase price” was set 12 months or more prior to origination.

“Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. With respect to any date of determination, 98% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among the Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class CE Certificates in proportion to the then outstanding Certificate Principal Balances of their respective Certificates, 1% of all Voting Rights will be allocated to the Holders of the Class P Certificates and 1% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among the Holders of the Residual Certificates. The Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates shall be allocated among Holders of each such Class in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests as of the most recent Record Date.

	
            SECTION 1.02.
 	
            Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.
 

For purposes of calculating the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest and the amount of the Interest Distribution Amount for the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class CE Certificates for any Distribution Date, (1) the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24) and any Relief Act Interest Shortfall incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first, among the Class CE Certificates on a pro rata basis based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the respective Notional Amount of each such Certificate and, thereafter, among the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates on a
pro rata basis based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the respective Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of each such Certificate and (2) the aggregate amount of any Realized Losses and Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts incurred for any Distribution Date shall be allocated among the Class CE Certificates on a pro rata basis based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the respective Notional Amount of each such Certificate.

For purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Interest for the REMIC I Regular Interests for any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24) and the aggregate amount of any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated among REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1F, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-

 

LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ  pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective REMIC I Remittance Rate on the respective Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest.

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;

ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

	
            SECTION 2.01.
 	
            Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans.
 

The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee without recourse, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, all the right, title and interest of the Depositor, including any security interest therein for the benefit of the Depositor, in and to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the rights of the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and all other assets included or to be included in REMIC I. Such assignment includes all interest and principal received by the Depositor or the Servicer on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than payments of principal and interest due on such Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date). The Depositor herewith delivers to the Trustee an executed copy of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

The Depositor hereby directs the Trustee to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Cap Contract on the Closing Date and thereafter on behalf of the Holders of the Floating Rate Certificates. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Holders of the Floating Rate Certificates by their acceptance of such Certificates acknowledge and agree that the Trustee shall execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Cap Contract and shall do so solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust Fund and not in its individual capacity.

In connection with such transfer and assignment, the Depositor, does hereby deliver to, and deposit with the Trustee the following documents or instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan so transferred and assigned (in each case, a “Mortgage File”) :

(i)         the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in blank or in the following form “Pay to the order of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee under the applicable agreement, without recourse,” with all prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee;

(ii)         the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, and the original recorded power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, with evidence of recording thereon;

	
            (iii)
 	
            an original Assignment in blank;
 

(iv)        the original recorded Assignment or Assignments showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator to the Person assigning the Mortgage to the Trustee as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (iii);

(v)        the original or copies of each assumption, modification or substitution agreement, if any; and

 

 

(vi)        the original lender’s title insurance policy or, if the original title policy has not been issued, the irrevocable commitment to issue the same.

With respect to a maximum of approximately 2.0% of the Original Mortgage Loans, by outstanding principal balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, if any original Mortgage Note referred to in Section 2.01(i) above cannot be located, the obligations of the Depositor to deliver such documents shall be deemed to be satisfied upon delivery to the Trustee of a photocopy of such Mortgage Note, if available, with a lost note affidavit substantially in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto. If any of the original Mortgage Notes for which a lost note affidavit was delivered to the Trustee is subsequently located, such original Mortgage Note shall be delivered to the Trustee within three Business Days.

If any of the documents referred to in Sections 2.01(ii), (iii) or (iv) above has, as of the Closing Date, been submitted for recording but either (x) has not been returned from the applicable public recording office or (y) has been lost or such public recording office has retained the original of such document, the obligations of the Depositor to deliver such documents shall be deemed to be satisfied upon (1) delivery to the Trustee of a copy of each such document certified by the Originator in the case of (x) above or the applicable public recording office in the case of (y) above to be a true and complete copy of the original that was submitted for recording and (2) if such copy is certified by the Originator, delivery to the Trustee promptly upon receipt thereof of either the original or a copy of such document certified by the applicable public recording office to be a true and
complete copy of the original. Notice shall be provided to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies by the Depositor if delivery pursuant to clause (2) above will be made more than 180 days after the Closing Date. If the original lender’s title insurance policy was not delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(vi) above, the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee, promptly after receipt thereof, the original lender’s title insurance policy. The Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee promptly upon receipt thereof any other original documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File received with respect to any Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to, any original documents evidencing an assumption or modification of any Mortgage Loan.

The Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to promptly (within sixty Business Days following the later of the Closing Date and the date of receipt by the Seller of the recording information for a Mortgage, but in no event later than ninety days following the Closing Date) submit or cause to be submitted for recording, at no expense to the Trust Fund, the Trustee or the Depositor, in the appropriate public office for real property records, each Assignment referred to in Sections 2.01(iii) and (iv) above and the Depositor shall execute each original Assignment or cause each original Assignment to be executed in the following form: “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee under the applicable agreement.” In the event that any such Assignment is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Seller shall
promptly prepare or cause to be prepared a substitute Assignment or cure or cause to be cured such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded. If the Seller is unable to pay the cost of recording the Assignments, such expense will be paid by the Trustee and shall be reimbursable to the Trustee as an Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be responsible for determining whether any Assignment delivered by the Depositor hereunder is in recordable form.

 

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for administrative convenience and facilitation of servicing and to reduce closing costs, the Assignments shall not be required to be submitted for recording (except with respect to any Mortgage Loan located in Maryland) unless the Trustee or the Depositor receives notice that such failure to record would result in a withdrawal or a downgrading by any Rating Agency of the rating on any Class of Certificates (which, in the case of the Insured Certificates, shall be without regard to the Policy); provided, however, the Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to submit or cause to be submitted each Assignment for recording (at the expense of the Seller) in the manner described above, at no expense to the
Trust Fund or the Trustee, upon the earliest to occur of:  (i) reasonable direction by Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights, (ii) the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Termination, (iii) the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating to the Servicer, (iv) the occurrence of a servicing transfer as described in Section 7.02 hereof, (v) with respect to any one Assignment, the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage and (vi) any Mortgage Loan that is 90 days or more Delinquent. Upon receipt of written notice by the Trustee from the Servicer that recording of the Assignments is required pursuant to one or more of the conditions set forth in the preceding sentence, the Depositor shall be required to deliver such Assignments or shall cause such Assignments to be delivered within 30 days following receipt of such notice.

All original documents relating to the Mortgage Loans that are not delivered to the Trustee are and shall be held by or on behalf of the Seller, the Depositor or the Servicer, as the case may be, in trust for the benefit of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders. In the event that any such original document is required pursuant to the terms of this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File, such document shall be delivered promptly to the Trustee. Any such original document delivered to or held by the Depositor that is not required pursuant to the terms of this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File, shall be delivered promptly to the Servicer.

The parties hereto understand and agree that it is not intended that any Mortgage Loan be included in the Trust that is a high-cost home loan as defined by the Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or any other applicable predatory or abusive lending laws.

	
            SECTION 2.02.
 	
            Acceptance of REMIC I by Trustee.
 

The Trustee acknowledges receipt, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01 and subject to any exceptions noted on the exception report described in the next paragraph below, of the documents referred to in Section 2.01 (other than such documents described in Section 2.01(v)) above and all other assets included in the definition of “REMIC I” under clauses (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) (to the extent of amounts deposited into the Distribution Account) and declares that it holds and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered to it constituting a Mortgage File, and that it holds or will hold all such assets and such other assets included in the definition of “REMIC I” in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders.

The Trustee agrees, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to review each Mortgage File on or before the Closing Date and to certify in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 that, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in the exception report annexed thereto as 

 

not being covered by such certification), (i) all documents constituting part of such Mortgage File (other than such documents described in Section 2.01(v)) required to be delivered to it pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and appear regular on their face and relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on its examination and only as to the foregoing, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule that corresponds to items (i) through (iii), (vi), (xi), (xii), (xv) and (xviii) (solely as of origination) of the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File. It is herein acknowledged that, in conducting such review, the Trustee was under no duty or obligation (i) to inspect, review or examine any such documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine whether
they are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or whether they have actually been recorded or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face or (ii) to determine whether any Mortgage File should include any of the documents specified in clause (v) of Section 2.01.

Prior to the first anniversary date of this Agreement the Trustee shall deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Certificate Insurer a final certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C-2 evidencing the completeness of the Mortgage Files, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon, and the Servicer shall forward a copy thereof to any Sub-Servicer.

If in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files and making or preparing, as the case may be, the certifications referred to above, the Trustee finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be missing or defective in any material respect, at the conclusion of its review the Trustee shall so notify the Depositor, the Servicer and the Certificate Insurer. In addition, upon the discovery by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee of a breach of any of the representations and warranties made by the Seller in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects such Mortgage Loan or the interests of the related Certificateholders in such Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties and the Certificate Insurer.

The Trustee shall, at the written request and expense of any Certificateholder or the Certificate Insurer, provide a written report to such Certificateholder or the Certificate Insurer of all Mortgage Files released to the Servicer for servicing purposes.

		
SECTION 2.03.
	
            Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the Seller.

(a)        Upon discovery or receipt of notice of any materially defective document in, or that a document is missing from, a Mortgage File or of the breach by the Seller of any representation, warranty or covenant under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan that materially adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the Trustee shall promptly notify the Seller, the Servicer and the Certificate Insurer of such defect, missing document or breach and request that the Seller deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach within 60 days from the date the Seller was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Seller does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the
Servicer, to the extent it is not the Seller or an Affiliate of the Seller, and otherwise the Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement 

 

to repurchase such Mortgage Loan from REMIC I at the Purchase Price within 90 days after the date on which the Seller was notified (subject to Section 2.03(c)) of such missing document, defect or breach, if and to the extent that the Seller is obligated to do so under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be remitted to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account and the Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Seller the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in the Seller any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. The Trustee shall not have any further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File. In lieu of
repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, if so provided in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Seller may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from REMIC I (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.03(b). It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee and the Certificateholders. The Trustee will be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation under this Section 2.03  pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(viii).

With respect to the representations and warranties made by the Seller in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any breach of any such representation or warranty by the Seller unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office obtains actual knowledge of such breach or the Trustee receives written notice of such breach from the Depositor, the Servicer or the Certificateholders.

(b)        Any substitution of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.03(a) must be effected prior to the date which is two years after the Startup Day for REMIC I.

As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by the Seller delivering to the Trustee, for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, as are required by Section 2.01, together with an Officers’ Certificate providing that each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Shortfall Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The Trustee shall acknowledge receipt for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and, within ten Business Days thereafter, shall review such documents as specified in Section 2.02 and deliver to the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Certificate Insurer, with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the Trustee shall deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Certificate Insurer a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution are not part of REMIC I and will be retained by the 

 

Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders will reflect the Monthly Payment due on such Deleted Mortgage Loan on or before the Due Date in the month of substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Depositor shall give or cause to be given written notice to the Certificateholders that such substitution has taken place, 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 Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and shall deliver a copy of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee. Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall constitute part of the Mortgage Pool and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and
the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, all applicable representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

For any month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Servicer will determine the amount (the “Substitution Shortfall Amount”), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate of, as to each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance thereof as of the date of substitution, together with one month’s interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate, plus all outstanding P&I Advances and Servicing Advances (including Nonrecoverable P&I Advances and Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) related thereto. On the date of such substitution, the Seller will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account an amount equal to the Substitution Shortfall
Amount, if any, and the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Seller the related Mortgage File or Files and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto.

In addition, the Seller shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution will not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on any Trust REMIC, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on “prohibited transactions” under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on “contributions after the startup date” under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (b) any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding.

(c)     Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Insurer 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 within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the Seller shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.03(b), substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.03(a). The Trustee shall reconvey to the Seller 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.

 

 

	
            SECTION 2.04.
 	
            Reserved.
 	
             

	
            SECTION 2.05.
 	
            Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer.
 

The Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to the Depositor that as of the Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:

(i)         The Servicer is a limited partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Texas 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 and to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(ii)         The Servicer has the full power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Depositor and the Trustee, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity;

(iii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Servicer, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer hereunder, the consummation by the Servicer of any other of the transactions herein contemplated, 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 breach of any term or provision of the formation documents of the Servicer or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which it may be bound, or 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 a party to, bound by, or in breach or violation of any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which materially and adversely affects or, to the Servicer’s knowledge, would in the future materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (y) the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer taken as a whole;

(iv)        The Servicer is a HUD approved servicer. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, that would make the Servicer 

 

unable to comply with HUD eligibility requirements or that would require notification to HUD;

(v)        The Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant made by it and contained in this Agreement;

(vi)        No litigation is pending 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 hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof;

(vii)       There are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it of, the Servicer before any court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Servicer of its obligations under, or validity or enforceability of, this Agreement;

(viii)      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 by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

(ix)        The Servicer will not waive any Prepayment Charge unless it is waived in accordance with the standard set forth in Section 3.01; and

(x)        The Servicer has fully furnished and will continue to fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company or their successors on a monthly basis.

It is understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Section 2.05 shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificateholders. Upon discovery by any of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Insurer of a breach of any of the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants which materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan or the interests therein of the Certificateholders, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than two Business Days following such discovery) to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer. Subject to Section 7.01, unless such breach shall not be susceptible of cure within 90 days, the obligation of the Servicer set forth in this Section 2.05 to cure
breaches shall constitute the sole remedy against the Servicer available to the Certificateholders, the Depositor and the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders respecting a breach of the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section 2.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, within 90 days of the earlier of discovery by the Servicer or receipt of notice by the Servicer of the breach of the representation or covenant of 

 

the Servicer set forth in Section 2.05(ix) above, which breach materially and adversely affects the interests of the Holders of the Class P Certificates in any Prepayment Charge, the Servicer must pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be deemed to be paid outside of the Trust Fund.

		
SECTION 2.06.
	
            Issuance of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-I Interest.

The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and the delivery to it of the Mortgage Files, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, together with the assignment to it of all other assets included in REMIC I, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery and in exchange therefor, the Trustee, pursuant to the written request of the Depositor executed by an officer of the Depositor, has executed, authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-I Interest) in authorized denominations. The interests evidenced by the Class R-I Interest, together with the REMIC I Regular Interests, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC I. The rights of the Class R-I Interest and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interest) to
receive distributions from the proceeds of REMIC I in respect of the Class R-I Interest and the REMIC I Regular Interests, and all ownership interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R-I Interest and the REMIC I Regular Interests, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

		
SECTION 2.07.
	
            Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance of REMIC II by the Trustee.

The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee, without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the REMIC I Regular Interests for the benefit of the Class R Certificateholders and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests). The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC I Regular Interests and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Class R Certificateholders and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests). The rights of the Class R Certificateholders and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests) to receive distributions from the proceeds of REMIC II in respect of the Class R Certificates and REMIC II Certificates, respectively, and all ownership interests
evidenced or constituted by the Class R Certificates and the REMIC II Certificates, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

		
SECTION 2.08.
	
            Conveyance of the Class CE Interest and the Class P Interest; Acceptance of REMIC III and REMIC IV by the Trustee.

The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee, without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Class CE Interest and the Class P Interest for the benefit of the Class R-X Certificateholders and REMIC III (as holder of the Class CE Interest 

 

Interests) and the Class R-X Certificateholders and REMIC IV (as holder of the Class P Interest Interests). The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the Class CE Interest and the Class P Interest and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Class R-X Certificateholders, REMIC III (as holder of the Class CE Interest) and REMIC IV (as holder of the Class P Interest). The rights of the Class R-X Certificateholders REMIC III (as holder of the Class CE Interest) and REMIC IV (as holder of the Class P Interest) to receive distributions from the proceeds of REMIC III and REMIC IV in respect of the Class R-X Certificates, respectively, and all ownership interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R-X Certificates shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

	
            SECTION 2.09.
 	
            Issuance of Class R Certificates and Class R-X Certificates.
 

The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the REMIC I Regular Interests and, concurrently therewith and in exchange therefor, pursuant to the written request of the Depositor executed by an officer of the Depositor, the Trustee has executed, authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R Certificates in authorized denominations.

The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Class CE Interest and the Class P Interest and, concurrently therewith and in exchange therefor, pursuant to the written request of the Depositor executed by an officer of the Depositor, the Trustee has executed, authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R-X Certificates in authorized denominations.

 

 

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING

OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS

	
            SECTION 3.01.
 	
            Servicer to Act as Servicer.
 

The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to:

(i)         any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor;

(ii)         the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer;

(iii)        the Servicer’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or

(iv)        the Servicer’s or any Sub-Servicer’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction.

To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan, (iii) collection of the related Prepayment Charge would violate applicable law or (iv) the Servicer has not been provided with sufficient information to enable it to collect the Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting both of the standards described
in clauses (i) and (iii) or (iv) above, then the Seller shall, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, be required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Servicer  for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates.

Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer in its own name or in the name of a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the servicing 

 

standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders, and to market, sell and transfer title of REO Properties held in the name of the Trust Fund to third party purchasers upon terms and conditions deemed reasonable by the Servicer, to bring or respond to civil actions or complaints (in its own name or that of the Trust Fund) and to execute any other
document necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its duties. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, the Trustee shall execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney.

Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the principal balance (except for (A) a reduction of interest payments resulting from the application of the Relief Act or any similar state law or (B) reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of
such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on “prohibited transactions” or “contributions after the startup date” under the REMIC Provisions.

The Servicer may delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer from the responsibilities or liabilities arising under this Agreement.

 

 

		
SECTION 3.02.
	
            Sub-Servicing Agreements Between Servicer and Sub-Servicers.

(a)        The Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing Agreements with Sub-Servicers for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans; provided, however, that such agreements would not result in a withdrawal or a downgrading by any Rating Agency of the rating on any Class of Certificates (without regard to the Policy). The Trustee is hereby authorized to acknowledge, at the request of the Servicer, any Sub-Servicing Agreement that, based on an Officers’ Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Trustee (upon which the Trustee can conclusively rely), meets the requirements applicable to Sub-Servicing Agreements set forth in this Agreement and that is otherwise permitted under this Agreement.

Each Sub-Servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business in the state or states where the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to enable the Sub-Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and (ii) a Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae approved mortgage servicer. Each Sub-Servicing Agreement must impose on the Sub-Servicer requirements conforming to the provisions set forth in Section 3.08 and provide for servicing of the Mortgage Loans consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer will examine each Sub-Servicing Agreement and will be familiar with the terms thereof. The terms of any Sub-Servicing Agreement will not be inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer and the Sub-Servicers may enter into and make amendments to the Sub-Servicing
Agreements or enter into different forms of Sub-Servicing Agreements; provided, however, that any such amendments or different forms shall be consistent with and not violate the provisions of this Agreement, and that no such amendment or different form shall be made or entered into which could be reasonably expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders without the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights; provided, further, that the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights shall not be required (i) to cure any ambiguity or defect in a Sub-Servicing Agreement, (ii) to correct, modify or supplement any provisions of a Sub-Servicing Agreement, or (iii) to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under a Sub-Servicing Agreement, which, in each case, shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Any variation without the
consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights from the provisions set forth in Section 3.08 relating to insurance or priority requirements of Sub-Servicing Accounts, or credits and charges to the Sub-Servicing Accounts or the timing and amount of remittances by the Sub-Servicers to the Servicer, are conclusively deemed to be inconsistent with this Agreement and therefore prohibited. The Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all Sub-Servicing Agreements, and any amendments or modifications thereof, promptly upon the Servicer’s execution and delivery of such instruments.

(b)        As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of each Sub-Servicer under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, any obligation of a Sub-Servicer to make advances in respect of delinquent payments as required by a Sub-Servicing Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements, and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as the Servicer, in its good faith 

 

business judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall pay the costs of enforcing the obligations of a Sub-Servicer at its own expense, and shall be reimbursed therefor only (i) from a general recovery resulting from such enforcement, to the extent, if any, that such recovery exceeds all amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loans, or (ii) from a specific recovery of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the party against whom such enforcement is directed.

	
            SECTION 3.03.
 	
            Successor Sub-Servicers.
 

The Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and the rights and obligations of any Sub-Servicer pursuant to any Sub-Servicing Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Sub-Servicing Agreement. In the event of termination of any Sub-Servicer, all servicing obligations of such Sub-Servicer shall be assumed simultaneously by the Servicer without any act or deed on the part of such Sub-Servicer or the Servicer, and the Servicer either shall service directly the related Mortgage Loans or shall enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor Sub-Servicer which qualifies under Section 3.02.

Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall include the provision that such agreement may be immediately terminated by the Trustee (if the Trustee is acting as Servicer) without fee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that the Servicer (or the Trustee, if it is then acting as Servicer) shall, for any reason, no longer be the Servicer (including termination due to a Servicer Event of Default).

	
            SECTION 3.04.
 	
            Liability of the Servicer.
 

Notwithstanding any Sub-Servicing Agreement or the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and a Sub-Servicer or reference to actions taken through a Sub-Servicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall remain obligated and primarily liable to the Trustee and the Certificateholders for the servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such Sub-Servicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the Sub-Servicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with a Sub-Servicer for indemnification of the Servicer by such Sub-Servicer and nothing contained in
this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

		
SECTION 3.05.
	
            No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicers, the Trustee or the Certificateholders.

Any Sub-Servicing Agreement that may be entered into and any transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Sub-Servicer in its capacity as such shall be deemed to be between the Sub-Servicer and the Servicer alone, and the Trustee and the Certificateholders shall not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Sub-Servicer except as set forth in Section 3.06. The Servicer shall be solely liable for all fees owed by it to any Sub-Servicer, irrespective of whether the Servicer’s compensation pursuant to this Agreement is sufficient to pay such fees.

 

 

		
SECTION 3.06.
	
            Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements by the Trustee.

In the event the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer (including by reason of the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default), the Trustee, its designee or other successor Servicer shall thereupon assume all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer under each Sub-Servicing Agreement that the Servicer may have entered into, unless the Trustee, such designee or other successor Servicer elects to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms as provided in Section 3.03. Upon such assumption, the Trustee, its designee or the successor Servicer for the Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 7.02 shall be deemed, subject to Section 3.03, to have assumed all of the Servicer’s interest therein and to have replaced the Servicer as a party to each Sub-Servicing Agreement to the same extent as if each Sub-Servicing Agreement had been assigned to the
assuming party, except that (i) the Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of any liability or obligations under any Sub-Servicing Agreement that arose before it ceased to be the Servicer and (ii) none of the Trustee, its designee or any successor Servicer shall be deemed to have assumed any liability or obligation of the Servicer that arose before it ceased to be the Servicer.

The Servicer at its expense shall, upon request of the Trustee, deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to each Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans then being serviced and an accounting of amounts collected and held by or on behalf of it, and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreements to the assuming party.

The Servicing Fee payable to the Trustee or other successor Servicer shall be payable from payments received on the Mortgage Loans in the amount and in the manner set forth in this Agreement.

	
            SECTION 3.07.
 	
            Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.
 

The Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any applicable insurance policies, follow such collection procedures as it would follow with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer may in its discretion (i) waive any late payment charge or, if applicable, any penalty interest, or (ii) extend the due dates for the Monthly Payments due on a Mortgage Note for a period of 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, the Servicer shall make timely advances on such Mortgage Loan during such extension pursuant to Section 4.03 and in accordance with the amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without modification thereof by reason of such arrangement. 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 (such payment, a “Short Pay-off”), or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or otherwise grant indulgence to any Mortgagor.

	
            SECTION 3.08.
 	
            Sub-Servicing Accounts.
 

In those cases where a Sub-Servicer is servicing a Mortgage Loan pursuant to a Sub-Servicing Agreement, the Sub-Servicer will be required to establish and maintain one or more accounts (collectively, the “Sub-Servicing Account”). The Sub-Servicing Account shall be an Eligible Account and shall comply with all requirements of this Agreement relating to the Collection Account. The Sub-Servicer shall deposit in the clearing account in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after the Sub-Servicer’s receipt thereof, all proceeds of Mortgage Loans received by the Sub-Servicer less its servicing compensation to the extent permitted by the Sub-Servicing Agreement, and shall thereafter deposit such amounts in the Sub-Servicing
Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the receipt of such amounts. The Sub-Servicer shall thereafter deposit such proceeds in the Collection Account or remit such proceeds to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account not later than two Business Days after the deposit of such amounts in the Sub-Servicing Account. For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received payments on the Mortgage Loans when the Sub-Servicer receives such payments.

		
SECTION 3.09.
	
            Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts.

The Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, one or more accounts (the “Servicing Accounts”), into which all collections from the Mortgagors (or related advances from Sub-Servicers) for the payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums and comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors (“Escrow Payments”) shall be deposited and retained. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts. The Servicer shall deposit Servicing Account all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans within two Business Days of the Servicer’s receipt thereof for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement. Withdrawals of amounts from a Servicing Account may be made only to (i)  effect payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums, and comparable
items in a manner and at a time that assures that the lien priority of the Mortgage is not jeopardized (or, with respect to the payment of taxes, in a manner and at a time that avoids the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or the foreclosure as a result of a tax lien); (ii) reimburse the Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer to the extent provided in the related Sub-Servicing Agreement) out of related collections for any advances made pursuant to Section 3.01 (with respect to taxes and assessments) and Section 3.14 (with respect to hazard insurance); (iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest, if required and as described below, to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account; or (v) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of the Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities in respect of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement in accordance with Article IX. As part of its servicing duties, the Servicer or
Sub-Servicers shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in the Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law and, to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Servicing Accounts 

 

is insufficient, to pay such interest from its or their own funds, without any reimbursement therefor.

	
            SECTION 3.10.
 	
            Collection Account and Distribution Account.
 

(a)        On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, one or more accounts (such account or accounts, the “Collection Account”), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the Servicer’s receipt thereof, as and when received or as otherwise required hereunder, the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal or interest on the related Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a Due Period subsequent thereto:

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

(ii)         all payments on account of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on each Mortgage Loan;

(iii)        all Insurance Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and Liquidation Proceeds (other than proceeds collected in respect of any particular REO Property and amounts paid in connection with a purchase of Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 9.01);

(iv)        any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.12 in connection with any losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account;

(v)        any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.14(a) in respect of any blanket policy deductibles;

(vi)        all proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased or purchased in accordance with Section 2.03, Section 3.16 or Section 9.01;

(vii)       all amounts required to be deposited in connection with shortfalls in principal amount of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.03; and

(viii)      all Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans.

The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges, modification or assumption fees, or insufficient funds charges need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account and may be retained by the Servicer as additional compensation. In the event the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

 

(b)        On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Trustee shall establish and maintain one or more  accounts (such account or accounts, the “Distribution Account”), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee in immediately available funds for deposit in the Distribution Account by 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Servicer Remittance Date, that portion of the Available Distribution Amount (calculated without regard to the references in clause (2) of the definition thereof to amounts that may be withdrawn from the Distribution Account) for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the Collection Account and the amount of all Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of the
Mortgage Loans then on deposit in the Collection Account and the amount of any funds reimbursable to an Advancing Person pursuant to Section 3.26.

(c)        Funds in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3.12. The Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer of the location of the Collection Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change thereof. The Trustee shall give notice to the Servicer, the Depositor and the Certificate Insurer of the location of the Distribution Account when established and prior to any change thereof.

(d)        Funds held in the Collection Account at any time may be delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee for deposit in an account (which may be the Distribution Account and must satisfy the standards for the Distribution Account as set forth in the definition thereof) and for all purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a part of the Collection Account; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have the sole authority to withdraw any funds held pursuant to this subsection (d). In the event the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time request in writing that the Trustee withdraw such amount from the Distribution Account and remit to it any such amount, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition, the Servicer shall
deliver to the Trustee from time to time for deposit, and the Trustee shall so deposit, in the Distribution Account:

	
            (i)
 	
            any P&I Advances, as required pursuant to Section 4.03;
 

(ii)         any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.23(d) or (f) in connection with any REO Property;

(iii)        any amounts to be paid in connection with a purchase of Mortgage Loans  and REO Properties pursuant to Section 9.01; and

(iv)        any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.24 in connection with any Prepayment Interest Shortfall.

	
            (e)
 	
            [Reserved].
 

(f)         The Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account or Distribution Account, as the case may be, any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.12(b) in connection with losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account or Distribution Account, respectively.

 

 

		
SECTION 3.11.
	
            Withdrawals from the Collection Account and Distribution Account.

(a)        The Servicer shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account for any of the following purposes or as described in Section 4.03:

(i)         to remit to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account the amounts required to be so remitted pursuant to Section 3.10(b) or permitted to be so remitted pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3.10(d);

(ii)         subject to Section 3.16(d), to reimburse the Servicer for P&I Advances, but only to the extent of amounts received which represent Late Collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of Monthly Payments on Mortgage Loans with respect to which such P&I Advances were made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.03;

(iii)        subject to Section 3.16(d), to pay the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer, as applicable, (a) any unpaid Servicing Fees, (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to each Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent of any Late Collections, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (c) any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances with respect to the final liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent that Late Collections, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan are insufficient to reimburse the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer for Servicing Advances;

(iv)        to pay to the Servicer as servicing compensation (in addition to the Servicing Fee) on the Servicer Remittance Date any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Collection Account;

(v)        to pay to the Servicer or the Seller, as the case may be, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has previously been purchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 3.16(c) all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase or substitution, as the case may be;

(vi)        to reimburse the Servicer for any P&I Advance previously made which the Servicer has determined to be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.03;

(vii)       to reimburse the Servicer or the Depositor for expenses incurred by or reimbursable to the Servicer or the Depositor, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 3.02(b) and Section 6.03;

(viii)      to reimburse the Servicer or Trustee for expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation under Section 2.03 of this Agreement, including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the purchase obligation;

 

 

(ix)        to pay, or to reimburse the Servicer for Servicing Advances in respect of, expenses incurred in connection with any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(b); and

	
            (x)
 	
            to clear and terminate the Collection Account pursuant to Section 9.01.
 

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, to the extent held by or on behalf of it, pursuant to subclauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (viii) and (ix) above. 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 (vi) and (vii) above; provided that an Officers’ Certificate in the form described under Section 4.03(d) shall suffice for such written notification to the Trustee in respect of clause (vi) hereof.

(b)        The Trustee shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Distribution Account, for any of the following purposes, without priority:

(i)         to make distributions to Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer in accordance with Section 4.01;

(ii)         to pay to itself amounts to which it is entitled pursuant to Section 8.05 or for Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses;

	
            (iii)
 	
            to reimburse itself pursuant to Section 7.02;
 	
             

	
            (iv)
 	
            to pay any amounts in respect of taxes pursuant to Section 10.01(g)(iii);
 

(v)        to pay to an Advancing Person reimbursements for P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances pursuant to Section 3.26; and

	
            (vi)
 	
            to clear and terminate the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 9.01.
 

	
      SECTION 3.12.
 	
      Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account.
 

(a)        The Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account (for purposes of this Section 3.12, an “Investment Account”) to invest the funds in such Investment Account in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the Trustee is the obligor thereon, and (ii) no later than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the Trustee is the obligor thereon. Amounts in the Distribution Account may be held uninvested. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand.
Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be made in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Trustee shall be entitled to sole possession (except with respect to investment direction of funds held in the Collection Account and any income and gain realized thereon) over each such investment, and any 

 

certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the Trustee or its agent, together with any document of transfer necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Trustee or its nominee. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the party with investment discretion over such Investment Account shall:

(x)        consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

(y)        demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.

(b)        All income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account and any REO Account held by or on behalf of the Servicer, shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.11 or Section 3.23, as applicable. The Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account or any REO Account, as applicable, the amount of any loss of principal incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment made with funds in such accounts immediately upon realization of such loss. All income in the nature of interest from the investment of funds in the Distribution Account shall be for the benefit of the Trustee. The Trustee shall remit from its own funds for deposit into the Distribution Account the amount of any loss incurred on Permitted Investments in the Distribution
Account, if amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account are invested in Permitted Investments by the Trustee in the absence of direction from another party.

(c)        Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Trustee may and, subject to Section 8.01 and Section 8.02(v), upon the request of the Holders of Certificates representing more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocated to any Class of Certificates, shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.

(d)        The Trustee or its Affiliates are permitted to receive additional compensation that could be deemed to be in the Trustee’s economic self-interest for (i) serving as investment adviser, administrator, shareholder servicing agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to certain of the Permitted Investments, (ii) using Affiliates to effect transactions in certain Permitted Investments and (iii) effecting transactions in certain Permitted Investments. Such compensation shall not be considered an amount that is reimbursable or payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11 or 3.12 or otherwise payable in respect of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses.

 

 

	
            SECTION 3.13.
 	
            [Reserved].
 

	
            SECTION 3.14.
 	
      Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage.
 

(a)        The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire insurance with extended coverage on the related Mortgaged Property in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of the current principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements that are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis, in each case in an amount not less than such amount as is necessary to avoid the application of any coinsurance clause contained in the related hazard insurance policy. The Servicer shall also cause to be maintained fire insurance with extended coverage on each REO Property in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance
of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it became an REO Property, plus accrued interest at the Mortgage Rate and related Servicing Advances. The Servicer will comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any such hazard policies. Any amounts to be collected by the Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the property subject to the related Mortgage or amounts to be released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Servicer would follow in servicing loans held for its own account, subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.11, if received in respect of a Mortgage Loan, or in the REO Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.23, if received in respect of an REO Property. Any cost incurred by the Servicer in
maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. If the Mortgaged Property or REO Property is at any time in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards and flood insurance has been made available, the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy in respect thereof. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available for the
related Mortgaged Property under the national flood insurance program (assuming that the area in which such Mortgaged Property is located is participating in such program).

In the event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy with an insurer having a General Policy Rating of A:X or better in Best’s Key Rating Guide (or such other rating that is comparable to such rating) 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 two sentences of this Section 3.14, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with the first two sentences of this Section 3.14, and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy, deposit to the Collection Account from its own funds 

 

the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as administrator and servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy.

(b)        The Servicer shall keep in force during the term of this Agreement a policy or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions for failure in the performance of the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement, which policy or policies shall be in such form and amount that would meet the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac if it were the purchaser of the Mortgage Loans, unless the Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Servicer shall also maintain a fidelity bond in the form and amount that would meet the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, unless the Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Servicer shall 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. Any such errors and omissions policy and fidelity bond shall by its terms not be cancelable without thirty days prior written notice to the Trustee. The Servicer shall also cause each Sub-Servicer to maintain a policy of insurance covering errors and omissions and a fidelity bond which would meet such requirements.

		
SECTION 3.15.
	
            Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.

The Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance of any Mortgaged Property by any Mortgagor (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the “due-on-sale” clause, if any, applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to take such action if in its sole business judgment the Servicer believes it is not in the best interests of the Trust Fund and shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so. If the Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such “due-on-sale” clause, or if any of the other conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding
sentence apply, the Servicer will enter into an assumption and modification agreement from or with the person to whom such property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. The Servicer is also 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 the Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note, provided that no such substitution shall be effective unless such person satisfies the underwriting criteria of the Servicer and has a credit risk rating at least equal to that of the original Mortgagor. In connection with any assumption or substitution, the Servicer shall apply underwriting standards and follow such practices and procedures as shall be normal and usual in its general
mortgage servicing activities and as it applies to other mortgage loans owned solely by it. The Servicer shall not take or enter into any assumption and modification agreement, however, unless (to the extent practicable in the circumstances) it shall have received confirmation, in writing, of the continued effectiveness of any applicable hazard insurance policy. Any fee collected by the Servicer in respect of an assumption, modification or substitution of liability agreement shall be 

 

retained by the Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In connection with any such assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note (including but not limited to the related Mortgage Rate and the amount of the Monthly Payment) may be amended or modified, except as otherwise required pursuant to the terms thereof. The Servicer shall notify the Trustee that any such substitution, modification or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Trustee the executed original of such substitution, modification or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof.

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 by the terms of the Mortgage Note or any assumption which the Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatever. For purposes of this Section 3.15, the term “assumption” is deemed to also include a sale (of the Mortgaged Property) subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement.

	
            SECTION 3.16.
 	
            Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
 

(a)        The Servicer shall, consistent with customary servicing procedures and the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the enforcement and servicing of defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest with respect thereto, take certain actions, including but not limited to the modification of such Mortgage Loan as set forth in Section 3.01, or foreclosure upon the related Mortgaged Property and disposition thereof.

In furtherance of the foregoing, the Servicer shall use its best efforts, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, 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 pursuant to Section 3.07. The Servicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings; provided, however, that such costs and expenses will be recoverable as Servicing Advances by the Servicer as contemplated in Section 3.11 and Section 3.23. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an Uninsured Cause, the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it
shall determine in its discretion that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to itself for such expenses.

(b)        Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.16 or any other provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Servicer has received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of, the presence of any toxic or hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall not, on behalf of the Trust  Fund 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 Trust Fund 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 has also previously determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a report prepared by an Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary industry standards, that:

(1)        such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance therewith; and

(2)        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 for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-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 Trust Fund to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

The cost of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Section 3.16 shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject to the Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.11(a)(ix), 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 Trust Fund 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 shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust Fund; provided that any amounts disbursed by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.16(b) shall constitute Servicing Advances, subject to Section 4.03(d). The cost of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject to the Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as
provided in Section 3.11(a)(iii) and (a)(ix), 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.

(c)        The Servicer may at its option purchase from REMIC I any Mortgage Loan or related REO Property that is 90 days or more delinquent, which the Servicer determines in good faith will otherwise become subject to foreclosure proceedings (evidence of such determination to be delivered in writing to the Trustee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee prior to purchase), at a price equal to the Purchase Price; provided, however, that the Servicer shall purchase any such Mortgage Loans or related REO Properties on the basis of delinquency, purchasing the most delinquent Mortgage Loans or related REO Properties first. The Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan or related REO Property purchased hereunder shall be deposited in the Collection Account, and the Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the Servicer of such deposit,
shall release or cause to be released to the Servicer the related 

 

Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Servicer shall furnish and as shall be necessary to vest in the Servicer title to any Mortgage Loan or related REO Property released pursuant hereto.

(d)        Proceeds received in connection with any Final Recovery Determination, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds, in respect of any Mortgage Loan, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and P&I Advances, pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ii) or (a)(iii); second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date of the Final Recovery Determination, or to the Due Date prior to the Distribution Date on which such amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Final Recovery Determination; and third, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan. If the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than the full amount of accrued and
unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such recovery will be allocated by the Servicer as follows: first, to unpaid Servicing Fees; and second, to the balance of the interest then due and owing. The portion of the recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be reimbursed to the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(iii).

	
            SECTION 3.17.
 	
            Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.
 

(a)        Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Servicer of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Servicer will immediately notify or cause to be notified the Trustee by a certification in the form of Exhibit E (which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.10 have been or will be so deposited) of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of the Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Trustee shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer at no cost to the Trustee or the Trust Fund. No expenses incurred in connection with any
instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account or the Distribution Account.

(b)        From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under any insurance policy relating to the Mortgage Loans, the Trustee shall, upon any request made by or on behalf of the Servicer and delivery to the Trustee of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit E, release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer, and the Trustee shall, at the direction of the Servicer, execute such documents as shall be necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings. Such Request for Release shall obligate the Servicer to return each and every document previously requested from the Mortgage File to the Trustee when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have
been deposited in the Collection Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Servicer has delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Trustee an additional Request for Release certifying as to such liquidation or action or proceedings. Upon the request of the Trustee, the Servicer shall provide notice to the 

 

Trustee of the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation that are required to be deposited into the Collection Account have been so deposited, or that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, any outstanding Requests for Release with respect to such Mortgage Loan shall be released by the Trustee to the Servicer or its designee.

(c)        Upon written certification of a Servicing Officer, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. Each such certification shall include a request that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and a statement as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise
affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee’s sale.

	
            SECTION 3.18.
 	
            Servicing Compensation.
 

As compensation for the activities of the Servicer hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan payable solely from payments of interest in respect of such Mortgage Loan, subject to Section 3.24. In addition, the Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees out of Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds to the extent permitted by Section 3.11(a)(iii) and out of amounts derived from the operation and sale of an REO Property to the extent permitted by Section 3.23. Except as provided in Sections 3.26, the right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Servicer may pay from the Servicing Fee any amounts due to a Sub-Servicer pursuant to a
Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into under Section 3.02.

Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption or modification fees, late payment charges, insufficient funds charges or otherwise (subject to Section 3.24 and other than Prepayment Charges) shall be retained by the Servicer only to the extent such fees or charges are received by the Servicer. The Servicer shall also be entitled pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(iv) to withdraw from the Collection Account and pursuant to Section 3.23(b) to withdraw from any REO Account, as additional servicing compensation, interest or other income earned on deposits therein, subject to Section 3.12 and Section 3.24. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including premiums for the insurance required by Section 3.14, to the extent such premiums are not paid by the related Mortgagors or by a Sub-Servicer, servicing
compensation of each Sub-Servicer, and to the extent provided herein in Section 8.05, the expenses of the Trustee) and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided herein.

 

 

		
SECTION 3.19.
	
            Reports to the Trustee and Others; Collection Account Statements.

Not later than twenty days after each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall forward to the Trustee (upon the Trustee’s request), the Certificate Insurer 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.

In addition, on each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall forward to the Rating Agencies, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee a report setting forth the percentage of Mortgage Loans that are 30 or more days delinquent, in foreclosure, have been converted to REO Properties or have been discharged by reason of bankruptcy.

	
            SECTION 3.20.
 	
            Statement as to Compliance.
 

Not later than March 15th of each calendar year commencing in 2006, the Servicer will deliver to the Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificate Insurer an Officers’ Certificate (upon which the Trustee can conclusively rely in connection with its obligations under Section 4.06) substantially in the form of Exhibit L attached hereto stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such calendar year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to
such officer and the nature and status thereof. Copies of any 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.

	
            SECTION 3.21.
 	
            Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.
 

Not later than March 15th of each calendar year commencing in 2006, the Servicer, at its expense, shall cause a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants to furnish to the Servicer a report stating that (i) it has obtained a letter of representation regarding certain matters from the management of the Servicer which includes an assertion that the Servicer has complied with certain minimum residential mortgage loan servicing standards, identified in the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers established by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, with respect to the servicing of residential mortgage loans during the most recently completed calendar year and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, such representation is fairly stated in all material respects, subject to such exceptions and other qualifications that may be appropriate. In rendering its report such firm may rely, as to matters relating to the direct servicing of residential mortgage loans by Sub-Servicers, upon comparable reports of firms of independent certified public accountants rendered on the basis of examinations conducted in accordance with the same standards (rendered within one year of such report) with respect to those Sub-Servicers. 

 

Immediately upon receipt of such report, the Servicer shall, at its own expense, furnish a copy of such report to the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer and each Rating Agency. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Trustee to any Certificateholder upon request, provided that such statement is delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee.

	
            SECTION 3.22.
 	
            Access to Certain Documentation.
 

The Servicer shall provide to the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC, and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, access to the documentation in the Servicer’s possession regarding the Mortgage Loans required by applicable laws and regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Servicer designated by it. In addition, access to the documentation in the Servicer’s possession regarding the Mortgage Loans will be provided to any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer and to any Person identified to the Servicer as a prospective transferee of a Certificate; provided, however, that providing access to such Person will not violate any
applicable laws, upon reasonable request during normal business hours at the offices of the Servicer designated by it at the expense of the Person requesting such access. Nothing in this Section shall limit the obligation of the Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section 3.22(a) as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.22(a). In each case, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans may be conditioned upon the requesting party’s acknowledgement in writing of a confidentiality agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Servicer regarding any information that is required to remain confidential under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.

	
            SECTION 3.23.
 	
            Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
 

(a)        The deed or certificate of sale of any REO Property shall be taken in the name of the Trustee, or its nominee, in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Servicer, on behalf of REMIC I, shall either sell any REO Property prior to the end of the third taxable year after REMIC I acquires ownership of such REO Property for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or request from the Internal Revenue Service, no later than 60 days before the day on which the three-year grace period would otherwise expire, an extension of the three-year grace period, unless the Servicer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificate Insurer, to the effect that the holding by REMIC I of such REO Property subsequent to three years after its acquisition will not result in the
imposition on any Trust REMIC of taxes on “prohibited transactions” thereof, as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under Federal law at any time that any Certificates are outstanding. The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by any Trust REMIC of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code, or any “net income from foreclosure property” which is subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions.

 

 

(b)        The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, with respect to REO Properties, an account held in trust for the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders (the “REO Account”), which shall be an Eligible Account. The Servicer shall be permitted to allow the Collection Account to serve as the REO Account, subject to separate ledgers for each REO Property. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain or withdraw any interest income paid on funds deposited in the REO Account.

(c)        The Servicer shall have the sole discretion to determine whether an immediate sale of an REO Property or continued management of such REO Property is in the best interests of the Certificateholders. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with any REO Property as are consistent with the manner in which the Servicer manages and operates similar property owned by the Servicer or any of its Affiliates, all on such terms and for such period as the Servicer deems to be in the best interests of Certificateholders. In connection therewith, the Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited in the REO Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the Servicer’s receipt
thereof, all revenues received by it with respect to an REO Property and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property including, without limitation:

	
            (i)
 	
            all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;
 

(ii)         all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon; and

	
            (iii)
 	
            all costs and expenses necessary to maintain such REO Property.
 

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account with respect to an REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above with respect to such REO Property, the Servicer shall advance from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes if, but only if, the Servicer would make such advances if the Servicer owned the REO Property and if in the Servicer’s judgment, the payment of such amounts will be recoverable from the rental or sale of the REO Property.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Servicer nor the Trustee shall:

(i)         authorize the Trust Fund to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

(ii)         authorize any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;

(iii)        authorize any construction on any REO Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than ten percent of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before 

 

default on the related Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

(iv)        authorize any Person to Directly Operate any REO Property on any date more than 90 days after its date of acquisition by the Trust Fund;

unless, in any such case, the Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel, provided to the Trustee, to the effect that such action will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that it is held by REMIC I, in which case the Servicer may take such actions as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel.

The Servicer may contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property, provided that:

(i)         the terms and conditions of any such contract shall not be inconsistent herewith;

(ii)         any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Independent Contractor pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property, including those listed above and remit all related revenues (net of such costs and expenses) to the Servicer as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty days following the receipt thereof by such Independent Contractor;

(iii)        none of the provisions of this Section 3.23(c) relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the Servicer of any of its duties and obligations to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders with respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and

(iv)        the Servicer shall be obligated with respect thereto to the same extent as if it alone were performing all duties and obligations in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property.

The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. The Servicer shall be solely liable for all fees owed by it to any such Independent Contractor, irrespective of whether the Servicer’s compensation pursuant to Section 3.18 is sufficient to pay such fees; provided, however, that to the extent that any payments made by such Independent Contractor would constitute Servicing Advances if made by the Servicer, such amounts shall be reimbursable as Servicing Advances made by the Servicer.

(d)        In addition to the withdrawals permitted under Section 3.23(c), the Servicer may from time to time make withdrawals from the REO Account for any REO Property: (i) to pay itself or any Sub-Servicer unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of the related 

 

Mortgage Loan; and (ii) to reimburse itself or any Sub-Servicer for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and P&I Advances made in respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan. On the Servicer Remittance Date, the Servicer shall withdraw from each REO Account maintained by it and deposit into the Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.10(d)(ii), for distribution on the related Distribution Date in accordance with Section 4.01, the income from the related REO Property received during the prior calendar month, net of any withdrawals made pursuant to Section 3.23(c) or this Section 3.23(d).

(e)        Subject to the time constraints set forth in Section 3.23(a), each REO Disposition shall be carried out by the Servicer at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Servicer shall deem necessary or advisable, as shall be normal and usual in its Accepted Servicing Practices.

(f)         The proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of any amount required by law to be remitted to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan and net of any payment or reimbursement to the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer as provided above, shall be deposited in the Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.10(d)(ii) on the Servicer Remittance Date in the month following the receipt thereof for distribution on the related Distribution Date in accordance with Section 4.01. Any REO Disposition shall be for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions made subsequent to the Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).

(g)        The Servicer shall file information returns with respect to the receipt of mortgage interest received in a trade or business, reports of foreclosures and abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and cancellation of indebtedness income with respect to any Mortgaged Property as required by Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code, respectively. Such reports shall be in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting requirements imposed by such Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code.

		
SECTION 3.24.
	
            Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.

The Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit into the Distribution Account by 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Servicer Remittance Date from its own funds an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate of the Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for the related Distribution Date resulting from full or partial Principal Prepayments during the related Prepayment Period and (ii) the aggregate Servicing Fee for the related Prepayment Period. Any amounts paid by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.24 shall not be reimbursed by any Trust REMIC or the Trust Fund.

		
SECTION 3.25.
	
            Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Mortgage Rates and Monthly Payments.

In the event that a shortfall in any collection on or liability with respect to any Mortgage Loan results from or is attributable to adjustments to Monthly Payments or Stated Principal Balances that were made by the Servicer in a manner not consistent with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and this Agreement, the Servicer, upon discovery or receipt of notice thereof, immediately shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account from its own funds the amount of any such shortfall and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust 

 

Fund, the Trustee, the Depositor and any successor Servicer in respect of any such liability. Such indemnities shall survive the termination or discharge of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3.25 shall not limit the ability of the Servicer to seek recovery of any such amounts from the related Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Note, as permitted by law.

	
            SECTION 3.26.
 	
            Advance Facility.
 

(a)        Either (i) the Servicer or (ii) the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund, with the consent of the Servicer, is hereby authorized to enter into a facility with any Person which provides that such Person (an “Advancing Person”) may fund P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances to the Trust Fund under this Agreement, although no such facility shall reduce or otherwise affect the Servicer’s obligation to fund such P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances. If the Servicer enters into such an Advance Facility pursuant to this Section 3.26, upon reasonable request of the Advancing Person, the Trustee shall execute a letter of acknowledgment, confirming its receipt of notice of the existence of such Advance Facility. If the Trustee enters into such an Advance Facility pursuant to this Section 3.26, the Servicer shall also be a
party to such Advance Facility. To the extent that an Advancing Person funds any P&I Advance or any Servicing Advance and the Servicer provides the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate that such Advancing Person is entitled to reimbursement, such Advancing Person shall be entitled to receive reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement for such amount to the extent provided in Section 3.26(b). Such Officers’ Certificate must specify the amount of the reimbursement, the Section of this Agreement that permits the applicable P&I Advance or Servicing Advance to be reimbursed and the section(s) of the Advance Facility that entitle the Advancing Person to request reimbursement from the Trustee, rather than the Servicer or proof of an Event of Default under the Advance Facility. The Trustee shall have no duty or liability with respect to any calculation of any reimbursement to be paid to an Advancing Person and shall be entitled to rely without independent investigation on the
Advancing Person’s notice provided pursuant to this Section 3.26. An Advancing Person whose obligations hereunder are limited to the funding of P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances shall not be required to meet the qualifications of the Servicer or a Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02 hereof and will not be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer under this Agreement.

(b)        If an advancing facility is entered into, then the Servicer shall not be permitted to reimburse itself therefor under Section 3.11(a)(ii), Section 3.11(a)(iii) and Section 3.11(a)(vi) prior to the remittance to the Trust Fund, but instead the Servicer shall remit such amounts in accordance with the documentation establishing the Advance Facility to such Advancing Person or to a trustee, agent or custodian (an “Advance Facility Trustee”) designated by such Advancing Person. The Trustee is hereby authorized to pay to the Advancing Person, reimbursements for P&I Advances and Servicing Advances from the Distribution Account to the same extent the Servicer would have been permitted to reimburse itself for such P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances in accordance with  3.11(a)(ii), Section 3.11(a)(iii) and  Section 3.11(a)(vi),
as the case may be, had the Servicer itself funded such P&I Advance or Servicing Advance. The Trustee is hereby authorized to pay directly to the Advancing Person such portion of the Servicing Fee as the parties to any advancing facility agree in writing.

 

 

(c)        All P&I Advances and Servicing Advances made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed made and shall be reimbursed on a “first in-first out” (FIFO) basis.

(d)        Any amendment to this Section 3.26 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 3.26, 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.

	
            SECTION 3.27.
 	
            [Reserved].
 	
             

	
            SECTION 3.28.
 	
            Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account.
 

(a)        No later than the Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish and maintain with itself, as agent for the Trustee, a separate, segregated trust account titled, “Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of New Century Mortgage Securities, Inc., New Century Home Equity  Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates.”   The amount on deposit in the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account will consist of (i) any payments received by the Trustee under the Cap Contract and deposited into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account and (ii) any amounts deposited into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(4). All amounts deposited in the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account shall be distributed to the
Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates in the manner set forth in Section 4.01(a)(4).

(b)        On each Distribution Date as to which there is a Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount payable to the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates or the Class B Certificates, the Trustee  has been directed by the Class CE Certificateholders to, and therefore will, deposit into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account the amounts described in Section 4.01(a)(4), rather than distributing such amounts to the Class CE Certificateholders. On each such Distribution Date, the Trustee shall hold all such amounts for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates, and will distribute such amounts to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates in the amounts and priorities set forth in
Section 4.01(a).

On each Distribution Date, any amounts remaining in the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account (representing payments received by the Trustee under the Cap Contract) after the payment of any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts on the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates for such Distribution Date, shall be payable to the Trustee. For so long as any Floating Rate Certificates are beneficially owned by the Depositor or any of its Affiliates, the Depositor shall refund or cause such Affiliate to refund any amounts paid to it under the Cap Contract to the Trustee who shall, pursuant to the terms of the Cap Contract, return such amount to the counterparty thereunder.

(c)        For federal and state income tax purposes, the Class CE Certificateholders will be deemed to be the owners of the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account and all amounts deposited into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account shall be treated as 

 

amounts distributed by REMIC II to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates. Upon the termination of the Trust Fund, or the payment in full of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates, all amounts remaining on deposit in the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account will be released by the Trust Fund and distributed to the Class CE Certificateholders or their designees. The Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account will be part of the Trust Fund but not part of any REMIC and any payments to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates or the Class B Certificates of Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts will not be payments with respect to a “regular interest” in a REMIC within the meaning of Code Section 860(G)(a)(1).

(d)        By accepting a Class CE Certificate, each Class CE Certificateholder hereby agrees to direct the Trustee, and the Trustee hereby is directed, to deposit into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account the amounts described above on each Distribution Date as to which there is any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount rather than distributing such amounts to the Class CE Certificateholders. By accepting a Class CE Certificate, each Class CE Certificateholder further agrees that such direction is given for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by such acceptance.

(e)        Amounts on deposit in the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account shall remain uninvested.

(f)         For federal tax return and information reporting, the right of the Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates to receive payments from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account in respect of any Net Wac Rate Carryover Amount shall be assigned a value of $10,000.

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

	
            SECTION 4.01.
 	
            Distributions.
 

(a)(1)    On each Distribution Date, the following amounts, in the following order of priority, shall be distributed by REMIC I to REMIC II on account of the REMIC I Regular Interests or withdrawn from the Distribution Account and distributed to the holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-I Interest), as the case may be:

(i)         to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1F, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, in an amount equal to (A) the Uncertificated Interest for such
Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates. Amounts payable as Uncertificated Interest in respect of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ shall be reduced when the sum of the REMIC I Overcollateralization Amount is less than the REMIC I Overcollateralization Target Amount, by the lesser of (x) the amount of such difference and (y) the Maximum I-LTZZ Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount and such amounts will be payable to the Holders of REMIC I REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1F, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1 and  REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2 in the same proportion as the Overcollateralization Increase Amount is allocated to the Corresponding Certificates and the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ shall be increased by such amount; and

(ii)         to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interests, in an amount equal to the remainder of the Available Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date after the distributions made pursuant to clause (i) above, allocated as follows:

(a)        98.00% of such remainder (less the amount payable in clause (c) below) to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest is reduced to zero;

 

 

(b)        2.00% of such remainder first, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1A, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1F, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA5W, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1 and  REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2, in the same proportion as principal payments are allocated to the Corresponding Certificates, until the
Uncertificated Balances of such REMIC I Regular Interests are reduced to zero and second, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, until the Uncertificated l Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest is reduced to zero;

(c)        to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP, on the Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the latest Prepayment Charge as identified on the Prepayment Charge Schedule or any Distribution Date thereafter until $100 has been distributed pursuant to this clause; and

(d)        any remaining amount to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (as Holder of the Class R-I Interest);

provided, however, that 98.00% and 2.00% of any principal payments that are attributable to an Overcollateralization Reduction Amount shall be allocated to Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, respectively.

Notwithstanding the distributions pursuant to this Section 4.01(1), distribution of funds shall conform to the distributions made pursuant to Section 4.01(2), (3) and (4).

(2)        On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Distribution Account an amount equal to the Interest Remittance Amount and distribute to the Certificateholders the following amounts, in the following order of priority:

(i)         concurrently, (a) to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the entitlement of each such Class, an amount equal to the Senior Interest Distribution Amount allocable to such Certificates and (b) to the Certificate Insurer, the amount owing to the Certificate Insurer for the Certificate Insurer Premium, including any unpaid Certificate Insurer Premium due on a prior Distribution Date;

(ii)         to the Certificate Insurer, the Reimbursement Amount for such Distribution Date; and

(iii)        sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates, in that order, an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount allocable to each such Class.

 

 

On each Distribution Date, (i) to the extent that the Certificate Insurer has made a payment of interest with respect to the Insured Certificates, the Certificate Insurer will be entitled to receive as subrogee the Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to such payment, and (ii) to the extent that the Certificate Insurer has made a payment with respect to principal of the Insured Certificates for which the Certificate Insurer has not been reimbursed as subrogee, the Certificate Insurer will be entitled to receive as subrogee the Senior Interest Distribution Amount with respect to such principal payment.

(3)(I)    On each Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) on which a Trigger Event is in effect, the Principal Distribution Amount shall be distributed in the following order of priority:

(i)         to the Holders of the Class A Certificates (allocated among the Class A Certificates in the priority described below), until the Certificate Principal Balances thereof have been reduced to zero;

(ii)         to the Certificate Insurer, the Reimbursement Amount for such Distribution Date to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2)(ii); and

(iii)        sequentially to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.

(II)        On each Distribution Date (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and (b) on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the Principal Distribution Amount shall be distributed in the following order of priority:

(i)         to the Holders of the Class A Certificates (allocated among the Class A Certificates in the priority described below), the Senior Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balances thereof have been reduced to zero;

(ii)         to the Certificate Insurer, the Reimbursement Amount for such Distribution Date to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2)(ii);

(iii)        to the holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

(iv)        to the holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

(v)        to the holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

 

 

(vi)        to the holders of the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

(vii)       to the holders of the Class M-5 Certificates, the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

(viii)      to the holders of the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

(ix)        to the holders of the Class M-7 Certificates, the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

(x)        to the holders of the Class M-8 Certificates, the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

(xi)        to the holders of the Class M-9 Certificates, the Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;

(xii)       to the holders of the Class B-1 Certificates, the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;  and

(xiii)      to the holders of the Class B-2 Certificates, the Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero.

With respect to the Class A Certificates, all principal distributions of the Principal Distribution Amount and the Senior Principal Distribution Amount will be distributed first, to the Holders of the Class A-6 Certificates, the Lockout Distribution Percentage of the Principal Distribution Amount or Senior Principal Distribution Amount, as applicable, until the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-6 Certificates has been reduced to zero; second, concurrently, to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates and the Class A-1F Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, until their respective Certificate Principal Balances have been reduced to zero; third, to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates, until the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-2
Certificates has been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-3 Certificates, until the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero; fifth, concurrently, to the Holders of the Class A-4 Certificates and the Class A-4w Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, until their respective Certificate Principal Balances have been reduced to zero; sixth, concurrently, to the Holders of the Class A-5 Certificates and the Class A-5w Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, until their 

 

respective Certificate Principal Balances have been reduced to zero and seventh, to the Holders of the Class A-6 Certificates, until the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-6 Certificates has been reduced to zero.

On each Distribution Date, to the extent that the Certificate Insurer has made a payment of principal with respect to the Insured Certificates, the Certificate Insurer will be entitled to receive as subrogee, the Principal Distribution Amount or Senior Principal Distribution Amount allocable to the Insured Certificates after the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates has been reduced to zero, taking into account for purposes of this paragraph only, amounts paid by the Certificate Insurer under the Policy as principal of the Insured Certificates.

It is understood and agreed that the intention of the parties is that the Certificate Insurer shall not be entitled to reimbursement on any Distribution Date for amounts previously paid by it unless on such Distribution Date, the holders of the Insured Certificates shall also have received the full amount of the Guaranteed Distributions for such Distribution Date.

(4)        On each Distribution Date, the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow shall be distributed by the Trustee as follows:

(i)         to the Holders of the Class or Classes of Certificates then entitled to receive distributions in respect of principal, as part of the Principal Distribution Amount in an amount equal to the Overcollateralization Increase Amount for the Certificates, applied to reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificates until the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificates is reduced to zero;

(ii)         sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates, in that order, in an amount equal to the Interest Carry Forward Amount allocable to such Class of Certificates;

(iii)        sequentially, to the Holders of the Class A Certificates (on a pro rata basis based on the entitlement of each such Class), Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class B-1 and Class B-2, in that order, in an amount equal to the aggregate of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and any Relief Act Interest Shortfall on the Mortgage Loans, without interest accrued thereon;

(iv)        to the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, the amount by which the aggregate Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds the amounts received by the Trustee under the Cap Contract;

(v)        sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates, in that order, in an amount equal to the Allocated Realized Loss Amount allocable to each such Class of Certificates;

 

 

(vi)        to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates, (a) the Interest Distribution Amount and any remaining Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date and (b) on any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates, Mezzanine Certificates and Clas B Certificates has been reduced to zero, any remaining amounts in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class CE Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and

(vii)       to the Holders of the Residual Certificates, any remaining amounts; provided that if such Distribution Date is the Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the latest Prepayment Charge term on a Mortgage Loan as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule or any Distribution Date thereafter, then any such remaining amounts will be distributed first, to the Holders of the Class P Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and second, to the Holders of the Residual Certificates.

Following the foregoing distributions, an amount equal to the amount of Subsequent Recoveries deposited into the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.10 shall be applied to increase the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates with the Highest Priority up to the extent of such Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04. An amount equal to the amount of any remaining Subsequent Recoveries shall be applied to increase the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates with the next Highest Priority, up to the amount of such Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04. Holders of such Certificates will not be entitled to any distribution in respect of interest on the amount of such increases for any Interest Accrual Period preceding the Distribution Date on which
such increase occurs. Any such increases shall be applied to the Certificate Principal Balance of each Certificate of such Class in accordance with its respective Percentage Interest

(b)        On each Distribution Date, after making the distributions of the Available Distribution Amount as set forth above, the Trustee will withdraw from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, to the extent of amounts remaining on deposit therein, the amount of any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount with respect to the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates for such Distribution Date and distribute such amount in the following order of priority:

(i)         any amounts received by the Trustee in respect of the Cap Contract will be distributed to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates, to the extent of the Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for such Distribution Date; and

(ii)         any amounts deposited in the Net WAC Carryover Reserve Account from the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow will be distributed as follows, in each case to the extent of the applicable Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount:

(a)        concurrently to each Class of Class A Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount due on each such Class on such Distribution Date; and

 

 

(b)        sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class B-1 and Class B-2 Certificates, in that order, until the Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for each such Class has been reduced to zero.

On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw any amounts then on deposit in the Distribution Account that represent Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans or any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount and shall distribute such amounts to the Holders of the Class P Certificates. Such distributions shall not be applied to reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates.

(c)        All distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Payments in respect of each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date shall be made to the Holders of the respective Class of record on the related Record Date (except as otherwise provided in Section 4.01(e) or Section 9.01 respecting the final distribution on such Class), based on the aggregate Percentage Interest represented by their respective Certificates, and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Holder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Holder shall have so notified the Trustee
in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such Holder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 8.12 or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Depositor or the Servicer shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or applicable law.

(d)        The rights of the Certificateholders to receive distributions in respect of the Certificates, and all interests of the Certificateholders in such distributions, shall be as set forth in this Agreement. None of the Holders of any Class of Certificates, the Trustee or the Servicer shall in any way be responsible or liable to the Holders of any other Class of Certificates in respect of amounts properly previously distributed on the Certificates.

(e)        Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Trustee expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Trustee shall, no later than one (1) day before the related Distribution Date (to the extent that an accurate Remittance Report is received in a timely manner by the 

 

Trustee), mail to each Holder on such date of such Class of Certificates and the Certificate Insurer a notice to the effect that:

(i)         the Trustee expects that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the office of the Trustee therein specified, and

(ii)         no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after the end of the related Interest Accrual Period.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust by the Trustee and credited to the account of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 4.01(e) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Trustee shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee shall, directly or through an agent, mail a
final notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates but shall continue to hold any remaining funds for the benefit of non-tendering Certificateholders. The costs and expenses of maintaining the funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders shall be paid out of the assets remaining in the Trust Fund. If within one year after the final notice any such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee shall pay to Banc of America Securities LLC, in accordance with its wiring instructions, all such amounts, and all rights of non-tendering Certificateholders in or to such amounts shall thereupon cease. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust by the Trustee as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.01(e). Any such amounts held in trust by the Trustee
shall be held in an Eligible Account and shall be held uninvested.

(f)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) in no event shall the Certificate Principal Balance of a Class A Certificate, a Mezzanine Certificate or a Class B Certificate be reduced more than once in respect of any particular amount both (a) allocated to such Certificate in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 4.04 and (b) distributed to the Holder of such Certificate in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance thereof pursuant to this Section 4.01 from Net Monthly Excess Cashflow and (ii) in no event shall the Uncertificated Balance of a REMIC I Regular Interest be reduced more than once in respect of any particular amount both (a) allocated to such REMIC I Regular Interest in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 4.04 and (b) distributed on such REMIC I Regular Interest in reduction of the
Uncertificated Balance thereof pursuant to this Section 4.01. 

(g)        On each Distribution Date for which there exists a Guaranteed Distributions Shortfall (as defined in Section 12.02), in addition to making the distributions required pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(2), (3) and (4), the Trustee shall withdraw from the Distribution Account any amount therein that was transferred from the Policy Payments Account to the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 12.02(b) and distribute (i) to the Holders of the 

 

Insured Certificates, the amount, if any, by which the amount distributed as interest to the Insured Certificates, pursuant to the priority of payment set forth in Section 4.01(a)(2), is less than the related Interest Distribution Amount on the Adjusted Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates for such Distribution Date and (ii) on the Final Scheduled Distribution Date (as defined in the Policy), to the Holders of the Insured Certificates, the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates to the extent unpaid on the Final Distribution Date (as defined in the Policy) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement following all other distributions made on the Insured Certificates. 

(h)        Each Holder of an Insured Certificates, by its acceptance of such Certificate, hereby agrees that, in the event any distribution is made to any Holder of such Certificate from amounts paid under the Policy, (i) the Certificate Insurer shall be subrogated in the manner herein provided to the rights of the Holder of such Certificate to receive from amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account the distributions allocable to principal and interest that would have been distributable to such Holder if no such distribution to such Holder had been made from amounts paid under the Policy; and (ii) in addition to the rights of the Holders of the Insured Certificates that the Certificate Insurer may exercise in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.01, the Certificate Insurer may exercise any option, vote, right, power or the like with
respect to each Insured Certificates for which amounts paid under the Policy plus interest at the related Pass-Through Rate thereon from the date such payment was made are outstanding.

	
            SECTION 4.02.
 	
            Statements to Certificateholders.
 

On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall prepare and make available via its website to each Holder of the Regular Certificates and the Certificate Insurer, a statement as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date setting forth:

(i)         the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution Date to the Holders of the Certificates of each Class allocable to principal, and the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution Date to the Holders of the Class P Certificates allocable to Prepayment Charges;

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

(iii)        the aggregate Servicing Fee received by the Servicer during the related Due Period and such other customary information as the Trustee deems necessary or desirable, or which a Certificateholder reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns;

	
            (iv)
 	
            the aggregate amount of P&I Advances for such Distribution Date;
 

(v)        the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties as of the close of business on such Distribution Date;

 

 

(vi)        the number, aggregate principal balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Due Date;

(vii)       the number and aggregate unpaid principal balance of Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent 30 to 59 days, (b) delinquent 60 to 89 days, (c) delinquent 90 or more days, in each case, as of the last day of the preceding calendar month, (d) as to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced and (e) with respect to which the related Mortgagor has filed for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws, with respect to whom bankruptcy proceedings are pending or with respect to whom bankruptcy protection is in force;

(viii)      with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became an REO Property during the preceding calendar month, the loan number of such Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance and the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date it became an REO Property;

(ix)        the book value of any REO Property as of the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the Distribution Date;

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

(xi)        the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred during the related Prepayment Period (or, in the case of Bankruptcy Losses allocable to interest, during the related Due Period), separately identifying whether such Realized Losses constituted Bankruptcy Losses and the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred since the Closing Date and the aggregate amount of Subsequent Recoveries received during the related Prepayment Period and the cumulative amount of Subsequent Recoveries received since the Closing Date;

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

(xiii)      the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance and Notional Amount, as applicable, of each Class of Certificates, after giving effect to the distributions, and allocations of Realized Losses, made on such Distribution Date, separately identifying any reduction thereof due to (a) the receipt of a payment under the Policy in respect of principal (in the case of the Insured Certificates) or (b) allocations of Realized Losses;

(xiv)      the Certificate Factor for each such Class of Certificates applicable to such Distribution Date;

(xv)       the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of each Class of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class CE Certificates for such Distribution Date and the Interest Carry Forward Amount, if any, with respect to the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date, and in the case of the Class A Certificates, the 

 

Mezzanine Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class CE Certificates, separately identifying any reduction thereof due to allocations of Realized Losses, Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls;

(xvi)      the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for such Distribution Date, to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24;

(xvii)     the aggregate amount of Relief Act Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date;

(xviii)    the Overcollateralization Target Amount and the Credit Enhancement Percentage for such Distribution Date;

(xix)      the Overcollateralization Increase Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date;

(xx)       the Overcollateralization Reduction Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date;

(xxi)      the respective Pass-Through Rates applicable to the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class CE Certificates for such Distribution Date and the Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates for the immediately succeeding Distribution Date;

(xxii)     the Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, if any, for such Distribution Date and the amount remaining unpaid after reimbursements therefor on such Distribution Date;

(xxiii)    (a) the amount of Guaranteed Distribution Shortfall for such Distribution Date and the allocation between principal and interest and (b) the amount of the Reimbursement Amount for such Distribution Date and the amount received by the Certificate Insurer in respect thereof on such Distribution Date; and

	
            (xxiv)
 	
            the Rolling Three Month Delinquency Rate.
 

The Trustee shall make such statement (and, at its option, any additional files containing the same information in an alternative format) available each month to Certificateholders, the Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the Rating Agencies via the Trustee’s internet website. The Trustee’s internet website shall initially be located at https://www.tss.db.com/invr and assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling the Trustee’s customer service desk at 1-800-735-7777. Parties that are unable to use the above distribution options are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to them via first class mail by calling the customer service desk and indicating such. The Trustee shall have the right to change the way such statements are distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient and/or more accessible to the above parties and the Trustee shall provide
timely and adequate notification to all above parties regarding any such changes.

 

 

In the case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses (i) and (ii) above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per Single Certificate of the relevant Class.

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Trustee shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Regular Certificate a statement containing the information set forth in subclauses (i) and (ii) above, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which such person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Trustee shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Trustee shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Residual Certificate a statement setting forth the amount, if any, actually distributed with respect to the Residual Certificates, as appropriate, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which such Person was a Certificateholder.

The Trustee shall, upon request, furnish to each Certificateholder, during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special, or other reports or information, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be reasonable with respect to the Certificateholder, or otherwise with respect to the purposes of this Agreement, all such reports or information to be provided at the expense of the Certificateholder in accordance with such reasonable and explicit instructions and directions as the Certificateholder may provide. For purposes of this Section 4.02, the Trustee’s duties are limited to the extent that the Trustee receives timely reports as required from the Servicer.

On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall provide Bloomberg Financial Markets, L. P. (“Bloomberg”) CUSIP level factors for each class of Certificates as of such Distribution Date, using a format and media mutually acceptable to the Trustee and Bloomberg.

	
            SECTION 4.03.
 	
            Remittance Reports; P&I Advances.
 

(a)        On the Business Day following each Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee by telecopy (or by such other means as the Servicer and the Trustee may agree from time to time) a Remittance Report with respect to the related Distribution Date. On the same date, the Servicer shall electronically transmit (in a format acceptable to the Trustee), a data file containing the information set forth in such Remittance Report with respect to the related Distribution Date or if electronic transmission is not available, the Servicer shall forward to the Trustee by overnight mail a computer readable magnetic tape. Such Remittance Report will include (i) the amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Servicer in respect of the related Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of P&I Advances outstanding after giving effect to such
P&I Advances, and the aggregate amount of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances in respect of such Distribution Date and (ii) such other information with respect to the Mortgage Loans as the Trustee may reasonably require to perform the calculations necessary to make the distributions contemplated by Section 4.01 and to prepare the statements to Certificateholders contemplated by Section 4.02. The Trustee shall not be responsible to recompute, recalculate or verify any information provided to it by the Servicer.

 

 

(b)        The amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Servicer for any Distribution Date shall equal, subject to Section 4.03(d), the sum of, (i) the aggregate amount of Monthly Payments (with each interest portion thereof net of the related Servicing Fee), due on the related Due Date in respect of the Mortgage Loans, which Monthly Payments were delinquent as of the close of business on the related Determination Date and (ii) with respect to each REO Property, which REO Property was acquired during or prior to the related Prepayment Period and as to which REO Property an REO Disposition did not occur during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the REO Imputed Interest on such REO Property for the most recently ended calendar month, over the net income from such REO Property transferred to the Distribution
Account pursuant to Section 3.23 for distribution on such Distribution Date; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to make P&I Advances with respect to Relief Act Interest Shortfalls or Prepayment Interest Shortfalls in excess of their respective obligations under Section 3.24.

By 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Servicer Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit in immediately available funds to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account an amount equal to the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, to be made in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for the related Distribution Date either (i) from its own funds or (ii) from the Collection Account, to the extent of funds held therein for future distribution (in which case it will cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of the Collection Account that amounts held for future distribution have been, as permitted by this Section 4.03, used by the Servicer in discharge of any such P&I Advance) or (iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties. Any amounts held for future distribution and so used shall be appropriately reflected in the Servicer’s records and replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account on or before any future Servicer Remittance Date to the extent that the Available Distribution Amount for the related Distribution Date (determined without regard to P&I Advances to be made on the Servicer Remittance Date) shall be less than the total amount that would be distributed to the Classes of Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.01 on such Distribution Date if such amounts held for future distributions had not been so used to make P&I Advances. The Trustee will provide notice to the Servicer by telecopy by the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date (so long as the Trustee receives the required remittance from the Servicer) in the event that the amount remitted by the Servicer to the Trustee on such date is less than the amount required to be
remitted by the Servicer as set forth in the Remittance Report for the related Distribution Date.

(c)        The obligation of the Servicer to make such P&I Advances is mandatory, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but subject to (d) below, and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, shall continue until a Final Recovery Determination in connection therewith or the removal thereof from the Trust Fund pursuant to any applicable provision of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this Section.

(d)        Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance or Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Servicer if such P&I Advance or Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively. The determination by the Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I 

 

Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively, shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer.

	
            SECTION 4.04.
 	
            Allocation of Realized Losses.
 

(a)        Prior to each Determination Date, the Servicer shall determine as to each Mortgage Loan and REO Property: (i) the total amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with any Final Recovery Determinations made during the related Prepayment Period; (ii) whether and the extent to which such Realized Losses constituted Bankruptcy Losses; and (iii) the respective portions of such Realized Losses allocable to interest and allocable to principal. Prior to each Determination Date, the Servicer shall also determine as to each Mortgage Loan: (i) the total amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with any Deficient Valuations made during the related Prepayment Period; and (ii) the total amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with Debt Service Reductions in respect of Monthly Payments due during the
related Due Period. The information described in the two preceding sentences that is to be supplied by the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee by the  Servicer prior to the Determination Date immediately following the end of (i) in the case of Bankruptcy Losses allocable to interest, the Due Period during which any such Realized Loss was incurred, and (ii) in the case of all other Realized Losses, the Prepayment Period during which any such Realized Loss was incurred.

(b)        All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated by the Trustee on each Distribution Date as follows: first, to the Accrued Certificate Interest for the Class CE Certificates for the related Interest Accrual Period; second, to the Class CE Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; third, to the Class B-2 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Class B-1 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; fifth, to the Class M-9 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; sixth, to the Class M-8 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; seventh, to the Class M-7 Certificates until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; eighth, to the Class M-6 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; ninth, to the Class M-5 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; tenth, to the Class M-4 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; eleventh, to the Class M-3 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; twelfth, to the Class M-2 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and thirteenth, to the Class M-1 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero.

All Realized Losses to be allocated to the Certificate Principal Balances of all Classes on any Distribution Date shall be so allocated after the actual distributions to be made on such date as provided above. All references above to the Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Certificates shall be to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class immediately prior to the relevant Distribution Date, before reduction thereof by any Realized Losses, in each case to be allocated to such Class of Certificates, on such Distribution Date.

Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class B Certificate or a Mezzanine Certificate on any Distribution Date shall be made by reducing the Certificate Principal Balance 

 

thereof by the amount so allocated and any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class CE Certificate shall be made by reducing the amount otherwise payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(4)(iv). No allocations of any Realized Losses shall be made to the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A Certificates or the Class P Certificates.

As used herein, an allocation of a Realized Loss on a “pro rata basis” among two or more specified Classes of Certificates means an allocation on a pro rata basis, among the various Classes so specified, to each such Class of Certificates on the basis of their then outstanding Certificate Principal Balances prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution Date. All Realized Losses and all other losses allocated to a Class of Certificates hereunder will be allocated among the Certificates of such Class in proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced thereby.

(i)         All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated by the Trustee on each Distribution Date to the following REMIC I Regular Interests in the specified percentages, as follows: first, to Uncertificated Interest payable to the REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%, respectively; second, to the Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC I Principal Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%, respectively; third, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the
Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB2 has been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB1 has been reduced to zero; fifth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9 has been reduced to zero; sixth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8 has been reduced to zero; seventh, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7
and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7 has been reduced to zero; eighth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6 has been reduced to zero; ninth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1%, and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5 has been reduced to zero; tenth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4 has been reduced to zero; eleventh, to the 

 

Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3 has been reduced to zero; twelfth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2 has been reduced to zero and thirteenth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1 has been reduced to zero.

	
            SECTION 4.05.
 	
            Compliance with Withholding Requirements.
 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Trustee shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders of interest or original issue discount that the Trustee reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders shall not be required for such withholding. In the event the Trustee does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Trustee shall indicate the amount withheld to such Certificateholders.

	
            SECTION 4.06.
 	
            Exchange Commission; Additional Information.
 

(a)        The Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the Trust’s satisfying the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Trustee shall prepare on behalf of the Trust any Forms 8-K and 10-K customary for similar securities as required by the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, and the Depositor shall sign (or shall cause another entity acceptable to the Securities and Exchange Commission to sign) and the Trustee shall file (via the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System) such forms on behalf of the Depositor (or such other entity). The Depositor hereby grants to the Trustee a limited power of attorney to execute any Form 8-K and
file each such document on behalf of the Depositor. Such power of attorney shall continue until the earlier of (i) receipt by the Trustee from the Depositor of written termination of such power of attorney and (ii) the termination of the Trust. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor, and not the Trustee, shall be responsible for executing each Form 10-K filed on behalf of the Trust.

(b)        Each Form 8-K shall be filed by the Trustee within 15 days after each Distribution Date, with a copy of the statement to the Certificateholders for such Distribution Date as an exhibit thereto. Prior to March 30th of each year (or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission), the Trustee shall file a Form 10-K, in substance as required by applicable law or applicable Securities and Exchange Commission staff’s interpretations. Such Form 10-K shall include as exhibits the Servicer’s annual statement of compliance described under Section 3.20 and the accountant’s report described under Section 3.21, in each case to the extent they have been timely delivered to the Trustee. If they are not so
timely delivered, the Trustee shall file an amended Form 10-K including such documents as exhibits reasonably promptly after they are 

 

delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee shall have no liability with respect to any failure to properly prepare or file such periodic reports resulting from or relating to the Trustee’s inability or failure to obtain any information not resulting from its own negligence or willful misconduct. The Form 10-K shall also include a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-1 (the “Certification”), which shall be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of securitization.

(c)        In addition, (i) the Trustee shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-2) for the benefit of the Depositor and its officers, directors and Affiliates regarding certain aspects of the Certification (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not undertake an analysis of the accountant’s report attached as an exhibit to the Form 10-K) and (ii) the Servicer shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-3) for the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee and their officers, directors and Affiliates regarding certain aspects of the Certification (the “Servicer Certification”). The Servicer Certification shall be delivered to the Depositor and the Trustee no later than March 15th or if such day is not a Business Day, the preceding
Business Day, each year (subject to Section 4.06(e) hereof). The Trustee’s certification shall be delivered to the Depositor by no later than March 19th of each year (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) and the Depositor shall deliver the Certification to the Trustee for filing no later than March 20th of each year (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).

In addition, (a) the Trustee shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the Trustee’s obligations under this Section 4.06(c) or the Trustee’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith and (b) the Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Trustee and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the Servicer’s obligations under this Section 4.06(c), any material misstatement or
omission contained in the Servicer’s Certification or any information correctly derived by the Trustee and included in a Form 8-K or Form 10-K from information provided to the Trustee by the Servicer under this Agreement. The Depositor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and its officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the Depositor’s obligations under this Section 4.06 or the Depositor’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or the Trustee, as applicable, then (i) the Trustee agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Depositor in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault and the relative benefit of the Depositor on the one hand and the Trustee on the other and (ii) the Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor or the Trustee, as applicable, as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Depositor or the Trustee, as applicable, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Depositor or the Trustee, as applicable, on the one hand and the Servicer on the other.

 

 

(d)        Upon any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Trustee shall promptly deliver to the Depositor a copy of any executed report, statement or information.

(e)        Prior to January 30 of the first year in which the Trustee is able to do so under applicable law, the Trustee shall file a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the Trust.

(f)         To the extent that, following the Closing Date, the Depositor certifies that reports and certifications differing from those required under this Section 4.06 comply with the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, the Trustee hereby agrees that it will reasonably cooperate to amend the provisions of this Section 4.06 (in accordance with Section 11.01) in order to comply with such amended reporting requirements and such amendment of this Section 4.06. Any such amendment may result in the reduction of the reports filed by the Depositor under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section that adversely affects its obligations and immunities under this Agreement.

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

THE CERTIFICATES

	
            SECTION 5.01.
 	
            The Certificates.
 

(a)        The Certificates in the aggregate will represent the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans and all other assets included in the Trust Fund.

The Certificates will be substantially in the forms annexed hereto as Exhibits A-1 through A-21. The Certificates of each Class will be issuable in registered form only, in denominations of authorized Percentage Interests as described in the definition thereof. Each Certificate will share ratably in all rights of the related Class.

Upon original issue, the Certificates shall be executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee upon the written order of the Depositor. The Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on behalf of the Trustee by an authorized signatory. Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Trustee shall bind the Trustee notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificates. 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 provided herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate
of authentication 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.

(b)        The Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates shall initially be issued as one or more Certificates held by the Book-Entry Custodian or, if appointed to hold such Certificates as provided below, the Depository and registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and, except as provided below, registration of such Certificates may not be transferred by the Trustee except to another Depository that agrees to hold such Certificates for the respective Certificate Owners with Ownership Interests therein. The Certificate Owners shall hold their respective Ownership Interests in and to such Certificates through the book-entry facilities of the Depository and, except as provided below, shall not be entitled to definitive, fully registered Certificates (“Definitive Certificates”) in respect of such Ownership Interests.
All transfers by Certificate Owners of their respective Ownership Interests in the Book-Entry Certificates shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by the Depository Participant or brokerage firm representing such Certificate Owner. Each Depository Participant shall only transfer the Ownership Interests in the Book-Entry Certificates of Certificate Owners it represents or of brokerage firms for which it acts as agent in accordance with the Depository’s normal procedures. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed as the Book-Entry Custodian and hereby agrees to act as such in accordance herewith and in accordance with the agreement that it has with the Depository authorizing it to act as such. The Book-Entry Custodian may, and, if it is no longer qualified to act as such, the Book-Entry Custodian shall, appoint, by a written instrument delivered to the Depositor, the Servicer and, if the Trustee is not the Book-Entry Custodian, the Trustee, any other transfer
agent (including the Depository or any successor Depository) to act as Book-Entry Custodian under such conditions as the predecessor Book-

 

Entry Custodian and the Depository or any successor Depository may prescribe, provided that the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian shall not be relieved of any of its duties or responsibilities by reason of any such appointment of other than the Depository. If the Trustee resigns or is removed in accordance with the terms hereof, the Trustee, the successor Trustee or, if it so elects, the Depository shall immediately succeed to its predecessor’s duties as Book-Entry Custodian. The Depositor shall have the right to inspect, and to obtain copies of, any Certificates held as Book-Entry Certificates by the Book-Entry Custodian.

The Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor may for all purposes (including the making of payments due on the Book-Entry Certificates) deal with the Depository as the authorized representative of the Certificate Owners with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates for the purposes of exercising the rights of Certificateholders hereunder. The rights of Certificate Owners with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Certificate Owners and the Depository Participants and brokerage firms representing such Certificate Owners. Multiple requests and directions from, and votes of, the Depository as Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates with respect to any particular matter shall not be deemed inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Certificate Owners. The Trustee may establish a reasonable record date in
connection with solicitations of consents from or voting by Certificateholders and shall give notice to the Depository of such record date.

If (i)(A) the Depository or the Depositor advises the Trustee in writing that the Depository is no longer willing, qualified or able to properly discharge its responsibilities as Depository, and (B) the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor or (ii) after the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default, Certificate Owners representing in the aggregate not less than 51% of the Ownership Interests of the Book-Entry Certificates advise the Trustee through the Depository, in writing, that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Depository is no longer in the best interests of the Certificate Owners, the Trustee shall notify all Certificate Owners, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Trustee of the Book-Entry Certificates by the
Book-Entry Custodian or the Depository, as applicable, accompanied by registration instructions from the Depository for registration of transfer, the Trustee shall cause the Definitive Certificates to be issued. Such Definitive Certificates will be issued in minimum denominations of $25,000, except that any beneficial ownership that was represented by a Book-Entry Certificate in an amount less than $25,000 immediately prior to the issuance of a Definitive Certificate shall be issued in a minimum denomination equal to the amount represented by such Book-Entry Certificate. None of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in the delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of 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 the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.

	
            SECTION 5.02.
 	
            Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
 

(a)        The Trustee shall cause to be kept at one of the offices or agencies to be appointed by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.11, a Certificate Register for the Certificates in which, subject 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.

(b)        No transfer of any Class B Certificate, Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate (the “Private Certificates”) shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of a Private Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification (other than in connection with (i) the initial transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an Affiliate of the Depositor, (ii) the transfer of any such Class CE, Class P or Residual Certificate to the issuer under the Indenture or the indenture trustee
under the Indenture or (iii) a transfer of any such Certificate from the issuer under the Indenture or the indenture trustee under the Indenture to the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor), the Trustee shall require receipt of: (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit F-1; and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer in its capacity as such or any Sub-Servicer), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee upon
which such Opinion of Counsel is based, if any. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify any such Certificates under the 1933 Act or any other securities laws or to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer of any such Certificate shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any such transfer of any Ownership Interest in any Private Certificate that is a Book-Entry Certificate, except with respect to the initial transfer of any such Ownership Interest by the Depositor, such transfer shall be required to be made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, and the transferor will be deemed to have made each of the transferor representations and warranties set forth Exhibit F-1 hereto in respect of such interest as if it was evidenced by a Definitive Certificate and the transferee will be deemed to have made each of the transferee representations and warranties set forth Exhibit F-1 hereto in respect of such interest as if it was evidenced by a Definitive Certificate. The Certificate Owner of any such Ownership Interest in any such Book-Entry Certificate desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby
agree to, indemnify the Trustee and the Depositor against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

(c)        No transfer of a Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate or any interest therein shall be made to any Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person acquiring such Certificates with “Plan Assets” of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C. F. R. § 2510.3-101 (“Plan Assets”), as certified by such 

 

transferee in the form of Exhibit G, unless the Trustee is provided with an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor and on which they may rely, which establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee that the purchase of such Certificates is permissible under ERISA and the Code, will not constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund. Neither an Opinion of Counsel nor any certification will be required in connection with the initial transfer
of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an Affiliate of the Depositor (in which case, the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof shall have deemed to have represented that such Affiliate is not a Plan or a Person investing Plan Assets) and the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a representation (which, upon the request of the Trustee, shall be a written representation) from the Depositor of the status of such transferee as an affiliate of the Depositor.

Each Transferee of a Mezzanine Certificate or Class B Certificate will be deemed to have represented by virtue of its purchase or holding of such Certificate (or interest therein) (or in the case a Class B Certificate, must represent) that either (a) such Transferee is not a Plan or purchasing such Certificate with Plan Assets, (b) in the case of the Mezzanine Certificates it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 90-59 at 55 Fed Reg. 36724, and amended on July 21, 1997 by PTE 97-34 at 62 Fed. Reg. 39021 and further amended on November 13, 2000 by PTE 2000-58 at 65 F.R. 67765 and further amended on August 22, 2002 by PTE 2002-41 at 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (the “Exemption”), and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption including that such Certificate must be rated,
at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-” (or its equivalent) by a Rating Agency or (c) the following conditions are satisfied:  (i) such Transferee is an insurance company, (ii) the source of funds used to purchase or hold such Certificate (or interest therein) is an “insurance company general account” (as defined in U.S. Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and (iii) the conditions set forth in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.

If any Mezzanine Certificate or Private Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in violation of the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs, the next preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of that Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any such Certificate or interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust from and against any and all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result of that acquisition or holding..

(d)        (i) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and to have irrevocably authorized the Trustee or its designee under clause (iii)(A) below to deliver payments to a Person other than such Person and to negotiate the terms of any mandatory sale under clause (iii)(B) below and to execute all instruments of Transfer and to do all other things necessary in connection with any 

 

such sale. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:

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

(B)        In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, the Trustee shall require delivery to it, and shall not register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate until its receipt of, an affidavit and agreement (a “Transfer Affidavit and Agreement,” in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2) from the proposed Transferee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, representing and warranting, among other things, that such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee, that it is not acquiring its Ownership Interest in the Residual Certificate that is the subject of the proposed Transfer as a nominee, trustee or agent for any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, that for so long as it retains its Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a
Permitted Transferee, and that it has reviewed the provisions of this Section 5.02(d) and agrees to be bound by them.

(C)       Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transfer Affidavit and Agreement by a proposed Transferee under clause (B) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee who is assigned to this transaction has actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such proposed Transferee shall be effected.

(D)       Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate shall agree (x) to require a Transfer Affidavit and Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2 from any other Person to whom such Person attempts to transfer its Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate and (y) not to transfer its Ownership Interest unless it provides a Transferor Affidavit (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2) to the Trustee stating that, among other things, it has no actual knowledge that such other Person is not a Permitted Transferee.

(E)        Each Person holding or acquiring an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, by purchasing an Ownership Interest in such Certificate, agrees to give the Trustee written notice that it is a “pass-through interest holder” within the meaning of temporary Treasury regulation Section 1.67-3T(a)(2)(i)(A) immediately upon acquiring an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, if it is, or is holding an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate on behalf of, a “pass-through interest holder.”

(ii)         The Trustee will register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate only if it shall have received the Transfer Affidavit and Agreement and all of such other documents as shall have been reasonably required by the Trustee as a condition to such registration. In addition, no Transfer of a Residual Certificate shall be made unless the 

 

Trustee shall have received a representation letter from the Transferee of such Certificate to the effect that such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee.

(iii)        (A)       If any purported Transferee shall become a Holder of a Residual Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section 5.02(d), then the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored, to the extent permitted by law, to all rights as holder thereof retroactive to the date of registration of such Transfer of such Residual Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for any registration of Transfer of a Residual Certificate that is in fact not permitted by this Section 5.02(d) or for making any payments due on such Certificate to the holder thereof or for taking any other action with respect to such holder under the provisions of this Agreement.

(B)        If any purported Transferee shall become a holder of a Residual Certificate in violation of the restrictions in this Section 5.02(d) and to the extent that the retroactive restoration of the rights of the holder of such Residual Certificate as described in clause (iii)(A) above shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the Trustee shall have the right, but not the obligation, without notice to the holder or any prior holder of such Residual Certificate, to sell such Residual Certificate to a purchaser selected by the Trustee on such terms as the Trustee may choose. Such purported Transferee shall promptly endorse and deliver each Residual Certificate in accordance with the instructions of the Trustee. Such purchaser may be the Trustee itself or any Affiliate of the Trustee. The proceeds of such sale, net of the
commissions (which may include commissions payable to the Trustee or its Affiliates), expenses and taxes due, if any, will be remitted by the Trustee to such purported Transferee. The terms and conditions of any sale under this clause (iii)(B) shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Trustee, and the Trustee shall not be liable to any Person having an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate as a result of its exercise of such discretion.

(iv)        The Trustee shall make available to the Internal Revenue Service and those Persons specified by the REMIC Provisions all information necessary to compute any tax imposed (A) as a result of the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to any Person who is a Disqualified Organization, including the information described in Treasury regulations sections 1.860D-1(b)(5) and 1.860E-2(a)(5) with respect to the “excess inclusions” of such Residual Certificate and (B) as a result of any regulated investment company, real estate investment trust, common trust fund, partnership, trust, estate or organization described in Section 1381 of the Code that holds an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate having as among its record holders at any time any Person which is a Disqualified Organization.
Reasonable compensation for providing such information may be accepted by the Trustee.

(v)        The provisions of this Section 5.02(d) set forth prior to this subsection (v) may be modified, added to or eliminated, provided that there shall have been delivered to the Trustee at the expense of the party seeking to modify, add to or eliminate any such provision the following:

 

 

(A)       written notification from each Rating Agency to the effect that the modification, addition to or elimination of such provisions will not cause such Rating Agency to downgrade its then-current ratings of any Class of Certificates; and

(B)        an Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that such modification of, addition to or elimination of such provisions will not cause any Trust REMIC to cease to qualify as a REMIC and will not cause any Trust REMIC to be subject to an entity-level tax caused by the Transfer of any Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee or a Person other than the prospective transferee to be subject to a REMIC-tax caused by the Transfer of a Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee.

(e)        Subject to the preceding subsections, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at any office or agency of the Trustee maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 8.12, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated Transferee or Transferees, one or more new Certificates of the same Class of a like aggregate Percentage Interest.

(f)         At the option of the Holder thereof, any Certificate may be exchanged for other Certificates of the same Class with authorized denominations and a like aggregate Percentage Interest, upon surrender of such Certificate to be exchanged at any office or agency of the Trustee maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 8.12. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver, the Certificates which the Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the Trustee) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. In addition,
(i) with respect to each Class R Certificate, the Holder thereof may exchange, in the manner described above, such Class R Certificate for two separate Certificates, each representing such Holder’s  respective Percentage Interest in the Class R-I Interest and the Class R-II Interest, respectively, in each case that was evidenced by the Class R Certificate being exchanged and (ii) with respect to each Class R-X Certificate, the Holder thereof may exchange, in the manner described above, such Class R-X Certificate for two separate Certificates, each representing such Holder’s  respective Percentage Interest in the Class R-III Interest and the Class R-IV Interest, respectively, in each case that was evidenced by the Class R-X Certificate being exchanged.

(g)        No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any transfer or exchange of Certificates, 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 Certificates.

(h)        All Certificates surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be canceled and destroyed by the Trustee in accordance with its customary procedures.

 

 

	
            SECTION 5.03.
 	
            Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
 

If (i) 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 (ii) there is delivered to the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual knowledge by 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 the same Class and of like denomination and Percentage Interest. Upon the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section, the Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the
Trustee) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the applicable REMIC created hereunder, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

	
            SECTION 5.04.
 	
            Persons Deemed Owners.
 

The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Section 4.01 and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer or any agent of any of them shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

	
            SECTION 5.05.
 	
            Certain Available Information.
 

On or prior to the date of the first sale of any Private Certificate to an Independent third party, the Depositor shall provide to the Trustee ten copies of any private placement memorandum or other disclosure document used by the Depositor in connection with the offer and sale of such Certificates. In addition, if any such private placement memorandum or disclosure document is revised, amended or supplemented at any time following the delivery thereof to the Trustee, the Depositor promptly shall inform the Trustee of such event and shall deliver to the Trustee ten copies of the private placement memorandum or disclosure document, as revised, amended or supplemented. The Trustee shall maintain at its Corporate Trust Office and shall make available free of charge during normal business hours for review by any Holder of a Certificate, a Certificate Owner or any Person identified to the
Trustee as a prospective transferee of a Certificate, originals or copies of the following items: (i) in the case of a Holder, a Certificate Owner or prospective transferee of a Private Certificate, the related private placement memorandum or other disclosure document relating to such Class of Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Trustee; and (ii) in all cases, (A) this Agreement and any amendments hereof entered into pursuant to Section 11.01, (B) all monthly statements required to be delivered to Certificateholders of the relevant Class pursuant to Section 4.02 since the Closing Date, and all other notices, reports, statements and written communications delivered to the Certificateholders of the relevant Class pursuant to this Agreement since the Closing Date, (C) all certifications delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 10.01(h), (D) any and all Officers’ Certificates delivered to the Trustee by the
Servicer since the Closing Date to evidence the Servicer’s determination that any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance was, or if made, would be, a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or 

 

Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively, and (E) any and all Officers’ Certificates delivered to the Trustee by the Servicer since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.04(a). Copies and mailing of any and all of the foregoing items will be available from the Trustee upon request at the expense of the Person requesting the same.

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICER

	
            SECTION 6.01.
 	
            Liability of the Depositor and the Servicer.
 

The Depositor and the Servicer each shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement upon them in their respective capacities as Depositor and Servicer and undertaken hereunder by the Depositor and the Servicer herein.

	
            SECTION 6.02.
 	
            Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Servicer.
 

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

The Depositor or the Servicer may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, in which case 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; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person to the Servicer shall be qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; and provided further that the Rating Agencies’ ratings of the Class A Certificates (without regard to the Policy), the Mezzanine Certificates
and the Class B Certificates in effect immediately prior to such merger or consolidation will not be qualified, reduced or withdrawn as a result thereof (as evidenced by a letter to such effect from the Rating Agencies).

		
SECTION 6.03.
	
            Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and Others.

None of the Depositor, the Servicer or any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Depositor or the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Trust Fund 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 warranties, representations or covenants made herein, or against any specific liability imposed on the Servicer pursuant hereto, or against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, 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 which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor or the Servicer shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust Fund against any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with (i) any legal action relating to this Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense relating to any specific Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) or any loss, liability or expense 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 and (ii) the breach
of any representation or warranty of the Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (but only to the extent of amounts paid by the Seller to the Trust Fund pursuant to its obligations under Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement). Neither the Depositor nor the Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action unless such action is related to its respective duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that each of the Depositor and the Servicer may in its discretion undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom (except any loss, liability or expense 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) shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Depositor and the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as and to the extent provided in Section 3.11, any such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of the Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Account.

	
            SECTION 6.04.
 	
            Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer.
 

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 pursuant to the preceding sentence permitting the resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect obtained at the expense of the Servicer and delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Insurer. No resignation of the Servicer shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor servicer shall have assumed the Servicer’s responsibilities, duties, liabilities (other than those liabilities arising prior to the appointment of such successor) and obligations under this Agreement.

Except as expressly provided herein, the Servicer shall not assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or privileges hereunder to any other Person, or delegate to or subcontract with, or authorize or appoint any other Person to perform any of the duties, covenants or obligations to be performed by the Servicer hereunder. The foregoing prohibition on assignment shall not prohibit the Servicer from designating a Sub-Servicer as payee of any indemnification amount payable to the Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that as provided in Section 3.06 hereof, no Sub-Servicer shall be a third-party beneficiary hereunder and the parties hereto shall not be required to recognize any Sub-Servicer as an indemnitee under 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.
 	
            Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Servicer.
 

The Servicer shall afford (and any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that each Sub-Servicer shall afford) the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, access to all records maintained by the Servicer (and any such Sub-Servicer) in respect of the Servicer’s rights and obligations hereunder and access to officers of the Servicer (and those of any such Sub-Servicer) responsible for such obligations. Upon request, the Servicer shall furnish to the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee its (and any such Sub-Servicer’s) most recent financial statements and such other information relating to the Servicer’s capacity to perform its obligations under this Agreement as it possesses (and that any such Sub-Servicer possesses). To the extent such information is not otherwise available to the public, the
Depositor and the Trustee shall not disseminate any information obtained pursuant to the preceding two sentences without the Servicer’s written consent, except as required pursuant to this Agreement or to the extent that it is appropriate to do so (i) in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies or (ii) pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund, and in any case, the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer or the Trustee as the case may be, (iii) disclosure of any and all information that is or becomes publicly known, or information obtained by the Trustee from sources other than the Depositor or the Servicer, (iv) disclosure as required pursuant to this Agreement or (v) disclosure of any and all information(A) in any preliminary or final offering circular,
registration statement or contract or other document pertaining to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement approved in advance by the Depositor or the Servicer or (B) 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, shall use its best efforts to assure the confidentiality of any such disseminated non-public information. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of the Servicer under this Agreement or exercise the rights of the Servicer under this Agreement; provided that the Servicer shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. The Depositor
shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

DEFAULT

	
            SECTION 7.01.
 	
            Servicer Events of Default.
 

(a)        “Servicer Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events:

(i)         any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Trustee for distribution to the Certificateholders any payment (other than a P&I Advance required to be made from its own funds on any Servicer Remittance Date pursuant to Section 4.03) required to be made under the terms of the Certificates and this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one Business Day after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Depositor or the Trustee (in which case notice shall be provided by telecopy), or to the Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; or

(ii)         any failure on the part of the Servicer duly 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 the breach by the Servicer of any representation and warranty contained in Section 2.05, which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (or if such failure or breach cannot be remedied within 30 days, then such remedy shall have been commenced within 30 days and diligently pursued thereafter; provided, however, that in no event shall such failure or breach be allowed to exist for a period of greater than 90 days) after the earlier of (i) the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Depositor, the Trustee or to the Servicer, the
Depositor and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights and (ii) actual knowledge of such failure by a Servicing Officer of the Servicer; or

(iii)        a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceeding, 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 90 days; or

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

(v)        the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or 

 

reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or

(vi)        any failure of the Servicer to make any P&I Advance on any Servicer Remittance Date required to be made from its own funds pursuant to Section 4.03 which continues unremedied until 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Business Day immediately following the Servicer Remittance Date.

If a Servicer Event of Default described in clauses (i) through (v) of this Section shall occur, then, and in each and every such case, so long as a Servicer Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Trustee may, and at the written direction of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer, the Depositor and the Certificate Insurer, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. If a Servicer Event of Default described in clause (vi) hereof shall occur, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer, the Depositor and the Certificate Insurer, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this
Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee pursuant to and under this Section, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Servicer, any and all documents and other instruments and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Servicer agrees promptly (and in any event no later than ten Business Days subsequent to such notice) to provide the Trustee
with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume the Servicer’s functions under this Agreement, and to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the transfer within one Business Day to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash amounts which at the time shall be or should have been credited by the Servicer to the Collection Account held by or on behalf of the Servicer, the Distribution Account or any REO Account or Servicing Account held by or on behalf of the Servicer or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property serviced by the Servicer (provided, however, that the Servicer shall continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of P&I Advances, Servicing Advances or otherwise, and shall
continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 6.03, notwithstanding any such termination, with respect to events occurring prior to such termination). For purposes of this Section 7.01, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a Servicer Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to and working in the Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Servicer Event of Default is received by the Trustee and such notice references the Certificates, the Trust Fund or this Agreement.

 

 

	
            SECTION 7.02.
 	
            Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.
 

(a)        (1)        On and after the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein, and all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter shall be assumed by the Trustee (except for any representations or warranties of the Servicer under this Agreement, the responsibilities, duties and liabilities contained in Section 2.05 and the obligation to deposit amounts in respect of losses pursuant to Section 3.12) by the terms and provisions hereof including, without limitation, the Servicer’s obligations to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03; provided, however, that if the Trustee is
prohibited by law or regulation from obligating itself to make advances regarding delinquent mortgage loans, then the Trustee shall not be obligated to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03; and provided further, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the Servicer’s failure to provide information required by Section 7.01 shall not be considered a default by the Trustee as successor to the Servicer hereunder. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee and all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Servicer would have been entitled if it had continued to act hereunder. Notwithstanding the above and subject to Section 7.02(a)(2) below, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act or if it is prohibited by law from making advances regarding delinquent mortgage loans or if the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights so request
in writing to the Trustee, promptly appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, an established mortgage loan servicing institution acceptable to each Rating Agency and having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000, as the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement. 

The Trustee or other successor Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Servicer (or by the Trust Fund if the Servicer is unable to fulfill its obligations hereunder) for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs (such expenses of the Trustee to be documented by the Trustee to the extent possible) associated with the transfer of servicing from the predecessor Servicer, including without limitation, any such costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the Trustee to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the Trustee to service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively.

(2)        No appointment of a successor to the Servicer under this Agreement shall be effective until the assumption by the successor of all of the Servicer’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder. In connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, 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, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Servicer as such hereunder. The Depositor, the Trustee and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Pending appointment of a successor to the Servicer under this Agreement, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as hereinabove provided.

 

 

	
            SECTION 7.03.
 	
            Notification to Certificateholders.
 

(a)        Upon any termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 above or any appointment of a successor to the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 above, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.

(b)        Not later than the later of 60 days after the occurrence of any event, which constitutes or which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Servicer Event of Default or five days after a Responsible Officer of the Trustee becomes aware of the occurrence of such an event, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Certificates and the Certificate Insurer notice of each such occurrence, unless such default or Servicer Event of Default shall have been cured or waived.

	
            SECTION 7.04.
 	
            Waiver of Servicer Events of Default.
 

The Holders representing at least 66% of the Voting Rights evidenced by all Classes of Certificates affected by any default or Servicer Event of Default hereunder may waive such default or Servicer Event of Default; provided, however, that a default or Servicer Event of Default under clause (i) or (vii) of Section 7.01 may be waived only by all of the Holders of the Regular Certificates. Upon any such waiver of a default or Servicer Event of Default, such default or Servicer Event of Default shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Servicer Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

	
            SECTION 8.01.
 	
            Duties of Trustee.
 

The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default and after the curing of all Servicer Events of Default which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. During a Servicer Event of Default, 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 their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.

The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee which 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 take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to its satisfaction, will provide notice thereof to the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer.

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; provided, however, that:

(i)         Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default, and after the curing of all such Servicer Events of Default which may have occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of 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, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee that conform to the requirements of this Agreement;

(ii)         The Trustee shall not be personally liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(iii)        The Trustee shall not be personally liable 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 of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights 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 it, under this Agreement.

 

 

	
            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, Officers’ Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(ii)         The Trustee may consult with counsel and any 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 under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee  security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default (which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs;

(iv)        The Trustee shall not be personally 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;

(v)        Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default hereunder and after the curing of all Servicer Events of Default which 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 to do so by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee not reasonably assured to the Trustee by such Certificateholders, the Trustee may require reasonable indemnity
against such expense or liability from such Certificateholders as a condition to taking any such action;

(vi)        The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, accountants or attorneys, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agents, accountants or attorneys appointed with due care by it hereunder; and

 

 

(vii)       The Trustee shall have no obligation to invest and reinvest any cash held in the absence of timely and specific written investment direction from the Servicer or the Depositor. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon. The Trustee shall have no liability in respect of losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any investment incurred as a result of the liquidation of any investment prior to its stated maturity or the failure of the Servicer or the Depositor to provide timely written investment direction.

(b)        All rights of action under this Agreement or under any of the Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee, may be enforced by it 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 the name of the Trustee for the benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of this Agreement. 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 parties’ name, address, and other identifying information.

	
            SECTION 8.03.
 	
            Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
 

The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature of the Trustee, the authentication of the Certificate Registrar on the Certificates, the acknowledgments of the Trustee contained in Article II and the representations and warranties of the Trustee in Section 8.13) shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations or warranties as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than as specifically set forth with respect to such party in Section 8.13) or of the Certificates (other than the signature of the Trustee and authentication of the Certificate Registrar on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of
such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor or the Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account by the Servicer, other than any funds held by or on behalf of the Trustee and any amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee in accordance with Section 3.10.

	
            SECTION 8.04.
 	
            Trustee May Own Certificates.
 

The Trustee in its individual capacity or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

	
            SECTION 8.05.
 	
            Trustee’s Fees and Expenses.
 

(a)        The Trustee shall withdraw from the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date and pay to itself the Trustee Fee. The Trustee, or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee shall be indemnified by REMIC I and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense (not including expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee including the compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel, in the ordinary course of the Trustee’s performance in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) incurred by the Trustee in connection with any Servicer Event of 

 

Default (not including expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in its capacity as successor Servicer), default, claim or legal action or any pending or threatened claim or legal action arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, other than any loss, liability or expense (i) resulting from a breach of the Servicer’s obligations and duties under this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans (for which the Servicer shall indemnify pursuant to Section 8.05(b)), (ii) for the expenses of preparing and filing Tax Returns pursuant to Section 10.01(d) or (iii) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of its respective obligations and duties hereunder. Any amounts payable to
the Trustee, or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee in respect of the indemnification provided by this paragraph (a), or pursuant to any other right of reimbursement from the Trust Fund that the Trustee, or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee, may have hereunder in its capacity as such, may be withdrawn by the Trustee from the Distribution Account at any time.

(b)        The Seller and the Trustee have entered into a fee letter governing the terms of reimbursement of certain expenses of the Trustee not otherwise reimbursable to the Trustee from the Trust Fund as set forth above. Furthermore, the Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trustee from, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Servicer in the performance of its duties hereunder or a breach of the Servicer’s obligations and duties under this Agreement. Such indemnity shall survive the termination or discharge of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. Any payment hereunder made by the Servicer to the Trustee shall be from the Servicer’s own funds, without reimbursement from the Trust Fund therefor.

(c)        The Servicer shall pay any annual rating agency fees of the Rating Agencies for ongoing surveillance from its own funds without right of reimbursement.

The provisions of this Section 8.05 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee.

	
            SECTION 8.06.
 	
            Eligibility Requirements for Trustee.
 

The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a corporation or an association (other than the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer or any Affiliate of the foregoing) organized and doing business under the laws of any 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 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such corporation or association publishes reports of conditions at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 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, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07.

 

 

	
            SECTION 8.07.
 	
            Resignation and Removal of the Trustee.
 

The Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders. Upon receiving such notice of resignation of the Trustee, the Depositor shall  promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and to the successor trustee. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer, the Trustee and the Servicer by the Depositor. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation or removal, the Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.

If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor, or if at any time the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged 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 appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and to the successor trustee. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer and the Servicer by the Depositor.

The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights may at any time remove the Trustee and 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 to the Depositor, one complete set to the Trustee so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Certificateholders and the Servicer by the Depositor.

Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 8.08.

	
            SECTION 8.08.
 	
            Successor Trustee.
 

Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Certificate Insurer and to its predecessor Trustee 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. The predecessor trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements, as well as all moneys, held by it hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held by a custodian, which custodian shall become the agent of any successor trustee hereunder), and the Depositor and the predecessor
trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.

 

 

No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06 and the appointment of such successor trustee shall not result in a downgrading of any Class of Certificates by either Rating Agency, as evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency.

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section, the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to the Certificate Insurer and all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register. If the Depositor fails to mail such notice within 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 8.09.
 	
            Merger or Consolidation of Trustee.
 

Any corporation or association into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation or association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or association succeeding to the business of the Trustee shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation or association shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

	
            SECTION 8.10.
 	
            Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
 

Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of REMIC I or property securing the same 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 REMIC I, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to REMIC I, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. Any such co-trustee or separate trustee shall be subject to the written approval of the Servicer. If the
Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request so to do, or in case a Servicer 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 8.06 hereunder and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be required under Section 8.08 hereof.

In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant to this Section 8.10, 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, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed by the Trustee (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 REMIC I or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.

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 trust 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 and the Servicer.

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 8.11.
 	
            [Reserved].
 	
             

	
            SECTION 8.12.
 	
            Appointment of Office or Agency.
 

The Trustee will designate an office or agency in the City of New York where the Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and presented for final distribution, and where notices and demands to or upon the Trustee in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be delivered. As of the Closing Date, the Trustee designates the office of its agent located c/o DTC Transfer Agent Services, 55 Water Street, Jeanette Park Entrance, New York, NY 10041 for such purposes.

	
            SECTION 8.13.
 	
            Representations and Warranties of the Trustee.
 

The Trustee hereby represents and warrants, solely as to itself, to the Servicer and the Depositor, as of the Closing Date, that:

(i)         It is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States.

(ii)         The execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by it, will not violate its charter or bylaws.

(iii)        It has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

 

(iv)        This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

TERMINATION

		
SECTION 9.01.
	
            Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans.

(a)        Subject to Section 9.02, the respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee (other than the obligations of the Servicer to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.05 and of the Servicer to make remittances to the Trustee and the Trustee to make payments in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Classes of Certificates as hereinafter set forth) shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders and the deposit of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and required hereunder to be so paid or deposited on the Distribution Date coinciding with or following the earlier to occur of (i) the purchase by the Terminator (as defined below) of all Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance
with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or REO Property remaining in REMIC I; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the earlier of (i) the latest possible maturity date set forth in the Preliminary Statement and (ii) the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof. Subject to Section 3.10 hereof, the purchase by the Terminator of all Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I shall be at a price equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and the appraised value of any REO Properties, such appraisal to be conducted by an Independent appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Terminator and the Trustee in their reasonable discretion and (ii) the fair market value of the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties (as determined by the Terminator,
the majority Holder of the Class CE Certificates and, to the extent that the Class A Certificates, a Class of Mezzanine Certificates or the Class B Certificates will not receive all amounts owed to it as a result of the termination, the Trustee (it being understood and agreed that any determination by the Trustee shall be made solely in reliance on an appraisal by an Independent appraiser as provided above), as of the close of business on the third Business Day next preceding the date upon which notice of any such termination is furnished to the related Certificateholders pursuant to Section 9.01(c)), in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the weighted average of the Mortgage Rates through the end of the Due Period preceding the final Distribution Date plus unreimbursed Servicing Advances, P&I Advances, any unpaid Servicing Fees allocable to such Mortgage Loans and REO Properties and any accrued and unpaid Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts (the “Termination
Price”); provided, however, such option may only be exercised if the Termination Price is sufficient to pay all interest accrued on, as well as amounts necessary to retire the principal balance of, each class of notes issued pursuant to the Indenture. If the determination of the fair market value of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties shall be required to be made by the Terminator and an Independent appraiser as provided above, (A) such appraisal shall be obtained at no expense to the Trustee and (B) the Trustee may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such appraisal. 

(b)        The Servicer shall have the right (the party exercising such right, the “Terminator”), to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding paragraph no later than the Determination Date 

 

in the month immediately preceding the Distribution Date on which the Certificates will be retired; provided, however, that the Terminator may elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding paragraph only if the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund at the time of such election is reduced to less than 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date. By acceptance of the Residual Certificates, the Holder of the Residual Certificates agrees, in connection with any termination hereunder, to assign and transfer any amounts in excess of par, and to the extent received in respect of such termination, to pay any such amounts to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates. If such termination will result in a claim under the
Policy or if any amount owed to the Certificate Insurer will not be fully reimbursed after the termination, the consent of the Certificate Insurer will be required prior to the Servicer exercising such option.

(c)        Notice of the liquidation of the Certificates shall be given promptly by the Trustee by letter to Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer mailed (a) in the event such notice is given in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property by the Terminator, not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution on the Certificates or (b) otherwise during the month of such final distribution on or before the Determination Date in such month, in each case specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust Fund will terminate and the final payment in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Certificates will be made upon
presentation and surrender of the related Certificates at the office of the Trustee therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment, (iii) that no interest shall accrue in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests or the Certificates from and after the Interest Accrual Period relating to the final Distribution Date therefor and (iv) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of the Trustee. In the event such notice is given in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I by the Terminator, the Terminator shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account not later than the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution on the Certificates an amount in immediately available funds equal to the above-described purchase price. The
Trustee shall remit to the Servicer from such funds deposited in the Distribution Account (i) any amounts which the Servicer would be permitted to withdraw and retain from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11 and (ii) any other amounts otherwise payable by the Trustee to the Servicer from amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case prior to making any final distributions pursuant to Section 10.01(d) below. Upon certification to the Trustee by the Terminator of the making of such final deposit, the Trustee shall promptly release to the Terminator the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans, and the Trustee shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments necessary to effectuate such transfer.

Immediately following the deposit of funds in trust hereunder in respect of the Certificates, the Trust Fund shall terminate.

	
            SECTION 9.02.
 	
            Additional Termination Requirements.
 

(a)        In the event that the Terminator purchases all the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property or the final payment on or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan or 

 

REO Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to Section 9.01, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements:

(i)         The Trustee shall specify the first day in the 90-day liquidation period in a statement attached to each Trust REMIC’s final Tax Return pursuant to Treasury regulation Section 1.860F-1 and shall satisfy all 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 Terminator;

(ii)         During such 90-day liquidation period and, at or prior to the time of making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of REMIC I to the Terminator 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 Holders of the Residual Certificates all cash on hand in the Trust Fund (other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust Fund shall terminate at that time.

(b)        At the expense of the requesting Terminator (or, if the Trust Fund is being terminated as a result of the occurrence of the event described in clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01, at the expense of the Servicer without the right of reimbursement from the Trust Fund), the Trustee shall prepare or cause to be prepared documentation required, if any, in connection with the adoption of a plan of liquidation of each Trust REMIC pursuant to this Section 9.02.

(c)        By their acceptance of Certificates, the Holders thereof hereby agree to authorize the Trustee to specify the 90-day liquidation period for each Trust REMIC, which authorization shall be binding upon all successor Certificateholders.

 

 

ARTICLE X

 

REMIC PROVISIONS

	
            SECTION 10.01.
 	
            REMIC Administration.
 

(a)        The Trustee shall elect to treat each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under applicable state law. Each such election will be made by the Trustee on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or information return or any appropriate state return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of REMIC I, the REMIC I Regular Interests shall be designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC I and the Class R-I Interest shall be designated as the Residual Interest in REMIC I. The Class A Certificates, each of the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class B Certificates, the Class CE Interest and the Class P Interest (other than the right to receive amounts from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, if any) shall be
designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC II and the Class R-II Interest shall be designated as the Residual Interest in REMIC II. The Class CE Certificates shall be designated as the Regular Interest in REMIC III and the Class R-III Interest shall be designated as the Residual Interest in REMIC III  The Class P Certificates shall be designated as the Regular Interest in REMIC IV and the Class R-IV Interest shall be designated as the Residual Interest in REMIC IV. The Trustee shall not permit the creation of any “interests” in any Trust REMIC (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) other than the REMIC Regular Interests and the interests represented by the Certificates.

(b)        The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “Startup Day” of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.

(c)        The Trustee shall be reimbursed for any and all expenses relating to any tax audit of the Trust Fund (including, but not limited to, any professional fees or any administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to any Trust REMIC that involve the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities), including the expense of obtaining any tax related Opinion of Counsel required to be obtained hereunder. The Trustee, as agent for each Trust REMIC’s tax matters person shall (i) act on behalf of the Trust Fund in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving any Trust REMIC and (ii) represent the Trust Fund in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The holder of the largest Percentage Interest of each Class of Residual Certificates
shall be designated, in the manner provided under Treasury regulations section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury regulations section 301.6231(a)(7)-1, as the tax matters person of the Trust REMICs created hereunder. By their acceptance thereof, the holder of the largest Percentage Interest of the Residual Certificates hereby agrees to irrevocably appoint the Trustee or an Affiliate as its agent to perform all of the duties of the tax matters person for the Trust Fund.

(d)        The Trustee shall prepare, sign and file all of the Tax Returns (including Form 8811, which must be filed within 30 days following the Closing Date) in respect of each REMIC created hereunder. The expenses of preparing and filing such returns shall be borne by the Trustee without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

 

(e)        The Trustee shall perform on behalf of each Trust REMIC all reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the responsibility of such REMIC under the Code, the REMIC Provisions or other compliance guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or any state or local taxing authority. Among its other duties, as required by the Code, the REMIC Provisions or other such compliance guidance, the Trustee shall provide (i) to any Transferor of a Residual Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Residual Certificate to any Person who is not a Permitted Transferee, (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using the
Prepayment Assumption as required) and (iii) to the Internal Revenue Service the name, title, address and telephone number of the person who will serve as the representative of each Trust REMIC. 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 reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, prepayment assumption and projected cash flow of the Certificates.

(f)         The Trustee shall take such action and shall cause each REMIC created hereunder to take such action as shall be necessary to create or maintain the status thereof as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions. The Trustee shall not take any action or cause the Trust Fund to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless the Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel,
addressed to the Trustee (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action but in no event at the expense of the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to any Trust REMIC, endanger such status or result in the imposition of such a tax, nor shall the Servicer take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Trustee has advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action; provided that the Servicer may conclusively rely on such Opinion of Counsel and shall incur no liability for its action or failure to act in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel. In addition, prior to taking any action with respect to any Trust REMIC or the respective assets of each, or causing any Trust REMIC to take any action, which is not contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer will consult with the Trustee or its
designee, in writing, with respect to whether such action could cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur with respect to any Trust REMIC and the Servicer shall not take any such action or cause any Trust REMIC to take any such action as to which the Trustee has advised it in writing that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur; provided that the Servicer may conclusively rely on such writing and shall incur no liability for its action or failure to act in accordance with such writing. The Trustee may consult with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take the action not permitted by this Agreement, but in no event shall such cost be an expense of the Trustee. At all times as may be required by the Code, the Trustee will ensure that substantially all of the assets of REMIC I will consist of “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code and “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5)
of the Code, to the extent such 

 

obligations are within the Trustee’s control and not otherwise inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.

(g)        In the event that any tax is imposed on “prohibited transactions” of any REMIC created hereunder as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on the “net income from foreclosure property” of such REMIC as defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contributions to any such REMIC after the Startup Day therefor pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is imposed by the Code or any applicable provisions of state or local tax laws, such tax shall be charged (i) to the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.03 hereof, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Trustee of any of its obligations under this Article X, (ii) to the Servicer pursuant to Section 10.03 hereof, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Servicer of any of its obligations under Article III or this Article X,
or (iii) against amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account and shall be paid by withdrawal therefrom.

(h)        On or before April 15th of each calendar year, commencing April 15, 2006, the Master shall deliver to the Trustee and each Rating Agency an Officers’ Certificate of the Servicer stating the Servicer’s compliance with this Article X.

(i)         The Trustee shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis.

(j)         Following the Startup Day, neither the Servicer nor the Trustee shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC other than in connection with any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered in accordance with Section 2.03 unless it shall have received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in the Trust Fund will not cause the related REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding or subject such REMIC to any tax under the REMIC Provisions or other applicable provisions of federal, state and local law or ordinances.

(k)        Neither the Trustee nor the Servicer shall enter into any arrangement by which any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor knowingly permit either REMIC to receive any income from assets other than “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

	
            SECTION 10.02.
 	
            Prohibited Transactions and Activities.
 

None of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of REMIC I, (iii) the termination of REMIC I pursuant to Article IX of this Agreement, (iv) a substitution pursuant to Article II of this Agreement or (v) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or III of this Agreement), acquire any assets for any Trust REMIC (other than REO Property acquired in respect of a defaulted Mortgage Loan), sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or the Distribution Account for gain, or accept any contributions to any Trust REMIC after the Closing Date (other than a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered
in accordance with Section 2.03), unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee (at the 

 

expense of the party seeking to cause such sale, disposition, substitution, acquisition or contribution but in no event at the expense of the Trustee) that such sale, disposition, substitution, acquisition or contribution will not (a) affect adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) cause any Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” or “contributions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

	
            SECTION 10.03.
 	
            Servicer and Trustee Indemnification.
 

(a)        The Trustee agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Depositor and the Servicer for any taxes and costs including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys’ fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor or the Servicer, as a result of a breach of the Trustee’s covenants set forth in this Article X.

(b)        The Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Depositor and the Trustee for any taxes and costs including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys’ fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor or the Trustee, as a result of a breach of the Servicer’s covenants set forth in Article III or this Article X.

 

 

ARTICLE XI

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

	
            SECTION 11.01.
 	
            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 defect, (ii) to correct, modify or supplement any provisions herein (including to give effect to the expectations of Certificateholders), or (iii) to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, provided that such actions shall not,adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced by either (i) an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Servicer and the Trustee or (ii) confirmation from the Rating Agencies that such amendment will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the rating of any outstanding Class of Certificates (without regard to the Policy) and
provided, further, that no amendment may be made to this Agreement that adversely affects any rights of the Certificate Insurer without the prior written consent of the Certificate Insurer. No amendment shall be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder who shall have consented thereto, and no Opinion of Counsel or confirmation from the Rating Agencies shall be required to address the effect of any such amendment on any such consenting Certificateholder.

This 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 entitled to at least 66% 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 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 (as evidenced by either (i) an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee or (ii) written notice to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Certificate
Insurer and the Trustee from the Rating Agencies that such action will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the rating of any outstanding Class of Certificates (without regard to the Policy) with respect to which it is a Rating Agency) in a manner, other than as described in (i), without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing at least 66% of the Voting Rights allocated to such Class, or (iii) modify the consents required by the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii) without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates then outstanding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 11.01, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to Voting Rights with respect to matters affecting such Certificates.

No amendment shall be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder who shall have consented thereto, and no Opinion of Counsel or Rating Agency confirmation shall be required to address the effect of any such amendment on any such consenting Certificateholder.

 

 

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 to the effect that such amendment (i) will not result in the imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC pursuant to the REMIC Provisions or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding and (ii) is authorized or permitted hereunder.

Promptly after the execution of any such amendment the Trustee shall furnish a copy of such amendment to each Certificateholder and the Certificate Insurer.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 11.01 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.

The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to this Section 11.01 shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, but in no event shall such Opinion of Counsel be an expense of the Trustee.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any modification of the provisions of Section 5.02(d) shall be made in accordance with the provisions thereof and without the consent of the Certificateholders.

The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section that affects its rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

	
            SECTION 11.02.
 	
            Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.
 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Servicer at the expense of the Certificateholders, but only upon direction of the Certificateholders accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.

For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

	
            SECTION 11.03.
 	
            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 representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up 

 

of the Trust Fund, nor 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 expressly provided for 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 any 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 person by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision 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 default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and unless also the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 15 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 is understood and intended, and 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 whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such 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 equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

	
            SECTION 11.04.
 	
            Governing Law.
 

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws, without the conflicts of laws provisions thereof

	
            SECTION 11.05.
 	
            Notices.
 

All directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when received if personally delivered at or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service or delivered in any other manner specified herein, to (a) in the case of the Depositor, 18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000, Irvine, California 92612, Attention: Kevin Cloyd (telecopy number: (949) 440-7033), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Servicer and the Trustee in writing by the Depositor, (b) in the case of the Servicer, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, 400 Countrywide Way, Simi Valley, California 93065, telecopy number (805) 520-5623, Attention: Mark Wong, or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the 

 

Trustee and the Depositor in writing by the Servicer, (c) in the case of the Trustee, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, 1761 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705-4934, Attention: Trust Administration-NC050A (telecopy number: (714) 247-6329), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Servicer and the Depositor in writing by the Trustee and (d) in the case of the Certificate Insurer, Financial Security Assurance Inc., 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Surveillance Department Re: New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, (telecopy number: (212) 339-3518), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor in writing by the Certificate Insurer. Any notice required or
permitted to be given to a Certificateholder shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given when mailed, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice. A copy of any notice required to be telecopied hereunder also shall be mailed to the appropriate party in the manner set forth above.

	
            SECTION 11.06.
 	
            Severability of Provisions.
 

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

	
            SECTION 11.07.
 	
            Notice to Rating Agencies
 

The Trustee shall use its best efforts promptly to provide notice to the Rating Agencies and the Certificate Insurer with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

	
            1.
 	
            Any material change or amendment to this Agreement;
 

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

	
            3.
 	
            The resignation or termination of the Servicer or the Trustee;
 

4.          The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03;

	
            5.
 	
            The final payment to the Holders of any Class of Certificates;
 

6.          Any change in the location of the Collection Account or the Distribution Account; and

7.          Any event that would result in the inability of the Trustee, as a successor Servicer, to make advances regarding delinquent Mortgage Loans.

 

 

In addition, the Trustee shall promptly furnish to each Rating Agency and the Certificate Insurer copies of each report to Certificateholders described in Section 4.02 and the Servicer shall promptly furnish to each Rating Agency and the Certificate Insurer copies of the following:

	
            1.
 	
            Each annual statement as to compliance described in Section 3.20; and
 

2.          Each annual independent public accountants’ servicing report described in Section 3.21.

Any such notice pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service to Moody’s Investors Service, 99 Church Street, New York, New York 10007 and to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10007 or such other addresses as the Rating Agencies may designate in writing to the parties hereto.

	
            SECTION 11.08.
 	
            Article and Section References.
 

All article and section references used in this Agreement, unless otherwise provided, are to articles and sections in this Agreement.

	
            SECTION 11.09.
 	
            Grant of Security Interest.
 

It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee, be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor and not a pledge of the Mortgage Loans to secure a debt or other obligation of the Depositor. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the aforementioned intent of the parties, the Mortgage Loans are held to be property of the Depositor, then, (a) it is the express intent of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee to secure a debt or other obligation of the Depositor and (b)(1) this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; (2) the conveyance provided for in Section 2.01 hereof shall be
deemed to be a grant by the Depositor to the Trustee of a security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property, including without limitation all amounts, other than investment earnings, from time to time held or invested in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account, whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property; (3) the obligations secured by such security agreement shall be deemed to be all of the Depositor’s obligations under this Agreement, including the obligation to provide to the Certificateholders the benefits of this Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loans and the Trust Fund; and (4) notifications to persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts
or confirmations from persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Trustee for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. Accordingly, the Depositor hereby grants to the Trustee a security interest in the Mortgage Loans and all other 

 

property described in clause (2) of the preceding sentence, for the purpose of securing to the Trustee the performance by the Depositor of the obligations described in clause (3) of the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto intend the conveyance pursuant to Section 2.01 to be a true, absolute and unconditional sale of the Mortgage Loans and assets constituting the Trust Fund by the Depositor to the Trustee.

	
            SECTION 11.10.
 	
            Waiver of Jury Trial.
 

EACH PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY, WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH DISPUTE SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

 

 

ARTICLE XII

 

CERTAIN MATTERS REGARDING THE CERTIFICATE INSURER

	
            SECTION 12.01.
 	
            Exercise of Rights of Holder of the Insured Certificates.
 

Each of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee, and, by accepting its Certificate, each Holder of an Insured Certificate, agrees that unless a Certificate Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Certificate Insurer shall have the right to exercise all rights, including Voting Rights, of the Holders of the Insured Certificates under this Agreement without any further consent of the Holders of the Insured Certificates.

In addition, each Insured Certificateholder agrees that, unless a Certificate Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the rights of the Insured Certificates may be exercised by the Insured Certificateholders only with the prior written consent of the Certificate Insurer.

	
            SECTION 12.02.
 	
            Claims Upon the Policy; Policy Payments Account.
 

(a)        If, at or before 12:00 noon, New York time, on the second Business Day prior to a Distribution Date, the Trustee determines that the funds that will be available for such Distribution Date distributable to the Holders of the Insured Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01 will be insufficient to pay the related Guaranteed Distributions for such Distribution Date (a “Guaranteed Distributions Shortfall”) is greater than zero, then the Trustee shall determine the amount of such Guaranteed Distributions Shortfall and give notice to the Certificate Insurer by telephone or telecopy of the amount of such Guaranteed Distributions Shortfall. Such notice of such Guaranteed Distributions Shortfall shall be confirmed in writing in the form set forth as Exhibit A to the Endorsement to the Policy, to the Certificate Insurer and the Fiscal
Agent (as defined in the Policy), if any, at or before 12:00 noon, New York time on the second Business Day prior to such Distribution Date. Following Receipt (as defined in the Policy) by the Certificate Insurer of such notice in such form, the Certificate Insurer or the Fiscal Agent will pay any amount payable under the Policy on the later to occur of (i) 12:00 noon New York time on the second Business Day following such receipt and (ii) 12:00 noon New York time on the Distribution Date to which such Guaranteed Distributions Shortfall relates, as provided in the Endorsement to the Policy.

(b)        At the time of the execution hereof, and for the purposes hereof, the Trustee shall establish a separate special purpose non-interest bearing trust account in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of Holders of the Insured Certificates (the “Policy Payments Account”) over which the Trustee shall have exclusive control and sole right of withdrawal. The Policy Payments Account shall be an Eligible Account. The Trustee shall deposit any amount paid under the Policy into the Policy Payments Account and distribute such amount only for the purposes of making the payments to Holders of the Insured Certificates in respect of the Guaranteed Distributions for which the related claim was made under the Policy. Such amounts shall be allocated by the Trustee to Holders of Insured Certificates affected by such shortfalls in the same manner
as principal and interest payments are to be allocated with respect to such Insured Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01. The Trustee shall deposit any amount paid under the Policy in the Policy Payments Account and distribute such amount only for purposes of payment to Holders of Insured Certificates of the Guaranteed Distributions Shortfall or any 

 

amount in respect of a Preference Claim (as defined in the Policy) for which a claim under the Policy was made, and such amount may not be applied to satisfy any costs, expenses or liabilities of the Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund. Amounts paid under the Policy shall be transferred to the Distribution Account in accordance with the next succeeding paragraph and disbursed by the Trustee to Holders of Insured Certificates in accordance with Section 4.01(h) (or, in the case of an amount in respect of a Preference Claim, to the related Holders of Insured Certificates as contemplated in Section 12.02(d)). It shall not be necessary for such payments to be made by checks or wire transfers separate from the checks or wire transfers used to pay the other distributions to be made to such Holders pursuant to Section 4.01. However, the amount of any payment of principal of or interest on the Insured
Certificates to be paid from funds transferred from the Policy Payments Account shall be noted as provided in paragraph (d) below and in the statement to be furnished to Holders of the Insured Certificates pursuant to Section 4.02(xxiii). Funds held in the Policy Payments Account shall not be invested.

(c)        On any Distribution Date with respect to which a claim has been made under the Policy, the amount of any funds received by the Trustee as a result of any claim under the Policy, to the extent required to pay the Guaranteed Distributions Shortfall on such Distribution Date, shall be withdrawn from the Policy Payments Account and deposited in the Distribution Account and applied by the Trustee, directly to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Distributions Shortfall due on the Insured Certificates. Funds received by the Trustee as a result of any claim under the Policy shall be deposited by the Trustee in the Policy Payments Account and used solely for payment to the Holders of the Insured Certificates and may not be applied to satisfy any costs, expenses or liabilities of the Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund. Any funds remaining in
the Policy Payments Account on the first Business Day following a Distribution Date shall be remitted to the Certificate Insurer, pursuant to the instructions of the Certificate Insurer, by the end of such Business Day.

(d)        The Trustee shall keep complete and accurate records in respect of (i) all funds remitted to it by the Certificate Insurer for deposit into the Policy Payments Account and (ii) amounts of such funds allocated to payments of interest and principal paid in respect of any Insured Certificate. The Certificate Insurer shall have the right to inspect such records at reasonable times during normal business hours upon two Business Days’ prior notice to the Trustee.

(e)        The Trustee shall promptly notify the Certificate Insurer and Fiscal Agent of the commencement of any proceeding by or against the Depositor commenced under the United States bankruptcy code or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, rehabilitation or similar law (an “Insolvency Proceeding”); and any proceeding or the institution of any action, of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge, seeking the avoidance as a preferential transfer under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law (a “Preference Claim”) of any Guaranteed Distribution (as defined in the Policy) made with respect to the Insured Certificates. Each Holder of the Insured Certificates, by its purchase of such Certificates, the Servicer and the Trustee hereby agree that the Certificate Insurer
(so long as no Certificate Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing) may at any time during the continuation of any proceeding relating to a Preference Claim direct all matters relating to such Preference Claim, including, without limitation, (i) the direction of any appeal of any order relating to such Preference Claim and (ii) the posting of any surety, supersedeas or performance bond pending any such appeal. In addition and without limitation of the foregoing, 

 

the Certificate Insurer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Servicer, the Trustee and each Holder of the Insured Certificates in the conduct of any such Preference Claim, including, without limitation, all rights of any party to an adversary proceeding action with respect to any court order issued in connection with any such Preference Claim.

Upon a Responsible Officer of the Trustee becoming aware of the occurrence of any Servicer Event of Default, the Trustee shall promptly notify the Certificate Insurer of such Servicer Event of Default.

	
            SECTION 12.03.
 	
            Effect of Payments by Certificate Insurer; Subrogation.
 

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any payment with respect to principal of or interest on any of the Insured Certificates which is made with moneys received pursuant to the terms of the Policy shall not be considered payment of such Certificates from the Trust Fund and shall not result in the payment of or the provision for the payment of the principal of or interest on such Certificates within the meaning of Section 4.01. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee acknowledge, and each Holder of an Insured Certificate by its acceptance of a such Certificate agrees, that without the need for any further action on the part of the Certificate Insurer, the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee (i) to the extent the Certificate Insurer makes payments, directly or indirectly, on account of principal of or interest on any Insured Certificates to the Holders of such Certificates,
the Certificate Insurer will be fully subrogated to the rights of such Holders to receive such principal and interest from the Trust Fund and (ii) the Certificate Insurer shall be paid such principal and interest but only from the sources and in the manner provided herein for the payment of such principal and interest. The Holders of the Insured Certificates, by acceptance of the Insured Certificates, assign their rights as Holders of the Insured Certificates to the extent of Certificate Insurer’s interest with respect to amounts paid under the Policy. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, solely for purposes of determining the Certificate Insurer’s rights, as applicable as subrogee for payments distributable pursuant to Section 4.01, any payment with respect to distributions to the Insured Certificates which is made with funds received pursuant to the terms of the Policy shall not be considered payment of the Insured Certificates from the Trust Fund and shall not
result in the distribution or the provision for the distribution in reduction of the Class Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates except to the extent such payment has been reimbursed to the Certificate Insurer pursuant to the terms hereof.

The Trustee and the Servicer shall cooperate in all respects with any reasonable request by the Certificate Insurer for action to preserve or enforce the Certificate Insurer’s rights or interests under this Agreement without limiting the rights or affecting the interests of the Holders as otherwise set forth herein.

	
            SECTION 12.04.
 	
            Notices to Certificate Insurer.
 

All notices, statements, reports, certificates or opinions required by this Agreement to be sent to any other party hereto or to any of the Certificateholders shall also be sent to the Certificate Insurer at Financial Security Assurance Inc., 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York  10019, mbsreports@fsa.com.

 

 

The Servicer shall designate at least one Certificate Insurer Contact Person who shall be available to the Certificate Insurer to provide reasonable access to information regarding the Mortgage Loans. The initial Certificate Insurer Contact Persons are the Servicing Officers.

	
            SECTION 12.05.
 	
            Trustee to Hold the Policy.
 

The Trustee shall hold the Policy in trust as agent for the Holders of the Insured Certificates for the purpose of making claims thereon and distributing the proceeds thereof. Upon the later of (i) the date upon which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates has been reduced to zero and all Guaranteed Distributions (as defined in the Policy) have been made and (ii) the date the Term of This Policy (as defined in the Policy) ends, the Trustee shall surrender the Policy to the Certificate Insurer for cancellation. Neither the Policy nor the amounts paid on the Policy will constitute part of the Trust Fund or assets of any REMIC created by this Agreement. Each Holder of Insured Certificates, by accepting its Certificates, appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for the purpose of making claims on the Policy.

The Certificate Insurer shall be an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement for the purpose of enforcing the provisions hereof to the extent of the Certificate Insurer’s rights explicitly specified herein as if a party hereto.

All references herein to the ratings assigned to the Certificates and to the interests of any Certificateholders shall be without regard to the Policy.

 

 

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

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.,    as Depositor
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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By: Countrywide GP, Inc., its General Partner,
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,

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On the      th day of June 2005, before me, a notary public in and for said  State, personally appeared ________________, known to me to be a ___________________ of New Century Mortgage Securities Inc., one of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.

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

	
             
 	
            Notary Public
 

 

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On the ____ day of June 2005, before me, a notary public in and for said  State, personally appeared _____________________, known to me to be __________________ of Countrywide GP, Inc., one of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.

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

	
             
 	
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On the ____ day of June 2005, before me, a notary public in and for said  State, personally appeared _______________, known to me to be a ______________ of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, one of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.

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

	
             
 	
            Notary Public
 

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF CLASS A-1A CERTIFICATE

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

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1A Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: Variable
 	
             
 	
            $94,740,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $94,740,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V LV 1
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-I-A Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class A-I-A Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-1A Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.120%, in the case of each Distribution Date and (ii) the Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

 

 

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June  __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
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ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF CLASS A-1F CERTIFICATE

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

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1F Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 4.359%
 	
             
 	
            $94,740,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $94,740,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No.1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V LU 3
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1F Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class A-1F Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-1F Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

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

 

Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-3

FORM OF CLASS A-2 CERTIFICATE

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

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 4.461%
 	
             
 	
            $248,069,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $248,069,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V LW 9
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-5 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class A-5 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-5 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

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

 

Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-4

FORM OF CLASS A-3 CERTIFICATE

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

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 4.532%
 	
             
 	
            $43,845,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $43,845,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V LX 7
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-5 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class A-5 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-5Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

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

 

Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	

             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-5

FORM OF CLASS A-4 CERTIFICATE

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

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-4 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.114%
 	
             
 	
            $113,240,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $113,240,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V LY 5
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-4 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class A-4 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-4 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

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

 

Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-6

FORM OF CLASS A-4W CERTIFICATE

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

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-4w Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.035% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $108,924,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $108,924,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MN 8
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-4w Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class A-4w Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-4w Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

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

 

Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-7

FORM OF CLASS A-5 CERTIFICATE

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

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-5 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.387% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $20,000,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $20,000,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V LZ 2
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-5 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class A-5 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-5 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

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

 

Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-8

FORM OF CLASS A-5W CERTIFICATE

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

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-5W Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.288% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $71,925,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $71,925,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MP 3
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-5w Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class A-5w Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-5w Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

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

 

Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-9

FORM OF CLASS A-6 CERTIFICATE

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

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-6 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 4.954% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $88,386,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $88,386,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MA 6
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-6 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class A-6 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-6 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

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

 

Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-10

FORM OF CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.294% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $24,236,000.00         
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $24,236,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MB 4
 

 

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

EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH “PLAN ASSETS”, (II) IT HAS ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING SUCH CERTIFICATE IN RELIANCE ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION 2002-41 AS AMENDED (“EXEMPTION”), AND THAT IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION, INCLUDING THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, NOT LOWER THAN “BBB-“ (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY FITCH, S&P OR MOODY’S, AND THE CERTIFICATE IS SO RATED OR (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY 

 

GENERAL ACCOUNT,” AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“PTCE”) 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class M-1 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-1 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of this Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or investing with “Plan Assets”, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on the Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including that the Certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-“ (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or Moody’s, and the certificate is so rated or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and
(3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

 

 

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-11

FORM OF CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.344% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $23,741,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $23,741,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MC 2
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH “PLAN ASSETS”, (II) IT HAS ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING SUCH CERTIFICATE IN RELIANCE ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION 2002-41 AS AMENDED (“EXEMPTION”), AND THAT IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION, INCLUDING THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, NOT LOWER THAN “BBB-“ (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY FITCH, S&P OR MOODY’S, AND THE CERTIFICATE IS SO RATED OR (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE 

 

CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT,” AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“PTCE”) 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

 

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class M-2 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-2 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of this Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or investing with “Plan Assets”, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on the Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including that the Certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-“ (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or Moody’s, and the certificate is so rated or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and
(3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

 

 

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June  __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-12

FORM OF CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES,  THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.492% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $6,700,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $6,700,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MD 0
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH “PLAN ASSETS”, (II) IT HAS ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING SUCH CERTIFICATE IN RELIANCE ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION 2002-41 AS AMENDED (“EXEMPTION”), AND THAT IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION, INCLUDING THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, NOT LOWER THAN “BBB-“ (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY FITCH, S&P OR MOODY’S, AND THE CERTIFICATE IS SO RATED OR (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY 

 

GENERAL ACCOUNT,” AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“PTCE”) 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class M-3 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-3 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

 

 

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

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of this Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or investing with “Plan Assets”, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on the Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including that the Certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-“ (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or Moody’s, and the certificate is so rated or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and
(3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

 

 

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

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-13

FORM OF CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.641% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $7,419,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $7,419,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V ME 8
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH “PLAN ASSETS”, (II) IT HAS ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING SUCH CERTIFICATE IN RELIANCE ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION 2002-41 AS AMENDED (“EXEMPTION”), AND THAT IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION, INCLUDING THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, NOT LOWER THAN “BBB-“ (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY FITCH, S&P OR MOODY’S, AND THE CERTIFICATE IS SO RATED OR (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE 

 

COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT,” AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“PTCE”) 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class M-4 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-4 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

 

 

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

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of this Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or investing with “Plan Assets”, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on the Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including that the Certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-“ (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or Moody’s, and the certificate is so rated or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and
(3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

 

 

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

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	

            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-14

FORM OF CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.700% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $5,935,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $5,935,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MF 5
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH “PLAN ASSETS”, (II) IT HAS ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING SUCH CERTIFICATE IN RELIANCE ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION 2002-41 AS AMENDED (“EXEMPTION”), AND THAT IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION, INCLUDING THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, NOT LOWER THAN “BBB-“ (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY FITCH, S&P OR MOODY’S, 

 

AND THE CERTIFICATE IS SO RATED OR (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT,” AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“PTCE”) 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class M-5 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-5 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of this Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or investing with “Plan Assets”, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on the Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including that the Certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-“ (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or Moody’s, and the certificate is so rated or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and
(3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

 

 

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	

            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-15

FORM OF CLASS M-6 CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.700% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $4,875,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $4,875,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MG 3
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH “PLAN ASSETS”, (II) IT HAS ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING SUCH CERTIFICATE IN RELIANCE ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION 2002-41 AS AMENDED (“EXEMPTION”), AND THAT IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION, INCLUDING THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, NOT LOWER THAN “BBB-“ (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY FITCH, S&P OR MOODY’S, 

 

AND THE CERTIFICATE IS SO RATED OR (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT,” AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“PTCE”) 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class M-6 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-6 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of this Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or investing with “Plan Assets”, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on the Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including that the Certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-“ (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or Moody’s, and the certificate is so rated or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and
(3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

 

 

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-16

FORM OF CLASS M-7 CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.700% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $4,946,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $4,946,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MH 1
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH “PLAN ASSETS”, (II) IT HAS ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING SUCH CERTIFICATE IN RELIANCE ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION 2002-41 AS AMENDED (“EXEMPTION”), AND THAT IT UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION, INCLUDING THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, NOT 

 

LOWER THAN “BBB-“ (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY FITCH, S&P OR MOODY’S, AND THE CERTIFICATE IS SO RATED OR (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT,” AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION (“PTCE”) 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class M-7 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-7 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of this Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or investing with “Plan Assets”, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on the Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including that the Certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-“ (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or Moody’s, and the certificate is so rated or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and
(3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

 

 

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-17

FORM OF CLASS M-8 CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, 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 AND THE CLASS M-7 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.700% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $3,759,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $3,759,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MJ 7
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class M-8 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-8 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

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

 

Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-18

FORM OF CLASS M-9 CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, 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 M-7 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-8 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.700% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $4,946,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $4,946,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MK 4
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class M-9 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-9 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

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

 

Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-19

FORM OF CLASS B-1 CERTIFICATES

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AND THE MEZZANINE CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

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

NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.700% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $5,440,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $5,440,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V ML 2
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class B-1 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class B-1 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or
to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person using “Plan Assets” to acquire this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement.

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum 

 

sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	

             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-20

FORM OF CLASS B-2 CERTIFICATES

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE MEZZANINE CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS B-1 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

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

NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: 5.700% per annum
 	
             
 	
            $5,441,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $5,441,000.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: 64352V MM 0
 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE 

 

HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class B-2 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class B-2 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

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

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

 

 

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or
to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person using “Plan Assets” to acquire this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement.

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum 

 

sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-21

FORM OF CLASS CE CERTIFICATE

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

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE MEZZANINE CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS B CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

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

NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class CE Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: Variable
 	
             
 	
            $10,999,900.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $10,999,900.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Aggregate Notional Amount of the Class CE Certificates as of the Issue Date:
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 
	
            $1,100,000,000.00
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Notional Amount: $1,100,000,000.00
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. 

 

ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, dated as of June 28, 2005, relating to NC Finance NIM Trust 2005-A Notes, Series 2005-A is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class CE Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class CE Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

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

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

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face 

 

hereof equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1, and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such
transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder’s prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with
such federal and state laws.

 

 

No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person using “Plan Assets” to acquire this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement.

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-22

FORM OF CLASS P CERTIFICATE

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

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

NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates as of the Issue Date:
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate: N/A
 	
             
 	
            $100.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $100.00
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 

 

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

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, dated as of June 28, 2005, relating to NC Finance NIM Trust 2005-A Notes, Series 2005-A is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class P Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein,
the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

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

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

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face 

 

hereof equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.

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

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1, and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such
transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder’s prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with
such federal and state laws.

 

 

No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person using “Plan Assets” to acquire this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement.

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

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

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
            (State)
 
	
             
 	
            tenants in common
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-23

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE

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

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

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

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

NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

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

 

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

 

	
            Series 2005-A
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Percentage Interest of the Class R Certificates as of the Issue Date: 
 
	
            Pass-Through Rate:  N/A
 	
             
 	
            100.00%
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Percentage Interest: 100.00%
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            No. 1 
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 28, 2005
 

 

 

 

ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, fixed-rate, first lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

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

This certifies that NC Capital Corporation is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest specified above in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class R Certificates in REMIC I created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.  To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.  This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and
by which such Holder is bound.

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

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

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

The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As 

 

provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and  the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

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

No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1, and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such
transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder’s prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with
such federal and state laws.

No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person using “Plan Assets” to acquire this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement.

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the 

 

Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

Prior to registration of any transfer, sale or other disposition of this Certificate, the proposed transferee shall provide to the Trustee (i) an affidavit to the effect that such transferee is any Person other than a Disqualified Organization or the agent (including a broker, nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, and (ii) a certificate that acknowledges that (A) the Class R Certificates have been designated as a residual interest in a REMIC, (B) it will include in its income a pro rata share of the net income of the Trust Fund and that such income may be an “excess inclusion,” as defined in the Code, that, with certain exceptions, cannot be offset by other losses or benefits from any tax exemption, and (C) it expects to have the financial means to satisfy all of its tax obligations including those relating to holding
the Class R Certificates. Notwithstanding the registration in the Certificate Register of any transfer, sale or other disposition of this Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or an agent (including a broker, nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, such registration shall be deemed to be of no legal force or effect whatsoever and such Person shall not be deemed to be a Certificateholder for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the receipt of distributions in respect of this Certificate.

The Holder of this Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of Section 5.02 of the Agreement and to any amendment of the Agreement deemed necessary by counsel of the Depositor to ensure that the transfer of this Certificate to any Person other than a Permitted Transferee or any other Person will not cause the Trust Fund to cease to qualify as a REMIC or cause the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC.

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

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

Dated: June __, 2005

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Authorized Officer
 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM -
 	
            as tenants in common
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
 	
            
Custodian
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            (Cust)     (Minor)
 
	
            TEN ENT -
 	
            as tenants by the entireties
 	
             
 	
            under Uniform Gifts
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            to Minors Act
 
	
            JT TEN -
 	
            as joint tenants with right if 
 	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            survivorship and not as
 	
             
 	
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            Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

	
             
	
            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

	
             
 	
             

			

(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

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

	
             
 
	
             
 	
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Dated:

 

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature by or on behalf of assignor
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
            Signature Guaranteed
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

	
            Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available 
 
	
            funds to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            for the account of
 	
             
 
	
            account number
 	
             
 	
            or, if mailed by check, to
 
	
             
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
             
 
	
             
 
	
             
 
	
            This information is provided by
 	
             
 
	
            assignee named above, or
 	
             
 
	
            its agent.
 	
             
 
								

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

Copy of Certificate Guaranty Insurance Policy with respect to the Insured Certificates

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL GUARANTY

INSURANCE POLICY

 

 

	
            Trust:      As described in Endorsement No. 1
 	
            Policy No.:  51660-N
 
	
            Certificates:       New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, $108,924,000 Original Class Principal Balance, Class A-4w Certificates, and $71,925,000 Original Class Principal Balance, Class A-5w Certificates
 	
            Date of Issuance:  6/28/05
 

 

FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE INC. ("Financial Security"), for consideration received, hereby UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY GUARANTEES to the Trustee for the benefit of each Holder, subject only to the terms of this Policy (which includes each endorsement hereto), the full and complete payment of Guaranteed Distributions with respect to the Certificates of the Trust referred to above.

 

For the further protection of each Holder, Financial Security irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees payment of the amount of any distribution of principal or interest with respect to the Certificates made during the Term of this Policy to such Holder that is subsequently avoided in whole or in part as a preference payment under applicable law.

 

Payment of any amount required to be paid under this Policy will be made following receipt by Financial Security of notice as described in Endorsement No. 1 hereto.

 

Financial Security shall be subrogated to the rights of each Holder to receive distributions with respect to each Certificate held by such Holder to the extent of any payment by Financial Security hereunder.

 

Except to the extent expressly modified by Endorsement No. 1 hereto, the following terms shall have the meanings specified for all purposes of this Policy.  "Holder" means the registered owner of any Certificate as indicated on the registration books maintained by or on behalf of the Trustee for such purpose or, if the Certificate is in bearer form, the holder of the Certificate.  "Trustee", "Guaranteed Distributions" and "Term of this Policy" shall have the meanings set forth in Endorsement No. 1 hereto.

 

This Policy sets forth in full the undertaking of Financial Security, and shall not be modified, altered or affected by any other agreement or instrument, including any modification or amendment thereto.  Except to the extent expressly modified by an endorsement hereto, the premiums paid in respect of this Policy are nonrefundable for any reason whatsoever.  This Policy may not be canceled or revoked during the Term of this Policy.  An acceleration payment shall not be due under this Policy unless such acceleration is at the sole option of Financial Security.  THIS POLICY IS NOT COVERED BY THE PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURANCE SECURITY FUND SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 76 OF THE NEW YORK INSURANCE LAW.

 

In witness whereof, FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE INC. has caused this Policy to be executed on its behalf by its Authorized Officer.

 

FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE INC.

 

 

	
            By
 	
            /s/ M. D. Watson, Jr.
 

AUTHORIZED OFFICER

 

 

 

 

	
            A subsidiary of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd.
 	
             
 
	
            31 West 52nd Street, New York, N.Y.  10019
 	
            (212) 826-0100
 
	
            Form 101NY (5/89)
 	
             
 

 

 

 

 

 

ENDORSEMENT NO. 1 TO

FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE POLICY

 

	
            FINANCIAL SECURITY
 	
             
 	
            31 West 52nd Street
 
	
            ASSURANCE INC.
 	
             
 	
            New York, New York 10019
 

                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                        

 

	
            TRUST:
 	
            Established pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, among New Century Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, as Servicer, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee
 
	
            CERTIFICATES:
 	
            New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates; $108,924,000 Original Class Principal Balance, Class A-4w Certificates and $71,925,000 Original Class Principal Balance, Class A-5w Certificates
 
	
            POLICY NO.:
 	
            51660-N
 
	
            DATE OF ISSUANCE:
 	
            June 28, 2005
 

 

 

1.          Definitions.  For all purposes of this Policy, the terms specified below shall have the meanings or constructions provided below.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require.

“Adjusted Certificate Principal Balance” means, with respect to any Certificate as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate as of such date of determination, minus (b) an amount equal to the product of (i) all Realized Losses incurred after the Parity Date, times (ii) the Class Allocation Percentage for the related Class of Certificates, times (iii) the Percentage Interest of such Certificate.

“Business Day” means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking institutions in New York City or the city in which the corporate trust office of the Trustee is located are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or governmental decree to be closed.

“Class Allocation Percentage” means, with respect to any distribution date and a Class of Certificates, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate 

 

	
            Policy No.:  51660-N
 	
            Date of Issuance:  June 28, 2005
 

 

 

Certificate Principal Balance of all Class A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

“Guaranteed Distributions” means (i) for each Distribution Date, an amount, if any, by which the amount available to be paid as interest to the Guaranteed Certificates, pursuant to the priority of distributions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is less than the Interest Distribution Amount on the aggregate Adjusted Certificate Principal Balance of the Certificates for such Distribution Date; (ii) for any Distribution Date after the Parity Date, with respect to each Certificate, an amount with respect to principal equal to the excess of (a) the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate over (b) the sum of the Adjusted Certificate Principal Balance for such Certificate plus amounts previously paid as Guaranteed Distributions on such Certificate under this clause (ii); and
(iii) without duplication of amounts paid pursuant to clause (ii), to the extent unpaid on the Final Scheduled Distribution Date or the earlier termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any remaining Certificate Principal Balance for such Certificates; in each case in accordance with the original terms of the Certificates when issued and without regard to any amendment or modification of the Certificates or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement except amendments or modifications to which Financial Security has given its prior written consent.  Guaranteed Distributions shall not include, nor shall coverage be provided under this Policy in respect of, any taxes, withholding or other charge imposed by any governmental authority due in connection with the payment of any Guaranteed Distribution to a Holder, any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls, any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts that may be
incurred on or that may be payable to the Certificates; provided, further, however, that in no case shall Financial Security be required to pay hereunder any unscheduled principal related to Realized Losses allocated to the Certificates under this Policy until the Parity Date.  

“Parity Date” means the date, if any, on which the Class M Certificates and the Class B Certificates have been reduced to zero.

“Policy” means this Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy and includes each endorsement thereto.

“Pooling and Servicing Agreement” means the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, among New Century Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, as Servicer, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, as amended from time to time with the consent of Financial Security.

“Receipt” and “Received” mean actual delivery to Financial Security and to the Fiscal Agent (as defined below), if any, prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on a Business Day; delivery either on a day that is not a Business Day, or after 12:00 noon, New York City time, shall be deemed to be Received on the next succeeding Business Day.  If any notice or certificate given hereunder by the Trustee is not in proper form or is not properly completed, executed or delivered, it shall be deemed not to have been 

 

	
            Policy No.:  51660-N
 	
            Date of Issuance:  June 28, 2005
 

 

 

Received, and Financial Security or its Fiscal Agent shall promptly so advise the Trustee and the Trustee may submit an amended notice.

“Term of This Policy” means the period from and including the Date of Issuance to and including the date on which (i) the Class Principal Balance of all of the Certificates is zero, (ii) any period during which any payment on the Certificates could have been avoided in whole or in part as a preference payment under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law has expired, and (iii) if any proceedings requisite to avoidance as a preference payment have been commenced prior to the occurrence of (i) and (ii), a final and nonappealable order in resolution of each such proceeding has been entered.

“Trustee” means Deutsche Bank National Trust Company in its capacity as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any successor in such capacity.

2.          Notices and Conditions to Payment in Respect of Guaranteed Distributions.  Following Receipt by Financial Security of a notice and certificate from the Trustee in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Endorsement, Financial Security will pay any amount payable hereunder in respect of Guaranteed Distributions out of the funds of Financial Security on the later to occur of (a) 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the second Business Day following such Receipt; and (b) 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Distribution Date to which such claim relates.  Payments due hereunder in respect of Guaranteed Distributions will be disbursed by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Policy Payments Account established pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or, if no such
Policy Payments Account has been established, to the Trustee.

Financial Security shall be entitled to pay any amount hereunder in respect of Guaranteed Distributions, including any acceleration payment, whether or not any notice and certificate shall have been Received by Financial Security as provided above, provided, however, that by acceptance of this Policy the Trustee agrees to provide to Financial Security, upon Financial Security’s request to the Trustee, a notice and certificate in respect of any such payments made by Financial Security.  Financial Security shall be entitled to pay principal hereunder on an accelerated basis if Financial Security shall so elect in its sole discretion, at any time or from time to time, in whole or in part, at an earlier Distribution Date than provided in the definition of “Guaranteed Distributions,” if such principal would have been payable under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement were funds
sufficient to make such payment available to the Trustee for such purpose.  Guaranteed Distributions insured hereunder shall not include interest, in respect of principal paid hereunder on an accelerated basis, accruing from after the date of such payment of principal.  Financial Security’s obligations hereunder in respect of Guaranteed Distributions shall be discharged to the extent funds are disbursed by Financial Security as provided herein whether or not such funds are properly applied by the Trustee.

3.          Notices and Conditions to Payment in Respect of Guaranteed Distributions Avoided as Preference Payments.  If any Guaranteed Distribution is 

 

	
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avoided as a preference payment under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, Financial Security will pay such amount out of the funds of Financial Security on the later of (a) the date when due to be paid pursuant to the Order referred to below or (b) the first to occur of (i) the fourth Business Day following Receipt by Financial Security from the Trustee of (A) a certified copy of the order of the court or other governmental body which exercised jurisdiction to the effect that the Holder is required to return principal or interest distributed with respect to the Certificates during the Term of This Policy because such distributions were avoidable as preference payments under applicable bankruptcy law (the “Order”), (B) a certificate of the Holder that the Order has been entered and is not subject to any stay and (C) an assignment duly executed and delivered by the
Holder, in such form as is reasonably required by Financial Security and provided to the Holder by Financial Security, irrevocably assigning to Financial Security all rights and claims of the Holder relating to or arising under the Certificates against the debtor which made such preference payment or otherwise with respect to such preference payment or (ii) the date of Receipt by Financial Security from the Trustee of the items referred to in clauses (A), (B) and (C) above if, at least four Business Days prior to such date of Receipt, Financial Security shall have Received written notice from the Trustee that such items were to be delivered on such date and such date was specified in such notice. Such payment shall be disbursed to the receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in the Order and not to the Trustee or any Holder directly (unless a Holder has previously paid such amount to the receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in
bankruptcy named in the Order, in which case such payment shall be disbursed to the Trustee for distribution to such Holder upon proof of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Financial Security).  In connection with the foregoing, Financial Security shall have the rights provided pursuant to Article XII of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

4.          Governing Law.  This Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

5.          Fiscal Agent.  At any time during the Term of This Policy, Financial Security may appoint a fiscal agent (the “Fiscal Agent”) for purposes of this Policy by written notice to the Trustee at the notice address specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement specifying the name and notice address of the Fiscal Agent.  From and after the date of receipt of such notice by the Trustee, (i) copies of all notices and documents required to be delivered to Financial Security pursuant to this Policy shall be simultaneously delivered to the Fiscal Agent and to Financial Security and shall not be deemed Received until Received by both and (ii) all payments required to be made by Financial Security under this Policy may be made directly by Financial Security or by the Fiscal Agent
on behalf of Financial Security.  The Fiscal Agent is the agent of Financial Security only and the Fiscal Agent shall in no event be liable to any Holder for any acts of the Fiscal Agent or any failure of Financial Security to deposit, or cause to be deposited, sufficient funds to make payments due under this Policy.

6.          Waiver of Defenses.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Financial Security agrees not to assert, and hereby waives, for the benefit of each Holder, 

 

	
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all rights (whether by counterclaim, setoff or otherwise) and defenses (including, without limitation, the defense of fraud), whether acquired by subrogation, assignment or otherwise, to the extent that such rights and defenses may be available to Financial Security to avoid payment of its obligations under this Policy in accordance with the express provisions of this Policy.  Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit or otherwise impair Financial Security’s right to pursue recovery or claims (based on contractual rights, securities law violations, fraud or other causes of action) against any person or entity, or to require payment by Financial Security of any amounts that have been previously paid or that are not otherwise due in accordance with the express provisions of this Policy or the Certificates.

7.          Notice.  All notices to be given hereunder shall be in writing (except as otherwise specifically provided herein) and shall be mailed by registered mail or personally delivered or telecopied to Financial Security as follows:

Financial Security Assurance Inc.

31 West 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Managing Director -Transaction Oversight

	
            Re:
 	
            New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
 

	
            Policy No.:  
 	
            51660-N
 

Telecopy No.: (212) 339-3518

Confirmation: (212) 826-0100

 

Financial Security may specify a different address or addresses by writing mailed or delivered to the Trustee.

8.          Priorities.  In the event any term or provision on the face of this Policy is inconsistent with the provisions of this Endorsement, the provisions of this Endorsement shall take precedence and shall be binding.

9.          Exclusions From Insurance Guaranty Funds.  This Policy is not covered by the Property/Casualty Insurance Security Fund specified in Article 76 of the New York Insurance Law.  This Policy is not covered by the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association created under Part II of Chapter 631 of the Florida Insurance Code.  In the event Financial Security were to become insolvent, any claims arising under this Policy are excluded from coverage by the California Insurance Guaranty Association, established pursuant to Article 14.2 of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Insurance Code.

10.        Surrender of Policy.  The Trustee shall surrender this Policy to Financial Security for cancellation upon expiration of the Term of This Policy.

 

	
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            Date of Issuance:  June 28, 2005
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE INC. has caused this Endorsement No. 1 to be executed by its Authorized Officer.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Policy No.:  51660-N
 	
            Date of Issuance:  June 28, 2005
 

 

 

Exhibit A

To Endorsement I

NOTICE OF CLAIM AND CERTIFICATE

Financial Security Assurance Inc.

350 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10022

	
            Re:
 	
            New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
 

The undersigned, a duly authorized officer of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (the “Trustee”), hereby certifies to Financial Security Assurance Inc. (“Financial Security”),  with reference to Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy No. 51660-N dated June 28, 2005 (the “Policy”) issued by Financial Security in respect of the New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, $108,924,000 Original Class Principal Balance, Class A-4w and $71,925,000 Original Class Principal Balance, Class A-5w (the “Certificates”), that:

(i)         The Trustee is the Trustee for the Holders under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Holders.

(ii)         The sum of all amounts on deposit (or scheduled to be on deposit) in the Distribution Account and available for distribution to the Holders pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be $__________ (the “Shortfall”) less than the Guaranteed Distributions with respect to the Distribution Date.

(iii)        The Trustee is making a claim under the Policy for the Shortfall to be applied to distributions of principal or interest or both with respect to the Certificates.

(iv)        The Trustee agrees that, following receipt of funds from Financial Security, it shall (a) hold such amounts in trust and apply the same directly to the payment of Guaranteed Distributions on the Certificates when due; (b) not apply such funds for any other purpose; (c) not commingle such funds with other funds held by the Trustee and (d) maintain an accurate record of such payments with respect to each Certificate and the corresponding claim on the Policy and proceeds thereof and, if the Certificate is required to be surrendered or presented for such payment, shall stamp on each such Certificate the legend “$[insert applicable amount] paid by Financial Security and the balance hereof has been cancelled and reissued” and then shall deliver such Certificate to Financial Security.

(v)        The Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, hereby assigns to Financial Security the rights of the Holders with respect to the Certificates to the extent of any payments under the Policy, including, without limitation, any amounts due to the Holders in respect of securities law violations arising from the offer and sale 

 

	
            Policy No.:  51660-N
 	
            Date of Issuance:  June 28, 2005
 

 

 

of the Certificates.  The foregoing assignment is in addition to, and not in limitation of, rights of subrogation otherwise available to Financial Security in respect of such payments.  The Trustee shall take such action and deliver such instruments as may be reasonably requested or required by Financial Security to effectuate the purpose or provisions of this clause (v).

(vi)        The Trustee, on its behalf and on behalf of the Holders, hereby appoints Financial Security as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trustee and each such Holder in any legal proceeding with respect to the Certificates.  The Trustee hereby agrees that, so long as no Certificate Insurer Default (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) exists, Financial Security may at any time during the continuation of any proceeding by or against the Trust under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, rehabilitation or similar law (an “Insolvency Proceeding”) direct all matters relating to such Insolvency Proceeding, including without limitation, (A) all matters relating to any claim in connection with an Insolvency Proceeding seeking the avoidance as a
preferential transfer of any distribution made with respect to the Certificates (a “Preference Claim”), (B) the direction of any appeal of any order relating to any Preference Claim at the expense of Financial Security but subject to reimbursement as provided in the Insurance Agreement and (C) the posting of any surety, supersedeas or performance bond pending any such appeal. In addition, the Trustee hereby agrees that Financial Security shall be subrogated to, and the Trustee on its behalf and on behalf of each Holder, hereby delegates and assigns, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the rights of the Trustee and each Holder in the conduct of any Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, all rights of any party to an adversary proceeding or action with respect to any court order issued in connection with any such Insolvency Proceeding.

(vii)       Payment should be made by wire transfer directed to Policy Payment Account.

Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used in this Notice of Claim and Certificate and not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Policy.

 

	
            Policy No.:  51660-N
 	
            Date of Issuance:  June 28, 2005
 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has executed and delivered this Notice of Claim and Certificate as of the _______ day of __________________.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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For Financial Security or Fiscal Agent Use Only

Wire transfer sent on ___________________ by ___________________

Confirmation Number ___________________

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C-1

FORM OF TRUSTEE’S INITIAL CERTIFICATION

[Date]

New Century Mortgage Securities Inc.

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1000

Irvine, California 92612

Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP

400 Countrywide Way

Simi Valley, California 93065

 

	
             
 	
            Re:
 	
            
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc., Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP and  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A
 
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”), among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee, we hereby acknowledge that as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in the exception report annexed thereto as not being covered by such certification) (i) all documents constituting part of such Mortgage File (other than such documents described in Section 2.01(v)) required to be delivered to it pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and appear regular on their face and relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on its examination and only as to the
foregoing, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule that corresponds to items (i) through (iii), (vi), (xi), (xii), (xv) and (xviii) (solely as of origination) of the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File.

The Trustee has made no independent examination of any documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The Trustee makes no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability or genuineness of any of the documents contained in the Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan, or (iii) whether any Mortgage File included any of the documents specified in clause (v) of Section 2.01 of the Agreement.

 

 

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT C-2

FORM OF TRUSTEE’S FINAL CERTIFICATION

[Date]

New Century Mortgage Securities Inc.

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1000

Irvine, California 92612

Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP

400 Countrywide Way

Simi Valley, California 93065

 

	
             
 	
            Re:
 	
            
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc., Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP and  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A
 
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed on the attachment hereto), it or a Custodian on its behalf has received:

(i)         the original recorded Mortgage, and the original recorded power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, or a certified copy thereof in those instances where the public recording office retains the original or where the original has been lost; and

(ii)         an original Assignment in ______________ or a recorded Assignment to the Trustee together with the original recorded Assignment or Assignments showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator, or a certified copy of such Assignments in those instances where the public recording retains the original or where original has been lost; and

	
            (iii)
 	
            the original lender’s title insurance policy.
 

The Trustee has made no independent examination of any documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee makes no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability or genuineness of any of the documents contained in the Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan.

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT D

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This is a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated June 24, 2005, between NC Capital Corporation, a California corporation (the “Seller”) and New Century Mortgage Securities, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”).

Preliminary Statement

The Seller intends to sell the Mortgage Loans (as hereinafter identified) and the Cap Contract (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) to the Purchaser on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Purchaser intends to deposit the Mortgage Loans and the Cap Contract into a mortgage pool comprising the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund will be evidenced by a single series of mortgage pass-through certificates designated as Series 2005-A (the “Certificates”). The Certificates will consist of nineteen classes of certificates. The Class CE Certificates, the Class P Certificates, the Class R Certificates and the Class R-X Certificates (collectively, the “NC Capital Certificates”) will be delivered to the Seller or its designee as partial consideration for the Mortgage Loans as further described below. The Certificates will be issued
pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement for Series 2005-A, dated as of June 1, 2005 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Purchaser as depositor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as servicer (the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee (the “Trustee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1.    Agreement to Purchase.  The Seller agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, on or before June 28, 2005 (the “Closing Date”), certain fixed-rate conventional, one- to four-family, residential mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), having an aggregate principal balance as of the close of business on June 1, 2005, (the “Cut-off Date”) of $989,221,371.19 (the “Closing Balance”), after giving effect to all payments due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date, whether or not received including the right to any Prepayment Charges payable by the related Mortgagors in connection with any Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans.

SECTION 2.    Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Purchaser and the Seller have agreed upon which of the mortgage loans owned by the Seller are to be purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the Seller will prepare or cause to be prepared on or prior to the Closing Date a final schedule (the “Closing Schedule”) that shall describe such Mortgage Loans and set forth all of the Mortgage Loans to be purchased under this Agreement, including the Prepayment Charges. The Closing Schedule will conform to the requirements set forth in this Agreement and to the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Closing Schedule shall be used as the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

	(a)        In consideration for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased hereunder, the Purchaser shall, as described in Section 8, (i) pay to or upon the order of the Seller in 

 

immediately available funds an amount (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Price”) equal to the net sale proceeds of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class B Certificates and (ii) will have delivered the NC Capital Certificates to the Seller or its designee.

(b)        The Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser shall be entitled to all scheduled payments of principal due after the Cut-off Date, all other payments of principal due and collected after the Cut-off Date, and all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans allocable to the period after the Cut-off Date. All scheduled payments of principal and interest due on or before the Cut-off Date and collected after the Cut-off Date shall belong to the Seller.

(c)        Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Purchaser will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, together with its rights under this Agreement, to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

	
            SECTION 4.
 	
            Transfer of the Mortgage Loans.
 

(a)        Possession of Mortgage Files. The Seller does hereby sell, and in connection therewith hereby assigns to the Purchaser,  effective as of the Closing Date, without recourse but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans, including the related Prepayment Charges. The contents of each Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the ownership of each Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage and the other contents of the related Mortgage File is vested in the Purchaser and
the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or that come into the possession of the Seller on or after the Closing Date shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be delivered immediately to the Purchaser or as otherwise directed by the Purchaser.

(b)        Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Seller will, on or prior to the Closing Date, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser each of the following documents for each Mortgage Loan:

(i)         the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in blank or in the following form “Pay to the order of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee under the applicable agreement, without recourse,” with all prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee;

(ii)         the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, and the original recorded power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, with evidence of recording thereon;

	
            (iii)
 	
            an original Assignment in blank;
 

 

 

 

(iv)        the original recorded Assignment or Assignments showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator to the Person assigning the Mortgage to the Trustee as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (iii);

(v)        the original or copies of each assumption, modification, written assurance or substitution agreement, if any; and

(vi)        the original lender’s title insurance policy or, if the original title policy has not been issued, the irrevocable commitment to issue the same.

The Seller promptly shall (within sixty Business Days following the later of the Closing Date and the date of the receipt by the Seller of the recording information for a Mortgage but in no event later than ninety days following the Closing Date) submit or cause to be submitted for recording, at no expense to the Purchaser (or the Trust Fund or the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), in the appropriate public office for real property records, each Assignment referred to in clauses (b)(iii) and (b)(iv) of this Section 4 and shall execute each original Assignment in the following form: “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee under the applicable agreement.” In the event that any such Assignment is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Seller promptly shall prepare a substitute Assignment or cure such defect, as the case may be, and
thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded.

With respect to a maximum of approximately 2.0% of the Mortgage Loans, by outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, if any original Mortgage Note referred to in Section 4(b)(i) above cannot be located, the obligations of the Seller to deliver such documents shall be deemed to be satisfied upon delivery to the Purchaser of a photocopy of such Mortgage Note, if available, with a lost note affidavit substantially in the form of Exhibit I to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. If any of the original Mortgage Notes for which a lost note affidavit was delivered to the Purchaser is subsequently located, such original Mortgage Note shall be delivered to the Purchaser within three Business Days.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for administrative convenience and facilitation of servicing and to reduce closing costs, the Assignments shall not be required to be submitted for recording (except with respect to any Mortgage Loan located in Maryland) unless such failure to record would result in a withdrawal or a downgrading by any Rating Agency of the rating on any Class of Certificates (which in the case of the Insured Certificates shall be without regard to the Policy); provided, however, each Assignment shall be submitted for recording by the Seller in the manner described above, at no expense to the Purchaser, upon the earliest to occur of:  (i) reasonable direction by Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights, (ii) the occurrence of a Servicer Event of
Termination, (iii) the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating to the Servicer, (iv) the occurrence of a servicing transfer as described in Section 7.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (v) with respect to any one Assignment, the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage and (vi) any Mortgage Loan that is 90 days or more Delinquent.  Upon (a) receipt of written notice that recording of the Assignments is required pursuant to one or more of the conditions (excluding condition (vi) above) set forth in the preceding sentence or (b) upon the occurrence of condition (vi) in the preceding sentence, the 

 

Seller shall be required to deliver such Assignments within 30 days following receipt of such notice.

If any of the documents referred to in Sections 4(b)(ii), (iii) or (iv) above has, as of the Closing Date, been submitted for recording but either (x) has not been returned from the applicable public recording office or (y) has been lost or such public recording office has retained the original of such document, the obligations of the Seller to deliver such documents shall be deemed to be satisfied upon (1) delivery to the Purchaser or its assignee, transferee or designee of a copy of each such document certified by the Originator in the case of (x) above or the applicable public recording office in the case of (y) above to be a true and complete copy of the original that was submitted for recording and (2) if such copy is certified by the Originator, delivery to the Purchaser or its assignee, transferee or designee promptly upon receipt thereof of either the original or a copy of such
document certified by the applicable public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original. Notice shall be provided to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies by the Seller if delivery pursuant to clause (2) above will be made more than 180 days after the Closing Date. If the original lender’s title insurance policy was not delivered pursuant to Section 4(b)(vi) above, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser or its assignee, transferee or designee promptly after receipt thereof, the original lender’s title insurance policy. The Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser or its assignee, transferee or designee promptly upon receipt thereof any other original documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File received with respect to any Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to, any original documents evidencing an assumption or modification of any Mortgage Loan.

Each original document relating to a Mortgage Loan which is not delivered to the Purchaser or its assignee, transferee or designee, if held by the Seller, shall be so held for the benefit of the Purchaser, its assignee, transferee or designee.

(c)        Acceptance of Mortgage Loans.  The documents delivered pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof shall be reviewed by the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser at any time before or after the Closing Date (and with respect to each document permitted to be delivered after the Closing Date, within seven days of its delivery) to ascertain that all required documents have been executed and received and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

(d)        Transfer of Interest in Agreement.  The Purchaser has the right to assign its interest under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee, as may be required to effect the purposes of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of the Seller, and the assignee shall succeed to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser. Any expense reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the Purchaser or the Trustee in connection with enforcing any obligations of the Seller under this Agreement will be promptly reimbursed by the Seller.

(e)        Examination of Mortgage Files.  Prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall either (i) deliver in escrow to the Purchaser, or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser for examination, the Mortgage File pertaining to each Mortgage Loan or (ii) make such Mortgage Files available to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser for examination. Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or the Trustee, and 

 

their respective designees, upon reasonable notice to the Seller during normal business hours before the Closing Date and within 60 days after the Closing Date. If any such person makes such examination prior to the Closing Date and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the requirements of the Purchaser as described in this Agreement, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the Closing Schedule. The Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that the Purchaser or any person has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the rights of the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser to demand repurchase or other relief as provided herein or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

	
            SECTION 5.
 	
            Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller.
 

The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and covenants, that:

(1)          The Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of California with full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted by it to the extent material to the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein. The Seller has the full corporate power and authority to own the Mortgage Loans and to transfer and convey the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and has the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver, engage in the transactions contemplated by, and perform and observe the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(2)          The Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or by general principles of equity.

(3)          The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Seller (x) does not conflict and will not conflict with, does not breach and will not result in a breach of and does not constitute and will not constitute a default (or an event, which with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under (A) any terms or provisions of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Seller, (B) any term or provision of any material agreement, contract, instrument or indenture, to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller or any of its property is bound or (C) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its property and (y) does not create or impose and will not result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance which would have a material adverse effect upon the Mortgage Loans or any documents or instruments evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loans.

(4)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice on behalf of the Seller to any governmental authority or court is required, under federal laws or the laws of the State of California, for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of, or compliance by the Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation by the 

 

Seller of any other transaction contemplated hereby and by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the Seller makes no representation or warranty regarding federal or state securities laws in connection with the sale or distribution of the Notes and Certificates.

(5)          This Agreement does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein not misleading. The written statements, reports and other documents prepared and furnished or to be prepared and furnished by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby taken in the aggregate do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.

(6)          The Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its assets, which violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Seller or its assets or might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder.

(7)          The Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement.

(8)          Immediately prior to the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as herein contemplated, the Seller will be the owner of the related Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note, and, upon the payment to the Seller of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, in the event that the Seller retains or has retained record title, the Seller shall retain such record title to each Mortgage, each related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Files with respect thereto in trust for the Purchaser as the owner thereof from and after the date hereof.

(9)          There are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it of, the Seller before any court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or validity or enforceability of, this Agreement.

(10)        The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions.

(11)        The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, except for the Purchaser or any of its affiliates, that may be entitled to any 

 

commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans (except that an entity that previously financed the Seller’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans may be entitled to a fee to release its security interest in the Mortgage Loans, which fee shall have been paid and which security interest shall have been released on or prior to the Closing Date).

(12)        There is no litigation currently pending or, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge without independent investigation, threatened against the Seller that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the transfer of the Mortgage Loans, the issuance of the Certificates or the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this Agreement, or that would result in a material adverse change in the financial condition of the Seller.

	
            SECTION 6.
 	
            Representations and Warranties of the Seller Relating to the Mortgage Loans.
 

Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans. The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as to each Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date:

(1)          The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, including the field concerning any related Prepayment Charge, is complete, true and correct as of the Cut-off Date;

(2)          (a) All payments required to be made on or before the first day of the month prior to the month of the Closing Date, with respect to such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made; (b) neither the Seller nor the Originator has advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related Mortgaged Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage and (c) as of June 1, 2005, the payment required under any Mortgage Loan will not and has not been 30 or more days delinquent more than once during the last twelve months;

(3)          There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments, including assessments payable in future installments or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged Property;

(4)          The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded in the applicable public recording office if necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the title insurer, to the extent required by the related policy, and is reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed by the Originator or any other person in the chain of title from the Originator to the Seller to the Purchaser, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and the terms of which are
reflected in the Mortgage Loan Schedule;

 

 

(5)          The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;

(6)          All buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Originator, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon have been paid. If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property was in an area identified on a Flood Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which policy conforms to the requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor;

(7)          Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws, usury, truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the origination and servicing of the Mortgage Loan have been complied with.  Any and all statements or acknowledgments required to be made by the Mortgagor relating to such requirements are and will remain in the Mortgage File;

(8)          The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission or release;

(9)          The Mortgage is a valid, existing and enforceable first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the Mortgaged Property subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely affect the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property and (c) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment,
value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, existing and enforceable first lien and first priority security interest, as 

 

applicable, on the property described therein and the Seller had full right to contribute and assign the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage;

(10)        The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms;

(11)        All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person who is a party to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage is in an individual capacity or family trust that is guaranteed by a natural person;

(12)        The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account of the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to advance additional funds thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage have been paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;

(13)        As of the Closing Date and prior to the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, the Seller was the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and has full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest;

(14)        The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy, and with respect to each adjustable-rate Mortgage Loan, an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in an amount at least equal to the balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date, such endorsement substantially in the form of ALTA Form 6.0 or 6.1, acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in (x)(a) and (b) above) the Originator, its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the
provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Rate and monthly payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Originator is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including the Originator and the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy;

 

 

(15)        Other than as specified in paragraph (3) above, if applicable, there is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and neither the Originator nor the Seller has waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration;

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

(17)        All improvements which were considered in determining the Value of the related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. Each appraisal has been performed in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989;

(18)        The Mortgage Loan was (i) originated by the Originator or by a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee approved as such by the Secretary of HUD or (ii) acquired by the Originator directly through loan brokers or correspondents such that (a) the Mortgage Loan was originated in conformity with the Originator’s underwriting guidelines and (b) the Originator approved the Mortgage Loan prior to funding;

(19)        Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than two months after the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at the Mortgage Rate. Interest on the Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Mortgage Note does not permit negative amortization;

(20)        The origination and collection practices used by the Originator and Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing industry. The Mortgage Loan has been serviced in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, if any, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Servicer and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Servicer have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note;

(21)        The Mortgaged Property is free of damage and waste and there is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation thereof;

(22)        The Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided 

 

thereby, including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale and (b) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. Since the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not filed for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage. To the best of the Seller’s knowledge, the Mortgagor has not notified the Originator or the Servicer of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, no such request has been made or allowance granted.

(23)        The related Mortgaged Property is not a leasehold estate or, if such Mortgaged Property is a leasehold estate, the remaining term of such lease is at least ten (10) years greater than the remaining term of the related Mortgage Note;

(24)        The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in (10) above;

(25)        The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property made and signed, prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application, by a qualified appraiser, approved by the Originator who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum qualifications of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac;

(26)        In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor;

(27)        No Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Originator, the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions which may constitute a “buydown” provision. The Mortgage Loans are not graduated payment mortgage loans and the Mortgage Loans do not have shared appreciation or other contingent interest features;

(28)        If the Mortgage Loan is a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor has received all disclosure and rescission materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, and evidence of such receipt is and will remain in the Mortgage File;

 

 

(29)        No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;

(30)        The Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law; all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities;

(31)        No error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any person, including, without limitation, the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan;

(32)        Each Assignment is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;

(33)        Any principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the Cut-off Date have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;

	
            (34)
 	
            No Mortgage Loan has a balloon payment feature;
 

(35)        If the Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a unit in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets the Fannie Mae’s eligibility requirements;

(36)        Except with respect to 9.08% of the Mortgage Loans (by aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date), neither the Originator nor any affiliate of the Originator has made a mortgage on any Mortgaged Property other than the Mortgage Loan;

(37)        The Mortgage Loan was not intentionally selected in a manner intended to adversely affect the interest of the Purchaser;

(38)        The Mortgaged Property consists of a parcel of real property of not more than ten acres with a single family residence erected thereon, or a two to four-family dwelling, or a multi-family property, or an individual condominium unit in a low-rise or high-rise condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development. The Mortgaged Property is improved with a Residential Dwelling. Without limiting the foregoing, the 

 

Mortgaged Property does not consist of any of the following property types: (a) co-operative units, (b) log homes, (c) earthen homes, (d) underground homes, (e) mobile homes and (f) manufactured homes (as defined in the Fannie Mae Originator-Servicer’s Guide), except when the appraisal indicates that the home is of comparable construction to a stick or beam construction home, is readily marketable, has been permanently affixed to the site and is not in a mobile home “park.” The Mortgaged Property is either a fee simple estate or a long-term residential lease. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a long-term residential lease, unless otherwise specifically disclosed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (A) the terms of such lease expressly permit the mortgaging of the leasehold estate, the assignment of the lease without the lessor’s consent (or the lessor’s consent has been obtained and
such consent is the Mortgage File) and the acquisition by the holder of the Mortgage of the rights of the lessee upon foreclosure or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or provide the holder of the Mortgage with substantially similar protection; (B) the terms of such lease do not (x) allow the termination thereof upon the lessee’s default without the holder of the Mortgage being entitled to receive written notice of, and opportunity to cure, such default or (y) prohibit the holder of the Mortgage from being insured under the hazard insurance policy relating to the Mortgaged Property; (C) the original term of such lease is not less than 15 years; (D) the term of such lease does not terminate earlier than ten years after the maturity date of the Mortgage Note; and (E) the Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is an accepted practice;

(39)        At the time of origination, the Loan-To-Value Ratio of the Mortgage Loan was not greater than 100.00%;

(40)        The Mortgage, and if required by applicable law the related Mortgage Note, contains a provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee, at the option of the Mortgagee;

(41)        The Mortgage Loan either contains a customary due-on-sale clause or may be assumed by a creditworthy purchaser of the related Mortgaged Property;

(42)        The Originator is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 and Section 211 of the National Housing Act. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, that would make the Originator unable to comply with HUD eligibility requirements or that would require notification to HUD;

(43)        No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 (“HOEPA”) and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any comparable state law;

(44)        No Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003 is secured by property located in the State of Georgia and no Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after March 7, 2003, is a “high cost home loan” as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending Act;

 

 

(45)        Each Mortgage Loan at the time it was made complied in all material respects with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including, but not limited to, all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws;

(46)        Each Prepayment Charge is enforceable and was originated in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws including, without limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity, real estate settlement procedures, truth-in-lending and disclosure laws, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws; and

(47)        No Mortgage Loan is a high cost loan or a covered loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined in Standard & Poor’s LEVELS Version 5.6(b) Glossary Revised, Appendix E.

	
            SECTION 7.
 	
            Repurchase Obligation for Defective Documentation and for Breach of Representation and Warranty.
 

(a)        The representations and warranties contained in Section 6 shall not be impaired by any review and examination of loan files or other documents evidencing or relating to the Mortgage Loans or any failure on the part of the Purchaser to review or examine such documents and shall inure to the benefit of any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser, including the Trustee for the benefit of holders of the Certificates. With respect to the representations and warranties contained herein as to which the Seller has no knowledge, if it is discovered that the substance of any such representation and warranty was inaccurate as of the date such representation and warranty was made or deemed to be made, and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Purchaser or the
Purchaser’s assignee, transferee or designee, then notwithstanding the lack of knowledge by the Seller with respect to the substance of such representation and warranty being inaccurate at the time the representation and warranty was made, the Seller shall take such action described in the following paragraph in respect of such Mortgage Loan.

Upon discovery by the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser of any materially defective document in, or that a document was not transferred by the Seller (as listed on the Trustee’s preliminary exception report) as part of any Mortgage File, or of a breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in Section 6 that materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s assignee, transferee or designee, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the Seller. Within sixty (60) days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such missing documentation that was not transferred by the Seller as described above, or of materially defective documentation, or of any such breach of a representation and warranty, the Seller
promptly shall deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects or, in the event the Seller cannot deliver such missing document or cannot cure such defect or breach, the Seller shall, within ninety (90) days of its discovery or receipt of notice, either (i) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) or (ii) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, cause the removal of such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund and substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans. The 

 

Seller shall amend the Closing Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of such Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser such amended Closing Schedule and shall deliver such other documents as are required by this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement within five (5) days of any such amendment. Any repurchase pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall be accomplished by transfer to an account designated by the Purchaser of the amount of the Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any repurchase required by this Section 7(a) shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

With respect to a breach of the representation and warranty set forth in Section 6 (46) that materially and adversely affects the value of any Prepayment Charge or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, then notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller shall pay the amount of the Prepayment Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account.

(b)        It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this Section 7 to cure or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser against the Seller respecting a missing document or a breach of the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.

SECTION 8.   Closing; Payment for the Mortgage Loans. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall be held at the New York City office of Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP at 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Closing Date.

The closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

	
            (a)
 	
            All of the representations and warranties of the Seller under this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date as of which they are made and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute a default under this Agreement;
 
	
            (b)
 	
            The Purchaser shall have received, or the attorneys of the Purchaser shall have received in escrow (to be released from escrow at the time of closing), all Closing Documents as specified in Section 9 of this Agreement, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;
 
	
            (c)
 	
            The Seller shall have delivered or caused to be delivered and released to the Purchaser or to its designee, all documents (including without limitation, the Mortgage Loans) required to be so delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and
 
	
            (d)
 	
            All other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall have been complied with.
 

 

 

 

Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Seller on the Closing Date, against delivery and release by the Seller to the Trustee of all documents required pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the consideration for the Mortgage Loans as specified in Section 3 of this Agreement, by delivery to the Seller of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price in immediately available funds and the NC Capital Certificates.

SECTION 9.   Closing Documents. Without limiting the generality of Section 8 hereof, the closing shall be subject to delivery of each of the following documents:

	
            (a)
 	
            An Officers’ Certificate of the Seller, dated the Closing Date, in form satisfactory to and upon which the Purchaser, Banc of America Securities LLC (the “Representative”) may rely, and attached thereto copies of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws and certificate of good standing of the Seller under the laws of California;
 
	
            (b)
 	
            An Opinion of Counsel of the Seller, dated the Closing Date, in form satisfactory to and addressed to the Purchaser and the Representative;
 
	
            (c)
 	
            Such opinions of counsel as the Rating Agencies or the Trustee may request in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser or the Seller’s execution and delivery of, or performance under, this Agreement;
 
	
            (d)
 	
            An Officers’ Certificate of the Servicer, dated the Closing Date, in form satisfactory to and upon which the Purchaser and the Representative may rely, and attached thereto copies of the certificate of formation, limited partnership agreement and certificate of good standing of the Servicer under the laws of Texas;
 
	
            (e)
 	
            An Officers’ Certificate of the Servicer, dated the Closing Date, in form satisfactory to and upon which the Purchaser and the Representative may rely, stating that on the Closing Date the representations and warranties of the Servicer contained in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be true and correct and no event has occurred with respect to the Servicer that would constitute an Event of Default thereunder;
 
	
            (f)
 	
            An Opinion of Counsel of the Servicer, dated the Closing Date, in form satisfactory to and addressed to the Purchaser and the Representative;
 

 

 

 

 

	
            (g)
 	
            (i) A letter from KPMG L.L.P., certified public accountants, to the effect that they have performed certain specified procedures as a result of which they determined that certain information of an accounting, financial or statistical nature set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Offered Certificates contained under the captions “Summary—The Mortgage Loans,” “Risk Factors,” (to the extent of information concerning the Mortgage Loans contained therein) and “The Mortgage Pool” agrees with the records of the Seller and the information contained under the caption “The Originator”  agrees with the records of the Originator; and
 
	
            (h)
 	
            Such further information, certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser or the Representative may reasonably request.
 

 

SECTION 10. Costs. The Seller shall pay (or shall reimburse the Purchaser or any other Person to the extent that the Purchaser or such other Person shall pay) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation, recording fees, fees for title policy endorsements and continuations and the fees for recording Assignments, the fees and expenses of the Seller’s accountants and attorneys, the costs and expenses incurred in connection with producing the Servicer’s or any Subservicer’s loan loss, foreclosure and delinquency experience, and the costs and expenses incurred in connection with obtaining the documents referred to in Sections 9, the costs and expenses of printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the Certificates, the prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, and any private placement memorandum relating to the Certificates and other related documents, the initial fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the fees and expenses of the Purchaser’s counsel in connection with the preparation of all documents relating to the securitization of the Mortgage Loans, the filing fee charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission for registration of the Certificates and the fees charged by any rating agency to rate the Certificates. All other costs and expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be borne by the party incurring such expense.

	
            SECTION 11.
 	
            [Reserved].
 

SECTION 12.  Indemnification.  The Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless each of (i) the Purchaser, (ii) the Underwriter, (iii) the Person, if any, to which the Purchaser assigns its rights in and to a Mortgage Loan and each of their respective successors and assigns and (iv) each person, if any, who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) ((i) through (iv) collectively, the “Indemnified Party”) against any and all losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities to which the Indemnified Party may become subject, under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement or any private placement memorandum relating to the offering by the Purchaser or an affiliate thereof, of the Class CE Certificates or the Class P Certificates, or the omission or the alleged omission to state therein the material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with (i) information furnished in writing to the Purchaser or any of its affiliates by the Seller or any of its affiliates specifically for use therein, which shall include, with respect to the Prospectus Supplement, the information set forth under the captions “Summary—The Mortgage Loans,” “Risk Factors” (to the extent of information concerning the 

 

Mortgage Loans contained therein), “The Mortgage Pool” and, with respect to any private placement memorandum, any information of a comparable nature, or (ii) the data files containing information with respect to the Mortgage Loans as transmitted by modem to the Purchaser by the Seller or any of its affiliates (as such transmitted information may have been amended in writing by the Seller or any of its affiliates with the written consent of the Purchaser subsequent to such transmission), (b) any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Seller or any affiliate of the Seller herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, on which the Purchaser has relied, being, or alleged to be, untrue or incorrect or (c) any updated collateral information provided by any Underwriter to a purchaser of the Certificates derived from the data contained in clause (ii) and the Remittance Report or a current
collateral tape obtained from the Seller or an affiliate of the Seller, including the current Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans; provided, however, that to the extent that any such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities to which the Indemnified Party may become subject arise out of or are based upon both (1) statements, omissions, representations, warranties or covenants of the Seller described in clause (a), (b) or (c) above and (2) any other factual basis, the Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Party only to the extent that the losses, claims, expenses, damages, or liabilities of the person or persons asserting the claim are determined to rise from or be based upon matters set forth in clause (1) above and do not result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability that the Seller may otherwise have.

SECTION 13.  Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest. The sale and delivery on the Closing Date of the Mortgage Loans described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement is mandatory. It is specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages incurred by the Purchaser in the event of the Seller’s failure to deliver the Mortgage Loans on or before the Closing Date. The Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a lien on and a continuing security interest in the Seller’s interest in each Mortgage Loan and each document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the performance by the Seller of
its obligation hereunder, and the Seller agrees that it holds such Mortgage Loans in custody for the Purchaser, subject to the Purchaser’s (i) right, prior to the Closing Date, to reject any Mortgage Loan to the extent permitted by this Agreement, and (ii) obligation to deliver or cause to be delivered the consideration for the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8 hereof. Any Mortgage Loans rejected by the Purchaser shall concurrently therewith be released from the security interest created hereby. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the Closing Date, each of the conditions set forth in Section 8 hereof shall have been satisfied and the Purchaser shall not have paid or caused to be paid the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, or any such condition shall not have been waived or satisfied and the Purchaser determines not to pay or cause to be paid the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, the Purchaser shall immediately effect the redelivery of the Mortgage Loans, if delivery to the Purchaser has occurred, and the security interest created by this Section 13 shall be deemed to have been released.

 

 

SECTION 14. Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, or transmitted by fax and, receipt of which is confirmed by telephone, if to the Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser at 18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000, Irvine, California 92612, fax (949) 440-7033, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Seller in writing by the Purchaser and if to the Seller, addressed to the Seller at 18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000, Irvine, California 92612, fax (949) 440-7033, or to such other address as the Seller may designate in writing to the Purchaser.

SECTION 15.  Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement that is prohibited or that is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties
hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

SECTION 16. Agreement of Parties.  The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver such instruments and take such actions as either of the others may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

SECTION 17.  Survival. (a) The Seller agrees that the representations, warranties and agreements made by it herein and in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be relied upon by the Purchaser, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by the Purchaser or on its behalf, and that the representations, warranties and agreements made by the Seller herein or in any such certificate or other instrument shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Mortgage Loans and shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on the Mortgage Notes and notwithstanding subsequent termination of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Trust Fund.

SECTION 18.  GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS (INCLUDING THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS) AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 19.  Miscellaneous. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This 

 

Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. The headings in this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

SECTION 20.  It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser as provided in Section 4 hereof be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser and not as a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the aforementioned intent of the parties, the Mortgage Loans are held to be property of the Seller, then (a) it is the express intent of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller and (b) (1) this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; (2) the conveyance
provided for in Section 4 hereof shall be deemed to be a grant by the Seller to the Purchaser of a security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property, including without limitation all amounts, other than investment earnings, from time to time held or invested in the Collection Account whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property; (3) the possession by the Purchaser or its agent of Mortgage Notes, the related Mortgages and such other items of property that constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession” by the secured party for the purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to the New York Uniform Commercial
Code; and (4) notifications to persons holding such property and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from persons holding such property shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. Any assignment of the interest of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereby. The Seller and the Purchaser 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 Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Seller have caused their names to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT E

REQUEST FOR RELEASE

(for Trustee)

	
            LOAN INFORMATION
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            Name of Mortgagor:
 	
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            Servicer Loan No.:
 	
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            Certificates:
 	
            Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A.
 
	
             
 	
             
 

 

The undersigned Servicer hereby acknowledges that it has received from _______________________, as Trustee for the Holders of Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, among the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).

	
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            Promissory Note dated _______________, 20__, in the original principal sum of $__________, made by _____________________, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.
 
	
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            Mortgage recorded on _________________________ as instrument no. ____________________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of _______________, State of __________________ in book/reel/docket_________________ of official records at page/image _____________.
 
	
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            Deed of Trust recorded on ___________________ as instrument no. ________________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of _________________, State of ____________________ in book/reel/docket _________________ of official records at page/image ______________.
 

 

 

 

 

	
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            Assignment of Mortgage or Deed of Trust to the Trustee, recorded on __________________ as instrument no. _________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of _______________, State of _______________________ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image ____________.
 
	
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            Other documents, including any amendments, assignments or other assumptions of the Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
 
	
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The undersigned Servicer hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

(1) The Servicer shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the Agreement.

(2) The Servicer shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claim, liens, security interest, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the Servicer assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of setoff to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof.

(3) The Servicer shall return each and every Document previously requested from the Mortgage File to the Trustee when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan relating to the Documents has been liquidated and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account and except as expressly provided in the Agreement.

(4) The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including any proceeds of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the Servicer shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee, and the Servicer shall keep the Documents and any proceeds separate and distinct from all other property in the Servicer’s possession, custody or control.

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EXHIBIT F-1

FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER

[Date]

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

1761 East St. Andrews Place

Santa Ana, CA 92705-4935

	
             
 	
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New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Class ___, representing a ___% Class ___ Percentage Interest
 
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the transfer by ________________ (the “Transferor”) to ________________ (the “Transferee”) of the captioned mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”), the Transferor hereby certifies as follows:

Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) has made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, (e) has taken any other action, that (in the case of each of subclauses (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“1933 Act”), or would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or any state securities law or would require registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Transferor will not act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to any Certificate. The Transferor will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. as depositor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement the Certificates were issued.

 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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FORM OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER

[Date]

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

1761 East St. Andrews Place

Santa Ana, CA 92705-4935

	
             
 	
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New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Class ___, representing a ___% Percentage Interest
 
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the purchase from ______________________ (the “Transferor”) on the date hereof of the captioned trust certificates (the “Certificates”), _______________ (the “Transferee”) hereby certifies as follows:

1.          The Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and has completed either of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. The Transferee is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A. The Transferee is acquiring the Certificates for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer, and understands that such Certificate may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person reasonably believed to be a qualified institutional buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A,
or (ii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the 1933 Act.

2.          The Transferee has been furnished with all information regarding (a) the Certificates and distributions thereon, (b) the nature, performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans, (c) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below, and (d) any credit enhancement mechanism associated with the Certificates, that it has requested.

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. as depositor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to which the Certificates were issued.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT F-1

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

[For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee, with respect to the mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”) described in the Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:

1.  As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the entity purchasing the Certificates (the “Transferee”).

2.  In connection with purchases by the Transferee, the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144A”) because (i) the Transferee owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $______________________1 in securities (except for the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Transferee satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.

___ CORPORATION, ETC. The Transferee is a corporation (other than a bank, savings and loan association or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

___ BANK. The Transferee (a) is a national bank or banking institution organized under the laws of any State, territory or the District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the State or territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.

___ SAVINGS AND LOAN. The Transferee (a) is a savings and loan association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or similar institution, which is supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an audited net worth of at least

___ BROKER-DEALER. The Transferee is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

___ INSURANCE COMPANY. The Transferee 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 a State, territory or the District of Columbia.

 

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1           Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000 in securities unless Transferee is a dealer, and, in that case, Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.  $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO.

 

 

 

___ STATE OR LOCAL PLAN. The Transferee 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 Transferee is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

___ INVESTMENT ADVISOR. The Transferee is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

3.  The term “SECURITIES” as used herein DOES NOT INCLUDE (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee, (ii) securities that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Transferee, if the Transferee 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 Transferee, the Transferee used the cost of such securities to the Transferee and did not include any of the securities referred to in the preceding paragraph. Further, in determining such aggregate amount, the Transferee may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the Transferee, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Transferee in its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Transferee’s direction. However, such securities were not included if the Transferee is a majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Transferee is not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

5.  The Transferee acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the Transferor 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 Transferee may be in reliance on Rule 144A.

	
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6.  If the answer to the foregoing question is “no”, the Transferee agrees that, in connection with any purchase of securities sold to the Transferee for the account of a third party (including any separate account) in reliance on Rule 144A, the Transferee will only purchase for the account of a third party that at the time is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee agrees that the Transferee will not purchase securities for a third party unless the Transferee has obtained a current representation letter from such third party or taken other appropriate steps contemplated by Rule 144A to conclude that such third party independently meets the definition of “qualified institutional buyer” set forth in Rule 144A.

7.  The Transferee 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 Transferee’s purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Transferee is a bank or savings and loan as provided above, the Transferee agrees that it will furnish to such parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they become available.

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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT F-1

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

[For Transferees That Are Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee, with respect to the mortgage pass- through certificates (the “Certificates”) described in the Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:

1.  As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the entity purchasing the Certificates (the “Transferee”) or, if the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144A”) because the Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the investment adviser (the “Adviser”).

2.  In connection with purchases by the Transferee, the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A because (i) the Transferee is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (ii) as marked below, the Transferee alone, or the Transferee’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 Transferee’s most recent fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Transferee or the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used.

	
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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 Transferee or are part of the Transferee’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.

5.  The Transferee is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the parties to which this certification is being made are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Transferee will be in reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee will only purchase for the Transferee’s own account.

 

 

6.  The undersigned will notify the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the Transferee’s purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such purchase.

Dated:

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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FORM OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER

The undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of the purchaser named below (the “Purchaser”) as follows:

1.  I am an executive officer of the Purchaser.

2.  The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer”, as defined in Rule 144A, (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

3.  As of the date specified below (which is not earlier than the last day of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year), the amount of “securities”, computed for purposes of Rule 144A, owned and invested on a discretionary basis by the Purchaser was in excess of $100,000,000.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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Date of this certificate:

Date of information provided in paragraph 3

 

 

 

EXHIBIT F-2

FORM OF TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT AND AGREEMENT

	
            STATE OF
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
            COUNTY OF
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

__________________________, being duly sworn, deposes, represents and warrants as follows:

1.          I am a ______________________ of ____________________________ (the “Owner”) a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of ______________, the record owner of New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A, Class R Certificates, (the “Class R Certificates”), on behalf of whom I make this affidavit and agreement.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to which the Class R Certificates were issued.

2.          The Transferee is, as of the date hereof, and will be, as of the date of the Transfer, a Permitted Transferee.  The Transferee is acquiring its Ownership Interest in the Certificate for its own account.  The Transferee has no knowledge that any such affidavit is false.

3.          The Transferee has been advised of, and understands that (i) a tax will be imposed on Transfers of the Certificate to Persons that are not Permitted Transferees; (ii) such tax will be imposed on the transferor, or, if such Transfer is through an agent (which includes a broker, nominee or middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, on the agent; and (iii) the Person otherwise liable for the tax shall be relieved of liability for the tax if the subsequent Transferee furnished to such Person an affidavit that such subsequent Transferee is a Permitted Transferee and, at the time of Transfer, such Person does not have actual knowledge that the affidavit is false.

4.          The Transferee has been advised of, and understands that a tax will be imposed on a “pass-through entity” holding the Certificate if at any time during the taxable year of the pass-through entity a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee is the record holder of an interest in such entity.  The Transferee understands that such tax will not be imposed for any period with respect to which the record holder furnishes to the pass-through entity an affidavit that such record holder is a Permitted Transferee and the pass-through entity does not have actual knowledge that such affidavit is false.  (For this purpose, a “pass-through entity” includes a regulated investment company, a real estate investment trust or common trust fund, a partnership, trust or estate, and certain cooperatives and, except as may be
provided in Treasury Regulations, persons holding interests in pass-through entities as a nominee for another Person.)

5.          The Transferee has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement and understands the legal consequences of the acquisition of an Ownership Interest in the Certificate including, without limitation, the restrictions on subsequent Transfers and the 

 

 

provisions regarding voiding the Transfer and mandatory sales.  The Transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement and the restrictions noted on the face of the Certificate.  The Transferee understands and agrees that any breach of any of the representations included herein shall render the Transfer to the Transferee contemplated hereby null and void.

6.          The Transferee agrees to require a Transfer Affidavit from any Person to whom the Transferee attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest in the Certificate, and in connection with any Transfer by a Person for whom the Transferee is acting as nominee, trustee or agent, and the Transferee will not Transfer its Ownership Interest or cause any Ownership Interest to be Transferred to any Person that the Transferee knows is not a Permitted Transferee.  In connection with any such Transfer by the Transferee, the Transferee agrees to deliver to the Trustee a certificate substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit L to the Agreement (a “Transferor Certificate”) to the effect that such Transferee has no actual knowledge that the Person to which the Transfer is to be made is
not a Permitted Transferee.

7.          The Transferee has historically paid its debts as they have come due, intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future, and understands that the taxes payable with respect to the Certificate may exceed the cash flow with respect thereto in some or all periods and intends to pay such taxes as they become due.  The Transferee does not have the intention to impede the assessment or collection of any tax legally required to be paid with respect to the Certificate.

	
            8.
 	
            The Transferee’s taxpayer identification number is 13-3172275.
 	
             

	
            9.
 	
            The Transferee is a U.S. Person as defined in Code Section 7701(a)(30).
 

10.        The Transferee is aware that the Certificate may be a “noneconomic residual interest” within the meaning of proposed Treasury regulations promulgated pursuant to the Code and that the transferor of a noneconomic residual interest will remain liable for any taxes due with respect to the income on such residual interest, unless no significant purpose of the transfer was to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

11.        The Transferee will not cause income from the 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 any other U.S. person.

	
            12.
 	
            Check one of the following:
 

[   ]  The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

	
            (i)
 	
            the present value of any consideration given to the Transferee to acquire such Certificate;
 
	
            (ii)
 	
            the present value of the expected future distributions on such Certificate; and
 

 

 

 

 

	
            (iii)
 	
            the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.
 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Transferee is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) 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 short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Transferee.

[   ]  The transfer of the Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

	
            (i)
 	
            the Transferee is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;
 
	
            (ii)
 	
            at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Transferee’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Transferee had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Transferee within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;
 
	
            (iii)
 	
            the Transferee will transfer the Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Section 1.860E-1(c)(5) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations; and
 
	
            (iv)
 	
            the Transferee determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Transferee) that it has determined in good faith.
 
	
             
	
            [  
 	
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The Transferee is not an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA or a plan that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to any Federal, state or local law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and the Transferee is not acting on behalf of or investing plan assets of such a plan.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by its [Vice] President, attested by its [Assistant] Secretary, this ____ day of __________, 20__.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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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 a [Vice] President of the Owner, and acknowledged to me that [he/she] executed the same as [his/her] free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Owner.

Subscribed and sworn before me this ____ day of __________, 20___.

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
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FORM OF TRANSFEROR AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF ______________)

COUNTY OF ____________)

__________________________, being duly sworn, deposes, represents and warrants as follows:

1.          I am a ____________________ of ____________________________ (the “Owner”), a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of ______________, on behalf of whom I make this affidavit.

2.          The Owner is not transferring the Class R Certificates (the “Residual Certificates”) to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

3.          The Owner has no actual knowledge that the Person that is the proposed transferee (the “Purchaser”) of the Residual Certificates: (i) has insufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by such proposed transferee as holder of the Residual Certificates; (ii) may become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as the Residual Certificates remain outstanding and (iii) is not a Permitted Transferee.

4.          The Owner understands that the Purchaser has delivered to the Trustee a transfer affidavit and agreement in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit F-2.  The Owner does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

5.          At the time of transfer, the Owner has conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Purchaser as contemplated by Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Owner has determined that the Purchaser has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Purchaser will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Owner understands that the transfer of a Residual Certificate may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Owner may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Owner has conducted such an investigation.

6.          Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by its [Vice] President, attested by its [Assistant] Secretary, this ____ day of ___________, 20__.

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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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 a [Vice] President of the Owner, and acknowledged to me that [he/she] executed the same as [his/her] free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Owner.

Subscribed and sworn before me this ____ day of __________, 20___.

	
             
 	
            
 
 
 
	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF CERTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO ERISA AND THE CODE

_____________, 20__

New Century Mortgage Securities Inc.

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1000

Irvine, California 92612

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

1761 East St. Andrew Place

Santa Ana, CA 92705-4935

	
             
 	
            Re:
 	
            
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed 
 Pass-Through Certificates, Class
 
 

 

Dear Sirs:

_______________________ (the “Transferee”) intends to acquire from _____________________ (the “Transferor”) $____________ Initial Certificate Principal Balance of New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Class [B] [CE] [P] [R] (the “Certificates”), issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”) dated as of June 1, 2005 among New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. as depositor (the “Depositor”), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP servicer (the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee (the “Trustee”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and
covenants with the Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer the following:

The Certificates (i) are not being acquired by, and will not be transferred to, any employee benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or other retirement arrangement, including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Keogh plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company general or separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are invested, that is subject to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) (any of the foregoing, a “Plan”), (ii) are not being acquired with “plan assets” of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulation, 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101, and (iii) will not be transferred to any entity that is deemed to be investing in plan assets
within the meaning of the DOL regulation at 29 C.F.R.ss.2510.3-101.

 

 

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT H

FORM OF REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.06

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

Annual Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Fee Required)

For fiscal year ended ________________

Commission file number: 333-_______

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.

(as depositor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,

dated as of June 1, 2005, providing for the issuance of

Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A)

New Century Mortgage Securities Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	
            Delaware       
 	
            33-0852169
 
	
            (State or Other Jurisdiction
 of Incorporation)
 	
            (I.R.S. Employer
 Identification Number)
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000
 Irvine, California                     
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 	
            92612
 (Zip Code)
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (949) 863-7243

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

 

None

Indicate whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

	
             
 	
            X YES 
 	
            ___No
 

Item 1.  Business:

Not applicable

Item 2.  Properties:

Not applicable

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings:

None

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders

None

Item 5.  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

To the best knowledge of the registrant there is no established public trading market for the certificates.

There are approximately _____ holders of record as of the end of the reporting year.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.

Not applicable.

Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Not applicable

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Not applicable.

Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None

Item 10.

Not applicable

 

 

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

Not applicable

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

Not applicable

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Not applicable

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

	
            a)
 	
            The company filed on Form 8-K, separately for each distribution date, the distribution of funds related to the trust for each of the following distribution dates:
 

	
            Distribution Date 
 	
            Form 8-K Filing Date
 
	
            _________________
 	
            ________________
 
	
            _________________
 	
            ________________
 
	
            _________________
 	
            ________________
 

 

	
      b)            99.1 
 	
            Annual Report of Independent Public Accountants’ as to master servicing activities or servicing activities, as applicable, of:
 

(a) Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer

	
            99.2 
 	
            Annual Statement of Compliance with obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or servicing agreement, as applicable, of:
 

(a) Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer

Such document (i) is not filed herewith since such document was not received by the Reporting Person at least three business days prior to the due date of this report; and (ii) will be included in an amendment to this report on Form 10-K/A to be filed within 30 days of the Reporting Person’s receipt of such document.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: ___________

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            New Century Mortgage Securities Inc., by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-A, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates.
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT I

FORM OF LOST NOTE AFFIDAVIT

Loan #: ____________

Borrower: _____________

LOST NOTE AFFIDAVIT

I, as ____________________ of ______________________, a _______________ corporation am authorized to make this Affidavit on behalf of _____________________ (the “Seller”). In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by ____________________, a _________________ corporation as Seller on behalf of New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (the “Purchaser”), _____________________ (the “Deponent”), being duly sworn, deposes and says that:

	
            1.
 	
            The Seller’s address is: 
 
	
             
	
            _____________________
 	
             

	
             
	
            _____________________
 	
             

	
             
	
            _____________________
 	
             

	
            2.
 	
            The Seller previously delivered to the Purchaser a signed Initial Certification with respect to such Mortgage and/or Assignment of Mortgage.
 
	
            3. 
 	
            Such Mortgage Note and/or Assignment of Mortgage was assigned or sold to the Purchaser by ________________________, a ____________ corporation pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of __________ __, _____.
 
	
            4.
 	
            Such Mortgage Note and/or Assignment of Mortgage is not outstanding pursuant to a request for release of Documents.
 
	
            5. 
 	
            Aforesaid Mortgage Note and/or Assignment of Mortgage (the “Original”) has been lost.
 
	
            6.
 	
            Deponent has made or caused to be made a diligent search for the Original and has been unable to find or recover same.
 
	
            7.
 	
            The Seller was the Seller of the Original at the time of the loss.
 
	
            8.
 	
            Deponent agrees that, if said Original should ever come into Seller’s possession, custody or power, Seller will immediately and without consideration surrender the Original to the Purchaser.
 
	
            9.
 	
            Attached hereto is a true and correct copy of (i) the Note, endorsed in blank by the Mortgagee and (ii) the Mortgage or Deed of Trust (strike one) which secures the Note, which Mortgage or Deed of Trust is recorded in the county where the property is located.
 
				

 

 

 

 

	
            10.
 	
            Deponent hereby agrees that the Seller (a) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, its successors and assigns, against any loss, liability or damage, including reasonable attorney’s fees, resulting from the unavailability of any Notes, including but not limited to any loss, liability or damage arising from (i) any false statement contained in this Affidavit, (ii) any claim of any party that has already purchased a mortgage loan evidenced by the Lost Note or any interest in such mortgage loan, (iii) any claim of any borrower with respect to the existence of terms of a mortgage loan evidenced by the Lost Note on the related property to the fact that the mortgage loan is not evidenced by an original note and (iv) the issuance of a new instrument in lieu thereof (items (i) through (iv) above hereinafter
referred to as the “Losses”) and (b) if required by any Rating Agency in connection with placing such Lost Note into a Pass-Through Transfer, shall obtain a surety from an insurer acceptable to the applicable Rating Agency to cover any Losses with respect to such Lost Note.
 
	
            11.
 	
            This Affidavit is intended to be relied upon by the Purchaser, its successors and assigns.  _____________________, a ______________ corporation represents and warrants that is has the authority to perform its obligations under this Affidavit of Lost Note.
 

Executed this ____ day, of ___________ ______.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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On this _____ day of ________, _____, before me appeared _________________ to me personally known, who being duly sworn did say that he is the _____________________ of ____________________ a ______________ corporation and that said Affidavit of Lost Note was signed and sealed on behalf of such corporation and said acknowledged this instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT J-1

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE DEPOSITOR WITH FORM 10-K

I, [_____], certify that:

l.           I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution and servicing reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual report, of New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-A, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A;

2.          Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by this annual report;

3.          Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information required to be provided to the trustee by the servicers under the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, for inclusion in these reports is included in these reports;

4.          Based on my knowledge and upon the annual compliance statement included in the report and required to be delivered to the trustee in accordance with the terms of the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, and except as disclosed in the reports, the servicers have fulfilled each of its obligations under the servicing agreement; and

5.          The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the servicers’ compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, that is included in these reports.

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT J-2

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY THE TRUSTEE

	
            Re:
 	
            New Century Mortgage Securities Inc., Series 2005-A
 

Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-A

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, hereby certify to New Century Mortgage Securities Inc. (the “Depositor”), and its 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 [___], and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by that annual report, of the Depositor relating to the above-referenced trust;

2.          Based on my knowledge, the information in these distribution reports prepared by 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 as of the last day of the period covered by that annual report; and

3.          Based on my knowledge, the distribution information required to be provided by the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is included in these distribution reports.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated June 1, 2005 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Depositor as depositor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as Servicer  and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT J-3

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY THE SERVICER

	
            Re:
 	
            New Century Mortgage Securities Inc., Series 2005-A
 

Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-A

I, [identify the certifying individual], acting of Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP (“Countrywide Servicing”), certify to Financial Asset Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”), the Trustee and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

1.          I have reviewed the information provided to the Trustee by Countrywide Servicing pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and information correctly derived by the Trustee from such information and included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year [___] and on all reports on Form 8-K filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by that annual report, of the Depositor relating to the Trust Fund (the “Servicing Information”);

2.          Based on my knowledge, the Servicing Information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by that annual report;

	
            3.
 	
            Based on my knowledge, the Servicing Information is correct;
 

4.          I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by Countrywide Servicing under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon the review required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed to the Depositor and the Trustee, Countrywide Servicing has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

5.          I have disclosed to Countrywide Servicing’s certified public accountants and the Depositor all significant deficiencies relating to Countrywide Servicing’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the

Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated June 1, 2005 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Depositor, Countrywide Servicing as servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            Countrywide GP, Inc., its General Partner
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT K

[RESERVED]

 

 

 

EXHIBIT L

OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

REGARDING ANNUAL STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

___________________ Trust, Series 200_-___

_______________ Pass-Through Certificates

I, _____________________, hereby certify that I am a duly appointed __________________________ of _______________________________ (the “[Servicer]”), and further certify as follows:

1.          This certification is being made pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of ____________, _____ (the “Agreement”), among ______________________, as depositor, the [Servicer], as [Servicer] and ________________, as trustee.

2.          I have reviewed the activities of the [Servicer] during the preceding year and the [Servicer’s] performance under the Agreement and to the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the [Servicer] has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Agreement throughout the year.

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreements.

Dated: _________________

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of _____________.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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I, _________________________, a (an) __________________ of the [Servicer], hereby certify that _________________ is a duly elected, qualified, and acting _______________________ of the [Servicer] and that the signature appearing above is his/her genuine signature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of ______________.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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Schedule 1

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

[FILED BY PAPER]

 

 

 

Schedule 2

SCHEDULE OF PREPAYMENT CHARGES

[AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST]MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.,
 
	
            Depositor
 
	
            WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
 
	
            Master Servicer and Securities Administrator
 
	
            and
 
	
            WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
	
            Trustee
 
	
            POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
 
	
            Dated as of June 1, 2005
 
	
            _________________________________
 
	
            Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2005-A5
 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

	
            Section 1.01
 	
            Definitions
 
	
            Section 1.02
 	
            Accounting. 
 

ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

	
            Section 2.01
 	
            Conveyance of Mortgage Loans to Trustee
 
	
            Section 2.02
 	
            Acceptance of Mortgage Loans by Trustee. 
 
	
            Section 2.03
 	
            Assignment of Interest in the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement. 
 
	
            Section 2.04
 	
            Substitution of Mortgage Loans
 
	
            Section 2.05
 	
            Issuance of Certificates. 
 
	
            Section 2.06
 	
            Representations and Warranties Concerning the Depositor
 

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS

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

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

ACCOUNTS

	
            Section 4.01
 	
            Protected Accounts
 
	
            Section 4.02
 	
            Master Servicer Collection Account
 
	
            Section 4.03
 	
            Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Master Servicer Collection Account
 
	
            Section 4.04
 	
            Distribution Account
 
	
            Section 4.05
 	
            Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Distribution Account
 

ARTICLE V

CERTIFICATES

	
            Section 5.01
 	
            The Certificates. 
 
	
            Section 5.02
 	
            Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. 
 
	
            Section 5.03
 	
            Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. 
 
	
            Section 5.04
 	
            Persons Deemed Owners. 
 
	
            Section 5.05
 	
            Appointment of Paying Agent. 
 

ARTICLE VI

Payments to Certificateholders

	
            Section 6.01
 	
            Distributions on the Certificates
 
	
            Section 6.02
 	
            Allocation of Losses
 
	
            Section 6.03
 	
            Payments
 
	
            Section 6.04
 	
            Statements to Certificateholders
 
	
            Section 6.05
 	
            Monthly Advances
 
	
            Section 6.06
 	
            Compensating Interest Payments
 
	
            Section 6.07
 	
            Distributions on the Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests. 
 

ARTICLE VII

THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE DEPOSITOR

	
            Section 7.01
 	
            Liabilities of the Master Servicer
 
	
            Section 7.02
 	
            Merger or Consolidation of the Master Servicer. 
 
	
            Section 7.03
 	
            Indemnification from the Master Servicer and the Depositor
 
	
            Section 7.04
 	
            Limitations on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others
 
	
            Section 7.05
 	
            Master Servicer Not to Resign
 
	
            Section 7.06
 	
            Successor Master Servicer
 
	
            Section 7.07
 	
            Sale and Assignment of Master Servicing
 

ARTICLE VIII

DEFAULT

	
            Section 8.01
 	
            Events of Default
 
	
            Section 8.02
 	
            Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor
 

 

 

 

 

	
            Section 8.03
 	
            Notification to Certificateholders
 
	
            Section 8.04
 	
            Waiver of Defaults
 
	
            Section 8.05
 	
            List of Certificateholders
 

ARTICLE IX

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR

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

ARTICLE X

TERMINATION

	
            Section 10.01
 	
            Termination. 
 

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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

	
            Section 11.13
 	
            Third Party Beneficiary
 

 

 

 

EXHIBITS

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

This Pooling and Servicing Agreement is dated as of June 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”), among MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., as depositor (the “Depositor”), WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as securities administrator (in such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”) and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

The Depositor intends to sell mortgage pass-through certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”), to be issued hereunder in multiple Classes, which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans (as defined herein).  As provided herein, the Trustee will make, in accordance with Section 9.12, an election to treat the entire segregated pool of assets described in the definition of REMIC I (as defined herein), and subject to this Agreement, as a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”) for federal income tax purposes and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC I.” The REMIC I Regular Interests will be the “regular interests” in REMIC I and the Class R-I Certificates will be the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions
(as defined herein) under the federal income tax law. A segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests will be designated as “REMIC II,” and the Trustee will make, in accordance with Section 9.12, a separate REMIC election with respect thereto.  The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9, Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component (each represented and beneficially owned by a holder of the Class A-IO Certificates), Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates will be “regular interests” in REMIC II, and the Class R-II Certificates will be the sole class of “residual interests” therein for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein) under federal income tax law.

REMIC I

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

 

	
            
REMIC I Regular Interest 
 Designation
 
 	
            
REMIC I Pass-
 Through Rate
 
 	
            
Initial Uncertificated
 Principal Balance
 
 	
            
Latest
 Possible Maturity(1)
 
 
	
            A-1
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            250,000,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            A-2
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            $
 	
            60,818,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            A-3
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            $
 	
            83,361,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            A-4
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            $
 	
            75,000,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            A-5
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            30,000,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            A-6
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            6,993,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            A-7
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            10,307,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            A-8
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            10,626,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            A-9
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            172,546,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            M-1
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            17,171,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

 

 

 

 

	
            M-2
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            5,114,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            M-3
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            2,922,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            B-1
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            2,557,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            B-2
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            1,826,000.00
 	
            June 25, 2035
 
	
            B-3
 	
            Variable (2)
 	
            $
 	
            1,465,296.52
 	
            June 25, 2035
 

___________________

	
            (1)
 	
            For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each REMIC I Regular Interest.
 

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

 

REMIC II

 

The following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, the initial Pass-Through Rate, the Initial Class Certificate Balance, and the Assumed Final Maturity Date for each Class of Certificates comprising the interests in the Trust Fund created hereunder:

	
            
Class
 
 	
            
Original
 Class Certificate Balance or Notional Amount(1) 
 
 	
            
Initial Pass-Through Rate
 
 	
            
Assumed Final
 Maturity Dates
 
 
	
            A-1
 	
            $
 	
            250,000,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            A-2
 	
            $
 	
            60,818,000.00
 	
            4.566%(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            A-3
 	
            $
 	
            83,361,000.00
 	
            4.442%(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            A-4
 	
            $
 	
            75,000,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            A-5
 	
            $
 	
            30,000,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            A-6
 	
            $
 	
            6,993,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            A-7
 	
            $
 	
            10,307,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            A-8
 	
            $
 	
            10,626,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            A-9
 	
            $
 	
            172,546,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            A-IO
 	
            $
 	
            144,179,000.00(3)
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            M-1
 	
            $
 	
            17,171,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            M-2
 	
            $
 	
            5,114,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            M-3
 	
            $
 	
            2,922,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            B-1
 	
            $
 	
            2,557,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            B-2
 	
            $
 	
            1,826,000.00
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            B-3
 	
            $
 	
            1,465,296.52
 	
            Variable(2)
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            R-I
 	
             
 	
            N/A
 	
            N/A
 	
            May 25, 2035
 
	
            R-II
 	
             
 	
            N/A
 	
            N/A
 	
            May 25, 2035
 

 

	
            (1)
 	
            These balances are approximate and are subject to an increase or decrease of up to 5%.
 
	
            (2)
 	
            Calculated in accordance with the definition of “Pass-Through Rate” herein.
 	
             

	
            (3)
 	
            Notional Amount.  
 	
             

				

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01     Definitions.  Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Article.

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit, as applicable, the lesser of (i) the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of the Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines, and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit, as applicable, by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit, as applicable, is based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements
under the Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines.

 

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

Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement: Shall mean the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit I), dated as of June 30, 2005, among the Seller, the Depositor, the Originator and Merrill Lynch Bank USA pursuant to which (i) the Mortgage Loans were sold to the Depositor and (ii) the Washington Mutual Servicing Agreement and the modifications thereto in the Warranty Bill of Sale and the rights of the Seller thereunder were assigned to the Depositor for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

Assumed Final Distribution Date: For all Classes of Certificates, June 25, 2035, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

Available Funds:  With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the sum of (a) the aggregate of the related Monthly Payments received on or prior to the related Determination Date, (b) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Principal Prepayments, Subsequent Recoveries and other unscheduled recoveries of principal and interest in respect of the Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment Period, (c) the aggregate of any amounts received in respect of a related REO Property withdrawn from any 

 

Protected Account and deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account for such Distribution Date, (d) the aggregate of any amounts deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account by the Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of related Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date and (e) the aggregate of any related Monthly Advances made by the Servicer or the Master Servicer for such Distribution Date, over (ii) the sum of (a) related amounts reimbursable or payable to the Servicer or the Master Servicer pursuant to Sections 4.03 and 4.05, (b) related Stayed Funds, (c) related amounts deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution Account, as the case may be, in error and (d) any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses.

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

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

Bankruptcy Loss Coverage Amount: As of any date of determination prior to the first anniversary of the Cut-off Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) $50,000 over (B) the aggregate amount of Bankruptcy Losses allocated solely to one or more specific Classes of Certificates in accordance with Section 6.02. As of any date of determination on or after the first anniversary of the Cut-off Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (1) the lesser of (a) the Bankruptcy Loss Coverage Amount calculated as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination (or, if such date of determination is an anniversary of the Cut-off Date, the Business Day immediately preceding such date of determination) (for purposes of this definition, the
“Relevant Anniversary”) and (b) the greater of

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, or (ii) a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or Federal Reserve is closed or on which banking institutions in the jurisdiction in which the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Servicer or the Securities Administrator are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

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

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

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

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

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

Class A Certificate: Any of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class A-IO Certificates as designated on the face 

 

thereof substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1, executed by the Trustee and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Class Certificate Balance: With respect to any Certificate (other than a Class A-IO Certificate) as of any date of determination, the Class Certificate Balance of such Certificate on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination, plus, in the case of a Subordinate Certificate, any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Class Certificate Balance of such Certificate pursuant to Section 6.01, and reduced by the aggregate of (a) all distributions of principal made thereon on such immediately prior Distribution Date and (b) without duplication of amounts described in clause (a) above, reductions in the Class Certificate Balance thereof in connection with allocations thereto of Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans and Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses on such immediately prior Distribution Date (or, in the case of any date of determination up to
and including the initial Distribution Date, the initial Class Certificate Balance of such Certificate, as stated on the face thereof); provided, however, that the Class Certificate Balance of each Subordinate Certificate of the Class of Subordinate Certificates outstanding with the highest numerical designation at any given time shall be calculated to equal 

 

the Percentage Interest evidenced by such Certificate multiplied by the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (B) the then aggregate Class Certificate Balance of all other Classes of Certificates then outstanding. The Class A-IO Certificates shall not have a Class Certificate Balance and shall not be entitled to any distributions of principal.  The Class R Certificates shall not have Class Certificate Balances.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Closing Date:  June 30, 2005.

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

 

 

Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

Compensating Interest Payment: As defined in Section 6.06.

Cooperative: A corporation that has been formed for the purpose of cooperative apartment ownership.

Cooperative Assets: Shares issued by Cooperatives, the related Cooperative Lease and any other collateral securing the Cooperative Loans.

Cooperative Lease: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the proprietary lease or occupancy agreement with respect to the cooperative apartment occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the related Cooperative Assets, which lease or agreement confers an exclusive right to the holder of such Cooperative Assets to occupy such apartment.

Cooperative Loan: The indebtedness of a Mortgagor evidenced by a Mortgage Note which is secured by Cooperative Assets and which is being sold to the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans so sold being identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Cooperative Project: All real property owned by a Cooperative including the land, separate dwelling units and all common elements.

Cooperative Unit:  Means a specific unit in a Cooperative Project.

Corporate Trust Office: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business in connection with this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this instrument is located at Wachovia Bank, National Association, 401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28288-1179, Attention: Corporate Trust Group - Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., MLMI Series 2005-A5, or at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Certificateholders, the Depositor and the Master Servicer.

Corresponding Class: With respect to each REMIC I Regular Interest, the Certificate with the corresponding designation.

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

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

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

Cut-off Date: June 1, 2005.

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disqualified Organization: Any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac or any successor thereto, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) any foreign government, any international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization (other than certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives
described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code or (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee based upon an Opinion of Counsel that the holding of an ownership interest in a Residual Certificate by such Person may cause any REMIC contained in the Trust or any Person having an ownership interest in the Residual Certificate (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the transfer of an ownership interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

 

Distribution Account: The trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04, which shall be denominated “Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee f/b/o holders of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2005-A5 - Distribution Account.”  The Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account.

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

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

DTC Custodian: Wachovia Bank, National Association, or its successors in interest as custodian for the Depository.

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

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

Eligible Account: Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with Servicer, unless and until the Servicer’s ratings for short-term unsecured debt obligations are less than A-2 by S&P or A- by Moody’s, (ii) a segregated account maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution (A) the short-term obligations of which are rated A-1 or better by S&P and P-1 by Moody’s at the time of any deposit therein or (B) insured by the FDIC (to the limits established by such Corporation), the uninsured deposits in which account are otherwise secured such that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (obtained by the Person requesting that the account be held pursuant to this clause (i)) delivered to the Trustee prior to the establishment of such account, the Certificateholders will have a claim with respect to the funds in such account
and a perfected first priority security interest against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted Investments, each of which shall mature not later than the Business Day immediately preceding the Distribution Date next following the date of investment in such collateral or the Distribution Date if such Permitted Investment is an obligation of the institution that maintains the Distribution Account) securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other depositors or general creditors of the depository institution with which such account is maintained, (iii) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company with trust powers acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iv) a segregated account or accounts of a depository institution acceptable to the Rating Agencies (as evidenced in writing by the Rating Agencies that use of any such account as the Distribution Account will not have an adverse effect on
the then-current ratings assigned to the Classes of the Certificates then rated by the Rating Agencies).  Eligible Accounts may bear interest.

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.

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

Fitch: Fitch Ratings or its successor in interest.

Fraud Loss Amount: Initially, approximately $7,307,063.  As of any date of determination after the Cut-off Date, the Fraud Loss Amount shall equal: (X) prior to the second anniversary of the Cut-off Date, (1) the lesser of (a) the Fraud Loss Amount as of the Cut-off Date and (b) 1.00% of the aggregate principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date minus (2) the aggregate amounts allocated through Subordination with respect to Fraud Losses as of the Cut-off Date up to such date of determination and (Y) from the third to the fifth anniversary of the Cut-off Date, (1) the lesser of (a) the Fraud Loss Amount as of the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date and (b) 0.50% of the aggregate principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date minus (2) the aggregate amounts allocated through
Subordination with respect to Fraud Losses since the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date up to such date of determination. On and after the fifth anniversary of the Cut-off Date, the Fraud Loss Amount shall be zero and Fraud Losses shall not be allocated through Subordination.

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Initial Class Certificate Balance: With respect to any Regular Certificate, other than the Class A-IO Certificates, the amount designated “Initial Class Certificate Balance” on the face thereof.

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

	
            Class M-1: 2.35%
 	
            Class B-1: 0.35%
 
	
            Class M-2: 0.70%
 	
            Class B-2: 0.25%
 
	
            Class M-3: 0.40%
 	
            Class B-3: 0.20%
 

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

Insurance Proceeds: Amounts paid by the insurer under any Insurance Policy covering any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property other than amounts required to be paid over to the 

 

Mortgagor pursuant to law or the related Mortgage Note or Security Instrument and other than amounts used to repair or restore the Mortgaged Property or to reimburse insured expenses.

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

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

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

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

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

Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and condemnation proceeds, received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise.

Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect to any Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, the ratio on such date of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan, to the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property.

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

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

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

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

Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. including, its respective successors in interest who meet the qualifications of this Agreement.  

 

 

Master Servicer Collection Account: The trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.02, which shall be denominated “Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee f/b/o holders of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2005-A5 - Master Servicer Collection Account.”  The Master Servicer Collection Account shall be an Eligible Account.

Master Servicing Compensation: The meaning specified in Section 3.14.

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

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

MLBUSA: Merrill Lynch Bank USA.

MLCC: Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation.

MLMLI: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc.

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

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

Monthly Principal: The principal portion of any Monthly Payment.

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.

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

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

Nonrecoverable Advance: Any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the Servicer, will not, or, in the case of a proposed Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance, would not be, ultimately recoverable from related late payments, condemnation proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.

 

Notional Amount: With respect to the Class A-IO Certificates, an amount equal to the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates and the Class A-3 Certificates.  For federal income tax purposes, however, the Class A-IO Certificates will not constitute a “regular interest” in REMIC II but instead will represent ownership of Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component, each of which is a “regular interest” in REMIC II; accordingly, for federal income tax purposes the Notional Amount of the Class A-IO Certificates will be equal to the aggregate Uncertificated Notional Amount of Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component.  

 

Offered Certificate: Any Senior Certificate or Offered Subordinate Certificate.

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

Original Notional Amount: With respect to the Class A-IO Certificates, $144,179,000.

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

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

Originator: Washington Mutual Bank (formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA).  

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

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

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

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

 

 

(i)         For the Class A-1, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates on each Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans, weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the related Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate with respect to the first Interest Accrual Period is expected to be approximately 4.906% per annum.  For federal income tax purposes, however, each of the Class A-1, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates on each Distribution
Date, will have a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the REMIC I Pass-Through Rates on each REMIC I Regular Interest, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the related Distribution Date. 

 

(ii)        For the Class A-2 Certificates on each Distribution Date on or prior to the Rate Change Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (A) 4.566% per annum, and (B) the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans, weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the related Distribution Date.  Beginning with the Interest Accrual Period following the Interest Accrual Period for the Rate Change Date and thereafter, the Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-2 Certificates will be equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans, weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the
related Distribution Date.  For federal income tax purposes, however, the Class A-2 Certificates on each Distribution Date on or prior to the Rate Change Date, will have a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (A) 4.566% per annum, and (B) the weighted average of the REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on each REMIC I Regular Interest, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of  such REMIC I Regular Interests as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the related Distribution Date.  Beginning with the Interest Accrual Period following the Interest Accrual Period for the Rate Change Date and thereafter, the Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-2 Certificates will be equal to the weighted average of the REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on each REMIC I Regular Interest, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interests as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the related Distribution Date.

 

(iii)        For the Class A-3 Certificates on each Distribution Date on or prior to the Rate Change Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (A) 4.442% per annum, and (B) the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans, weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately 

 

preceding the related Distribution Date.  Beginning with the Interest Accrual Period following the Interest Accrual Period for the Rate Change Date and thereafter, the Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-3 Certificates will be equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans, weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the related Distribution Date.  For federal income tax purposes, however, the Class A-3 Certificates on each Distribution Date on or prior to the Rate Change Date, will have a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (A) 4.442% per annum, and (B) the weighted average of the REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on each REMIC I Regular Interest, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of  such REMIC I Regular Interests as of the beginning
of the Due Period immediately preceding the related Distribution Date.  Beginning with the Interest Accrual Period following the Interest Accrual Period for the Rate Change Date and thereafter, the Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-3 Certificates will be equal to the weighted average of the REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on each REMIC I Regular Interest, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interests as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the related Distribution Date.

 

(iv)        For the Class A-IO Certificates on each Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans, weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the related Distribution Date, over (B) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates on the Class A-2 Certificates and Class A-3 Certificates weighted on the basis of the Class Certificate Balances thereof. The Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-IO Certificates for the first Interest Accrual Period will be approximately 0.412% per annum.  For federal income tax purposes, the Class A-IO Certificates do not constitute a “regular interest” in REMIC II but represent ownership of
Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component. Therefore, for federal income tax purposes, the Pass-Through Rate described above in this footnote is equal to the aggregate of the REMIC II Pass-Through Rates on the Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component as of the beginning of the Due Period immediately preceding the related Distribution Date.

 

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

Percentage Interest: With respect to any Certificate (other than a Class R Certificate), a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Initial Class Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as the case may be, represented by such Certificate and the denominator of which is the Initial Class Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount, as the case may be, of the related Class. With respect to any Class of Class R Certificates, the portion of such Class evidenced thereby, expressed as a percentage, as stated on the face of such 

 

Certificate; provided, however, that the sum of all such percentages for each such Class totals 100%.

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

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

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

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

(iii)        repurchase obligations with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above or (b) any other security issued or guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii)(a) above where the Trustee holds the security therefor;

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

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

 

 

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

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

(viii)      any money market or common trust fund having the Applicable Credit Rating or better from each Rating Agency (if such fund is rated by each Rating Agency), including any such fund for which the Trustee or Master Servicer or any affiliate of the Trustee or Master Servicer acts as a manager or an advisor; provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest  with a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par or if such instrument or security is purchased at a price greater than par; and

(ix) units of a taxable money-market portfolio having the highest rating assigned by each Rating Agency (except (i) if Fitch is a Rating Agency and has not rated the portfolio, the highest rating assigned by Moody’s and (ii) if S&P is a Rating Agency, “AAAm” or “AAAM-G” by S&P) and restricted to obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or entities whose obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations.

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

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

Physical Certificates: The Residual Certificates and the Private Certificates.

Preliminary Servicing Period:  With respect to any Mortgage Loans, the period commencing on the related Closing Date and ending on the date the Servicer enters into Reconstitution Agreements which amend or restate the servicing provisions of this Agreement.

 

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

Prepayment Interest Shortfall: As to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan (other than a Mortgage Loan relating to an REO Property) that was the subject of (a) a Principal 

 

Prepayment in Full during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess of one month’s interest at the Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan over the amount of interest (adjusted to the Net Mortgage Rate) paid by the Mortgagor for such Prepayment Period to the date of such Principal Prepayment in Full or (b) a Curtailment during the prior calendar month, an amount equal to one month’s interest at the Net Mortgage Rate on the amount of such Curtailment. The obligations of the Master Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall are set forth in Section 6.06.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

Rate Change Date: The Distribution Date in April 2010.

Rating Agencies: Fitch and S&P.

Rating Agency Confirmation: A written confirmation provided by the Rating Agency indicating the rating of a Certificate or stating that such transaction shall not cause the ratings of the Certificates to be reduced, suspended or withdrawn by the Rating Agency.

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

Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into by the Servicer and MLBUSA and/or certain third parties on the Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under the Servicing Agreement, in connection with a whole loan transfer or a pass-through transfer as provided in Section 12 thereof.

Reconstitution Date:  The date or dates on which any or all of the Mortgage Loans shall be removed from the Servicing Agreement and reconstituted as part of a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer pursuant to Section 12 thereof.

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

Refinanced Mortgage Loan:  A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were not used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property.

Regular Certificates: Any of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9, Class A-IO, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates.  

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

REMIC I Regular Interest A-1: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest A-2: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest A-3: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest A-4: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

 

 

REMIC I Regular Interest A-5: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest A-6: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest A-7: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest A-8: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest A-9: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest M-1: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest M-2: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest M-3: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest B-1: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

 

 

REMIC I Regular Interest B-2: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC I Regular Interest B-3: A regular interest in REMIC I that is held as an asset of REMIC II, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.    

 

REMIC II: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates, Class A-5 Certificates, Class A-6 Certificates, Class A-7 Certificates, Class A-8 Certificates, Class A-9 Certificates, Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component (each represented and beneficially owned by the Class A-IO Certificates), Class M-1 Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class B-1 Certificates, Class B-2 Certificates, Class B-3 Certificates, and Class R-II Certificates, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.

REMIC II Pass-Through Rate:  With respect to Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component, a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the weighted average of the REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest A-2, weighed on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest, over (ii) the Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-2 Certificates.  With respect to Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component, a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the weighted average of the REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest A-3, weighed on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest, over (ii) the Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-3 Certificates.

REMIC II Regular Interests: Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates, Class A-5 Certificates, Class A-6 Certificates, Class A-7 Certificates, Class A-8 Certificates, Class A-9 Certificates, Class M-1 Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class B-1 Certificates, Class B-2 Certificates, Class B-3 Certificates, Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component.

REMIC II Certificates: Any of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates, Class A-5 Certificates, Class A-6 Certificates, Class A-7 Certificates, Class A-8 Certificates, Class A-9 Certificates, Class A-IO Certificates (the Class A-IO Certificate is not a “regular interest” in REMIC II but represents the beneficial ownership of the Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component, each a “regular interest” in REMIC II), Class M-1 Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class B-1 Certificates, Class B-2 Certificates, Class B-3 Certificates and Class R-III Certificates.

REMIC Opinion: An Opinion of Counsel stating that, under the REMIC Provisions, any contemplated action will not cause the REMIC Trust to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in 

 

the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to the REMIC Trust set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code).

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

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

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

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

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

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

Residual Certificates: Any of the Class R Certificates.

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

Responsible Officer: Any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Office (or any successor thereto), including any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer, any Assistant Secretary, any trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and having direct 

 

responsibility for the administration of this Agreement, and any other officer of the Trustee to whom a matter arising hereunder may be referred.

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

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

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

Scheduled Principal: The principal portion of any Scheduled Payment.

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

Securities Administrator: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., or any successor in interest, or any successor securities administrator appointed as herein provided.

Security Agreement: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the agreement creating a security interest in favor of the originator in the related Cooperative Stock.

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

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

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

 

 

 

 

	
            

 Distribution Date
 
 	
            
Senior Accelerated
 Distribution Percentage
 
 
	
            July 2005 through June 2012
 	
            100%
 
	
            July 2012 through June 2013
 	
            Senior Percentage, plus 70% of the Subordinate Percentage
 
	
            July 2013 through June 2014
 	
            Senior Percentage, plus 60% of the Subordinate Percentage
 
	
            July 2014 through June 2015
 	
            Senior Percentage, plus 40% of the Subordinate Percentage
 
	
            July 2015 through June 2016
 	
            Senior Percentage, plus 20% of the Subordinate Percentage
 
	
            July 2016 and thereafter
 	
            Senior Percentage
 

 

provided, however, that any scheduled reduction to the Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage described above shall not occur as of any Distribution Date unless either (a)(i)(X) the outstanding principal balance of Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in foreclosure or bankruptcy and such Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property has been acquired by the Trust) averaged over the last six months as a percentage of the aggregate outstanding Class Certificate Balance of the Class M Certificates and the Class B Certificates, is less than 50%, or (Y) the outstanding principal balance of Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more averaged over the last six months, as a percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans averaged over the last six months, does not exceed 2% and (ii) Realized Losses on
the Mortgage Loans to date for such Distribution Date, if occurring during the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh or twelfth year (or any year thereafter) after the Closing Date, are less than 30%, 35%, 40%, 45% or 50%, respectively, of the sum of the Initial Class Certificate Balances of the Subordinate Certificates; or (b) (i) the outstanding principal balance of Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in foreclosure or bankruptcy and such Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property has been acquired by the Trust) averaged over the last six months, as a percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans averaged over the last six months, does not exceed 4%, and (ii) Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans to date for such Distribution Date, if occurring during the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh or twelfth year (or any year thereafter) after the Closing Date, are less than 10%, 15%,
20%, 25% or 30%, respectively, of the sum of the initial Class Certificate Balances of the Subordinate Certificates.

In addition, on any Distribution Date on or after the Distribution Date occurring in June 2008, if the Subordinate Percentage is equal to or greater than two times the initial Subordinate Percentage, and (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and such Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property has been acquired by the Trust), averaged over the last six months, as a percentage of the Subordinate Percentage for that Distribution Date times the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, does not exceed 50% and (b) cumulative Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans do not exceed 20% of the initial Subordinate Percentage times the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage 

 

Loans as of the Cut-off Date, then, in each case, the Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for such Distribution Date will equal the Senior Percentage.

Senior Certificates: The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class A-IO Certificates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

as recoveries of principal of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement;

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

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

Servicer: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, Washington Mutual Bank.

Servicer Remittance Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the date set forth in the Servicing Agreement as the Remittance Date (as such term is defined in the Servicing Agreement).

Servicing Advances:  All customary, reasonable and necessary “out-of-pocket” costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) preservation, restoration, protection and repair of a Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit, as applicable, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgage Loan, including foreclosure actions and (iii) the management and liquidation of REO Property.

 

Servicing Agreement: The Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2001 among MLBUSA, as purchaser, Washington Mutual Bank, FA, as seller, Washington Mutual Bank fsb, as seller, Washington Mutual Bank, as seller and Washington Mutual Bank, FA, as servicer, and the modifications thereto provided in Annex A to the Warranty Bill of Sale dated April 26, 2004, among MLBUSA, as purchaser, Washington Mutual Bank, FA, as seller, Washington Mutual Bank, as seller, and Washington Mutual Bank, FA, as servicer.  

Servicing Fee:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual servicing fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Servicer, which shall, for each month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the related Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.  Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respectively which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed.  The obligation of the Trust Fund to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, condemnation proceeds and other proceeds, to the extent permitted by this Agreement) of related Monthly Payment collected by the Servicer, or as otherwise proved under Section 11.05. If
the Preliminary Servicing Period includes any partial month, the Servicing Fee for such month shall be pro rated at a per diem rate based upon a 30-day month.  If the Index and/or Gross Margin are adjusted as provided in the related Mortgage 

 

Note, the Servicing Fee shall be the rate per annum in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.

 

Servicing Fee Rate:  The per annum rate at which the Servicing Fee accrues, which rate shall be as calculated or set forth in the related final Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

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

Special Hazard Loss Coverage Amount: As of any Distribution Date, an amount equal to $4,018,885 minus the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Special Hazard Losses allocated solely to one or more specific Classes of Certificates in accordance with Section 6.02 and (ii) the Adjustment Amount (as defined below) as most recently calculated. For each anniversary of the Cut-off Date, the Adjustment Amount shall be equal to the amount, if any, by which the amount calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence (without giving effect to the deduction of the Adjustment  Amount for such anniversary) exceeds the greater of (A) the greatest of (i) twice the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund which has the largest outstanding principal balance on the Distribution Date immediately preceding such anniversary, (ii) the product of 1.00%
multiplied by the outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans on the Distribution Date immediately preceding such anniversary and (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance (as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date) of the Mortgage Loans in any single five-digit California zip code area with the largest amount of Mortgage Loans by aggregate principal balance as of such anniversary and (B) the greater of (i) the product of 0.50% multiplied by the outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans on the Distribution Date immediately preceding such anniversary multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate outstanding principal balance (as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date) of all of the Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the State of California divided by the aggregate outstanding principal balance (as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date) of all of the Mortgage Loans, expressed as a
percentage, and the denominator of which is equal to 71.75% (which percentage is equal to the percentage of Mortgage Loans initially secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the State of California) and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance (as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date) of the largest Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the State of California.

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

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

 

 

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

Startup Day:  June 30, 2005.

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

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

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

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

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

(i)          For any Distribution Date prior to the Distribution Date in July 2012 (unless the Class Certificate Balances of the Senior Certificates have been reduced to zero), 0%.

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

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

 

 

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

(iii)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the application of the foregoing percentages on any Distribution Date as provided in Section 6.01 of this Agreement (determined without regard to the proviso to the definition of “Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount”) would result in a distribution in respect of principal of any Class or Classes of Subordinate Certificates in an amount greater than the remaining Class Certificate Balance thereof (any such Class, a “Maturing Class”), then: (a) the Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of each Maturing Class shall be reduced to a level that, when applied as described above, would exactly reduce the Class Certificate Balance of such Class to zero; (b) the Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of each other Class of Subordinate Certificates (any such Class, a
“Non-Maturing Class”) shall be recalculated in accordance with the provisions in paragraph (ii) above, as if the Class Certificate Balance of each Maturing Class had been reduced to zero (such percentage as recalculated, the “Recalculated Percentage”); (c) the total amount of the reductions in the Subordinate Prepayment Percentages of the Maturing Class or Classes pursuant to clause (a) of this sentence, expressed as an aggregate percentage, shall be allocated among the Non-Maturing Classes in proportion to their respective Recalculated Percentages (the portion of such aggregate reduction so allocated to any Non- Maturing Class, the “Adjustment Percentage”); and (d) for purposes of such Distribution Date, the Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of each Non-Maturing Class shall be equal to the sum of (1) the Subordinate Prepayment Percentage thereof, calculated in accordance with the provisions in paragraph (ii) above as if the Class Certificate Balance of
each Maturing Class had not been reduced to zero, plus (2) the related Adjustment Percentage.

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

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

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

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

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

 

the Servicer as recoveries of principal of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement;

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

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

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

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

Subordination: As defined in Section 6.02(c).

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

Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan tendered to the Trustee pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, in each case, (i) which has an Outstanding Principal Balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan for which it is to be substituted as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs, (ii) which has a Mortgage Interest Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the Mortgage Interest Rate of such Mortgage Loan, (iii) which has a Net Mortgage Rate equal to or greater than the Net Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan, (iv) which has a remaining term to
maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of such Mortgage Loan, (v) which has the same Due Date as the Due Date on such Mortgage Loan, (vi) which has a Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vii) be covered under a Primary Insurance Policy if such Substitute Mortgage Loan has a Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 80%, (viii) conform to each non-statistical representation and warranty set forth in Section 

 

7.02 of the Servicing Agreement and (ix) be the same type of mortgage loan (i.e. adjustable rate with the same Gross Margin and Index as the Deleted Mortgage Loan).  In the event that one or more mortgage loans are substituted for one or more Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate principal balances, the Mortgage Interest Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Interest Rates, the Net Mortgage Rates described in clause (iii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average Net Mortgage Rates, the terms described in clause (iv) shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining terms to maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (vi) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the extent otherwise provided in this sentence,
the representations and warranties described in clause (viii) hereof must be satisfied as to each Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be.

 

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

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

Trust Fund: The REMIC I and REMIC II.

Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component:  A “regular interest” in REMIC II and one of two components beneficially owned by the Class A-IO Certificates.

Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component:  A “regular interest” in REMIC II and one of two components beneficially owned by the Class A-IO Certificates.

Uncertificated Notional Amount:  The Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component shall have an Uncertificated Notional Amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest A-2.  The Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component shall have an Uncertificated Notional Amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest A-3.

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

Uncertificated REMIC Accrued Interest: With respect to each Distribution Date, as to any Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interest, interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the related Uncertificated REMIC Pass-Through Rate on the Uncertificated Principal 

 

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

Uncertificated REMIC Pass-Through Rate: Any REMIC I Pass-Through Rate or REMIC II Pass-Through Rate.

Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests: The REMIC I Regular Interests and Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component.

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

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

Underwriting Guidelines:  The Underwriting Guidelines of the Originator, attached to the Servicing Agreement as Exhibit 10, as amended from time to time.

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

United States Person: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (including an entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes) created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (except, in the case of a partnership, to the extent provided in regulations), provided that, for purposes solely of the Class R Certificates, no partnership or other entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes shall be treated as a United States Person unless all persons that own an interest in such partnership either directly or through any entity that is not a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes are United States Persons, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal 

 

income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more such United States Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. To the extent prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of the Treasury, which have not yet been issued, a trust which was in existence on August 20, 1996 (other than a trust treated as owned by the grantor under subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code), and which was treated as a United States person on August 20, 1996 may elect to continue to be treated as a United States person notwithstanding the previous sentence.

Voting Rights: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. The Voting Rights allocated among Holders of such Certificates outstanding shall be the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of all the Certificates of such Class then outstanding and the denominator of which is the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of all the Certificates then outstanding (other than the Class A-IO Certificates and Class R Certificates). 98.00% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among all holders of the Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) in proportion to their then outstanding Class Certificate Balances, and 1.00% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among the holders of the Class A-IO Certificates and 0.50% and 0.50% of all Voting Rights will
be allocated among the holders of the Class R-I Certificates and Class R-II Certificates, respectively, in proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced by their respective Certificates; provided, however, that any Certificate registered in the name of the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee or any of their respective affiliates shall not be included in the calculation of Voting Rights.

	
            Section 1.02
 	
            Accounting.
 

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

 

 

ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;

ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

Section 2.01     Conveyance of Mortgage Loans to Trustee.  (a) The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, sells, transfers and assigns to the Trust without recourse all its right, title and interest in and to (i) the Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, including all interest and principal due with respect to the Mortgage Loans after the Cut-off Date, but excluding any payments of principal and interest due on or prior to the Cut-off Date; (ii) such assets as shall from time to time be credited or are required by the terms of this Agreement to be credited to the Master Servicer Collection Account, (iii) such assets relating to the Mortgage Loans as from time to time may be held by the Servicer in Protected Accounts, the Master Servicer in the Master Servicer
Collection Account and the Trustee in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Trustee on behalf of the Regular Certificateholders, (iv) any REO Property, (v) the Required Insurance Policies and any amounts paid or payable by the insurer under any Insurance Policy (to the extent the mortgagee has a claim thereto), (vi) the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement to the extent provided in Subsection 2.03(a), (vii) the rights with respect to the Servicing Agreement as assigned to the Depositor on behalf of the Certificateholders by the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement and (viii) any proceeds of the foregoing. Although it is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that the conveyance of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and other assets in the Trust Fund pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale and not a loan, in the event that such conveyance is deemed to be a loan, it is the intent of
the parties to this Agreement that the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee a first priority perfected security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and other assets in the Trust Fund, and that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.

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

(i)         the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in the following form: “Pay to the order of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A5, without recourse,” with all prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee;

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

(iii)        an original Assignment of the Mortgage executed in the following form: “Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A5.

 

 

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

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

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

	
            (vii)
 	
            the original mortgagee title insurance policy;
 

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

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

	
            and
 	
            (II)
 	
            with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is a Cooperative Loan:
 
					

(i)         the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in the following form: “Pay to the order of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A5, without recourse,” with all prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee;

(ii)         the original duly executed assignment of Security Agreement to the Trustee;

(iii)        the acknowledgment copy of the original executed Form UCC-1 (or certified copy thereof) with respect to the Security Agreement, and any required continuation statements;

(iv)        the acknowledgment copy of the original executed Form UCC-3 with respect to the Security Agreement, indicating the Trustee as the assignee of the secured party;

(v)        the stock certificate representing the Cooperative Assets allocated to the Cooperative Unit, with a stock power in blank attached;

(vi)        the original collateral assignment of the proprietary lease by Mortgagor to the originator;

	
            (vii)
 	
            a copy of the recognition agreement;
 

 

 

 

(viii)      if applicable and to the extent available, the original intervening assignments, including warehousing assignments, if any, showing, to the extent available, an unbroken chain of the related Mortgage Loan to the Trustee, together with a copy of the related Form UCC-3 with evidence of filing thereon; and

(ix)        the originals of each assumption, modification or substitution agreement, if any, relating to the Mortgage Loan;

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

 

Mortgagor under the related Mortgage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Depositor fails to pay the cost of recording the assignments, such expense will be paid by the Trustee and the Trustee shall be reimbursed for such expenses by the Trust Fund in accordance with Section 9.05.

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

(c)        The parties hereto agree that it is not intended that any mortgage loan be included in the Trust that is either (i) a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003, (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 or (iv) a “High-cost Home Loan” as defined by the Indiana High Cost Home Loan Law effective January 1, 2005.

	
            Section 2.02
 	
            Acceptance of Mortgage Loans by Trustee.
 

(a)        The Trustee acknowledges the sale, transfer and assignment of the Trust to it by the Depositor and its receipt thereof, subject to further review and the exceptions which may be noted pursuant to the procedures described below, and declares that it, or the Custodian on its behalf, holds the documents (or certified copies thereof) delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01, and declares that it will continue to hold those documents and any amendments, replacements or supplements thereto and all other assets of the Trust Fund delivered to it as Trustee in trust for the use and benefit of all present and future Holders of the Certificates. On or before the Closing Date (or, with respect to any Substitute Mortgage Loan, within five Business Days after the receipt by the Trustee or Custodian thereof), the Trustee agrees, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, to review or cause to be reviewed by the Custodian on its behalf (under the Custodial Agreement), each Mortgage File delivered to it and to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Depositor on the Closing Date an Initial Certification.  In conducting such review, the Trustee or Custodian will certify as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in the exception report annexed thereto as not being covered by such certification), (i) all documents constituting part of such Mortgage File (other than such documents described in Section 2.01(b)(I)(iii)) required to be delivered to it pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, provided that with respect to the documents described in Section 2.01(b)(I)(v), (vi), (viii) and (ix) and 2.01(b)(II)(viii) and (ix) to the extent the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf has actual knowledge
that such documents exist, (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and are not torn, mutilated, defaced or otherwise altered (except if initialed by the obligor) and appear to relate on their face to such Mortgage Loan, (iii) based on its examination and only as to the foregoing, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule corresponding to the loan number for the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor’s name, including the street address but excluding the zip code, the Mortgage Interest Rate and the 

 

original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File and (iv) with respect to Mortgage Loans with a Mortgage Interest Rate subject to adjustment, the Gross Margin and the lifetime cap for such Mortgage Loan. In performing any such review, the Trustee, or the Custodian, as its agent, may conclusively rely on the purported due execution and genuineness of any such document and on the purported genuineness of any signature thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, it is herein acknowledged that, in conducting such review, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf is under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine any such documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine whether they are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or whether they have actually been recorded or
that they are other than what they purport to be on their face, or to determine whether any Person executing any documents is authorized to do so or whether any signature is genuine.  If the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, finds any document constituting part of the Mortgage File not to have been executed or received, or to be unrelated to the Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B or to appear to be defective on its face, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall promptly notify the Seller. In accordance with the representation made by the Seller in the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement that the Seller has delivered to the Depositor all documents required to be delivered in accordance with Section 6.03 of the Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall correct or cure any such defect within ninety (90) days from the date of notice from the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, of the defect and if the Seller fails to correct or cure the defect within such
period, and such defect materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in the related Mortgage Loan, the Trustee, shall enforce the Seller’s obligation pursuant to the representation made by the Seller in the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, within 90 days from the Trustee’s or the Custodian’s notification, to purchase such Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price; provided that, if such defect would cause the Mortgage Loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, any such cure or repurchase must occur within 90 days from the date such breach was discovered; provided, however, that if such defect relates solely to the inability of the Seller to deliver the original Security Instrument or intervening assignments thereof, or a certified copy because the originals of such documents, or a certified copy have not been returned by the applicable jurisdiction, the Seller shall not be
required to purchase such Mortgage Loan if the Seller delivers such original documents or certified copy promptly upon receipt, but in no event later than 360 days after the Closing Date. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the Seller cannot deliver such original or copy of any document submitted for recording to the appropriate recording office in the applicable jurisdiction because such document has not been returned by such office; provided that the Seller shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if such receipt is not available, a certificate confirming that such documents have been accepted for recording, and delivery to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall be effected by the Seller within thirty days of its receipt of the original recorded document.

(b)        No later than 180 days after the Closing Date, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, will review, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Mortgage Files delivered to it and will execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered to the Depositor a Final Certification. In conducting such review, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, will certify as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan 

 

paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in the exception report annexed thereto as not being covered by such certification), that (i) all documents constituting part of such Mortgage File (other than such documents described in Section 2.01(b)(I)(v) and (ix)) required to be delivered to it pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, provided that with respect to the documents described in Section 2.01(b)(I)(v), (vi), (viii) and (ix) and 2.01(b)(II)(viii) and (ix) to the extent the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf has actual knowledge that such documents exist, (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and are not torn, mutilated, defaced or otherwise altered (except if initialed by the obligor) and appear regular on their face and relate to such Mortgage Loan, (iii) based on its examination and only as to the foregoing, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule corresponding to the loan number for the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor’s name, including the street address but excluding the zip code, the Mortgage Interest Rate and the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File. In performing any such review, the Trustee, or the Custodian, as its agent, may conclusively rely on the purported due execution and genuineness of any such document and on the purported genuineness of any signature thereon.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, it is herein acknowledged that, in conducting such review, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf is under no duty or obligation (i) to inspect, review or examine any such documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine whether they are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or whether they have actually been recorded or that they are other than what they purport to
be on their face, or to determine whether any Person executing any documents is authorized to do so or whether any signature is genuine. If the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, finds any document constituting part of the Mortgage File not to have been executed or received, or to be unrelated to the Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B or to appear to be defective on its face, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall promptly notify the Seller. In accordance with the representation made by the Seller in the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement to deliver the mortgage loans in accordance with Section 6.03 of the Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall correct or cure any such defect within 90 days from the date of notice from the Trustee of the defect and if the Seller is unable to cure such defect within such period, and if such defect materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in the related Mortgage Loan, the Trustee shall
enforce the Seller’s obligation under the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement to purchase such Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price, provided, however, that if such defect relates solely to the inability of the Seller to deliver the original Security Instrument or intervening assignments thereof, or a certified copy, because the originals of such documents or a certified copy, have not been returned by the applicable jurisdiction, the Seller shall not be required to purchase such Mortgage Loan, if the Seller delivers such original documents or certified copy promptly upon receipt, but in no event later than 360 days after the Closing Date.

(c)        In the event that a Mortgage Loan is purchased by the Seller in accordance with Subsections 2.02(a) or (b) above, the Seller shall remit to the Master Servicer the Purchase Price for deposit in the Master Servicer Collection Account and the Seller shall provide to the Trustee written notification detailing the components of the Purchase Price. Upon deposit of the Purchase Price in the Master Servicer Collection Account, the Depositor shall notify the Trustee and the Custodian and the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent (upon receipt of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto with respect to such Mortgage Loan), shall release to the 

 

Seller the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments of transfer or assignment, without recourse, furnished to it by the Seller as are necessary to vest in the Seller title to and rights under the Mortgage Loan. Such purchase shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which the Purchase Price in available funds is received by the Trustee. The Trustee shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which was previously delivered to it by Depositor in a form agreed to between the Depositor and the Trustee, to reflect such repurchase and shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies and the Master Servicer of such amendment. The obligation of the Seller to repurchase any Mortgage Loan as to which such a defect in a constituent document exists shall be the sole remedy respecting such defect available to the Certificateholders or to the Trustee on their behalf.

Section 2.03     Assignment of Interest in the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement.

(a)        The Depositor hereby assigns to the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders, all of its right, title and interest in the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, including but not limited to Depositor’s rights and obligations pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. The obligations of the Seller or the Originator pursuant to the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, to substitute or repurchase a Mortgage Loan shall be the Trustee’s and the Certificateholders’ sole remedy for any breach thereof. At the request of the Trustee, the Depositor shall take such actions as may be necessary to enforce the above right, title and interest on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or shall execute such further documents as the Trustee may reasonably require in
order to enable the Trustee to carry out such enforcement. 

(b)        If the Depositor, the Master Servicer, Securities Administrator or the Trustee discovers a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.03 of the Servicing Agreement, which breach materially and adversely affects the value of the interests of Certificateholders or the Trustee in the related Mortgage Loan, the party discovering the breach shall give prompt written notice of the breach to the other parties. The Seller or the Originator pursuant to the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, within 90 days of its discovery or receipt of notice that such breach has occurred (whichever occurs earlier), shall cure the breach in all material respects or, subject to the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, Servicing Agreement or Section 2.04 of this
Agreement, as applicable, shall purchase the Mortgage Loan or any property acquired with respect thereto from the Trustee.  The Depositor shall notify the Trustee and submit to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, a Request for Release, and the Trustee shall release, or the Trustee shall cause the Custodian to release, to such Seller or Originator, as applicable, the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments of transfer or assignment furnished to it by such Seller or Originator, without recourse, as are necessary to vest in such Seller or Originator title to and rights under the Mortgage Loan or any property acquired with respect thereto. Such purchase shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which the Purchase Price in available funds is received by the Trustee. The Trustee or the Master Servicer shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect such repurchase and shall promptly notify the Master Servicer and the Rating Agencies of
such amendment. Enforcement of the obligation of the Seller or Originator to purchase (or substitute a Substitute Mortgage Loan 

 

for) any Mortgage Loan or any property acquired with respect thereto (or pay the Purchase Price as set forth in the above proviso) as to which a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available to the Certificateholders or the Trustee on their behalf.

Section 2.04     Substitution of Mortgage Loans.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in lieu of purchasing a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 7.03 of the Servicing Agreement or Sections 2.02 or 2.03 of this Agreement, the Seller or Originator may, no later than the date by which such purchase by such Seller or Originator would otherwise be required, tender to the Trustee a Substitute Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that substitution pursuant to Section 7.03 of the Servicing Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, in lieu of purchase shall not be permitted after the termination of the two-year period beginning on the Startup Day; provided, further, that if the breach would cause the Mortgage Loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage” as defined in Section
860G(a)(3) of the Code, any such cure or substitution must occur within 90 days from the date the breach was discovered. The Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall examine the Mortgage File for any Substitute Mortgage Loan in the manner set forth in Section 2.02(a) and the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall notify such Seller or Originator, in writing, within five Business Days after receipt, whether or not the documents relating to the Substitute mortgage Loan satisfy the requirements of the fourth sentence of Subsection 2.02(a).  Within one Business Day of receipt, such Seller or Originator shall provide to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account the amount, if any, by which the Outstanding Principal Balance as of the next preceding Due Date of the Mortgage Loan for which substitution is being made, after giving effect to Scheduled Principal due on such date, exceeds the Outstanding Principal Balance as of such date of the Substitute Mortgage Loan,
after giving effect to Scheduled Principal due on such date, which amount shall be treated for the purposes of this Agreement as if it were the payment by the Seller or the Originator of the Purchase Price for the purchase of a Mortgage Loan by such Seller or Originator. After such notification to such Seller or Originator and, if any such excess exists, upon receipt of such deposit, the Trustee shall accept such Substitute Mortgage Loan which shall thereafter be deemed to be a Mortgage Loan hereunder. In the event of such a substitution, accrued interest on the Substitute Mortgage Loan for the month in which the substitution occurs and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Trust Fund and accrued interest for such month on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Originator. The Scheduled Principal on a Substitute Mortgage Loan due on
the Due Date in the month of substitution shall be the property of such Originator and the Scheduled Principal on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made due on such Due Date shall be the property of the Trust Fund. Upon acceptance of the Substitute Mortgage Loan (and delivery to the Trustee or Custodian of a Request for Release for such Mortgage Loan), the Trustee shall release to the Originator the related Mortgage File related to any Mortgage Loan released pursuant to the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, and shall execute and deliver all instruments of transfer or assignment, without recourse, in form as provided to it as are necessary to vest in the Originator title to and rights under any Mortgage Loan released pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable. The Originator shall deliver the documents related to the Substitute Mortgage Loan in accordance with the
provisions of the Servicing Agreement or Subsections 

 

2.01(b) and 2.02(b) of this Agreement, as applicable, with the date of acceptance of the Substitute Mortgage Loan deemed to be the Closing Date for purposes of the time periods set forth in those Subsections. The representations and warranties set forth in the Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to have been made by the Originator with respect to each Substitute Mortgage Loan as of the date of acceptance of such Mortgage Loan by the Trustee. The Master Servicer shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect such substitution and shall provide a copy of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies.

	
            Section 2.05
 	
            Issuance of Certificates.
 

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

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

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

Section 2.06     Representations and Warranties Concerning the Depositor.  The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator as follows:

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

 

 

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

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

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

(v)        this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors generally);

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

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

 

 

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS

Section 3.01     Master Servicer.  The Master Servicer shall supervise, monitor and oversee the obligation of the Servicer to service and administer their respective Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement and shall have full power and authority to do any and all things which it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such master servicing and administration. In performing its obligations hereunder, the Master Servicer shall act in a manner consistent with Accepted Master Servicing Practices. Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall oversee and consult with the Servicer as necessary from time-to-time to carry out the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder, shall receive, review and evaluate all reports, information and other data provided to the Master Servicer by the
Servicer and shall cause the Servicer to perform and observe the covenants, obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by such Servicer under the Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall independently and separately monitor the Servicer’s servicing activities with respect to each related Mortgage Loan, reconcile the results of such monitoring with such information provided in the previous sentence on a monthly basis and coordinate corrective adjustments to the Servicer’s and Master Servicer’s records, and based on such reconciled and corrected information, the Master Servicer shall provide such information to the Securities Administrator as shall be necessary in order for it to prepare the statements specified in Section 6.04, and prepare any other information and statements required to be forwarded by the Master Servicer hereunder.  Neither of the Master Servicer or Securities Administrator shall have any responsibility for reviewing or reconciling
the Protected Account or for any expenses or other consequences resulting from any failure of such Protected Account to be so reconciled.

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

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

The Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer and the Master Servicer upon request any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary or desirable to (i) the foreclosure or trustee’s sale with respect to a Mortgaged Property; (ii) any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Security Instrument; 

 

(iii) obtain a deficiency judgment against the Mortgagor; or (iv) enforce any other rights or remedies provided by the Mortgage Note or Security Instrument or otherwise available at law or equity.

Section 3.02     REMIC-Related Covenants.  For as long as each REMIC shall exist, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall act in accordance herewith to assure continuing treatment of such REMIC as a REMIC, and the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall comply with any directions of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer to assure such continuing treatment. In particular, the Trustee shall not (a) sell or permit the sale of all or any portion of the Mortgage Loans or of any investment of deposits in an Account unless such sale is as a result of a repurchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement or the Trustee has received a REMIC Opinion prepared at the expense of the Trust Fund; and (b) other than with respect to a substitution pursuant to the Assignment, Assumption and
Recognition Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, accept any contribution to any REMIC after the Startup Day without receipt of a REMIC Opinion.

Section 3.03     Monitoring of Servicer.  (a) The Master Servicer shall be responsible for reporting to the Trustee and the Depositor the compliance by the Servicer with its duties under the Servicing Agreement. In the review of the Servicer’s activities, the Master Servicer may rely upon an officer’s certificate of the Servicer with regard to such Servicer’s compliance with the terms of its Servicing Agreement. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment, determines that a Servicer should be terminated in accordance with its Servicing Agreement, or that a notice should be sent pursuant to such Servicing Agreement with respect to the occurrence of an event that, unless cured, would constitute grounds for such termination, the Master Servicer shall notify the Depositor and the Trustee thereof
and the Master Servicer shall issue such notice or take such other action as it deems appropriate.

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

(c)        To the extent that the costs and expenses of the Master Servicer related to any termination of a Servicer, appointment of a successor Servicer or the transfer and assumption of servicing by the Master Servicer with respect to the Servicing Agreement (including, without 

 

limitation, (i) all legal costs and expenses and all due diligence costs and expenses associated with an evaluation of the potential termination of the Servicer as a result of an event of default by such Servicer and (ii) all costs and expenses associated with the complete transfer of servicing, including all servicing files and all servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the successor servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the successor service to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the Servicing Agreement) are not fully and timely reimbursed by the terminated Servicer, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses from the Master Servicer Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.03(b).

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

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

Section 3.04     Fidelity Bond.  The Master Servicer, at its expense, shall maintain in effect a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, affording coverage with respect to all directors, officers, employees and other Persons acting on such Master Servicer’s behalf, and covering errors and omissions in the performance of the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder. The errors and omissions insurance policy and the fidelity bond shall be in such form and amount generally acceptable for entities serving as master servicers or trustees.

Section 3.05     Power to Act; Procedures.  The Master Servicer shall master service the Mortgage Loans and shall have full power and authority, subject to the REMIC Provisions and the provisions of Article X hereof, to do any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the master servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to the power and authority (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the
Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as applicable; provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall not (and, consistent with its responsibilities under Section 3.03, shall not permit the Servicer to) knowingly or intentionally take any action, or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, would cause REMIC I or REMIC II to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless the Master Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (but not at the expense of the Master Servicer)
to the effect that the contemplated action will not would cause REMIC I or REMIC II to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon REMIC I or REMIC II, as the case may be. The Trustee shall furnish the Master Servicer, upon written request from a Servicing Officer, with any limited 

 

powers of attorney empowering the Master Servicer or the Servicer to execute and deliver instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and to foreclose upon or otherwise liquidate Mortgaged Property, and to appeal, prosecute or defend in any court action relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Property, in accordance with the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such other documents, as the Master Servicer may request, to enable the Master Servicer to master service and administer the Mortgage Loans and carry out its duties hereunder, in each case in accordance with Accepted Master Servicing Practices (and the Trustee shall have no liability for misuse of any such powers of attorney by the Master Servicer or the Servicer). If the Master Servicer or the Trustee has  been advised that it is likely that the laws of
the state in which action is to be taken prohibit such action if taken in the name of the Trustee or that the Trustee would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such state if such action is taken in its name, the Master Servicer shall join with the Trustee in the appointment of a co-trustee pursuant to Section 9.11 hereof. In the performance of its duties hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be an independent contractor and shall not, except in those instances where it is taking action in the name of the Trustee, be deemed to be the agent of the Trustee.

Section 3.06     Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.  To the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement, and to the extent Mortgage Loans contain enforceable due-on-sale clauses, the Master Servicer shall cause the Servicer to enforce such clauses in accordance with the Servicing Agreement. If applicable law prohibits the enforcement of a due-on-sale clause or such clause is otherwise not enforced in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, and, as a consequence, a Mortgage Loan is assumed, the original Mortgagor may be released from liability in accordance with the Servicing Agreement.

Section 3.07     Release of Mortgage Files.  (a) Upon becoming aware of the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Servicer of a notification that payment in full has been escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes for payment to Certificateholders on the next Distribution Date, the Servicer or the Master Servicer will furnish to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, two copies of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto signed by a Servicing Officer or in a mutually agreeable electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer (which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received in connection with such payment that are required to be deposited in the Protected Account maintained by
the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.01 or by the Servicer pursuant to its Servicing Agreement have been or will be so deposited) and shall request that the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, deliver to the Servicer the related Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall promptly and no later than five Business Days (or, to the extent that the Servicer notifies the Seller that a document is not in the Servicer’s possession as part of the Servicing File which is needed for purposes of the Servicer complying with any applicable law, within such shorter period as may be necessary to enable the Servicer to comply with such law) release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer and the Trustee and Custodian shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File. Upon any such payment in full, the Servicer is authorized, to give, as agent for the Trustee, as the mortgagee under the Mortgage that secured
the Mortgage Loan, an instrument of satisfaction (or assignment of mortgage without recourse) regarding the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, which instrument of satisfaction or 

 

assignment, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Person or Persons entitled thereto against receipt therefor of such payment, it being understood and agreed that no expenses incurred in connection with such instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be, shall be chargeable to the Protected Account.

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

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

(a)        The Master Servicer shall transmit and the Servicer (to the extent required by the Servicing Agreement) shall transmit to the Trustee or Custodian such documents and instruments coming into the possession of the Master Servicer or such Servicer from time to time as are required by the terms hereof, or in the case of the Servicer, the Servicing Agreement, to be delivered to the Trustee or Custodian. Any funds received by the Master Servicer or by a Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loan or which otherwise are collected by the Master Servicer or by a Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders subject to the Master Servicer’s right to retain or withdraw from the Master Servicer Collection Account the Master Servicing
Compensation and other amounts provided in this Agreement, and to the right of the Servicer to retain its Servicing Fee and other amounts as provided in the Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall, and (to the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement) shall cause the Servicer to, provide access to information and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, its agents and accountants at any time upon reasonable request and during normal business hours, and to Certificateholders that are savings and loan associations, banks or insurance companies, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and the supervisory agents and examiners of such Office and Corporation or examiners of any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority if so required by applicable regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision or other regulatory authority, such access to be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request in writing and during normal business
hours at 

 

the offices of the Master Servicer designated by it. In fulfilling such a request the Master Servicer shall not be responsible for determining the sufficiency of such information.

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

	
            Section 3.09
 	
            Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies.
 

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

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

Section 3.10     Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.  The Master Servicer shall (to the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement) cause the Servicer to, prepare and present on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders all claims under the Insurance Policies and take such actions (including the negotiation, settlement, compromise or enforcement of the insured’s claim) as shall be necessary to realize recovery under such policies. Any proceeds disbursed to the Master Servicer (or disbursed to a Servicer and remitted to the Master Servicer) in respect of such policies, bonds or contracts shall be promptly deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account upon receipt, except that any amounts realized that are to be applied to the repair or restoration of the related Mortgaged Property as a
condition precedent to the presentation of claims on the related Mortgage Loan to the insurer under any applicable Insurance Policy need not be so deposited (or remitted).

 

 

	
            Section 3.11
 	
            Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies.
 

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

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

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

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

Section 3.13     Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.  The Master Servicer shall cause the Servicer (to the extent required under the Servicing Agreement) to foreclose upon, repossess or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of Mortgaged Properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement.

 

 

	
            Section 3.14
 	
            Compensation for the Master Servicer.
 

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

	
            Section 3.15
 	
            REO Property.
 

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

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

(c)        The Master Servicer and the Servicer, upon the final disposition of any REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related unreimbursed Monthly Advances and other unreimbursed advances as well as any unpaid Servicing Fees from Liquidation Proceeds received in connection with the final disposition of such REO Property; provided, that any such unreimbursed Monthly Advances as well as any unpaid Servicing Fees may be reimbursed or paid, as the case may be, prior to final disposition, out of any net rental income or other net amounts derived from such REO Property.

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

	
            Section 3.16
 	
            Annual Officer’s Certificate as to Compliance.
 

 

 

 

(a)        The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies on or before February 28 of each year, commencing on February 28, 2006, an Officer’s Certificate, certifying that with respect to the period ending December 31 of the prior year: (i) such Servicing Officer has reviewed the activities of such Master Servicer during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and its performance under this Agreement, (ii) to the best of such Servicing Officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Master Servicer has performed and fulfilled its duties, responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement in all material respects throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such duties, responsibilities or obligations, specifying each such default known to such Servicing Officer and the
nature and status thereof, (iii) nothing has come to the attention of such Servicing Officer to lead such Servicing Officer to believe that the Servicer has failed to perform any of its duties, responsibilities and obligations under its Servicing Agreement in all material respects throughout such year, or, if there has been a material default in the performance or fulfillment of any such duties, responsibilities or obligations, specifying each such default known to such Servicing Officer and the nature and status thereof.

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

Section 3.17     Annual Independent Accountant’s Servicing Report.  If the Master Servicer has, during the course of any fiscal year, directly serviced any of the Mortgage Loans, then the Master Servicer at its expense shall cause a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants to furnish a statement to the Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Depositor on or before February 28 of each year, commencing on February 28, 2006 to the effect that, with respect to the most recently ended fiscal year, such firm has examined certain records and documents relating to the Master Servicer’s performance of its servicing obligations under this Agreement and pooling and servicing and trust agreements in material respects similar to this Agreement and to each other and that, on the basis of such
examination conducted substantially in compliance with the audit program for mortgages serviced for Freddie Mac or the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm is of the opinion that the Master Servicer’s activities have been conducted in compliance with this Agreement, or that such examination has disclosed no material items of noncompliance except for (i) such exceptions as such firm believes to be immaterial, (ii) such other exceptions as are set forth in such statement and (iii) such exceptions that the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or the Audit Program for Mortgages Serviced by Freddie Mac requires it to report. Copies of such statements shall be provided to any Certificateholder upon request by the Master Servicer, or by the Trustee at the expense of the Master Servicer if the Master Servicer shall fail to provide such copies. If such report discloses exceptions that are material, the Master Servicer shall advise the
Trustee whether such exceptions have been or are susceptible of cure, and will take prompt action to do so.

 

 

	
            Section 3.18
 	
            Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.
 

(a)        Within 15 days after each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall, in accordance with industry standards, file with the Commission via the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”), a Form 8-K (or other comparable form containing the same or comparable information or other information mutually agreed upon) with a copy of the statement to the Trustee who shall make available on its website a copy of the statement to the Certificateholders for such Distribution Date as an exhibit thereto.  Prior to March 30, 2006 (and each year thereafter unless a Form 15D Suspension Notification has been filed pursuant to Section 3.18(d) below), the Master Servicer shall prepare and file a Form 10-K, in substance conforming to industry standards, with respect to the Trust Fund. Each such Form 10-K shall include as exhibits
the Servicer’s annual statement of compliance and annual accountant’s report as described in the Servicing Agreement, in each case to the extent timely delivered to the Master Servicer. If they are not so timely delivered, the Master Servicer shall file an amended Form 10-K including such documents as exhibits reasonably promptly after they are delivered to the Master Servicer. The Form 10-K shall also include a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K, in compliance with Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and any additional directives of the Commission, which shall be signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer. The Depositor hereby grants to the Master Servicer a limited power of attorney to execute and file the Form 8-K and Form 10-K on behalf of the Depositor. Such power of attorney shall continue until either the earlier of (i) receipt by the Master Servicer from the
Depositor of written termination of such power of attorney and (ii) the termination of the Trust Fund. The Depositor agrees to promptly furnish to the Master Servicer, from time to time upon request, such further information, reports and financial statements within its control related to this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans as the Master Servicer reasonably deems appropriate to prepare and file all necessary reports with the Commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Master Servicer shall have no responsibility to file any items other than those specified in this Section 3.18; provided, however, the Master Servicer will cooperate with the Depositor in connection with any additional filings with respect to the Trust Fund as the Depositor deems necessary under the Exchange Act. Copies of all reports filed by the Master Servicer under the Exchange Act shall be sent to: the Depositor c/o Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Attn: Managing Director-Analysis and Control. Fees and
expenses incurred by the Master Servicer in connection with this Section 3.18 shall not be reimbursable from the Trust Fund except as pursuant to Sections 7.04(c) hereof.

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

(c)        If, after the Closing Date (a) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is amended, (b) Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and any related directives of the Commission are modified or superseded by any subsequent statement, rule, directive or regulation of the Commission or any division thereof, or (c) any future releases, rules and regulations are 

 

published by the Commission from time to time pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which in any such case affect the form or substance of the required certification under Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act such that, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer, the required certification is materially more onerous than the form of the requirement attached hereto as Exhibit K as of the Closing Date, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall negotiate in good faith to determine how to amend the certification attached hereto as Exhibit K or any of the provisions in this Section 3.18 to comply with any such new requirements.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 3.18 may be amended by the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee without the consent of the Certificateholders.

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

 

 

ARTICLE IV

ACCOUNTS

Section 4.01     Protected Accounts.  (a) The Master Servicer shall enforce the obligation of the Servicer to establish and maintain a Protected Account in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, with records to be kept with respect thereto on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, into which accounts shall be deposited within 48 hours (or as of such other time specified in the Servicing Agreement) of receipt all collections of principal and interest on any Mortgage Loan and with respect to any REO Property received by a Servicer, including Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and advances made from the Servicer’s own funds (less servicing compensation as permitted by the Servicing Agreement in the case of the Servicer) and all other amounts to be deposited in
the Protected Account. The Servicer is hereby authorized to make withdrawals from and deposits to the related Protected Account for purposes required or permitted by this Agreement. To the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement, the Protected Account shall be held in a Designated Depository Institution and segregated on the books of such institution in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders.  

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

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

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

(ii)         Principal Prepayments in Full and any Liquidation Proceeds received by the Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loans in the related Prepayment Period, with 

 

interest to the date of prepayment or liquidation, net of the amount thereof comprising the Servicing Fees;

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

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

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

Section 4.02     Master Servicer Collection Account.  (a) The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer Collection Account as a segregated trust account or accounts. The Master Servicer will deposit in the Master Servicer Collection Account as identified by the Master Servicer and as received by the Master Servicer, the following amounts:

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b)        All amounts deposited to the Master Servicer Collection Account shall be held by the Master Servicer in the name of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The requirements for crediting the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the 

 

nature of (i) prepayment or late payment charges or assumption, tax service, statement account or payoff, substitution, satisfaction, release and other like fees and charges and (ii) the items enumerated in Subsections 4.05(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (xi) and (xii) with respect to the Securities Administrator, need not be credited by the Master Servicer or the Servicer to the Distribution Account or the Master Servicer Collection Account, as applicable. In the event that the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited to the Distribution Account any amount not required to be credited thereto, the Trustee, upon receipt of a written request therefor signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, shall promptly transfer such amount to the Master Servicer from the Distribution Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

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

Section 4.03     Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Master Servicer Collection Account.  (a) The Master Servicer will, from time to time on demand of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, make or cause to be made such withdrawals or transfers from the Master Servicer Collection Account as the Master Servicer has designated for such transfer or withdrawal pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer may clear and terminate the Master Servicer Collection Account pursuant to Section 10.01 and remove amounts from time to time deposited in error.

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

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

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

 

Collection Account with respect to the related Distribution Date to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account.

Section 4.04     Distribution Account.  (a) The Trustee shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Distribution Account as a segregated trust account or accounts.

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

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

Section 4.05     Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Distribution Account.  (a) The Trustee will, from time to time on demand of the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator, make or cause to be made such withdrawals or transfers from the Distribution Account as the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator has designated for such transfer or withdrawal pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or as the Securities Administrator has instructed hereunder for the following purposes (limited in the case of amounts due the Master Servicer to those not withdrawn from the Master Servicer Collection Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement):

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

	
            (xiii)
 	
            to remove amounts deposited in error; and
 	
             

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

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

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

 

 

ARTICLE V

CERTIFICATES

	
            Section 5.01
 	
            The Certificates.
 

Each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9, Class A-IO, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class R-I and Class R-II Certificates shall be substantially in the forms annexed hereto as exhibits, and shall, on original issue, be executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee to or upon the receipt of a written order to Authenticate from the Depositor concurrently with the sale and assignment to the Trustee of the Trust Fund. Each Class of the Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates) shall be initially evidenced by one or more Certificates representing a Percentage Interest with a minimum dollar denomination of $50,000 and integral dollar multiples of $1 in excess thereof.  The Residual Certificates will be issued in registered, certificated form in minimum denominations of a
25% Percentage Interest.  Provided, however, that one Certificate of each such Class of Certificates may be in a different denomination so that the sum of the denominations of all outstanding Certificates of such Class shall equal the Class Certificate Balance of such Class on the Closing Date.

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

	
            Section 5.02
 	
            Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
 

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

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at any office or agency of the Certificate Registrar maintained for such purpose pursuant to the foregoing paragraph and, in the case of a Class R Certificate, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth below, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates of the same aggregate Percentage Interest.

 

 

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

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

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

(c)        If (i)(x) the Depository or the Depositor advises the Trustee in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as Depository and (y) the Trustee or the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor, (ii) the Depositor, at its sole option, with the consent of the Trustee, elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Depository or (iii) after the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Termination, the Certificate Owners of each Class of Book-Entry Certificates representing Percentage Interests of 

 

such Classes aggregating not less than 51% advises the Trustee and the Depository Participants in writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Depository to the exclusion of definitive, fully registered certificates (the “Definitive Certificates”) to Certificate Owners is no longer in the best interests of the Certificate Owners. Upon surrender to the Certificate Registrar of the Book-Entry Certificates by the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions from the Depository for registration, the Trustee shall, at the Depositor’s expense, execute on behalf of the Trust and authenticate the Definitive Certificates. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Certificates, the Trustee, the
Certificate Registrar, the Servicer, any Paying Agent and the Depositor shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

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

The foregoing provisions of this Section shall cease to apply to transfers occurring on or after the date on which there shall have been delivered to the Trustee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, (i) written notification from each Rating Agency that the removal of the 

 

restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Section will not cause such Rating Agency to downgrade its rating of the Certificates and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such removal will not cause any REMIC hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

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

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

	
            Section 5.03
 	
            Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
 

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

	
            Section 5.04
 	
            Persons Deemed Owners.
 

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

To the extent the Trustee, Certificate Registrar or any Paying Agent is required pursuant to this Agreement to determine the identity of the beneficial owner of a Book-Entry Certificate, any costs assessed by the Depository in making such determination shall be an expense of the party making such request, but in no event shall such cost be an expense of the Trust Fund. 

	
            Section 5.05
 	
            Appointment of Paying Agent.
 

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

ARTICLE VI

PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

Section 6.01     Distributions on the Certificates.  (a) Interest and principal on the Certificates will be distributed by the Trustee monthly on each Distribution Date, commencing in July 2005, as instructed by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator, in an aggregate amount equal to the sum of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date.  On each Distribution Date, the Available Funds shall be distributed as follows:

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

first, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class A-IO Certificates, pro rata, based on the entitlement of each such Class, the Accrued Certificate Interest on each Class of Senior Certificates for such Distribution Date. As described below, Accrued Certificate Interest on each Class of Senior Certificates is subject to reduction in the event of certain interest shortfalls allocable thereto. Any interest shortfalls shall be allocated among the Senior Certificates as described below;

second, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9 and Class A-IO Certificates, pro rata, based on the entitlement of each such Class, any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Distribution Dates, to the extent of remaining Available Funds, any shortfall in available amounts being allocated among the Senior Certificates in proportion to the amount of such Accrued Certificate Interest remaining undistributed for each of the Senior Certificates for such Distribution Date; and

third, the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date to the extent of remaining Available Funds, concurrently as follows:

(i)         approximately 56.3393749169% to the Class A-1, Class A-2 and Class A-3 Certificates, sequentially, in that order, in reduction of the Class Certificate Balances thereof, until the Class Certificate Balances of such Classes have been reduced to zero;

(ii)         approximately 10.7196302156% to the Class A-4 Certificates, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof is reduced to zero; and

(iii)        approximately 32.9409948674% concurrently in the following order of priority:

(A)       approximately 20.5231004200% to the Class A-5, Class A-6 and Class A-7 Certificates, sequentially, until the Class Certificate Balance of such Classes have been reduced to zero;

(B)        approximately 4.6105383734% to the Class A-8 Certificates, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof is reduced to zero; and 

 

 

(C)              approximately 74.8663612066% to the Class A-9 Certificates, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof is reduced to zero.

(c)        On each Distribution Date on or prior to the Distribution Date on which the Class Certificate Balances of the Subordinate Certificates are reduced to zero (the “Credit Support Depletion Date”), an amount equal to the remaining Available Funds after the distributions in clause (b) above will be distributed sequentially, in the following order, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates, in each case up to an amount equal to and in the following order: (i) the Accrued Certificate Interest thereon for such Distribution Date, (ii) any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Distribution Dates and (iii) such Class’s Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, in each case to the extent of the remaining Available Funds.

(d)        On each Distribution Date, any Available Funds remaining after payment of interest and principal to the Classes of Certificates entitled thereto, as described above, will be distributed to the Class R Certificates.  It is not anticipated that there will be any significant amounts remaining for such distribution.

(e)        In addition to the foregoing distributions, with respect to any Subsequent Recoveries, the Master Servicer shall deposit such amounts into the Protected Account pursuant to Section 4.01(a). If, after taking into account such Subsequent Recoveries, the amount of a Realized Loss is reduced, the amount of such Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to increase the Class Certificate Balance of the Class of Subordinate Certificates with the highest payment priority to which Realized Losses have been allocated, but not by more than the amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 6.02(a). The amount of any remaining Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to increase the Class Certificate Balance of the Class of Certificates with the next highest payment priority, up to the amount of such
Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 6.02(a), and so on. Holders of such Certificates will not be entitled to any payment in respect of Current Interest on the amount of such increases for any Interest Accrual Period preceding the Distribution Date on which such increase occurs. Any such increases shall be applied to the Class Certificate Balance of each Certificate of such Class in accordance with its respective Percentage Interest.

Section 6.02     Allocation of Losses.  (a) On or prior to each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall determine the amount of any Realized Loss in respect of each Mortgage Loan that occurred during the immediately preceding calendar month.

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

seventh, to the Senior Certificates until the Class Certificate Balances thereof have been reduced to zero; provided, however, that Realized Losses that would otherwise be allocable to the Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7 and Class A-9 Certificates will first be allocated to the Class A-8 Certificates until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero.

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

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

 

Losses allocated on any Distribution Date will be effected primarily by increasing the Senior Percentage, or the respective Class M Percentage, of future distributions of principal of the remaining Mortgage Loans. Thus, the Senior Certificates will bear the entire amount of losses that are not allocated to the Class M Certificates and Class B Certificates, which losses will be allocated among all Classes of Senior Certificates as described herein.

(e)        Any Excess Losses or other losses on the Mortgage Loans of a type not covered by Subordination will be allocated on a pro rata basis among the Certificates (any such Realized Losses so allocated to the Certificates will be allocated without priority among the various Classes of Certificates). An allocation of a Realized Loss on a “pro rata basis” among two or more Classes of Certificates means an allocation to each such Class of Certificates on the basis of its then outstanding Class Certificate Balance prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution Date in the case of an allocation of the principal portion of a Realized Loss, or based on the Accrued Certificate Interest thereon in respect of such Distribution Date in the case of an allocation of the interest portion of a Realized Loss.

(f)        For federal income tax purposes, Realized Losses, Debt Service Reductions and Excess Losses shall be allocated to each REMIC I Regular Interest as such amounts are allocable to the related Corresponding Class.  

Section 6.03     Payments.  (a) On each Distribution Date, other than the final Distribution Date, the Trustee shall distribute to each Certificateholder of record on the directly preceding Record Date the Certificateholder’s pro rata share of its Class (based on the aggregate Percentage Interest represented by such Holder’s Certificates) of all amounts required to be distributed on such Distribution Date to such Class, based solely on information provided to the Trustee by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator. The Securities Administrator shall calculate the amount to be distributed to each Class and, based on such amounts, the Securities Administrator shall determine the amount to be distributed to each Certificateholder. All of the Securities Administrator’s calculations of payments
shall be based solely on information provided to the Securities Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Servicer.  The Securities Administrator shall not be required to confirm, verify or recompute any such information but shall be entitled to rely conclusively on such information.

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

Section 6.04     Statements to Certificateholders.  (a) Concurrently with each distribution to Certificateholders, the Securities Administrator shall make available to the parties hereto and each Certificateholder via the Securities Administrator’s internet website as set forth below, the following information:

 

 

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

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

(iii)        the aggregate amount the Servicing Fee during the related Due Period and such other customary information as the Trustee deems necessary or desirable, or which a Certificateholder reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(xiv)      the aggregate amount of interest accrued at the related Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Class during the related Interest Accrual Period and the respective 

 

portions thereof, if any, remaining unpaid following the distributions made in respect of such Certificates on such Distribution Date;

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

	
            (xvi)
 	
            the Available Funds;
 

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

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

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

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

(b)        By January 30 of each year beginning in 2006, the Trustee will furnish such report to each Holder of the Certificates of record at any time during the prior calendar year as to the aggregate of amounts reported pursuant to subclauses (a)(ii) and (a)(v) above with respect to the Certificates, plus information with respect to the amount of servicing compensation and such other customary information as the Securities Administrator may determine and advises the Trustee to be necessary and/or to be required by the Internal Revenue Service or by a federal or state law or rules or regulations to enable such Holders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligations shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Securities Administrator or the Trustee
pursuant to the requirements of the Code.

Section 6.05     Monthly Advances.  If the Monthly Payment on a Mortgage Loan that was due on a related Due Date and is delinquent other than as a result of application of the Relief Act and for which the Servicer was required to make an advance pursuant to the Servicing Agreement exceeds the amount deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account which will 

 

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

Section 6.06    Compensating Interest Payments.  The Master Servicer shall deposit in the Master Servicer Collection Account not later than each Distribution Account Deposit Date an amount equal to the aggregate amounts required to be paid by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement with respect to subclause (a) of the definition of Prepayment Interest Shortfall with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related Distribution Date, and not so paid by the Servicer (such amount, the “Compensating Interest Payment”). The Master Servicer shall not be entitled to any reimbursement of any Compensating Interest Payment.

	
            Section 6.07
 	
            Distributions on the Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests.
 
	
            (a)
 	
            Distributions on the REMIC I Regular Interests.
 	
             

				

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

(ii)         On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall be deemed to distribute to itself, as the holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests, an amount equal to the sum of the amounts in respect of principal distributable on the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates under Section 6.01 with such amount deemed distributed to each REMIC I Regular Interest in the same amount and priority as allocated to the Corresponding Class. 

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

 

 

(b)        Distributions on the Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component.

(i)         On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall be deemed to distribute to itself, as the holder of the Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component, each a REMIC “regular interest” in REMIC II, Uncertificated REMIC Accrued Interest on each such REMIC regular interest for such Distribution Date, plus any Uncertificated REMIC Accrued Interest thereon remaining unpaid from any previous Distribution Date.  The Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component will not be entitled to distributions of principal.  

(ii)         Notwithstanding the deemed distributions on the Uncertificated Class A-IO-1 Component and Uncertificated Class A-IO-2 Component described in this Section 6.07(b), distributions of funds from the Distribution Account shall be made only in accordance with Section 6.01.

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE

DEPOSITOR

Section 7.01     Liabilities of the Master Servicer.  The Master Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by the Master Servicer, as the case may be, herein. The Depositor shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by the Depositor.

	
            Section 7.02
 	
            Merger or Consolidation of the Master Servicer.
 

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

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

Section 7.03     Indemnification from the Master Servicer and the Depositor.  (a) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Persons for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred on their part that may be sustained in connection with, arising out of, or relating to, any claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal action) relating to this Agreement or the Certificates (i) related to the Master Servicer’s failure to perform its duties in compliance with this Agreement (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) or (ii) incurred by reason of the Master Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder, provided, in each case, that with respect to any such claim or legal action (or pending or threatened claim or legal action), the Trustee shall have given the Master Servicer and the Depositor written notice of such claim or legal action promptly after the Trustee shall have received knowledge thereof. This indemnity shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee, Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator and the termination of this Agreement.

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

Section 7.04     Limitations on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others.  Subject to the obligation of the Master Servicer to indemnify the Indemnified Persons pursuant to Section 7.03:

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

Section 7.05     Master Servicer Not to Resign.  Except as provided in Section 7.07, the Master Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon a determination that any such duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such impermissibility cannot be cured. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Independent Counsel to such effect delivered to the Trustee. No such resignation by the Master Servicer shall become effective until MLMLI or the Trustee or a successor to the Master Servicer reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 8.02 hereof. The Trustee shall notify the Rating Agencies
of the resignation of the Master Servicer.  If the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator are the same entity, then at any time the Master Servicer is terminated as master servicer, the Securities Administrator shall likewise be removed as securities administrator.  

Section 7.06     Successor Master Servicer.  In connection with the appointment of any successor Master Servicer or the assumption of the duties of the Master Servicer, MLMLI or the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor master servicer out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as MLMLI or the Trustee and such successor master servicer shall agree. If the successor master servicer does not agree that such market value is a fair price, such successor master servicer shall obtain two quotations of market value from third parties actively engaged in the servicing of single-family mortgage loans.

Section 7.07     Sale and Assignment of Master Servicing.  The Master Servicer may sell and assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations in its entirety as Master Servicer under this Agreement; provided, however, that: (i) the purchaser or transferee accepting such assignment and delegation (a) shall be a Person which shall be qualified to service mortgage loans for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; (b) shall have a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 (unless otherwise approved by each Rating Agency pursuant to clause (ii) below); (c) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (as evidenced in a writing signed by the Trustee); and (d) shall execute and deliver to the Trustee an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, which contains an assumption by such Person of the due
and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by it as master servicer under this Agreement, any custodial agreement from and after the effective date of such agreement; (ii) each Rating Agency shall be given prior written notice of the identity of the proposed successor to the Master Servicer and each Rating Agency’s rating of the Certificates in effect immediately prior to such assignment, sale and delegation will not be downgraded, qualified or withdrawn as a result of such assignment, sale and delegation, as evidenced by a letter to such effect delivered to the Master Servicer and the Trustee; and (iii) the Master Servicer assigning and selling the master servicing shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Independent Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to such action under this Agreement have been completed and such action is permitted by and complies with the terms of
this Agreement.  No such assignment or delegation shall affect any liability of the Master Servicer arising prior to the effective date thereof.

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

DEFAULT

Section 8.01     Events of Default.  “Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) and only with respect to the defaulting Master Servicer:

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

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

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

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

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

In each and every such case, so long as such Event of Default with respect to the Master Servicer shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee or the Holders of Certificates evidencing 

 

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

Section 8.02     Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.  (a) Upon the receipt by the Master Servicer of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer is legally unable to act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that MLMLI shall have the right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of
the Master Servicer or (b) select a successor Master Servicer; provided further, however, that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to the time of termination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or expenses previously incurred.  Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage 

 

Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee.  The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent.  Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing.  Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to act, or shall, if it is legally unable so to act, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established
housing and home finance institution which is a Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder; provided, that the Trustee shall obtain a letter from each Rating Agency that the ratings, if any, on each of the Certificates will not be lowered as a result of the selection of the successor to the Master Servicer. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06
shall apply, no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.

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

Section 8.03     Notification to Certificateholders.  Upon any termination or appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Rating Agencies.

Section 8.04     Waiver of Defaults.  The Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders, within 60 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default known to the Trustee, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured, notice of each such Event of Default hereunder known to the Trustee. The Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund may, on behalf of all Certificateholders, waive any default by the Master Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consequences thereof, except a default in the making of or the causing to be made any required 

 

distribution on the Certificates. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall be deemed to cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been timely remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. The Trustee shall give notice of any such waiver to the Rating Agencies.

Section 8.05     List of Certificateholders.  Upon written request of three or more Certificateholders of record, for purposes of communicating with other Certificateholders with respect to their rights under this Agreement, the Trustee will afford such Certificateholders access during business hours to the most recent list of Certificateholders held by the Trustee.

 

 

ARTICLE IX

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND

THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR

Section 9.01     Duties of Trustee.  (a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default which may have occurred, and the Securities Administrator each undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement as duties of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, respectively. If an Event of Default has occurred and has not been cured or waived, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and subject to Section 8.02(b) use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

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

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

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

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

(ii)         Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable in its individual capacity for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer 

 

or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or an officer of the Securities Administrator, respectively, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

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

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

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

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

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

Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement, except during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

 

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

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

Section 9.02     Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Securities Administrator.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01:

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

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

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

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

(v)        Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or 

 

other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Trust Fund and provided that the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee or the Securities Administrator may require reasonable indemnity against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such examination shall be paid by the Certificateholders requesting the investigation;

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

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

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

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

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

Section 9.03     Trustee and Securities Administrator Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.  The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature 

 

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

Section 9.04     Trustee and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates.  The Trustee and the Securities Administrator in its individual capacity or in any capacity other than as Trustee hereunder may become the owner or pledgee of any Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, and may otherwise deal with the parties hereto.

Section 9.05     Trustee’s and Securities Administrator’s Fees and Expenses.  The fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall be paid by the Master Servicer in accordance with a side letter agreement. In addition, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator will be entitled to recover from the Master Servicer Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.03(b) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances and the expenses of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, respectively, in connection with any Event of Default, any breach of this Agreement or any claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal action) incurred or made by the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, in the administration of the trusts hereunder
(including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its counsel) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or intentional misconduct or which is the responsibility of the Certificateholders or the Trust Fund hereunder. If funds in the Master 

 

Servicer Collection Account are insufficient therefor, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall recover such expenses from the Depositor. Such compensation and reimbursement obligation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust.

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

(b) In addition, the Securities Administrator (i) may not be the Originator, Master Servicer, Servicer, the Depositor or an affiliate of the Depositor unless the Securities Administrator is in an institutional trust department of the relevant entity, (ii) must be authorized to exercise corporate trust powers under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and (iii) must be rated at least “A/F1” by Fitch, if Fitch is a Rating Agency, or the equivalent rating by S&P or Moody's, or such other rating as is acceptable to Fitch as provided in a Rating Agency Confirmation.  If no successor Securities Administrator shall have been appointed and shall have accepted appointment within 60 days after the Securities Administrator ceases to be the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 9.08, then the Trustee shall perform the duties of the Securities Administrator pursuant to
this Agreement until such time as a new Securities Administrator is appointed.  The Trustee shall notify the Rating Agencies of any change of Securities Administrator.

Section 9.07     Insurance.  The Trustee and the Securities Administrator, at their own expense, shall at all times maintain and keep in full force and effect: (i) fidelity insurance, (ii) theft of documents insurance and (iii) forgery insurance (which may be collectively satisfied by a “Financial Institution Bond” and/or a “Bankers’ Blanket Bond”). All such insurance shall be in amounts, with standard coverage and subject to deductibles, as are customary for insurance typically maintained by banks or their affiliates which act as custodians for investor-owned mortgage pools. A certificate of an officer of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator as to the 

 

Trustee’s or the Securities Administrator’s, respectively, compliance with this Section 9.07 shall be furnished to any Certificateholder upon reasonable written request.

Section 9.08     Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Securities Administrator.  (a) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the Trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor and the Master Servicer, with a copy to the Rating Agencies. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or successor Securities Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to each of the resigning Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable, the successor Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable. If no successor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days
after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Securities Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or Securities Administrator.  If the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer are the same entity, then at any time the Securities Administrator resigns or is removed as Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer shall likewise be terminated as Master Servicer.

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

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

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

Section 9.09     Successor Trustee and Successor Securities Administrator.  (a) Any successor Trustee or Securities Administrator appointed as provided in Section 9.08 shall 

 

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

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

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

Section 9.10     Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities Administrator.  Any state bank or trust company or national banking association into which the Trustee or the Securities Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any state bank or trust company or national banking association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, shall be a party, or any state bank or trust company or national banking association succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, hereunder, provided such state bank or trust company or national
banking association shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 9.06. Such succession shall be valid without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 9.11     Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust or property constituting the same may at the time be located, the Depositor and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee and the Depositor to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 9.11, such 

 

powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Depositor and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 9.12     Federal Information Returns and Reports to Certificateholders; REMIC Administration.  (a) For federal income tax purposes, the taxable year of REMIC I and REMIC II 

 

shall be a calendar year and the Securities Administrator shall maintain or cause the maintenance of the books of each such REMIC on the accrual method of accounting.

(b)        The Securities Administrator shall prepare and file or cause to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service, and the Trustee shall sign, federal tax information returns or elections required to be made hereunder with respect to each of REMIC I and REMIC II, the Trust Fund, if applicable, and the Certificates containing such information and at the times and in the manner as may be required by the Code or applicable Treasury regulations, and shall furnish to each Holder of Certificates at any time during the calendar year for which such returns or reports are made such statements or information at the times and in the manner as may be required thereby, including, without limitation, reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using a constant prepayment assumption of 25% CPR for the Mortgage Loans).
 The Securities Administrator will apply for an Employee Identification Number from the IRS under Form SS-4 or any other acceptable method for all tax entities. In connection with the foregoing, the Securities Administrator shall timely prepare and file, and the Trustee shall sign, IRS Form 8811, which shall provide the name and address of the person who can be contacted to obtain information required to be reported to the holders of regular interests in each of REMIC I and REMIC II (the “REMIC Reporting Agent”). The Trustee shall make elections to treat each of REMIC I and REMIC II as a REMIC (which elections shall apply to the taxable period ending December 31, 2005 and each calendar year thereafter) in such manner as the Code or applicable Treasury regulations may prescribe, and as described by the Securities Administrator. The Trustee shall sign all tax information returns filed pursuant to this Section and any other returns as may be required by the Code. The Holder of
the Class R-I Certificate is hereby designated as the “Tax Matters Person” (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §§1.860F-4(d)) for REMIC I and the Holder of the Class R-II Certificate is hereby designated as the “Tax Matters Person” for REMIC II. The Securities Administrator is hereby designated and appointed as the agent of each such Tax Matters Person. Any Holder of a Residual Certificate will by acceptance thereof appoint the Securities Administrator as agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of acting as Tax Matters Person for each of REMIC I and REMIC II during such time as the Securities Administrator does not own any such Residual Certificate. In the event that the Code or applicable Treasury regulations prohibit the Trustee from signing tax or information returns or other statements, or the Securities Administrator from acting as agent for the Tax Matters Person, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall take whatever action that in its
sole good faith judgment is necessary for the proper filing of such information returns or for the provision of a tax matters person, including designation of the Holder of a Residual Certificate to sign such returns or act as tax matters person. Each Holder of a Residual Certificate shall be bound by this Section.

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

 

 

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

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

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

 

 

ARTICLE X

TERMINATION

	
            Section 10.01
 	
            Termination.
 

(a)        The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and the Trustee created hereby (other than the obligation of the Trustee to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date and the obligation of the Master Servicer to send certain notices as hereinafter set forth) shall terminate upon notice to the Trustee upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Class Certificate Balance of each Class of Certificates has been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund, and (iii) the optional purchase by the Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as described below.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the earlier of (i) the Assumed
Final Distribution Date and (ii) 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.

The Master Servicer may, at its option, terminate this Agreement on any date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is 10% or less of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, or by purchasing, on the next succeeding Distribution Date, all of the outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO Properties at a price equal to the sum of the outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the weighted average of the Mortgage Interest Rates through the end of the Due Period preceding the final Distribution Date net of unreimbursed servicing advances payable to the Master Servicer, any unreimbursed Monthly Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees allocable to such Mortgage Loans and REO Properties (the “Termination Price”).  

In connection with any such purchase pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Distribution Account all amounts then on deposit in the Master Servicer Collection Account (less amounts permitted to be withdrawn by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03), which deposit shall be deemed to have occurred immediately preceding such purchase.

Any such purchase shall be accomplished by deposit into the Distribution Account on the Business Day before such Distribution Date of the Termination Price and the delivery of an opinion of counsel that such termination is a “qualified liquidation” under Section 860F of the Code.

(b)        Notice of any termination, specifying the Distribution Date (which shall be a date that would otherwise be a Distribution Date) upon which the Certificateholders may surrender their Certificates to the Trustee for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Trustee upon the Trustee receiving notice of such date from the Master Servicer, by letter to the Certificateholders mailed not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of such final distribution specifying (1) the Distribution Date upon which final distribution of the Certificates will be made upon 

 

presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the office or agency of the Trustee therein designated, (2) the amount of any such final distribution and (3) 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 or agency of the Trustee therein specified.

(c)        Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Trustee shall cause to be distributed to the Holders of the Certificates on the Distribution Date for such final distribution, in proportion to the Percentage Interests of their respective Class and to the extent that funds are available for such purpose, an amount equal to the amount required to be distributed to such Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.01 for such Distribution Date.

(d)        In the event that all Certificateholders shall not surrender their Certificates for final payment and cancellation on or before such final Distribution Date, the Trustee shall promptly following such date cause all funds in the Distribution Account not distributed in final distribution to Certificateholders to be withdrawn therefrom and credited to the remaining Certificateholders by depositing such funds in a separate servicing account for the benefit of such Certificateholders, and the Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer has exercised its right to purchase the Mortgage Loans) or the Trustee (in any other case) 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 nine months after the second notice
all the Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Class R Certificateholders shall be entitled to all unclaimed funds and other assets which remain subject hereto, and the Trustee upon transfer of such funds shall be discharged of any responsibility for such funds, and the Certificateholders shall look to the Class R Certificateholders for payment.

	
            Section 10.02
 	
            Additional Termination Requirements.
 

(a)        In the event that the Master Servicer exercises its purchase option as provided in Section 10.01, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, unless the Trustee shall have been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the failure of the Trust Fund to comply with the requirements of this Section will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of the Trust Fund as defined in Section 860F of the Code or (ii) cause any REMIC constituting part of the Trust Fund to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding:

(i)         Within 90 days prior to the final Distribution Date, the Trustee shall adopt and sign a plan of complete liquidation of the Trust Fund as provided to it by the Master Servicer, meeting the requirements of a “qualified liquidation” under Section 860F of the Code and any regulations thereunder; and

(ii)         At or after the time of adoption of such a plan of complete liquidation and at or prior to the final Distribution Date, the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the Trust  Fund to the Master Servicer for cash pursuant to the terms of the plan of complete liquidation.

 

 

(b)        By their acceptance of Certificates, the Holders thereof hereby agree to appoint the Trustee as their attorney in fact to: (i) adopt such a plan of complete liquidation (and the Certificateholders hereby appoint the Trustee as their attorney in fact to sign such plan) as appropriate and (ii) to take such other action in connection therewith as may be reasonably required to carry out such plan of complete liquidation all in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

 

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 11.01   Intent of Parties.  The parties intend that each of the REMIC I and REMIC II shall be treated as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes and that the provisions of this Agreement should be construed in furtherance of this intent.

Section 11.02   Amendment.  (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement may be amended from time to time by MLMLI, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, without notice to or the consent of any of the Certificateholders, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions herein or therein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or therein, to comply with any changes in the Code or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Independent Counsel,
addressed to the Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or adversely affect the status of any REMIC created hereunder as a REMIC.

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

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

(d)        In the case of an amendment under Subsection 11.02(b) above, it shall not be necessary for the Certificateholders to approve the particular form of such an amendment. 

 

Rather, it shall be sufficient if the Certificateholders approve the substance of the amendment. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Trustee may prescribe.

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

Section 11.03   Recordation of Agreement.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere. The Depositor shall effect such recordation, at the expense of the Trust upon the request in writing of a Certificateholder, but only if such direction is accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of the Certificateholder requesting recordation) to the effect that such recordation would materially and beneficially affect the interests of the Certificateholders or is required by law.

Section 11.04   Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.  (a) The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

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

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

 

request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding.

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

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

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

(c)        The ownership of Certificates (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on such Certificates, except an endorsement in accordance with Section 5.02 made on a Regular Certificate presented in accordance with Section 5.04) shall be proved by the Certificate Register, and neither the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor any successor to any such parties shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

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

 

 

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

Section 11.06   Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CERTIFICATES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

Section 11.07   Notices.  All demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered at (including delivery by facsimile) or mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by recognized overnight courier, to (i) in the case of the Depositor, 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Vice President-Servicing, telecopier number: (212) 449-1000, or to such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; (ii) in the case of the Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; (iii) in the case of the MLMLI, 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Vice President-Servicing, telecopier number: (212) 449-1000, or
to such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; (iv) in the case of the Master Servicer or Securities Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., P.O. Box 98, Columbia, Maryland 21046, Attention: MLMI Series 2005-A5, or, in the case of overnight deliveries, 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951, Attention: MLMI series 2005-A5, facsimile no.: (410) 715-4513, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; (v) in the case of the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 1015 10th Avenue Southeast, MS 0031, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414 Attention: MLMI Series 2005-A5; or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; or (vi) in the case of the Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, and Fitch,
Inc., One State Street Plaza – 30th Floor,  New York, New York 10004.  Any notice delivered to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee under this Agreement shall be effective only upon receipt. Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Certificateholder, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Certificateholder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given when mailed, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice.

 

 

Section 11.08   Severability of Provisions.  If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severed from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the holders thereof.

Section 11.09   Successors and Assigns.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

Section 11.10   Article and Section Headings.  The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 11.11   Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 11.12   Notice to Rating Agencies.  The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limited or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. The Trustee shall promptly provide notice to each Rating Agency with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

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

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

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

	
            4.
 	
            The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans;
 
	
            5.
 	
            The final payment to Certificateholders; and
 	
             

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

Section 11.13   Third Party Beneficiary.  For purposes of Sections 3.07, 3.08, 3.15(c), 4.01 and 4.05 of this Agreement, Washington Mutual Bank shall be considered a third party beneficiary entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to any servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this agreement. 

 

 

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

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., as Depositor
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
/s/ Alan Chan
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Name:
 	
            Alan Chan
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
																

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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/s/ Frances S. Beam
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Name:
 	
            Frances S. Beam
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
																

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Master Servicer
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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/s/ Sandra Whalen
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Name:
 	
            Sandra Whalen
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
																

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Securities Administrator
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:
 	
            
/s/ Sandra Whalen
 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Name:
 	
            Sandra Whalen
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
																

 

 

 

	
            STATE OF NEW YORK
 	
            )
 

) ss.:

	
            COUNTY OF NEW YORK
 	
            )
 

On the 30th day of June, 2005 before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Alan Chan, known to me to be a Vice President of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., the corporation that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.

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

___________________

Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

 

 

	
            STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
 	
            )
 

) ss.:

	
            COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG
 	
            )
 

On the 30th day of June 2005 before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Frances S. Beam, known to me to be a Vice President of Wachovia Bank, National Association, the entity that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity executed the within instrument.

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

 

________________

Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

 

 

	
            STATE OF NEW YORK
 	
            )
 

) ss.:

	
            COUNTY OF
 	
            NEW YORK
 	
            )
 

On the 30th day of June 2005 before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Sandra Whalen, known to me to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the entity that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity executed the within instrument.

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

 

_____________________

Notary Public

[Notarial Seal]

 

	

            STATE OF NEW YORK
 	
   

  )

) ss.:

	
            COUNTY OF
 	
            NEW YORK
 	
            )
 

On the 30th day of June 2005 before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Sandra Whalen, known to me to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the entity that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity executed the within instrument.

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

____________________

Notary Public

 [Notarial Seal]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-1

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

 

 

	
            MLMI Series 2005-A5, Class [A-_][M-_]
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate [Class Certificate Balance] of the Class [A-_][M-_] Certificates as of the Issue Date:  $__________

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

$__________

 
 
	
            Date of Agreement and Cut-off Date:

June 1, 2005

 
 	
             
 	
            Master Servicer:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Wachovia Bank, National Association

 
 
	
            No. __
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 30, 2005

 
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: ___________
 

 

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

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

MLMI SERIES 2005-A5

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

MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

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

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate [Class Certificate Balance] of the Class [A-_][M-_] Certificates as of the Issue Date in that certain beneficial 

 

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

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

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

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

[As described above, each any transferee of a Class M Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of that certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or a Plan Investor or investing with Plan assets, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such certificate in reliance on the Prohibited Transaction Exemption 90-29 issued by the Department of Labor, as amended (“Exemption”), and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption, including that the  certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-” (or its equivalent) by Fitch, Moody’s or S&P, or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general
account,” as such term is defined in PTCE 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.]

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

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

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

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

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

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Holders of the Certificates of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment (or any advance with respect thereto) on or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the optional purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans remaining therein. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan remaining therein
at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Loan Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being 10% or less of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

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

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

 

 

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

executed.

Dated: _____________, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Authorized Officer
 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

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

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Certificate Registrar
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

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

	
            TEN COM - as tenants in common

 
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -          Custodian     __   

(Cust) (Minor)
                                           
   under Uniform Gifts
                                           
   to Minors Act
                                       __________________
                                           
   (State)
 
	
            TEN ENT  - as tenants by the entireties

 
 
	
            JT TEN     -    as joint tenants with right

of survivorship and not
  as tenants in common
 

 

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

 

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

 

 (Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)

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

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

 

 

	
            
 
 
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

___________________________________

Signature by or on behalf of assignor

___________________________________

Signature Guaranteed

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds 

	
            to
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            for the account of
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            account number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            
 
 
 	
            .
 
						

 

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

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF CLASS [B-_] CERTIFICATE

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

	
            MLMI Series 2005-A5, Class [B-_]
 	
             
 	
            Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of Class [B-_] Certificates as of the Issue Date:

$__________________

 
 
	
            Pass Through Rate: __________
 	
             
 	
            Denomination: $__________
 
	
            Date of Agreement and Cut-off Date:
 June 1, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Master Servicer:
 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Trustee: Wachovia Bank, National Association

 
 
	
            o, 2005
 	
             
 	
            Issue Date: June 30, 2005
 
	
            No. __
 	
             
 	
            CUSIP: __________
 

 

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

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

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

MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

MLMI SERIES 2005-A5

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Holders of the Certificates of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Certificates has been reduced to zero, (ii) the final payment (or any advance with respect thereto) on or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and (iii) the optional purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans remaining therein. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to
purchase from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan remaining therein at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Loan Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being 10% or less of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: ______________, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Authorized Officer
 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class [B-_] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Certificate Registrar
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

	
            TEN COM - as tenants in common

 
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -          Custodian     __   

(Cust) (Minor)
                                           
   under Uniform Gifts
                                           
   to Minors Act
                                       __________________
                                           
   (State)
 
	
            TEN ENT  - as tenants by the entireties

 
 
	
            JT TEN     -    as joint tenants with right

of survivorship and not
  as tenants in common
 

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

 

 (Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 

 

	
            
 
 
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

____________________________________

Signature by or on behalf of assignor

____________________________________

Signature Guaranteed

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds 

	
            to
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            for the account of
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            Account number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            
 
 
 	
            .
 
						

 

	
            This information is provided by
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            the assignee named above, or
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            as its agent.
 	
             
 	
             
 
					

 

 

 

 

	
            EXHIBIT A-3
 

FORM OF CLASS [R-_] CERTIFICATE

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO A NON-UNITED STATES PERSON.

SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT” (“REMIC”), AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE “CODE”).

ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (EACH A “PLAN”) SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5.02(d) OF THE AGREEMENT.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE AGREEMENT.

ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE ONLY IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES (I) AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRUSTEE THAT (A) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT (1) THE UNITED STATES OR ANY POSSESSION THEREOF, ANY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, ANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, (2) ANY ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN A COOPERATIVE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 521 OF THE CODE) THAT IS EXEMPT FROM THE TAX IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE UNLESS SUCH ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE CODE, (3) ANY ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1381(a)(2)(C) OF THE CODE (ANY SUCH PERSON DESCRIBED IN THE FOREGOING CLAUSES (1), (2) OR (3) SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS A “DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION”) OR (4) AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND (B) NO PURPOSE OF
SUCH TRANSFER IS TO IMPEDE THE ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAX, AND (II) SUCH TRANSFEREE SATISFIES CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE 

 

PROPOSED TRANSFEREE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REGISTRATION IN THE CERTIFICATE REGISTER OF ANY TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OF NO LEGAL FORCE OR EFFECT WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A CERTIFICATEHOLDER FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE. EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02(d) OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. ANY PERSON THAT IS A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION IS PROHIBITED FROM ACQUIRING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

 

 

	
            MLMI Series 2005-A5, Class [R-_]
 	
            Percentage Interest: 100%
 
	
            Date of Agreement and Cut-off Date:
 June 1, 2005
 	
            Master Servicer:  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

 
 
	
            First Distribution Date: July 25, 2005
 	
            Trustee: Wachovia Bank, National Association
 
	
            No. __
 	
            Issue Date: June 30, 2005
 
	
             
 	
            CUSIP: __________
 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE

MLMI SERIES 2005-A5

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of one-to four-family, fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on residential property (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by

MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.

This certifies that ____________________, is a registered owner of a 100% Percentage Interest specified above in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class [R-_] Certificates in the Trust Fund created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (in such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”), and Wachovia Bank, National Association (the “Trustee”), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (each, a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified 

 

above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class [R-_] Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.

This Certificate does not have a Class Certificate Balance or Pass-Through Rate and will be entitled to distributions only to the extent set forth in the Agreement. In addition, any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets of the Trust will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office.

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on the face hereof (hereinafter called the “Certificates”) and representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.

The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting the related Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Holders of the Certificates, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with respect to the related Mortgage Loans.

The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions and conditions provided therein, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and the rights of the Holders of the Certificates under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund or of the applicable Class or Classes, if such amendment affects only such Class or Classes, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.

As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

 

The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of this Class [R-_] Certificate shall be made unless such disposition is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and any applicable state securities laws or is made in accordance with the 1933 Act and laws. In the event of any such transfer, made in reliance upon an exemption from the 1933 Act, (i) the Trustee and the Depositor shall require (a) the transferor to certify in writing the facts surrounding the transfer (in substantially the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit E-2), and the transferee to execute an investment letter (in substantially the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit E-1) and (b) a written Opinion of Counsel (which may be in-house counsel) acceptable to and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Depositor that
such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from the 1933 Act or is being made pursuant to the 1933 Act, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Depositor. The Holder of this Class [R-_] Certificate desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee and the Depositor against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any person using Plan Assets to acquire this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement.

Prior to registration of any transfer, sale or other disposition of this Certificate, the proposed transferee shall provide to the Trustee (i) an affidavit to the effect that such transferee is any Person other than a Disqualified Organization or the agent (including a broker, nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, and (ii) a certificate that acknowledges that (A) the Class [R-_] Certificates have been designated as a residual interest in a REMIC, (B) it will include in its income a pro rata share of the net income of the Trust Fund and that such income may be an “excess inclusion,” as defined in the Code, that, with certain exceptions, cannot be offset by other losses or benefits from any tax exemption, and (C) it expects to have the financial means to satisfy all of its tax obligations including those relating to
holding the Class [R-_] Certificates. Notwithstanding the registration in the Certificate Register of any transfer, sale or other disposition of this Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or an agent (including a broker, nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, such registration shall be deemed to be of no legal force or effect whatsoever and such Person shall not be deemed to be a Certificateholder for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the receipt of distributions in respect of this Certificate.

The Holder of this Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of Section 5.02 of the Agreement and to any amendment of the Agreement deemed necessary by counsel of the Depositor to ensure that the transfer of this 

 

Certificate to any Person other than a Permitted Transferee or any other Person will not cause the REMIC to cease to qualify as a REMIC or cause the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC.

No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

This certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York.

The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Holders of the Certificates of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment (or any advance with respect thereto) on or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and (ii) the optional purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from the Trust Fund of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans remaining therein. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan remaining therein
at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Loan Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being 10% or less of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.

The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: _____________, 2005

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Trustee
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Authorized Officer
 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class [R-_] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
            WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Certificate Registrar
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            Authorized Signatory
 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

	
            TEN COM - as tenants in common

 
 	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -          Custodian     __   

(Cust) (Minor)
                                           
   under Uniform Gifts
                                           
   to Minors Act
                                       __________________
                                           
   (State)
 
	
            TEN ENT  - as tenants by the entireties

 
 
	
            JT TEN     -    as joint tenants with right

of survivorship and not
  as tenants in common
 

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

 

 (Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)

the Percentage Interest evidenced by the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 

 

	
            
 
 
 	
            .
 

 

Dated:

_____________________________________

Signature by or on behalf of assignor

_____________________________________

Signature Guaranteed

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds 

	
            to
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            for the account of
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            account number___________, or, if mailed by check, to
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            Applicable statements should be mailed to
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            
 
 
 	
            .
 
						

 

	
            This information is provided by
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            the assignee named above, or
 	
            
 
 
 	
            ,
 
	
            as its agent.
 	
             
 	
             
 
					

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

[Provided Upon Request]

 

 

EXHIBIT C

[RESERVED]

 

 

EXHIBIT D

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS

	
            To:
 	
            Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 

1015 10th Avenue S.E.

Minneapolis Minnesota 55414

Attn: ______________________

	
            Re: 
 	
            Custodial Agreement dated as of _________, among _________________, _____, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Custodian
 

In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as Custodian for the Owner pursuant to the above-captioned Custody Agreement, we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Custodian’s Mortgage File for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated.

Mortgage Loan Number:

Mortgagor Name, Address & Zip Code:

Reason for Requesting Documents (check one):

 

	
             
 	
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____________________
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
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Custodian

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date below:

Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date below:

	
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            ____________________
 
	
            Signature
 	
            Date
 
	
            Documents returned to Custodian:
 	
             
 
	
            _________________________
 	
            ____________________
 
	
            Custodian
 	
            Date
 

 

 

EXHIBIT E-1

FORM OF TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT

	
            Affidavit pursuant to Section 
 860E(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue
 Code of 1986, as amended, and for other purposes
 

 

	
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[NAME OF OFFICER], being first duly sworn, deposes and says:

1.          That he is [Title of Officer] of [Name of Investor] (the “Investor”), a [savings institution] [corporation] duly organized and existing under the laws of [the State of _____] [the United States], on behalf of which he makes this affidavit.

2.          That (i) the Investor is not a “disqualified organization” as defined in Section 860E(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and will not be a disqualified organization as of [Closing Date] [date of purchase]; (ii) it is not acquiring the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2005-A5, Class R-I Certificates and Class R-II Certificates (the “Residual Certificates”) for the account of a disqualified organization; (iii) it consents to any amendment of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that shall be deemed necessary by Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (upon advice of counsel) to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Residual Certificates will not be owned directly or indirectly by a disqualified
organization; and (iv) it will not transfer such Residual Certificates unless (a) it has received from the transferee an affidavit in substantially the same form as this affidavit containing these same four representations and (b) as of the time of the transfer, it does not have actual knowledge that such affidavit is false.

3.          That the Investor is one of the following: (i) a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation or partnership (including an entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes) created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (except, in the case of a partnership, to the extent provided in regulations), provided that no partnership or other entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes shall be treated as a United States Person unless all persons that own an interest in such partnership either directly or through any entity that is not a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes are United States Persons, (iii) an estate whose income is subject to United States federal
income tax regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust other than a “foreign trust,” as defined in Section 7701 (a)(31) of the Code.

	
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            That the Investor’s taxpayer identification number is ______________________.
 

 

 

 

5.          That no purpose of the acquisition of the Residual Certificates is to avoid or impede the  assessment or collection of tax.

6.          That the Investor understands that, as the holder of the Residual Certificates, the Investor may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows generated by such Residual Certificates.

7.          That the Investor intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Certificates as they become due.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf, pursuant to authority of its Board of Directors, by its [Title of Officer] this ____ day  of  _________, 20__.

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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            [Name of Officer]
 [Title of Officer]
 [Address of Investor for receipt of distributions]

 

Address of Investor for receipt of tax information:
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT E-2

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

__________ , 20__

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

4 World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

[Trustee]

Attention: Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc, Series _______

	
            Re:
 	
            Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2005-A5, Class [  _]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by _____________________ (the “Seller”) to _____________________(the “Purchaser”) of $______________ Initial Certificate Principal Balance of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series ________, Class R-I Certificates and Class R-II Certificates (collectively, the “Class R Certificates”), pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005 among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (in such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”), and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). All terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Seller hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Company and the Trustee that:

1.          No purpose of the Seller relating to the transfer of the Class R Certificates by the Seller to the Purchaser is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

2.          The Seller understands that the Purchaser has delivered to the Trustee and the Master Servicer a transfer affidavit and agreement in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit E-1. The Seller does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

3.          The Seller has at the time of the transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Purchaser as contemplated by Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E- 1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Seller has determined that the Purchaser has historically paid its debts as they become due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Purchaser will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Seller understands that the transfer of a Class R Certificate may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Seller may continue to be liable for United States income taxes Associated therewith) unless the Seller has conducted such an investigation.

 

 

4.          The Seller has no actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is not both a United States Person and a Permitted Transferee.

Very truly yours,

 

___________________________________________

(Seller)

By:________________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

EXHIBIT F-1

FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

______________, 200___

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

4 World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Wachovia Bank, National Association

401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1179

	
            Re:
 	
            Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2005-A5, Class [  _]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the sale by ___________ (the “Seller”) to ________ (the “Purchaser”) of $_________ Initial Certificate Principal Balance of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A5, Class _____ (the “Certificates”), issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2005 among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (in such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”), and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).  The Seller hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Depositor and the Trustee that:

Neither the Seller nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) has made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) has taken any other action, that (as to any of (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), that would render the
disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the Act or any state securities law, or that would require registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Seller will not act in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to any Certificate. The Seller has not and will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 	
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EXHIBIT F-2

FORM OF INVESTOR REPRESENTATION LETTER (NON-RULE 144A)

__________, 200__

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

4 World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Wachovia Bank, National Association

401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1179

	
            Re:
 	

            Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2005-A5, Class R-I and Class R-II

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with our acquisition of the above Certificates we certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (The “Act”), or any state securities laws and are being transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we are an institutional “accredited investor,” as defined in Regulation D under the Act, and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investments in the Certificates, (c) we have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Depositor concerning the purchase of the Certificates and all matters relating thereto or any additional information deemed necessary to our decision to purchase the Certificates, (d)
either (i) we are not an employee benefit plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or a plan or arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), nor are we acting on behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor are we using the assets of any such plan or arrangement to effect such acquisition or (ii) the proposed transfer and holding of such a Certificate and the servicing, management and operation of the Trust: (I) will not result in a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code which is not covered under an individual or class prohibited transaction exemption including but not limited to Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 84-14 (Class Exemption for Plan Asset Transactions Determined by Independent Qualified Professional Asset Managers); PTCE 91-38 (Class Exemption for Certain
Transactions Involving Bank Collective Investment Funds); PTCE 90-1 (Class Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Company Pooled Separate Accounts), PTCE 95-60 (Class Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Company General Accounts), and PTCE 96-23 (Class Exemption for Plan Asset Transactions Determined by In-House Asset Managers) and (II) will not subject the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement, (e) we are acquiring 

 

the Certificates for investment for our own account and not with a view to any distribution of such Certificates (but without prejudice to our right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of the Certificates in accordance with clause (g) below), (f) we have not offered or sold any Certificates to, or solicited offers to buy any Certificates from, any person, or otherwise approached or negotiated with any person with respect thereto, or taken any other action which would result in a violation of Section 5 of the Act, and (g) we will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Certificates unless (1) such sale, transfer or other disposition is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or is exempt from such registration requirements, and if requested, we will at our expense provide an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the addressees of this Certificate that such sale, transfer
or other disposition may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Act, (2) The purchaser or transferee of such Certificate has executed and delivered to you a certificate to substantially the same effect as this certificate, and (3) The purchaser or transferee has otherwise complied with any conditions for transfer set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Very truly yours,

 

__________________________________________

Print Name of Transferee

By: _______________________________________  

Authorized Officer

 

 

 

EXHIBIT F-3

FORM OF RULE 144A LETTER

____________, 2005

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

4 World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Wachovia Bank, National Association

401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1179

	
            Re:
 	
            Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2005-A5, Class R-I and Class R-II

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with our acquisition of the above Certificates we certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (The “Act”), or any state securities laws and are being transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investments in the Certificates, (c) we have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Depositor concerning the purchase of the Certificates and all matters relating thereto or any additional information deemed necessary to our decision to purchase the Certificates, (d) either we are not an employee benefit plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or a plan or arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), nor are we acting on behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor using the assets of any such plan or arrangement to effect such acquisition or the proposed transfer and holding of such a Certificate and the servicing, management and operation of the Trust: (I) will not result in a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code which is not covered under an individual or class prohibited transaction exemption including but not limited to Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 84-14 (Class Exemption for Plan Asset Transactions Determined by Independent Qualified Professional Asset Managers); PTCE 91-38 (Class Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving Bank Collective Investment Funds); PTCE 90-1 (Class Exemption for Certain Transactions
Involving Insurance Company Pooled Separate Accounts), PTCE 95-60 (Class Exemption for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Company General Accounts), and PTCE 96-23 (Class Exemption for Plan Asset Transactions Determined by In-House Asset Managers) and (II) will not subject the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement, (e) we have not, nor has anyone acting on our behalf offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Certificates, 

 

any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Certificates, any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Certificates, any interest in the Certificates or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action, that would constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the Act or that would render the disposition of the Certificates a violation of Section 5 of the Act or require registration pursuant thereto, nor will act, nor has authorized or will authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Certificates, (f) we are a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is
defined in Rule 144A under the Act (“Rule 144A”) and have completed either of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2, (g) we are aware that the sale to us is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and (h) we are acquiring the Certificates for our own account or for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and further, understand that such Certificates may be resold, pledged or transferred only (A) to a person reasonably believed to be a qualified institutional buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or (B) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Act.

Very truly yours,

 

___________________________________________

Print Name of Transferee

By:________________________________________  

Authorized Officer

 

 

 

	
            ANNEX I TO EXHIBIT F-2
 

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

[For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned (The “Buyer”) hereby certifies as follows to the parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:

1.          As indicated below, The undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the Buyer.

2.          In connection with purchases by the Buyer, The Buyer is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Rule 144A”) because (i) The Buyer owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $___________1 in securities (except for the 1 excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A and (ii) The Buyer satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.

___ Corporation, etc. The Buyer is a corporation (other than a bank, savings and loan association or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

___ Bank. The Buyer (a) is a national bank or banking institution organized under the laws of any State, territory or the District of Columbia, The business of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the State or territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.

___ Savings and Loan. The Buyer (a) is a savings and loan association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or similar institution, which is supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.

___ Broker-dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

___ Insurance Company. The Buyer is an insurance company whose primary and predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of risks

 

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1           Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000 in securities unless Buyer is a dealer, and, in that case, Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.

 

underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State, territory or the District of Columbia.

___ State or Local Plan. The Buyer is a plan established and maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.

___ ERISA Plan. The Buyer is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

___ Investment Advisor. The Buyer is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.

___ Small Business Investment Company. Buyer is a small business investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

___ Business Development Company. Buyer is a business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.

3.          The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer, (ii) securities that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Buyer, if the Buyer is a dealer, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iv) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (v) loan participations, (vi) repurchase agreements, (vii) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.

4.          For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Buyer, The Buyer used the cost of such securities to the Buyer and did not include any of the securities referred to in the preceding paragraph, except (i) where the Buyer reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding sentence applies, The securities may be valued at market. Further, in determining such aggregate amount, The Buyer may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the Buyer, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Buyer in its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Buyer’s direction. However, such securities were not included if the Buyer is a majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Buyer is not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

5.          The Buyer acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the seller to it and other parties related to the Certificates are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Buyer may be in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

 

6.          Until the date of purchase of the Rule 144A Securities, The Buyer will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given, The Buyer’s purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Buyer is a bank or savings and loan is provided above, The Buyer agrees that it will furnish to such parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they become available.

 

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Print Name of Buyer

 

By:_______________________________________  

Name:

Title:

 

Date:_____________________________________

 

 

ANNEX II TO EXHIBIT F-2

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

[For Transferees That are Registered Investment Companies]

The undersigned (The “Buyer”) hereby certifies as follows to the parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:

1. As indicated below, The undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the Buyer or, if the Buyer is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Rule 144A”) because Buyer is part of a Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the Adviser.

2. In connection with purchases by Buyer, The Buyer is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in SEC Rule 144A because (i) The Buyer is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and (ii) as marked below, The Buyer alone, or the Buyer’s Family of Investment Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer’s most recent fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Buyer or the Buyer’s Family of Investment Companies, The cost of such securities was used, except (i) where the Buyer or the Buyer’s Family of Investment Companies reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been
published. If clause (ii) in the preceding sentence applies, The securities may be valued at market.

___ The Buyer owned $ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

___ The Buyer is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned in the aggregate $ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

3.          The term “Family of Investment Companies” as used herein means two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).

4.          The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer or are part of the Buyer’s Family of Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.

 

 

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.

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Print Name of Buyer or Adviser

 

By:_______________________________________  

Name:

Title:

IF AN ADVISER:

 

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Print Name of Buyer

 

Date:______________________________________

 

 

EXHIBIT G

CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT

THIS CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Agreement”), dated as of June 30, 2005, by and among WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (including its successors under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement defined below, the “Trustee”), MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., as company (together with any successor in interest, the “Company”), WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as master servicer and securities administrator (together with any successor in interest or successor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below, the “Master Servicer”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as custodian (together with any successor in interest or any successor appointed hereunder, the “Custodian”).

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee have entered into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, relating to the issuance of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, MLMI Series 2005-A5 (as in effect on the date of this agreement, the “Original Pooling and Servicing Agreement,” and as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Custodian has agreed to act as agent for the Trustee for the purposes of receiving and holding certain documents and other instruments delivered by the Company or the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Servicers under their respective Servicing Agreements, all upon the terms and conditions and subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Trustee, the Company, the Master Servicer and the Custodian hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Original Pooling and Servicing Agreement, unless otherwise required by the context herein.

ARTICLE II

CUSTODY OF MORTGAGE DOCUMENTS

Section 2.1       Custodian to Act as Agent: Acceptance of Mortgage Files.  The Custodian, as the duly appointed agent of the Trustee for these purposes, acknowledges (subject to any exceptions noted in the Initial Certification referred to in Section 2.3(a) receipt of the Mortgage Files relating to the Mortgage Loans identified on the schedule attached hereto (the “Mortgage Files”) and declares that it holds and will hold such Mortgage Files as agent for the Trustee, in trust, for the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders.

 

 

Section 2.2       Recordation of Assignments.  If any Mortgage File includes one or more assignments of Mortgage to the Trustee in a state which is specifically excluded from the Opinion of Counsel delivered by the Seller to the Trustee (with a copy to the Custodian) pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Custodian shall deliver each such assignment to the Company for the purpose of recording it in the appropriate public office for real property records, and the Company, at no expense to the Custodian, shall promptly cause to be recorded in the appropriate public office for real property records each such assignment of Mortgage and, upon receipt thereof from such public office, shall return each such assignment of Mortgage to the Custodian.

	
            Section 2.3
 	
            Review of Mortgage Files.
 

(a)        On or prior to the Closing Date, the Custodian agrees, for the benefit of Certificateholders, to review, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each such document, and shall deliver to the Trustee an Initial Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit One evidencing receipt (subject to any exceptions noted therein) of a Mortgage File for each of the Mortgage Loans listed on the Schedule attached hereto (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) and certifying that all such documents have been executed and received and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, except for any exceptions listed on Schedule A attached to such Initial Certification. The Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine said
documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they have actually been recorded or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face.

(b)        Not later than 180 days after the Closing Date, the Custodian shall review the Mortgage Files as provided in Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and deliver to the Trustee a Final Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit Two evidencing the completeness of the Mortgage Files (subject to any exceptions noted therein).

(c)        In reviewing the Mortgage Files as provided herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Custodian shall make no representation as to and shall not be responsible to verify (i) the validity, legality, enforceability, due authorization, recordability, sufficiency or genuineness of any of the documents included in any Mortgage File or (ii) the collectibility, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any of the documents in any Mortgage File.

Upon receipt of written request from the Trustee, the Custodian shall as soon as practicable supply the Trustee with a list of all of the documents relating to the Mortgage Loans then contained in the Mortgage Files.

Section 2.4       Notification of Breaches of Representations and Warranties.  Upon discovery by the Custodian of a breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to a Mortgage Loan relating to a Mortgage File, the Custodian shall give prompt written notice to the Company, the related Servicer and the Trustee.

 

 

Section 2.5       Custodian to Cooperate: Release of Mortgage Files.  Upon receipt of written notice from the Master Servicer that the Mortgage Loan Seller has repurchased a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Article II of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and that the purchase price therefore has been deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution Account, then the Custodian agrees to promptly release to the Mortgage Loan Seller the related Mortgage File.

Upon the Custodian’s receipt of a request for release (a “Request for Release”) substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement signed by a Servicing Officer of the related Servicer stating that it has received payment in full of a Mortgage Loan or that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Custodian agrees promptly to release to the related Servicer the related Mortgage File. The Company shall deliver to the Custodian and the Custodian agrees to accept the Mortgage Note and other documents constituting the Mortgage File with respect to any Substitute Mortgage Loan.

From time to time as is appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under any Primary Insurance Policy, the related Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer requesting that possession of all of the Mortgage File be released to the related Servicer and certifying as to the reason for such release and that such release will not invalidate any insurance coverage provided in respect of the Mortgage Loan under any of the Insurance Policies. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage File to the related Servicer. The related Servicer shall cause each Mortgage File or any document therein so released to be returned to the Custodian when the need therefore by the related Servicer no longer exists, unless (i) the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the
Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution Account or (ii) the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the related Servicer has delivered to the Custodian a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery.

At any time that a Servicer is required to deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release, the Servicer shall deliver two copies of the Request for Release if delivered in hard copy or the Servicer may furnish such Request for Release electronically to the Custodian, in which event the Servicing Officer transmitting the same shall be deemed to have signed the Request for Release. In connection with any Request for Release of a Mortgage File because of a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan, the Serviced shall send to the Trustee an assignment of mortgage, without recourse, representation or warranty from the Trustee to the Mortgage Loan Seller and the related Mortgage Note which shall be endorsed without recourse, representation or warranty by the Trustee and the Trustee shall forward such documents to the Mortgage Loan Seller. In connection with any Request for Release of a Mortgage File because
of the payment in full of a Mortgage Loan, the Serviced shall send to the Trustee a certificate of satisfaction or 

 

other similar instrument to be executed by or on behalf of the Trustee and returned to the related Servicer.

Section 2.6       Assumption Agreements.  In the event that any assumption agreement or substitution of liability agreement is entered into with respect to any Mortgage Loan subject to this Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, to the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement, shall cause the related Servicer to notify the Custodian that such assumption or substitution agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Custodian the original of such assumption or substitution agreement, which shall be added to the related Mortgage File and, for all purposes, shall be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting parts thereof.

ARTICLE III

CONCERNING THE CUSTODIAN

Section 3.1       Custodian a Bailee and Agent of the Trustee.  With respect to each Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other documents constituting each Mortgage File which are delivered to the Custodian, the Custodian is exclusively the bailee and agent of the Trustee and has no instructions to hold any Mortgage Note or Mortgage for the benefit of any person other than the Trustee and the Certificateholders and undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. Except upon compliance with the provisions of Section 2.5 of this Agreement, no Mortgage Note, Mortgage or Mortgage File shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Company, the Servicers or the Master Servicer or otherwise released from the possession of the Custodian.

	
            Section 3.2
 	
            Reserved.
 

Section 3.3       Custodian May Own Certificates.  The Custodian in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not Custodian.

Section 3.4       Master Servicer to Pay Custodian’s Fees and Expenses.  The Master Servicer covenants and agrees to pay to the Custodian from time to time, and the Custodian shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties hereunder of the Custodian, and the Master Servicer will pay or reimburse the Custodian upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Custodian in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all persons not regularly in its employ), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or bad faith or to the
extent that such cost or expense is indemnified by the Company pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Section 3.5       Custodian May Resign; Trustee May Remove Custodian.  The Custodian may resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed upon it as such obligations and duties relate to its acting as Custodian of the Mortgage Loans. Upon receiving such notice of 

 

resignation, the Trustee shall either take custody of the Mortgage Files itself and give prompt notice thereof to the Company, the Master Servicer and the Custodian, or promptly appoint a successor Custodian by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Custodian and one copy to the successor Custodian. If the Trustee shall not have taken custody of the Mortgage Files and no successor Custodian shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Custodian may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Custodian.

The Trustee may remove the Custodian at any time with the consent of the Master Servicer. In such event, the Trustee shall appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor Custodian hereunder. Any successor Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, shall be able to satisfy the other requirements contained in Section 3.7 and shall be unaffiliated with the Servicer or the Company.

Any resignation or removal of the Custodian and appointment of a successor Custodian pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 3.5 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor Custodian. The Trustee shall give prompt notice to the Company and the Master Servicer of the appointment of any successor Custodian. No successor Custodian shall be appointed by the Trustee without the prior approval of the Company and the Master Servicer.

Section 3.6       Merger or Consolidation of Custodian.  Any Person into which the Custodian may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Custodian shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Custodian, shall be the successor of the Custodian hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 3.7       Representations of the Custodian.  The Custodian hereby represents that it is a depository institution subject to supervision or examination by a federal or state authority, has a combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and is qualified to do business in the jurisdictions in which it will hold any Mortgage File.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 4.1       Notices.  All notices, requests, consents and demands and other communications required under this Agreement or pursuant to any other instrument or document delivered hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specifically provided, may be delivered personally, by telegram or telex, or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, at the addresses specified on the signature page hereof (unless changed by the particular party whose address is stated herein by similar notice in writing), in which case the notice will be deemed delivered when received.

 

 

Section 4.2       Amendments.  No modification or amendment of or supplement to this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless the same is in writing and signed by all parties hereto, and neither the Company, the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall enter into any amendment hereof except as permitted by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee shall give prompt notice to the Custodian of any amendment or supplement to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and furnish the Custodian with written copies thereof.

Section 4.3       GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 4.4       Recordation of Agreement.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Company and at the Trust’s expense on direction by the Trustee, but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the failure to effect such recordation is likely to materially and adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders.

For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 4.5       Severability of Provisions.  If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the holders thereof.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the date first above written.

 

	
            Address:

401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor

Charlotte, NC 28288-1179

Attention:

Telecopy:

Confirmation:
 	
            WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

By:__________________________________

Name:

Title:                   
 
	
            Address:

4 World Financial Center

New York, NY 10281
 	
            MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

By:__________________________________

Name:  Paul Park

Title:    Managing Director

 
 
	
            Address:

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951

 
 	
            WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as Master Servicer

By:__________________________________

Name:

Title:

 
 
	
            Address:

1015 10th Avenue Southeast, MS 0031

Minneapolis, MN  55414

 
 	
            WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as Custodian

By:__________________________________

Name:

Title:                   
 

 

 

 

	
            STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
 	
            )
 

) ss:

	
            COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG
 	
            )
 

On the 30th day of June 2005 before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared ___________________________, known to me to be an _____________________ of Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

______________________________

Notary Public

[SEAL]

 

 

	
            STATE OF NEW YORK
 	
            )
 

)ss:

	
            COUNTY OF NEW YORK
 	
            )
 

On the 30th day of June 2005 before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Paul Park, known to me to be a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., one of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

______________________________

Notary Public

 

[Notarial Seal]

 

 

 

	
            STATE OF MARYLAND
 	
            )
 

) ss:

	
            COUNTY OF HOWARD
 	
            )
 

On the 30th day of June 2005 before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared ________________, known to me to be an _________________________ of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

______________________________

Notary Public

 [SEAL]

 

 

	
            STATE OF MINNESOTA
 	
            )
 

)ss:

	
            COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
 	
            )
 

On the 30th day of June 2005 before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared ___________________, known to me to be an ____________________ of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

______________________________

Notary Public

 [Notarial Seal]

 

 

EXHIBIT ONE

FORM OF CUSTODIAN INITIAL CERTIFICATION

June __, 2005

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor

New York, New York 10281

Wachovia Bank, National Association

401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor

Charlotte, NC 28288-1179

	
            Re:
 	
            Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer and securities administrator, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee,
 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A5

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Attached is the Custodian’s preliminary exception report delivered in accordance with Section 2.02 of the referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  The Custodian makes no representations as to (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability or genuineness of any of the documents contained in the Mortgage File pertaining to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan or (iii) the existence of any assumption, modification, written assurance, or substitution agreement, with respect to any Mortgage File if no such documents appear in the Mortgage File delivered to the Custodian.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as Custodian

	
            By:
 	
            __________________________________
 

Name:

Title:

 

 

EXHIBIT TWO

FORM OF CUSTODIAN FINAL CERTIFICATION

____________, 2005

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

World Financial Center--North Tower

250 Vesey Street

New York, NY 10281

Attention: Alan Chan

Wachovia Bank, National Association

401 South Tryon Street, 12th Floor

Charlotte, NC 28288-1179

	
            Re:
 	
            Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer and securities administrator and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee,
 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A5

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, hereby certifies that, except as noted on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto, for each Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed on the attachment hereto), it has received a complete Mortgage File which includes the documents required to be included in the Mortgage File as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The undersigned has made no independent examination of any documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  The undersigned makes no representation as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability or genuineness of any documents contained in any Mortgage File for any of the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any such Mortgage Loan or (iii) whether any Mortgage File should include any flood insurance policy, any rider, addends, surety or guaranty agreement, power of attorney, buy down agreement, assumption agreement, modification agreement, written assurance or substitution agreement.

 

 

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., 

as Custodian

	
            By:
 	
            __________________________________
 

Name:

 

 

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS

	
            To:
 	
            Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 

1015 10th Avenue S.E.

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

Attn: MLMI 2005-A5

	
            Re: 
 	
            Custodial Agreement dated as of June 30, 2005, among Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as Company, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Custodian
 

In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as Custodian for the Owner pursuant to the above-captioned Custody Agreement, we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Custodian’s Mortgage File for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated.

Mortgage Loan Number:

Mortgagor Name, Address & Zip Code:

Reason for Requesting Documents (check one):

	
             
 	
            1.  Mortgage Paid in full
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            2.  Foreclosure
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            3.  Substitution
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            4. Other Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
            5. Nonliquidation 
 	
            Reason:_______________________
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            By:___________________________

(authorized singer)
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Issuer:____________________
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Address:___________________

____________________
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
            Date:    _____________________
 
	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

 

Custodian

 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date below:

	
            ______________________________
 	
            ________________________
 
	
            Signature
 	
            Date
 	
             

Documents returned to Custodian:

	
            ______________________________
 	
            ________________________
 
	
            Custodian
 	
            Date
 	
             

 

 

 

EXHIBIT H

SERVICING AGREEMENT

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

(PROVIDED UPON REQUEST)

 

 

EXHIBIT I

ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT

This is an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this “AAR Agreement”) made as of June 30, 2005, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc., having an address at World Financial Center, South Tower, New York, New York 10281 (the “Assignor”), Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., having an address at 4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor, New York, New York 10281 (the “Assignee”), Washington Mutual Bank, formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA (the “Company”) and Merrill Lynch Bank USA (“MLBUSA”).

In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the residential mortgage loans (the “Assigned Loans”) listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the “Assigned Loan Schedule”) purchased by  MLBUSA  from  Company pursuant to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2001, among MLBUSA, Company as seller, Washington Mutual Bank fsb, as seller and Washington Mutual Bank, FA, as servicer, (the “Purchase and Servicing Agreement”),  and the modifications thereto provided in Annex A to the Warranty Bill of Sale dated April 26, 2004, among MLBUSA, Company as seller, Washington Mutual Bank fsb, as seller, Washington Mutual Bank, as seller, and Washington Mutual Bank, FA, as servicer (the “Warranty Bill of Sale” together with the Purchase
and Servicing Agreement, the “Servicing Agreement”), shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement.   MLBUSA assigned all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Purchase and Servicing Agreement to Assignor pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated September 10, 2004 between MLBUSA and Assignor (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement” together with the Servicing Agreement, the “Agreements”).   Capitalized terms used herein but not defined, other than in Section 2 herein,  shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Servicing Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined in Section 2 herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below).

Assignment and Assumption  

1.          For purposes of this AAR Agreement only, MLBUSA assigns its right, title and interest in, to and under the Warranty Bill of Sale to Assignor.  Assignor hereby grants, sells, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor in the Assigned Loans and, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Agreements.  Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under any Mortgage Loans subject to the Agreements other than those set forth on Attachment l.  

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

2.          Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignee and Company that as of the date hereof:

	
            a.
 	
            Attached hereto as Attachment 2 are true and accurate copies of the Agreements, which agreements are in full force and effect as of the date 
 

 

hereof and the respective provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder;

	
            b.
 	
            Assignor was the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Agreements as it relates to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein, Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignor’s interests, rights and obligations under the Agreements as it relates to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances;
 
	
            c.
 	
            Assignor has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of, any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Agreements;
 
	
            d.
 	
            Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed to any amendment or other modifications of, the Agreements. Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or any amendments or other modifications of, or assignment of rights or obligations under the Agreements;
 
	
            e.
 	
            Assignor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans;
 
	
            f.
 	
            Assignor has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee, MLBUSA and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights 
 

 

generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

	
            g.
 	
            No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans, with any Person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of
general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1993 Act”) or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto; 
 
	
            h.
 	
            Assignor has received from Company, and has delivered to Assignee, all documents required to be delivered to Assignor by Company prior to the date hereof pursuant to Section 6.03 of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans; and
 
	
            i.
 	
            No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost loan or Covered Loan, as applicable, as such terms are defined in Appendix E of the Standard and Poor’s Glossary For File Format for LEVELS® Version 5.6b Revised (attached hereto as Attachment 5).
 
	
            j.
 	
            No Mortgage Loan was originated on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003, which is secured by property located in the State of Georgia.
 

It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2 will inure to the benefit of the Assignee, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or assignment of Mortgage or the examination of any Mortgage File. Upon any substitution for a Mortgage Loan made by the Assignor pursuant to this AAR Agreement, the representations and warranties set forth above shall be deemed to be made by the Assignor as to any Substitute Mortgage Loan as of the date of substitution.

Upon discovery or receipt of notice by the Assignor, the Assignee or the Trustee of a breach of any representation or warranty of the Assignor set forth in this Section 2 which materially and adversely affects the value of the interests of the Assignee, the Certificateholders or the Trustee in any of the Mortgage Loans delivered to the Assignee pursuant to this AAR Agreement, the party discovering or receiving notice of such breach shall give prompt written 

 

notice to the others. In the case of any such breach of a representation or warranty set forth in this Section 2, within 90 days from the date of discovery by the Assignor, or the date the Assignor is notified by the party discovering or receiving notice of such breach (whichever occurs earlier), the Assignor will (i) cure such breach in all material respects, (ii) purchase the affected Mortgage Loan at the applicable Purchase Price or (iii) if within two years of the Closing Date, substitute a qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan in exchange for such Mortgage Loan. The obligations of the Assignor to cure, purchase or substitute a qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan shall constitute the Assignee’s, the Trustee’s and the Certificateholders’ sole and exclusive remedy under this AAR Agreement or otherwise respecting a breach of representations or warranties hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

Any cause of action against the Assignor or relating to or arising out of a breach by the Assignor of any representations and warranties made in this Section 2 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the Assignor or notice thereof by the party discovering such breach and (ii) failure by the Assignor to cure such breach, purchase such Mortgage Loan or substitute a qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms hereof.

3.          Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company that as of the date hereof:

	
            a.
 	
            Assignee is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and purchase the Assigned Loans;
 
	
            b.
 	
            Assignee has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor, MLBUSA and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
 

 

 

 

	
            c.
 	
            No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby;
 
	
            d.
 	
            There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to Assignee’s knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignee, would adversely affect Assignee’s execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement, or Assignee’s ability to perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement;
 
	
            e.
 	
            Assignee understands that the Assigned Loans have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1934 (the “Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any state; 
 
	
            f.
 	
            Assignee is either (i) not an employee benefit plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”)(a “Plan”) and not a Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of or investing with “plan assets” of any such Plan or (ii) an employee benefit plan that is subject to ERISA and the assignment contemplated herein does not constitute and will not result in non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code;
 
	
            g.
 	
            Assignee assumes all of the rights of the Assignor under the Agreements with respect to the Assigned Loans including the right to enforce the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Agreements; and
 
	
            h.
 	
            A registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-121605), including the Base Prospectus (the “Registration Statement”) has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and has become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been initiated, or to the Assignee’s knowledge, threatened, by the Commission.
 

4.          Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Assignee that as of the date hereof:

	
            a.
 	
            Attached hereto as Attachment 2 are true and accurate copies of the Agreements, which agreements are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the respective provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder;
 

 

 

 

	
            b.
 	
            Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans;
 
	
            c.
 	
            Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor, MLBUSA and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
 
	
            d.
 	
            No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby;
 
	
            e.
 	
            Company shall establish a Custodial Account (entitled “Washington Mutual Bank, as Servicer, in trust for Wachovia Bank, National Association as trustee for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust MLMI Series 2005-A5 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates”) and an Escrow Account (entitled “Washington Mutual Bank, as Servicer, in trust for Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust MLMI Series 2005-A5 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates”) with respect to the Assigned Loans, which accounts shall be separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the Servicing Agreement in favor of the Assignor; and  
 
	
            f.
 	
            Each of the representations and warranties made by Company in Section 7.01(b) and Section 7.02 of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement, as modified by the Warranty Bill of Sale, are true and correct in all material 
 

 

respects as of the date hereof; provided, that the Company makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to Section 7.02(b) of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement.

Recognition of Assignee

5.          From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans and will service the Assigned Loans for Assignee in accordance with the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. In addition, Company hereby acknowledges that from and after the date hereof, the Assigned Loans will be subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2005, by and among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Master Servicer”) and Wachovia Bank, National Association.  Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., has been appointed as Master Servicer of the Assigned Loans.  The Master Servicer shall have rights as designee of
Assignor to enforce the representations and warranties and all other covenants and conditions set forth in the Servicing Agreement that relate to the Servicer’s obligations as Servicer under Sections 11-16 of the Servicing Agreement (and not any of the obligations of the Seller under such Servicing Agreement).  The Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the instructions of the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement as if such instructions were the instructions of Assignor.  The Master Servicer has the right to monitor Company’s performance of its servicing obligations under Sections 11-16 of the Servicing Agreement and shall have the rights as designee of the Assignor to inspect the Company’s books and records pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Servicing Agreement.  Such right will include, without limitation, the right to terminate Company under the Servicing Agreement upon the occurrence of an event of default thereunder, the right to receive all remittances
required to be made by Company under the Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by Company under the Servicing Agreement.  The Master Servicer shall have the right to give any waivers or consents required or allowed under Sections 11-16 of the Servicing Agreement on behalf of the Assignor, and the Servicer shall be entitled to rely on such waivers and consents as if such waivers or consents were the waivers or consents of the Assignor.  The Master Servicer is empowered to enter into and execute and deliver any amendments or modifications to Sections 11-16 of the Servicing Agreement as the Assignor's designee under the Servicing Agreement, and such amendments or modifications shall be binding upon the Assignor as if the Assignor had executed and delivered the same.  Upon receipt of notice of termination of the Master Servicer, the Servicer shall no longer deal with the Master Servicer and shall instead deal directly with the
Assignor.  

6.          The parties hereto acknowledge that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”) will act as custodian of the Mortgage Loan Files for the holders of the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust MLMI Series 2005-A5, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, pursuant to the Custodial Agreement dated as of June 30, 2005, among the Custodian, the Assignee, the Master Servicer and the Trustee.  The Custodian will store the Mortgage Files at [1015 10th Avenue South East, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414].

7.          In connection therewith, Company hereby agrees that all remittances required to be made with respect to the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Agreement will be made in accordance with the following wire transfer instructions:

 

 

Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

ABA Routing Number: 121-000-248

Account Name: Corporate Trust Clearing

Account Number: 3970771416

For Credit to: MLMI Series 2005-A5, acct# 17177200

 

and Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the Agreement to Assignee and to the Master Servicer at:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: MLMI 2005-A5

 

The Company, as seller (the “Seller”), and Company, as servicer (the “Servicer”) pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Assignor, the Assignee and any person who “controls” the Assignor or the Assignee within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any director or officer of the Assignor or the Assignee (each an “Assignor Indemnified Party”), against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions in respect thereof (including reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection thereof) to which such Assignor Indemnified Party may become subject under the Securities Act of 1933, or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the case
of the Company, the “Seller’s Information” (as defined below) (insofar as it relates to the Company) and the “Servicer’s Information” (as defined below) of the Prospectus Supplement.

The Assignor and Assignee shall each indemnify and hold harmless Company and its affiliates, and any person who “controls” Company and its affiliates within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or any director or officer of Company or its affiliates  (each, a “WM Indemnified Party”) against any and all losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities or actions in respect thereof (including reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) to which such WM Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act of 1933 or otherwise, including, without limitation, with respect to disputes between the parties, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, or the omission or the alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is other than a statement or omission arising out of, resulting from or based upon the Seller’s Information or Servicer’s Information.  

The Company, the Assignor and the Assignee agree that the “Seller’s Information” shall mean the information contained under the captions “Description of the Mortgage Pool - The Originator – Washington Mutual Bank”, “Description of the Mortgage Pool 

 

- Underwriting Guidelines”  and the “Servicer’s Information” shall mean the information contained under the caption “Servicing of the Mortgage Loans   The Servicer” in the Prospectus Supplement.

It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee.

Modification of the Servicing Agreement

8.          The Assignor, Assignee and Company hereby amend Section 1 of the Servicing Agreement by adding the definition of “Business Day” as follows:

“Business Day:  Any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the State of New York, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of California, State of Illinois or State of Washington are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.”

The Assignor, Assignee and Company hereby amend Section 1 of the Servicing Agreement by adding the definition of “Certification Cure Deadline” as follows:

“Certification Cure Deadline:  The date occurring fifteen (15) days after the date on which written notice of the Servicer’s failure to duly perform its obligations under Sections 11.25 and 11.26 shall have been given to the Servicer by the Purchaser, or if the related Mortgage Loans are subject to a securitization and the registrant (or its agent) has obtained an extension to the Securities and Exchange Commission filing deadline for the related 10-K, the date occurring five (5) days prior to the extended filing deadline.”

The Assignor, Assignee and Company hereby amend Section 1 of the Servicing Agreement by adding the definition of “Master Servicer” as follows:

“Master Servicer:  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.”

The Assignor, the Assignee and the Company hereby amend the third paragraph of Section 11.14 of the Servicing Agreement, by deleting the last paragraph in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Business Day following the Business Day on which such remittance was due, the Purchaser will send written notice thereof to the Servicer.  The Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late remittance at an annual rate equal to the rate of interest as is publicly announced from time to time at its principal office by The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, New York, as its prime lending rate, adjusted as of the date of each change,  but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law.  Such interest shall be paid by the Servicer to the Purchaser on the date such late remittance is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day 

 

following the Business Day on which such payment was due and ending with the Business Day on which such late remittance to the Purchaser is made, both inclusive; provided, however, that if the Servicer is unable to effect a wire transfer due to the fact that the Federal Reserve wire system is not operating, the interest rate will equal the U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate for each day that the Federal Reserve wire system is inoperable.  The payment by the Servicer of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Servicer.”

The Assignor, Assignee and Company hereby amend Section 11.15 of the Servicing Agreement, by adding the following paragraph:

“The information in this report will be (i) the information set forth in Attachment 4 to this AAR Agreement and (ii) any other information the Master Servicer reasonably requires (provided, that, Servicer shall have no obligation to provide to the Master Servicer any information pursuant to this clause (ii) which is unduly burdensome or costly for the Servicer to provide to the Master Servicer), in each case in such form as the Master Servicer shall reasonably request as necessary for the performance of its reporting obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or in such form as may be mutually agreed upon between the Servicer and the Master Servicer; provided, further that to the extent that any information required to be provided pursuant to this clause (ii) is due to the implementation of new laws, rules or regulations, the Master Servicer and the Servicer shall
negotiate in good faith the type of information required to be provided by the Servicer, as well as the format and time frame in providing such information.” 

The Assignor, Assignee and Company hereby amend Section 11.25 of the Servicing Agreement, by deleting such section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“(a)       Not later than March 15 of each year (if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), the Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer an Officer’s Certificate for the prior calendar year, beginning with the calendar year ending December 31, 2005, stating that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding year and of performance under the Servicing Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Servicing Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.

(b)        Not later than March 15 of each year (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), with respect to any Mortgage Loans subject to a Pass-Through Transfer, the Servicer will deliver to the Master Servicer, an Officer’s Certificate for the prior calendar year, beginning with the calendar year ending December 31, 2005, in substantially the form of Attachment 3 to this AAR Agreement.

(c)        The Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer and each Person, if any, who “controls” the Master Servicer within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and their respective officers, directors and employees (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) against any and all losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related 

 

costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses that such Indemnitee may sustain in direct connection with, or arising out of, third party claims based on (i) the failure of the Servicer to deliver or cause to be delivered when required any Officer’s Certificate required pursuant to Section 11.25(a) or Section 11.25(b) or the accountants’ statement and copy of the Management Assertion required pursuant to Section 11.26, (ii) any material misstatement or omission in any certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission and made in reliance on any material misstatement or omission contained in any Officer’s Certificate provided pursuant to Section 11.25(a) or Section 11.25(b), or (iii) any material misstatement or omission contained in the Management Assertion delivered
in accordance with Section 11.26.  If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnitee, then the Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnitee as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Indemnitee arising out of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnitee on the one hand and the Servicer on the other.

(d)        For purposes of paragraph (c), “third party claims” shall include claims brought against an Indemnitee by any agent or affiliate of such Indemnitee where such claims arise out of, or are based on, (A) the failure of the Servicer to deliver or cause to be delivered when required any Officer’s Certificate required pursuant to Section 11.25(a) or Section 11.25(b) or the accountant’s statement and Management Assertion when required pursuant to Section 11.26 or (B) any material misstatement or omission in any certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder made in reliance on any material misstatement or omission contained in any Officer’s Certificate provided pursuant to Section 11.25(a) or Section
11.25(b), or (C) any material misstatement or omission contained in the Management Assertion delivered in accordance with Section 11.26.

The Assignor, Assignee and Company hereby amend Section 11.26 of the Servicing Agreement, by deleting such section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“Not later than March 15 of each year (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), the Servicer shall (i) at its expense, cause a firm of independent public accountants that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish to the Master Servicer a statement to the effect that, based on an examination conducted by such firm in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers (“USAP”), the assertion of the management of the Servicer regarding compliance with the minimum servicing standards identified in the USAP (the “Management Assertion”) is fairly stated in all material respects, except for (A) such exceptions as such firm believes to be immaterial, and (B) such other exceptions as are set forth in such statement or such Management Assertion, and (ii) furnish to the Master
Servicer a separate copy of the related Management Assertion, which shall be in the same form as provided to the firm of independent public accountants referred to in clause (i) of this paragraph.”  

The Assignor, Assignee and Company hereby amend Section 14.01 of the Servicing Agreement, by adding an “or” at the end of clause (x) and adding the following clause (xi):

 

 

“(xi)      failure by the Servicer to duly perform, within the required time period, its obligations under Sections 11.25 or 11.26 which failure continues unremedied after the Certification Cure Deadline.”

Miscellaneous

9.          All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows:

	
            a.
 	
            In the case of Company,
 

Washington Mutual Bank

9401 Oakdale Avenue (Mail Stop N080108)

Chatsworth, California 91311

Attn:  Vice President of Investor Reporting

 

With a copy to:

 

Washington Mutual Bank

1201 Third Avenue, WMT1706

Seattle, Washington 98101

Attention: General Counsel

	
            b.
 	
            In the case of Assignor,
 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc.

World Financial Center

North Tower

New York, New York 10281

Attention: MLMI 2005-A5

	
            c.
 	
            In the case of Assignee,
 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

4 World Financial Center, 10th Floor

New York, New York 10281

Attention: MLMI 2005-A5

	
            d.
 	
            In the case of MLBSA,
 

Merrill Lynch Bank USA

World Financial Center

South Tower

New York, New York 10281

Attention: MLMI 2005-A5

 

 

 

 

	
            e.
 	
            In the case of Master Servicer,
 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: MLMI 2005-A5

 

10.        This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

11.        No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced.

12.        This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee, MLBUSA or Company may be merged or consolidated shall without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee, MLBUSA or Company, respectively hereunder.

13.        This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans as contemplated in this AAR Agreement.

14.        This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.

15.        In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Agreements with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control.

16.        The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that the Company, as Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement shall be entitled to payment of its servicing compensation (including, without limitation, its Servicing Fee) and reimbursement of Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances with respect to the Assigned Loans as specified in the Servicing Agreement, in each case in accordance with Sections 3.08, 3.15, 4.01 and 4.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  In addition, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of Section 3.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern the release to, and if applicable, return by, the Company of the Mortgage Files related to the Assigned Loans.  The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that the Company shall be a third party beneficiary with respect to
Sections 3.07, 3.08, 3.15(c), 4.01 and 4.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  Sections 3.07, 3.08, 3.15(c), 4.01 and 4.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not be amended without the consent of the Company, if any such amendments adversely affect the rights of the Company.

17.        Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the Assignor shall pay the fees of its attorneys and reimburse the Company for all out-of-pocket expenses, including 

 

attorney’s fees, incurred by the Company in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement.  

18.        For purposes of this AAR Agreement only, the Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary, entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to any Master Servicer as set forth in Sections 6 and 8 herein as if it were a direct party to this agreement.

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE LENDING, INC.

Assignor

By:____________________________

	
            Name:
 	
            Brian E. Brennan
 	
             

	
            Title:
 	
            Authorized Signatory
 

 

MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

Assignee

By:____________________________

	
            Name:
 	
            Paul Park
 	
             

	
            Title:
 	
            Managing Director
 

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA

Company

By:____________________________

Name:

Title:

Only with respect to Section 1:

 

MERRILL LYNCH BANK USA

 

By:____________________________

Name: Dan Park

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Master Servicer

By:____________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

ATTACHMENT l

ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE

(Provided Upon Request)

 

 

ATTACHMENT 2

MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, WARRANTY BILL OF SALE AND ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

(Provided Upon Request)

 

 

ATTACHMENT 3

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

I, _________________, a duly elected and acting officer of Washington Mutual Bank, FA (the “Servicer”), in connection with that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2001 and its modifications thereto provided in the Warranty Bill of Sale dated as of April 26, 2004 (together, the “Servicing Agreement”) certify to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Master Servicer”), and each Person, if any, who “controls” the Master Servicer within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and their respective officers and directors, with respect to the calendar year immediately preceding the date of this Certificate (the “Relevant Year”), as follows: 

(i)         For purposes of this Certificate, “Relevant Information” means the information in the certificate provided pursuant to Section 11.25(a) of the Servicing Agreement (the “Annual Compliance Certificate”) for the Relevant Year and the information in all servicing reports provided to the Master Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement (the “Servicing Reports”) provided by the Servicer during the Relevant Year.  Based on my knowledge, the Relevant Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein which is necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the Relevant Year.

	
            (ii)
 	
            The Relevant Information has been provided to those persons entitled to receive it.
 

(iii)        I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement during the Relevant Year. Based upon the review required by the Servicing Agreement and except as disclosed in the Annual Compliance Certificate or the accountants’ statement provided pursuant to Sections 11.25 and 11.26, to the best of my knowledge, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Servicing Agreement throughout the Relevant Year.

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA

as Servicer

 

By:_________________________________

Name:

Title:

Date:

 

 

ATTACHMENT 4

 

REALIZED LOSS CALCULATION INFORMATION

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Form 332

 

Calculation of Realized Loss

Purpose

To provide the Servicer with a form for the calculation of any Realized Loss (or gain) as a result of a Mortgage Loan having been foreclosed and Liquidated.

Distribution

The Servicer will prepare the form in duplicate and send the original together with evidence of conveyance of title and appropriate supporting documentation to the Master Servicer with the Monthly Accounting Reports which supports the Mortgage Loan’s removal from the Mortgage Loan Activity Report.  The Servicer will retain the duplicate for its own records.

Due Date

With respect to any liquidated Mortgage Loan, the form will be submitted to the Master Servicer no later than the date on which statements are due to the Master Servicer under Section 4.02 of this Agreement (the “Statement Date”) in the month following receipt of final liquidation proceeds and supporting documentation relating to such liquidated Mortgage Loan; provided, that if such Statement Date is not at least 30 days after receipt of final liquidation proceeds and supporting documentation relating to such liquidated Mortgage Loan, then the form will be submitted on the first Statement Date occurring after the 30th day following receipt of final liquidation proceeds and supporting documentation.

Preparation Instructions

The numbers on the form correspond with the numbers listed below.

	
            1.
 	
            The actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan.
 

	
            2.
 	
            The Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed.
 
	
            3-7.
 	
            Complete as necessary.  All line entries must be supported by copies of appropriate statements, vouchers, receipts, canceled checks, etc., to document the expense.  Entries not properly documented will not be reimbursed to the Servicer.
 
	
            8.
 	
            Accrued Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as calculated on a monthly basis.
 

	
            10.
 	
            The total of lines 1 through 9.
 

Credits

	
            11-17.
 	
            Complete as necessary.  All line entries must be supported by copies of the appropriate claims forms, statements, payment checks, etc.  to document the credit.  If the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Bankruptcy Deficiency, the difference between the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Note prior to the Bankruptcy Deficiency and the Unpaid Principal Balance as reduced by the Bankruptcy Deficiency should be input on line 16.
 

	
            18.
 	
            The total of lines 11 through 17.
 

 

 

 

Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain)

	
            19.
 	
            The total derived from subtracting line 18 from 10.  If the amount represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis (   ).
 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

CALCULATION OF REALIZED LOSS

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Trust:  ___________________________

	
            Prepared by:  __________________
 	
            Date:  _______________
 

Phone:  ______________________

 

	
            Servicer Loan No.

 

 
 	
             
 	
            Servicer Name

 

 
 	
             
 	
            Servicer Address 

 

 
 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Loan No._____________________________

Borrower’s Name:________________________________________________________

Property

Address:________________________________________________________________

Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses:

	
             
	
            Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan
 	
            $ _______________(1)
 
	
             
	
            Interest accrued at Net Rate
 	
            ________________(2)
 
	
             
	
            Attorney’s Fees
 	
            ________________(3)
 
	
             
	
            Taxes
 	
            ________________(4)
 
	
             
	
            Property Maintenance
 	
            ________________(5)
 
	
             
	
            MI/Hazard Insurance Premiums
 	
            ________________(6)
 
	
             
	
            Hazard Loss Expenses
 	
            ________________(7)
 
	
             
	
            Accrued Servicing Fees
 	
            ________________(8)
 
	
             
	
            Other (itemize)
 	
            ________________(9)
 
	
             
	
            _________________________________________
 	
            $ _________________
 
	
             
	
            _________________________________________
 	
            __________________
 
	
             
	
            _________________________________________
 	
            __________________
 
	
             
	
            _________________________________________
 	
            __________________
 
	
            Total Expenses
 	
            $ ______________(10)
 
						

Credits:

	
             
	
            Escrow Balance
 	
            $ ______________(11)
 	
             

	
             
	
            HIP Refund
 	
            ________________(12)
 
	
             
	
            Rental Receipts
 	
            ________________(13)
 
	
             
	
            Hazard Loss Proceeds
 	
            ________________(14)
 
	
             
	
            Primary Mortgage Insurance Proceeds
 	
            ________________(15)
 
	
             
	
            Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Property
 	
            ________________(16)
 
	
             
	
            Other (itemize)
 	
            ________________(17)
 
	
             
	
            _________________________________________
 	
            ___________________
 	
             

	
             
	
            _________________________________________
 	
            ___________________
 	
             

	
            Total Credits
 	
            $________________(18)
 
							

Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain)                                          
                            $________________(19)

 

 

FORM OF SERVICER INFORMATION – WMB

The following information will be e-mailed to the Master Servicer by WMB:

LOAN NUMBER

INTEREST RATE

PENDING RATE

SCHED P&I PMT

SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL

GROSS INTEREST

CURTAILMENT COLL

PIF PRINCIPAL

PIF INTEREST DIFF

ARM INDEX

PEND INDEX

ENDING SCHED BAL

INVESTOR LOAN NUM

SERVICE FEE RATE

DUE DATE

YIELD RATE

BEGINNING BALANCE

ENDING BALANCE

BEGINNING SCHED BAL

PRINCIPAL COLLECTED

SCHEDULED NET INT

SCHEDULED BUYDOWN

SERVICE FEE COLL

REMITTANCE AMOUNT

 

In addition, a hard copy of the following information will be sent to the Master Servicer by WMB:

 

DELINQUENCIES:

1-30

31-60

61-90

91 +

Foreclosures

REO Properties

 

 

 

ATTACHMENT 5

 

REVISED February 07, 2005

APPENDIX E – Standard & Poor’s Anti-Predatory Lending Categorization

 

Standard & Poor’s has categorized loans governed by anti-predatory lending laws in the Jurisdictions listed below into three categories based upon a combination of factors that include (a) the risk exposure associated with the assignee liability and (b) the tests and thresholds set forth in those laws. Note that certain loans classified by the relevant statute as Covered are included in Standard & Poor’s High Cost Loan Category because they included thresholds and tests that are typical of what is generally considered High Cost by the industry. 

 

	
            Standard  & Poor’s High Cost Loan Categorization

 
  
	
            State/Jurisdiction
  	
            Name of  Anti-Predatory Lending Law/Effective Date
  	
            Category under  Applicable Anti-Predatory Lending Law
  
	
            Arkansas
 	
            Arkansas Home Loan Protection Act, Ark. Code Ann. §§ 23-53-101 et seq.

Effective July 16, 2003
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            Cleveland Heights, OH
 	
            Ordinance No. 72-2003 (PSH), Mun. Code §§ 757.01 et seq.

Effective June 2, 2003 
 	
            Covered Loan
 
	
            Colorado
 	
            Consumer Equity Protection, Colo. Stat. Ann. §§ 5-3.5-101 et seq.

Effective for covered loans offered or entered into on or after January 1, 2003. Other provisions of the Act took effect on June 7, 2002
 	
            Covered Loan
 
	
            Connecticut
 	
            Connecticut Abusive Home Loan Lending Practices Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 36a-746 et seq. 

Effective October 1, 2001
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            District of Columbia
 	
            Home Loan Protection Act, D.C. Code §§ 26-1151.01 et seq.

Effective for loans closed on or after January 28, 2003
 	
            Covered Loan
 
	
            Florida
 	
            Fair Lending Act, Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 494.0078 et seq.

Effective October 2, 2002
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 

 

 

 

 

	
            Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 – Mar. 6, 2003)
 	
            Georgia Fair Lending Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 7-6A-1 et seq.

Effective October 1, 2002 – March 6, 2003
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            Georgia as amended (Mar. 7, 2003 – current)
 	
            Georgia Fair Lending Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 7-6A-1 et seq.

Effective for loans closed on or after March 7, 2003
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            HOEPA Section 32
 	
            Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, 15 U.S.C. § 1639, 12 C.F.R. §§ 226.32 and 226.34

Effective October 1, 1995, amendments October 1, 2002
 	
            High Cost Loan
 
	
            Illinois
 	
            High Risk Home Loan Act, Ill. Comp. Stat. tit. 815, §§ 137/5 et seq.

Effective January 1, 2004 (prior to this date, regulations under Residential Mortgage License Act effective from May 14, 2001)
 	
            High Risk Home Loan 
 
	
            Indiana
 	
            Indiana Home Loan Practices Act, Ind. Code Ann. §§ 24-9-1-1 et seq. 

Effective for loans originated on or after January 1, 2005.
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            Kansas
 	
            Consumer Credit Code, Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 16a-1-101 et seq.

Sections 16a-1-301 and 16a-3-207 became effective April 14, 1999; Section 16a-3-308a became effective July 1, 1999 
 	
            High Loan to Value Consumer Loan (id. § 16a-3-207) and;
 
	
            High APR Consumer Loan (id. § 16a-3-308a)
 
	
            Kentucky
 	
            2003 KY H.B. 287 – High Cost Home Loan Act, Ky. Rev. Stat. §§ 360.100 et seq.

Effective June 24, 2003
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            Maine
 	
            Truth in Lending, Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9-A, §§ 8-101 et seq.

Effective September 29, 1995 and as amended from time to time
 	
            High Rate High Fee Mortgage
 

 

 

 

 

	
            Massachusetts
 	
            Part 40 and Part 32, 209 C.M.R. §§ 32.00 et seq. and 209 C.M.R. §§ 40.01 et seq.

Effective March 22, 2001 and amended from time to time
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
             
 	
            Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183C,  §§ 1 et seq.

Effective November 7, 2004
 	
            High Cost Home Mortgage Loan
 
	
            Nevada
 	
            Assembly Bill No. 284, Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 598D.010 et seq.

Effective October 1, 2003
 	
            Home Loan
 
	
            New Jersey
 	
            New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, N.J. Rev. Stat. §§ 46:10B-22 et seq.

Effective for loans closed on or after November 27, 2003
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            New Mexico
 	
            Home Loan Protection Act, N.M. Rev. Stat. §§ 58-21A-1 et seq.

Effective as of January 1, 2004; Revised as of February 26, 2004
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            New York
 	
            N.Y. Banking Law Article 6-l

Effective for applications made on or after April 1, 2003
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            North Carolina
 	
            Restrictions and Limitations on High Cost Home Loans, N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 24-1.1E et seq.

Effective July 1, 2000; amended October 1, 2003 (adding open-end lines of credit)
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            Ohio
 	
            H.B. 386 (codified in various sections of the Ohio Code), Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 1349.25 et seq.

Effective May 24, 2002
 	
            Covered Loan
 
	
            Oklahoma
 	
            Consumer Credit Code (codified in various sections of Title 14A)

Effective July 1, 2000; amended effective January 1, 2004
 	
            Subsection 10 Mortgage
 

 

 

 

 

	
            South Carolina
 	
            South Carolina High Cost and Consumer Home Loans Act, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 37-23-10 et seq.

Effective for loans taken on or after January 1, 2004
 	
            High Cost Home Loan
 
	
            West Virginia 
 	
            West Virginia Residential Mortgage Lender, Broker and Servicer Act, W. Va. Code Ann. §§ 31-17-1 et seq.

Effective June 5, 2002
 	
            West Virginia Mortgage Loan Act Loan
 

 

Standard & Poor’s Covered Loan Categorization

 

	
            State/Jurisdiction
 	
            Name of Anti-Predatory Lending Law/Effective Date
 	
            Category under Applicable Anti-Predatory Lending Law
 
	
            Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 – Mar. 6, 2003)
 	
            Georgia Fair Lending Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 7-6A-1 et seq.

Effective October 1, 2002 – March 6, 2003
 	
            Covered Loan
 
	
            New Jersey
 	
            New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, N.J. Rev. Stat. §§ 46:10B-22 et seq.

Effective November 27, 2003 – July 5, 2004
 	
            Covered Home Loan
 

 

	
            Standard  & Poor’s Home Loan Categorization

 
  
	
            State/Jurisdiction
  	
            Name of  Anti-Predatory Lending Law/Effective Date
  	
            Category under  Applicable Anti-Predatory Lending Law
  
	
            Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 – Mar. 6, 2003)
 	
            Georgia Fair Lending Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 7-6A-1 et seq.

Effective October 1, 2002 – March 6, 2003
 	
            Home Loan
 
	
            New Jersey
 	
            New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, N.J. Rev. Stat. §§ 46:10B-22 et seq.

Effective for loans closed on or after November 27, 2003
 	
            Home Loan
 

 

 

 

 

	
            New Mexico
 	
            Home Loan Protection Act, N.M. Rev. Stat. §§ 58-21A-1 et seq.

Effective as of January 1, 2004; Revised as of February 26, 2004
 	
            Home Loan
 
	
            North Carolina
 	
            Restrictions and Limitations on High Cost Home Loans, N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 24-1.1E et seq.

Effective July 1, 2000; amended October 1, 2003 (adding open-end lines of credit)
 	
            Consumer Home Loan
 
	
            South Carolina
 	
            South Carolina High Cost and Consumer Home Loans Act, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 37-23-10 et seq.

Effective for loans taken on or after January 1, 2004
 	
            Consumer Home Loan
 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT J

[RESERVED]

 

 

EXHIBIT K

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE MASTER SERVICER

WITH FORM 10-K

	
            Re:
 	
            Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A5

I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that:

l.           I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual report, of Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2.          Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by this annual report;

3.          Based on my knowledge, the servicing information required to be provided to the Trustee by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in these reports is included in these reports;

4.          I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance review required under the Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the reports, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Servicing Agreement; and

5.          The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the Servicing Agreement that is included in these reports.

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated June 1, 2005, among Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer and securities administrator and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as trustee.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

 

By:____________________________

Name:

Title:

Date:

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